“Lo, I am with You. Be Not Afraid.”

“Though the rulers of this world know it not, yet often in their councils angels have been spokesmen. Human eyes have looked upon them; human ears have listened to their appeals; human lips have opposed their suggestions and ridiculed their counsels; human hands have met them with insult and abuse. In the council hall andContinue reading ““Lo, I am with You. Be Not Afraid.””

Angels Are often in the Assemblies of the Righteous

“The heavenly sentinels, faithful to their trust, continue their watch. In some cases, before the time specified in the decree, enemies will rush upon the waiting ones to put them to death. But none can pass the mighty guardians stationed about every faithful soul. Some are assailed in their flight from the cities and villages;Continue reading “Angels Are often in the Assemblies of the Righteous”

Must Soon Seal their Testimony with their Blood

“Yet to human sight it will appear that the people of God must soon seal their testimony with their blood, as did the martyrs before them. They themselves begin to fear that the Lord has left them to fall by the hand of their enemies. It is a time of fearful agony. Day and nightContinue reading “Must Soon Seal their Testimony with their Blood”

Will the Lord Forget His People in this Trying Hour

“The people of God will then flee from the cities and villages, and associate together in companies, dwelling in the most desolate and solitary places. Many will find refuge in the strongholds of the mountains. Like the Christians of the Piedmont valleys, they will make the high places of the earth their sanctuaries, and willContinue reading “Will the Lord Forget His People in this Trying Hour”

To All, the Testing Time Will Come

“To all, the testing time will come. By the sifting of temptation, the genuine Christian will be revealed. Are the people of God now so firmly established upon his word that they would not yield to the evidence of their senses? Would they, in such a crisis, cling to the Bible, and the Bible only?Continue reading “To All, the Testing Time Will Come”

Satan Himself Will Attempt to Personate Christ

“As the crowning act in the great drama of deception, Satan himself will attempt to personate Christ. The church has long professed to look to the Saviour’s advent as the consummation of her hopes. Now the great deceiver will make it appear that Christ has come. In different parts of the earth, Satan will manifestContinue reading “Satan Himself Will Attempt to Personate Christ”

The Wrath of Satan Increases as His Time Grows Short

“The apostle John in vision heard a loud voice in Heaven exclaiming, ‘Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.’ [Revelation 12:12.] Fearful are the scenes which call forth this exclamationContinue reading “The Wrath of Satan Increases as His Time Grows Short”

Proving His Promises

“We should now acquaint ourselves with God by proving his promises. Angels record every prayer that is earnest and sincere. We should rather dispense with selfish gratifications than neglect communion with God. The deepest poverty, the greatest self denial, with his approval, is better than riches, honors, ease, and friendship without it. We must takeContinue reading “Proving His Promises”

The Assaults of Satan are Fierce & Determined

“Yet Jacob’s history is an assurance that God will not cast off those who have been deceived and tempted and betrayed into sin, but who have returned unto him with true repentance. While Satan seeks to destroy this class, God will send his angels to comfort and protect them in the time of peril. TheContinue reading “The Assaults of Satan are Fierce & Determined”

Satan Leads Many to Believe that God Will Overlook their Unfaithfulness

“They afflict their souls before God, pointing to their past repentance of their many sins, and pleading the Saviour’s promise, ‘Let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me, and he shall make peace with me.’ [Isaiah 27:5.] Their faith does not fail because their prayers are not immediately answered.Continue reading “Satan Leads Many to Believe that God Will Overlook their Unfaithfulness”