਍ഀഀ ਍㰀洀攀琀愀 栀琀琀瀀ⴀ攀焀甀椀瘀㴀䌀漀渀琀攀渀琀ⴀ吀礀瀀攀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀琀攀砀琀⼀栀琀洀氀㬀 挀栀愀爀猀攀琀㴀甀渀椀挀漀搀攀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀洀攀琀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀䜀攀渀攀爀愀琀漀爀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 圀漀爀搀 㤀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀氀椀渀欀 爀攀氀㴀䘀椀氀攀ⴀ䰀椀猀琀 栀爀攀昀㴀∀⸀⼀攀䌀栀甀爀挀栀昀愀氀氀开昀椀氀攀猀⼀昀椀氀攀氀椀猀琀⸀砀洀氀∀㸀ഀഀ Appearing To Fall ਍㰀℀ⴀⴀ嬀椀昀 最琀攀 洀猀漀 㤀崀㸀㰀砀洀氀㸀ഀഀ ਍ 㰀⼀漀㨀䐀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀倀爀漀瀀攀爀琀椀攀猀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀猀琀礀氀攀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀⼀猀琀礀氀攀㸀ഀഀ ਍ഀഀ ਍㰀搀椀瘀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀匀攀挀琀椀漀渀㄀㸀ഀഀ
਍㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀㰀椀洀最 猀爀挀㴀∀⸀⸀⼀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀搀⸀最椀昀∀㸀攀愀爀 䴀爀⸀ 刀Ⰰ㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀ഀഀ question, and for what appears to be an honest seeking-after the truth.

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You wrote: “How can we ਍椀渀琀攀爀瀀爀攀琀 䔀䜀圀ᤀ猠 猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 嬀匀䐀䄀崀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 琀漀 昀愀氀氀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀ഀഀ does not? Wouldn’t that give us confidence that the church will overcome/turn ਍戀愀挀欀⼀爀攀瀀攀渀琀 漀昀 椀琀ᤀ猠 眀爀漀渀最 搀攀攀搀猀㼀 䤀 愀洀 猀椀渀挀攀爀攀氀礀 猀攀攀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀爀甀琀栀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ Thank you.”

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     The ਍焀甀漀琀愀琀椀漀渀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀洀攀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 椀猀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 眀攀氀氀 欀渀漀眀渀 漀渀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഀഀ CSDA Church, and in fact we consider it a very precious promise to the faithful ਍昀漀氀氀漀眀攀爀猀 漀昀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀⸀ 吀栀愀琀 猀漀洀攀 栀愀瘀攀 甀猀攀搀 椀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀猀琀 琀漀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 愀 渀漀眀ഀഀ apostate organization is rather distressing, but not unexpected. Mrs. White ਍眀爀漀琀攀 漀渀挀攀 猀愀礀椀渀最Ⰰ ᰀ吠栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 猀漀洀攀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 甀瀀漀渀 愀挀挀攀瀀琀椀渀最 攀爀爀漀渀攀漀甀猀 琀栀攀漀爀椀攀猀Ⰰഀഀ strive to establish them by collecting from my writings statements of truth, ਍眀栀椀挀栀 琀栀攀礀 甀猀攀Ⰰ 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 瀀攀爀瘀攀爀琀攀搀 戀礀ഀഀ association with error.” [Letter 136, April 27, 1906]

