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The Shaking Time, December 15
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Matthew 24:12
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Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in their foreheads—it is not any
seal or mark that can be seen, but a settling into the truth, both intellectually and
spiritually, so they cannot be moved—just as soon as God’s people are sealed and
prepared for the shaking, it will come. Indeed, it has begun already; the judgments
of God are now upon the land, to give us warning, that we may know what is
coming.
The days are fast approaching when there will be great perplexity and confu-
sion. Satan, clothed in angel robes, will deceive, if possible, the very elect. There
will be gods many and lords many. Every wind of doctrine will be blowing....
The mark of the beast will be urged upon us. Those who have step by step
yielded to worldly demands and conformed to worldly customs will not find it
a hard matter to yield to the powers that be, rather than subject themselves to
derision, insult, threatened imprisonment, and death. The contest is between the
commandments of God and the commandments of men. In this time the gold
will be separated from the dross in the church. True godliness will be clearly
distinguished from the appearance and tinsel of it. Many a star that we have
admired for its brilliancy will then go out in darkness. Chaff like a cloud will be
borne away on the wind, even from places where we see only floors of rich wheat.
All who assume the ornaments of the sanctuary, but are not clothed with Christ’s
righteousness, will appear in the shame of their own nakedness.
But there are men who will receive the truth, and these will take the places
made vacant by those who become offended and leave the truth....
Men of true Christian principle will take their place, and will become faithful,
trustworthy householders, to advocate the word of God in its true bearings, and in
its simplicity. The Lord will work so that the disaffected ones will be separated
from the true and loyal ones....The ranks will not be diminished. Those who are
firm and true will close up the vacancies that are made by those who become
offended and apostatize.
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