Appendix - 2
Perfection




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Christ Our Righteousness
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WHAT IS PERFECTION?
The Perfection Of Divine Holiness Is A
Contrast With Sinful Humanity:
      4BC 1139, 1140: “. . . Isaiah was permitted in vision to look into the holy place, and into the holy of holies in the heavenly sanctuary. The curtains of the innermost sanctuary were drawn aside, and a throne high and lifted up, towering as it were to the very heavens, was revealed to his gaze. An indescribable glory emanated from a Personage on the throne, and His train filled the temple, as His glory will finally fill the earth . . . He had for the time being the sublime privilege of appreciating the spotless purity of Jehovah’s exalted character.
“While he listened to the song of the angels, as they cried, ‘Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory; the glory, the infinite power, and the unsurpassed majesty of the Lord passed before his vision, and was impressed upon his soul. In the light of this matchless radiance that made manifest all he could bear in the revelation of the divine character, his own inward defilement stood out before him with startling clearness. His very words seemed vile to him.
      “Thus when the servant of God is permitted to behold the glory of the God of heaven, as He is unveiled to humanity, and realizes to a slight degree the purity of the Holy One of Israel, he will make startling confessions of the pollution of his soul, rather than proud boasts of his holiness. In deep humiliation Isaiah exclaimed, ‘Woe is me! for I am undone because I am a man of unclean lips: . . . for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.’ . . . As humanity, with its weakness and deformity, was brought out in contrast with the perfection of divine holiness and light and glory, he felt altogether inefficient and unworthy.” (See Isaiah 6:1-5.)

Our Father In Heaven Is Perfect:
      Matthew 5:48: “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. . .”

God’s Righteousness Is Absolute:
      1SM 198: “The righteousness of God is absolute. This righteousness characterizes all His works, all His laws. As God is, so must His people be.”

The Law Is A Transcript Of God’s Character—Holiness Made Known:
      Ps. 19:7: “The law of the Lord is perfect . . .”
      PP 52: “The law of God is as sacred as God Himself. It is a revelation of His will, a transcript of His character . . .”
      SD 38: “God’s law . . is not holiness created, but holiness made known . . . It presents to fallen humanity the character of God . . .”

God’s Law Cannot Be Weakened Or Strengthened:
      QD 675: “There is no such thing as weakening or strengthening the law of Jehovah. As it has always been, so it is. It cannot be repealed or changed in one principle. It is eternal, immutable as God Himself.”
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Christ Is Perfection Demonstrated—The Law In Action
      COL 315: “The life of Christ on earth was a perfect expression of God’s law.”
      QD 660: Christ “was perfect, and undefiled by sin.”
      MB 55: “God offered them in His Son, the perfect righteousness of the law.”
      SD 154: “He lived the life of a perfect man, meeting the highest standard of perfection.”
      5BC 1131: “He was the embodiment of the law of God, which is the transcript of His character.”
      5BC 1107: Christ “came to our world as a living epistle of the law.”

Christ’s Righteousness Is Absolute:
      KH 44: Christ’s “character was absolutely perfect, free from the slightest stain of sin.”

The Holy Spirit Is A Divine Member Of The Godhead:
      EV 616, 617: “We need to realize that the Holy Spirit, who is as much a Person as God is a Person, is walking through these grounds . . . He must also be a divine Person, else He could not search out the secrets which lie hidden in the mind of God.”

The Holy Spirit Makes Christ’s Perfect Life Effectual For Sinners:
      DA 805: “The impartation of the Spirit is the impartation of the life of Christ.”
      DA 671: “It is the Spirit that makes effectual what has been wrought out by the world’s Redeemer.”
      OHC 154: “The Spirit works in us by bringing to mind, vividly and often, the precious truths of the plan of redemption.”

Christ’s Righteousness Answers All The Demands Of God’s Holy Law For Sinners:
      1SM 367: “Righteousness is obedience to the law. The law demands righteousness, and this the sinner owes to the law; but he is incapable of rendering it. The only way in which he can attain to righteousness is through faith. By faith he can bring to God the merits of Christ, and the Lord places the obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account. Christ’s righteousness is accepted in place of man’s failure, and God receives, pardons, justifies, the repentant, believing soul, treats him as though he were righteous, and loves him as He loves His Son. This is how faith is accounted righteousness . . .”

Sinful Man May Be Perfect Through Christ:
      1SM 396: “He clothes me with His righteousness, which answers all the demands of the law.”
      KH 117: “The standard He presents is perfection in Him and through His merits we may attain to it.”
      TM 150: “He who lays hold upon the righteousness of Christ may become a perfect man in Christ Jesus.”
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MAN AT CREATION:
The Perfect Law Of God Was Written In Adam’s Heart At Creation:
      GC 467: “In the beginning, man was created in the image of God. He was in perfect harmony with the nature and the law of God; the principles of righteousness were written upon his heart.”
      8T 225: “Before the entrance of sin not a cloud rested upon the minds of our first parents to obscure their perception of the character of God.”
      5T 311: “God created man a superior being; he alone is formed in the image of God and is capable of partaking of the divine nature, of co-operating with his Creator and executing His plans . . .’
      SD 38: “Adam and Eve, at their creation, had a knowledge of the law of God. It was printed on their hearts . . .”

Did Adam In His Sinless State Need To Form A Righteous Character?
      GC 469: “Since the law of God is ‘holy, and just, and good.’ a transcript of the divine perfection, it follows that a character formed by obedience to that law will be holy.”
      SC 62: “It was possible for Adam, before the fall, to form a righteous character by obedience to God’s law.”

Adam, In His Perfect State, Was Capable Of Development:
      Ed 15: “When Adam came from the Creator’s hand he bore, in his physical, mental, and spiritual nature, a likeness to his Maker. ‘God created man in His own image,’ and it was His purpose that the longer man lived, the more fully he should reveal this image, —the more fully reflect the glory of the Creator. All his faculties were capable of development; their capacity and vigor were continually to increase. Vast was the scope offered for their exercise; glorious the field opened to their research. The mysteries of the visible universe the ‘wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge’ —invited man’s study. Face-to-face, heart-to-heart communion with his Maker was his high privilege. Had he remained loyal to God, all this would have been his forever. Throughout eternal ages he would have continued to gain new treasures of knowledge, to discover fresh springs of happiness, and to obtain clearer and yet clearer conceptions of the wisdom, the power, and the love of God.”

Our First Parents Were To Receive Their Education In Scenes Of Nature—Directed by God:
      Ed 21: “In His interest for His children, our heavenly Father personally directed their education. Often they were visited by His messengers, the holy angels, and from them received counsel and instruction. Often as they walked in the garden in the cool of the day they heard the voice of God, and face to face held communion with the Eternal . . .
      “The book of nature, which spread its living lessons before them, afforded an exhaustless source of instruction and delight. On every leaf of the forest and stone of the mountains, in every shining star, in earth and sea and sky, God’s name was written. With both the animate and the inanimate creation, —with leaf and flower and tree, and with every living creature, from the leviathan of the waters to the mote in the sunbeam, —the dwellers of Eden held converse gathering from each the secrets of its life. God’s glory in the heavens, the innumberable worlds in their orderly revolutions, ‘the balancing of the clouds,’ the mysteries of light and sound, of day and night, —all were objects of study by the pupils of earth’s first school.”
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MAN AFTER THE FALL:
Sin Separated Man From God And Holiness:
      SC 33: “Adam and Eve persuaded themselves that in so small a matter as eating of the forbidden fruit, there could not result such terrible consequences as God had declared. But this small matter was the transgression of God’s immutable and holy law, and it separated man from God.” SC 17: “. . . After his sin, he could no longer find joy in holiness.”
      Isa. 59:2: “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God . . .”

Sin Destroyed Adam’s Advantage Over Satan:
      1SM 279: “Christ knew that Adam in Eden, with his superior advantages, might have withstood the temptations of Satan, and conquered him. He also knew that it was not possible for man, out of Eden, separated from the light and love of God since the Fall, to resist the temptations of Satan in his own strength.”

Adam’s Children Inherited Sin And Death:
      PP 80: “While Adam was created sinless, in the likeness of God, Seth, like Cain, inherited the fallen nature of his parents.”
      Job 14:4: “Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one”
      Romans 5:12, 19: “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: . . . For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners . . .”
      CG 475: “The inheritance of children is that of sin. Sin has separated them from God . . . As related to the first Adam, men receive from him nothing but guilt and the sentence of death.” RH OCT. 25, 1892: “You cannot bring up your children as you should without divine for the fallen nature of Adam always strives for the mastery.”
      Psalms 51:5: “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
      Psalms 58:3: “The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.”
      Rom. 3:10: “. . . There is none righteous, no, not one.”
Man (Fallen) Is Totally Incapable Of Obeying The Law Perfectly:
      SC 62: “Because of his (Adam’s) sin our natures are fallen, and we cannot make ourselves righteous. Since we are sinful, unholy, we cannot perfectly obey the holy law. We have no righteousness of our own with which to meet the claims of the law of God.”
      SD 34: “Man can not transform himself by the exercise of his will. He possesses no power by which this change can be effected.”
      Ed 29: “The result of the eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil is manifest in every man’s experience. There is in his nature a bent to evil, a force which, unaided, he cannot resist.”

Man’s Righteousness—His Very Best—Is Contaminated
      Isa. 64:6: “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags . . .”
      3T 338: “Your righteousness is of no value with God.”
      1SM 344: “The religious services, the prayers, the praise, the penitent confession of sin ascend from true believers as incense to the heavenly sanctuary, but passing through the corrupt channels of humanity, they are so defiled that unless purified by blood, they can be of no value with God. They ascend not in spotless purity, and unless the Intercessor, who is at God’s right hand, presents and purifies all by His righteousness, it is not acceptable to God.”
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CHRIST DEVELOPED A PERFECT CHARACTER
FOR FALLEN MAN:
Conditions Of Eternal Life The Same As In Eden
Perfect Obedience To God’s Perfect Law:
      MB 116: “The conditions of eternal life, under grace, are just what they were in Eden—perfect righteousness, harmony with God, perfect uniformity to the principles of His law. The standard of character presented in the Old Testament is the same that is presented in the New Testament.”

Is Anything Short Of Absolute Perfection Sufficient Under The Covenant Of Grace?
      RH, NOV. 1, 1892: “The Lord requires no less of the soul now, than He required of Adam in paradise before he fell—perfect obedience, unblemished righteousness. The requirement of God under the covenant of grace is just as broad as the requirement He made in paradise, —harmony with His law, which is holy, and just, and good . . . God requires of His child perfect obedience.
      “In order to meet the requirements of the law, our faith must grasp the righteousness of Christ, accepting it as our righteousness.”

Christ, Coming To Earth As A Man, Met The Claims Of God’s Holy Law:
      DA 762: “The law requires righteousness, —a righteous life, a perfect character; and this man has not to give. He cannot meet the claims of God’s holy law. But Christ, coming to the earth as man, lived a holy life, and developed a perfect character. These He offers as a free gift to all who will receive them.”
      GC 469: “Since the law of God is ‘holy, and just and good,’ a transcript of the divine perfection, it follows that a character formed by obedience to that law will be holy. Christ is a perfect example of such a character. He says: ‘I have kept My father’s commandments.’”

Christ Developed A Perfect Character:
      SD 25. “In His life on earth, Christ developed a perfect character. He rendered perfect obedience to His Father’s commandments.”
      KH 44: “His character was absolutely perfect . . .”
Christ Wrought Out A Redemption For Men:
      1SM 250: “By His obedience to all the commandments of God, Christ wrought out a redemption for men.”
      l SM 279: “In order to bring hope to man, and save him from complete ruin, He (Christ) humbled Himself to take man’s nature, that, with His divine power combined with the human. He might reach man where he is. He obtains for the fallen sons and daughters of Adam that strength which it is impossible for them to gain for themselves, that in His name they may overcome the temptations of Satan. . . Christ overcame on the sinner’s behalf.”

An Inexhaustible Fund Of Perfect Obedience Is Accruing From Christ’s Obedience:
      SD 22: “There is an inexhaustible fund of perfect obedience accruing from His obedience. In heaven His merits, His self-denial and self-sacrifice, are treasured as incense to be offered up with the prayers of His people. As the sinner’s sincere, humble prayers ascend to the throne of God, Christ mingles with them the merits of His own life of perfect obedience.”

How Can Fallen Man Become Perfect?
      TM 150: “He who lays hold upon the righteousness of Christ may become a perfect man in Christ Jesus.”
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Righteousness Without A Blemish Is Obtained Only Through The Imputed Righteousness Of Christ:
      RH, SEPT. 3, 1901: “But that which God required of Adam in paradise before the fall, He requires in this age of the world from those who would follow Him, —perfect obedience to His law. But righteousness without a blemish can be obtained only through the imputed righteousness of Christ.”

Christ Redeemed Men By His Life Of Obedience As Well As By His Death On The Cross:
      Romans 5:10: “1 or if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”
      Romans 5:19: “. . . By the obedience of One shall many be made righteous.”
      AA 207: “They presented Christ as the one who, seeing the helpless condition of the fallen race, came to redeem men and women ( 1 ) by living a life of obedience to God’s law and (2) by paying the penalty of disobedience.”
      RH APR. 29, 1902: Satan “seeks to make it appear that the law is imperfect, unjust, tyrannical. He declares that it is impossible for man to keep the law. And in his own power man cannot keep the law. Without a Saviour, he is without hope.
      “Christ saw the helpless condition of the race, and He came to redeem them by living the life of obedience the law requires, and by paying in His death the penalty of disobedience. He came to bring us the message and means of deliverance, an assurance of salvation, not through the abrogation of the law, but through obedience made possible by His merits.”
      COL 156: “By His spotless life, His obedience, His death on the cross of Calvary, Christ interceded for the lost race.”

The Obedience Of Christ Is Placed To The Sinner’s Account:
      1SM 367: “The only way in which he (the sinner) can attain to righteousness is through faith. By faith he can bring to God the merits of Christ, and the Lord places the obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account. Christ’s righteousness is accepted in place of man’s failure . . .”

Christ’s Life Is Represented By The Incense Of
Intercession; His Death By The Blood Of Atonement:
      PP 353: “Before the veil of the most holy place was an altar of perpetual intercession, before the holy, an altar of continual atonement. By blood and by incense God was to be approached—symbols pointing to the great Mediator, through whom sinners may approach Jehovah, and through whom alone mercy and salvation can be granted to the repentant, believing soul.”
      PP 353 “The incense, ascending with the prayers of Israel, represents the merits and intercession of Christ, His perfect righteousness, which through faith is imputed to His people, and which can alone make the worship of sinful beings acceptable to God.”
      TM 91-93: “The Lord in His great mercy sent a most precious message to His people through Elders Waggoner and Jones. This message was to bring more prominently before the world the uplifted Saviour, the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world . . .
      “As the high priest sprinkled the warm blood upon the mercy seat, while the fragrant cloud of incense ascended before God, so while we confess our sins, and plead the efficacy of Christ’s atoning blood, our prayers are to ascend to heaven, fragrant with the merits of our Saviour’s character.”
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GOD IN HUMAN FLESH—
WITH TWO DISTINCT. PERFECT NATURE’S:
      GCB, DEC. 30, 1899: “Christ had two natures, the nature of a man, and the nature of God . . . He exhibited a perfect humanity, combined with Deity; and by preserving each nature distinct, He has given to the world a representation of the character of God, and the character of a perfect man.”
      5BC 1129: “He did not cease to be God when He became man. The human did not take the place of the divine, nor the divine of the human. This is the mystery of godliness. The two expressions ‘human’ and ‘divine’ were, in Christ, closely and inseparably one, and yet they had a distinct individuality.”
      QD 691: ‘ The completeness of His humanity, the perfection of His divinity, form for us a strong ground upon which we may be brought into reconciliation with God.”
(Some of the quotations in these sections may apply to both the divine and human natures)

THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
At The Beginning Of His Earthly Life:
      Matthew 1:23: “They shall call His name Emmanuel. . . GOD WITH US.”
      Psalms 40:7, 8: “Lo, I come: . . . yea, Thy law is within My heart.”
      Luke 1:35: “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee (Mary), . . . therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”
      Heb. 1:6: “When He bringeth in the First-begotten into the world, He saith, And let all the angels of God worship
      COL 190, 191: “This world is but an atom in the vast dominions over which God presides . . . Christ, the loved Commander in the heavenly courts, stooped from His high estate, laid aside the glory that He had with the Father, in order to save the one lost world.”
      DA 22, 23: “He chose to give back the scepter into the Father’s hands, and to step down from the throne of the universe . . .”
      4T 79: “He left His royalty, laid aside His glory, sacrificed His riches, and clothed His divinity with humanity, that He might reach men where they were.”
      CC 651: “That the Maker of all worlds, the Arbiter of all destinies, should lay aside His glory and humiliate Himself from love to man will ever excite the wonder and adoration of the universe.”
      RH, APR. 5, 1906: “If Christ made all things, He existed before all things . . . Christ was God essentially, and in the highest sense. He was with God from all eternity, God over all, blessed forevermore. The Lord Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God, existed from eternity, a distinct Person, yet One with the Father.”
      FL 46: “His divine life could not be reckoned by human computation. The existence of Christ before His incarnation is not measured by figures.”
      QD 649: “How can it be that the helpless Babe in Bethlehem’s manger is still the divine Son of God? Though we cannot understand it, we can believe that He who made the worlds, for our sakes became a helpless Babe. Though higher than any of the angels, though as great as the Father on the throne of heaven He became one with us. In Him God and man became one . . .”
      1SM 244: “Christ . . . was God in the flesh. When we approach this subject, we would do well to heed the words spoken by Christ to Moses at the burning bush, ‘Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground’ (Ex. 3:15). We should come to this study with the humility of a learner, with a contrite heart. And the study of the incarnation of Christ is a fruitful field, which will repay the searcher who digs deep for hidden truth.”
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THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR: At The Beginning Of His Earthly Life:
      QD 650: “Christ is called the second Adam. In purity and holiness, connected with God and beloved by God, He began where the first Adam began.”
      QD 651: “Be careful, exceedingly careful as to how you dwell upon the human nature of Christ. Do not set Him before the people as a man with the propensities of sin. He is the second Adam. The first Adam was created a pure, sinless being, without a taint of sin upon him; he was in the image of God. He could fall, and he did fall through transgressing. Because of sin his posterity was born with inherent propensities of disobedience. But Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God. He took upon Himself human nature, and was tempted in all points as human nature is tempted. He could have sinned, He could have fallen, but not for one moment was there in Him an evil propensity.”
      1SM 226: Christ “stepped down from His high authority to become a Babe in Bethlehem, that by passing over the ground where Adam stumbled and fell, He might redeem fallen human beings.”
      5BC 1108: Jesus “vanquished Satan in the same nature over which in Eden Satan obtained the victory.”
      1BC 1083: “. . . God made Adam after His own character, pure and upright. There were no corrupt principles in the first Adam, no corrupt propensities or tendencies to evil. Adam was as faultless as the angels before God’s throne.”
      RH APR. 30, 1889: “Christ has passed over every step of the ground where Adam failed, and He has gained the victory in behalf of humanity.”
      QD 653: “Christ did not make believe take human nature; He did verily take it. He did in reality possess human nature. ‘As the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same.’ He was the son of Mary; He was of the seed of David according to human descent.”
      5BC 1130: “. . . He possessed all the human organism. His necessities were the necessities of a man. He had bodily wants to be supplied, bodily weariness to be relieved.”
      RH, NOV. 9, 1897: “In Christ there was a subjection of the human to the divine. He clothed His divinity with humanity, and placed His own person under obedience to divinity. Satan had tempted Adam and Eve to believe that
they should be as gods. Christ requires that humanity shall obey divinity. In His humanity, Christ was obedient to all His Father’s commandments.”
      KH 111: “To human eyes Christ was only a man, yet He was a perfect man. In His humanity He was the impersonation of the divine character. God embodied His own attributes in His Son—His power, His wisdom, His goodness, His purity, His truthfulness, His spirituality, and His benevolence. In Him, though human, all perfection of character, all divine excellence, dwelt.
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THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
Throughout His Life:
      DA 663, 664: “Christ had not ceased to be God when He became man. Though He had humbled Himself to humanity, the Godhead was still His own.”
      FE 135: Christ “alone had the strength to fight the battles with the great adversary of God and man.”
      QD 660: “Christ alone could open the way, by making an offering equal to the demands of the divine law.”
      1SM 279: “. . . He humbled Himself to take man’s nature, that, with his divine power combined with the human, He might reach man where he is. He obtains for the fallen sons and daughters of Adam that strength which it is impossible for them to gain for themselves, that in His name they may overcome the temptations of Satan.”
      LS 246: “Had He been but a man we would be excusable for our lack of faith and obedience.”
      QD 617, 648: “Divinity and humanity were mysteriously combined, and man and God became one. It is in this union that we find the hope of our fallen race.”

THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
His Divine Mind:
      DA 645: “He had a full consciousness of His divinity . . .”
      QD 649: “No one, looking upon the childlike countenance, shining with animation, could say that Christ was just like other children. He was God in human flesh. When urged by His companions to do wrong, divinity flashed through humanity, and He refused decidedly. In a moment He distinguished between right and wrong, and placed sin in the light of God’s commands, holding up the law as a mirror which reflected light upon wrong.”
DA 82: “For eighteen years after He had recognized that He was the Son of God, He acknowledged the tie that bound Him to the home at Nazareth . . .
      “As His mission had opened to Jesus in the temple, He shrank from contact with the multitude. He wished to return from Jerusalem in quietness, with those who knew the secret of His life . . .
      “As Joseph and Mary should return from Jerusalem alone with Jesus, He hoped to direct their minds to the prophecies of the suffering Saviour. Upon Calvary He sought to lighten His mother’s belief. He was thinking of her now. Mary was to witness His last agony, and Jesus desired her to understand His mission that she might be strengthened to endure, when the sword should pierce through her soul.”
      DA 456: “Jesus gave the rabbis an evidence of His divinity by showing that He read their hearts.”
      DA 197, 198: “A son of the officer was suffering from what seemed to be an incurable disease . . . With an anxious heart he pressed through to the Saviour’s presence . . . But already his sorrow was known to Jesus. Before the officer had left his home, the Saviour had beheld his affliction.”
      DA 461: “He read the heart and knew the character and life history of everyone in His presence.”
      DA 655: “By reading the secret purpose of the traitor’s heart, Christ gave to Judas the final, convincing evidence of His divinity . . . Had Jesus remained silent, in apparent ignorance of what was to come upon Him, the disciples might have thought that their Master had not divine foresight . . .”
      4T 396: “Christ and His Father were one . . . He had the mind of God.”
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THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
Throughout His Life:
      QD 651: “. . . Not for one moment was there in Him an evil propensity.”
      QD 652: “. . . let every human being be warned from the ground of making Christ altogether human, such a one as ourselves; for it cannot be . . . Never, in any way, leave the slightest impression upon human minds that a taint of, or inclination to, corruption rested upon Christ, or that He in any way yielded to corruption.”
      RH, DEC. 20, 1892: “In His humanity Christ was tried with as much greater temptation, with as much more persevering energy than man is tried by the evil one, as His nature was greater than mans.”
      John 14:30: “. . . The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in Me.”
      5BC 1129: “When Christ’s indwelling glory flashed forth, it was too intense for His pure and perfect humanity entirely to conceal.”
      SD 154: “For thirty years He lived the life of a perfect man, meeting the highest standard of perfection.”
      KH 44: Christ’s “character was absolutely perfect, free from the slightest stain of sin.”

THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
His Human Mind:
      FE 400: “That Christ, during His childhood, should grow in wisdom, and in favor with God and man, was not a matter of astonishment; for it was according to the laws of His divine appointment that His talents should develop, and His faculties strengthen by exercise. He sought neither the schools of the prophets nor the learning received from the rabbinical teachers; He needed not the education gained in these schools; for God was His instructor.”
      RH, DEC. 31, 1872: “The doctors and expounders of the law, always taught the people publicly upon especial occasions. It was upon one of these occasions that Jesus gave manifest proofs of superior wisdom, penetration, and mature judgment . . .
      “While the parents of Christ were in search of Him, they saw large numbers flocking to the temple; and as they entered it, the well-known voice of their son arrested their attention. They could not get sight of Him for the crowd; but they knew that they were not mistaken, for no voice was like His, marked with solemn melody. The parents gazed in astonishment at the scene. Their son, in the midst of the grave and learned doctors and scribes, was giving evidence of superior knowledge by His discrete questions and answers.”
      FE 400, 402: “The stores of wisdom and the scientific knowledge Christ displayed in the presence of the wise men, were a subject of surprise to His parents and brothers; for they knew He had never received from the great teachers instruction in human science. His brothers were annoyed at His questions and answers, for they could discern that He was an instructor to the learned teachers. They could not comprehend Him; for they knew not that He had access to the tree of life, a source of knowledge of which they knew nothing . . .
      “As Christ grew older, the work begun in His childhood went on, and He continued to increase in wisdom . . .”
Luke 2:40, 52: “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon Him . . . And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”
      l T 342: “. . . The present generation . . . are far inferior in wisdom to their Lord . . .”
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THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
Miracles And Works:
      DA 799: “The miracles of Christ are a proof of His divinity. . .”
      1 SC 37: “Multitudes carried the evidences in their own persons of His divine power.”
      DA 406: “Every miracle that Christ performed was a sign of His divinity.”
      5BC 1142: “The world’s Redeemer was equal with God. His authority was as the authority of God. He declared that He had no existence separate from the Father. The authority by which He spoke, and wrought miracles, was expressly His own, yet He assures us that He and the Father are one . . .
      “As Legislator, Jesus exercised the authority of God, His commands and decisions were supported by the Sovereignty of the eternal throne. The glory of the Father was revealed in the Son; Christ made manifest the character of the father. He was so perfectly connected with God, so completely embraced in His encircling light, that He who had seen the Son, had seen the Father. His voice was as the voice of God.”
      Matthew 17:5: “. . . This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.”
      DA 664: “Christ alone could represent the Father to humanity, and this representation the disciples had been privileged to behold for over three years. ‘Believe Me that I am in the father, and the Father in Me . . . ‘. . . Christ’s work testified to His divinity. Through Him the Father had been revealed.”
      DA 536: “In all that He did, Christ was cooperating with His Father. Ever He had been careful to make evident that He did not work independently; it was by faith and prayer that He wrought His miracles. Christ desired all to know His relationship with His Father. ‘Father,’ He said, ‘I thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me. And I knew that Thou hearest Me always . . .” Here the disciples and the people were to be given the most convincing evidence in regard to the relationship existing between Christ and God.
      “. . . He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.’ . . . As He speaks, divinity flashes through humanity . . . With intense and painful interest all wait for the test of Christ’s divinity, the evidence that is to substantiate His claim to be the Son of God . . .”
      DA 528: “Had He restored him (Lazarus) from illness to health, the miracle that is the most positive evidence of His divine character would not have been performed.”

THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
Sustained Jesus In Temptation:
      RH, MARCH 26, 1901: “He was God in human flesh, and He could not but work the works of God. Unbelief, prejudice, and jealousy beat about Him, and if His humanity had not been united with divinity, He would have failed and become discouraged. At times His divinity flashed through humanity, and He stood forth as the Son of God, His veil of flesh too transparent to hide His majesty.”
      QD 655, 656: “He could suffer, because sustained by divinity, He could endure, because He was without one taint of disloyalty or sin.”
      QD 649: “When urged by His companions to do wrong, divinity flashed through humanity, and He refused decidedly.”
      1SM 223: “. . . Christ’s humanity was united with divinity, and in this strength He would bear all the temptations that Satan could bring against Him, and yet keep His soul untainted by sin.”
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THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
Miracles And Works:
      DA 259, 260: “From the homes, the shops, the market places, the inhabitants of the city pressed toward the humble dwelling that sheltered Jesus. The sick were brought upon couches, they came leaning upon staffs, or, supported by friends, they tottered feebly into the Saviour’s presence. Hour after hour they came and went . . . Not until the last sufferer had been relieved did Jesus cease His work . . . Thus were spent the days in the earthly life of Jesus. He often dismissed His disciples to visit their homes and rest; but He gently resisted their efforts to draw Him away from His labors. All day He toiled, teaching the ignorant, healing the sick, giving sight to the blind, feeding the multitude, and at eventide or in the early morning, He went away to the sanctuary of the mountains for communion with His Father Often He passed the entire night in prayer and meditation, returning at daybreak to His work among the people.”
      DA 674, 675: “‘I am the true Vine,’ He says . . . Jesus takes the vine with its clinging tendrils to represent Himself. The palm tree, the cedar, and the oak stand alone. They require no support. But the vine entwines about the trellis and thus climbs heavenward. So Christ in His humanity was dependent upon divine power. ‘I can of Mine own self do nothing,’ He declared. John 5:30.”
      DA 207, 208: “Jesus claimed equal rights with God in doing a work equally sacred, and of the same character with that which engaged the Father in heaven . . . Jesus repelled the charge of blasphemy. My authority, He said, for doing the work of which you accuse Me, is that I am the Son of God, one with Him in nature, in will, and in purpose. In all His works of creation and providence, I cooperate with God. ‘The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the father do.’”
      DA 336: “When Jesus was awakened to meet the storm, He was in perfect peace. There was no trace of fear in word or look, for no fear was in His heart. But He rested not in the possession of almighty power. It was not as the ‘Master of earth and sea and sky’ that He reposed in quiet. That power He had laid down, and He says, ‘I can of Mine own self do nothing.’ John 5:30. He trusted in the Father’s might. It was in faith—faith in God’s love and care that Jesus rested, and the power of that word which stilled the storm was the power of God.”
      DA 22, 23: Jesus “chose to give back the scepter into the Father’s hands and to step down from the throne of the universe . . .”

THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
In Temptation:
      DA 117: “. . . Our Saviour took humanity, with all its liabilities. He took the nature of man, with the possibility of yielding to temptation.”
      5BC 1108: “He vanquished Satan in the same nature over which in Eden Satan obtained the victory. The enemy was overcome by Christ in His human nature. The power of the Saviour’s Godhead was hidden. He overcame in human nature relying upon God for power.”
      (“. . . Emmanuel, GOD . . .” Matt. 1:23.
      “I and My Father are one.” John 10:30.)
      5T 422: “He ‘was in all points tempted like as we are.’ Satan stood ready to assail Him at every step, hurling at Him his fiercest temptations; yet He ‘did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth.’ ‘He . . . suffered being tempted,’ suffered in proportion to the perfection of His holiness. But the prince of darkness found nothing in Him; not a single thought or feeling responded to temptation.”
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THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
As It Related To The Human Infirmities:
      QD 656: “He might have helped His human nature to withstand the inroads of disease by pouring from His divine nature vitality and undecaying vigor to the human. But He humbled Himself to man’s nature . . . God became man.”
      QD 652: “The Creator of all the world, yet, in a world of His creating, often hungry and weary, and without a place to lay His head! The Son of man, yet infinitely higher than the angels!”
      3T 107: “When the cold, damp shades of night gathered about Him, the earth was frequently His bed.”
      DA 311: “He became flesh, even as we are. He was hungry and thirsty and weary. He was sustained by food and refreshed by sleep. He shared the lot of man, yet He was the blameless Son of God. He was God in the flesh.”
      Te 276: Satan “tried to persuade Him (Jesus) that God designed only to test His fidelity, that now His loyalty was fully manifest, and He was at liberty to use His divine power to relieve His necessities. But Christ discerned the temptation, and declared, “It is written . . .”
      1SM 276: “It was not any part of the mission of Christ to exercise His divine power for His own benefit, to relieve Himself from suffering.”
      DA 72: “He did not employ His divine power to lessen His burdens or to lighten His toil.”
      FE 46: ‘He was the Commander of the heavenly intelligences, and the adoring homage of the angels was received by Him as His right.
      “He was equal with God, infinite and omnipotent.
      “But He humbled Himself, and took mortality upon Him. As a member of the human family, He was mortal; but as God, He was the fountain of life to the world.”

THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
In The Wilderness:
      1SM 272: “The Redeemer, in whom was united both the Human and the divine, stood in Adam’s place, and endured a terrible fast of nearly six weeks.”
      1SG 31, 32: Satan “tempted Jesus to condescend to him, and give him proof of His being the Messiah, by exercising His divine power. Jesus mildly answered him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
      “Satan was seeking a dispute with Jesus concerning His being the Son of God. . . I saw that in all His mission He had nothing to do in convincing Satan of His power, and of His being the Saviour of the world. Satan had sufficient evidence of His exalted station and authority. His unwillingness to yield to Jesus’ authority, shut him out of heaven.”
      1SM 286: “When Satan solicited homage, Christ’s divine indignation, was aroused, and He could no longer tolerate the blasphemous assumption of Satan, or even permit Him to remain in His presence. Here Christ exercised His divine authority, and commanded Satan to desist.”
      PA 130: “Divinity flashed through suffering humanity. Satan had no power to resist the command. Writhing with humiliation and rage, he was forced to withdraw from the presence of the world’s Redeemer.”
      PACIFIC HEALTH JOURNAL, NOV. 1889: “Christ’s humanity alone could never have endured this test; (on appetite in the wilderness) but His divine power, combined with humanity, gained in behalf of man an infinite victory.”
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THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
With Infirmities:
      Matthew 8:17: “. . . Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.”
      QD 659: “He was a mighty petitioner, not possessing the passions of our human, fallen natures but compassed with like infirmities, tempted in all points like as we are.”
      DA 117: “. . . When Adam was assailed by the tempter, none of the effects of sin were upon him. He stood in the strength of perfect manhood, possessing the full vigor of mind and body. He was surrounded with the glories of Eden, and was in daily communion with heavenly beings. It was not thus with Jesus when He entered the wilderness to cope with Satan. For four thousand years the race had been decreasing in physical strength, in mental power, and in moral worth; and Christ took upon Him the infirmities of degenerate humanity.”
      DA 49: “Like every child of Adam He accepted the results of the working of the great law of heredity.”
      QD 659: “He is a brother in our infirmities, but not in possessing like passions. As the sinless One, His nature recoiled from evil.”
      QD 651: “Do not set Him before the people as a man with the propensities of sin.”
      QD 651: “In taking upon Himself man’s nature in its fallen condition, Christ did not in the least participate in its sin. He was subject to the infirmities and weaknesses by which man is encompassed, ‘that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.’ He was touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and was in all points tempted like as we are. And yet He ‘knew no sin.’ He was the Lamb ‘without blemish and without spot.’ . . . We should have no misgivings in regard to the perfect sinlessness of the human nature of Christ.”

THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR
In The Wilderness:
      QD 652: “When Adam was assailed by the tempter in Eden he was without the taint of sin . . . Christ, in the wilderness of temptation, stood in Adam’s place to hear the test he failed to endure.”
      QD 651: “He was assailed with temptations in the wilderness, as Adam was assailed with temptations in Eden . . . Not for one moment was there in Him an evil propensity.” 1SM 272: “He was emaciated through long fasting, and felt the keenest sense of hunger . . . Christ thus entered upon His life of conflict to overcome the mighty foe, in hearing the very test Adam failed to endure, that, through successful conflict, He might break the power of Satan, and redeem the race from the disgrace of the Fall.”
      1SC 31, 32: Satan “referred to His (Jesus) weak, suffering condition, and boastingly affirmed that he was stronger than Jesus. But the word spoken from heaven, Thou art My beloved Son, in Thee I am well pleased, was sufficient to sustain Jesus through all His sufferings . . . Satan, to manifest his strength, carried Jesus to Jerusalem . . .”
      1T 341: Satan “had power to take Him in his arms and carry Him to a pinnacle of the temple, and up into an exceedingly high mountain . . .”
      DA 124, 123: Jesus “used the word of God to sustain His faith . . . Only by the word could He resist temptation. ‘It is written,’ He said.”
      ST, OCT. 24, 1878: “Christ, the Commander of heaven, was emaciated by long fasting; and His human nature fainted when the conflict ended. The Son of God appeared to be dying from hunger and the effects of His warfare with Satan . . .”
      1SM 288: “With intense suffering Christ’s victory in the wilderness was as complete as was the failure of Adam.”
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IN THE WILDERNESS, AT THE OPENING OF CHRIST’S MINISTRY, HE FELT THE DEPTH OF SIN’S DEGRADATION, AND THE WEIGHT OF HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO REDEEM ADAM’S FAILURE
      1SM 271, 272: “As soon as Christ entered the wilderness of temptation, His visage changed. The glory and splendor reflected from the throne of God which illuminated His countenance when the heavens opened before Him, and the Father’s voice acknowledged Him as His Son in whom He was well pleased, was now gone. The weight of the sins of the world was pressing His soul, and His countenance expressed unutterable sorrow, a depth of anguish that fallen man had never realized. He felt the overwhelming tide of woe that deluged the world. He realized the strength of indulged appetite and of unholy passion that controlled the world, which had brought upon man inexpressible suffering . . .
      “The Redeemer, in whom was united both the human and the divine, stood in Adam’s place, and endured a terrible fast of nearly six weeks . . . The humanity of Christ reached to the very depths of human wretchedness, and identified itself with the weaknesses and necessities of fallen man, while His divine nature grasped the Eternal . . .
      “Christ’s work was to reconcile man to God through His human nature, and God to man through His divine nature.”
      DA 111: “As one with us, He must bear the burden of our guilt and woe. The Sinless One must feel the shame of sin. The peace lover must dwell with strife, the truth must abide with falsehood, purity with vileness. Every sin, every discord, every defiling lust that transgression had brought, was torture to His spirit.
      1SM 278: “He would not in this severe ordeal, when hunger pressed Him beyond measure, prematurely diminish one particle of the trial allotted to Him by exercising His divine power.”
      CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR, 45: “As Christ left Jordan, His face was lighted with the glory of God. But after He entered the wilderness this glory disappeared. The sins of the world were upon Him, and His face showed such sorrow and anguish as man had never felt. He was suffering for sinners.”
      1SM 272: “He was emaciated through long fasting, and felt the keenest sense of hunger . . . Christ thus entered upon His life of conflict to overcome the mighty foe, in bearing the very test Adam failed to endure, that, through successful conflict, He might break the power of Satan, and redeem the race from the disgrace of the Fall.”
      RH, JULY 28, 1874: “Christ, in the wilderness of temptation, stood in Adam’s place to bear the test he failed to endure . . . Christ bore the sins and infirmities of the race as they existed when He came to the earth to help man. In behalf of the race, with the weakness of fallen man upon Him, He was to stand the temptations of Satan upon all points wherewith man would be assailed.”
      DA 116: “With the terrible weight of the sins of the world upon Him, Christ withstood the test upon appetite, upon the love of the world, and upon that love of display which leads to presumption.”
      DA 131: “After the foe had departed, Jesus fell exhausted to the earth, with the pallor of death upon His face . . . The angels now ministered to the Son of God as He lay like one dying. He was strengthened with food, comforted with the message of His Father’s love and the assurance that all heaven triumphed in His victory. Warming to life again, His great heart goes out in sympathy for man, and He goes forth to complete the work He has begun; to rest not until the foe is vanquished, and our fallen race redeemed.”
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THE SIN-BEARER ACCEPTED THE CUP OF JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT WHEN OUR SINS WERE PLACED ON HIM IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE:
      5BC 1103: “The Garden of Eden with its foul blot of disobedience, is to be carefully studied and compared with the Garden of Gethsemane, where the world’s Redeemer suffered superhuman agony when the sins of the whole world were rolled upon Him.”
      SR 224, 225: “And now the Lord of life and glory was dying, a ransom for the race. It was the sense of sin, bringing the Father’s wrath upon Him as man’s substitute, that made the cup He drank so bitter, and broke the heart of the Son of God. As man’s substitute and surety, the iniquity of men was laid upon Christ; He was counted a transgressor that He might redeem them from the curse of the law. The guilt of every descendent of Adam of every age was pressing upon His heart, and the wrath of God and the terrible manifestation of His displeasure because of iniquity, filled the soul of His Son with consternation. The withdrawal of the divine countenance from the Saviour in this hour of supreme anguish pierced His heart . . . He, the Sin bearer, endures judicial punishment for iniquity and becomes sin itself for man.”
      Heb. 2:9: (For the suffering of death) “. . . Jesus . . . was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death. . .” (At birth: “. . . He saith, ‘And let all the angels of God worship Him.’” Heb. 1:6.)
MM 181: “He took upon His sinless nature our sinful nature, that He might know how to succor those that are tempted.”
RH DEC 15, 1896: “In Him was no guile or sinfulness; He was ever pure and undefiled; yet He took upon Him our sinful nature. Clothing His divinity with humanity, that He might associate with fallen humanity, He sought to regain for man that which, by disobedience, Adam had lost for Himself and for the world. In His own character He displayed to the world the character of God.”
      5BC 1102, 1103: “. . . It was his (Satan’s) purpose to swell iniquity to such great proportions, that it would make atonement seem impossible, so that the Son of God, who sought to save a lost world, should be crushed beneath the curse of sin. The working of the vigilant foe in presenting to Christ the vast proportions of transgression, caused such poignant pain that He felt that He could not remain in the immediate presence of any human being . . . The sword of justice was unsheathed, and the wrath of God against iniquity rested upon man’s substitute . . . In the Garden of Gethsemane Christ suffered in man’s stead, and the human nature of the Son of God staggered under the horrible horror of the guilt of sin . . . Human nature would then and there have died under the horror of the sense of sin, had not an angel from heaven strengthened Him to bear the agony.
      “The power that inflicted retributive justice upon man’s substitute and surety, was the power that sustained and up held the suffering One under the tremendous weight of wrath that would have fallen upon a sinful world. Christ was suffering the death that was pronounced upon the transgressors of God’s law . . . Man has not been made a sin-bearer and he will never know the horror of the curse of sin which the Saviour bore . . . The finite can only endure the finite measure, and human nature succumbs; but the nature of Christ had a greater capacity for suffering; for the human existed in the divine nature, and created a capacity for suffering to endure that which resulted from the sins of a lost world.
      SD 25: “In coming to the world in human form, in becoming subject to the law, in revealing to men that He bore their sickness, their sorrow, their guilt, He did not become a sinner.” (continued next page)
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THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
In The Garden Of Gethsemane:
      DA 685: “In company with His disciples, the Saviour slowly made His way to the garden of Gethsemane . . . As they approached the garden, the disciples had marked the change that came over their Master. Never before had they seen Him so utterly sad and silent. As He proceeded, this strange sadness deepened . . . He groaned aloud, as if suffering under the pressure of a terrible burden. Twice His companions supported Him, or He would have fallen to the earth . . .
      “He went a little distance from them—not so far but that they could both see and hear Him—and fell prostrate upon the ground. He felt that by sin He was being separated from His Father. The gulf was so broad, so black, so deep, that His spirit shuddered before it. This agony He must not exert His divine power to escape. As man He must suffer the consequences of man’s sin. As man He must endure the wrath of God against transgression.”
      QD 654: “The guilt of every sin pressed its weight upon the divine soul of the world’s Redeemer.”
      QD 650: “He bore the sins of the world, and endured the penalty which rolled like a mountain upon His divine soul.”
      DA 693, 694: “The worlds unfallen and the heavenly angels had watched with intense interest as the conflict drew to its close. . . The powers of good and evil waited to see what answer would come to Christ’s thrice-repeated prayer. Angels had longed to bring relief to the divine Sufferer, but this might not be. No way of escape was found for the Son of God. In this awful crisis, when everything was at stake then the mysterious cup trembled in the hand of the Sufferer, the heavens opened, a light shone forth amid the stormy darkness of the crisis hour, and the mighty angel who stands in God’s presence, occupying the position from which Satan fell, came to the side of Christ. The angel came not to take the cup from Christ’s hand, but to strengthen Him to drink it, with the assurance of the Father’s love. He came to give power to the divine-human Suppliant. He pointed Him to the open heavens, telling Him of the souls that would be saved as the result of His sufferings. He assured Him that His Father is greater and more powerful than Satan, that His death would result in the utter discomfiture of Satan, and that the kingdom of this world would be given to the saints of the Most High. He told Him that He would see the travail of His soul, and be satisfied, for He would see a multitude of the human race saved, eternally saved.
      “Christ’s agony did not cease, but His depression and discouragement left Him. The storm had in no wise abated, but He who was its object was strengthened to meet its fury.”
      1SG 47, 48: “The band surrounded Jesus; but there He manifested His divine power, as He said, Whom seek ye? I am He. They fell backward to the ground. Jesus made this inquiry that they might witness His power, and have evidence that He could deliver Himself from their hands if He would.”
      DA 696: “Peter . . . cut off an ear of the high priest’s servant. When Jesus saw what was done, He released His hands, though held firmly by the Roman soldiers, and saying, ‘Suffer ye thus far,’ He touched the wounded ear, and it was instantly made whole.
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THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
In The Garden Of Gethsemane:
      Heb. 2:9: “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death . . .”
      DA 694: (In the garden) “. . . He had tasted the sufferings of death for every man.”
      DA 685, 686: “Throughout His life on earth He had walked in the light of God’s presence . . . But now He seemed to be shut out from the light of God’s sustaining presence. Now He was numbered with the transgressors. The guilt of fallen humanity He must bear. Upon Him who knew no sin must be laid the iniquity of us all . . .
      “Christ was now standing in a different attitude from that in which He had ever stood before . . . As the substitute and surety for sinful man, Christ was suffering under divine justice . . . Hitherto He had been as an intercessor for others
now He longed to have an intercessor for Himself.”
      2T 203, 207: “The sins of the world were upon Him. He was suffering in man’s stead as a transgressor of His Father’s law. Here was the scene of temptation. The divine light of God was receding from His vision, and He was passing into the hands of the powers of darkness. In His soul anguish He lay prostrate on the cold earth. He was realizing His Father’s frown. He had taken the cup of suffering from the lips of guilty man, and proposed to drink it Himself, and in its place give to man the cup of blessing. The wrath that would have fallen upon man was now falling upon Christ . . . The sword of justice was now to awake against His dear Son.”
      RH, NOV. 20, 1883: Christ’s “holy and undefiled human nature was deeply sensitive to the disgrace of being numbered with the transgressors.”
      QD 653: “The Son of God endured the wrath of God—against sin. All the accumulated sin of the world was laid upon the Sin-bearer, the One who was innocent, the One who alone could be the propitiation for sin, because He Himself was obedient.”
      DA 686-693: “As Christ felt His unity with the Father broken up, He feared that in His human nature He would be unable to endure the coming conflict with the powers of darkness . . . The sins of men weighed heavily upon Christ and the sense of God’s wrath against sin was crushing out His life.
      “Behold Him contemplating the price to be paid for the human soul. In His agony He clings to the cold ground, as if to prevent Himself from being drawn farther from God. . . From His pale lips comes the bitter cry, ‘O My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me.’ Yet even now He adds, ‘Nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt.’ . . .
      “Terrible was the temptation to let the human race bear the consequences of its own guilt, while He stood innocent before God . . . The woes and lamentations of a doomed world rise before Him. He beholds its impending fate, and His decision is made. He will save man at any cost to Himself. He accepts His baptism of blood, that through Him perishing millions may gain everlasting life.
      DA 689, 693: “A short time before, Jesus had stood like a mighty cedar . . . He stood forth in divine majesty as the Son of God. Now He was like a reed beaten and bent by the angry storm . . . God suffered with His Son . . . There was silence in heaven. No harp was touched. Could mortals have viewed the amazement of the angelic host as in silent grief they watched the Father separating His beams of light, love, and glory from His beloved Son, they would better understand how offensive in His sight is sin.”
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THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
At His Trial:
      DA 700: “Christ suffered keenly under abuse and insult. At the hands of the beings whom He had created, and for whom He was making an infinite sacrifice, He received every indignity. And He suffered in proportion to the perfection of His holiness and His hatred of sin . . . To be surrounded by human beings under the control of Satan was revolting to Him. And He knew that in a moment, by the flashing forth of His divine power, He could lay His cruel tormentors in the dust. This made the trial the harder to bear.”
      DA 734: “But He who by a command could bring the heavenly host to His aid—He who could have driven that mob in terror from His sight by the flashing forth of His divine majesty—submitted with perfect calmness to the coarsest insult and outrage.”
      DA 699: “Christ read the priest’s purpose as an open book.”
      DA 707: “For a moment the divinity of Christ flashed through His guise of humanity. The high priest quailed before the penetrating eyes of the Saviour. That look seemed to read his hidden thoughts, and burn into his heart. Never in afterlife did he forget that searching glance of the persecuted Son of God.”
      DA 731 “‘Herod with his men of war set Him at naught . . . and arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe.’ The Roman soldiers joined in this abuse. All that these wicked, corrupt soldiers, helped on by Herod and the Jewish dignitaries, could instigate was heaped upon the Saviour. Yet His divine patience failed not.”
      DA 731: “While the rude throng were bowing in mockery before Him, some who came forward for that purpose turned back, afraid and silenced. Herod was convicted. The rays of merciful light were shining upon his sin-hardened heart. He felt that this was no common man; for divinity had flashed through humanity. At the very time when Christ was encompassed by mockers, adulterers, and murderers, Herod felt that he was beholding a God upon His throne.”
      DA 736: Pilate “questioned whether it might not be a divine being that stood before him, clad in the purple robe of mockery, and crowned with thorns.”
      DA 738: “Pilate looked upon the Saviour. In the vast sea of upturned faces, His alone was peaceful. About His head a soft light seemed to shine. Pilate said in his heart, He is a God.”
      DA 735, 736: “The Roman soldiers that surrounded Christ were not all hardened . . . They looked at the divine sufferer with feelings of deep pity. The silent submission of Christ stamped upon their minds the scene, never to be effaced until they either acknowledged Him as the Christ, or by rejecting Him decided their own destiny.”
      DA 754: “Through long hours of agony Christ had been gazed upon by the jeering multitude . . . That face, once beheld by humanity, was never forgotten . . . All who had seen Christ in His suffering had been convicted of His divinity.”
      8T 43, 44: “What sustained the Son of God in His betrayal and trial? He saw of the travail of His soul and was satisfied. He caught a view of the expanse of eternity and saw the happiness of those who through His humiliation should receive pardon and everlasting life. He was wounded for their transgressions, bruised for their iniquities. The chastisement of their peace was upon Him, and with His stripes they were healed. His ear caught the shout of the redeemed. He heard the ransomed ones singing the song of Moses and the Lamb.”
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THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
At His Trial:
      DA 703: “His love for His Father, and His pledge, made from the foundation of the world, to become the Sin Bearer led Him to endure uncomplainingly the coarse treatment of those He came to save. It was a part of His mission to bear, in His humanity, all the taunts and abuse that men could heap upon Him. The only hope of humanity was in this submission of Christ to all that He could endure from the hands and hearts of men.”
      DA 729: “At the command of the king (Herod), the decrepit and maimed were then called in, and Christ was ordered to prove His claims by working a miracle . . . If Thou canst work miracles for others, work them now for Thine own good, and it will serve Thee a good purpose . . . But Christ was as one who heard and saw not. The Son of God had taken upon Himself man’s nature. He must do as man must do in like circumstances. Therefore He would not work a miracle to save Himself the pain and humiliation that man must endure when placed in a similar position.”
      DA 726: “Standing behind Pilate, in view of all in the court Christ heard the abuse; but to all the false charges against Him He answered not a word. His whole bearing gave evidence of conscious innocence. He stood unmoved by the fury of the waves that beat about Him. It was as if the heavy surges of wrath, rising higher and higher, like the waves of the boisterous ocean, broke about Him, but did not touch Him. He stood silent, but His silence was eloquence. It was as a light shining from the inner to the outer man.”
      RH, JUNE 12, 1900: “How different was the true High Priest from the false and corrupted Caiphas. Christ stood before the false high priest, pure and undefiled, without a taint of sin.
      “Christ mourned for the transgression of every human being. He bore even the guiltiness of Caiphas, knowing the hypocrisy that dwelt in his soul, while for pretense he rent his robe. Christ did not rend His robe, but His soul was rent. His garment of human flesh was rent as He hung on the cross, the Sin-bearer of the race.”
      DA 734, 735: “Satan led the cruel mob in its abuse of the Saviour. It was his purpose to provoke Him to retaliation if possible, or to drive Him to perform a miracle to release Himself, and thus break up the plan of salvation. One stain upon His human life, one failure of His humanity to endure the terrible test, and the Lamb of God would have been an imperfect offering, and the redemption of man a failure . . .
      “Satan’s rage was great as he saw that all the abuse inflicted upon the Saviour had not forced the least murmur from His lips. Although He had taken upon Him the nature of man, He was sustained by a godlike fortitude, and departed in no particular from the will of His Father.”
      DA 735: “There stood the Son of God, wearing the robe of mockery and the crown of thorns. Stripped to the waist, His back showed the long, cruel stripes, from which the blood flowed freely. His face was stained with blood, and bore the marks of exhaustion and pain, but never had it appeared more beautiful than now . . . Every feature expressed gentleness and resignation and the tenderest pity for His cruel foes . . . Even the priests and rulers were convicted that He was all that He claimed to be.”
      DA 742: “All through the disgraceful farce of a trial He had borne Himself with firmness and dignity. But when after the second scourging the cross was laid upon Him, human nature could bear no more. He fell fainting beneath the burden.”
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THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
On The Cross:
      QD 655: “Christ bore the guilt of the sins of the world . . . He could suffer, because sustained by divinity.”
      DA 750, 751: The thief on the cross “calls to mind all he has heard of Jesus, how He has healed the sick and pardoned sin . . . He has seen and read the title above the Saviour’s head. He has heard the passers-by repeat it, some with grieved, quivering lips, others with jesting and mockery. The Holy Spirit illuminates his mind, and little by little the chain of evidence is joined together. In Jesus bruised, mocked, and hanging upon the cross, he sees the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world. Hope is mingled with anguish in his voice as the helpless, dying soul casts himself upon a dying Saviour
      “While the leading Jews deny Him, and even the disciples doubt His divinity, the poor thief, upon the brink of eternity, calls Jesus Lord . . .
      “He who in all other eyes appeared to be conquered was a Conqueror. He was acknowledged as the Sin Bearer. Men may exercise power over His human body. They may pierce the holy temples with the crown of thorns. They may strip from Him His raiment, and quarrel over its division. But they cannot rob Him of His power to forgive sins. In dying He bears testimony to His own divinity and to the glory of the Father . . . It is His royal right to save unto the uttermost all who come unto God by Him.”
      DA 752: “In His humiliation He as a prophet had addressed the daughters of Jerusalem; as priest and advocate He had pleaded with the Father to forgive His murderers as a loving Saviour He had forgiven the sins of the penitent thief.”
      DA 770: “In the closing events of the crucifixion day, fresh evidence was given of the fulfillment of prophecy, and new witness borne to Christ’s divinity. When the darkness had lifted from the cross, and the Saviour’s dying cry had been uttered, immediately another voice was heard, saying, ‘Truly this was the Son of God.’ . . .
      “It was the centurion, the Roman soldier. The divine patience of the Saviour, and His sudden death, with the cry of victory upon His lips, had impressed this heathen. In the bruised, broken body hanging upon the cross, the centurion recognized the form of the Son of God. He could not refrain from confessing his faith. Thus again evidence was given that our Redeemer was to see of the travail of His soul. Upon the very day of His death, three men, differing widely from one another, had declared their faith, —he who commanded the Roman guard, he who bore the cross of the Saviour, and he who died upon the cross at his side.”
      DA 775, 776: Nicodemus “looked upon the Saviour in His agony; again he heard that last cry, ‘It is finished,’ spoken like the words of a conqueror. Again he beheld the reeling earth, the darkened heavens, the rent veil, the shivered rocks, and his faith was forever established. The very events that destroyed the hopes of the disciples convinced Joseph and Nicodemus of the divinity of Jesus.”
      5BC 1113, 1129: “When Christ was crucified, it was His human nature that died. Deity did not sink and die; that would have been impossible . . . The Deity did not sink under the agonizing torture of Calvary.”
      3Spirit Of Prophecy, 203, 201: “The spirit of Jesus slept in the tomb with His body . . . All that comprised the life and intelligence of Jesus remained with His body in the sepulcher . . .”
      5BC 1129: “The two expressions ‘human’ and ‘divine’ were, in Christ, closely and inseparably one, and yet they had a distinct individuality.”
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THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
On The Cross:
      2T 213, 214: “Christ’s keenest anguish was a sense of His Father’s displeasure . . . The sins of the world were upon Him, also the sense of His Father’s wrath as He suffered the penalty of the law transgressed. It was these that crushed His divine soul. It was the hiding of His Father’s face a sense that His own dear Father had forsaken Him—which brought despair. The separation that sin makes between God and man was fully realized and keenly felt by the innocent suffering Man of Calvary . . . He had not one ray of light to brighten the future. And He was struggling with the power of Satan, who was declaring that He had Christ in his power, that he was superior in strength to the Son of God, that the Father had disowned His Son, and that He was no longer in the favor of God any more than himself. If He was indeed still in favor with God, why need He die? God could save Him from death.
      “Christ yielded not in the least degree to the torturing foe, even in His bitterest anguish.
      DA 752-756: “And now the Lord of glory was dying, a ransom for the race . . . His suffering was from a sense of the malignity of sin, a knowledge that through familiarity with evil, man had become blinded to its enormity . . . The guilt of every descendant of Adam was pressing upon His heart . . . Now with the terrible weight of guilt He bears, He cannot see the Father’s reconciling face . . . So great was this agony that His physical pain was hardly felt. Satan with his fierce temptations wrung the heart of Jesus. The Saviour could not see through the portals of the tomb . . . He feared that sin was so offensive to God that Their separation was to be eternal. Christ felt the anguish which the sinner will feel when mercy shall no longer plead for the guile race.
It was the sense of sin, bringing the Father’s wrath upon His as man’s substitute, that made the cup He drank so bitter, and broke the heart of the Son of God . . . In the thick darkness, God veiled the last human agony of his Son . . .
      “Suddenly the gloom lifted from the cross, and in clear, trumpetlike tones, that seemed to resound throughout creation, Jesus cried, ‘It is finished.’ . . . A light encircled the cross, and the face of the Saviour shone with a glory like the sun. He then bowed His head upon His breast, and died. . . In those dreadful hours He had relied upon the evidence of His Father’s acceptance heretofore given Him . . . By faith He rested in Him whom it had ever been His joy to obey. As in submission He committed Himself to God, the sense of the loss of His Father’s favor was withdrawn. By faith, Christ was victor.”
      DA 755, 756: “The spotless Son of God hung upon the cross, His flesh lacerated with stripes; those hands so often reached out in blessing, nailed to the wooden bars; those feet so tireless on ministries of love, spiked to the tree; that royal head pierced by the crown of thorns; those quivering lips shaped to the cry of woe. And all that He endured—. . . speaks to each child of humanity, declaring, It is for thee that the Son of God consents to bear this burden of guilt; for thee He spoils the domain of death, and opens the gates of Paradise. He. . . offers Himself upon the cross as a sacrifice, and this from love to thee. He, the Sin Bearer endures the wrath of divine justice, and for thy sake becomes sin itself.”
      DA 772: “But it was not the spear thrust, it was not the pain of the cross, that caused the death of Jesus. That cry, . . . at the moment of death, the stream of blood and water that flowed from His side, declared that He died of a broken heart. His heart was broken by mental anguish. He was slain by the sin of the world.”
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THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
The Complete And Perfect Atonement:
      QD 663: Christ “planted the cross between heaven and earth, and when the Father beheld the sacrifice of His Son He bowed before it in recognition of its perfection. ‘It is enough,’ He said. ‘The Atonement is complete.’”
      QD 663: “Type met antitype in the death of Christ, the Lamb slain for the sins of the world. Our great High Priest has made the only sacrifice that is of any value in our salvation. When He offered Himself on the cross, a perfect atonement was made for the sins of the people.”
      QD 661: “The Sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all other truths cluster . . . I present before you the great, grand monument of mercy and regeneration, salvation and redemption, —the Son of God uplifted on the cross. This is to be the foundation of every discourse given by our ministers.”
      2T 215: “When the atonement is viewed correctly, the salvation of souls will be felt to be of infinite value. In comparison with the enterprise of everlasting life, every other sinks into insignificance.”
      QD 685: “The Father bows in recognition of the price paid for humanity, and the angels approach the cross of Calvary with reverence. What a sacrifice is this! Who can fathom it! It will take the whole of eternity for man to understand the plan of redemption.”