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     One ਍漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 攀爀爀漀爀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀 琀栀愀琀 愀渀礀 最椀瘀攀渀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀ⴀ漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 挀愀渀 渀攀瘀攀爀 昀愀氀氀ഀഀ out of favor with Yahweh no matter what the spiritual state of that ਍漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 戀攀挀漀洀攀猀⸀ 䐀椀搀 渀漀琀 攀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀 昀愀氀氀 眀栀攀渀 椀琀 爀攀樀攀挀琀攀搀ഀഀ the Son of the Most High? Although many precious promises and assurances were ਍最椀瘀攀渀 椀琀Ⰰ ⠀䨀攀爀 ㌀㨀㈀㈀Ⰰ 䨀漀攀氀 ㈀㨀㈀㘀⤀ 椀琀 搀椀搀 椀渀 昀愀挀琀 挀爀甀洀戀氀攀 眀栀攀渀 椀琀 琀甀爀渀攀搀 愀眀愀礀 昀爀漀洀ഀഀ its Lord. The faithful individuals were preserved, because they left when they ਍爀攀愀氀椀稀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀挀爀攀搀 瘀攀椀氀 眀愀猀 琀漀爀渀⸀ ⠀䰀甀欀攀 ㈀㌀㨀㐀㔀Ⰰ 䄀挀琀猀 ㈀㨀㌀㘀ⴀ㐀㈀⤀ 匀椀洀椀氀愀爀氀礀Ⰰഀഀ so fell the Apostolic Church, and Protestantism. Each time they departed from ਍琀栀攀 昀愀椀琀栀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀礀 ㄀⤀ 爀攀樀攀挀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 琀攀猀琀椀洀漀渀礀 漀昀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀 琀漀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀 琀漀 最爀漀眀ഀഀ into a full knowledge of truth, and then 2) they allied themselves with the ਍猀攀挀甀氀愀爀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀猀 椀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 攀渀昀漀爀挀攀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀琀攀挀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 愀琀爀漀瀀栀椀攀搀 搀漀挀琀爀椀渀攀猀⸀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䘀爀漀洀ഀഀ the pen of Mrs. White herself we read, “In the rejecting of Jerusalem it was ਍戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 最爀攀愀琀 瀀爀椀瘀椀氀攀最攀猀 眀攀爀攀 愀戀甀猀攀搀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 琀栀攀 搀攀渀甀渀挀椀愀琀椀漀渀 甀瀀漀渀 愀氀氀ഀഀ who lightly regarded the great opportunities and precious light that were ਍攀渀琀爀甀猀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 欀攀攀瀀椀渀最⸀ 倀爀椀瘀椀氀攀最攀猀 搀漀 渀漀琀 挀漀洀洀攀渀搀 甀猀 琀漀 䜀漀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀礀ഀഀ commend God to us. No people are saved because they have great light and ਍猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 愀搀瘀愀渀琀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀猀攀 栀椀最栀 愀渀搀 栀攀愀瘀攀渀氀礀 昀愀瘀漀爀猀 漀渀氀礀 椀渀挀爀攀愀猀攀 琀栀攀椀爀ഀഀ responsibility.

਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀ᰀ吠栀攀 洀漀爀攀 愀渀搀 椀渀挀爀攀愀猀攀搀 氀椀最栀琀 䜀漀搀 栀愀猀 最椀瘀攀渀 洀愀欀攀猀ഀഀ the receiver more responsible. It does not place the receiver in any safer ਍瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀 甀渀氀攀猀猀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀瘀椀氀攀最攀猀 愀爀攀 眀椀猀攀氀礀 椀洀瀀爀漀瘀攀搀Ⰰ 瀀爀椀稀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀ഀഀ God’s glory. Christ said, “Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! ਍昀漀爀 椀昀 琀栀攀 洀椀最栀琀礀 眀漀爀欀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 眀攀爀攀 搀漀渀攀 椀渀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 栀愀搀 戀攀攀渀 搀漀渀攀 椀渀 吀礀爀攀 愀渀搀ഀഀ Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes” [Matt. 11:21].

਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀ᴀ圠栀攀渀 䨀攀爀甀猀愀氀攀洀 眀愀猀 搀椀瘀漀爀挀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 䜀漀搀 椀琀 眀愀猀ഀഀ because of her sins. She fell from an exalted height that Tyre and Sidon had ਍渀攀瘀攀爀 爀攀愀挀栀攀搀⸀ 䄀渀搀 眀栀攀渀 愀渀 愀渀最攀氀 昀愀氀氀猀 栀攀 戀攀挀漀洀攀猀 愀 昀椀攀渀搀⸀ 吀栀攀 搀攀瀀琀栀 漀昀 漀甀爀ഀഀ ruin is measured by the exalted light to which God has raised us in His great ਍最漀漀搀渀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 甀渀猀瀀攀愀欀愀戀氀攀 洀攀爀挀礀⸀ 伀栀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 瀀爀椀瘀椀氀攀最攀猀 愀爀攀 最爀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 甀猀 愀猀 愀ഀഀ people! And if God spared not His people that He loved, because they refused to ਍眀愀氀欀 椀渀 琀栀攀 氀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 栀漀眀 挀愀渀 䠀攀 猀瀀愀爀攀 琀栀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀栀漀洀 䠀攀 栀愀猀 戀氀攀猀猀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀ഀഀ light of heaven in having opened to them the most exalted truth ever entrusted ਍琀漀 洀漀爀琀愀氀 洀愀渀 琀漀 最椀瘀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀㼀ᴀ†嬀㰀椀㸀䴀愀渀甀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀 ㄀㈀㰀⼀椀㸀Ⰰ 瀀瀀⸀ ㌀㄀㤀Ⰰ㌀㈀ 崀 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀倀氀攀愀猀攀ഀഀ note primarly that Jerusalem fell “because of her sins,” and secondarily that ਍䠀攀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀 洀漀爀攀 ᰀ猠瀀愀爀攀 琀栀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 眀栀漀洀 䠀攀 栀愀猀 戀氀攀猀猀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 氀椀最栀琀 漀昀 栀攀愀瘀攀渀Ⰰᴀഠഀ (that would be Adventists) if they have “refused to walk in the light.”

