Daily Devotional

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Moving Into Line​

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. Psalm
69:32.​

It is your privilege to be glad in the Lord, and to rejoice in the knowledge of His sustaining
grace. Let His love take possession of mind and heart. Guard against becoming overwearied,
careworn, depressed. Bear an uplifting testimony. Turn your eyes away from that which is
dark and discouraging, and behold Jesus, our great Leader, under whose watchful supervision
the cause of present truth, to which we are giving our lives and our all, is destined to triumph
gloriously....

Oh, let it be seen ... that Jesus is abiding in the heart, sustaining, strengthening, comforting.
It is your privilege to be endowed, from day to day, with a rich measure of His Holy Spirit, and
to have broadened views of the importance and scope of the message we are proclaiming to the
world. The Lord is willing to reveal to you wondrous things out of His law. Wait before Him
with humility of heart. Pray most earnestly for an understanding of the times in which we live,
for a fuller conception of His purpose, and for increased efficiency in soulsaving....

It will be well for us to consider what is soon to come upon the earth. This is no time for
trifling or self-seeking. If the times in which we are living fail to impress our minds seriously,
what can reach us? ...

Men of clear understanding are needed now. God calls upon those who are willing to be
controlled by the Holy Spirit to lead out in a work of thorough reformation. I see a crisis before
us, and the Lord calls for His laborers to come into line. Every soul should now stand in a
position of deeper, truer consecration to God than during the years that have passed....

I have been deeply impressed by scenes that have recently passed before me in the night
season. There seemed to be a great movement—a work of revival—going forward in many
places. Our people were moving into line, responding to God’s call.... Shall we not heed His
voice? Shall we not trim our lamps, and act like men who look for their Lord to come? The time​

is one that calls for light bearing, for action.

 

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Preparation For What Lies Ahead​

Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek
righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
Zephaniah 2:3.​

Transgression has almost reached its limit. Confusion fills the world, and a great terror is
soon to come upon human beings. The end is very near. God’s people should be preparing for
what is to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise.

The “time of trouble, such as never was,” is soon to open upon us; and we shall need an
experience which we do not now possess and which many are too indolent to obtain. It is often
the case that trouble is greater in anticipation than in reality; but this is not true of the crisis
before us. The most vivid presentation cannot reach the magnitude of the ordeal. In that time
of trial, every soul must stand for himself before God. “Though Noah, Daniel, and Job” were in
the land, “as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but
deliver their own souls by their righteousness.” Ezekiel 14:20.

The last great conflict between truth and error is but the final struggle of the long-standing
controversy concerning the law of God. Upon this battle we are now entering—a battle between
the laws of men and the precepts of Jehovah, between the religion of the Bible and the religion
of fable and tradition.

We should study the great waymarks that point out the times in which we are living. . We
should now pray most earnestly that we may be prepared for the struggles of the great day of
God’s preparation.

Those who place themselves under God’s control, to be led and guided by Him, will catch
the steady tread of the events ordained by Him to take place. Inspired with the Spirit of Him who
gave His life for the life of the world, they will no longer stand still in impotency, pointing to
what they cannot do. Putting on the armor of heaven, they will go forth to the warfare, willing to​

do and dare for God, knowing that His omnipotence will supply their need.

 

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Relief Of Physical Suffering​

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse
the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Matthew 10:7,
8.​

Perilous times are before us. The whole world will be involved in perplexity and distress,
disease of every kind will be upon the human family, and such ignorance as now prevails
concerning the laws of health would result in great suffering and the loss of many lives that
might be saved....

As religious aggression subverts the liberties of our nation, those who would stand for
freedom of conscience will be placed in unfavorable positions. For their own sake, they should,
while they have opportunity, become intelligent in regard to disease, its causes, prevention, and
cure. And those who do this will find a field of labor anywhere. There will be suffering ones,
plenty of them, who will need help, not only among those of our own faith, but largely among
those who know not the truth.

The medical work done in connection with the giving of the third angel’s message, is to
accomplish wonderful results. It is to be a sanctifying, unifying work, corresponding to the work
which the great Head of the church sent forth the first disciples to do.

