“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you.”—Matthew 5:11. Ever since his fall, Satan has worked by means of deception. As he has misrepresented God, so, through his agents, he misrepresents the children of God. The Saviour says, “The reproaches of them that reproached Thee are fallen upon Me.” Psalm 69:9. In like manner they fall uponContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The Beatitudes, Part 9”
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Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The Beatitudes, Part 8
“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”—Matthew 5:10. Jesus does not present to His followers the hope of attaining earthly glory and riches, and of having a life free from trial, but He presents to them the privilege of walking with their Master in the pathsContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The Beatitudes, Part 8”
The Great Controversy: Desolation of the Earth—Chapter 41, Part 1
“Her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities…. In the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shallContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Desolation of the Earth—Chapter 41, Part 1”
The Great Controversy: God’s People Delivered—Chapter 40, Part 2
They have endeavored to compel God’s people to profane His Sabbath. Now they are condemned by that law which they have despised. With awful distinctness they see that they are without excuse.
The Great Controversy: The Time of Trouble—Chapter 39, Part 6
The Lord permits conflicts, to prepare the soul for peace. The time of trouble is a fearful ordeal for God’s people; but it is the time for every true believer to look up, and by faith he may see the bow of promise encircling him.
The Great Controversy: The Time of Trouble—Chapter 39, Part 5
God’s judgments will be visited upon those who are seeking to oppress and destroy His people. His long forbearance with the wicked emboldens men in transgression, but their punishment is nonetheless certain and terrible because it is long delayed. “The Lord shall rise up as in Mount Perazim, He shall be wroth as in theContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Time of Trouble—Chapter 39, Part 5”
The Great Controversy: The Time of Trouble—Chapter 39, Part 1
The whole world will be involved in ruin more terrible than that which came upon Jerusalem of old.