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     In ਍猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 瀀氀愀挀攀猀 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀攀渀最攀爀 漀昀 夀愀栀 搀攀挀氀愀爀攀猀 琀栀愀琀Ⰰ ᰀ圠攀 洀甀猀琀 愀猀 愀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀爀漀甀猀攀ഀഀ and cleanse the camp of Israel. Licentiousness, unlawful intimacy, and unholy ਍瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀猀 愀爀攀 挀漀洀椀渀最 椀渀 愀洀漀渀最 甀猀 椀渀 愀 氀愀爀最攀 搀攀最爀攀攀㬀 愀渀搀 洀椀渀椀猀琀攀爀猀 眀栀漀 愀爀攀ഀഀ handling sacred things are guilty of sin in this respect. They are coveting ਍琀栀攀椀爀 渀攀椀最栀戀漀爀猀ᤀ†眀椀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀攀瘀攀渀琀栀 挀漀洀洀愀渀搀洀攀渀琀 椀猀 戀爀漀欀攀渀⸀ 圀攀 愀爀攀 椀渀 搀愀渀最攀爀ഀഀ of becoming a sister to fallen Babylon, of allowing our churches to become ਍挀漀爀爀甀瀀琀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀椀氀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 攀瘀攀爀礀 昀漀甀氀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀Ⰰ 愀 挀愀最攀 昀漀爀 攀瘀攀爀礀 甀渀挀氀攀愀渀 愀渀搀ഀഀ hateful bird; and will we be clear unless we make decided movements to cure the ਍攀砀椀猀琀椀渀最 攀瘀椀氀㼀ᴀ†嬀㰀椀㸀䴀愀渀甀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 刀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀 ㈀㄀㰀⼀椀㸀Ⰰ 瀀愀最攀 ㌀㠀 崀 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䌀氀攀愀爀氀礀Ⰰഀഀ we are in the same position as was Jerusalem in the time of Christ. Just as ਍挀氀攀愀爀氀礀Ⰰ 漀甀爀 瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 䄀氀洀椀最栀琀礀 搀攀瀀攀渀搀猀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 漀渀 漀甀爀 眀漀爀欀猀 漀爀 栀漀眀ഀഀ exalted the role we were once given to play, but on our faith, and our willingness ਍琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 䠀椀洀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 氀攀愀搀 甀猀 愀猀 愀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀⸀ 䄀渀 愀戀猀攀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 瘀椀琀愀氀 昀愀椀琀栀 氀攀愀搀猀ഀഀ to the very sins that caused Jerusalem to be rejected, and the General ਍䌀漀渀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 氀攀搀 䄀搀瘀攀渀琀 洀漀瘀攀洀攀渀琀 琀漀 猀甀昀昀攀爀 琀栀椀猀 最爀攀愀琀 氀漀猀猀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀⸀ 䄀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 椀琀ഀഀ is a fully accurate statement that the true Church will never fall, and ਍愀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀 䠀椀洀猀攀氀昀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 眀椀氀氀 戀甀椀氀搀 洀礀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀㬀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 最愀琀攀猀 漀昀 栀攀氀氀ഀഀ shall not prevail against it,” (Mat 16:18b) nevertheless those who are in ਍挀栀愀爀最攀 漀昀 琀栀愀琀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 琀漀 眀栀椀挀栀 眀愀猀 挀漀洀洀椀琀琀攀搀ഀഀ the Gospel vine, can and will be changed if they fall into incurable forms of ਍愀瀀漀猀琀愀猀礀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ      It has been told to us, “Therefore Yahweh will ਍挀甀琀 漀昀昀 昀爀漀洀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀 栀攀愀搀 愀渀搀 琀愀椀氀Ⰰ 戀爀愀渀挀栀 愀渀搀 爀甀猀栀Ⰰ 椀渀 漀渀攀 搀愀礀⸀ 吀栀攀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀 愀渀搀ഀഀ honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. ਍䘀漀爀 琀栀攀 氀攀愀搀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀洀 琀漀 攀爀爀㬀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀 琀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 氀攀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀洀ഀഀ are destroyed.” (Isa 9:14-16) “Therefore the showers have been withholden, and ਍琀栀攀爀攀 栀愀琀栀 戀攀攀渀 渀漀 氀愀琀琀攀爀 爀愀椀渀㬀 愀渀搀 琀栀漀甀 栀愀搀猀琀 愀 眀栀漀爀攀ᤀ猠 昀漀爀攀栀攀愀搀Ⰰ 琀栀漀甀ഀഀ refusedst to be ashamed.” (Jer 3:3)

਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀吀栀攀 倀栀愀爀椀猀攀攀猀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀攀搀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 爀攀挀欀氀攀猀猀ഀഀ self-confidence sadly possessed by many in modern Adventism, replied to a ਍瀀愀爀愀戀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀攀猀猀椀愀栀㨀 ᰀ吠栀攀礀 猀愀礀 甀渀琀漀 䠀椀洀Ⰰ ᠀䠠攀 眀椀氀氀 洀椀猀攀爀愀戀氀礀 搀攀猀琀爀漀礀 琀栀漀猀攀ഀഀ wicked men [who rejected the master’s son], and will let out his vineyard unto ਍漀琀栀攀爀 栀甀猀戀愀渀搀洀攀渀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 猀栀愀氀氀 爀攀渀搀攀爀 栀椀洀 琀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀攀愀猀漀渀猀⸀ᤀ†夀愀栀猀栀甀愀ഀഀ saith unto them, ‘Did ye never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders ਍爀攀樀攀挀琀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 椀猀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀漀爀渀攀爀㨀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 䰀漀爀搀ᤀ猠 搀漀椀渀最Ⰰഀഀ and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God ਍猀栀愀氀氀 戀攀 琀愀欀攀渀 昀爀漀洀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 最椀瘀攀渀 琀漀 愀 渀愀琀椀漀渀 戀爀椀渀最椀渀最 昀漀爀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀猀ഀഀ thereof.’” (Mat 21:41-43)