Calling these disciples together, Christ gave them their commission: ... "And as ye go, preach,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast
out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.""Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst
of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." Matthew 10:7, 8, 16.

It is well for us to read this chapter and let its instruction prepare us for our labors. The
early disciples were going forth on Christ’s errands, under His commission. His spirit was to
prepare the way before them. They were to feel that with such a message to give, such blessings
to impart, they should receive a welcome in the homes of the people.

God reaches hearts through the relief of physical suffering. A seed of truth is dropped into
the mind, and is watered by God. Much patience may be required before this seed shows signs
of life, but at last it springs up, and bears fruit unto eternal life.
How slow men are to understand God’s preparation for the day of His power!​

 

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The Corruption Of Truth​

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. Matthew
24:23.​

Before the last developments of the work of apostasy there will be a confusion of faith. There
will not be clear and definite ideas concerning the mystery of God. One truth after another will
be corrupted.

After the truth has been proclaimed as a witness to all nations, every conceivable power of
evil will be set in operation, and minds will be confused by many voices crying. “Lo, here is
Christ; lo, He is there. This is the truth, I have the message from God, He has sent me with great
light.” Then there will be a removing of the landmarks, and an attempt to tear down the pillars
of our faith. A more decided effort will be made to exalt the false sabbath, and to cast contempt
upon God Himself by supplanting the day He has blessed and sanctified. This false sabbath is to
be enforced by an oppressive law.

In the future, deception of every kind is to arise, and we want solid ground for our feet. We
want solid pillars for the building. Not one pin is to be removed from that which the Lord has
established. The enemy will bring in false theories, such as the doctrine that there is no sanctuary.
This is one of the points on which there will be a departing from the faith.

There will be false dreams and false visions, which have some truth, but lead away from the
original faith. The Lord has given men a rule by which to detect them: “To the law and to the
testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them” (Isaiah
8:20).

As we near the end of time, falsehood will be so mingled with truth, that only those who
have the guidance of the Holy Spirit will be able to distinguish truth from error. We need to
make every effort to keep the way of the Lord. We must in no case turn from His guidance to put
our trust in man. The Lord’s angels are appointed to keep strict watch over those who put their
faith in the Lord, and these angels are to be our special help in every time of need. Every day
we are to come to the Lord with full assurance of faith, and to look to Him for wisdom.... Those
who are guided by the Word of the Lord will discern with certainty between falsehood and truth,​

between sin and righteousness.

 

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The Shaking Time​

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Matthew 24:12.​

Just as soon as the people of God are sealed in their foreheads—it is not any seal or mark
that can be seen, but a settling into the truth, both intellectually and spiritually, so they cannot
be moved—just as soon as God’s people are sealed and prepared for the shaking, it will come.
Indeed, it has begun already; the judgments of God are now upon the land, to give us warning,
that we may know what is coming.

The days are fast approaching when there will be great perplexity and confusion. Satan,
clothed in angel robes, will deceive, if possible, the very elect. There will be gods many and
lords many. Every wind of doctrine will be blowing....

The mark of the beast will be urged upon us. Those who have step by step yielded to worldly
demands and conformed to worldly customs will not find it a hard matter to yield to the powers
that be, rather than subject themselves to derision, insult, threatened imprisonment, and death.
The contest is between the commandments of God and the commandments of men. In this
time the gold will be separated from the dross in the church. True godliness will be clearly
distinguished from the appearance and tinsel of it. Many a star that we have admired for its
brilliancy will then go out in darkness. Chaff like a cloud will be borne away on the wind,
even from places where we see only floors of rich wheat. All who assume the ornaments of the
sanctuary, but are not clothed with Christ’s righteousness, will appear in the shame of their own
nakedness.

But there are men who will receive the truth, and these will take the places made vacant by
those who become offended and leave the truth....

