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have not kept the true Sabbath, they were doubting about its being a
test for us now....
Satan is now using every device in this sealing time to keep the
minds of God’s people from the present truth and to cause them to
waver.—
Early Writings, 42, 43
(1851).
I saw that she [Mrs. Hastings] was sealed and would come up
at the voice of God and stand upon the earth, and would be with the
144,000. I saw we need not mourn for her; she would rest in the time
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of trouble.—
Selected Messages 2:263
(1850).
There are living upon our earth men who have passed the age of
fourscore and ten. The natural results of old age are seen in their
feebleness. But they believe God, and God loves them. The seal of
God is upon them, and they will be among the number of whom the
Lord has said, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.”—
The
S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:982
(1899).
Oh, That God’s Seal May Be Placed Upon Us!
In a little while every one who is a child of God will have His seal
placed upon him. Oh, that it may be placed upon our foreheads! Who
can endure the thought of being passed by when the angel goes forth
to seal the servants of God in their foreheads?—
The S.D.A. Bible
Commentary 7:969, 970
(1889).
If the believers in the truth are not sustained by their faith in these
comparatively peaceful days, what will uphold them when the grand
test comes and the decree goes forth against all those who will not
worship the image of the beast and receive his mark in their foreheads
or in their hands? This solemn period is not far off. Instead of be-
coming weak and irresolute, the people of God should be gathering
strength and courage for the time of trouble.—
Testimonies for the
Church 4:251
(1876).
What the Mark of the Beast Is
John was called to behold a people distinct from those who worship
the beast or his image by keeping the first day of the week. The obser-
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vance of this day is the mark of the beast.—
Testimonies to Ministers
and Gospel Workers, 133
(1898).