to　be　taught　in　divine　things；　and　in　the　time　of　great　necessity　they　will
  bring　to　their　remembrance　the　very　truths　which　are　needed。　Thus　〃when　the
  enemy　shall　come　in　like　a　flood；　the　Spirit　of　the　Lord　shall　lift　up　a
  standard　against　him。〃　Isaiah　59：19。
  Jesus　promised　His　disciples：　〃The　Comforter；　which　is　the　Holy　Ghost；　whom
  the　Father　will　send　in　My　name；　He　shall　teach　you　all　things；　and　bring
  all　things　to　your　remembrance；　whatsoever　I　have　said　unto　you。〃　John
  14：26。　But　the　teachings　of　Christ　must　previously　have　been　stored　in　the
  mind　in　order　for　the　Spirit　of　God　to　bring　them　to　our　remembrance　in　the
  time　of　peril。　〃Thy　word　have　I　hid　in　mine　heart；〃　said　David；　〃that　I
  might　not　sin　against　Thee。〃　Psalm　119：11。
  All　who　value　their　eternal　interests　should　be　on　their　guard　against　the
  inroads　of　skepticism。　The　very　pillars　of　truth　will　be　assailed。　It　is
  impossible　to　keep　beyond　the　reach　of　the　sarcasms　and　sophisms；　the
  insidious　and　pestilent　teachings；　of　modern　infidelity。　Satan　adapts　his
  temptations　to　all　classes。　He　assails　the　illiterate　with　a　jest　or　sneer；
  while　he　meets　the　educated　with　scientific　objections　and　philosophical
  reasoning；　alike　calculated　to　excite　distrust　or　contempt　of　the
  Scriptures。　Even　youth　of　little　experience　presume　to　insinuate　doubts
  concerning　the　fundamental
  601
  principles　of　Christianity。　And　this　youthful　infidelity；　shallow　as　it　is；
  has　its　influence。　Many　are　thus　led　to　jest　at　the　faith　of　their　fathers
  and　to　do　despite　to　the　Spirit　of　grace。　Hebrews　10：29。　Many　a　life　that
  promised　to　be　an　honor　to　God　and　a　blessing　to　the　world　has　been　blighted
  by　the　foul　breath　of　infidelity。　All　who　trust　to　the　boastful　decisions　of
  human　reason　and　imagine　that　they　can　explain　divine　mysteries　and　arrive
  at　truth　unaided　by　the　wisdom　of　God　are　entangled　in　the　snare　of　Satan。
  We　are　living　in　the　most　solemn　period　of　this　world's　history。　The　destiny
  of　earth's　teeming　multitudes　is　about　to　be　decided。　Our　own　future
  well…being　and　also　the　salvation　of　other　souls　depend　upon　the　course
  which　we　now　pursue。　We　need　to　be　guided　by　the　Spirit　of　truth。　Every
  follower　of　Christ　should　earnestly　inquire：　〃Lord；　what　wilt　Thou　have　me
  to　do？〃　We　need　to　humble　ourselves　before　the　Lord；　with　fasting　and
  prayer；　and　to　meditate　much　upon　His　word；　especially　upon　the　scenes　of
  the　judgment。　We　should　now　seek　a　deep　and　living　experience　in　the　things
  of　God。　We　have　not　a　moment　to　lose。　Events　of　vital　importance　are　taking
  place　around　us；　we　are　on　Satan's　enchanted　ground。　Sleep　not；　sentinels　of
  God；　the　foe　is　lurking　near；　ready　at　any　moment；　should　you　become　lax　and
  drowsy；　to　spring　upon　you　and　make　you　his　prey。
  Many　are　deceived　as　to　their　true　condition　before　God。　They　congratulate
  themselves　upon　the　wrong　acts　which　they　do　not　commit；　and　forget　to
  enumerate　the　good　and　noble　deeds　which　God　requires　of　them；　but　which
  they　have　neglected　to　perform。　It　is　not　enough　that　they　are　trees　in　the
  garden　of　God。　They　are　to　answer　His　expectation　by　bearing　fruit。　He　holds
  them　accountable　for　their　failure　to　accomplish　all　the　good　which　they
  could　have　done；　through　His　grace　strengthening　them。　In　the　books　of
  heaven　they　are　registered　as　cumberers　of　the　ground。　Yet　the　case　of　even
  this　class　is　not　utterly　hopeless。　With　those　who　have　slighted　God's　mercy
  and　abused　His　grace；　the　heart　of
  602
  long…suffering　love　yet　pleads。　〃Wherefore　He　saith；　Awake　thou　that
  sleepest；　and　arise　from　the　dead；　and　Christ　shall　give　thee　light。　See
  then　that　ye　walk　circumspectly；　。　。　。　redeeming　the　time；　because　the　days
  are　evil。〃　Ephesians　5：14…16。
  When　the　testing　time　shall　come；　those　who　have　made　God's　word　their　rule
  of　life　will　be　revealed。　In　summer　there　is　no　noticeable　difference
  between　evergreens　and　other　trees；　but　when　the　blasts　of　winter　come；　the
  evergreens　remain　unchanged；　while　other　trees　are　stripped　of　their
  foliage。　So　the　falsehearted　professor　may　not　now　be　distinguished　from　the
  real　Christian；　but　the　time　is　just　upon　us　when　the　difference　will　be
  apparent。　Let　opposition　arise；　let　bigotry　and　intolerance　again　bear　sway；
  let　persecution　be　kindled；　and　the　halfhearted　and　hypocritical　will　waver
  and　yield　the　faith；　but　the　true　Christian　will　stand　firm　as　a　rock；　his
  faith　stronger；　his　hope　brighter；　than　in　days　of　prosperity。
