Call to Arouse
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Let us now take up the work appointed us, and proclaim the mes-
sage that is to arouse men and women to a sense of their danger. If
every Seventh-day Adventist had done the work laid upon him, the
number of believers would now be much larger than it is. In all the
cities of America there would be those who had been led to heed the
message to obey the law of God.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:25
.
Had the purpose of God been carried out by His people in giving
to the world the message of mercy, Christ would, ere this, have come
to the earth, and the saints would have received their welcome into the
city of God.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:450
.
Heaven’s Register
The world needs missionaries, consecrated home missionaries, and
no one will be registered in the books of heaven as a Christian who has
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not a missionary spirit.—
The Review and Herald, August 23, 1892
.
If the church members do not individually take hold of this work,
then they show that they have no living connection with God. Their
names are registered as slothful servants.—
Testimonies for the Church
5:462, 463
.
In every religious movement there are some who, while they cannot
deny that the cause is God’s, still hold themselves aloof, refusing to
make any effort to help. It were well for such ones to remember the
record kept on high,—that book in which there are no omissions, no
mistakes, and out of which they will be judged. There every neglected
opportunity to do service for God is recorded; and there, too, every
deed of faith and love is held in everlasting remembrance.—
Prophets
and Kings, 639
.
On the morning of October 23, 1879, about two o’ clock, the
Spirit of the Lord rested upon me, and I beheld scenes in the coming
judgment.... Ten thousand times ten thousand were assembled before a
large throne, upon which was seated a person of majestic appearance.
Several books were before Him, and upon the covers of each was
written in letters of gold, which seemed like a burning flame of fire,
“Ledger of Heaven.” One of these books containing the names of those
who claim to believe the truth, was then opened. Immediately I lost
sight of the countless millions about the throne, and only those who