“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name ofContinue reading ““For the time is come””
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The Great Controversy: Agency of Evil Spirits—Chapter 31, Part 1
The connection of the visible with the invisible world, the ministration of angels of God, and the agency of evil spirits, are plainly revealed in the Scriptures, and inseparably interwoven with human history. There is a growing tendency to disbelief in the existence of evil spirits, while the holy angels that “minister for them whoContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Agency of Evil Spirits—Chapter 31, Part 1”
The Great Controversy: The Origin of Evil—Chapter 29, Part 3
In the banishment of Satan from heaven, God declared His justice and maintained the honor of His throne. But when man had sinned through yielding to the deceptions of this apostate spirit, God gave an evidence of His love by yielding up His only-begotten Son to die for the fallen race. In the atonement the characterContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Origin of Evil—Chapter 29, Part 3”
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The Great Controversy: The Origin of Evil—Chapter 29, Part 2
God in His great mercy bore long with Lucifer. He was not immediately degraded from his exalted station when he first indulged the spirit of discontent, nor even when he began to present his false claims before the loyal angels. Long was he retained in heaven. Again and again he was offered pardon on condition ofContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Origin of Evil—Chapter 29, Part 2”
The Great Controversy: The Origin of Evil—Chapter 29, Part 1
To many minds the origin of sin and the reason for its existence are a source of great perplexity. They see the work of evil, with its terrible results of woe and desolation, and they question how all this can exist under the sovereignty of One who is infinite in wisdom, in power, and inContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Origin of Evil—Chapter 29, Part 1”
The Great Controversy: Facing Life’s Record—Chapter 28, Part 4
Those who would share the benefits of the Saviour’s mediation should permit nothing to interfere with their duty to perfect holiness in the fear of God. The precious hours, instead of being given to pleasure, to display, or to gain seeking, should be devoted to an earnest, prayerful study of the word of truth. TheContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Facing Life’s Record—Chapter 28, Part 4”