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Many will stand in our pulpits with the torch of false prophecy in
their hands, kindled from the hellish torch of Satan....
Some will go out from among us who will bear the ark no longer.
But these can not make walls to obstruct the truth; for it will go onward
and upward to the end.—
Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers,
409, 411
(1898).
Ministers and doctors may depart from the faith, as the Word
declares they will, and as the messages that God has given His servant
declare they will.—
Manuscript Releases 7:192
(1906).
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The Church May Appear as About to Fall
The shaking of God blows away multitudes like dry leaves.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:89
(1876).
Chaff like a cloud will be borne away on the wind, even from
places where we see only floors of rich wheat.—
Testimonies for the
Church 5:81
(1882).
Soon God’s people will be tested by fiery trials, and the great
proportion of those who now appear to be genuine and true will prove
to be base metal....
When the religion of Christ is most held in contempt, when His
law is most despised, then should our zeal be the warmest and our
courage and firmness the most unflinching. To stand in defense of truth
and righteousness when the majority forsake us, to fight the battles
of the Lord when champions are few—this will be our test. At this
time we must gather warmth from the coldness of others, courage from
their cowardice, and loyalty from their treason.—
Testimonies for the
Church 5:136
(1882).
The church may appear as about to fall, but it does not fall. It re-
mains, while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out—the chaff separated
from the precious wheat. This is a terrible ordeal, but nevertheless it
must take place.—
Selected Messages 2:380
(1886).
As the storm approaches, a large class who have professed faith
in the third angel’s message, but have not been sanctified through
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obedience to the truth, abandon their position and join the ranks of the
opposition.—
The Great Controversy, 608
(1911).