The Sealing
At the commencement of the Holy Sabbath, (January 5th, 1849) we
engaged in prayer with Bro. Belden’s family at Rocky Hill, Con., and
the Holy Ghost fell upon us. I was taken off in vision to the Most Holy
Place, where I saw Jesus still interceding for Israel. On the bottom of
his garment was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate.
Then I saw that Jesus would not leave the Most Holy Place until every
case was decided either for salvation or destruction, and that the wrath
of God could not come until Jesus had finished his work in the Most
Holy Place, laid off his priestly attire and clothed himself with the
garments of vengeance. Then Jesus will step out from between the
Father and man, and God will keep silence no longer; but pour out his
wrath on those who have rejected his truth. I saw that the anger of
the nations, the wrath of God, and the time to judge the dead, were
separate events, one following the other. I saw that Michael had not
stood up, and that the time of trouble, such as never was, had not yet
commenced. The nations are now getting angry, but when our High
Priest has finished his work in the Sanctuary, he will stand up, put on
the garments of vengeance, and then the seven last plagues will be
poured out. I saw that the four angels would hold the four winds until
Jesus’ work was done in the Sanctuary, and then will come the seven
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last plagues. These plagues enraged the wicked against the righteous,
and they thought that we had brought them down upon them, and if
they could rid the earth of us, then the plagues would be stayed. A
decree went forth to slay the saints, which caused them to cry day and
night for deliverance. This was the time of Jacob’s trouble. Then all the
saints cried out with anguish of spirit, and were delivered by the voice
of God. Then the 144,000 triumphed. Their faces were lighted up with
the glory of God. Then I was shown a company who were howling in
agony. On their garments was written in large characters, “Thou art
weighed in the balance, and found wanting.” I asked who this company
were. The angel said, “These are they who have once kept the Sabbath
and have given it up.” I heard them cry with a loud voice, “We have
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