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To the “Little Flock”
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Then again was held up before me those who were not willing
to dispose of this world’s goods to save perishing souls by sending
them the truth while Jesus stands before the Father pleading His
blood, His sufferings, and His death for them; and while God’s
messengers are waiting, ready to carry them the saving truth that
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they might be sealed with the seal of the living God. It is hard for
some who profess to believe the present truth to do even so little as
to hand the messengers God’s own money that He has lent them to
be stewards over.
The suffering Jesus, His love so deep as to lead Him to give His
life for man, was again held up before me; also the lives of those
who professed to be His followers, who had this world’s goods, but
considered it so great a thing to help the cause of salvation. The
angel said, “Can such enter heaven?” Another angel answered, “No,
never, never, never. Those who are not interested in the cause of God
on earth can never sing the song of redeeming love above.” I saw that
the quick work that God was doing on the earth would soon be cut
short in righteousness and that the messengers must speed swiftly on
their way to search out the scattered flock. An angel said, “Are all
messengers?” Another answered, “No, no; God’s messengers have a
message.”
I saw that the cause of God had been hindered and dishonored by
some traveling who had no message from God. [
see appendix.
] Such
will have to give an account to God for every dollar they have used in
traveling where it was not their duty to go, because that money might
have helped on the cause of God; and for the lack of the spiritual
food that might have been given them by God’s called and chosen
messengers, had they had the means, souls have starved and died. I
saw that those who have strength to labor with their hands and help
sustain the cause were as accountable for their strength as others
were for their property.
The mighty shaking has commenced and will go on, and all will
be shaken out who are not willing to take a bold and unyielding stand
for the truth and to sacrifice for God and His cause. The angel said,
“Think ye that any will be compelled to sacrifice? No, no. It must
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be a freewill offering. It will take all to buy the field.” I cried to God
to spare His people, some of whom were fainting and dying. Then I
saw that the judgments of the Almighty were speedily coming, and