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Dear Reader, Ellen White said in her September 1, 1849
article which appears below: “What we have seen and heard of the pestilence, is but the beginning
of what we shall see and hear. Soon the dead and dying will be all around us.
I saw that some will be so hardened, as to even make sport of the judgements of God. Then the
slain of the Lord will be from one end of the earth, to the other; they will
not be lamented, gathered, nor buried; but their ill savor will come up from
the face of the whole earth. Those only
who have the seal of the living God, will be sheltered from the storm of
wrath, that will soon fall on the heads of those who have rejected the truth.
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In this time of trial, we
need to be encouraged, and comforted by each other. The temptations of Satan
are greater now, than ever before; for he knows that his time is short, and
that very soon, every case will be decided, either for Life, or for Death. It
is no time to sink down beneath discouragement, and trial now; but we must bear
up under all our afflictions, and trust wholly in the mighty God of Jacob. {RH, September 1, 1849
par. 1}
The Lord has shown me that
his grace is sufficient for all our trials; and although they are greater than
ever before, yet if we trust wholly in God, we can overcome every temptation,
and through his grace come off victorious. {RH, September 1, 1849 par. 2}
If we overcome our trials,
and get victory over the temptations of Satan, then we endure the time of our
faith, which is much more precious than gold, and are stronger, and better
prepared to meet the next. But if we sink down, and give way to the temptations
of Satan, we shall grow weaker, and get no reward for the trial, and shall not
be so well prepared to meet the next. In this way we shall grow weaker, and
weaker, until we are led captive by Satan at his will. We must have on the
whole armour of God, and be ready at any moment, for a conflict with the powers
of darkness. When temptations and trials rush in upon us, let us go to God, and
agonize with him in prayer. He will not turn us away empty; but will give us
grace and strength to overcome, and to break the power of the enemy. O, that
all could see these things in their true light, and endure hardness as good
soldiers of Jesus. Then would Israel move forward, strong in God, and in the
power of his might. {RH, September
1, 1849 par. 3}
God has shown me that he gave
his people a bitter cup to drink, to purify and cleanse them. It is a bitter
draught, and they can make it still more bitter by
murmuring, complaining, and repining. Those who receive it thus, must have
another draught; for the first does not have its designed effect upon the
heart. And if the second does not effect the work, then they must have another,
and another, until it does have its designed effect, or they will be left
filthy and impure in heart. I saw that this bitter cup can be sweetened by
patience, endurance and prayer, and that it will have its designed effect upon
the hearts of those who thus received it, and God will be honored and
glorified. It is no small thing to be a Christian, and be owned and approved of
God. The Lord has shown me some who profess the present truth, whose lives do
not correspond with their profession. They have got the standard of piety
altogether too low, and come far short of Bible holiness. Some engage in vain,
and unbecoming conversation; and others give way to the risings of self. We
must not expect to please ourselves, live and act like the world, have its
pleasures, and enjoy the company of those who are of the world, and reign with
Christ in glory. {RH, September
1, 1849 par. 4}
We must be partakers of
Christ's sufferings here, if we would share in his glory hereafter. If we seek
our own interest, how we can best please ourselves, instead of seeking to
please God, and advance his precious, suffering cause, we shall dishonor God,
and the holy cause we profess. {RH, September 1, 1849 par. 5}
We have but a little space of
time left to work for God. Nothing should be too dear to sacrifice, for the
salvation of the scattered and torn flock of Jesus. Those who make a covenant
with God by sacrifice now, will soon be gathered home
to share a rich reward, and possess the new kingdom forever and ever. {RH, September 1, 1849
par. 6}
O, let us live wholly for the
Lord, and show by a well ordered life, and godly conversation that we have been
with Jesus, and are his meek and lowly followers. We must work while the day
lasts, for when the dark night of trouble and anguish comes, it will be too
late to work for God. Jesus is still in his Holy Temple, and will now accept
our sacrifices, our prayers, and our confessions of faults and sins, and will
now pardon all the transgressions of Israel, that they
may be blotted out before he leaves the Sanctuary. When Jesus leaves the Sanctuary,
then he that is holy and righteous, will be holy and
righteous still; for all their sins will then be blotted out, and they will be
sealed with the seal of the living God. But those that are unjust and filthy, will be unjust and filthy still; for then there will
be no Priest in the Sanctuary to offer their sacrifices, their confessions, and
their prayers before the Father's throne. Therefore, what is done to rescue
souls from the coming storm of wrath, must be done before Jesus leaves the Most
Holy Place of the Heavenly Sanctuary. {RH, September 1, 1849 par. 7}
The Lord has shown me that
precious souls are starving, and dying for want of the present, sealing truth,
the meat in due season; and that the swift messengers should speed on their
way, and feed the flock with the present truth. I heard an Angel say,
"speed the swift messengers, speed the swift messengers; for the case of
every soul will soon be decided, either for Life, or for Death." {RH, September 1, 1849
par. 8}
I saw that those who had the
means, were required to help speed those messengers, that God had called to
labor in his cause, and as they went from place to place, they would be safe
from the prevailing pestilence. But if any went that were not sent of God, they
would be in danger of being cut down by the pestilence; therefore all should
earnestly seek for duty, and be sure and move by the direction of the Holy
Spirit. {RH, September
1, 1849 par. 9}
What we have seen and heard of
the pestilence, is but the beginning of what we shall
see and hear. Soon the dead and dying will be all around us. I saw that some
will be so hardened, as to even make sport of the judgements
of God. Then the slain of the Lord will be from one end of the earth, to the
other; they will not be lamented, gathered, nor buried; but their ill savor
will come up from the face of the whole earth. Those only
who have the seal of the living God, will be sheltered from the storm of wrath,
that will soon fall on the heads of those who have rejected the truth. {RH,
September 1, 1849 par. 10}
In Hope,
E. G. White.
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{RH, September 1, 1849 par. 11}