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“A Time of Trouble”, November 29
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which
standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time
of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that
same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every
one that shall be found written in the book.
Daniel 12:1
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When the third angel’s message closes, mercy no longer pleads for
the guilty inhabitants of the earth. The people of God have accomplished
their work.... The final test has been brought upon the world, and all
who have proved themselves loyal to the divine precepts have received
“the seal of the living God.” Then Jesus ceases His intercession in the
sanctuary above. He lifts His hands, and with a loud voice says, “It is
done.” ...
God’s long-suffering has ended. The world has rejected His mercy,
despised His love, and trampled upon His law. The wicked have passed
the boundary of their probation; the Spirit of God, persistently resisted,
has been at last withdrawn. Unsheltered by divine grace, they have no
protection from the wicked one. Satan will then plunge the inhabitants
of the earth into one great, final trouble.... The people of God will then
be plunged into those scenes of affliction and distress described by the
prophet as the time of Jacob’s trouble.
Those only who have clean hands and pure hearts will stand in that
trying time. Now is the time for the law of God to be in our minds,
foreheads, and written in our hearts.... What leisure time we have should
be spent in searching the Bible, which is to judge us in the last day....
Let the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ
be in your minds continually and let them crowd out worldly thoughts
and cares. When you lie down and when you rise up, let them be your
meditation. Live and act wholly in reference to the coming of the Son
of man. The sealing time is very short, and will soon be over. Now is
the time, while the four angels are holding the four winds, to make our
calling and election sure.
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