Little Time of Trouble
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Some Are Imprisoned for Their Faith
Some will be imprisoned because they refuse to desecrate the
Sabbath of the Lord.—
The Paulson Collection of Ellen G. White
Letters, 118
(1907).
As the defenders of truth refuse to honor the Sunday-sabbath some
of them will be thrust into prison, some will be exiled, some will be
treated as slaves. To human wisdom all this now seems impossible,
but as the restraining Spirit of God shall be withdrawn from men and
they shall be under the control of Satan, who hates the divine precepts,
there will be strange developments. The heart can be very cruel when
God’s fear and love are removed.—
The Great Controversy, 608
(1911).
If we are called to suffer for Christ’s sake, we shall be able to go
to prison trusting in Him as a little child trusts in its parents. Now is
the time to cultivate faith in God.—
Our High Calling, 357
(1892).
Many Will Be Put to Death
The best thing for us is to come into close connection with God
and, if He would have us be martyrs for the truth’s sake, it may be
the means of bringing many more into the truth.—
Selected Messages
3:420
(1886).
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Many will be imprisoned, many will flee for their lives from cities
and towns, and many will be martyrs for Christ’s sake in standing in
defense of the truth.—
Selected Messages 3:397
(1889).
There is a prospect before us of a continued struggle, at the risk
of imprisonment, loss of property and even of life itself, to defend the
law of God.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:712
(1889).
Men will be required to render obedience to human edicts in vio-
lation of the divine law. Those who are true to God will be menaced,
denounced, proscribed. They will be “betrayed both by parents, and
brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends,” even unto death.—
Prophets and
Kings, 588
(c. 1914).
We are not to have the courage and fortitude of martyrs of old until
brought into the position they were in.... Should there be a return of
persecution there would be grace given to arouse every energy of the
soul to show a true heroism.—
Our High Calling, 125
(1889).