Men of true Christian principle will take their place, and will become faithful, trustworthy
householders, to advocate the word of God in its true bearings, and in its simplicity. The Lord
will work so that the disaffected ones will be separated from the true and loyal ones....The ranks
will not be diminished. Those who are firm and true will close up the vacancies that are made by
those who become offended and apostatize.​

 

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The Sealing And The Latter Rain​

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth
them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
2 Timothy 2:19.​

Before the work is closed up and the sealing of God’s people is finished, we shall receive the
outpouring of the Spirit of God. Angels from heaven will be in our midst.

Our heavenly Father claims not at our hands that which we cannot perform. He desires His
people to labor earnestly to carry out His purpose for them. They are to pray for power, expect
power, and receive power, that they may grow up into the full stature of men and women in Christ
Jesus.

Not all members of the church are cultivating personal piety; therefore they do not understand
their personal responsibility. They do not realize that it is their privilege and duty to reach the
high standard of Christian perfection.... Are we looking forward to the latter rain, confidently
hoping for a better day, when the church shall be endued with power from on high and thus
fitted for work? The latter rain will never refresh and invigorate the indolent, who do not use the
powers God has given them.

We are in great need of the pure, life-giving atmosphere that nurtures and invigorates the
spiritual life. We need greater earnestness. The solemn message given us to give to the world
is to be proclaimed with greater fervency, even with an intensity that will impress unbelievers,
leading them to see that the Most High is working with us, that He is the source of our efficiency
and strength....

Are you using all your powers in an effort to bring the lost sheep back to the fold? There are
thousands upon thousands in ignorance who might be warned. Pray as you have never prayed
before for the power of Christ. Pray for the inspiration of His Spirit, that you may be filled with
a desire to save those who are perishing. Let the prayer ascend to heaven, "God be merciful unto
us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; that thy way may be known upon earth, thy
saving health among all nations" (Psalm 67:1, 2).​

 

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“In These Hours Of Probation”​

I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee:
behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2.​

We believe without a doubt that Christ is soon coming. This is not a fable to us; it is a reality.
We have no doubt, neither have we had a doubt for years, that the doctrines we hold today are
present truth, and that we are nearing the judgment. We are preparing to meet Him who, escorted
by a retinue of holy angels, is to appear in the clouds of heaven to give the faithful and the
just the finishing touch of immortality. When He comes He is not to cleanse us of our sins,
to remove from us the defects in our characters, or to cure us of the infirmities of our tempers
and dispositions. If wrought for us at all, this work will all be accomplished before that time.
When the Lord comes, those who are holy will be holy still. Those who have preserved their
bodies and spirits in holiness, in sanctification and honor, will then receive the finishing touch of
immortality. But those who are unjust, unsanctified, and filthy will remain so forever. No work
will then be done for them to remove their defects and give them holy characters. The Refiner
does not then sit to pursue His refining process and remove their sins and their corruption. This
is all to be done in these hours of probation. It is​

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now that this work is to be accomplished for us.

We embrace the truth of God with our different faculties, and as we come under the influence
of that truth, it will accomplish the work for us which is necessary to give us a moral fitness for
the kingdom of glory and for the society of the heavenly angels. We are now in God’s workshop.
Many of us are rough stones from the quarry. But as we lay hold upon the truth of God, its
influence affects us. It elevates us and removes from us every imperfection and sin, of whatever
nature. Thus we are prepared to see the King in His beauty and finally to unite with the pure and
heavenly angels in the kingdom of glory. It is here that this work is to be accomplished for us,​

here that our bodies and spirits are to be fitted for immortality.

 

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High Spiritual State Attainable​

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before
the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. Jude 24.​

Christ was obedient to every requirement of the law....

By His perfect obedience He has made it possible for every human being to obey God’s
commandments. When we submit ourselves to Christ, the heart is united with His heart, the
will is merged in His will, the mind becomes one with His mind, the thoughts are brought into
captivity to Him; we live His life. This is what it means to be clothed with the garment of
His righteousness. Then as the Lord looks upon us He sees, not the fig-leaf garment, not the
nakedness and deformity of sin, but His own robe of righteousness, which is perfect obedience
to the law of Jehovah.

Through the plan of redemption, God has provided means for subduing every sinful trait, and
resisting every temptation, however strong.