THE DIVINE NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
The Resurrection and Ascension:
      DA 779-785: “‘And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven.’ . . . The soldiers see him removing the stone as he would a pebble, and hear him cry, Son of God, come forth; Thy Father calls Thee. They see Jesus come forth from the grave, and hear Him proclaim over the rent sepulcher, ‘I am the resurrection, and the life.’ . . . He who had vanquished death and the grave came forth from the tomb with the trend of a conqueror . . . The Saviour came forth from the grave by the life that was in Himself. Now was proved the truth of His words, ‘I lay down My life, that I might take it again . . . I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.’”
      1SM 301, 296: “In His divinity, Christ possessed the power to break the bonds of death . . . In Him was life, original, unborrowed, underived. This life is not inherent in man.”
      DA 829: “The time had come for Christ to ascend to His Father’s throne. As a divine Conqueror He was about to return with the trophies of victory to the heavenly courts . . . After His resurrection He tarried on earth for a season, that His disciples might become familiar with Him in His risen and glorified body.”
      DA 758: “His right hand and His holy arm had gotten Him the victory. As a Conqueror He planted His banner on the eternal heights.”
      QD 680: “And at this glorious completion of His work, songs of triumph echoed and reechoed through the unfallen worlds.”
      PP 475, 476: Moses “was permitted to look down the stream of time . . . He . . . beheld Him (Jesus) coming forth a conqueror, and ascending to heaven escorted by adoring angels and leading a multitude of captives. He saw the shining gates open to receive Him, and the host of heaven with songs of triumph welcoming their Commander. And it was there revealed to him that he himself would be one who would attend the Saviour, and open to Him the everlasting gates.”
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THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
The Complete And Perfect Atonement:
      QD 665, 666: “Christ was without sin, else His life in human flesh and His death on the cross would have been of no more value in procuring grace for the sinner than the death of any other man.”
      QD 665: “Man could not atone for man. His sinful fallen condition would constitute him an imperfect offering, an atoning sacrifice of less value than Adam before his fall. God made man perfect and upright, and after his transgression there could be no sacrifice acceptable to God for him, unless the offering made should in value be superior to man as he was in his state of perfection and innocence.
“The divine Son of God was the only sacrifice of sufficient value to fully satisfy the claims of God’s perfect law. . . He had power to lay down His life, and to take it again. No obligation was laid upon Him to undertake the work of atonement. It was a voluntary sacrifice that He made. His life was of sufficient value to rescue man from his fallen condition.”
      QD 672: “Our sins were laid on Christ, punished in Christ, put away by Christ, in order that His righteousness might be imputed to us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Although sin was charged to His account on our behalf, yet He remained perfectly sinless.”
      QD 666: “In dying upon the cross, He transferred the guilt from the person of the transgressor to that of the divine Substitute, through faith in Him as his personal Redeemer. The sins of a guilty world, . . . were imputed to the divine Surety.”

THE HUMAN NATURE OF OUR SAVIOUR:
The Resurrection and Ascension:
      5BC 1114: “He who died for the sins of the world was to remain in the tomb the allotted time. He was in that stony prison house as a prisoner of divine justice. He was responsible to the Judge of the universe. He was bearing the sins of the world, and His Father only could release Him. . . Here Jesus rested during the Sabbath . . . His body was to come forth from the tomb untarnished by corruption.”
      5BC 1150, 1151: “Jesus said to Mary, “Touch Me not; for I am not yet ascended to My Father.’ When He closed His eyes in death upon the cross, the soul of Christ did not go at once to heaven, as many believe, or how could His words be true—‘I am not yet ascended to My Father?’ The spirit of Jesus slept in the tomb with His body . . . All that comprised the life and intelligence of Jesus remained with His body in the sepulcher; and when He came forth it was as a whole being; He did not have to summon His spirit from heaven. He had power to lay down His life and to take it up again.” DA 832: “Christ. . . ascended to heaven in the form of humanity.”
      QD 660: “In taking our nature, the Saviour has bound Himself to humanity by a tie that is never to be broken . . . (John 3:16) . . . He gave Him to the fallen race. To assure us of His immutable counsel of peace, God gave His only begotten Son to become one of the human family, forever to retain His human nature . . . God has adopted human nature in the person of His Son, and has carried the same into the highest heaven.”
      1SM 258: “Behold what a pledge of the Father’s faithful” ness; for when He would assure men of the immutability of His council, He gave His only-begotten Son to come to earth, to take the nature of man, not only for the brief years of life, but to retain his nature in the heavenly courts, an everlasting pledge of the faithfulness of God. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and love of God!”
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PERFECTION—
A GIFT TO REPENTING AND BELIEVING SINNERS:
Christ’s Perfect Righteousness May Be Our Righteousness—As A Gift:
      1SM 342: “‘line righteousness of Christ is presented as a free gift to the sinner if he will accept it. He has nothing of his own but what is tainted and corrupted, polluted with sin, utterly repulsive to a pure and holy God. Only through the righteous character of Jesus Christ can man come nigh to God.”
      DA 357: Jesus continues: . . . “The Father beholds not your faulty character, hut sees you as clothed in My perfection.”
      1SM 360: “The thought that the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us, not because of any merit on our part, but as a free gift from God, seemed a precious thought.”
6BC 1096: “He proffered His perfection of character in the place of man’s sinfulness.”

Christ’s Victory Over Sin May Be Our Victory—As A Gift:
      DA 123, 490: “His victory is ours . . . Henceforward Christ’s followers were to look upon Satan as a conquered foe. Upon tire cross, Jesus was to gain the victory for them: that victory He desired them to accept as their own.”
      FE 135: “. . . He has given power to those who lay hold of Him by faith, to become victors in His name, and through His merits.”
      1SM 223, 224: “. . . Christ’s humanity was united with divinity, and in this strength He would bear all the temptations that Satan could bring against Him, and yet keep His soul untainted by sirs. And this power to overcome He would give to every son and daughter of Adam who would accept by faith the righteous attributes of His character . . . He (Satan) cannot cause to sin the one who will accept by faith the virtues of Him who was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin . . . He who repents of his sin and accepts the gift of the life of the Son of God, cannot he overcome.”

Christ’s Righteousness Is Placed To The Sinner’s Account As He Repents And Believes:
      1SM 367: “Righteousness is obedience to the law. The law demands righteousness, and this the sinner owes to the law; hut he is incapable of rendering it. The only way in which he can attain to righteousness is through faith. By faith he can bring to God the merits of Christ, and the Lord places the obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account. Christ’s righteousness is accepted in place of man’s failure, and God receives, pardons, justifies, the repentant, believing soul, treats him as though he were righteous, and loves him as he loves His Son. This is how [faith is accounted righteousness., . .”

Because Jesus Conquered, Man May Be Restored To His Original Perfection:
      QD 661: The cross “is the great center of attraction, for on it Christ gave up His life for the human race This sacrifice was offered for the purpose of restoring man to his original perfection; yea, more. It was offered to give him an entire transformation of character, making him more than a conqueror.”

The Highest Position Man Can Reach Is Found At The Foot Of The Cross:
      RH APR. 29, 1902: “When the sinner reaches the cross, and looks up to the One who died to save him, he may rejoice with fullness of joy; for his sins are pardoned. Kneeling at the cross, he has reached the highest place to which man can attain.”

We May Wear Christ’s Robe Of Perfection:
      7BC 907: “Through His sacrifice, human beings may reach the high ideal set before them, and hear at last the words. ‘Ye are
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complete in Him,’ not having your own righteousness, but the righteousness that He wrought out for you. Your imperfection is no longer seen, for you are clothed with the robe of Christ’s perfection.”

Christ’s Righteousness Needed For Merit:
      RH DEC. 20, 1892: “Apart from Christ we have no merit no righteousness. Our sinfulness, our weakness, our human imperfections make it impossible that we should appear before God, unless we are clothed in Christ’s spotless righteousness. We are to be found in Him, not having our own righteousness, but the righteousness which is through Christ.”

The Perfume Of Christ’s Righteousness Ascends
Like A Cloud Around The Mercy Seat:
      1SM 344: “He holds before the Father the censer of His own merits, in which there is no taint of earthly corruption. He gathers into this censer the prayers, the praise, and the confessions of His people, and with these He puts His own spotless righteousness. Then, perfumed with the merits of Christ’s propitiation, the incense comes up before God wholly and entirely acceptable. Then gracious answers are returned.
      “Oh, that all may see that everything in obedience, in penitence, in praise and thanksgiving, must be placed upon the glowing fire of the righteousness of Christ. The fragrance of this righteousness ascends like a cloud around the mercy seat.”

Christ Obeyed The Law Perfectly For Me:
      1SM 394-396: “They are not to look forward, thinking that at some future time a great work is to be done for them; for the work is now complete . . . Every soul may say: ‘By His perfect obedience He has satisfied the claims of the law, and my only hope is found in looking to Him as my substitute and surety, who obeyed the law perfectly for me. By faith in His merits I am free from the condemnation of the law. He clothes me with righteousness, which answers all the demands of the law. I am complete in Him who brings in everlasting righteousness. He presents me to God in the spotless garment of which no thread was woven by any human agent . . .’”

Our Fitness And Our Title For Heaven Are Both Found In Christ’s Righteousness:
      DA 300: “The proud heart strives to earn salvation; but both our title to heaven and our fitness for it are found in the righteousness of Christ. The Lord can do nothing toward the recovery of man until, convinced of his own weakness, and stripped of all self-sufficiency, he yields himself to the control of God. Then he can receive the gift that God is waiting to bestow.
      MYP 35: “The righteousness by which we are justified is imputed, the righteousness by which we are sanctified is imparted. The first is our title to heaven, the second is our fitness for heaven.”
      ML 250: “. . . Justified . . . means pardoned.”

Meditate On Christ’s Perfection:
      SC 89: “As we meditate upon the perfections of the Saviour, we shall desire to be wholly transformed, and renewed in the image of His purity. There will be a hungering and thirsting of soul to become like Him whom we adore. The more our thoughts are upon Christ, the more we shall speak of Him to others, and represent Him to the world.”
      TM 387: “Christ dwelling in our hearts by faith means the contemplation of Christ, beholding Christ, ever cherishing the dear Saviour as our very best and honored Friend, so that we would not in any action grieve and offend Him.”
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ADVANTAGES VERSES NO ADVANTAGES:
IN WHAT SENSE DID CHRIST HAVE ADVANTAGES OVER US ?
1. CHRIST WAS GOD:
Christ Was “God With Us”: (Matt. 1:23.)
      5BC 1142: “The world’s Redeemer was equal with God. . . The authority by which He spoke, and wrought miracles, was expressly His own, yet He assures us that He and the Father are one.”
      LS 246: “Had He been but a man, we would be excusable for our lack of faith and obedience.”
QD 649: “No one, looking upon the childlike countenance, shining with animation, could say that Christ was just like other children. He was God in human flesh. When urged by His companions to do wrong, divinity flashed through humanity, and He refused decidedly.”
Christ Used His Own Divinity To Help Humanity:
      1SM 279: “. . . He humbled Himself to take man’s nature, that, with His divine power combined with the human. He might reach man where he is.”
      RH MAR. 26, 1901: “He was God in human flesh, and He could not but work the works of God. Unbelief, pre” judice, and jealousy beat about Him, and if His humanity had not been united with divinity, He would have failed and became discouraged.”
      “Pacific Health Journal,” NOV. 1889: “Christ’s humanity alone could never have endured this test; (in the wilderness) but His divine power, combined with humanity gained in behalf of man an infinite victory.”
Christ’s Offering Equaled Demands Of Divine Law:
      QD 660: “Christ alone could open the way, by making an offering equal to the demands of the divine law.”
      Ps. 40:8: “. . . Thy law is within My heart.”
Christ Had Power To Forgive Sins:
      DA 267: “It was to manifest His power to forgive sins that the miracle was performed.”
Christ Had Foreknowledge:
      DA 655: “By reading the secret purpose . . . Christ gave . . . convincing evidence of His divinity.”

