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The precious Saviour will send help just when we need it.—
The Great
Controversy, 630, 633
(1911).
It is impossible to give any idea of the experience of the people
of God who shall be alive upon the earth when celestial glory and a
repetition of the persecutions of the past are blended. They will walk
in the light proceeding from the throne of God. By means of the angels
there will be constant communication between heaven and earth....
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In the midst of the time of trouble that is coming—a time of trouble
such as has not been since there was a nation—God’s chosen people
will stand unmoved. Satan and his host cannot destroy them, for angels
that excel in strength will protect them.—
Testimonies for the Church
9:16, 17
(1909).
God’s People Cherish No Sinful Desires
Now, while our great High Priest is making the atonement for us,
we should seek to become perfect in Christ. Not even by a thought
could our Saviour be brought to yield to the power of temptation. Satan
finds in human hearts some point where he can gain a foothold; some
sinful desire is cherished, by means of which his temptations assert
their power. But Christ declared of Himself: “The prince of this world
cometh, and hath nothing in Me.” (
John 14:30
). Satan could find
nothing in the Son of God that would enable him to gain the victory.
He had kept His Father’s commandments, and there was no sin in Him
that Satan could use to his advantage. This is the condition in which
those must be found who shall stand in the time of trouble.—
The Great
Controversy, 623
(1911).
The Battle Against Self Continues
So long as Satan reigns, we shall have self to subdue, besetting
sins to overcome; so long as life shall last, there will be no stopping
place, no point which we can reach and say, I have fully attained.
Sanctification is the result of lifelong obedience.—
The Acts of the
Apostles, 560, 561
(1911).
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Constant war against the carnal mind must be maintained; and we
must be aided by the refining influence of the grace of God, which will
attract the mind upward and habituate it to meditate upon pure and
holy things.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:479
(1870).