Words of Hope…
The prophet Isaiah said: “In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which they made, each for himself to worship, to the moles and bats, to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the crags of the rugged rocks, from the terror of the Lord and the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth mightily” (Isaiah 2:20, 21).
Those who have sacrificed everything for Christ are now safe.
Before the world and in the face of death they have demonstrated
their loyalty to Him who died for them. Their faces, so recently pale
and gaunt, are now aglow with awe. Their voices rise in triumphant
song: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, even though the earth be removed, and
though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; though
its waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with its
swelling” (Psalm 46:1-3).
While these words of holy trust ascend to God, the glory of
the celestial city streams from heaven’s open gates. Then, against
the sky, a hand appears, holding two tablets of stone. That holy
law, which God spoke from Sinai, is now revealed as the rule of
judgment. The words are so plain that everyone can read them, and
they awaken memories that sweep the darkness of superstition and
heresy from every mind.
It is impossible to describe the horror and despair of those who
have trampled on God’s law. To gain the approval of the world,
they set aside the law’s requirements and taught others to disobey it.
Now that law which they have despised condemns them. They see
that they are without excuse. The enemies of God’s law have a new
understanding of truth and duty. Too late they see that the Sabbath is
the seal of the living God. Too late they see the sandy foundation on
which they have been building. They have been fighting against God.
Religious teachers have led people to destruction while claiming to
guide them to Paradise. How great is the responsibility of those in
holy office, how terrible the results of their unfaithfulness!
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Source: Ellen G. White, The Great Hope, pp. 74, 75.