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answered. They will lay hold of the strength of God, as Jacob laid hold
of the Angel, and the language of their souls will be, “I will not let
Thee go, except Thou bless me.”—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 202
(1890).
The Saints Will Not Lose Their Lives
God would not suffer the wicked to destroy those who were ex-
pecting translation, and who would not bow to the decree of the beast
or receive his mark. I saw that if the wicked were permitted to slay
the saints, Satan and all his evil host, and all who hate God, would be
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gratified. And oh, what a triumph it would be for his satanic majesty,
to have power, in the last closing struggle, over those who had so long
waited to behold Him whom they loved! Those who have mocked
at the idea of the saints’ going up will witness the care of God for
His people, and behold their glorious deliverance.—
Early Writings,
284
(1858).
The people of God will not be free from suffering; but while
persecuted and distressed, while they endure privation, and suffer for
want of food, they will not be left to perish.—
The Great Controversy,
629
(1911).
If the blood of Christ’s faithful witnesses were shed at this time,
it would not, like the blood of the martyrs, be as seed sown to yield a
harvest for God.—
The Great Controversy, 634
(1911).
God Will Provide
The Lord has shown me repeatedly that it is contrary to the Bible
to make any provision for our temporal wants in the time of trouble.
I saw that if the saints had food laid up by them or in the field in the
time of trouble, when sword, famine, and pestilence are in the land, it
would be taken from them by violent hands, and strangers would reap
their fields.
Then will be the time for us to trust wholly in God, and He will
sustain us. I saw that our bread and water will be sure at that time, and
that we shall not lack or suffer hunger, for God is able to spread a table
for us in the wilderness. If necessary He would send ravens to feed us,
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as He did to feed Elijah, or rain manna from heaven, as He did for the
Israelites.—
Early Writings, 56
(1851).