The Science & The Song of the Redeemed Through all Eternity

“The theme of redemption has but just begun to be understood. With our finite comprehension we may consider most earnestly the shame and the glory, the life and the death, the justice and the mercy, that meet in the cross; yet with the utmost stretch of our mental powers we fail to grasp its fullContinue reading “The Science & The Song of the Redeemed Through all Eternity”

The School of Trial

“This reunion is witnessed by the angels who wept at the fall of Adam, and rejoiced when Jesus, after his resurrection, ascended to Heaven, having opened the grave for all who should believe on his name. Now they behold the work of redemption accomplished, and they unite their voices in the song of praise. TheContinue reading “The School of Trial”

The Son of God Redeemed Man’s Failure & Fall

“Suddenly there rings out upon the air an exultant cry of adoration. The two Adams are about to meet. The Son of God is standing with outstretched arms to receive the father of our race,—the being whom he created, who sinned against his Maker, and for whose sin the marks of the crucifixion are borneContinue reading “The Son of God Redeemed Man’s Failure & Fall”

Your Conflict is Ended

“The living righteous are changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. At the voice of God they were glorified; now they are made immortal, and with the risen saints are caught up to meet their Lord in the air. Friends long separated by death are united, never more to part. Little childrenContinue reading “Your Conflict is Ended”

Moments When Conscience Awakens

“In the lives of all who reject truth, there are moments when conscience awakens, when memory presents the torturing recollection of a life of hypocrisy, and the soul is harassed with vain regrets. But what are these compared with the remorse of that day when ‘fear cometh as desolation,’ when ‘destruction cometh as a whirlwind!’Continue reading “Moments When Conscience Awakens”

Those Who Derided His Claim to be the Son of God

“Those who derided his claim to be the Son of God are speechless now. There is the haughty Herod who jeered at his royal title, and bade the mocking soldiers crown him king. There are the very men who with impious hands placed upon his form the purple robe, upon his sacred brow the thornyContinue reading “Those Who Derided His Claim to be the Son of God”

Lying Lips

“The derisive jests have ceased. Lying lips are hushed into silence. The clash of arms, the tumult of battle, ‘with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood,’ [Isaiah 9:5.] is stilled. Naught now is heard but the voice of prayer and the sound of weeping and lamentation. The cry bursts forth from lips so latelyContinue reading “Lying Lips”

A Period of Awful Silence

“Before him every face turns pale, and upon those whom God has rejected, falls the blackness of despair. The righteous cry with trembling, ‘Who shall be able to stand?’ The song of the angels ceases, and there is a period of awful silence. Then the voice of Jesus is heard, saying, ‘My grace is sufficientContinue reading “A Period of Awful Silence”

The Seal of the Living God

“The enemies of God’s law, from the ministers down to the least among them, have a new conception of truth and duty. Too late they see that the Sabbath of the fourth commandment is the seal of the living God. Too late they see the true nature of their spurious Sabbath, and the sandy foundationContinue reading “The Seal of the Living God”

Integrity in the Face of Death

“Through a rift in the clouds, there beams a star whose brilliancy is increased fourfold in contrast with the darkness. It speaks hope and joy to the faithful, but severity and wrath to the transgressors of God’s law. Those who have sacrificed all for Christ are now secure, hidden as in the secret of theContinue reading “Integrity in the Face of Death”