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Depart from the Fog of Skepticism, August 25
Take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 6:13
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Satan is making every effort to bring in spiritualistic sophistries, to throw his
deceptions over minds. Now is the time for every follower of Christ to be clothed
with the whole armor of God, and to fight manfully against the encroachments
of the power of darkness. Let not our soldiers be found asleep at their post. The
world is to be warned....
There are strong men, precious in the sight of God, who are under a spell.
They do not realize that they are represented by the foolish virgins. Scientific
spiritualistic philosophy has taken the minds of some from the message to be
proclaimed at this time. There are those who live merely to criticize. They have
been associating with those who have learned from the great deceiver. Their hearts
bear the sting of the serpent, and they are prepared to enter upon a campaign of
unbelief.
Those who have fallen asleep at their post are now to awake and trim their
lamps. They are to entertain not a vestige of doubt as to the truth for this time.
The hypnotism of Satan must be shown in its true bearing. We are not to turn our
steps toward Egypt, but toward Canaan, the land of promise. The Lord says to
me, “I have strengthened you to bear a message for this time. Wake up the men
who have been receiving sophistries. They are asleep as to the great importance
of the present time and the dangers of the future.” Some who in the past have had
a genuine experience will awake, because their lives have not been a continual
contradiction of truth....
Our thoughts, motives, and desires are to be brought into obedience to the will
of God. They are to be inspired and controlled by Him. We are to ask ourselves,
“Am I exerting all my capabilities to keep my lamp filled with oil, and carefully
trimmed, that from it may shine, brightly and clearly, the light of present truth?
Am I awakening the world to its danger? Am I leading perishing souls to Christ?
Am I arousing men to see that the end of all things is at hand?” ...
Those who are represented by the wise virgins, those who in the past have
had a precious experience in the truth, are now to arouse and trim their lamps.
Let those who have listened to sophistry now cut every vestige of this out of their
experience. Do not allow your time to be taken up in discussion regarding these
sophistries. Do not remain in the fog of skepticism until it is too late for you to
find your bearings. Entire consecration to God puts to an end all vain, foolish
suppositions and imaginations.—
Manuscript 80, 1905
, August 24, 1904, “Arise
and Trim Your Lamps!”
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