2. CHRIST’S PERFECT HUMAN NATURE HAD NO PROPENSITIES TO SIN:
Christ Was The Second Adam—Like The First Adam Before He Sinned:
      QD 651: “Be careful, exceedingly careful as to how you dwell upon the human nature of Christ. Do not set Him before the people as a man with the propensities of sin. He is the second Adam. The first Adam was created a pure, sinless being, without a taint of sin upon him, he was in the image of God. He could fall, and he did fall through transgressing. Because of sin his posterity was born with inherent propensities of disobedience. But Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God. He took upon Himself human nature, and was tempted in all points as human nature is tempted. He could have sinned; He could have fallen, but not for one moment was there in Him an evil propensity.”
Because Christ Was Without Sin, His Life And Death Were Of More Value Than Any Other Man:
      QD 665, 666: “Christ was without sin, else His life in human flesh and His death on the cross would have been of no more value in procuring grace for the sinner than the death of any other man. While He took upon Him humanity, it was a life taken into union with Deity.”
      FE 135: Christ “alone had the strength to fight the battles with the great adversary . . .”
We Cannot Equal The Pattern:
      2T 549: “He is a perfect and holy example, given for us to imitate. We cannot equal the pattern . . .”
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IN WHAT SENSE DID CHRIST USE NO POWER NOT AVAILABLE TO US?
Through Faith In Christ, We Have The Advantage Of The Gift Of His Life:
      1SM 408, 409: “. . . Humanity by being united to divinity withstood the fiercest test of temptation in the wilderness. . . He withstood the temptation, through the power that man may command. He laid hold on the throne of God, and there is not a man or woman who may not have access to the same help through faith in God. Man may become a partaker of the divine nature, not a soul lives who may not summon the aid of Heaven in temptation and trial. Christ came to reveal the source of His power, that man might never rely on his unaided human capabilities.”
      1SM 223, 224: “. . . This power to overcome He would give to every son and daughter of Adam who would accept by faith the righteous attributes of His character . . . Upon him who looks to Jesus as the author and finisher of His faith, Satan’s temptations have no power. He cannot cause to sin the one who will accept by faith the virtues of Him who was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin . . . He who repents of his sin and accepts the gift of the life of the Son of God, cannot be overcome . . . He must repent of his sin, he must believe in the power of Christ, and accept that power to save and to keep him from sin.”
Through Christ’s Sacrifice We Have An Advantage—He Worked Out A Perfect Character For Us:
      9T 21, 22: “But in His great love, God provided a way whereby man might regain the position from which he fell in yielding to the tempter. Christ came to stand at the head of humanity, to work out in our behalf a perfect character. . . The life that Christ lived in this world, men and women can live through His power and under His instruction. In their conflict with Satan they may have all the help that He had.”
      1SM 279: “Because man fallen could not overcome Satan with his human strength, Christ came from the royal courts of heaven to help him with His human and divine strength combined. Christ knew that Adam in Eden, with his superior advantages, might have withstood the temptations of Satan, and conquered him. He also knew that it was not possible for man, out of Eden, separated from the light and love of God since the Fall’ to resist the temptations of Satan in his own strength. In order to bring hope to man, and save him from complete ruin, He humbled Himself to take man’s nature that, with His divine power combined with the human, He might reach man where he is. He obtains for the fallen sons and daughters of Adam that strength which it is impossible for them to gain for themselves, that in His name they may overcome the temptations of Satan.”
Christ’s Victory Is Ours As A Gift:
      DA 664: “Jesus revealed no qualities, and exercised no powers, that men may not have through faith in Him. His perfect humanity is that which all His followers may possess, if they will be in subjection to God as He was.”
      DA 123, 490: “His victory is ours. . . Henceforward Christ’s followers were to look upon Satan as a conquered foe. Upon the cross, Jesus was to gain the victory for them; that victory He desired them to accept as their own.”
      1SM 367: “The only way in which he can attain to righteousness is through faith. By faith he can bring to God the merits of Christ, and the Lord places the obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account.”
Why Does Satan Down-Grade Christ To Our Level?
      EW 91, 92: “The Saviour of the world he ( Satan ) makes to be no more than a common man . . . After putting Jesus in the background, they attract the attention of the world to themselves. . . Satan laughs as he sees his plan succeed so well. . .”
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THE HOLY SPIRIT APPLIES THE PERFECTION WROUGHT OUT BY THE WORLD’S REDEEMER
The Holy Spirit Is Given To Impress Christ’s Character Upon The Church:
      DA 671: “Sin could be resisted and overcome only through the mighty agency of the Third Person of the Godhead, who would come with no modified energy, but in the fullness of divine power It is the Spirit that makes effectual what has been wrought out by the world’s Redeemer. It is by the Spirit that the heart is made pure. Through the Spirit the believer becomes a partaker of the divine nature. Christ has given His Spirit as a divine power to overcome all hereditary and cultivated tendencies to evil, and to impress His own character upon His church.”
      DA 311: “. . . He has made provision that the Holy Spirit shall be imparted to every repentant soul, to keep him from sinning . . . There is no excuse for sinning A holy temper, a Christlike life, is accessible to every repenting, believing child of God.”
The Impartation Of The Spirit Is The Impartation Of The Life Of Christ:
      OHC 154: “The Spirit works in us by bringing to mind, vividly and often the precious truths of the plan of redemption.”
      TM 401, 402: “The great object of the advent of the Holy Spirit is distinctly specified by Christ. ‘When He is come,’ He said, ‘He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.’ . . . Christ looked forward to the time when the Holy Spirit, as His representative, should come to do a wonderful work in and through His merits; and He felt privileged to communicate His relief to His disciples.”
      DA 805: “The impartation of the Spirit is the impartation of the life of Christ.”
      John 15:26: “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me.”
      John 16:13, 14: “Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; . . . He shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall shew it unto you.”
The Holy Spirit Implants Christ’s Nature In Man:
      COL 384: “The sanctification of the soul by the working of the Holy Spirit is the implanting of Christ’s nature in humanity.”
      DA 172: “The Christian’s life is not a modification or improvement of the old, but a transformation of nature. There is a death to self and sin, and a new life altogether. This change can be brought about only by the effectual working of the Holy Spirit.”
The Holy Spirit Binds Man To The Perfect Divine-Human Nature Of Christ:
      1SM 251: “‘The Holy Spirit, which proceeds from the only begotten Son of God, binds the human agent, body, soul, and spirit, to the perfect, divine-human nature of Christ. This union is represented by the union of the vine and the branches.”
The Holy Spirit Is Waiting For Empty Vessels To Fill
      KH 330: “The Holy Spirit is waiting for channels through whom to work . . . The Spirit of God will be poured out upon the church just as soon as the vessels are prepared to receive it.”
      9T 107: “God will do the work if we will furnish Him the instruments.”
      RH MAY 5. 1896: “The measure of the Holy Spirit we receive, will be proportioned to the measure of our desire and faith exercised for it, and the use we shall make of the
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light and knowledge that shall be given to us. We shall be entrusted with the Holy Spirit according to our capacity to receive and our ability to impart it to others.”
      DA 250, 251: “There is no limit to the usefulness of one who, by putting self aside, makes room for the working of the Holy Spirit upon his heart, and lives a life wholly consecrated to God.”
The Holy Spirit—A Member Of The Godhead—Is A Person As Much As God Is A Person:
      EV 616, 617: “We need to realize that the Holy Spirit, who is as much a Person as God is a Person, is walking through these grounds . . . The Holy Spirit has a personality, else He could not bear witness to our spirits and with our spirits that we are the children of God. He must also be a divine Person, else He could not search out the secrets which lie hidden in the mind of God.”
      1John 5:7: “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
We Are Warned Not To Enter Into Controversy Over The Presence And Personality Of God:
      1SM 203: “I knew that the omega would follow in a little while; and I trembled for our people. I knew that I must warn our brethren and sisters not to enter into controversy over the presence and personality of God.”
The Holy Spirit Works Through The Ministrations Of The Angels:
      1SM 96: “The angelic agencies are messengers from heaven, actually ascending and descending, keeping earth in constant connection with the heaven above. These angel messengers are observing all our course of action. They are ready to help all in their weakness, guarding all from moral and physical danger according to the providence of God. And whenever souls yield to the softening, subduing influence of the Spirit of God under these angel ministrations, there is joy in heaven; the Lord Himself rejoices with singing.”
      6T 57: “Arm yourselves with humility; pray that angels of God may come close to your side to impress the mind; for it is not you that work the Holy Spirit, but the Holy Spirit must work you. It is the Holy Spirit that makes the truth impressive.”
      MH 417: “Through these messengers (holy beings) He is in active communication with every part of His dominion. By His Spirit He is everywhere present. Through the agency of His Spirit and His angels, He ministers to the children of men.”
      RH DEC. 31, 1872: “Jesus will not be found in the company of those who are careless of His presence, and who engage in conversation having no reference to their Redeemer, in whom they profess their hopes of eternal life are centered. Jesus shuns the company of such, as also do the angels who do His commands. These heavenly messengers are not attracted to the crowd where minds are diverted from heavenly things. These pure and holy spirits cannot remain in the company where Jesus’ presence is not desired and encouraged, and His absence not marked.”
      Heb. 1:14: “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”
How Much Of The Godhead Do We Receive Under The Molding Influence Of The Holy Spirit?
      AA 50: “As in humility they submitted to the molding influence of the Holy Spirit, they received of the fullness of the Godhead and were fashioned in the likeness of the divine.”
      DA 805: “The impartation of the Spirit is the impartation of the life of Christ.”
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CHERISHED SIN VERSES HATRED FOR SIN:
HATRED FOR SIN:
When Clothed In Christ’s Righteousness, We May Make Mistakes, But We Will Hate The Sin:
      1SM 360: “When we are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, we shall have no relish for sin; for Christ will be working with us. We may make mistakes, but we will hate the sin that caused the sufferings of the Son of God.”
      RH MAY 12, 1896: “If one who daily communes with God errs from the path, if he turns a moment from looking steadfastly unto Jesus, it is not because he sins willfully; for when he sees his mistake, he turns again, and fastens his eyes upon Jesus, and the fact that he has erred, does not make Him less dear to the heart of God. He knows that he has communion with the Saviour; and when reproved for his mistake in some matter of judgment, he does not walk sullenly, and complain of God, but turns the mistake into a victory.”
      TM 129: “Jesus is acquainted with every heart that is humble, meek and lowly. These have trials and make mistakes, but they are brokenhearted because they grieve the Saviour who loved them and died for them.”
When We Do Our Best, Christ Becomes Our Righteousness:
      LETTER 22, 1889: “Thank God it is not too late for wrongs to be righted. Christ looks at the spirit, and when He sees us carrying our burden with faith, His perfect holiness atones for our shortcomings When we do our best, He becomes our righteousness.?’
      1SM 382: “When it is in the heart to obey God, when efforts are put forth to this end, Jesus accepts this disposition and effort as man’s best service, and He makes up for the deficiency with His own divine merit.”
Gods Children Mourn Over Their Shortcomings:
      SL 59: “But he who is truly seeking for holiness of heart and life, delights in the law of God, and mourns only that he falls so far short of meeting its requirements.”
The Faithful Would Rather Die Than Perform A Wrong Act:
      5T 53: “Those who would rather die than perform a wrong act are the only ones who will be found faithful . . . The testimony borne to you by the Spirit of God is: Parley not with the enemy. Kill the thorns, or they will kill you. Break up the fallow ground of the heart. Let the work go deep and thorough. Let the plowshare of truth tear out the weeds and briers.”
God Promises To Put Hatred—Enmity—In Our Hearts Against Sin:
      Genesis 3:15: “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed, it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
      GC 505, 506: “God declares: ‘I will put enmity.’ This enmity is not naturally entertained. When man transgressed the divine law, his nature became evil, and he was in harmony, and not at variance, with Satan. There exists naturally no enmity between sinful man and the originator of sin . . . It is the grace that Christ implants in the soul which creates in man enmity against Satan. Without this converting grace and renewing power, man would continue the captive of Satan, a servant ever ready to do his bidding. But the new principle in the soul creates conflict where hitherto had been peace . . . Whoever is seen to abhor sin instead of loving it, whoever resists and conquers those passions that have held sway within, displays the operation of a principle wholly from above.”
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CHERISHED SIN:
The Righteousness Of Christ Will Not Cover One Cherished Sin:
      1SM 366: “But while God can be just, and yet justify the sinner through the merits of Christ, no man can cover his soul with the garments of Christ’s righteousness while practicing known sins, or neglecting known duties. God requires the entire surrender of the heart, before justification can take place; and in order for man to retain justification, there must be continual obedience through active, living faith that works by love and purifies the soul.”
      COL 316: “The righteousness of Christ will not cover one cherished sin. A man may be a lawbreaker in heart; yet if he commits no outward act of transgression, he may be regarded by the world as possessing great integrity. But God’s law looks into the secrets of the heart. Every act is judged by the motives that prompt it.”
Willful Commission Of Known Sin Separates The Soul From God:
      SL 66: “The willful commission of a known sin silences the witnessing voice of the Spirit, and separates the soul from God.”
      One Sinful Desire Cherished Will Eventually Neutralize All The Power Of The Gospel: GC 439: “Through defects in the character, Satan works to gain control of the whole mind, and he knows that if these defects are cherished, he will succeed.”
      DA 520: “. . . If the things of this world are cherished, however uncertain and unworthy they may be, they will become all absorbing.”
      5T 53: “Even one wrong trait of character, one sinful desire cherished, will eventually neutralize all the power the gospel.”
      DA 125: “The tempter can never compel us to do evil, he cannot control minds unless they are yielded to his control. The will must consent, faith must let go its hold upon Christ, before Satan can exercise his power upon us. But every sinful desire we cherish affords him a foothold. Every point in which we fail of meeting the divine standard is an open door by which he can enter to tempt and destroy us. And every failure or defeat on our part gives occasion for him to reproach Christ.”
TEMPTATION IS NOT SIN:
Temptations Which Are Not Cherished Do Not Contaminate The Soul:
      RH MAR. 27, 1888: “There are thoughts and feelings suggested and aroused by Satan that annoy even the best of men; but if they are not cherished, if they are repulsed as hateful, the soul is not contaminated with guilt, and no other is defiled by their influence.”
      5T 426: “Temptation is not sin.”
Jesus’ Eye Rested Only A Moment On Temptation:
      1SM 286: “The eye of Jesus for a moment rested upon the glory presented before Him; but He turned away and refused to look upon the entrancing spectacle. He would not endanger His steadfast integrity by dallying with the tempter.”
      PROMISE: COL 341, 342: “If we realize our helplessness and our need of divine power, we shall not trust to ourselves. We know not what results a day, an hour, or a moment may determine, and never should we begin the day without committing our ways to our Heavenly Father. His angels are appointed to watch over us, and if we put ourselves under their guardianship, then in every time of danger they will be at our right hand. When unconsciously we are in danger of exerting a wrong influence, the angels will be by our side, prompting us to a better course, choosing our words for us, and influencing our actions.”
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WHEN MAY WE HAVE CHRIST’S PERFECTION?
The Moment We Surrender—Believing—We Have Christ’s Righteousness:
      RH JULY 25, 1899: “The moment we surrender ourselves to God, believing in Him, we have His righteousness.”
Christ’s Perfection Is Available Now:
      1SM 394: “Abundant grace has been provided that the believing soul may be kept free from sin, for all heaven, with its limitless resources, has been placed at our command . . . In ourselves we are sinners; but in Christ we are righteous. Having made us righteous through the imputed righteousness of Christ, God pronounces us just, and treats us as just. He looks upon us as His dear children.”
Holiness Is Within The Reach Of All—Because Of Christ’s Merits:
      7BC 908: “God has chosen men from eternity to be holy. . . Holiness is within the reach of all who reach for it by faith, not because of their good works, but because of Christ’s merits.”
      MB 18: “The righteousness of God is embodied in Christ. We receive righteousness by receiving Him.”
      ML 15: “God designs that every one of us shall be perfect in Him, so that we may represent to the world the perfection of His character. He wants us to be set free from sin . . .”
Our Ideal Is Perfection—Absolutely And Completely For Him:
      AA 566: “He holds up before us the highest ideal, even perfection. He asks us to be absolutely and completely for Him in this world as He is for us in the presence of God.”
      MYP 30: “To have the religion of Christ means that you have absolutely surrendered your all to God, and consented to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.”
When We Learn The Lesson Of Self-Distrust, Then Christ’s Character May Be Imparted:
      DA 250: “The first thing to be learned by all who would become workers together with God is the lesson of self-distrust; then they are prepared to have imparted to them the character of Christ.”
      1SM 325: “As soon as we consent to give sin up, to acknowledge our guilt, the barrier is removed between the soul and the Saviour.”
The Sinner’s Defects Are Covered, When He Puts Forth Humble Efforts To Meet God’s Requirements:
      LETTER 4, 1889: “When He sees them lifting the burdens, trying to carry them in the lowliness of mind, with distrust of self and with complete reliance upon Him, He adds to their work His perfection and sufficiency, and it is accepted of the Father. We are accepted in the Beloved. The sinner’s defects are covered by the perfection and fullness of the Lord our Righteousness. Those who with sincere will, with contrite heart, are putting forth humble efforts to live up to the requirements of God, are looked upon by the Father with pitying tender love; He regards such as obedient children, and the righteousness of Christ is imputed unto them.”
      QD 671: “Christ imputes His perfection and righteousness to the believing sinner when he does not continue in sin, but turns from transgression to obedience of the commandments.”
As The Believing Sinner Bows Before The Cross—Holiness Is Imparted:
      COL 163: “As the sinner, drawn by the power of Christ, approaches the uplifted cross, and prostrates himself before it, there is a new creation. A new heart is given him. He becomes a new creature in Christ Jesus. Holiness finds that it has nothing more to require.”
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PERFECTION VERSES CHARACTER BUILDING OR GROWTH
PERFECTION:
There Is Only One Perfection—In Human Flesh—And We Cannot Equal Him:
      2T 549: Christ “is a perfect and holy example, given for us to imitate. We cannot equal the pattern; but we shall not be approved of God if we do not copy it and, according to the ability which God has given, resemble it.”
      KH 136: “We should remember that our own ways are not faultless. We make mistakes again and again . . . No one is perfect but Jesus. Think of Him and be charmed away from yourself . . .”
CHARACTER BUILDING OR GROWTH:
We Shall Fail Often In Our Efforts To Copy The Divine Pattern—But We Are To Grow Daily:
      1SM 337: “We are to grow daily in spiritual lovliness. We shall fail often in our efforts to copy the divine pattern. We shall often have to bow down to weep at the feet of Jesus, because of our shortcomings and mistakes; but we are not to be discouraged; we are to pray more fervently, believe more fully, and try again with more steadfastness to grow into the likeness of our Lord. As we distrust our own power, we shall trust the power of our Redeemer, and render praise to God, who is the health of our countenance, and our God.”
Growing Is To Continue Until Our Probation Ceases:
      4T 367: “Man may grow up into Christ, his living head. It is not the work of a moment, but that of a lifetime. By growing daily in the divine life, he will not attain to the full stature of a perfect man in Christ until his probation ceases. The growing is a continuous work.”
Growing Is To Continue Even In Heaven:
      COL 332: “Those who are under the instruction of Christ in this world will take every divine attainment with them to the heavenly mansions. And in heaven we are continually to improve. How important, then, is the development of character in this life.”
      4T 520: “It is our life work to be reaching forward to the perfection of Christian character, striving continually for conformity to the will of God. The efforts begun upon earth will continue through eternity.”
We May Be Perfect In Our Sphere—By Reflecting God’s Perfection:
      MB 77: “He tells us to be perfect as He is, in the same manner. We are to be centers of light and blessing to our little circle, even as He is to the universe. We have nothing of ourselves, but the light of His love shines upon us, and we are to reflect its brightness. ‘In His borrowed goodness good,’ we may be perfect in our sphere, even as God is perfect in His.”
      GW 366: “As God is pure in His sphere, so man is to be pure in his. And he will be pure if Christ is formed within, the hope of glory; for he will imitate Christ’s life and reflect His character.”
We May Be Perfect In Our Sphere—By Accepting Christ’s Power:
      OHC 108: “‘Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.’ Matt. 5:48. Would Christ tantalize us by requiring of us an impossibility?—Never, never! What an honor He confers upon us, in urging us to be holy in our sphere, as the Father is holy in His sphere. And through His power we are able to do this; for He declares, ‘All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.’ Matt. 28:18. This unlimited power it is your privilege and mine to claim.
We Cannot Advance One Step Toward The Ladder Of Growth By Our Own Efforts:
      1SM 368: “Christ has made the way by dying our sacrifice,
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by living our example, by becoming our great high Priest. He declares, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life’ (John 14:6). If by any effort of our own we could advance one step toward the ladder, the words of Christ would not be true. But when we accept Christ, good works will appear as fruitful evidence that we are in the way of life, that Christ is our way, and that we are treading the true path that leads to heaven.”
Not One Fruit Will Be Missing If We Are Connected To The Living Vine:
      DA 676, 677: “As the vine branch constantly draws the sap from the living vine, so are we to cling to Jesus, and receive from Him by faith the strength and perfection of His own character . . . When we live by faith on the Son of God, the fruits of the Spirit will be seen in our life, not one will be missing . . . The life of Christ in you produces the same fruits as in Him. Living in Christ, adhering to Christ, supported by Christ, drawing nourishment from Christ, you bear fruit after the similitude of Christ.”
The Fruits Of The Spirit Are The Principles Of God’s Law Carried Out In The Life:
      SL 58: “Our Saviour compares Himself to a vine, of which His followers are the branches. He plainly declares that all who would be His disciples must bring forth fruit; and then He shows how they may become fruitful branches. ‘Abide in Me, and I in you . . .’
      “. . . ‘The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.’ These precious graces are but the principles of God’s law carried out in the life.”
There May Be Perfection At Every Stage Of Development,
If We Are Rooted In Christ:
      COL 65-67: “The germination of the seed represents the beginning of spiritual life, and the development of the plant is a beautiful figure of Christian growth. As in nature, so in grace, there can be no life without growth . . . At every stage of development our life may be perfect; yet if God’s purpose for us is fulfilled, there will be continual advancement. Sanctification is the work of a lifetime . . . Feeling our helplessness, we are to improve all the opportunities granted us to gain a fuller experience. As the plant takes root in the soil, so we are to take deep root in Christ . . . By constantly relying upon Christ as our personal Saviour, we shall grow up into Him in all things who is our head.”
      ML 250: “This sanctification is a progressive work, and an advance from one stage of perfection to another.”
      5T 48: “It is only by personal union with Christ, by communion with Him daily, hourly, that we can bear the fruits of the Holy Spirit.”
Sanctification Is The Result Of Constantly Dying To Sin And Constantly Living For Christ Throughout A Lifetime:
      AA 560, 561: “Sanctification is not the work of a moment, an hour, a day, but of a lifetime. It is not gained by a happy flight of feeling, but is the result of constantly dying to sin, and constantly living for Christ. Wrongs cannot be righted nor reformations wrought in the character by feeble, intermittent efforts. It is only by long, persevering effort, sore discipline, and stern conflict, that we shall overcome. We know not one day how strong will be our conflict the next. So long as Satan reigns, we shall have self to subdue, besetting sins to overcome . . . Sanctification is the result of lifelong obedience.”
Sanctification Is Continual Growth In Grace:
      RH OCT. 16, 1888: “As you make advances in the Christian life, you will be constantly growing up unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”
      SL 9: “There is no such thing as instantaneous sanctification. True sanctification
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is a daily work, continuing as long as life shall last.”
      1T 340: Sanctification “is a continual growth in grace.”
      2T 472: “Sanctification is a progressive work, it is not attained to in an hour or a day, and then maintained without any special effort on our part.”
      COL 360: “. . . Sanctification consists in the cheerful performance of daily duties in perfect obedience to the will of God.”
      7BC 908: “Sanctification means habitual communion with
Who Will Not Grow In Sanctification?
      SL 20: “It is impossible for any to enjoy the blessing of sanctification while they are selfish and gluttonous.”
      2T 400: “It is impossible for those who indulge the appetite to attain to Christian perfection.”
      1T 162, 163: “The time that you spend standing before the glass preparing the hair to please the eye, should be devoted to prayer and searching of heart. There will be no place for outward adornment in the sanctified heart, hut there will be an earnest, anxious seeking for the inward adorning, the Christian graces—the fruits of the Spirit of God . . . If the heart is reformed, it will be seen in the outward appearance . . . I speak plainly. I do not think this will discourage a true Christian; and I do not want any of you to come up to the time of trouble without a well-grounded hope in your Redeemer. Determine to know the worst of your case. Ascertain if you have an inheritance on high. Deal truly with your own soul . . . Study His word prayerfully. Lay it not aside for any other book . . . Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion. With earnest, fervent prayer, plead for purity of soul. Plead as earnestly, as eagerly, as you would for your mortal life, were it at stake. Remain before God until unutterable longings are begotten within you for salvation, and the sweet evidence is obtained of pardoned sin.”
Aids In The Growth Of Sanctification:
      1. Bible Study Sl, 37: “Those who claim to be sanctified, while they have no desire to search the Scriptures, or to wrestle with God in prayer for a clearer understanding of Bible truth, know not what true sanctification is.”
      2. Prayer: SL 66, 67: “Daily prayer is as essential to growth in grace, and even to spiritual life itself, as is temporal food to physical well-being. We should accustom ourselves to lift the thoughts often to God in prayer. If the mind wanders, we must bring it back; by persevering effort, the habit will finally make it easy. We cannot for one moment separate ourselves from Christ with safety.”
      5T 397: “A constant battle must be kept up with the selfishness and corruption of the human heart . . . Those who forget God, even for an hour or a moment, are in a dangerous path.”
      3. Labor Of Love:4T 228: “Your spiritual strength and growth in grace will be proportionate to the labor of love and good works which you do cheerfully for your Saviour . . .”
      4. Cherish Light On Health Reform: CH 22: “He who cherishes the light which God has given him upon health reform, has an important aid in the work of becoming sanctified through the truth . . .”
There Will Be Eternal Loss For Knowledge And Ability We might Have Gained:
      COL 363: “For all that we might become through the right use of our talents God holds us responsible . . . Even if we do not lose our souls, we shall realize in eternity the result of our unused talents. For all the knowledge and ability that we might have gained and did not, there will be an eternal loss.”
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PERFECTION OF THE FLESH VERSES
CHRISTIAN PERFECTION OF THE SOUL:
CHRISTIAN PERFECTION OF THE SOUL
—A POSSIBILITY NOW:
Through Christ’s Sacrifice, We May Have Perfection Of The Soul:
      2SM 32: “And while we cannot claim perfection of the flesh, we may have Christian perfection of the soul. Through the sacrifice made in our behalf, sins may be perfectly forgiven Our dependence is not in what man can do; it is in what God can do for man through Christ. When we surrender ourselves wholly to God, and fully believe, the blood of Christ cleanses from all sin The conscience can be freed from condemnation.”
We May Claim Sanctification—Through Faith:
      2SM 32, 33: “Through faith in His blood, all may be made perfect in Christ Jesus. Thank God that we are not dealing with impossibilities. We may claim sanctification. We may enjoy the favor of God. We are not to be anxious about what Christ and God think of us, but about what God thinks of Christ, our Substitute. Ye are accepted in the Beloved The Lord shows, to the repenting, believing one, that Christ accepts the surrender of the soul, to be molded and fashioned after His own likeness.”
John Enjoyed Sanctification, But Was Not Sinless:
      SL 48: “John enjoyed the blessing of true sanctification. But mark, the apostle does not claim to be sinless; he is seeking perfection by walking in the light of God’s countenance.”
      SL 40, 41: “John’s love for his Master was not a mere human friendship; but it was the love of a repentant sinner who felt that he had been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ. He esteemed it the highest honor to work and suffer in the service of his Lord. His love for Jesus led him to love all for whom Christ died . . .
      “Some may represent him as possessing this love independent of divine grace; but John had, by nature, serious defects of character; he was proud and ambitious, and quick to resent slight and injury . . . John desired to become like Jesus, and under tile transforming influence of the love of Christ, he became meek and lowly of heart. Self was hid in Jesus. He was closely united to the Living Vine, and thus became a partaker of the divine nature. Such will ever be the result of communion with Christ. This is true sanctification. There may be marked defects in the character of an individual, yet when he becomes a true disciple of Jesus, the power of divine grace makes him a new creature. Christ’s love transforms, sanctifies him.”
John’s Experience Compared With Judas:
      SL 44: “John was a living illustration of sanctification. On the other hand, Judas possessed a form of godliness, while his character was more satanic than divine . . . While John was earnestly warring against his own faults, and seeking to assimilate to Christ, Judas was violating his conscience, yielding to temptation, and fastening upon himself habits of dishonesty that would transform him into the image of Satan. These two disciples represent the Christian world. . . One class are sanctified through the truth; the other know nothing of the transforming power of divine grace. The former are daily dying to self, and are overcoming sin. The latter are indulging their own lusts, and becoming the servants of Satan.
Paul’s Experience:
      SL 62: “The apostle (Paul) himself was endeavoring to reach the same standard of holiness which he set before his brethren. He writes to the Philippians: ‘. . . Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect:
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but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus . . .’ There is a striking contrast between the boastful, self-righteous claims of those who profess to be without sin, and the modest language of the apostle. Yet it was the purity and faithfulness of his own life that gave such power to his exhortations to his brethren.”
Daniel’s Life Illustrates True Sanctification:
      SL 39: “Daniel was a devoted servant of the Most High His long life was filled up with noble deeds of service for his Master. His purity of character and unwavering fidelity are equaled only by his humility of heart and his contrition before God. We repeat, The life of Daniel is an inspired illustration of true sanctification.”
Testimony Of One Who Has Seen The Love Of Jesus:
      RH OCT. 16, 1888: “When the Spirit of Christ stirs the heart with its marvelous awakening power, there is a sense of deficiency in the soul, that leads to contrition of mind and humiliation of self, rather than to proud boasting of what has been acquired. When Daniel beheld the glory and majesty surrounding the heavenly messenger that was sent unto him, he exclaimed, as he described the wonderful scene, ‘Therefore I was alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.’ The soul that is thus touched will never wrap itself about with self-righteousness, or a pretentious garb of holiness; but will hate its selfishness, abhor its self-love, and will seek, through Christ’s righteousness, for that purity of heart which is in harmony with the law of God and the character of Christ. He will then reflect the character of Christ, the hope of glory. It will be the greatest mystery to him that Jesus should have made so great a sacrifice to redeem him. He will exclaim, with humble mien and quivering lip, ‘He loved me.’ He gave Himself for me. He became poor that I, through His poverty, might be made rich. The Man of sorrows did not spurn me, but poured out His inexhaustible, redeeming love that my heart might be made clean, and He has brought me back into loyalty and obedience to all His commandments. His condescension, His humiliation, His crucifixion, are the crowning miracles in the marvelous exhibition of the plan of salvation. That the Just should die for the unjust, the Pure for the impure, is beyond all manifestations of human love; and all this He has done to make it possible to impart to me His own righteousness, that I may keep the law I have transgressed. For this I adore Him. I will proclaim Him to all sinners. I will cry, ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!’”
Christ’s Beauty Will Adorn The Inner Temple:
      COL 420: “The revelation of His own glory in the form of humanity, will bring heaven so near to men that the beauty adorning the inner temple will be seen in every soul in whom the Saviour dwells.”
      DA 556: “It is when Christ is received as a personal Saviour that salvation comes to the soul. Zacchaeus had received Jesus, . . . as One to abide in the soul temple.”
      DA 162: “His presence will cleanse and sanctify the soul, so that it may be a holy temple unto the Lord, and ‘an habitation of God through the Spirit.’”
      1SM 366: “It is through the impartation of the grace of Christ that sin in discerned in its hateful nature, and finally driven from the soul temple.”
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PERFECTION IN THE FLESH—AN IMPOSSIBILITY NOW:
No Good Thing In Man:
      2SM 32: “All may now obtain holy hearts, but it is not correct to claim in this life to have holy flesh. The apostle Paul declares, ‘I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing’ (Rom. 7:18). To those who have tried so hard to obtain by faith so called holy flesh, I would say, You cannot obtain it. Not a soul of you has holy flesh now. No human being on the earth has holy flesh. It is an impossibility.
      “If those who speak so freely of perfection in the flesh could see things in the true light, they would recoil with horror from their presumptuous ideas. In showing the fallacy of their assumptions in regard to holy flesh, the Lord is seeking to prevent men and women from putting on His words a construction which leads to pollution of body, soul, and spirit. Let this phase of doctrine be carried a little further, and it will lead to the claim that its advocates cannot sin that since they have holy flesh, their actions are all holy. What a door of temptation would thus be opened!”
To Claim To Keep The Law Perfectly Is Blasphemy:
      DA 467, 468: “Jesus lived the law in the sight of heaven, in the sight of unfallen worlds, and in the sight of sinful men. Before angels, men, and demons, He had spoken, unchallenged, words that from any other lips would have been blasphemy: ‘I do always those things that please Him.’”
Sanctification Is Not Sinlessness:
      AA 561, 562: “. . . Let not God be dishonored by the declaration from human lips, ‘I am sinless; I am holy.’ Sanctified lips will never give utterance to such presumptuous words.”
      LS 83: “They held that those who are sanctified cannot sin. And this naturally led to the belief that the affections and desires of the sanctified ones were always right, and never in danger of leading them into sin.”
      AA 560, 561: “So long as Satan reigns, we shall have self to subdue, besetting sins to overcome; so long as life shall last, there will be no stopping place, no point which we can reach and say, I have fully attained. Sanctification is the result of lifelong obedience.”
Those In The Shadow Of Calvary’s Cross Will Make No Claim Of Freedom From Sin:
      GC 471-473: “There can be no self-exaltation, no boastful claim to freedom from sin, on the part of those who walk in the shadow of Calvary’s cross. They feel that it was their sin which caused the agony that broke the heart of the Son of God, and this thought will lead them to self-abasement. Those who live nearest to Jesus discern most clearly the frailty and sinfulness of humanity, and their only hope is in the merit of a crucified and risen Saviour . . . And the claim to be without sin is, in itself, evidence that he who makes this claim is far from holy. It is because he has no true conception of the infinite purity and holiness of God or of what they must become who shall be in harmony with His character, because he has no true conception of the purity and exalted loveliness of Jesus, and the malignity and evil of sin, that man can regard himself as holy. The greater the distance between himself and Christ, and the more inadequate his conceptions of the divine character and requirements, the more righteous he appears in his own eyes.” Job 42:5, 6: “I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth Thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
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The Nearer One Comes To Jesus, The More Closely
He Can See The Sinfulness Of His Own Nature:
      AA 561: “None of the apostles and prophets ever claimed to be without sin. Men who have lived the nearest to God, men who would sacrifice life itself rather than knowingly commit a wrong act, men whom God has honored with divine light and power, have confessed the sinfulness of their nature. They have put no confidence in the flesh, have claimed no righteousness of their own, but have trusted wholly in the righteousness of Christ.
      “So will it be with all who behold Christ. The nearer we come to Jesus, and the more closely we discern the purity of His character, the more clearly shall we see the exceeding sinfulness of sin, and the less shall we feel like exalting ourselves. There will be a continual reaching out of the soul after God, a continual, earnest, heartbreaking confession of sin ,and humbling of the heart before Him. At every advance step in our Christian experience our repentance will deepen. We shall know that our sufficiency is in Christ alone and shall make the apostle’s confession our own: ‘I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing.’”
Distinct Views Of Christ Show Human Corruption:
      SL 38: “‘I Daniel alone saw the vision: . . . my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.’ All who are truly sanctified will have a similar experience. The clearer their views of the greatness, glory and perfection of Christ, the more vividly will they see their own weakness and imperfection. They will have no disposition to claim a sinless character; that which has appeared right and comely in themselves will, in contrast with Christ’s purity and glory, appear only as unworthy and corruptible. It is when men are separated from God, when they have very indistinct views of Christ, that they say, ‘I am sinless; I am sanctified.’”
Men Viewing God’s Perfection Sink Down In Humiliation And Abhor Their Self-Love:
      RH OCT. 16, 1888: “We may always be startled and indignant when we hear a poor, fallen mortal exclaiming, ‘I am holy; I am sinless!’ Not one soul to whom God has granted the wonderful view of His greatness and majesty, has ever uttered one word like this. On the contrary, they have felt like sinking down in the deepest humiliation of soul, as they have viewed the purity of God, and contrasted with it their own imperfection of life and character. One ray of the glory of God, one gleam of the purity of Christ, penetrating the soul, makes every spot of defilement painfully distinct, and lays bare the deformity and defects of the human character . . . He loathes himself, as he views the greatness, the majesty, the pure and spotless character of Jesus Christ.”
Human Beings With Holy Flesh Will Not Remain On This Earth:
      2SM 33: “When human beings receive holy flesh, they will not remain on the earth, but will be taken to heaven. While sin is forgiven in this life, its results are not now wholly removed. It is at His coming that Christ is to ‘change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body.’ (Phil. 3:21).”
      KH 361: “We cannot say, ‘I am sinless’ till this vile body is changed and fashioned like unto His glorious body. But if we constantly seek to follow Jesus, the blessed hope is ours of standing before the throne of God without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, complete in Christ, robed in His righteousness and perfection.”
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METHOD OF SINLESSNESS WHILE LIVING IN SINFUL BODIES:
ABSOLUTE PERFECTION IS REQUIRED OF US:
We Are To Have Perfection Equal To The Perfection Which Christ Revealed In His Humanity:
      CG 477: “The Lord requires perfection from His redeemed family. He expects from us the perfection which Christ revealed in His humanity.” (KH 44: Christ’s “character was absolutely perfect, free from the slightest stain of sin.”)
      DA 311: “There is no excuse for sinning. A holy temper, a Christlike life, is accessible to every repenting, believing child of God. The ideal of Christian character is Christlikeness. As the Son of man was perfect in His life, so His followers are to be perfect in their life . . . His character is to be ours.”
God’s Requirements Today Are The Same As They Were In Eden—Unblemished Righteousness:
      RH NOV. 1, 1892: “The Lord requires no less of the soul now, than He required of Adam in paradise before he fell, —perfect obedience, unblemished righteousness. The requirement of God under the covenant of grace is just as broad as the requirement He made in paradise, —harmony with His law, which is holy, and just, and good . . . God requires of His child perfect obedience.”
HOW MAY FALLEN MAN BE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT?
The Only Way Man Can Attain To Righteousness Is To Accept By Faith The Merits Of Christ As His Obedience:
      1SM 367: “The law demands righteousness, and this the sinner owes to the law, but he is incapable of rendering it The only way in which he can attain to righteousness is through faith. By faith he can bring to God the merits of Christ, and the Lord places the obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account. Christ’s righteousness is accepted in place of man’s failure, and God receives, pardons, justifies, the repentant, believing soul, treats him as though he were righteous, and loves him as He loves His Son. This is how faith is accounted righteousness . . .”
Christ Perfected A Righteous Character For Fallen Man:
      3T 371: “Christ perfected a righteous character here upon the earth, not on His own account, for His character was pure and spotless, but for fallen man. His character He offers to man if he will accept it. The sinner, through repentance of his sins, faith in Christ, and obedience to the perfect law of God, has the righteousness of Christ imputed to him, it becomes his righteousness, and his name is recorded in the Lamb’s book of life. He becomes a child of God, a member of the royal family.
Our Title And Fitness For Heaven Are Found Only In A Gift—The Gift Of Christ’s Righteousness:
      DA 300: “The proud heart strives to earn salvation; but both our title to heaven and our fitness for it are found in the righteousness of Christ. The Lord can do nothing toward the recovery of man until, convinced of his own weakness, and stripped of all self-sufficiency, he yields himself to the control of God. Then he can receive the gift that God is waiting to bestow.”
Perfection Of Character Is Based Upon What Christ Is To Us:
      KH 130: “How can we reach the perfection specified by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ—our Great Teacher? Can we meet His requirement and attain to so lofty a standard? We can, else Christ would not have enjoined us to do so. He is our righteousness. In His humanity He has gone before us and wrought out for us perfection of character. We are to have the faith in Him that works by love and purifies the soul. Perfection of character is based upon that which Christ is to US.”
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Those Who Obey Through Faith In Christ, Will Reach The Condition Of Sinlessness Of Paradise:
      6BC 1118: “Those only who through faith in Christ obey all of God’s commandments will reach the condition of sinlessness in which Adam lived before his transgression. They testify to their love of Christ by obeying all His precepts.”
Jesus, In Sinless Human Nature, Lived In The
Condition Of Sinlessness—As The Second Adam:
      QD 651: Jesus “is the second Adam. The first Adam was created a pure, sinless being, without a taint of sin upon him; he was in the image of God. He could fall, and he did fall through transgressing. Because of sin his posterity was born with inherent propensities of disobedience. But Jesus Christ was the only begotten Son of God. He took upon Himself human nature, and was tempted in all points as human nature is tempted. He could have sinned, He could have fallen, but not for one moment was there in Him an evil propensity.”
We Also May Reach The Condition Of Sinlessness By Faith, And Wear Christ’s Robe Of Righteousness:
      ST JULY 23, 1902: “Everyone who by faith obeys God’s commandments will reach the condition of sinlessness in which Adam lived before his transgression. When we submit ourselves to Christ, we live His life. This is what it means to he clothed with the garment of His righteousness.”
Man May Be Reinstated To His Original Purity—Through Christ’s Imputed Righteousness:
      RH NOV. 8, 1892: “He would have us comprehend some thing of His love in giving His Son to die that He might counteract evil, remove the defiling stains of sin from the workmanship of God, and reinstate the lost, elevating and ennobling the soul to its original purity through Christ’s imputed righteousness.”
Righteousness Without A Blemish Is Obtained Only Through The Imputed Righteousness Of Christ:
      RH SEPT. 3, 1901: “But that which God required of Adam in paradise before the fall, He requires in this age of the world from those who would follow Him, —perfect obedience to His law. But righteousness without a blemish can be obtained only through the imputed righteousness of Christ.” RH NOV. 1, 1892: “In order to meet the requirements of the law, our faith must grasp the righteousness of Christ, accepting it as our righteousness.”
The Very Righteousness Of God Is Imputed To Us:
      1SM 155. “We are to accept of Christ as our personal Saviour, and He imputes unto us the righteousness of God in Christ.”
Christ Lived The Law For Man, And Gives Him His Perfect Character—As A Gift:
      DA 762: “The law requires righteousness, —a righteous life, a perfect character, and this man has not to give. He cannot meet the claims of God’s holy law. But Christ, coming to the earth as man, lived a holy life, and developed a perfect character. These He offers as a free gift to all who will receive them.”
      MH 130, 131: “Christ came to this world and lived the law of God, that man might have perfect mastery over the natural inclinations which corrupt the soul. The Physician of soul and body, He gives victory over warring lusts. He has provided every facility, that man may possess completeness of character.”
      1SM 250: By His obedience to all the commandments of God, Christ wrought out a redemption for men.”
Our Best Efforts Are Valueless In Meeting The Claims Of God’s Law, But Christ’s Righteousness Is All-Sufficient:
      COR 96: “The best efforts that man in his own strength can make, are valueless to meet the holy and just law that he has
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transgressed; but through faith in Christ he may claim the righteousness of the Son of God as all-sufficient . . .
      “Genuine faith appropriates the righteousness of Christ, and the sinner is made an overcomer with Christ; for he is made a partaker of the divine nature, and thus divinity and humanity are combined.”
      1SM 344: “The religious services, the prayers, the praise, the penitent confession of sin ascend from true believers as incense to the heavenly sanctuary, but passing through the corrupt channels of humanity, they are so defiled that unless purified by blood, they can never be of value with God. They ascend not in spotless purity, and unless the Intercessor, who is at God’s right hand, presents and purifies all by His righteousness, it is not acceptable to God.”
Whatever Virtue Possessed By Humanity Exists Only In Jesus:
      RH DEC 22, 1896: “When our eyes look by faith into the sanctuary, and take in the reality, the importance and holiness, of the work there being done, everything of a selfish nature will be abhorred by us. Sin will appear as it is, —the transgression of God’s holy law. The atonement will be better understood; and by living, active faith, we shall see that whatever of virtue humanity possesses, it exists only in Jesus Christ, the world’s Redeemer.”
Human Beings May Attain To Perfection Of Character Because Of Christ’s Sacrifice:
      AA 531, 532: “By the sacrifice of Christ, provision has been made for the believer to receive all things that pertain to life and godliness. God calls upon us to reach the standard of perfection and places before us the example of Christ’s character. In His humanity, perfected by a life of constant resistance of evil, the Saviour showed that through cooperation with Divinity, human beings may in this life attain perfection of character . . . Man’s obedience can be made perfect only by the incense of Christ’s righteousness . . .”
God Accepts The Perfection Of His Son For Us—If We Sustain A Living Connection With Him:
      RH DEC. 18, 1888: “It is the righteousness and perfection of His Son, who takes upon Himself our sins, our defects, our weaknesses, which God accepts; and through faith in the merits of the blood of a crucified and risen Saviour we are prisoners of hope. Christ’s righteousness becomes our righteousness, if we sustain a living connection with Him.”
If We Partake Of The Divine Nature, We Need Not Retain One Sinful Propensity:
      DA 123: “So long as we are united to Him by faith, sin has no more dominion over us.”
      7BC 943: “We must realize that through belief in Him it is our privilege to be partakers of the divine nature, and so escape the corruption that is in the world through lust. Then we are cleansed from all sin, all defects of character. We need not retain one sinful propensity . . .
      “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.”
We May Reach The Standard Of Perfection In Christ Through Faith In His Merits:
      ML 15: “God designs that every one of us shall be perfect in Him, so that we may represent to the world the perfection of His character. He wants us to be set free from sin.”
      KH 117: “The standard He presents is perfection in Him, and through His merits we may attain to it.”
      KH 106: “. . . Christ says: Open the door of your heart; give Me entrance, and I will make you a child of God. I will transform
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your weak, sinful nature into the divine image, giving it beauty and perfection.”
We May Be Perfect In Jesus—If We Lay Hold Of His Righteousness:
      TM 150: “He who lays hold upon the righteousness of Christ may become a perfect man in Christ Jesus.”
Holiness Is Within The Reach Of All—Because Of Christ’s Merits:
      7BC 908: “Holiness is within the reach of all who reach for it by faith, not because of their good works, but because of Christ’s merits.”
Our Part In Returning To Man’s Original State Is To Lay Hold Of Christ’s Merits By Faith:
      FE 430: “Christ’s work was to restore man to his original state, to heal him, through divine power, from the wounds and bruises made by sin. Man’s part is to lay hold by faith on the merits of Christ, and cooperate with the divine agencies in forming a righteous character; so that God may save the sinner, and yet be just and His righteous law vindicated.
Our Only Defense Against Evil Comes Through Faith In His Righteousness:
      DA 324: “The only defense against evil is the indwelling of Christ in the heart through faith in His righteousness.”
The Charges Of Satan Against Us Are Silenced Through Christ’s Merits:
      5T 471, 472: “Those who are indeed purifying their souls by obeying the truth will have a most humble opinion of themselves. The more closely they view the spotless character of Christ, the stronger will be their desire to be conformed to His image, and the less will they see of purity or holiness in themselves. But while we should realize our sinful condition, we are to rely upon Christ as our righteousness, our sanctification, and our redemption. We cannot answer the charges of Satan against us. Christ alone can make an effectual plea in our behalf. He is able to silence the accuser with arguments founded not upon our merits, but on His own.”
Our Characters Will Not Be Changed At Christ’s Second Coming, But Our Vile Bodies Will Be:
      RH AUG. 7, 1888: “When Christ comes, our characters will not be changed. These vile bodies will be changed, and fashioned after the likeness of His glorious body; but there will not be a moral change wrought in us then.
      GC 323: “. . . Paul says: ‘Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither cloth corruption inherit incorruption.’ 1Corinthians 15:50. Man in his present state is mortal, corruptible; but the kingdom of God will be incorruptible, enduring forever. Therefore man in his present state cannot enter into the kingdom of God. But when Jesus comes, He confers immortality upon His people . . .”
Sin Is To Be Separated From Us In This Life—Through Faith In The Atoning Blood:
      GC 623: “Now, while our great High Priest is making the atonement for us, we should seek to become perfect in Christ . . . Christ declared of Himself: ‘The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in Me.’ John 14:30. Satan could find nothing in the Son of God that would enable him to gain the victory. He had kept His Father’s commandments, and there was no sin in Him that Satan could use to his advantage. This is the condition in which those must be found who shall stand in the time of trouble. It is in this life that we are to separate sin from us, through faith in the atoning blood of Christ. Our Precious Saviour invites us to join ourselves to Him, to unite our weakness to His strength, our ignorance to His wisdom, our unworthiness to His merits.”
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FAITH VERSES WORKS
FAITH
Because Man Placed Himself In Sin, His Good Works Are Valueless To Meet The Demands Of the Law:
      1SM 343: “Let no one take the limited, narrow position that any of the works of man can help in the least possible way to liquidate the debt of his transgression. This is a fatal deception. If you would understand it, you must cease haggling over your pet ideas, and with humble hearts survey the atonement. This matter is so dimly comprehended that thousands upon thousands claiming to be sons of God are children of the wicked one, because they will depend on their own works. God always demanded good works the law demands it, but because man placed himself in sin where his good works were valueless, Jesus’ righteousness alone can avail . . . All that man can possibly do toward his own salvation is to accept the invitation, ‘Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely’ (Rev. 22:17).”
Perfection Through Our Works Not Attainable:
      ST JULY 4, 1892: “Perfection through our own good works we can never attain. The soul who sees Jesus by faith, repudiates his own righteousness. He sees himself as incomplete, his righteousness as insufficient, his strongest faith as feebleness, his most costly sacrifice as meager, and he sinks in humility at the foot of the cross. But a voice speaks to Him from the oracles of God’s word. In amazement he hears the message, ‘Ye are complete in Him.’ Now all is at rest in his soul. No longer must he strive to find some worthiness in himself, some meritorious deed by which to gain the favor of God.”
When We Do Our Best, Christ Is Our Righteousness:
      1SM 368: “Christ looks at the spirit, and when He sees us carrying our burden with faith, His perfect holiness atones for our shortcomings When we do our best, He becomes: our righteousness.”
Our Very Best In Law-keeping Is Inadequate:
      FE 135: “When, through faith in Jesus Christ, man does according to the very best of his ability, and seeks to keep the way of the Lord by obedience to the ten commandments, the perfection of Christ is imputed to cover the transgression of the repentant and obedient soul.”
Don’t Confuse Our Works With Sanctification:
      2SM 32: “Our dependence is not in what man can do; it is in what God can do for man through Christ. When we surrender ourselves wholly to God, and fully believe, the blood of Christ cleanses from all sin . . . Through faith in His blood, all may be made perfect in Christ Jesus. Thank God that we are not dealing with impossibilities. We may claim sanctification. We may enjoy the favor of God.”
The Work Of Believing Gives Everlasting Life:
      John 6:28, 29, 40: “Then said they unto Him, (Jesus) What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him whom He hath sent . . . And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise Him up at the last day.”
The Moment We Believe In Christ, His Righteousness Is Ours:
      FE 429: “The moment the sinner believes in Christ, he stands in the sight of God uncondemned; for the righteous ness of Christ is his: Christ’s perfect obedience is imputed to him. But he must co-operate with divine power, and put forth his human effort to subdue sin, and stand complete in Christ.”
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WORKS
Those Who Love God Will Love His Commandments:
      SL 49: “There is no genuine sanctification, except through obedience to the truth. Those who love God with all the heart will love all His commandments also. The sanctified heart is in harmony with the precepts of God’s law. . .”
Belief In Christ Does Not Release Men From Keeping The Ten Commandments:
      1SM 273: Christ’s “work in bearing the guilt of man’s transgression was not to give him license to continue to violate the law of God, which made man a debtor to the law, which debt Christ was Himself paying by His own suffering . . . His righteousness He would impute to man, and thus raise him in moral value with God, so that His efforts to keep the divine law would be acceptable.”
Christ Combines His Work With Our Efforts:
      PK 487: “To make God’s grace our own, we must act our part, His grace is given to work in us to will and to do, but never as a substitute for our effort.”
      AA 553: “If our salvation depended on our own efforts, we could not be saved; but it depends on the One who is behind all the promises. Our grasp on Him may seem feeble, but His love is that of an elder brother; so long as we maintain our union with Him, no one can pluck us out of His hand.
      COR 97: “Man cannot be saved without obedience, but his works should not be of himself, Christ should work in him to will and to do of His good pleasure.”
Obedience Is The Fruit Of Faith:
      SC 59-61: “There are two errors against which the children of God . . . especially need to guard. The first, . . .is that of looking to their own works, . . . to bring themselves into harmony with God. He who is trying to become holy by his own works in keeping the law, is attempting an impossibility. All that man can do without Christ is polluted with selfishness and sin. It is the grace of Christ alone, through faith that can make us holy.
      “The opposite and no less dangerous error is, that belief in Christ releases men from keeping the law of God; that since by faith alone we become partakers of the grace of Christ, our works have nothing to do with our redemption. But notice here that obedience is not a mere outward compliance, but the service of love . . . If our hearts are renewed in the likeness of God, if the divine love is implanted in the soul, will not the law of God be carried out in the life? . . . We do not earn salvation by our obedience; for salvation is the free gift of God, to be received by faith. But obedience is the fruit of faith.”
Righteousness Of Christ Not A Cloak To Cover Sin:
      COL 316: “The righteousness of Christ will not cover one cherished sin.”
      DA 555, 556: “No repentance is genuine that does not work reformation. The righteousness of Christ is not a cloak to cover unconfessed and unforsaken sin; it is a principle of life that transforms the character and controls the conduct. Holiness is wholeness for God; it is the entire surrender of heart and life to the indwelling of the principles of heaven.”
Christ Will Not Accept Those Who Are Disloyal To His Father’s Commandments:
      1SM 382: “When it is in the heart to obey God, when efforts are put forth to this end, Jesus accepts this disposition and effort as man’s best service, and He makes up for the deficiency with His own divine merit. But He will not accept those who claim to have faith in Him, and yet are disloyal to His Father’s commandment. We hear a great deal about faith, but we need to hear a great deal more about works ‘If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.’”
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THE COST OF DISCIPLESHIP:
The Cost Of Discipleship—All:
      Luke 14:33: “. . . Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hash, he cannot be My disciple.”
      Matthew 13:45, 46: “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”
      COL 116-118: “In the parable, the pearl is not represented as a gift. The merchantman bought it at the price of all that he had. Many question the meaning of this, since Christ is represented in the Scriptures as a gift. He is a gift, but only to those who give themselves, soul, body, and spirit, to Him without reserve. We are to give ourselves to Christ to live a life of willing obedience to all His requirements . . .
      “We can not earn salvation, but we are to seek for it with as much interest and perseverance as though we would abandon everything in the world for it . . . Almost but not wholly saved, means to be not almost but wholly lost.”
The Sign Of Discipleship—Obedience:
      TM 339: “There is cheap religion in abundance, but there is no such thing as cheap Christianity. Self may figure largely in a false religion, but it cannot appear in Christian experience.”
      SC 60: “Obedience—the service and allegiance of love—is the true sign of discipleship.”
The Pathway Of Discipleship—Power:
      6T 50, 51: (1) “When these to whom God has entrusted responsibilities as leaders fear and tremble before Him because of the responsibility of the work, (2) when they feel their own unworthiness and seek the Lord in humility, (3) when they purify themselves from all that is displeasing to Him, (4) when they plead with Him until they know that they have forgiveness and peace, then God will manifest himself through them. Then the work will go forward with power.”
The Evidence Of Discipleship—Christ’s Likeness In Self-denial And Cross-bearing:
      FE 311: “Those who claim to know the truth and understand the great work to be done for this time, are to consecrate themselves to God, soul, body, and spirit. In heart, in dress, in language, in every respect they are to be separate from the fashions and practices of the world . . . There are many who have no intelligent hope, and are running great risk in practicing the very things which Jesus has taught that they should not do, in eating, drinking, and dressing, binding themselves up with the world in a variety of ways . . . God’s money is expended in order to make an appearance after the world’s customs; the religious experience is contaminated with worldliness, and the evidence of discipleship—Christ’s likeness in self-denial and cross-bearing—is not discernible by the world or by the universe of heaven.”
      RH JUNE 2, 1891: “Will not those who profess to be followers of the meek and lowly Jesus clothe themselves in modest apparel, adorning themselves with good works, as becometh women professing godliness? . . . Great neglect has been shown in the matter of bringing our church-members up to the standard of the Bible in this matter. After admonition, after time for Bible study and reflection, those who are walking contrary to the Scriptures, and will not reform, should be suspended from the church. The church is weakened, her power is enfeebled, her influence is limited, because church-members fail to live in accordance with the directions of the Bible. The example of those who follow the fashions of the world has a disastrous effect upon other members of the church.” (See 1T, 464, 421, 422. Also EW 76, 77.)
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The Privilege Of Discipleship—Sacrifice:
      1T 174-177: God “could send means from heaven to carry on His work; but this is out of His order. He has ordained that men should be His instruments, that as a great sacrifice was made to redeem them, they should act a part in this work of salvation, by making a sacrifice for one another, and by thus doing show how highly they prize the sacrifice that has been made for them.
      “I was directed to James 5:1-3: ‘Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl . . .’ I saw that these fearful words apply particularly to the wealthy who profess to believe the present truth . . . The work is closing, and soon the means of those who have kept their riches, their large farms, their cattle, etc., will not be wanted. I saw the Lord turn to such in anger . . . If those who have an ,abundance do not hear His voice, cut loose from the world, and dispose of a portion of their property and lands, and sacrifice for God, He will pass them by, and call for those who are willing to do anything for Jesus, even to sell their homes to meet the wants of the cause. God will have freewill offerings. Those who give must esteem it a privilege to do so . . . Do what you can. Deny yourselves of some article that you can get along without, and sacrifice for the cause of God.”
      3T 208: “There is a great amount of surplus means in the ranks of Seventh-day Adventists. And the selfish withholding of it from the cause of God is blinding their eyes to the importance of the work of God, making it impossible for them to discern the solemnity of the times in which we live, or the value of eternal riches.”
The Token Of Discipleship—The Cross:
      5T 78: “It will require courage and independence to rise above the religious standard of the Christian world. They do not follow the Saviour’s example of self-denial, they make no sacrifice; they are constantly seeking to evade the cross which Christ declares to be the token of discipleship.”
      4T 627: “To bear the cross of Christ is to control our sinful passions, to practice Christian courtesy even when it is inconvenient to do so, to see the wants of the needy and distressed and deny ourselves in order to relieve them, and to open our hearts and our doors to the homeless orphan . . .”
      FE 126: “Christians are . . . elected to bear the cross if they would wear the crown.”
The Drudgery Of Discipleship—Profession Without Deep Love:
      SC 44, 45: “We are not God’s children unless we are such entirely . . . A profession of Christ without this deep love, is mere talk, dry formality, and heavy drudgery.”
The Challenge Of Discipleship—To Fight When Champions Are Few:
      5T 136: “When the religion of Christ is most held in contempt, when His law is most despised, then should our zeal be the warmest and our courage and firmness the most unflinching. To stand in defense of truth and righteousness when the majority forsake us, to fight the battles of the Lord when champions are few—this will be our test. At this time we must gather warmth from the coldness of others, courage from their cowardice, and loyalty from their treason.
The Reward Of Discipleship—To Be With Our Lord:
      Gen. 5:24: “. . . Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”
      1Thess. 4:17: We “shall be caught up . . . to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
      8T 268: “And what is the happiness of heaven but to see God? What greater joy could come to the sinner saved by the grace of Christ than to look upon the face of God and know Him as Father?”
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CHRIST, OUR PERFECTION,
IS NOW IN THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY:
Our High Priest Is In The Heavenly Sanctuary:
      Heb. 8:1, 2: “Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.”
      Heb. 7:25, 26: “Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an high Priest became us, who is holy, undefiled, separate from sinners . . .”
Because Of Christ’s Perfect Law-keeping, There Is An Inexhaustible Fund Of Perfection In Heaven:
      SD 22: “There is an inexhaustible fund of perfect obedience accruing from His obedience. In heaven His merits, His self-denial and self-sacrifice, are treasured as incense to be offered up with the prayers of His people. As the sinner’s sincere, humble prayers ascend to the throne of God, Christ mingles with them the merits of His own life of perfect obedience. Our prayers are made fragrant by this incense. Christ has pledged Himself to intercede in our behalf, and the Father always hears the Son.
      “This is the mystery of godliness. That Christ should take human nature, and by a life of humiliation elevate man in the scale of moral worth with God: that He should carry His adopted nature to the throne of God, and there present His children to the Father, to have conferred upon them an honor exceeding that conferred upon the angels, —this is the marvel of the heavenly universe, the mystery into which angels desire to look. This is love that melts the sinner’s heart.”
      (Quoting from John Bunyon, —who was one sinner who’s heart was melted by this love—we read: “But one day, I was passing in the field, and that too with some dashes on my conscience, fearing lest yet all was not right, suddenly this sentence fell upon my soul, Thy righteousness is in heaven; and me thought withal, I saw, with the eyes of my soul, Jesus Christ at God’s right hand; there, I say, is my righteousness; so that wherever I was, or whatever I was a-doing, God could not say of me, He wants my righteousness, for that was just before Him. I saw, moreover, that it was not my good frame of heart that made my righteous ness better, nor yet my bad frame that made my righteousness worse; for my righteousness was Jesus Christ Himself the same yesterday, and today, and forever (Heb. 13:8).
      “Now did my chains fall of my legs indeed, I was loosed from my affliction and irons, my temptations also fled away; so that, from that time, those dreadful scriptures of God left off to trouble me; now went I also home rejoicing, for the grace and love of God. So when I came home, I looked to see if I could find that sentence, Thy righteousness is in heaven; but could not find such a saying, wherefore my heart began to sink again, only that was brought to my remembrance, He ‘of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption;’ by this word I saw the other sentence true (1Cor. 1:30).
      “For by this scripture, I saw that the man Christ Jesus, as He is distinct from us, as touching His bodily presence, so He is our righteousness and sanctification before God. Here, therefore, I lived for some time, very sweetly at peace with God through Christ, Oh, me thought, Christ! Christ! there was nothing but Christ that was before my eyes. . . It was glorious to me to see His exaltation, and the worth and prevalency of all His benefits, and that because of this: now I could look from myself to Him . . .” (Grace Abounding To The Chief Of Sinner’s, pp. 72, 73.)
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CHRIST’S PERFECTION IS APPLIED TO THE RECORDS OF THE HEAVENLY SANCTUARY
All Who Choose To Be God’s Children Are Given A Page In The Book Of Life:
      DA 313: “All who choose Christ’s kingdom of love and righteousness and peace. . . are linked to the world above . . . In the book of God’s providence, the volume of life, we are each given a page. That page contains every particular of our history . . .”
When A Sinner Accepts Christ’s Righteousness As A Gift, His Name Is Entered In the Book of Life:
      3T 371, 372: “Christ perfected a righteous character here upon the earth, not on His own account, for His character was pure and spotless, but for fallen man. His character He offers to man if he will accept it. The sinner, through repentance of his sins, faith in Christ, and obedience to the perfect law of God, has the righteousness of Christ imputed to him; it becomes his righteousness, and his name is recorded in the Lamb’s book of life. He becomes a child of God, a member of the royal family.”
The Angels Keep A Faithful Record Of Our Lives:
      RH SEPT. 22, 1891: “In the books of heaven our lives are as accurately traced as in the picture on the plate of the photographer. Not only are we held accountable for what we have done, but for what we have left undone.”
      GC 482: “Opposite each name in the books of heaven is entered with terrible exactness every word, every selfish act, every unfulfilled duty, and every secret sin, with every artful dissembling. Heaven-sent warnings or reproofs neglected, wasted moments, unimproved opportunities, the influence exerted for good or for evil, with its far-reaching results, are all chronicled by the recording angel.
The Law Of God Demands A Record Of Perfect Obedience Before Eternal Life Is Granted:
      SC 62: “The condition of eternal life is now just what it always has been, —just what it was in Paradise before the fall of our first parents, —perfect obedience to the law of God, perfect righteousness.”
      1SM 367: “The law demands righteousness, and this the sinner owes to the law. . .”
Because Man Is Contaminated With Sin, He Cannot Perfectly Obey God’s Holy Law:
      SC 62: “It was possible for Adam, before the fall, to form a righteous character by obedience to God’s law. But he failed to do this, and because of his sin our natures are fallen, and we cannot make ourselves righteous. Since we are sinful, unholy, we cannot perfectly obey the holy law.”
Fallen Man Has Absolutely No Hope Of Eternal
Life Except Through The Law-keeping Of Jesus:
      SC 62: “We have no righteousness of our own with which to meet the claims of the law of God . . . He (Christ) lived a sinless life. He died for us, and now He offers to take our sins and give us His righteousness.”
The Perfection Of Christ’s Law-keeping Life Is Placed To The Account Of The Repenting, Believing Sinner:
      SC 62: “Christ’s character stands in place of your character, and you are accepted before God just as if you hat not sinned . . . If you give yourself to Him, and accept Him as your Saviour, then, sinful as your life may have been, for His sake you are accounted righteous.”
      1SM 367: “By faith he can bring to God the merit of Christ, and the Lord places the obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account. Christ’s righteousness is accepted in place of man’s failure, and God receives, pardons, justifies, the repentant, believing soul, treats him as though he were righteous, and loves him as He loves His Son. This is how faith is accounted righteousness . . .”
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THE RECORDS OF GOD’S PROFESSED CHILDREN
ARE TO BE EXAMINED IN THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT
A Time Was Appointed When The Lives Of Men Would Be Examined:
      Acts 17:31: “Because He hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom He hath ordained . . .” (See Eccl. 12:14.)
      2Cor. 5:10: “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”
      Dan. 7:10: “. . . The judgment was set, and the books were opened.”
The Cleansing Of The Heavenly Sanctuary By The Removal Of Sin From Its Record, Began In 1844:
      Daniel 8:14: “. . . Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”
      GC 409, 410: “These prophetic days had been shown to terminate in the autumn of 1844 . . . The 2300 days had been found to begin when the commandment of Artaxerxes for the restoration and building of Jerusalem went into effect, in the autumn of 457 B.C. Taking this as the starting point, there was perfect harmony in the application of all the events foretold in the explanation of that period in Daniel 9:25-27.”
Our Lives Pass In Review Before God With Scrutiny
      GC 486: “At the time appointed for the judgment—the close of the 2300 days, in 1844—began the work of investigation and blotting out of sins. All who have ever taken upon themselves the name of Christ must pass its searching scrutiny. Both the living and the dead are to be judged ‘out of those things which were written in the books according to their works.”
      “Sins that have not been repented of and forsaken will not be pardoned and blotted out of the books of record, but will stand to witness against the sinner in the day of God.”
Those Who Would Have Their Names Retained In The Book Of Life Should Now Afflict Their Souls Before God:
      GC 489, 490: “We are now living in the great day of atonement. In the typical service, while the high priest was making the atonement for Israel, all were required to afflict their souls by repentance of sin and humiliation before the Lord, lest they be cut off from among the people. In like manner, all who would have their names retained in the book of life should now, in the few remaining days of their probation, afflict their souls before God by sorrow for sin and true repentance . . . The light, frivolous spirit indulged by so many professed Christians must be put away . . . Though all nations are to pass in judgment before God, yet He will examine the case of each individual with as close and searching scrutiny as if there were not another being upon the earth . . . Solemn are the scenes connected with the closing work of the atonement . . . The judgment is now passing in the sanctuary above. For many years this work teas been in progress. Soon—none know how soon—it will pass to the cases of the living.”
An Examination Of The Records Determines Who Will Receive The Benefit Of Christ’s Atonement:
      GC 421, 422: “. . . The actual cleansing of the heavenly (sanctuary) is to be accomplished by the removal, or blotting out, of the sins which are there recorded. But before this can be accomplished, there must be an examination of the books of record to determine who, through repentance of sin and faith in Christ, are entitled to the benefits of His atonement. The cleansing of the sanctuary therefore involves a work of investigation —a work of judgment.”
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THE RECORD OF SIN IS REMOVED FROM THE
BOOK OF LIFE IN THE JUDGMENT AND FINAL ATONEMENT:
The Book Of Life Contains The Names Of All Who Profess To Be Children Of God:
      7BC 987: “When we become children of God, our names are written in the Lamb’s book of life, and they remain there until the time of the investigative judgment. Then the name of every individual will be called, and his record examined . . .”
Pardon Has Been Written Across The Page Of Those Who Have Truly Repented:
      GC 483: “All who have truly repented of sin, and by faith claimed the blood of Christ as their atoning sacrifice, have had pardon entered against their names in the books of heaven . . .
Even Though Sin May Be Pardoned, It Remains On Record Until The Final Atonement:
      GC 421: “The blood of Christ, pleaded in behalf of penitent believers, secured their pardon and acceptance with the Father, yet their sins still remained upon the books of record.
      PP 357, 358: “The blood of Christ, while it was to release the repentant sinner from the condemnation of the law, was not to cancel the sin; it would stand on record in the sanctuary until the final atonement . . .
      “In the great day of final award, the dead are to be ‘judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works.’ Revelation 20:12. Then by virtue of the atoning blood of Christ, the sins of all the truly penitent will be blotted from the books of heaven. Thus the sanctuary will be freed, or cleansed, from the record of sin . . . As in the final atonement the sins of the truly penitent are to be blotted from the records of heaven, never are to be remembered or come into mind, so in the type they were borne away into the wilderness, forever separated from the congregation.”
Jesus Entered The Most Holy Place In 1844 To Remove The Record Of Sin From The Books:
      GC 421, 422: “For eighteen centuries this work of ministration continued in the first apartment of the sanctuary. The blood of Christ, pleaded in behalf of penitent believers, secured their pardon and acceptance with the Father, yet their sins still remained upon the books of record. As in the typical service there was a work of atonement at the close of the year, so before Christ’s work for the redemption of men is completed there is a work of atonement for the removal of sin from the sanctuary. This is the service which began when the 2300 days ended. At that time, as foretold by Daniel the prophet, our High Priest entered the most holy to perform the last division of His solemn work—to cleanse the sanctuary . . . As the typical cleansing of the earthly was accomplished by the removal of the sins by which it had been polluted, so the actual cleansing of the heavenly is to be accomplished by the removal, or blotting out, of the sin which are there recorded.”
The Lamb’s Book Of Life Will Be Left Beautiful—Without A Trace Of Sin:
      SD 49: “. . . Either our sins or our names will be blotted out of the Book of Life.”
Christ’s Obedience (Perfection) Is Placed To The Sinner’s Account:
      1SM 367: “. . . The Lord places the obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account.”
Those Whose Names Are Left In The Book Of Life Will Enter The Heavenly City:
      Rev. 21:27: “And there shall in no wise enter into it (the city of God) any thing that defileth, . . . but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”
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CLEANSING OF THE SANCTUARY
—AND THE INDIVIDUAL—
IN THE TYPICAL AND ANTITYPICAL SERVICES:
T Y P I C A L   D A I L Y

