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will be forever withdrawn; Jesus will have passed by, never again to
come within reach of your prayers and entreaties. While mercy lingers,
while the Saviour is making intercession, let us make thorough work
for eternity
Satan is not asleep; he is wide awake to make of no effect the sure
word of prophecy. With skill and deceptive power he is working to
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counterwork the expressed will of God, made plain in His word. For
years Satan has been gaining control of human minds through subtle
sophistries that he has devised to take the place of the truth. In this
time of peril, rightdoers, in the fear of God, will glorify His name by
repeating the words of David: “It is time for Thee, Lord, to work: for
they have made void Thy law.”
Psalm 119:126
We as a people profess to have truth in advance of every other peo-
ple upon the earth. Then our life and character should be in harmony
with such a faith. The day is just upon us when the righteous shall be
bound like precious grain in bundles for the heavenly garner, while the
wicked are, like the tares, gathered for the fires of the last great day.
But the wheat and tares “grow together until the harvest.”
In the discharge of life’s duties the righteous will to the last be
brought in contact with the ungodly. The children of light are scattered
among the children of darkness, that the contrast may be seen by all.
Thus are the children of God to “show forth the praises of Him who
hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” The divine
love glowing in the heart, the Christ like harmony manifested in the
life, will be as a glimpse of heaven granted to men of the world that
they may see and appreciate its excellence
No man can serve God without uniting against himself evil men
and evil angels. Evil spirits will be put upon the track of every soul that
seeks to join the ranks of Christ, for Satan wishes to recover the prey
taken from his grasp. Evil men will give themselves over to believe
strong delusions, that they may be damned. These men will put on the
garments of sincerity and deceive, if possible, the very elect
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Testimonies for the Church 5:100
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Testimonies for the Church 4:595