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The Only Security, September 5
Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you
throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that
doth sanctify you.
Exodus 31:13
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Let every one seek the Lord for himself. Eternity is before us. You cannot
afford to let another day pass without taking your position on the Lord’s side. Will
you not act the part that God has appointed you to act in the closing scenes of this
earth’s history?
It is impossible to give any idea of the experience of the people of God who
will be alive on the earth when past woes and celestial glory will be blended. They
will walk in the light proceeding from the throne of God. By the means of the
angels there will be constant communication between heaven and earth. And
Satan, surrounded by evil angels, and claiming to be God, will work miracles of
all kinds, to deceive, if possible, the very elect. God’s people will not find their
safety in working miracles; for Satan would counterfeit any miracle that might
be worked. God’s tried and tested people will find their power in the sign spoken
of in
Exodus 31:12-18
. They are to take their stand on the living Word—“It is
written.” This is the only foundation upon which they can stand securely. Those
who have broken their covenant with God will in that day be without hope and
without God in the world.
The worshipers of God will be especially distinguished by their regard for the
fourth commandment—since this is the sign of His creative power, and the witness
to His claim upon man’s reverence and homage. The wicked will be distinguished
by their efforts to tear down the Creator’s memorial, to exalt the institution of
Rome. In the issue of the contest, all Christendom will be divided into two great
classes—those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and
those who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark....
Fearful tests and trials await the people of God. The spirit of war is stirring
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the nations from one end of the earth to the other. But in the midst of the time of
trouble that is coming—a time of trouble such as has not been since there was a
nation—God’s chosen people will stand unmoved. Satan and his angels cannot
destroy them; for angels that excel in strength will protect them.
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