Typical Daily Service:
      GC 418: “The ministration of the earthly sanctuary consisted of two divisions; the priest ministered daily in the holy place, while once a year the high priest performed a special work of atonement in the most holy, for the cleansing of the sanctuary. Day by day the repentant sinner brought his offering to the door of the tabernacle and, placing his hand upon the victim’s head, confessed his sins, thus in figure transferring them from himself to the innocent sacrifice. The animal was then slain . . . The blood, representing the forfeited life of the sinner, whose guilt the victim bore, was carried by the priest into the holy place and sprinkled before the veil, behind which was the ark containing the law that the sinner had transgressed.”

Condition Of God’s People In the Typical Daily Service:
      GC 418: “By this ceremony the sin was, through the blood, transferred in figure to the sanctuary.”
      RH Dec. 19, 1907: “Never, never, by their own efforts, could the Israelites have become pure and holy . . . He (God) accepted them not because of their zeal and good works, but because of their faith in the power of the coming Saviour to cleanse from sin.”
      DA 212: “In every sacrifice Christ’s death was shown. In every cloud of incense His righteousness ascended.”
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A N T I T Y P I C A L   D A I L Y
Antitypical Daily Service:
(The typical, or example of the real is carried out by Jesus in the antitypical, or real.)
      GC 417-421: “The cleansing, both in the typical and in the real service, must be accomplished with blood: in the former, with the blood of animals; in the latter, with the blood of Christ. Paul states . . .that without shedding of blood is no remission . . .
      “The ministration of the priest throughout the year in the first apartment of the sanctuary . . . represents the work of ministration upon which Christ entered at His ascension. It was the work of the priest in the daily ministration to present before God the blood of the sin offering, also the incense which ascended with the prayers of Israel. So did Christ plead His blood before the Father in behalf of sinners, and present before Him also, with the precious fragrance of His own righteousness, the prayers of penitent believers. Such was the work of ministration in the first apartment of the sanctuary in heaven.
      “. . . ‘Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us., . . . Heb. 9:12.”

Condition Of God’s People In the Antitypical Daily Service:
PERFECTION IN CHRIST
      AA 315: Paul “pleaded with them to lay aside every weight and to press forward to the goal of perfection in Christ.”

Cleansed:
      1John 1:9: “If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
      RH JULY 16, 1908: “. . . I beseech of you, my brethren, to lay hold of the power that is ours through the union of the divine and the human in Christ. He overcame for us, and we may claim His merits. We may plead His power, His virtue. And as we cooperate with Him, and live in harmony with His law, He will cleanse our natures from sin, and impart to us His righteousness.”
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T Y P I C A L   D A Y   O F   A T O N E M E N T
Typical Day Of Atonement Service:
      GC 418, 419: “The sins of Israel were thus transferred to the sanctuary, and a special work became necessary for their removal. God commanded that an atonement be made for each of the sacred apartments. . .
      “Once a year, on the great Day of Atonement, the priest entered the most holy place for the cleansing of the sanctuary. . . On the Day of Atonement two kids of the goats were brought to the door of the tabernacle, and lots were cast upon them, ‘one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat.’ Verse 8 (of Lev. 16). The goat upon which fell the lot for the Lord was to be slain as a sin offering for the people. And the priest was to bring his blood within the veil and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. The blood was also to be sprinkled upon the altar of incense that was before the veil.”

Condition Of God’s People In The Typical Day Of Atonement Service:
Cleansed:
      Lev. 16:30: “For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord.”