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     Now ਍眀栀愀琀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 焀甀漀琀攀 礀漀甀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀㼀 䐀漀攀猀 䴀爀猀⸀ 圀栀椀琀攀 挀漀渀琀爀愀搀椀挀琀 栀攀爀 漀琀栀攀爀ഀഀ statements, or does she give unqualified assurance to the Seventh Day Adventist ਍漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 眀椀氀氀 渀攀瘀攀爀 昀愀氀氀 爀攀最愀爀搀氀攀猀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 琀爀攀愀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀椀最栀琀ഀഀ they had been privileged to behold? Not at all. We must be sure that we are not ਍洀椀猀愀瀀瀀氀礀椀渀最 栀攀爀 琀攀猀琀椀洀漀渀椀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀甀爀攀猀琀 眀愀礀 琀漀 搀漀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 琀漀 爀攀愀搀 眀栀愀琀ഀഀ comes both before and after any given statement. People have gotten into ਍琀爀漀甀戀氀攀 搀漀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 䈀椀戀氀攀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀 眀椀琀栀 刀漀洀愀渀猀 㜀Ⰰ 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀氀礀ഀഀ ignoring the warning given by Peter about the Scriptures of our “beloved ਍戀爀漀琀栀攀爀 倀愀甀氀⸀ᴀ†⠀㈀倀攀琀攀爀 ㌀㨀㄀㔀Ⰰ㄀㘀⤀ 䌀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 栀攀爀 眀漀爀欀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 椀洀洀甀渀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀ഀഀ malpractice.

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     Here ਍椀猀 琀栀攀 椀洀洀攀搀椀愀琀攀 挀漀渀琀攀砀琀 漀昀 栀攀爀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀ᤀ猠 愀瀀瀀愀爀攀渀琀ഀഀ “fall,” and it will immediately become obvious what she is talking about:

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     “We ਍愀爀攀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀愀搀礀 愀渀搀 眀愀椀琀椀渀最 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 漀爀搀攀爀猀 漀昀 䜀漀搀⸀ 一愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 猀琀椀爀爀攀搀 琀漀ഀഀ their very center. Support will be withdrawn from those who proclaim God’s only ਍猀琀愀渀搀愀爀搀 漀昀 爀椀最栀琀攀漀甀猀渀攀猀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 猀甀爀攀 琀攀猀琀 漀昀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀⸀ 䄀渀搀 愀氀氀 眀栀漀 眀椀氀氀ഀഀ not bow to the decree of the national councils and obey the national laws to ਍攀砀愀氀琀 琀栀攀 匀愀戀戀愀琀栀 椀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀 漀昀 猀椀渀Ⰰ 琀漀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀爀攀最愀爀搀 漀昀 䜀漀搀ᤀ猠 栀漀氀礀ഀഀ day, will feel, not the oppressive power of popery alone, but of the Protestant ਍眀漀爀氀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 椀洀愀最攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀攀愀猀琀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ      “Satan will work his miracles to deceive; he will ਍猀攀琀 甀瀀 栀椀猀 瀀漀眀攀爀 愀猀 猀甀瀀爀攀洀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 洀愀礀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀 愀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀漀 昀愀氀氀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀ഀഀ does not fall. It remains, while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out--the ਍挀栀愀昀昀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 瀀爀攀挀椀漀甀猀 眀栀攀愀琀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 琀攀爀爀椀戀氀攀 漀爀搀攀愀氀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഀഀ nevertheless it must take place. None but those who have been overcoming by the ਍戀氀漀漀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䰀愀洀戀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 琀攀猀琀椀洀漀渀礀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 氀漀礀愀氀ഀഀ and true, without spot or stain of sin, without guile in their mouths. We must ਍戀攀 搀椀瘀攀猀琀攀搀 漀昀 漀甀爀 猀攀氀昀ⴀ爀椀最栀琀攀漀甀猀渀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 愀爀爀愀礀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 爀椀最栀琀攀漀甀猀渀攀猀猀 漀昀ഀഀ Christ.

਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀ᰀ吠栀攀 爀攀洀渀愀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 瀀甀爀椀昀礀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀漀甀氀猀 戀礀 漀戀攀礀椀渀最ഀഀ the truth gather strength from the trying process, exhibiting the beauty of ਍栀漀氀椀渀攀猀猀 愀洀椀搀 琀栀攀 猀甀爀爀漀甀渀搀椀渀最 愀瀀漀猀琀愀猀礀⸀ 䄀氀氀 琀栀攀猀攀Ⰰ 䠀攀 猀愀礀猀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 栀愀瘀攀 最爀愀瘀攀渀 ⸀⸀⸀ഀഀ upon the palms of my hands” (Isa. 49:16). They are held in everlasting, ਍椀洀瀀攀爀椀猀栀愀戀氀攀 爀攀洀攀洀戀爀愀渀挀攀⸀ 圀攀 眀愀渀琀 昀愀椀琀栀 渀漀眀Ⰰ 氀椀瘀椀渀最 昀愀椀琀栀⸀ 圀攀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 愀ഀഀ living testimony that shall cut to the heart of the sinner. There is too much ਍猀攀爀洀漀渀椀稀椀渀最 愀渀搀 琀漀漀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 洀椀渀椀猀琀攀爀椀渀最⸀ 圀攀 眀愀渀琀 琀栀攀 栀漀氀礀 甀渀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ 圀攀 渀攀攀搀 琀栀攀ഀഀ spirit and fervor of the truth. Many of the ministers are half paralyzed by ਍琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 搀攀昀攀挀琀猀 漀昀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 渀攀攀搀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀瘀攀爀琀椀渀最 瀀漀眀攀爀 漀昀 䜀漀搀⸀ᴀഠഀ [Selected Messages Book 2, page 380]

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     What ਍愀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀愀最爀愀瀀栀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 愀渀搀 愀昀琀攀爀 椀琀 洀愀欀攀℀ 圀栀愀琀 愀琀 昀椀爀猀琀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀攀搀 琀漀ഀഀ be a virtual license for organizational apostasy is instead shown to be a ਍瀀爀攀挀椀漀甀猀 瀀爀漀洀椀猀攀 漀昀 瀀爀攀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀 琀爀漀甀戀氀攀Ⰰ 昀漀氀氀漀眀攀搀 戀礀 愀渀 攀愀爀渀攀猀琀ഀഀ appeal for a revival of spirit while the time is yet ours to choose. It should ਍戀攀 戀氀愀琀愀渀琀氀礀 漀戀瘀椀漀甀猀 琀栀愀琀 䴀爀猀⸀ 圀栀椀琀攀ᤀ猠 猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀 椀猀 爀攀昀攀爀爀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 椀渀ഀഀ the time of trouble. She states clearly that this appearance of failure takes ਍瀀氀愀挀攀 眀栀攀渀 ᰀ渠愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 猀琀椀爀爀攀搀Ⰰᴀ†愀渀搀 眀栀攀渀 ᰀ愠氀氀 眀栀漀 眀椀氀氀 渀漀琀 戀漀眀 琀漀 琀栀攀 搀攀挀爀攀攀ഀഀ of the national councils and obey the national laws... will feel, not the ਍漀瀀瀀爀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀 漀昀 瀀漀瀀攀爀礀 愀氀漀渀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 倀爀漀琀攀猀琀愀渀琀 眀漀爀氀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 椀洀愀最攀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഀഀ beast,” and when “[Satan] will set up his power as supreme.”

਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䄀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀攀挀甀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀ഀഀ will appear to fall – not into apostasy, as institutionalized Adventism would ਍栀愀瘀攀 甀猀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 ☀⌀㠀㈀㄀㄀㬀 戀甀琀 戀礀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀攀挀甀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 栀愀琀攀昀甀氀 愀渀搀 漀昀昀攀渀搀攀搀 眀漀爀氀搀⸀ 吀栀椀猀ഀഀ is a promise for “those who have been overcoming by the blood of the Lamb,” and ਍昀漀爀 渀漀 漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 眀攀 愀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀漀 戀攀 猀琀愀洀瀀攀搀 漀甀琀 戀礀 琀栀攀 搀攀猀椀最渀猀 漀昀 搀攀洀漀渀 愀渀搀ഀഀ fallen man, then is the day of our salvation. Before that point, every nominal ਍昀漀氀氀漀眀攀爀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 琀爀甀攀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 氀愀猀琀 搀愀礀猀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 漀瘀攀爀挀漀洀攀 戀礀 昀攀愀爀 漀昀ഀഀ persecution and death, and will leave us; but as you can plainly see, this has ਍渀漀琀栀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀 椀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 眀栀漀氀攀猀愀氀攀 ⠀琀栀爀漀甀最栀 椀琀猀 氀攀愀搀攀爀猀⤀ഀഀ rejected the Gospel of Christ.

