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tore up their foundation. And instead of yielding to the force of truth,
they would get upon another platform, that they were not satisfied with
themselves.
I saw that many of these shepherds had denied the past teachings
of God; had denied and rejected the glorious truths which they once
zealously advocated, and covered them with mesmerism, and all kinds
of delusions. I saw they were drunken, but not with wine, they stag-
gered but not with strong drink. They were drunken with error, and
were leading on their flock to death.
Many of the opposers of God’s truth, devise mischief in their
heads upon their beds, and in the day, they carry out their mischief
and wicked devices, to put down the truth, and get something new to
interest, and take the minds of their people, and divert them from the
precious, all-important truth. I saw that the priests who are leading on
their flock to death, are soon to be arrested in their dreadful career. The
plagues of God are coming, and after one or two has fallen, and they
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are tormented with the plagues, it is not enough; for all this, his hand
is stretched out still, and will not be brought to himself again, until his
purposes are fully accomplished, and they will be led to worship at
the saints’ feet, and acknowledge that God has loved them, because
they held fast the truth, and kept God’s commandments. And his hand
is stretched out still in wrath and justice, and he will not rest from his
anger, until the hireling priests and all the unrighteous are destroyed
from the earth.
The different parties of professed Advent believers have a little
truth, but God has given all that to his children who are being prepared
for the day of God; also truths that neither of these parties know, and
will not understand. Things which are sealed up to them, the Lord has
opened to those who will see, and are ready to understand them. And
if God has any new light to communicate, he will let his chosen and
beloved understand it, without their going to hear those who are in
error and darkness to have their minds enlightened.
I was shown the necessity of those who believe we are having
the last message of mercy, being separate from those who are daily
imbibing new errors. I saw that young and old should not attend
their assemblies; for it is wrong to encourage them by attending their
meetings while they teach error that is poisonous, and death to the
soul, and teach for doctrines the commandments of men. And the