The strongest temptation is no excuse for sin. However great the pressure brought to bear
upon the soul, transgression is our own act. It is not in the power of earth or hell to compel any
one to sin. The will must consent, the heart must yield, or passion cannot overbear reason, nor
iniquity triumph over righteousness.

If you will stand under the bloodstained banner of Prince Emmanuel, faithfully doing His
service, you need never yield to temptation; for One stands by your side who is able to keep you
from falling.

We need not retain one sinful propensity.... [Ephesians 2:1-6 quoted.] ...

As we partake of the divine nature, hereditary and cultivated tendencies to wrong are cut away
from the character, and we are made a living power for good. Ever learning of the divine Teacher,
daily partaking of His nature, we cooperate with God in overcoming Satan’s temptations. God
works, and man works, that man may be one with Christ as Christ is one with God. Then we sit
together with Christ in heavenly places. The mind rests with peace and assurance in Jesus.​

 

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Who Receive The Seal?​

And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of
God. Revelation 14:5.​

Only those who receive the seal of the living God will have the passport through the gates of the Holy City....

The seal of the living God will be placed upon those only who bear a likeness to Christ in
character.

As wax takes the impression of the seal, so the soul is to take the impression of the Spirit of
God and retain the image of Christ.​

Many will not receive the seal of God because they do not keep His commandments or bear
the fruits of righteousness.​

The great mass of professing Christians will meet with bitter disappointment in the day of
God. They have not upon their foreheads the seal of the living God. Lukewarm and halfhearted,
they dishonor God far more than the avowed unbeliever. They grope in darkness, when they
might be walking in the noonday light of the Word, under the guidance of One who never errs....​

Those whom the Lamb shall lead by the fountains of living waters, and from whose eyes He
shall wipe away all tears, will be those now receiving the knowledge and understanding revealed
in the Bible, the Word of God....​

We are to copy no human being. There is no human being wise enough to be our criterion.
We are to look to the man Christ Jesus, who is complete in the perfection of righteousness and
holiness. He is the author and finisher of our faith. He is the pattern man. His experience is the
measure of the experience that we are to gain. His character is our model. Let us, then, take our
minds off the perplexities and the difficulties of this life, and fix them on Him, that by beholding
we may be changed into His likeness. We may behold Christ to good purpose. We may safely
look to Him; for He is all-wise. As we look to Him and think of Him, He will be formed within,
the hope of glory.​

Let us strive with all the power that God has given us to be among the hundred and forty-four​

thousand.

 

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A Time Of Trouble Such As Never Was​

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children
of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation
even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall
be found written in the book. Daniel 12:1.​

When the third angel’s message closes, mercy no longer pleads for the guilty inhabitants of
the earth. The people of God have accomplished their work. They have received "the latter rain,"
"the ... refreshing ... from the presence of the Lord," and they are prepared for the trying
hour before them. Angels are hastening to and fro in heaven. An angel returning from the earth
announces that his work is done; the final test has been brought upon the world, and all who
have proved themselves loyal to the divine precepts have received "the seal of the living God."
Then Jesus ceases His intercession in the sanctuary above. He lifts His hands and with a loud
voice says, "It is done."...

When He leaves the sanctuary, darkness covers the inhabitants of the earth. In that fearful
time the righteous must live in the sight of a holy God without an intercessor. The restraint which
has been upon the wicked is removed, and Satan has entire control of the finally impenitent.
God’s long-suffering has ended. The world has rejected His mercy, despised His love, and
trampled upon His law. The wicked have passed the boundary of their probation; the Spirit
of God, persistently resisted, has been at last withdrawn. Unsheltered by divine grace, they have
no protection from the wicked one. 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.