In Need Of Mercy:
      8T 284, 285: “On the one day of the year appointed for ministry in the most holy place, the high priest with trembling entered God’s presence, while clouds of incense veiled the glory from his sight . . . The hosts of worshipers, bowed in silent awe, sent up their petitions for God’s mercy.”
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A N T I T Y P I C A L   D A Y   O F   A T O N E M E N T
Antitypical Day Of Atonement Service:
      GC 421, 422: “For eighteen centuries this work of ministration continued in the first apartment of the sanctuary. The blood of Christ, pleaded in behalf of penitent believers, secured their pardon and acceptance with the Father, yet their sins still remained upon the books of record. As in the typical service there was a work of atonement at the close of the year, so before Christ’s work for the redemption of men is completed there is a work of atonement for the removal of sin from the sanctuary. . .
      “As anciently the sins of the people were by faith placed upon the sin offering and through its blood transferred, in figure, to the earthly sanctuary, so in the new covenant the sins of the repentant are by faith placed upon Christ and transferred, in fact, to the heavenly sanctuary. And as the typical cleansing of the earthly was accomplished by the removal of the sins by which it had been polluted, so the actual cleansing of the heavenly is to be accomplished by the removal, or blotting out, of the sins which are there recorded. But before this can be accomplished, there must be an examination of the books of record to determine who, through repentance of sin and faith in Christ, are entitled to the benefits of His atonement.”
      PP 357, 358: “Then by virtue of the atoning blood of Christ, the sins of all the truly penitent will be blotted from the books of heaven. Thus the sanctuary will be freed, or cleansed, from the record of sin.”

Condition Of God’s People In The Antitypical Day Of
Service:
PERFECTION IN CHRIST
      GC 623: “Now, while our great High Priest is making the atonement for us, we should seek to become perfect in Christ.”
7BC 933: “Jesus stands in the holy of holies, now to appear in the presence of God for us. There He ceases not to present His people moment by moment, complete in Himself.”

Confessed And Pardoned Sins To Be Blotted From The Book Of Life:
      RH MAY 7, 1889: “Although we are sinners, He will pardon abundantly. (1John 1:9) . . . He marks our contrition of soul; and sins will go beforehand to judgment, and when the times of refreshing shall come, they will be blotted out by the blood of the Lamb, and our names will be retained in the Lamb’s book of life.”
      SD 49: “. . . Either our sins or our names will be blotted out of the Book of life.”

Obedience Added:
      1SM 367: “. . . The Lord places the obedience of His Son to the sinner’s account.”
      SC 62: “Christ’s character stands in place of your character . . .”
      PK 591: “The despised remnant are clothed in glorious apparel, nevermore to be defiled by the corruptions of the world.”

Sealed:
      EW 48: “. . . Their sins will then be blotted out, and they will be sealed . . .”
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A F T E R
Final Disposition Of Sin In The Typical Service:
      GC 420: “On the Day of Atonement the high priest, having taken an offering from the congregation, went into the most holy place with the blood of this offering, and sprinkled it upon the mercy seat, directly over the law, to make satisfaction for its claims. Then, in his character of mediator, he took the sins upon himself and bore them from the sanctuary. Placing his hands upon the head of the scapegoat, he confessed over him all these sins, thus in figure transferring them from himself to the goat. The goat then bore them away, and they were regarded as forever separated from the people.”

The Needs Of God’s People—After The Typical Day Of Atonement:
1. Continual Atonement For Sin:
2. Perpetual Intercession For Righteousness:
      Lev. 6:13: “The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.”
      PP 353: “Before the veil of the most holy place was an altar of perpetual intercession, before the holy an altar of continual atonement.”
      PP 352, 353: “Each morning and evening a lamb of a year old was burned upon the altar, . . . thus symbolizing the daily consecration of the nation to Jehovah, and their constant dependence upon the atoning blood of Christ . . .
      “The incense, ascending with the prayers of Israel, represents the merits and intercession of Christ, His perfect righteousness, which through faith is imputed to His people, and which can alone make the worship of sinful beings acceptable to God.”
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A F T E R
Final Disposition Of Sin In The Antitypical Service:
      GC 422: “When the high priest, by virtue of the blood of the sin offering, removed the sins from the sanctuary, he placed them upon the scapegoat. When Christ, by virtue of His own blood, removes the sins of His people from the heavenly sanctuary at the close of His ministration, He will place them upon Satan, who, in the execution of the judgment, must bear the final penalty.
      PP 358: “As in the final atonement the sins of the truly penitent are to be blotted from the records of heaven, no more to be remembered or come into mind, so in the type they were borne away into the wilderness, forever separated from the congregation.
      “Since Satan is the originator of sin, the direct instigator of all the sins that caused the death of the Son of God, justice demands that Satan shall suffer the final punishment. Christ’s work for the redemption of men and the purification of the universe from sin will be closed by the removal of sin from the heavenly sanctuary and the placing of these sins upon Satan, who will bear the final penalty.”

The Needs Of God’s People—After The Antitypical Day Of Atonement:
PERFECTION IN CHRIST
GC 623: “. . . We should seek to become perfect in Christ . . . This is the condition in which those must be found who shall stand in the time of trouble.”

Grace Still Necessary For Righteousness:
      GC 641: (At Christ’s Second Coming) “The righteous cry with trembling: ‘Who shall be able to stand?’ The angels’ song is hushed . . . Then the voice of Jesus is heard, saying: ‘My grace is sufficient for you.’” (COL 271: “. . . Grace . . . is His character.”)
      COR 102, 103: “Only those who are clothed in the garments of His righteousness will be able to endure the glory of His presence when He shall appear with ‘power and great glory.’”

God’s People, Sealed, And Clothed In Christ’s Righteousness, Still Need Earthliness Removed:
      EW 48: “. . . They who are holy and righteous will be holy and righteous still, for all their sins will then be blotted out, and they will be sealed with the seal of the living God.”
      GC 614, 621: “When He (Jesus) 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 Lord’s eye is upon His people, and His ear listens to their cries . . . But the Refiner will bring them forth as gold tried in the fire . . . It is needful for them to be placed in the furnace of fire; their earthliness must be consumed, that the image of Christ may be perfectly redacted.”

God’s People, Sealed, Still Feel Their Weakness And Unworthiness, And Need God’s Angels:
      GC 619, 621: “They are fully conscious of their weakness and unworthiness. Satan endeavors to terrify them with the thought that their cases are hopeless, that the stain of their defilement will never be washed away . . . God will send His angels to comfort and protect them in the time of peril . . .”
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THE SEALING OF THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT:
Dates:
The Investigative Judgment Began in 1844:
      GC 486: “At the time appointed for the judgment—the close of the 2300 days, in 1844—began the work of investigation and blotting out of sins.”
The Sealing Was Already Underway In 1849:
      EW 43, 44: “Satan is now (1849) using every device in this sealing time to keep the minds of God’s people from the present truth and to cause them to waver . . . Satan was trying his every art to hold them where they were, until the sealing was past, until the covering was drawn over God’s people, and they left without a shelter from the burning wrath of God, in the seven last plagues.”
The Sealing Of The Saints Follows The Investigation Of Their Records:
      TM 446: “The bottles of God’s wrath cannot be poured out to destroy the wicked and their works until all the people of God have been judged, and the cases of the living as well as the dead are decided. And even after the saints are sealed with the seal of the living God, His elect will have trials individually . . . Will this seal be put upon the impure in mind . . .”
When Names Are Retained In The Book Of Life, The Seal Will Be Placed On The Living Saints:
      PK 591: “Their names are retained in the Lamb’s book of life, enrolled among the faithful of all ages . . . While Satan has been urging his accusations, holy angels, unseen, have been passing to and fro, placing upon the faithful ones the seal of the living God.”
The Sin-Pardoned Record, Minus The Record Of Sin At The Final Atonement, Plus The Righteousness of Christ, Equals A Sealed Child Of God, Redeemed In The Lamb’s Book Of Life:
      PP 357: “The blood of Christ, while it was to release the repentant sinner from the condemnation of the law, was not to cancel the sin, for it would stand on record in the sanctuary until the final atonement . . .”
      GC 483, 484: “As the books of record are opened in the judgment, the lives of all who have believed on Jesus come in review before God . . . As they have become partakers of the righteousness of Christ, and their characters are found to be in harmony with the law of God, their sins will be blotted out, and they themselves will be accounted worthy of eternal life . . . Christ will clothe His faithful ones with His own righteousness, that He may present them to His Father ‘a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing.’ Ephesians 5:27. Their names stand enrolled in the book of life . . .”
      EW 48: “When Jesus leaves the sanctuary, then they who are holy and righteous will be holy and righteous still; for all their sins will then be blotted out, and they will be sealed with the seal of the living God.”
The Blotting Out Of Sin From The Book Of Life And The Application Of Righteousness, Began With Adam’s Family:
      GC 483: “As the books of record are opened in the judgment, the lives of all who have believed on Jesus come in review before God. Beginning with those who first lived upon the earth, our Advocate presents the cases of each successive generation, and closes with the living . . . Said Jesus: ‘He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life . . .’”
Where Could Righteousness Be Found In 1844 To Put On Adam’s Record In The Book Of Life?
      SD 22: “There is an inexhaustible fund of perfect obedience accruing from His (Christ’s) obedience.”
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THE SEALING OF REVELATION—AND THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT:
Notice The Connection Of The Sealing Of Revelation 7 With The Breaking Of The Seals Of Rev. 5 and 6:
      7BC 967: “John writes, ‘I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne.’ Angels were united in the work of Him who had broken the seals and taken the book. Four mighty angels hold back the powers of this earth till the servants of God are sealed in their foreheads.”

Notice The Connection Of The Judgment Scene With The Sealed Book Of Revelation 4 and 5:

(Time:1844 GC 480)
      Dan. 7:9, 10: “I beheld till the thrones were cast down,

      and the Ancient of days did sit . . .

      “A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him: . . .

      “The judgment was set, and the books were opened.”

      John 5:22: “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son,’

(Time: After AD 96: Rev. 4:1)

      Rev. 4:5: “. . . Behold, a throne was set in heaven,

      and One sat on the throne. . .

      “And out of the throne preceded lightnings and thunderings and voices . . .

      “And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book written within, and on the backside sealed with seven seals . . .

      “And He (Jesus) came and took the book out of the right inland of Him that sat upon the throne.”

The Book In God’s Hand (Rev. 5:1) Contains The Records Of God’s Professed People:
      COL 294: The Jewish leaders “decision was registered in the book which John saw in the hand of Him that sat upon the throne, the book which no man could open. In all its vindictiveness this decision will appear before them in the day when this book is unsealed by the Lion of the tribe of Judah.”
The Fifth Chapter Of Revelation Is To Be Studied In Connection With The Investigative Judgment:
      9T 266-269: “What will such a one do in the day that the books are opened and every man is judged according to the things written in the books?
      “The fifth chapter of Revelation needs to be closely studied. It is of great importance to those who shall act a part in the work of God for these last days. There are some who are deceived. They do not realize what is coming on the earth. Those who have permitted their minds to become beclouded in regard to what constitutes sin are fearfully deceived. Unless they make a decided change they will be found wanting when God pronounces judgment upon the children of men. They have transgressed the law and broken the everlasting covenant, and they will receive according to their works.
      “And I beheld when He had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake ;. . . And every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, . . . for the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?’ Revelation 6:12-17.
      “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne . . . And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.’ Revelation 7:9-17.
      “In these scriptures two parties are brought to view. One party permitted themselves to be deceived and took sides with those with whom the Lord has controversy. They misinterpreted the messages sent them and clothed themselves in
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robes of self-righteousness. Sin was not sinful in their eyes. They taught falsehood as truth, and by them souls were led astray.
      “. . . Probation still lingers . . . Let us repent and be converted and forsake our sins, that they may be blotted out. . . For as a snare shall it (that day) come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth . . . ‘Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord cloth come.’”
      2T 190, 191: “Jesus has left us word: ‘Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the Master of the house cometh . . . What time is here referred to ? Not to the revelation of Christ in the clouds . . . No, but to His return from the ministration in the most holy place . . . Probation closes . . .”
When The Book In The Hand Of The Father Is Unsealed, God’s Professed Children Are Judged:
      COL 294: “. . . This decision will appear before them in the day when this book is unsealed by the Lion of the tribe ‘ of Judah.”
      GC 486: “Day after day, passing into eternity, bears its burden of records for the books of heaven . . . Angels have registered both the good and the evil . . . Our acts, our words, even our most secret motives, all have their weight in deciding our destiny for weal or woe.”
Names Of God’s Professed People Registered In The Book Of Life Remain There Until The Judgment:
      7BC 987: “When we become children of God, our names are written in the Lamb’s book of life, and they remain there until the time of the investigative judgment. Then the name of every individual will be called, and his record examined . . .
      SD 49: “. . . Every work will soon be brought into judgment, and either our sins or our names will be blotted out of the Book of Life.”
      PK 591: “The despised remnant are clothed in glorious apparel, nevermore to be defiled . . . Their names are retained in the Lamb’s book of life . . .”

THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT
IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE HARVEST:
The Harvest Is The End Of Probationary Time:
      TM 234, 235: “Let both grow together until the harvest. Then the Lord sends forth His reapers to gather out the tares and bind them in bundles to burn, while the wheat is gathered into the heavenly garner. The time of the judgment is a most solemn period, when the Lord gathers His own from among the tares. Those who have been members of the same family are separated. A mark is placed upon the righteous. ‘They shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up My jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.’ . . . The one shall be taken. His name shall stand in the book of life, while those with whom he associated shall have the mark of eternal separation from God.”
      COL 72: “. . . The harvest is the end of probationary time.”
      TM 47: “The time of the harvest will fully determine the character of the two classes specified under the figure of the tares and the wheat.”
The Separation Of The Wheat From The Tares Is Registered In The Book Of Life:
      TM 234, 235: “The time of the judgment is a most solemn period, when the Lord gathers His own from among the tares . . . The one shall be taken. His name shall stand in the book of life, while those with whom he associated shall have the mark of eternal separation from God.”
Near The Cross Of Earth’s Harvest The Latter Rain Will Be Poured Out:
      AA 55: “But near the close of earth’s harvest, a special bestowal of spiritual grace is promised to prepare the church for the coming of the Son of Man. This outpouring of the Spirit is likened to the falling of the latter rain . . .”
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SEALING OF GOD’S CHILDREN
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE:
SEALING SPOKEN OF IN THE PAST TENSE:
a. God’s Children Still Alive:
      7BC 982: “There are living Upon our earth men who have passed the age of fourscore and ten. The natural results of old age are seen in their feebleness. But they believe God, and God loves them. The seal of God is upon them, and they will be among the number of whom the Lord has said, ‘Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.’”
b. God’s Children Fallen In Death:
      2SM 263: “The news of your wife’s death was to me overwhelming . . . I saw that she was sealed and would come up at the voice of God and stand upon the earth, and would be with the 144,000.”

SEALING SPOKEN OF IN PRESENT TENSE:
a. In 1849:
      EW 43: “Satan is now (1849) using every device in this sealing time to keep the minds of God’s people from the present truth . . .”
b. While The Four Angels Are Holding The Winds:
      EW 58: “The sealing time is very short, and will soon be over. Now is the time, while the four angels are holding the four winds, to make our calling and election sure.” (EW 36: “I saw that the four angels would hold the four winds until Jesus’ work was done in the sanctuary . . . ”)

