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desolation was but a faint shadow. In the fate of the chosen city we
may behold the doom of a world that has rejected God’s mercy and
trampled upon His law.—
The Great Controversy, 36
(1911).
Satan will then plunge the inhabitants of the earth into one great,
final trouble. As the angels of God cease to hold in check the fierce
winds of human passion, all the elements of strife will be let loose.
The whole world will be involved in ruin more terrible than that which
came upon Jerusalem of old.—
The Great Controversy, 614
(1911).
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God Is Just, as Well as Merciful
It is the glory of God to be merciful, full of forbearance, kindness,
goodness, and truth. But the justice shown in punishing the sinner is as
verily the glory of the Lord as is the manifestation of His mercy.—
The
Review and Herald, March 10, 1904
.
The Lord God of Israel is to execute judgment upon the Gods of
this world as upon the Gods of Egypt. With fire and flood, plagues
and earthquakes, He will spoil the whole land. Then His redeemed
people will exalt His name and make it glorious in the earth. Shall not
those who are living in the last remnant of this earth’s history become
intelligent in regard to God’s lessons?—
Manuscript Releases 10:240,
241
(1899).
The One who has stood as our Intercessor; who hears all penitential
prayers and confessions; who is represented with a rainbow, the symbol
of grace and love, encircling His head, is soon to cease His work in
the heavenly sanctuary. Grace and mercy will then descend from the
throne, and justice will take their place. He for whom His people have
looked will assume His right—the office of Supreme Judge.—
The
Review and Herald, January 1, 1889
.
In all the Bible, God is presented not only as a Being of mercy and
benevolence, but as a God of strict and impartial justice.—
The Signs
of the Times, March 24, 1881
.
The Certainty of God’s Judgments
God’s love is represented in our day as being of such a character
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as would forbid His destroying the sinner. Men reason from their
own low standard of right and justice. “Thou thoughtest that I was
altogether such an one as thyself” (
Psalm 50:21
). They measure