਍☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀吀栀攀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀ᤀ猠 愀瀀瀀愀爀攀渀琀 昀愀氀氀 椀猀 搀甀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀ഀഀ trouble, and nothing else. The Scriptures declare that if a Church ਍⠀猀礀洀戀漀氀椀挀愀氀氀礀 愀 ᰀ眠漀洀愀渀ᴀ⤠ 昀椀爀猀琀 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 䠀攀爀 䠀甀猀戀愀渀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 洀愀爀爀椀攀猀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 ☀⌀㠀㈀㄀㄀㬀ഀഀ there is no remedy, and there is no return to the first husband. (Deu 24:1-4) ਍䄀渀搀 愀最愀椀渀 椀琀 椀猀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀Ⰰ ᰀ渠攀椀琀栀攀爀 猀栀愀氀氀 愀渀礀 眀漀洀愀渀 猀琀愀渀搀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 愀 戀攀愀猀琀 琀漀 氀椀攀ഀഀ down thereto: it is confusion.” (Lev 18:23) The word “confusion” there is the ਍䠀攀戀爀攀眀 琀攀爀洀 ᰀ琠攀戀攀氀Ⰰᴀ†愀 搀攀爀椀瘀愀琀椀瘀攀 漀昀 ᰀ䈠愀戀攀氀⼀䈀愀戀礀氀漀渀⸀ᴀ†吀栀攀 匀䐀䄀 䌀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀 ⠀琀洀⤀ഀഀ has verily gone to lay down with the second beast of Revelation (the US ਍䜀漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀⤀ 愀渀搀 椀琀 椀猀 挀漀渀昀甀猀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀攀瘀攀爀 愀 挀甀爀攀 渀愀洀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䈀椀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 愀ഀഀ fallen Babylon – we are told to “Come out of her, my people, that ye be not ਍瀀愀爀琀愀欀攀爀猀 漀昀 栀攀爀 猀椀渀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 礀攀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀 渀漀琀 漀昀 栀攀爀 瀀氀愀最甀攀猀⸀ᴀ†⠀刀攀瘀 ㄀㠀㨀㐀戀⤀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䄀猀ഀഀ a result of this divine message, we are often accused of calling the SDA Church ਍ᰀ䈠愀戀礀氀漀渀Ⰰᴀ†眀栀椀挀栀 䴀爀猀⸀ 圀栀椀琀攀 猀愀椀搀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 渀攀瘀攀爀 戀攀⸀ 䄀猀 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 爀攀愀搀 昀爀漀洀 栀攀爀ഀഀ writings, however, a church that joins itself to the world is composed of ਍瀀攀爀猀漀渀猀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 ᰀ甠渀挀栀甀爀挀栀攀搀 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀Ⰰᴀ†嬀㰀椀㸀䴀愀渀甀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 刀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀 嘀漀氀甀洀攀 吀眀攀氀瘀攀㰀⼀椀㸀Ⰰഀഀ page 388] whether they know it or not, and that organization is therefore no ਍氀漀渀最攀爀 愀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀⸀ 䄀琀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 愀爀攀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 䴀愀猀琀攀爀 爀攀昀攀爀猀ഀഀ to as “my people,” and they as individuals are not cast off, if they will ਍挀漀渀猀攀渀琀 琀漀 昀氀攀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 搀攀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 挀漀洀攀⸀ ⠀刀漀洀 ㄀㄀㨀㄀Ⰰ㈀⤀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ      Similarly, the corporate entity that was once the ਍匀䐀䄀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 椀猀 渀漀眀 琀栀攀 匀䐀䄀 䌀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀⠀琀洀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀漀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 愀琀 愀氀氀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 ᰀ䤠渀 琀栀椀猀ഀഀ crisis, where is the church to be found? Are its members meeting the claims of ਍䜀漀搀㼀 䄀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 昀甀氀昀椀氀氀椀渀最 䠀椀猀 挀漀洀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 爀攀瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀椀渀最 䠀椀猀 挀栀愀爀愀挀琀攀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀ഀഀ world? Are they urging upon the attention of their fellow men the last merciful ਍洀攀猀猀愀最攀 漀昀 眀愀爀渀椀渀最㼀ᴀ†嬀㰀椀㸀䌀栀爀椀猀琀ᤀ猠 伀戀樀攀挀琀 䰀攀猀猀漀渀猀㰀⼀椀㸀Ⰰ 瀀愀最攀 ㌀ ㈀崀 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䤀ഀഀ submit to you that the Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church, small and ਍猀漀漀渀ⴀ琀漀ⴀ戀攀ⴀ瀀攀爀猀攀挀甀琀攀搀 愀猀 椀琀 椀猀Ⰰ 椀猀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 攀愀爀琀栀 眀椀琀栀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀ഀഀ at its head, the only people giving a testimony of complete victory over sin, ਍愀渀搀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 戀漀搀礀 漀昀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀爀猀 瀀爀攀愀挀栀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䜀漀猀瀀攀氀 琀栀愀琀 漀甀爀 䴀愀猀琀攀爀ഀഀ commissioned us to bear at the cost of His own precious blood. It is “the only ਍漀戀樀攀挀琀 漀渀 攀愀爀琀栀 漀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀 戀攀猀琀漀眀猀 䠀椀猀 猀甀瀀爀攀洀攀 爀攀最愀爀搀⸀ 䠀攀 椀猀 挀漀渀猀琀愀渀琀氀礀ഀഀ watching it with solicitude, and is strengthening it by His Holy Spirit.” ਍嬀㰀椀㸀䴀愀渀甀猀挀爀椀瀀琀 刀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀 嘀漀氀甀洀攀 伀渀攀㰀⼀椀㸀Ⰰ 瀀愀最攀 ㄀㔀㐀崀 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀䴀愀礀 夀愀栀 戀氀攀猀猀 礀漀甀ഀഀ richly as you draw near to His Kingdom,

਍䐀愀瘀椀搀⸀ 㰀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀漀㨀瀀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀樀甀猀琀椀昀礀✀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀䔀洀愀椀氀 猀椀最渀愀琀甀爀攀㨀 㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀ഀഀ style='color:blue'>“It is the testimony of all history that just in proportion ਍愀猀 愀渀礀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 愀渀搀 攀砀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 攀挀挀氀攀猀椀愀猀琀椀挀愀氀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀 氀漀猀攀猀 琀栀攀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀 愀渀搀ഀഀ power of God, it clamors for the support of the civil arm and finally religion ਍戀攀挀漀洀攀猀 愀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀⸀ᴀ†唀爀椀愀栀 匀洀椀琀栀 ⠀㄀㠀㤀㜀⤀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀挀漀氀漀爀㨀戀氀愀挀欀✀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀⼀戀氀漀挀欀焀甀漀琀攀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀⼀戀漀搀礀㸀ഀഀ