  Says　the　psalmist：　〃Thy　testimonies　are　my　meditation。〃　〃Through　Thy
  precepts　I　get　understanding：　therefore　I　hate　every　false　way。〃　Psalm
  119：99；　104。
  〃Happy　is　the　man　that　findeth　wisdom。〃　〃He　shall　be　as　a　tree　planted　by
  the　waters；　and　that　spreadeth　out　her　roots　by　the　river；　and　shall　not　see
  when　heat　cometh；　but　her　leaf　shall　be　green；　and　shall　not　be　careful　in
  the　year　of　drought；　neither　shall　cease　from　yielding　fruit。〃　Proverbs
  3：13；　Jeremiah　17：8。
  （603）
  Chapter　38
  The　Final　Warning
  〃I　saw　another　angel　come　down　from　heaven；　having　great　power；　and　the
  earth　was　lightened　with　his　glory。　And　he　cried　mightily　with　a　strong
  voice；　saying；　Babylon　the　great　is　fallen；　is　fallen；　and　is　become　the
  habitation　of　devils；　and　the　hold　of　every　foul　spirit；　and　a　cage　of　every
  unclean　and　hateful　bird。〃　〃And　I　heard　another　voice　from　heaven；　saying；
  Come　out　of　her；　My　people；　that　ye　be　not　partakers　of　her　sins；　and　that
  ye　receive　not　of　her　plagues。〃　Revelation　18：1；　2；　4。
  This　scripture　points　forward　to　a　time　when　the　announcement　of　the　fall　of
  Babylon；　as　made　by　the　second　angel　of　Revelation　14　（verse　8）；　is　to　be
  repeated；　with　the　additional　mention　of　the　corruptions　which　have　been
  entering　the　various　organizations　that　constitute　Babylon；　since　that
  message　was　first　given；　in　the　summer　of　1844。　A　terrible　condition　of　the
  religious　world　is　here　described。　With　every　rejection　of　truth　the　minds
  of　the　people　will　become　darker；　their　hearts　more　stubborn；　until　they　are
  entrenched　in　an　infidel　hardihood。　In　defiance　of　the　warnings　which　God
  has　given；　they　will　continue　to　trample　upon　one　of　the　precepts　of　the
  Decalogue；　until　they　are　led　to　persecute　those　who　hold　it　sacred。　Christ
  is　set　at　nought　in　the　contempt　placed　upon　His　word　and　His　people。　As　the
  teachings　of　spiritualism　are　accepted　by　the　churches；　the
  604
  restraint　imposed　upon　the　carnal　heart　is　removed；　and　the　profession　of
  religion　will　become　a　cloak　to　conceal　the　basest　iniquity。　A　belief　in
  spiritual　manifestations　opens　the　door　to　seducing　spirits　and　doctrines　of
  devils；　and　thus　the　influence　of　evil　angels　will　be　felt　in　the　churches。
  Of　Babylon；　at　the　time　brought　to　view　in　this　prophecy；　it　is　declared：
  〃Her　sins　have　reached　unto　heaven；　and　God　hath　remembered　her　iniquities。〃
  Revelation　18：5。　She　has　filled　up　the　measure　of　her　guilt；　and　destruction
  is　about　to　fall　upon　her。　But　God　still　has　a　people　in　Babylon；　and　before
  the　visitation　of　His　judgments　these　faithful　ones　must　be　called　out；　that
  they　partake　not　of　her　sins　and　〃receive　not　of　her　plagues。〃　Hence　the
  movement　symbolized　by　the　angel　coming　down　from　heaven；　lightening　the
  earth　with　his　glory　and　crying　mightily　with　a　strong　voice；　announcing　the
  sins　of　Babylon。　In　connection　with　his　message　the　call　is　heard：　〃Come　out
  of　her；　My　people。〃　These　announcements；　uniting　with　the　third　angel's
  message；　constitute　the　final　warning　to　be　given　to　the　inhabitants　of　the
  earth。
  Fearful　is　the　issue　to　which　the　world　is　to　be　brought。　The　powers　of
  earth；　uniting　to　war　against　the　commandments　of　God；　will　decree　that
  〃all；　both　small　and　great；　rich　and　poor；　free　and　bond〃　（Revelation
  13：16）；　shall　conform　to　the　customs　of　the　church　by　the　observance　of　the
  false　sabbath。　All　who　refuse　compliance　will　be　visited　with　civil
  penalties；　and　it　will　finally　be　declared　that　they　are　deserving　of　death。
  On　the　other　hand；　the　law　of　God　enjoining　the　Creator's　rest　day　demands
  obedience　and　threatens　wrath　against　all　who　transgress　its　precepts。
  With　the　issue　thus　clearly　brought　before　him；　whoever　shall　trample　upon
  God's　law　to　obey　a　human　enactment　receives　the　mark　of　the　beast；　he
  accepts　the　sign　of　allegiance　to　the　power　which　he　chooses　to　obey　instead
  of　God。　The　warning　from　heaven　is：　〃If　any　man　worship　the　beast
  605
  and　his　image；　and　receive　his　mark　in　his　forehead；　or　in　his　hand；　the
  same　shall　drink　of　the　wine　of　the　wrath　of　God；　which　is　poured　out
  without　mixture　into　the　cup　of　His　indignation。〃　Revelation　14：9；　10。
  But　not　one　is　made　to　suffer　the　wrath　of　God　until　the　truth　has　been
  brought　home　to　his　mind　and　conscience；　and　has　been　rejected。　There　are
  many　who　have　never　had　an　opportunity　to　hear　the　special　truths　for　this
  time。　The　obligation　of　the　fourth　commandment　has　never　been　set　before
  them