Fair
Warning to Leave
the Cities
While it is Possible
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The following admonitions have been given to the
faithful so they may know when to leave the cities. In the prefigure of the
destruction of Jerusalem, all faithful Christians left the city of Jerusalem
three and one-half years before it was destroyed. A word to the wise virgins
is sufficient. When Marshall law is instituted because of civil war, folk
will not be able to get out of the cities. Civil
War in the Time of Trouble “In India, China, Russia, and the cities of
America, thousands of men and women are dying of starvation. The monied men,
because they have the power, control the market. They purchase at low rates
all they can obtain, and then sell at greatly increased prices. This means
starvation to the poorer classes, and will result in a civil war. There will be a time of trouble such as never was since
there was a nation. "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great
prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a
time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation, even to that same
time; and at that time thy people shall be delivered, everyone that shall be
found written in the book. . . . Many shall be purified, and made white, and
tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly, and none of the wicked shall
understand, but the wise shall understand."--Ms 114, 1899. (General
manuscript, untitled, typed August 13, 1899.) {5MR 305.4} “I was shown the inhabitants
of the earth in the utmost confusion. War, bloodshed, privation, want,
famine, and pestilence were abroad in the land. As these things surrounded
God's people, they began to press together, and to cast aside their little
difficulties. Self-dignity no longer controlled them; deep humility took its
place. Suffering, perplexity, and privation caused reason to resume its
throne, and the passionate and unreasonable man became sane, and acted with
discretion and wisdom.” {Mar 259.2} “Ere long there will be such
strife and confusion in the cities, that those who wish to leave them will
not be able.” {Mar 180.4} “The canvassing work should
now be pushed forward with vigor; for the time
is coming when we shall not be able to travel over the country as freely and
easily, or get access to the people as readily as we do now. The books that have been circulated and that can be
circulated speak for God. They are silent witnesses for him. {GCB, April 5,
1901 par. 18} “The words were spoken to me
with impelling power: Wake up the watchmen to carry the word of warning to
every city in America. Build up the waste places. The righteous judgments of
God, with their weight of final decision, are coming upon the land. Do not
hover over the churches to repeat over and over again the same truths to the
people, while the cities are left in ignorance and sin, unwarned and
unlabored for. Soon the way will be hedged up
and these cities will be closed to the gospel message. Wake up the church members that they may unite in
doing a definite and self-denying work. {10MR 216.2} “The
time has come when every advantage to be gained for the furtherance of the
work should be recognized, for we need all the strength we can obtain. Christ
is soon coming, and Satan knows that his time is short. As we draw near to
the close of time the cities will become more and more corrupt, and more and
more objectionable as places for establishing centers of our work. The dangers
of travel will increase, confusion and drunkenness will abound. If there can be found places in retired mountain
regions where it would be difficult for the evils of the cities to enter, let
our people secure such places for our sanitariums and advanced schools. The
two institutions may be far enough apart so that there need be no confusion.
{10MR 260.3} "Erelong there will be
such strife and confusion in the cities that those who wish to leave them will not be able . We
must be preparing for these issues. This is the light that is given me. {RH,
April 14, 1903 par. 33} “Let parents understand that
the training of their children is an important work in the saving of souls.
In country places abundant useful exercise will be found in doing those
things that need to be done, and which will give physical health by
developing nerve and muscle. ‘Out of the
cities’ is my message for the education of our children.” {10MR 260.4} Chap. 172 - The Sign to
Leave Large Cities
When ye therefore shall
see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in
the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) then let them which be
in Judaea flee into the mountains. Matt. 24:15, 16. “For
years I have been given special light that we are not to center our work in
the cities. The turmoil and confusion that fill these cities, the conditions
brought about by the labor unions and the strikes, would prove a great
hindrance to our work. Men are seeking to bring those engaged in the
different trades under bondage to certain unions. This is not God's planning,
but the planning of a power that we should in no wise acknowledge. God's Word
is fulfilling; the wicked are binding themselves up in bundles ready to be
burned.” {Mar 180.2} “The
trades unions and confederacies of the world are a snare. Keep out of them,
and away from them, brethren. Have nothing to do with them. Because of these
unions and confederacies, it will soon be very difficult for our institutions
to carry on their work in the cities. . . . Educate our people to get out of
the cities into the country, where they can obtain a small piece of land, and
make a home for themselves and their children. . . .” {Mar 180.3} “Erelong there will be such strife and
confusion in the cities, that those who wish to leave them will not be able.”{Mar
180.4} “We
are not to locate ourselves where we will be forced into close relations with
those who do not honor God. . . . A crisis is soon to come in regard to the
observance of Sunday. . . .” {Mar 180.5} “The
Sunday party is strengthening itself in its false claims, and this will mean
oppression to those who determine to keep the Sabbath of the Lord. . . .” {Mar 180.6} “If
in the providence of God we can secure places away from the cities, the Lord
would have us do this. There are troublous times before us.” {Mar 180.7} Country Living—Get Out of the Cities "The Lord calls for
His people to locate away from the cities, for in such an hour as ye think
not, fire and brimstone will be rained from heaven upon these cities.
Proportionate to their sins will be their visitation. When one city is
destroyed, let not our people regard this matter as a light affair, and think
that they may, if favorable opportunity offers, build themselves homes in
that same destroyed city. {21MR 90.4} “Contributes
to Economic Security.--Again and
again the Lord has instructed that our people are to take their families away
from the cities, into the country, where they can raise their own provisions;
FOR IN THE FUTURE THE PROBLEM OF BUYING AND SELLING WILL BE A VERY SERIOUS
ONE. We should now begin to heed the
instruction given us over and over again: Get out of the cities into rural
districts, where the houses are not crowded closely together, and where you
will BE FREE FROM THE INTERFERENCE OF ENEMIES.” (For further detailed counsel on this topic
see Country Living.) {AH 141.4) "I could not sleep
past two o'clock this morning. During the night season I was in council. I
was pleading with some families to avail themselves of God's appointed means,
and get away from the cities to save their children. Some were loitering,
making no determined efforts. The angels of mercy hurried Lot and his wife
and daughters by taking hold of their hands. Had Lot hastened as the Lord
desired him to, his wife would not have become a pillar of salt. Lot had too
much of a lingering spirit. Let us not be like him. The same voice that
warned Lot to leave Sodom bids us, "Come out from among them, and be ye
separate, . . . and touch not the unclean." Those who obey this warning
will find a refuge. Let every man be wide awake for himself, and try to save
his family. Let him gird himself for the work. God will reveal from point to
point what to do next. {RH, December 11, 1900 par. 10} |
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