SEALING SPOKEN OF IN THE FUTURE TENSE:
a. Before The Latter Rain:
      5T 214: “Not one of us will ever receive the seal of God while our characters have one spot or stain on them. It is left with us to remedy the defects in our characters, to cleanse the soul temple of every defilement. Then the latter rain will fall upon us as the early rain fell upon the disciples on the day of Pentecost.”
b. During The Latter Rain:
      1SM 111: “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.”
c. Prior To The Close Of Probation:
      1SM 66: “Reference to our published works will show our belief that the living righteous will receive the seal of God prior to the close of probation; also that these will enjoy special honors in the kingdom of God.”
      5T 212, 213: “‘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, everyone that shall be found written in the book.’ When this time of trouble comes, every case is decided; there is no longer probation, no longer mercy for the impenitent The seal of the living God is upon His people.”
d. For The Hundred And Forty Four Thousand:
      3T 266: “The true people of God, who have the spirit of the work of the Lord and the salvation of souls at heart, will ever view sin in its real, sinful character. They will always be on the side of faithful and plain dealing with sins which easily beset the people of God. Especially in the closing work for the church, in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand who are to stand without fault before the throne of God, will they feel most deeply the wrongs of God’s professed people.”
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CONDITION OF A SEALED PERSON:
SEALED PERSON WILL:
1. Have His Name Retained In The Lamb’s Book Of Life:
      PK 591: “Their names are retained in the Lamb’s book of life . . . While Satan has been urging his accusations, holy angels, unseen, have been passing to and fro, placing upon the faithful ones the seal of the living God.”
2. Have His Sins Blotted Out:
      EW 48: “When Jesus leaves the sanctuary, then they who are holy and righteous will be holy and righteous still; for all their sins will then be blotted out, and they will be sealed with the seal of the living God.”
      GC 620: “Their sins have gone beforehand to judgment and have been blotted out . . .”
3. Be Clothed In Glorious Apparel —Christ’s Righteousness— Nevermore To Be Defiled:
      PK 591: “As the people of God afflict their souls before Him, pleading for purity of heart, the command is given, ‘Take away the filthy garments,’ and the encouraging words are spoken, ‘Behold, I have caused shine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.’ Zechariah 3:4. The spotless robe of Christ’s righteousness is placed upon the tried, tempted, faithful children of God. The despised remnant are clothed in glorious apparel, nevermore to be defiled by the corruptions of the world. Their names are retained in the Lamb’s book of life . . . Holy angels, unseen, have been passing to and fro, placing upon the faithful ones the seal of the living God.”
4. Have The Perfection Of Christ’s Character, And Be Complete In Him:
      6BC 1118: “Are we seeking for His fullness, ever pressing toward the mark set before us—the perfection of His character? When the Lord’s people reach this mark, they will be sealed in their foreheads. Filled with the Spirit, they will be complete in Christ, and the recording angel will declare, ‘It is finished.’”
5. Be Saved:
      7BC 969: “The Lord would teach man the lesson that, though united in church capacity, he is not saved until the seal of God is placed upon him.”
6. Be Eternally Secure From Satan’s Temptations:
      5T 475: “Their names are retained in the Lamb’s book of life, enrolled among the faithful of all ages. They have resisted the wiles of the deceiver; they have not been turned from their loyalty by the dragon’s roar. Now they are eternally secure from the tempter’s devices . . . Holy angels, unseen, were passing to and fro, placing upon them the seal of the living God.”
7. Living Saints Are Sealed With The Seal Of God In Their Foreheads:
      7BC 970: “Those who would have the seal of God in their foreheads must keep the Sabbath of the fourth commandment.”
      EW 15: “The 144,000 were all sealed and perfectly united. On their foreheads was written, God, New Jerusalem, and a glorious star containing Jesus’ new name.”
      PK 591: “. . Holy angels, unseen, have been passing to and fro, placing upon the faithful ones the seal of the living God. These are they that stand upon Mount Zion with the Lamb, having the Father’s name written in their foreheads. They sing the new song before the throne, that song which no man can learn save the hundred and forty and four thousand which were redeemed from the earth.”
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THE SEALED PEOPLE WILL:
8. Be “Men Wondered At” By Virtue Of Christ’s Merits, As Were The Israelites Of Old:
      5T 470: “It was by faith in the coming Saviour that Joshua and his people received pardon. Through faith in Christ they were restored to God’s favor. By virtue of His merits, if they walked in His ways and kept His statutes, they would be ‘men wondered at,’ honored as the chosen of heaven among the nations of the earth.”
      5T 475, 476: “As the people of God afflict their souls before Him, pleading for purity of heart, the command is given, ‘Take away the filthy garments’ from them. . . Holy angels, unseen, were passing to and fro, placing upon them the seal of the living God . . . Now is reached the complete fulfillment of those words of the Angel: ‘Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth My servant the Branch.’ Christ is revealed as the Redeemer and Deliverer of His people. Now indeed are the remnant ‘men wondered at,’ as the tears and humiliation of their pilgrimage give place to joy and honor in the presence of God and the Lamb.”
9. Not Have The Results Of Sin Wholly Removed In This Life:
      2SM 33: “While sin is forgiven in this life, its results are not now wholly removed. It is at His coming that Christ is to ‘change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body.’ (Phil. 3:21)”
      FE 195: “. . . Though forgiven, the soul is marred . . . Through all time the soul bears the scars.”
10. Have Earthliness To Be Removed In Jacobs’ Time Of Trouble:
      GC 621: “God’s love for His children during the period of their severest trial is as strong and tender as in the days of their sunniest prosperity, but it is needful for them to be placed in the furnace of fire; their earthliness must be consumed, that the image of Christ may be perfectly reflected.”
      OHC 321: “The time of trouble is the crucible that is to bring out Christlike characters. It is designed to lead the people of God to renounce Satan and his temptations. The last conflict will reveal Satan to them in his true character, that of a cruel tyrant, and it will do for them what nothing else could do uproot him entirely from their affections.” (Explanation of earthliness for any period of time: DA 677: “There are branches trailing upon the ground; these must be cut-loose from the earthly supports to which their tendrils are fastening. They are to reach heavenward, and find their support in God. The excessive foliage that draws away the life current from the fruit must be pruned off. The overgrowth must be cut out, to give room for the healing beams of the Sun of righteousness.”)
      1T 431: “Every carnal thing will be separated from God’s peculiar treasures until they shall be like gold seven times purified.”
      GC 621: “. . . Their earthliness must be consumed, that the image of Christ may be perfectly reflected.”
      COL 69: “When the character of Christ shall be perfectly reproduced in His people, then He will come to claim them as His own.”
11. Be Perfect In Christ:
      GC 623: “. . . We should seek to become perfect in Christ . . . This is the condition in which those must be found who shall stand in the time of trouble.”
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MENTAL CONDITION OF A SEALED PERSON:
(Quotations in this section refer to the time of
Jacob’s trouble when all God’s people are sealed.) A SEALED PERSON:
1. Has Personal Afflictions And Trials:
      TM 446: “The bottles of God’s wrath cannot be poured out to destroy the wicked and their works until all the people of God have been judged, and the cases of the living as well as the dead are decided. And even after the saints are sealed with the seal of the living God, His elect will have trials individually. Personal afflictions will come, but the furnace is closely watched by an eye that will not suffer the gold to be consumed. The indelible mark of God is upon them. God can plead that His own name is written there. The Lord has shut them in. Their destination is inscribed—‘GOD, NEW JERUSALEM.’ They are God’s property, His possession. Will this seal be put upon the impure in mind . . . ?”
2. Will Wrestle With God In Prayer With Anguish:
      3SG 131, 132: “Jacob and Esau represent two classes: Jacob the righteous, and Esau the wicked. Jacob’s distress when he learned that Esau was marching against him with four hundred men, represents the trouble of the righteous as the decree goes forth to put them to death, just before the coming of the Lord. As the wicked gather about them they will be filled with anguish, for like Jacob they can see no escape for their lives. The Angel placed Himself before Jacob, and he took hold of the Angel and held Him, and wrestled with Him all night. So also will the righteous, in their time of trouble and anguish, wrestle in prayer with God, as Jacob wrestled with the Angel.”
3. Will Be Mentally Tested By God:
      SR 94, 95: “All night Jacob wrestled with the Angel, making supplication for a blessing. The Angel seemed to be resisting his prayer, by continually calling his sins to his remembrance, at the same time endeavoring to break away from him. Jacob was determined to hold the Angel, not by physical strength, but by the power of living faith. In his distress Jacob referred to the repentance of his soul, the deep humility he had felt for his wrongs. The Angel regarded his prayer with seeming indifference, continually making efforts to release Himself from the grasp of Jacob. He might have . . . forced Himself from Jacob’s grasp, but He did not choose to do this. . . He (Jacob) held fast the Angel until he obtained . . . the assurance of the pardon of his sins. . . It was Christ that was with Jacob through that night, with whom he wrestled, and whom he perseveringly held until He blessed him.”
      3SG 132, 133: “As he (Jacob) made supplication with tears, the Angel reminded him of his past wrongs, and endeavored to escape from Jacob, to test him and prove him. So will the righteous, in the day of their anguish, be tested, proved, and tried, to manifest their strength of faith, their perseverance and unshaken confidence in the power of God to deliver them.”
4. Fears All Sins May Not Be Blotted Out:
      GC 618, 619: “As Satan accuses the people of God on account of their sins, the Lord permits him to try them to the uttermost . . . Though God’s people will be surrounded by enemies who are bent upon their destruction, yet the anguish which they suffer is not a dread of persecution for the truth’s sake; they fear that every sin has not been repented of, and that through some fault in themselves they will fail to realize the fulfillment of the Saviour’s promise: I ‘will keep thee from the hour of temptation. . . If they could have the
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assurance of pardon they would not shrink from torture or death; but should they prove unworthy, and lose their lives because of their own defects of character, then God’s holy name would be reproached.”
5. Will Feel A Deep Sense Of Unworthiness:
      GC 618, 619: “As they review the past, their hopes sink; for in their whole lives they can see little good. They are fully conscious of their weakness and unworthiness. Satan endeavors to terrify them with the thought that their cases are hopeless, that the stain of their defilement will never be washed away.”
6. Will Have No Concealed Wrongs To Reveal:
      GC 620: “. . . In the time of trouble, if the people of God had unconfessed sins to appear before them while tortured with fear and anguish, they would be overwhelmed; despair would cut off their faith, and they could not have confidence to plead with God for deliverance. But while they have a deep sense of their unworthiness, they have no concealed wrongs to reveal. Their sins have gone beforehand to judgment and have been blotted out, and they cannot bring them to remembrance.”
7. Cannot Bring To Mind Any Particular Sins:
      3SG 135: “They cannot bring to mind any particular sins, but in their whole life they can see but little good. Their sins had gone before hand to judgment, and pardon had been written. Their sins had been borne away into the land of forgetfulness, and they could not bring them to remembrance.”
      PP 358: “As in the final atonement the sins of the truly penitent are to be blotted from the records of heaven, no more to be remembered or come into mind, type they were borne away into the wilderness, forever separated from the congregation.” (Similar PP 202.)
8. Knows God’s Mercy:
      3SG 133: “Jacob would not be turned away. He knew that God was merciful, and he appealed to His mercy. . . He knew that he must have help from God or perish. . . Thus will it be with the righteous . . . They . . . will refer to His promise, ‘Let him take hold of My strength, and make peace with Me . . .’ Thus will their earnest petitions be offered to God day and night.”
9. Depends Solely Upon Merits Of The Atonement:
      PP 202, 203: “Yet Jacob’s history is an assurance that God will not cast off those who have been betrayed into sin, but who have returned unto Him with true repentance . . . As dangers surround them, and despair seizes upon the soul, they must depend solely upon the merits of the atonement.”
10. Will Be Determined To Secure God’s Blessing:
      3SG 135, 136: “That season of distress and anguish will require an effort of earnestness and determined faith that can endure delay and hunger, and will not fail under weakness, though severely tried . . . Jacob prevailed, because he was persevering and determined . . . That faith which will live through the time of trouble must be in daily exercise now. Those who do not make strong efforts now to exercise persevering faith will be wholly unprepared to exercise that faith which will enable them to stand in the day of trouble.”
11. Will Plead The Promises Of God Through Christ:
      3SG 132: “The righteous, in their distress, will have a deep sense of their unworthiness, and with many tears will acknowledge their utter unworthiness, and like Jacob will plead the promises of God through Christ, made to just such dependent, helpless, repenting sinners.”
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A SEALED PERSON STANDS WITHOUT A MEDIATOR: There Will Be No Meditation For Sin When Jesus Leaves The Sanctuary:
      GC 425: ‘Those who are living upon the earth when the intercession of Christ shall cease in the sanctuary above are to stand in the sight of a holy God without a mediator. Their robes must be spotless . . .” (3SG 134: “. . . There will be no atoning blood to cleanse from sin and pollution.”)
      SR 403: “As Jesus moved out of the most holy place, I heard the tinkling of the bells upon His garment; and as He left, a cloud of darkness covered the inhabitants of the earth. There was then no mediator between guilty man and an offended God. While Jesus had been standing between God and guilty man, a restraint was upon the people; but when He stepped out from between man and the Father, the restraint was removed and Satan had entire control of the finally impenitent.”
Though Not Mediating For Sin, Still Jesus Protects And Comforts His People:
      GC 619-621: “They afflict their souls before God, pointing to their past repentance of their many sins . . . Though suffering the keenest anxiety, terror, and distress, they do not cease their intercessions. They lay hold of the strength of God as Jacob laid hold of the Angel . . . God will send His angels to comfort and protect them in the time of peril.”
Though Not Mediating For Sin, Still Jesus Sees And Hears His People—And Loves Them:
      GC 621: “. . . The Lord’s eye is upon His people, and His car listens to their cries . . . God’s love for His children during the period of their severest trial is as strong and tender as in the days of their sunniest prosperity . . .”
Though Not Mediating For Sin, Still Jesus Draws A Covering Over His People:
      EW 43: “Satan is now using every device in this sealing time to keep the minds of God’s people from the present truth and to cause them to waver. I saw a covering that God was drawing over His people to protect them in the time of trouble; and every soul that was decided on the truth and was pure in heart was to be covered with the covering of the Almighty.” (PP 203: “. . . They must depend solely upon the merits of the atonement.”)
Though Not Mediating For Sin, Jehovah Will Reveal Himself As a “God of gods”:
      PK 513: “As in the days of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, so in the closing period of earth’s history the Lord will work mightily in behalf of those who stand steadfastly for the right. He who walked with the Hebrew worthies in the firey furnace will be with His followers wherever they are. His abiding presence will comfort and sustain. 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.”
Though Not Mediating For Sin, Still Jesus Gives Grace (His Character) To His Sealed Children:
      GC 611: “The righteous cry with trembling: ‘Who shall be able to stand?’ . . . The voice of Jesus is heard, saying: ‘My grace is sufficient for you.’”
      COL 271: “. . . Grace . . . is His character.”
      TM 507, 508: “At no point in our experience can we dispense with the assistance of that which enables us to make the first start . . . Divine grace is needed at the beginning, divine grace at every step of advance, and divine grace alone can complete the work.”
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THE SEALING DOES NOT CONFER IMMORTALITY: The Righteous And The Wicked Will Still Be Mortal When Jesus Finishes His Work In The Sanctuary:
      GC 490, 491: “When the work of the investigative judgment closes, the destiny of all will have been decided for life or death . . . The righteous and the wicked will still be living upon the earth in their mortal state . . .”
Immortality Will Be Received By Mortals At Christ’s Second Coming: (Not At The Sealing)
      GC 323: “. . . ‘Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God . . .’ . . . Man in his present state is mortal, corruptible . . . But when Jesus comes, He confers immortality upon His people . . .”
      1Cor. 15:51-53: “. . . We shall all be changed, in a moment, . . . at the last trump . . . This mortal must put on immortality.”
(God’s Children Will Be Wearing Christ’s Robe Of Righteousness To Greet Him:
      COR 102, 103: “Only those who are clothed in the garments of His righteousness will be able to endure the glory of His presence when He shall appear with ‘power and great glory.’ )
Some Will Be Killed In The Closing Scenes Of The Great Day Of Atonement:
      Rev. 20:4: “. . . And I saw the souls of them that were be, headed for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands . . .”
      PK 587, 588: “Zechariah’s vision of Joshua and the Angel applies with peculiar force to the experience of God’s people in the closing scenes of the great day of atonement . . . Those who are (‘will be’ in 5T 473) true to God will be menaced, denounced, proscribed. They will ‘betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends,’ even unto death. Luke 21:16.”
      7BC 975: “There is the prospect before us of waging a continuous war, at the risk of imprisonment, of losing property and even life itself, to defend the law of God, which is being made void by the laws of men.”
      Rev. 13:15: “And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.”
      GC 581: The papacy “is silently growing into power . . . She is piling up her lofty and massive structures in the secret recesses of which her former persecutions will be repeated.”
      Matt. 24:8, 9: “All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you . . .”
None Will Be Killed After The General Close Of Probation For The World:
      EW 280-285: “As Jesus moved out of the most holy place, . . . a cloud of darkness covered the inhabitants of the earth. There was then no mediator between guilty man and an offended God . . . I saw a writing, copies of which were scattered in different parts of the land, giving orders that unless the saints should yield their peculiar faith, give up the Sabbath, and observe the first day of the week, the people were at liberty after a certain time to put them to death . . . Jesus bade His angels watch over them . . . The swords that were raised to kill God’s people broke and fell as powerless as a straw.”
      GC 634: “If the blood of Christ’s faithful witnesses were shed at this time, it would not, like the blood of the martyrs, he as seed sown to yield a harvest for God.”
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THE SEALING AND THE SLAUGHTERING OF Ezekiel 9:
Six Men Had Slaughter Weapons And One Man Has A Writer’s Inkhorn:
      Ezekiel 9:2-6: “And, behold, six men came from the we, of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and ever’ man a slaughter weapon in his hand, and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by hi’ side: and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. An’ he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’ inkhorn by his side, And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, ant set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and the cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst there of. And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare neither have ye pity: Slay utterly old and young, both maids and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.”
The Sealing Of Ezekiel’s Vision Is The Same A, The Sealing Of Revelation Seven:
      TM 444, 445: “The mighty angel is seen ascending from the east (or sunrising). This mightiest of angels has in his hand the seal of the living God . . . This sealing of the servants of God is the same that was shown to Ezekiel in vision.”
Revelation Five Is Also Related To Revelation Seven: (See Page 29)
      7BC 967: “John writes, ‘I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne.’ Angels were united in the work of Him who had broken the seals and taken the book. Four mighty angels hold back the powers of this earth till the servants of God are sealed in their foreheads.”
      COL 294: “Thus the Jewish leaders made their choice. Their decision was registered in the book which John saw in the hand of Him that sat upon the throne, the book which no man could open. In all its vindictiveness this decision will appear before them in the day when this book is unsealed by the Lion of the tribe of Judah.”
      SD 49: “. . . Every work will soon be brought into judgment and either our sins or our names will be blotted out of the Book of Life.”
      9T 266, 267: “What will such a one do in the day that the books are opened and every man is judged according to the things written in the books?
      “The fifth chapter of Revelation needs to be closely studied . . . Unless they make a decided change they will be found wanting when God pronounces judgment upon the children of men.”
The Blotting Out Of Names From The Book Of Life And Their Spiritual Slaughter:
      5T 211: “The class who do not feel grieved over their own spiritual declension, nor mourn over the sins of others, will be left without the seal of God. The Lord commissions His messengers, the men with slaughtering weapons in their hands: ‘Go ye after him through the city, and smite . . .
      1T 198: “Angels keep a faithful record of every man’s work, and as judgment passes upon the house of God, the sentence of each is recorded by his name and the angel is commissioned lo spare not the unfaithful servants, but to cut them down at the time of slaughter.”
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The Sealing Angel Of Revelation Seven Marks Those Who Are To Receive God’s Protection:
(The Others Will Have Their Names Blotted Out Of The Book Of Life:)
      TM 444, 445: “The mighty angel is seen ascending from the east (or sunrising). This mightiest of angels has in his hand the seal of the living God . . . Only those who, in their attitude before God, are filling the position of those who are repenting and confessing their sins in the great an” antitypical day of atonement, will be recognized and marked as worthy of God’s protection . . . Those who, while having all the light of truth flashing upon their souls, should have works corresponding to their avowed faith, but are allured by sin, setting up idols in their hearts, corrupting their souls before God, and polluting those who unite with them in sin, will have their names blotted out of the book of life, and be left in midnight darkness, having no oil in their vessels with their lamps. ‘Unto you that fear My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings.”
      “This sealing of the servants of God is the same that was shown to Ezekiel in vision.”
The Unfaithful Guardians Are The First To Feel God’s Wrath:
      5T 211: “. . . ‘Go ye after him through the city, and smite: . . . and begin at My sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.’”
      “Here we see that the church—the Lord’s sanctuary—was the first to feel the stroke of the wrath of God. The ancient men, those to whom God had given great light and who had stood as guardians of the spiritual interests of the people, had betrayed their trust. They had taken the position that we need not look for miracles and the naked manifestation of God’s power as in former days . . . These dumb dogs that would not bark are the ones who feel the just vengeance of an offended God.”
      TM 431: “Already God’s angels are at work in judgment, and the Spirit of God is gradually leaving the world . . . Let the ministers awake, let them take in the situation. The work of judgment begins at the sanctuary . . . Read Ezekiel 9:2-7.”
In The Sealing Time Of The 144,000, God’s Children Show Concern For His Church:
      3T 266, 267: “Especially in the closing work for the church in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand . . . will they feel most deeply the wrongs of God’s professed people. This is forcibly set forth by the prophet’s illustration of the last work under tile figure of the men each having a slaughter weapon in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side . . .
      “Unless they repent, and leave the work of Satan in oppressing those who have the burden of the work and in holding up the hands of sinners in Zion, they will never receive the mark of God’s sealing approval. They will fall in the general destruction of the wicked, represented by the work of the five men bearing slaughter weapons. Mark this point with care: Those who receive the pure mark of truth wrought in them by the power of the Holy Ghost, represented by a mark by the man in linen, are those ‘that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done’ in the church. Their love for purity and the honor and glory of God is such, and they have so clear a view of the exceeding sinfulness of sin, that they are represented as being in agony, even sighing and crying. Read the ninth chapter of Ezekiel.”
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THE SHAKING OF THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT:
Dates:
1. The Shaking Had Already Commenced In 1850:
      EW 50: “The mighty shaking has commenced and will go on . . .
2. The Sealing Had Already Commenced in 1849:
      EW 43: “Satan is now (1849) using every device in this sealing time . . .”
3. The Investigative Judgment And Blotting Out Of Sins Began In 1844:
      GC 486: “At the time appointed for the judgment—the close of the 2300 days, in 1844—began the work of investigation and blotting out of sins.”
4. Angels Were Weighing Moral Worth In The Shaking Time Of 1862:
      1T 429: “I saw that we are now (1862) in the shaking time. Satan is working with all his power to wrest souls from the hand of Christ . . . Angels of God are weighing moral worth. God is testing and proving His people.”
5. The Shaking Time Still Continued In 1900:
      6T 331, 332: [Published in 1900) “If we only knew what is before us we would not he so dilatory in the work of the Lord. We are in the shaking time, the time when everything that can be shaken will be shaken.”
The Shaking Time Is A Measuring Time:
      7T 219: “The time has come when everything is to be shaken that can be shaken, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Every case is coming in review before God; He is measuring the temple and the worshipers therein.”
The Sieve Of The Investigative Judgment Is Moving:
      1T 100: “As we near the judgment, all will manifest their true character, and it will be made plain to what company they belong. The sieve is moving. Let us not say: Stay Thy hand, O God. The church must be purged, and it will be . . . The judgement is to set, the books are to be opened, and we are to he judged according to our deeds.”
In The Opening Days Of The Investigative Judgment Able’s Name Was Left In The Book Of Life, But Cain Was Cut Down At The Time Of Slaughter:
      GC 433: “As the books of record are opened in the judgment, the lives of all who have believed on Jesus come in review before God. Beginning with those who first lived upon the earth, our Advocate presents the cases of each successive generation, and closes with the living.
      COL 152: “Cain thought himself righteous, and he came to God with a thank-offering only. He made no confession of sin, and acknowledged no need of mercy. But Able came with the blood that pointed to the Lamb of God. He came as a sinner, confessing himself lost; his only hope was the unmerited love of God. The Lord had respect to his offering, but to Cain and his offering He had not respect.”
      TM 231, 235: “The time of the judgment is a most solemn period, when the Lord gathers His own from among the tares . . . The one shall be taken. His name shall stand in the book of life, while those with whom he associated shall have the mark of eternal separation from God.”
      1T 198: “Angels keep a faithful record of every man’s work, and as judgment passes upon the house of God, the sentence of each is recorded by his name, and the angel is commissioned to spare not the unfaithful servants, but to cut them down at the time of slaughter.”
Sealing Time—1849 Underway:
      EW 43: “Satan is now using every device in this sealing time . . .”
Shaking Time—1850 Underway:
      EW 50 “The mighty shaking, has commenced and will go on . . .”
      2T 190: “. . . Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the Master of the house cometh . . .’”
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THE SHAKING OF THE LIVING MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH:
The Living Will Soon Be Examined In The Investigative Judgment—None Know How Soon:
      GC 490: “The judgment is now passing in the sanctuary above . . . Soon—none know how soon—it will pass to the cases of the living.”
In The Mighty Sifting Soon To Take Place The Church Will Be Purified:
      5T 80: “. . . The days of purification of the church are hastening on apace. God will have a people pure and true. In the mighty sifting soon to take place we shall be better able to measure the strength of Israel. The signs reveal that the time is near when the Lord will manifest that His fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor.”
A Shaking Of The Living Members Of God’s Church Will Take Place When God’s Law Is Made Void:
      2SM 368: “When the law of God is made void the church will be sifted by fiery trials, and a larger proportion than we now anticipate, will give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.”
Church May Appear To Fall, But It Does NOT Fall:
      2SM 380: “Nations will be stirred to their very center. Support will be withdrawn from those who proclaim God’s only standard of righteousness, the only sure test of character. And all who will not bow to the decree of the national councils and obey the national laws to exalt the sabbath instituted by the man of sin, to the disregard of God’s holy day, will feel, not the oppressive power of popery alone, but of the Protestant world, the image of the beast.
      “Satan will work his miracles to deceive; he will set up his power as supreme. The church may appear as about to fall, but it does not fall. It remains, while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out—the chaff separated from the precious wheat. This is a terrible ordeal, but nevertheless it must take place.”
During The Contest Over God’s Law, The Gold Will Be Separated From The Dross In The Church:
      5T 81: “The time is not far distant when the test will come to every soul. 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 . . . Many a star that we have admired for its brilliancy will then go out in darkness. Chaff like a cloud will be borne away by 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.”
The Majority Will Be Sifted Out:
      2T 445: “. . . From what was shown me, but a small number of those now professing . . . the truth would . . . be saved . . .”
      6BC 1065: “When the day comes when the law of God is made void, and the church is sifted by the fiery trials that are to try all that live upon the earth, a greater pro” portion of those who are supposed to be genuine will give heed to seducing spirits, and will turn traitors and betray sacred trusts. They will prove our very worst persecutors.”
The Sealing And The Shaking:
      MS 173, 1902: (Rev. 7:2) “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 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 . . .”
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GOD’S CHURCH WILL BE PURIFIED IN THE SHAKING:
The Great Proportion Of Apparently Genuine Believers Will Be Shaken Out:
      5T 136: “Soon God’s people will be tested by fiery trials, and the great proportion of those who now appear to be genuine and true will prove to be base metal. Instead of being strengthened and confirmed by opposition, threats, and abuse, they will cowardly take the side of the opposes.”
Nearly All Are Unprepared:
      1T 466: “Ministers and people are unprepared for the time in which they live, and nearly all who profess to believe present truth are unprepared to understand the work of preparation for this time. In their present state of worldly ambition, with their lack of consecration to God, their devotion to self, they are wholly unfitted to receive the latter rain . . .”
The Shaking Will Be Caused By The Straight Testimony Of The True Witness:
      EW 269, 270: “I saw some, with strong faith and agonizing cries, pleading with God. Their countenances were pale and marked with deep anxiety, expressive of their internal struggle . . . I saw angels of God hasten to the assistance of all who were struggling with all their power to resist the evil angels and trying to help themselves by calling upon God with perseverance. But His angels left those who made no effort to help themselves, and I lost sight of them.
      “I asked the meaning of the shaking I had seen and was shown that it would be caused by the straight testimony called forth by the counsel of the True Witness to the Laodiceans. This will have its effect upon the heart of the receiver, and will lead him to exalt the standard and pour forth the straight truth. Some will not bear this straight testimony. They will rise up against it, and this is what will cause a shaking among God’s people.”
The Shaking Will Be Caused By The Introduction Of False Theories:
      TM I 12: “When the shaking comes, by the introduction of false theories, these surface readers, anchored nowhere, are like sifting sand. They slide into any position to suit the tenor of their feelings of bitterness.”
      1SM 202: “The track of truth lies close beside the track of error, and both tracks may seem to be one to minds which are not worked by the Holy Spirit . . .”
What Are The Results Of The Shaking?
1. Church Is Purged And Purified:
      4T 89: “The shaking of God blows away multitudes like dry leaves. Prosperity multiplies a mass of professors. Adversity purges them out of the church.”
2. Sinner’s In Zion Sifted, While Church Remains:
      2SM 380: “The church may appear as about to fall, but it does not fall. It remains, while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out—the chaff separated from the precious wheat.”
3. Church No Longer In Landicean Condition:
      8T 250: “When purification shall take place in our ranks, we shall no longer rest at ease, boasting of being rich and increased with goods . . .”
4. Members Remaining Clothed With An Armor:
      EW 271: “The company of guardian angels around them had been doubled, and they were clothed with an armor from their head to their feet . . . I heard those clothed with the armor speak forth the truth with great power.”
5. Entire Companies Leave The Church, But Tribe After Tribe Unite With God’s People:
      8T 41: “Standard after standard was left to trail in the dust as company after company from the Lord’s army joined the foe and tribe after tribe from the ranks of the enemy united with the commandment-keeping people of God.”
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WHO WILL BE SHAKEN OUT?
1. Those Who Do Not Act Their Faith:
      5T 214: “There are many even among those who teach the truth to others who will not receive the seal of God in their foreheads . . . These who were so familiar with prophecy and the treasures of divine wisdom should have acted their faith. They should have commanded their households after them, that by a well-ordered family they might present to the world the influence of the truth upon the human heart.”
2. Those Who Do Not Repent When God Reveals Error:
      RH Dec. 16, 1890: “If you indulge stubbornness of heart, and through pride and self-righteousness do not confess your faults, you will be left subject to Satan’s temptations. If when the Lord reveals your errors you do not repent or make confession, His providence will bring you over the ground again and again. You will be left to make mistakes of a similar character, you will continue to lack wisdom, and will call sin righteousness, and righteousness sin. The multitude of deceptions that will prevail in these last days will encircle you, and you will change leaders and not know that you have done so.”
3. Those Who Cherish Feelings Of Dissatisfaction Against Leaders:
      1T 251: “There is a class . . . who cherish secret feelings of dissatisfaction against those who bear the burden in this work . . . Such readily receive, cherish, and circulate reports which have no foundation in truth, to destroy the influence of those who are engaged in this work. All who wish to draw off from the body will have opportunity. Something will arise to test everyone. The great sifting time is just before us. The jealous and the faultfinding, who are watching for evil, will be shaken out.” (???? 271, 272.)

