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know why we believe the doctrines we advocate.—
The Review and
Herald, December 18, 1888
.
Many will have to stand in the legislative courts; some will have
to stand before kings and before the learned of the earth to answer for
their faith. Those who have only a superficial understanding of truth
will not be able clearly to expound the Scriptures and give definite
reasons for their faith. They will become confused and will not be
workmen that need not to be ashamed. Let no one imagine that he has
no need to study because he is not to preach in the sacred desk. You
know not what God may require of you.—
Fundamentals of Christian
Education, 217
(1893).
Many Adventists Brace Themselves Against the Light
There is to be in the [Seventh-day Adventist] churches a wonderful
manifestation of the power of God, but it will not move upon those
who have not humbled themselves before the Lord, and opened the
door of the heart by confession and repentance. In the manifestation
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of that power which lightens the earth with the glory of God, they
will see only something which in their blindness they think dangerous,
something which will arouse their fears, and they will brace themselves
to resist it. Because the Lord does not work according to their ideas
and expectations they will oppose the work. “Why,” they say, “should
we not know the Spirit of God, when we have been in the work so
many years?”—
The Review and Herald Extra, December 23, 1890
.
The third angel’s message will not be comprehended, the light
which will lighten the earth with its glory will be called a false light,
by those who refuse to walk in its advancing glory.—
The Review and
Herald, May 27, 1890
.
Most Non-Adventists Will Reject the Warning
Many who hear the message—by far the greatest number—will
not credit the solemn warning. Many will be found disloyal to the
commandments of God, which are a test of character. The Lord’s
servants will be called enthusiasts. Ministers will warn the people not
to listen to them. Noah received the same treatment while the Spirit
of God was urging him to give the message, whether men would hear