Those only who have clean hands and pure hearts will stand in that trying time.... Now is the
time, while the four angels are holding the four winds, to make our calling and election sure.​

 

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Angelic Protection In The Time Of Trouble​

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide
thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. Isaiah 26:20.​

In the day of fierce trial He [Christ] will say, “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers,
and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be
overpast.” What are the chambers in which they are to hide? They are the protection of Christ
and holy angels. The people of God are not at this time all in one place. They are in different
companies, and in all parts of the earth.​

I saw the saints leaving the cities and villages, and associating together in companies, and
living in the most solitary places. Angels provided them food and water, while the wicked were
suffering from hunger and thirst.​

During the night a very impressive scene passed before me. There seemed to be great
confusion and the conflict of armies. A messenger from the Lord stood before me, and said,
“Call your household. I will lead you; follow me.” He led me down a dark passage,
through a forest, then through the clefts of mountains, and said, “Here you are safe.”
There were others who had been led to this retreat. The heavenly messenger said.
“The time of trouble has come as a thief in the night, as the Lord warned you it would come.”​

In the time of trouble just before the coming of Christ, the righteous will be preserved through
the ministration of heavenly angels; but there will be no security for the transgressor of God’s
law. Angels cannot then protect those who are disregarding one of the divine precepts.​

In the closing period of earth’s history the Lord will work mightily in behalf of those who
stand steadfastly for the right.... In the midst of the time of trouble—trouble such as has not been
since there was a nation—His chosen ones will stand unmoved. Satan with all the hosts of evil
cannot destroy the weakest of God’s saints. Angels that excel in strength will protect them, and
in their behalf Jehovah will reveal Himself as a “God of gods,” able to save to the uttermost those​

who have put their trust in Him.

 

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God’s People Delivered​

Thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey
of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and
I will save thy children. Isaiah 49:25.​

When the protection of human laws shall be withdrawn from those who honor the law of
God, there will be, in different lands, a simultaneous movement for their destruction. As the time
appointed in the decree draws near, the people will conspire to root out the hated sect. It will be
determined to strike in one night a decisive blow, which shall utterly silence the voice of dissent
and reproof.​

The people of God—some in prison cells, some hidden in solitary retreats in the forests and
the mountains—still plead for divine protection, while in every quarter companies of armed men,
urged on by hosts of evil angels, are preparing for the work of death. It is now, in the hour of
utmost extremity, that the God of Israel will interpose for the deliverance of His chosen....​

With shouts of triumph, jeering, and imprecation, throngs of evil men are about to rush upon
their prey, when, lo, a dense blackness, deeper than the darkness of the night, falls upon the earth.
Then a rainbow, shining with the glory from the throne of God, spans the heavens and seems to
encircle each praying company. The angry multitudes are suddenly arrested. Their mocking cries
die away. The objects of their murderous rage are forgotten. With fearful forebodings they gaze
upon the symbol of God’s covenant and long to be shielded from its overpowering brightness.​

By the people of God a voice, clear and melodious, is heard saying, “Look up,” and lifting
their eyes to the heavens, they behold the bow of promise. The black, angry clouds that covered
the firmament are parted, and like Stephen they look up steadfastly into heaven and see the glory
of God and the Son of man seated upon His throne.​

While all the world is plunged in darkness, there will be light in every dwelling of the saints.​

They will catch the first light of His second appearing.

 

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The Day And Hour Of Christ’s Coming Announced

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father
only. Matthew 24:36.

The voice of God is heard from heaven, declaring the day and hour of Jesus’ coming, and
delivering everlasting covenant to His people. Like peals of loudest thunder His words roll
through the earth.​

He spoke one sentence, and then paused, while the words were rolling through the earth.​

The Israel of God stood with their eyes fixed upward, listening to the words as they came from
the mouth of Jehovah and rolled through the earth like peals of loudest thunder. It was awfully
solemn. At the end of every sentence the saints shouted, “Glory! Hallelujah!”​

The living saints, 144,000 in number, knew and understood the voice, while the wicked
thought it was thunder and an earthquake.​

The Israel of God stand listening, with their eyes fixed upward. Their countenances are
lighted up with His glory, and shine as did the face of Moses when he came down from Sinai.
The wicked cannot look upon them. And when the blessing is pronounced on those who have
honored God by keeping His Sabbath holy, there is a mighty shout of victory.​

