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to bear. He has called them to expose the wickedness of the man
of sin who has made the Sunday law a distinctive power, who has
thought to change times and laws, and to oppress the people of God
who stand firmly to honor Him by keeping the only true Sabbath,
the Sabbath of creation, as holy unto the Lord.
The perils of the last days are upon us, and in our work we are to
warn the people of the danger they are in. Let not the solemn scenes
which prophecy has revealed be left untouched. If our people were
half awake, if they realized the nearness of the events portrayed in
the Revelation, a reformation would be wrought in our churches,
and many more would believe the message. We have no time to
lose; God calls upon us to watch for souls as they that must give an
account. Advance new principles, and crowd in the clear-cut truth. It
will be as a sword cutting both ways. But be not too ready to take a
controversial attitude. There will be times when we must stand still
and see the salvation of God. Let Daniel speak, let the Revelation
speak, and tell what is truth. But whatever phase of the subject is
presented, uplift Jesus as the center of all hope, “the Root and the
Offspring of David, and the bright and morning Star.”
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Dig Deeper
We do not go deep enough in our search for truth. Every soul
who believes present truth will be brought where he will be required
to give a reason of the hope that is in him. The people of God will be
called upon to stand before kings, princes, rulers, and great men of
the earth, and they must know that they do know what is truth. They
must be converted men and women. God can teach you more in one
moment by His Holy Spirit than you could learn from the great men
of the earth. The universe is looking upon the controversy that is
going on upon the earth. At an infinite cost, God has provided for
every man an opportunity to know that which will make him wise
unto salvation. How eagerly do angels look to see who will avail
himself of this opportunity! When a message is presented to God’s
people, they should not rise up in opposition to it; they should go
to the Bible, comparing it with the law and the testimony, and if it
does not bear this test, it is not true. God wants our minds to expand.
He desires to put His grace upon us. We may have a feast of good