WHO WILL NOT BE SHAKEN OUT?
1. Diligent Students Who Love The Truth:
      GC 625: “Only those who have been diligent students of the Scriptures and who have received the love of the truth will be shielded from the powerful delusion that takes the world captive.”
2. Those Who Are True To Principle:
      LS 93: “The enemy will be successful in overthrowing the faith of some, but those who are true to principle will not be shaken out.”
What Can We Do To Prepare For The Crisis Ahead?
1. Examine The Truth With Prayer And Fasting:
      5T 707, 708: “God will arouse His people; if other means fail, heresies will come in among them, which will sift them . . . Precious light has come . . . This light should lead us to a diligent study of the Scriptures and a most critical examination of the positions which we hold. God would have all the bearings and positions of truth thoroughly and perseveringly searched, with prayer and fasting.”
2. Search The Books Of Daniel And Revelation:
      2SM 392: “There is great need to search the hook of Daniel and the book of Revelation, and learn the texts thoroughly, that we may know what is written. The light given me has been very forcible that many would go out from us, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils . . .
3. Preach The Word:
      2SM 392, 393: “In place of having so many sermons there should be a more close searching of the Word of God, opening the Scriptures, text by text, and searching for the strong evidences that sustain the fundamental doctrines. . .”
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THE PERFECTION OF GRACE IN THE EARLY AND LATTER RAIN:
Grace Is The Character Of Christ:
1. Jesus Is Grace:
      COL 271: ‘To learn of Christ means to receive His grace, which is His character.”
2. His Humanity Grew In Grace:
      1T 339, 340: “Jesus, considered as a man, was perfect, yet He grew in grace. Luke 2:52. ‘And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.’ Even the most perfect Christian may increase continually in the knowledge and love of God.”
3. Jesus Received Grace From Divinity—The Godhead—For The Purpose Of Imparting Grace To Humanity:
      DA 254: “. . . Grace was poured upon His lips, that He might convey to men . . . the treasures of truth.”
      The Holy Spirit: COL 135: “Daily He received a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit . . . His soul and His lips were anointed with grace, that He might impart to others.”
      The Father: AA 56: “. . . Christ . . . sought His Father daily for fresh supplies of needed grace; and from this communion with God He went forth to strengthen and help others.”
      The Word: John 1:14: “. . . The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, . . . ) full of grace and truth.”
      (1John 5:7: “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”)
4. The Holy Spirit Applies The Grace Of Christ’s Character To Us:
      COL 271: “To learn of Christ means to receive His grace, which is His character.”
      DA 671: “It is the Spirit that makes effectual what has been wrought out by the world’s Redeemer.”
      TM 402: “Christ looked forward to the time when the Holy Spirit, as His representative, should come to do a wonderful work in and through His merits . . .”
The Early Rain Is Grace—Christ’s Righteousness—Made Effectual By The Holy Spirit:
      TM 507, 508: “. . . There must be no neglect of the grace represented by the former rain . . . The blessings received under the former rain are needful to us to the end . . . We must seek His favors with the whole heart if the showers of grace are to come to us.”
      AA 49: “From the Day of Pentecost to the present time, the Comforter has been sent to all who have yielded themselves fully to the Lord and to His service.”
      1SM 351: “Nothing but His righteousness can entitle us to one of the blessings of the covenant of grace.”
The Latter Rain Is Grace—Christ’s Righteousness—Made Effectual By The Holy Spirit:
      TM 506: “The latter rain, ripening earth’s harvest, represents the spiritual grace that prepares the church for the coming of the Son of man.”
      DA 805: “The impartation of the Spirit is the impartation of the life of Christ.”
      COL 271: “. . . Grace . . . is His character.”
      TM 506: “The ripening of the grain represents the completion of the work of God’s grace in the soul. By the power of the Holy Spirit the moral image of God is to be perfected in the character. We are to be wholly transformed into the likeness of Christ.”
      AA 55: “. . . Near the close of earth’s harvest, a special bestowal of spiritual grace is promised to prepare the church for the coming of the Son of man.”
      TM 509: “Let us . . . pray . . . that now, in time of the latter rain, the showers of grace may fall upon us.”
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THE LATTER RAIN MAGNIFIES CHRIST AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS: (Not Man’s)
The Last Message Of Mercy Is A Revelation Of Christ’s Character Of Love:
      COR 127: “. . . The latter rain will be more abundant. The Saviour of men will be glorified, and the earth will be lightened with the bright shining of the beams of His righteousness.”
      COL 415: “The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love.”
      6T 19: “The message of Christ’s righteousness is to sound from one end of the earth to the other to prepare the way of the Lord. This is the glory of God, which closes the work of the third angel.”
The Latter Rain Will Fall On Those Who Have Received The Early Rain:
      TM 399, 507: “We may be sure that when the Holy Spirit is poured out those who did not receive and appreciate the early rain will not see or understand the value of the latter rain . . . It may be falling on hearts all around us, but we shall not discern or receive it.”
      TM 506, 507: “. . . Unless the former rain has fallen, there will be no life . . . There must be no neglect of the grace represented by the former rain. Only those who are living up to the light they have will receive greater light.”
      1T 187: “Those who come up to every point, and stand every test, and overcome, be the price what it may, have heeded the counsel of the True Witness, and they will receive the latter rain . . .”
      COL 415, 416: “The children of God are to manifest His glory. In their own life and character they are to reveal what the grace of God has done for them.”
What Experience Prepares Us For The Latter Rain?
      RH Feb. 25, 1890: “When the churches become living, working churches, the Holy Spirit will be given in answer to their sincere request. Then the truth of God’s Word will be regarded with new interest, and will be explored as if it were a revelation just from the courts above. Every declaration of inspiration concerning Christ will take hold of the inmost soul of those who love Him . . . The Bible will be regarded as a charter from heaven. Its study will absorb the mind, and its truths will feast the soul. The promises of God now repeated as if the soul had never tasted of His love, will then glow upon the altar of the heart, and fall in burning words from the lips of the messengers of God. They will then plead with souls with an earnestness that cannot be repulsed. Then the windows of heaven will be open for the showers of the latter rain.”
Now Is The Time To Prepare; Do Not Wait:
      EW 71: “I saw that many were neglecting the preparation so needful and were looking to the time of ‘refreshing’ and the ‘latter rain’ to fit them to stand in the day of the Lord and to live in His sight. Oh, how many I saw in the time of trouble without a shelter !”
The Latter Rain Brings Seed To Perfection—The Perfection Of Christ:
      TM 506: “But unless the former rain has fallen, there will be no life; the green blade will not spring up. Unless the early showers have done their work, the latter rain can bring no seed to perfection.”
      1SM 251: “The Holy Spirit . . . binds the human agent . . . to the perfect, divine-human nature of Christ. This union is represented by the union of the vine and the branches.”
      1SM 398: “Grace is unmerited favor, and the believer is justified without any merit of his own . . . Christ is the great depository of justifying righteousness and sanctifying grace.”
      DA 671: “Christ has given His Spirit as a divine power . . . to impress His own character upon His church.”
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THE MESSAGE OF CHRIST’S RIGHTEOUSNESS
IS CARRIED DURING THE LATTER RAIN:
The Message Of Christ’s Righteousness Will Reach Every City And Village In The World:
      9T 28, 29: “I saw jets of light shining from cities and villages . . . God’s word was obeyed, and as a result there were memorials for Him in every city and village.”
      6T 19: “The message of Christ’s righteousness is to sound from one end of the earth to the other . . .”
The Greater Part Of God’s True Children Are Yet To Be Called Out Of Babylon: (Rev. 18:1-4)
      GC 383: “. . . In what religious bodies are the greater part of the followers of Christ now to be found? Without doubt, in the various churches professing the Protestant faith.”
      Ev 575: “Among the Catholics there are many who are 03 most conscientious Christians, and who walk in all the light that shines upon them, and God will work in their behalf.”
      (6T 371: “The Lord does not now work to bring many souls into the truth, because of the church members who have never been converted and those who were once con” versed but who have backslidden.”)
      Ev 700: “Multitudes will receive the faith and join the armies of the Lord.”
God’s Servants Hasten From Place To Place Proclaiming The Message From Heaven:
      GC 611, 612: “The great work of the gospel is not to close with less manifestation of the power of God than marked its opening . . . Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth, the warning will be given.”
The Ones Who Receive The Latter Rain Will Take The Latter Rain Message To Others:
      EW 271: “My attention was then turned to the company I had seen, who were mightily shaken. I was shown those whom I had before seen weeping and praying in agony of spirit. The company of guardian angels around them had been doubled, and they were clothed with an armor from their head to their feet. They moved in exact order, like a company of soldiers. Their countenances expressed the severe conflict which they had endured, the agonizing struggle they had passed through. Yet their features, marked with severe internal anguish, now shone with the light and glory of heaven. They had obtained the victory, and it called forth from them the deepest gratitude and holy, sacred joy . . .
      “I heard those clothed with the armor speak forth the truth with great power. It had effect . . . The honest who had been prevented from hearing the truth now eagerly laid hold upon it . . . I asked what had made this great change. An angel answered, ‘It is the latter rain, the refreshing from the presence of the Lord, the loud cry of the third angel.’”
The Latter Rain Comes To Those Whose Sins Are Blotted Out:
      GC 484, 485: “Christ will clothe His faithful ones with His own righteousness . . . Their names stand enrolled in the book of life . . . Thus will be realized the complete fulfillment of the new covenant promise: ‘I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. . .’ ‘. . . He that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even everyone that is written among the living in Jerusalem.’ . . .
      “The work of the investigative judgment and the blotting out of sins is to be accomplished before the second advent of the Lord . . . The apostle Peter distinctly states that the sins of believers will be blotted out ‘when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord . . .’ Acts 3:19, 20.”
Are We Preparing Now For The Latter Rain?
      RH Aug. 28, 1883: “Are we by repentance and confession sending our sins beforehand to judgment, that they may be blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come?”
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      1SM 111: “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.”
      (1SM 66: “Reference to our published works will show our belief that the living righteous will receive the seal of God prior to the close of probation; also that these will enjoy special honors in the kingdom of God.”)
The True People Of God, In The Sealing Time Of The 144,000, Will Feel Deeply A Burden For Souls:
      3T 266: “The true people of God, who have the spirit of the work of the Lord and the salvation of souls at heart, will ever view sin in its real, sinful character . . . Especially in the closing work for the church, in the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-four thousand who are to stand with, out fault before the throne of God, will they feel most deeply the wrongs of God’s professed people.”
Soul winners Stand With Christ On Mount Zion:
      7BC 9?8: “The Lord has a people on the earth, who follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth . . . Such will stand with Him on Mount Zion. But they must stand on this earth, girded with the whole armor, ready to engage in the work of saving those who are ready to perish.”
The 144,000 Sing The Song Of Moses And The Lamb, Who On Earth Had Interceded For Guilty Man:
      DA 422: Moses “had shared His (Christ’s) longing for the salvation of men.”
      7BC 987: “Moses manifested his great love for Israel in his entreaty to the Lord to forgive their sin, or blot his name out of the book which He had written. His intercessions here illustrate Christ’s love and mediation for the sinful race.”
      EW 162: “Moses was a mediator for his people, often standing between them and the wrath of God.”
      GC 648, 649: “And they sing ‘e new song’ before the throne a song which no man can learn save the hundred an forty and four thousand. It is the song of Moses and the Lamb—a song of deliverance.”
God’s Servants Stand Between The Living And The Dead:
      EW 99, 103: “God’s servants. . . are standing between the living and the dead . . . He (a minister) of Christ is to bear their cases to Jesus, and plead for ,them as Jesus pleads for us with the Father.”
      COL 196, 197: “The value of a soul, who can estimate? Would you know its worth, go to Gethsemane . . . The greater their sin and the deeper their misery, the more earnest and tender will be your efforts for their recovery . . . In the arms of your faith and love you will bring them to Christ.”
Experience Of A Soul-Winner—Ellen G. White—Who Will Be With The 144,000: (EW 40)
      RH NOV. 6, 1888: “I would talk of the preciousness of Christ . . . We would often continue in prayer for hours, till the last one would say, ‘I bel eve that Jesus has forgiven my sins.’ Sometimes the sun would begin to make its appearance in the heavens before I would give up the struggle. There is great power in presenting the love of Jesus. When we go into a house to visit families, we should not begin to talk of frivolous things, hut come right to the point, and say, ‘I want you to love Jesus, for He has first loved you.’ . . . When they see that you are sincere, they will not despise your efforts. It is possible to reach the hardest heart.”
Those Who Yearn For Souls As Christ Did, Will Enter Into The Joy Of Their Lord:
      7BC 949: “Those . . . who yearn for souls as He yearned for them—these will enter into the joy of their Lord.”
      COL 373: “Precious will heaven be to those who have been faithful in the work of saving souls.”
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PROBATION CLOSES:
Names Accepted; Names Rejected—Individually:
      GC 483: “As the books of record are opened in the judgment, the lives of all who have believed on Jesus come in review before God . . . Every name is mentioned, every case closely investigated. Names are accepted, names rejected.”
      GC 490: “Though all nations are to pass in judgment before God yet He will examine the case of each individual with as close and searching scrutiny as if there were not another being upon the earth.”
God’s Spirit Passes Some, While Others Enter:
      2SM 16: “But I speak not my own words when I say that God’s Spirit will pass by those who have had their day of test and opportunity, but who have not distinguished the voice of God or appreciated the movings of His Spirit. Then thousands in the eleventh hour will see and acknowledge the truth.”
The Door Is Closed To Those Who Would Not Enter:
      7BC 979: “The time of God’s destructive judgments is the time of mercy for those who have no opportunity to learn what is truth Tenderly will the Lord look upon them. His heart of mercy is touched, His hand is still stretched out to save, while the door is closed to those who would not enter. Large numbers will be admitted who in these last days hear the truth for the first time.” (Similar 9T 97.)
      EW 279: “The light that was shed upon the waiting ones penetrated everywhere, and those in the churches who had any light, who had not heard and rejected the three messages, obeyed the call and left the fallen churches.”
We Cannot Judge Who Has Heard And Rejected Truth:
      EW 261: “I saw that God has honest children among the nominal Adventists and the fallen churches and before the plagues shall be poured out, ministers and people will be pulled out from these churches and will gladly receive the truth.”
      6T 400, 401: “As trials thicken around us, both separation and unity will be seen in our ranks . . . When the storm of persecution really breaks upon us, the true sheep will hear the true Shepherd’s voice. Self-denying efforts will be put forth to save the lost, and many who have strayed from the fold will come back to follow the great Shepherd.”
Satan Does Not Know When Probation Closes:
      GC 618: Satan “sees that holy angels are guarding them, and he infers that their sins have been pardoned; but he does not know that their cases have been decided in the sanctuary above.”
Inhabitants Do Not Know When Probation Closes:
      GC 615: “. . . When the irrevocable decision of the sanctuary has been pronounced and the destiny of the world has been forever fixed, the inhabitants of the earth will know it not.”
      GC 491: “The righteous and the wicked will still be living upon the earth in their mortal state . . . all unconscious that the final, irrevocable decision has been pronounced in the sanctuary above.”
Jesus Comes As A Thief In Investigative Judgment:
      GC 491: “Silently, unnoticed as the midnight thief, will come the decisive hour which marks the fixing of every man’s destiny, the final withdrawal of mercy’s offer to guilty men. ‘Watch ye therefore . . .’” 2T 190: “‘. . . Watch’ . . . What time is here referred to? . . . To His return from His ministration in the most holy place . . . when the mandate goes forth: ‘He that is unjust, let him be unjust still . . .’”
      GC 491: “While the man of business is absorbed in the pursuit of gain, while the pleasure lover is seeking indulgence, while the daughter of fashion is arranging her adorn” meets—it may be in that hour the Judge of all the earth will pronounce the sentence: ‘Thou art weighed in the balances and found wanting.’ Daniel 5:27.”
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THE DELIVERY OF THE EVERLASTING COVENANT
—ETERNAL LIFE:
Adam Received Promise Of Pardon, Grace And Life:
      PP 370: “The covenant of grace was first made with man in Eden, when after the fall there was given a divine promise that the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent’s head. To all men this covenant offered pardon and the assisting grace of God for future obedience through faith in Christ. It also promised them eternal life on condition of fidelity to Cod’s law.”
The Atonement Of Christ Sealed The Covenant:
      QD 669: “The atonement of Christ sealed forever the everlasting covenant of grace . . . Every barrier was then broken down which intercepted the freest fullness of the exercise of grace, mercy, peace and love to the most guilty of Adam’s race.”
New Covenant Promises Are Established Upon Christ’s Obedience Instead Of Our Law-keeping:
      PP 372: “The ‘new covenant’ was established upon ‘better promises’ —the promises of forgiveness of sins and of the grace of God to renew the heart and bring it into harmony with the principles of God’s law. ‘This shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; after those days, saith the Lord, I will put My law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts . . . I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.’ Jeremiah 31:33, 34. The same law that was engraved upon the tables of stone is written by the Holy Spirit upon the tables of the heart. Instead of going about to establish our own righteousness we accept the righteousness of Christ.”
Through Faith We May Now Receive God’s New Covenant Of Having His Law In Our Hearts:
      SC 60: “When the principle of love is implanted in the heart, when man is renewed after the image of Him that created him, the new covenant promise is fulfilled, ‘I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them.’ And if the law is written in the heart, will it not shape the life? . . . Instead of releasing man from obedience, it is faith, and faith only, that makes us partakers of the grace of Christ, which enables us to render obedience.”
We Receive The Promise Of The Covenant Only By Faith—Not Literally Yet!
      1John 2:25: “And this is the promise that He hath promised us, even eternal life.”
      2Peter 1:4: “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. . .”
      Heb. 11:13: “These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them . . .”
Those Who Died In Faith Under The Third Angel’s Message, Keeping The Sabbath, Receive The Everlasting Covenant Just Before Christ Returns:
      EW 285: “The graves were opened, and those who had died in faith under the third angel’s message keeping the Sabbath, come forth from their dusty beds, glorified, to hear the covenant of peace that God was to make with those who had kept His law . . . As God spoke the day and hour of Jesus’ coming and delivered the everlasting covenant to His people, He spoke one sentence, and then paused, . . .
Immortality Is Received At The Last Trump:
      1Cor 15:51-53: “. . . This mortal must put on immortality.”
God’s Law Is Printed In Man’s Heart:
      Heb. 8:10, 11: “For this is the covenant that I will make . . . I will put My laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts . . . And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, . . . saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know Me . . .”
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THE VALUE OF CHRIST’S VICTORY:
How Deep Does God’s Law Reach?
      ST JULY 31, 1901: “God’s law reaches the feelings and the motives, as well as the outward acts . . . The books of heaven record the sins that would have been committed had there been opportunity . . .”
Who Proved God’s Law Could Be Kept?
      DA 762: “By His life and His death, Christ proved that God’s justice did not destroy His mercy, but that sin could be forgiven, and that the law is righteous, and can be perfectly obeyed. Satan’s charges were refuted.”
Who Silenced The Accusations Of Satan?
      5T 472: “We cannot answer the charges of Satan against us. Christ alone can make an effectual plea in our behalf. He is able to silence the accuser with arguments founded not on our merits, but on His own.”
For How Long Are Satan’s Charges To Be Silenced?
      1SM 341: “The victory gained at His death on Calvary broke forever the accusing power of Satan over the universe and silenced his charges that self-denial was impossible with God . . .”
      QD 674: “Christ’s death proved God’s administration and government to be without a flaw. Satan’s charge in regard to the conflicting attributes of justice and mercy was forever settled beyond question.”
What Are Christ’s Followers To Demonstrate Before The World?
      ML 15: “God designs that every one of us shall be perfect in Him, so that we may represent to the world the perfection of His character.”
Where Is Human Glory To Lie?
      RH NOV. 22, 1892: “If you would stand through the time of trouble, you must know Christ, and appropriate the gift of His righteousness, which He imputes to the repentant sinner. . . No glory is to redound to man; all human help and glory lies in the dust, for the truth as it is in Jesus is the only available agent by which man may be saved.”
Where Is Overcoming Victory To Be Found For Us?
      DA 490, 123: “Henceforward Christ’s followers were to look upon Satan as a conquered foe. Upon the cross, Jesus was to gain the victory for them; that victory He desired them to accept as their own . . . His victory is ours.”
      RH APR. 30, 1889: “Christ has passed over every step of the ground where Adam failed, and He has gained the victory in behalf of humanity.”
How Perfect Will We Be After Repenting And Accepting Christ’s Righteousness?
      TM 40: “. . . They had repented, they had accepted the righteousness of Christ. They were therefore standing before God clothed with the garments of Christ’s righteousness . . . Every sin of which they had been guilty was forgiven, and they stood before God as chosen and true, as innocent, as perfect, as though they had never sinned.”
Are We To Look To The Future For A Great Work To Be Done For Us?
      1SM 394, 395: “They are not to look forward, thinking that at some future time a great work is to be done for them the work is now complete.”
What Should Be Our Daily And Hourly Work?
      5T 744: “Through the merits of Christ, through His righteousness, which by faith is imputed unto us, we are to attain to the perfection of Christian character. Our daily and hourly work is set forth in the words of the apostle: ‘Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith.’”
      RH APR. 5, 1892: “What time have you set for seeking for perfection of character through faith in the righteousness of Christ ? Is it tomorrow? Tomorrow you may be cold in death.”
      AA 566: “Let your heart be filled with an intense longing for His righteousness . . .”
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THE CRISIS AND THE TRIUMPH OF GOD’S CHURCH:
A Crisis Within The Church—Because Of Errors
Coming In Among Us:
      “One night a scene was clearly presented before me. A vessel was upon the waters, in a heavy fog. Suddenly the lookout cried, ‘Iceberg just ahead!’ There, towering high above the ship, was a gigantic iceberg. An authoritative voice cried out, ‘Meet it!’ There was not a moment’s hesitation. It was a time for instant action. The engineer put on full steam, and the man at the wheel steered the ship straight into the iceberg. With a crash she struck the ice. There was a fearful shock, and the iceberg broke into many pieces, falling with a noise like thunder to the deck. The passengers were violently shaken by the force of the collision, but no lives were lost. The vessel was injured, but not beyond repair. She rebounded from the contact, trembling from stem to stern, like a living creature. Then she moved forward on her way.
      “Well I know the meaning of this representation. I had my orders. I had heard the words, like a voice from our Captain, ‘Meet it!’ I knew what my duty was, and that there was not a moment to lose . . . That night I was up at one o’clock, writing as fast as my hand could pass over the paper. For the next few days I worked early and late, preparing for our people the instruction given me regarding the errors that were coming in among us.” (1SM 205, 206)
The Omega Deception Lies In The Church’s Path:
      “Be not deceived; many will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. We have now before us the alpha of this danger. The omega will be of a most startling nature.
      “We need to study the words that Christ uttered in the prayer that He offered just before His trial and crucifixion. . . John 17:1-6.” (1SM 197, 198)
      “I knew that the omega would follow in a little while and I trembled for our people. I knew that I must warn our brethren and sisters not to enter into controversy over the presence and personality of God.” (1SM 203)
      “The Saviour of the world he (Satan) makes to be no more than a common man . . .” (EW 91)
      “God would have all the bearings and positions of truth thoroughly and perseveringly searched, with prayer and fasting.” (5T 708)
When God’s Law Is Made Void, The Church Is Sifted:
      “When the law of God is made void the church will be sifted by fiery trials, and a larger proportion than we now anticipate, will give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.” (2SM 368)
      “God will arouse His people; if other means fail, heresies will come in among them, which will sift them, separating the chaff from the wheat.” (5T 707 “The sieve is moving . . . The church must be purged, and it will be.” (1T 100)
The Church Appears To Fall, But It Does Not Fall:
      “. . . Everything that can be shaken will be shaken . . .” (9T 62) “The church may appear as about to fall, but it does not. It remains, while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out . . .” (2SM 380)
The Church Prophesies Clothed In Sackcloth:
      “The church will yet see troublous times. She will prophesy in sackcloth. (4T 594)
      “We are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events. Many of the prophecies are about to be fulfilled in quick succession. Every element of power is about to be set to work . . . Peril will beset God’s people on every side. Intensity is taking hold of the human family.” (TM 116)
While The Conflict Rages Within The Church, What Lies In Her Pathway Outside The Church?
      “But although she must meet heresies and persecutions although she must battle with the infidel and the apostate, yet by the help of God she is bruising the head of Satan.” (4T 594)
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THE CRISIS AND THE TRIUMPH OF GOD’S CHURCH:
The Church Must Meet The Infidel:
      “Satan’s agencies in human form are on the ground. Men have confederated to oppose the Lord of hosts . . . Satanic agencies are in every city, busily organizing into parties those opposed to the law of God. Professed saints and avowed unbelievers take their stand with these parties. This is no time for the people of God to be weaklings.” (8T 42) “. . . Heathen deities will manifest their signal power, and will exhibit themselves before the cities of the world . . .” (TM 117, 118) “Satan will work his miracles to deceive . . .” (2SM 380) “It was by the display of supernatural power, in making the serpent his medium, that caused the fall of Adam and Eve in Eden. So far as his power extends, he will perform actual miracles . . . But there is a limit beyond which Satan cannot go, and here he calls deception to his aid and counterfeits the work which he has not power actually to perform.” (5T 698)
Satan Comes In Dazzling Appearance As Christ:
      “As the crowning act in the great drama of deception, Satan himself will personate Christ . . . In different parts of the earth, Satan will manifest himself among men as a majestic being of dazzling brightness, resembling the description of the Son of God given by John in the Revelation. Revelation 1:13-15 . . . In gentle, compassionate tones he presents some of the same gracious, heavenly truths which the Saviour uttered; he heals the diseases of the people, and then, in his assumed character of Christ, he claims to have changed the Sabbath to Sunday, and commands all to hallow the day which he has blessed.” (GC 624) “But while he will bear the appearance of Christ in every particular, so far as mere appearance goes, it will deceive none but those whom like Pharaoh, are seeking to resist the truth.” (5T 698). “Christ will be personified, but on one point there will be a marked distinction. Satan will turn the people from the law of God.” (FE 471, 472) “And, furthermore, Satan is not permitted to counterfeit the manner of Christ’s advent.” (GC 625)
The Church Must Meet Persecution: (4T 594)
      “The time is not far distant when the test will come to every soul. The observance of the false sabbath will be urged upon us. The contest will be between the commandments of God and the commandments of men. Those who have yielded step by step to worldly demands and conformed to worldly customs will then yield to the powers that be, rather than subject themselves to derision, insult, threatened imprisonment, and death. At that time the gold will be separated from the dross.” (PK 188)
      “. . . All who will not bow to the decree of the national councils and obey the national laws to exalt the sabbath instituted by the man of sin, to the disregard of God’s holy day, will feel, not the oppressive power of popery alone, but of the Protestant world, the image of the beast.” (2SM 380)
A Series Of Events Reveals That God Is Master:
      “With nations, with families, and with individuals He has often permitted matters to come to a crisis, that His interference might become marked . . . When defiance against God’s law is almost universal, when His people are oppressed and afflicted by their fellow men, the Lord will interpose.” ( 9T 91, 92)
      “There will be a series of events revealing that God is master of the situation . . . God cannot forbear much longer. Already His judgments are beginning to fall on some places, and soon His signal displeasure will be felt in other places.” (9T 96)
      “The time is nearing when the great crisis in the history
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of the world will have come, when every movement in the government of God will be watched with intense interest and inexpressible apprehension. In quick succession the judgments of God will follow one another—fire and flood and earthquake, with war and bloodshed. Oh, that the people might know the time of their visitation! . . . The time of God’s destructive judgments is the time of mercy for those who have had no opportunity to learn what is truth. Tenderly will the Lord look upon them. His heart of mercy is touched; His hand is still stretched out to save, while the door is closed to those who would not enter.” (9T 97) “. . . When Thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.” (Isa. 26:9)
National Apostasy Is Followed By National Ruin:
      “When our nation, in its legislative councils, shall enact laws to bind the consciences of men in regard to their religious privileges, enforcing Sunday observance, and bringing oppressive power to bear against those who keep the seventh-day Sabbath, the law of God will, to all intents and purposes, be made void in our land; and national apostasy will be followed by national ruin.” (7BC 977; Similar 2SM 373) “I am bidden to declare the message that cities full of transgression, and sinful in the extreme, will be destroyed by earthquakes, by fire, by flood. All the world will be warned that there is a God who will display His authority as God. His unseen agencies will cause destruction, devastation, and death. All the accumulated riches will be as nothingness.” (Ev 27)
Famine Lies Ahead For USA, As Well As Other Places:
      “Time will last a little longer until the inhabitants of the earth have filled up the cup of their iniquity, and then the wrath of God, which has so long slumbered, will awake and this land of light, will drink the cup of His unnamed wrath. The desolating power of God is upon the earth rend and destroy. The inhabitants of the earth are appointed to the sword, to famine, and to pestilence.” (1T 363; Chapter on the Civil War.)
      “. . . The Christian world have shown contempt for the law of Jehovah; and the Lord will do just what He has declared that He would—He will withdraw His blessings from the earth . . .” (GC 589)
      “Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand . . . The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered . . . The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture . . .” (Joel 1:15-18)
Every Earthly Support Will Be Cut Off:
      “In the last great conflict of the controversy with Satan those who are loyal to God will see every earthly support cut off.” (DA 121) “Support will be withdrawn from those who proclaim God’s only standard of righteousness . . .” (2SM 380) “The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord; the priests, the Lord’s ministers, mourn.” (Joel 1:9)
God’s People Will Be Cared For In Time Of Famine:
      “The people of God will not be free from suffering; but while persecuted and distressed, while—they endure privation and suffer for want of food they will not be left to perish. . . In time of famine they shall be satisfied.” (GC 629) “If necessary He would send ravens to feed us, as He did to feed Elijah, or rain manna from heaven, as He did for the Israelites.” (EW 56)
Get Out Of The Cities; Grow Your Own Food:
      “Again and again the Lord has instructed that our people are to take their families away from the cities, into the country, where they can raise their own provisions; for in the future
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the problem of buying and selling will be a very serious one.” (Letter 5, 1904) “Get out of the cities as soon as possible, and purchase a little piece of land, where you can have a garden, where your children can watch the flowers growing and learn from them lessons of simplicity and purity.” (GCB Mar 30, 1903) “Parents can secure small homes in the count try, with land for cultivation, where they can have orchards and where they can raise vegetables and small fruits to take the place of flesh meat, which is so corrupting to the life blood coursing through the veins. On such places the children will not be surrounded with the corrupting influences of city life. God will help His people to find such homes outside the cities.” (MM 310) “Serious times are before us, and there is great need for families to get out of the cities into the country, that the truth may be carried into the byways as well as the highways of the earth.” (6T 178) “Said the messenger of God, ‘Shall not the cities be warned? Yes; not by God’s people living in them, but by their visiting them, to warn them of what is coming upon the earth.” (Letter 182 1902) “Repeatedly the Lord has instructed us that we are to work the cities from outpost centers.” (SpTB #8, pp. 7)
We Should Cut Down On Our Possessions:
      “It is now that our brethren should be cutting down their possessions instead of increasing them. We are about to move to a better country, even a heavenly. Then let us not be dwellers upon the earth, but be getting things into as compact a compass as possible . . . Satan is pleased to have you increase your farms and invest your means in worldly enterprises, for by so doing you not only hinder the cause from advancing, but by anxiety and overwork lessen your prospect for eternal life.” (5T 152)
      “Houses and lands will be of no use to the saints in the time of trouble, for they will then have to flee before incited mobs, and at that time their possessions cannot be: disposed of to advance the cause of present truth. I was shown that it is the will of God that the saints should cut loose from every encumbrance before the time of trouble comes, and make a covenant with God through sacrifice. If they have their property on the altar and earnestly inquire of God for duty, He will teach them when to dispose of these things . . . I saw that if any held on to their property and did not inquire of the Lord as to their duty, He would not make duty known, and they would be permitted to keep their property, and in the time of trouble it would come up before them like a mountain to crush them . . . I also saw that God had not required all of His people to dispose of their property at the same time; but if they desired to be taught, He would teach them, in a time of need, when to sell and how much to sell.” (EW 56, 57) “But erelong there will be such strife and confusion in the cities, that those who wish to ; leave them will not be able.” (GCB Apr. 6, 1903)
What Is The Signal To Leave The Cities?
      “As the siege of Jerusalem by the Roman armies was the signal for flight to the Judean Christians, so the assumption of power on the part of our nation in the decree enforcing the papal Sabbath will be a warning to us. It will then be time to leave the large cities, preparatory to leaving the smaller ones for retired homes in secluded places among the mountains, And now, instead of seeking expensive dwellings here, we should be preparing to move to a better country, even a heavenly.” (5T 464, 465)
An Angel With A Scales Weighs Our Interest:
      “I have seen an angel standing with scales in his hands weighing the thoughts and interest of the people of God, especially the young. In one scale were the thoughts and interest tending heavenward; in the other were the thoughts and interest tending to earth . . . Oh what a solemn
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moment! The angels of God standing with scales, weighing the thoughts of His professed children . . . The one with the thoughts and interest tending to heaven went quickly up as the other went down, and oh, how light it was! I can relate that as I saw it; but never can I give the solemn and vivid impression stamped upon my mind . . .” (1T 124, 125)
“In the balances of the sanctuary the Seventh-day Adventist church is to be weighed.” (8T 247) “. . . ‘I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees . . .” (9T 95)
The Most Important Work In The World Is Ours:
      “In a special sense Seventh-day Adventists have been set in the world as watchmen and light bearers . . . They have been given a work of the most solemn import—the proclamation of the first, second, and third angels’ messages. There is no other work of so great importance. They are to allow nothing else to absorb their attention. The most solemn truths ever entrusted to mortals have been given us to proclaim to the world.” (9T 19) The solemn messages that have been given . . . in the Revelation are to occupy the first place in the minds of God’s people.” (8T 302) “Ministers who have preached the truth with all zeal and earnestness may apostatize and fill the ranks of our enemies, but does this turn the truth of God into a lie? . . . The faith and feelings of men may change, but the truth of God, never The third angel’s message is sounding, it is infallible.” (4T 595)
We May Be Workmen In God’s Living Temple:
      “Centuries of fierce persecution followed the establishment of the Christian church, but there were never wanting men who counted the work of building God’s temple dearer than life itself . . .We may look back through the centuries and see the living stones of which it is composed gleaming like jets of light through the darkness of error and superstition. . .But the structure is not yet complete. We who are living in this age have a work to do . . .” (AA 597-599)
The Holy Spirit, —Representative Of The Captain—Comes Down To Direct The Battle:
      “They (God’s people) are to contend with supernatural forces, but they are assured of supernatural help. All the intelligences of heaven are in this army. And more than angels are in the ranks. The Holy Spirit, the representative of the Captain of the Lord’s host, comes down to direct the battle.”
God’s Power Will Be Revealed Through His Church:
      “Nothing in this world is so dear to the heart of God as His church.” (PK 590) “The church is God’s fortress, His city of refuge, which He holds in a revolted world. Any betrayal of the church is treachery to Him who has bought mankind with the blood of His only-begotten Son . . . Enfeebled and defective as it may appear, the church is the one object upon which God bestows in a special sense His supreme regard. It is the theater of His grace, in which He delights to reveal His power to transform hearts.” (AA 11, 12)
God’s Church Hits the “Iceberg,” —and Continues on Her Course!
      “The vessel was injured, but not beyond repair. She rebounded from the contact, trembling from stem to stern, like a living creature. Then she moved forward on her way.” (1SM 205)
The Victorious Church Will Be Clothed With An Armor—Christ’s Righteousness:
      “Clad in complete armor of light and righteousness, she enters upon her final conflict. The dross, the worthless material, will be consumed . . .” (TM 17) “Now the church is militant. Now we are confronted with a world in midnight darkness . . . But the day is coming in which the battle will have been fought, the victory won . . . All will be a happy, united family, clothed with the garments of praise and thanksgiving —the robe of Christ’s righteousness.” (8T 42)
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THE MEMORY OF SIN:
Will The Sins Of God’s People Be Remembered?
1. By God?
      Heb. 8:12: “. . . Their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”
2. By God’s Children?
      GC 620: “Their sins have gone beforehand to judgment and have been blotted out, and they cannot bring them to remembrance.”
Will Sin Remain In The Minds Of The Guilty Ones For A Time?
      RH NOV. 4, 1884: “Each one in the day of investigative judgment will stand in character as he really is; he will render an individual account to God. Every word uttered, every departure from integrity, every action that sullies the soul, will be weighed in the balances of the sanctuary. Memory will be true and vivid in condemnation of the guilty one, who in that day is found wanting. The mind will recall all the thoughts and acts of the past; the whole life will come in review like the scenes in a panorama.”
When Do The Living Wicked Review Their Lives?
      GC 611, 612: “The King of kings descends upon the cloud, wrapped in flaming fire . . . The wicked pray to be buried beneath the rocks of the mountains . . . That voice which penetrates the ear of the dead, they know. How often have its plaintive, tender tones called them to repentance. How often has it been heard in the touching entreaties of a friend, a brother, a Redeemer . . . ‘Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die?’ . . . That voice awakens memories which they would fain blot out—warnings despised. invitations refused, privileges slighted.”
After The Millennium How Is Sin Remembered?
      GC 662-678: “At the close of the thousand years, Christ again returns to the earth . . . As He descends in terrific majesty and bids the wicked dead arise to receive their doom. They come forth, a mighty host, numberless as the sands of the sea . . . As soon as the books of record are opened, and the eye of Jesus looks upon the wicked, they are conscious of every sin which they have ever committed. They see just where their feet diverged from the path of purity and holiness just how far pride and rebellion have carried them in the violation of the law of God. The seductive temptations which they encouraged by indulgence in sin, the blessings perverted, the messengers of God despised, the warnings rejected, the waves of mercy beaten back by the stubborn, unrepentant heart—all appear as if written in letters of fire . . . They have none to plead their cause; they are without excuse; and the sentence of eternal death is pronounced against them . . . Fire comes down from God out of heaven . . . The earth’s surface seems one molten mass—a vast, seething lake of fire. Some are destroy as in a moment, while others suffer many days . . . Sin and sinners are no more.”
What Is The One Reminder That Remains Of Sin?
      GC 674: “One reminder alone remains: Our Redeemer will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion. Upon His wounded head, upon His side, His hands and feet, are the only traces of the cruel work that sin has wrought . . . And the tokens of His humiliations are His highest honor; through the eternal ages the wounds of Calvary will show forth His praise and declare His power.”
      GC 651: “. . . The people of God will ever have a distinct, intelligent knowledge of what their salvation has cost.”
With The Existence Of God’s Law Is Happiness:
      GC 671: “The history of sin will stand to all eternity as a witness that with the existence of God’s law is bound up the happiness of all the beings He has created. With all the facts of the great controversy in view, the whole universe, both loyal and rebellious, with one accord declare: ‘Just and true are Thy ways. Thou King of saints.’”
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OUR PERFECTION IN ETERNITY IS CHRIST:
“Thou Only Art Holy” —Sung By The 144,000:
      Revelation 15:3, 4: “And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are Thy works, Lord God almighty; just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints. Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? for Thou only art holy . . . ’”
      GC 649: “It is the song of Moses and the Lamb—a song of deliverance. None but the hundred and forty-four thousand can learn that song . . .”
The Perfection Of Christ’s Character Shines Through His Redeemed People:
      SC 125, 126: “. . . The gates of heaven will be thrown open to admit God’s children, and from the lips of the King of glory the benediction will fall on their ears like richest music, ‘Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.’ Then the redeemed will be welcomed to the home that Jesus is preparing for them . . . Every sinful tendency, every imperfection, that afflicts them here, has been removed by the blood of Christ, and the excellence and brightness of His glory, far exceeding the brightness of the sun, is imparted to them. And the moral beauty, the perfection of His character, shines through them, in worth far exceeding this outward splendor. They are without fault before the great white throne, sharing the dignity and the privileges of the angels.”
The Glorious Mystery—“Christ in you . . . :”
      Ed 306-309: “There we shall know even as also we are known. There the loves and sympathies that God has planted in the soul will find truest and sweetest exercise . . . There every power will be developed, every capability increased. The grandest enterprises will be carried forward the aspirations will be reached, the highest ambitions realized. And still there will arise new heights to surmount . . .”
      “In the future state, untrammeled by the limitations of sinful humanity, it is in service that our greatest joy and our highest education will be found;—witnessing, and ever as we witness learning anew ‘the riches of the glory of this mystery’ ‘which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.’”
Through Endless Ages The Redeemed Walk In The Light Of The Lord—IMMANUEL, GOD WITH US!
      DA 26: “Through Christ’s redeeming work the government of God stands justified. The Omnipotent One is made known as the God of love. Satan’s charges are refuted, and his character unveiled. Rebellion can never again arise. Sin can never again enter the universe. Through eternal ages all are secure from apostasy. By love’s self-sacrifice, the inhabitants of earth and heaven are bound to their Creator in bonds of indissoluble union.
      “The work of redemption will be complete. In the place where sin abounded, God’s grace much more abounds. The earth itself, the very field that Satan claims as his, is to be not only ransomed but exalted. Our little world, under the curse of sin the one dark blot in His glorious creation, will be honored above all other worlds in the universe of God. Here, where the Son of God tabernacled in humanity; where the King of glory lived and suffered and died, —here, when He shall make all things new, the tabernacle of God shall be with men, ‘and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.’ And through endless ages as the redeemed walk in the light of the Lord, they will praise Him for His unspeakable Gift,

IMMANUEL, ‘GOD WITH US.’”
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      “So shall My word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall no return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11.

      “God wants us to depend upon Him, and not upon man. He desires us to have a new heart; He would give us revealings of light from the throne of God. We should wrestle with every difficulty, but when some controverted point is presented, are you to go to man to find out his opinion, and then shape your conclusions from his?—No, go to God. Tell Him what you want; take your Bible and search as for hidden treasures . . .
      “God can teach you more in one moment by His Holy Spirit that you could learn from the great men of the earth.” 1SM 415

      “As Christ’s ambassadors, they are to search the Scriptures, to seek for the truths that have been hidden beneath the rubbish of error. And every ray of light received is to be communicated to others. One interest will prevail, one subject will swallow up every other, —CHRIST OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” COR 94

      “Then let no more time be lost in dwelling on the many things which are not essential and which have no bearing upon the present necessities of God’s people . . . Now, when the great work of judging the living is about to begin, shall we allow unsanctified ambition to take possession of the heart and lead us to neglect the education required to meet the needs in this day of peril?” 6T 130
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