Then commenced the jubilee, when the land should rest.​

A glorious light shone upon them [the saints]. How beautiful they then looked! All marks
of care and weariness were gone, and health and beauty were seen in every countenance. Their
enemies, the heathen around them, fell like dead men; they could not endure the light that shone
upon the delivered, holy ones. This light and glory remained upon them, until Jesus was seen in
the clouds of heaven.​

And I saw a flaming cloud come where Jesus stood. Then Jesus ... took His place on the
cloud which carried Him to the East, where it first appeared to the saints on earth—a small black
cloud which was the sign of the Son of man. While the cloud was passing from the Holiest to
the East, which took a number of days, the synagogue of Satan worshipped at the saint’s feet.​

 

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The General Resurrection Of The Righteous​

Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth
shall cast out the dead. Isaiah 26:19.​

The King of kings descends upon the cloud, wrapped in flaming fire. The heavens are rolled
together as a scroll, the earth trembles before Him, and every mountain and island is moved out
of its place....

Amid the reeling of the earth, the flash of lightning, and the roar of thunder, the voice of
the Son of God calls forth the sleeping saints. He looks upon the graves of the righteous, then,
raising His hands to heaven, He cries: “Awake, awake, awake, ye that sleep in the dust, and
arise!” Throughout the length and breadth of the earth the dead shall hear that voice, and they
that hear shall live. And the whole earth shall ring with the tread of the exceeding great army of
every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. From the prison house of death they come, clothed
with immortal glory, crying: “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” 1
Corinthians 15:55. And the living righteous and the risen saints unite their voices in a long, glad
shout of victory.

All come forth from their graves the same in stature as when they entered the tomb... But
all arise with the freshness and vigor of eternal youth.... The mortal, corruptible form, devoid of
comeliness, once polluted with sin, becomes perfect, beautiful, and immortal. All blemishes and
deformities are left in the grave....

The living righteous are changed “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.” At the voice of
God they were glorified; now they are made immortal and with the risen saints are caught up to
meet their Lord in the air. Angels “gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end
of heaven to the other.”

As the little infants come forth immortal from their dusty beds, they immediately wing their
way to their mothers’ arms.

Friends long separated by death are united, nevermore to part, and with songs of gladness​

ascend together to the City of God.

 

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We Shall Recognize Each Other​

Then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Corinthians 13:12.​

We shall know our friends, even as the disciples knew Jesus. They may have been deformed,
diseased, or disfigured, in this mortal life, and they rise in perfect health and symmetry; yet in
the glorified body their identity will be perfectly preserved.... In the face radiant with the light
shining from the face of Jesus, we shall recognize the lineaments of those we love.​

The redeemed will meet and recognize those whose attention they have directed to the
uplifted Saviour. What blessed converse they have with these souls! “I was a sinner,” it will
be said, “without God and without hope in the world, and you came to me and drew my attention
to the precious Saviour as my only hope....” Others will say, “I was a heathen in heathen lands.
You left your friends and comfortable home and came to teach me how to find Jesus and believe
in Him as the only true God. I demolished my idols and worshiped God, and now I see Him face
to face. I am saved, eternally saved, ever to behold Him whom I love....”​

Others will express their gratitude to those who fed the hungry and clothed the naked. “When
despair bound my soul in unbelief, the Lord sent you to me,” they say, “to speak words of hope
and comfort. You brought me food for my physical necessities, and you opened to me the Word
of God, awakening me to my spiritual needs. You treated me as a brother. You sympathized with
me in my sorrows, and restored my bruised and wounded soul, so that I could grasp the hand of
Christ that was reached out to save me. In my ignorance you taught me patiently that I had a
Father in heaven who cared for me. You read to me the precious promises of God’s Word. You
inspired in me the faith that He would save me. My heart was softened, subdued, broken, as I
contemplated the sacrifice which Christ had made for me.... I am here, saved, eternally saved,
ever to live in His presence and to praise Him who gave His life for me.”​

What rejoicing there will be as these redeemed ones meet and greet those who have had a
burden in their behalf! And those who have lived, not to please themselves, but to be a blessing​

to the unfortunate who have so few blessings—how their hearts will thrill with satisfaction!

