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purpose best to lure men to destruction by flattery. Truth is lightly
regarded, and impurity permitted. Spiritualism declares that there is
no death, no sin, no judgment, no retribution; desire is the highest
law, and man is accountable only to himself. The barriers that God
has erected to guard truth, purity, and reverence are broken down, and
many are thus emboldened in sin.
God is leading His people out from the abominations of the world,
that they may keep His law. Because of this, the rage of “the accuser
of our brethren” knows no bounds. “The devil is come down unto you,
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having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”
Revelation 12:10, 12
. Satan is determined to destroy the people of
God and cut them off from their inheritance. The admonition, “Watch
ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation” (
Mark 14:38
), was never
more needed than now.
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