 

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FamiliesWill Be Reunited​

Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for
thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the
enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to
their own border. Jeremiah 31:16, 17.​

Christ is coming with clouds and with great glory. A multitude of shining angels will attend
Him. He will come to raise the dead, and to change the living saints from glory to glory. He
will come to honor those who have loved Him, and kept His commandments, and to take them
to Himself. He has not forgotten them nor His promise. There will be a relinking of the family
chain.

The day of God will reveal how much the world owes to godly mothers....

When the judgment shall sit, and the books shall be opened; when the “well done” of the
great Judge is pronounced, and the crown of immortal glory is placed upon the brow of the
victor, many will raise their crowns in sight of the assembled universe, and pointing to their
mother say: “She made me all I am through the grace of God. Her instruction, her prayers, have
been blessed to my eternal salvation.”

With joy unutterable, parents see the crown, the robe, the harp, given to their children. The
days of hope and fear are ended. The seed sown with tears and prayers may have seemed to be
sown in vain, but their harvest is reaped with joy at last. Their children have been redeemed.

Oh, wonderful redemption! long talked of, long hoped for, contemplated with eager
anticipation, but never fully understood.

To His faithful followers Christ has been a daily companion and familiar friend. They have
lived in close contact, in constant communion with God. Upon them the glory of the Lord has
risen. In them the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ has been
reflected. Now they rejoice in the undimmed rays of the brightness and glory of the King in His​

majesty. They are prepared for the communion of heaven; for they have heaven in their hearts.

 

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Welcome To The City Of God

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful​

over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy
of thy lord. Matthew 25:23.

With unutterable love, Jesus welcomes His faithful ones to the joy of their Lord. The

Saviour’s joy is in seeing, in the kingdom of glory, the souls that have been saved by His agony
and humiliation. And the redeemed will be sharers in His joy, as they behold, among the blessed,

those who have been won to Christ through their prayers, their labors, and their loving sacrifice.

As they gather about the great white throne, gladness unspeakable will fill their hearts, when they
behold those whom they have won for Christ, and see that one has gained others, and these still
others, all brought into the haven of rest, there to lay their crowns at Jesus’ feet and praise Him
through the endless cycles of eternity.​

As the ransomed ones are welcomed to the City of God, there rings out upon the air an

exultant cry of adoration. The two Adams are about to meet. The Son of God is standing with
outstretched arms to receive the father of our race—the being whom He created, who sinned

against his Maker, and for whose sin the marks of the crucifixion are borne upon the Saviour’s

form. As Adam discerns the prints of the cruel nails, he does not fall upon the bosom of his Lord,
but in humiliation casts himself at His feet, crying: “Worthy, worthy is the Lamb that was slain!”
Tenderly the Saviour lifts him up and bids him look once more upon the Eden home from which
he has so long been exiled.​

After his expulsion from Eden, Adam’s life on earth was filled with sorrow. Every dying leaf,

every victim of sacrifice, every blight upon the fair face of nature, every stain upon man’s purity,
was a fresh reminder of his sin.... With patient humility he bore, for nearly a thousand years, the

penalty of transgression. Faithfully did he repent of his sin and trust in the merits of the promised

Saviour, and he died in the hope of a resurrection. The Son of God redeemed man’s failure and​

fall; and now, through the work of the atonement, Adam is reinstated in his first dominion.

 

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Think On Heavenly Things​

These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and
made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Revelation 7:14.​

John, while in vision, saw a company clothed in white robes.... They were seen in the temple
of God. This will be the result for all who will lay hold of the merits of Christ and wash their
robes in His blood. Every provision has been made so that we can sit with Christ upon His
throne, but the condition is that we be in harmony with the law of God....

We cannot afford to lose heaven. We ought to have our conversation on heavenly things.
There there is no death nor pain. Why are we so reluctant to talk of these things? Why do we
dwell upon earthly things? The apostle exhorts us to have our conversation in heaven.
"For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord
Jesus Christ" (Philippians 3:20).... Christ will soon return to gather those who are prepared,
and take them to this glorious place. "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many;
and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation"
(Hebrews 9:28).

Do we love to think of this event or do we want to put it off? ... The more we talk of Jesus,
the more we shall reflect His divine image. By beholding we become transformed. We need to
bring Christ into our religious experience. When you assemble together, let the conversation be
on Christ and His salvation.... The more we talk of Jesus the more of His matchless charms we
shall behold.

Those who take no pleasure in thinking and talking of God in this life, will not enjoy the life
that is to come, where God is ever present, dwelling among His people. But those who love to
think of God will be in their element, breathing in the atmosphere of heaven. Those who on earth
love the thought of heaven will be happy in its holy associations and pleasures.... "And there
shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants
shall serve him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads" (Revelation
22:3, 4).​

 

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Only One Reminder Of Sin​

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and
the sinner. Proverbs 11:31.​

The wicked receive their recompense in the earth. Proverbs 11:31. They “shall be stubble:
and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 4:1. Some are
destroyed as in a moment, while others suffer many days. All are punished “according to their
deeds.” The sins of the righteous having been transferred to Satan, he is made to suffer not only
for his own rebellion, but for all the sins which he has caused God’s people to commit. His
punishment is to be far greater than that of those whom he has deceived. After all have perished
who fell by his deceptions, he is still to live and suffer on. In the cleansing flames the wicked are
at last destroyed, root and branch—Satan the root, his followers the branches.​

Satan and all who have joined him in rebellion will be cut off.... Then “the wicked shall not
be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be”; “they shall be as though
they had not been.” Psalm 37:10; Obadiah 16.​

The justice of God is satisfied, and the saints and all the angelic host say with a loud voice,
Amen.​

While the earth is wrapped in the fire of God’s vengeance, the righteous abide safely in the
Holy City. Upon those that had part in the first resurrection, the second death has no power.
(Revelation 20:6.) While God is to the wicked a consuming fire, He is to His people both a sun
and a shield. (Psalm 84:11.)​

The fire that consumes the wicked purifies the earth. Every trace of the curse is swept away.
No eternally burning hell will keep before the ransomed the fearful consequences of sin.​

One reminder alone remains: our Redeemer will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion....​

All that was lost by sin has been restored.... God’s original purpose in the creation of the
earth is fulfilled as it is made the eternal abode of the redeemed. “The righteous shall inherit the​

land, and dwell therein for ever.” Psalm 37:29.

 

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The Immortal Inheritance​

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints
in light. Colossians 1:12, R.S.V.​

The ransom has been paid, and it is possible for all to come to God, and through a life of
obedience to attain unto everlasting life. Then how sad it is that men turn from the immortal
inheritance, and live for the gratification of pride, for selfishness and display, and ... lose the
blessing which they might have both in this life and in the life to come. They might enter into
the palaces of heaven, and associate on terms of freedom and equality with Christ and heavenly
angels, and with the princes of God; and yet, incredible as it may seem, they turn from heavenly
attractions.

The Creator of all worlds proposes to love those who believe in His only-begotten Son as their
personal Saviour, even as He loves His Son. Even here and now His gracious favor is bestowed
upon us to this marvelous extent. He has given to men the gift of the Light and Majesty of
heaven, and with Him He has bestowed all the treasures of heaven. Much as He has promised
us for the life to come, He also bestows princely gifts upon us in this life, and as subjects of His
grace, He would have us enjoy everything that will ennoble, expand, and elevate our characters.
It is His design to fit us for the heavenly courts above.

But Satan is contending for the souls of men.... He would not have them catch a glimpse of
the future honor, the eternal glories, laid up for those who shall be inhabitants of heaven, or have
a taste of the experience that gives a foretaste of the happiness of heaven....

Those who accept Christ as their Saviour have the promise of the life that now is, and that
which is to come.... The lowliest disciple of Christ may become an inhabitant of heaven, an heir
of God to an inheritance incorruptible, and that fadeth not away. O that every one might make
choice of the heavenly gift, become an heir of God to that inheritance whose title is secure from
any destroyer, world without end! O, choose not the world, but choose the better inheritance!​

Press, urge your way toward the mark for the prize of your high calling in Christ Jesus.