Words of Hope…
But the people of God will not be misled. The teachings of this false christ are not in harmony with the Scriptures. He pronounces his blessing on the worshipers of the beast and his image, the very class on whom the Bible says that God will pour out His undiluted wrath.
Furthermore, God does not permit Satan to counterfeit the manner
of Christ’s coming. The Savior warned His people against being
deceived on this point. “False christs and false prophets will rise
and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the
elect…. Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.
For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be” (Matthew 24:24-27; see
also Matthew 25:31; Revelation 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17). This
coming is impossible to counterfeit. The whole world will witness
it.
Only those who have studied the Scriptures diligently and have
received the love of the truth will be shielded from the powerful
deception that takes the world captive. By the Bible testimony, they
will detect the deceiver in his disguise. Are the people of God now
so firmly established on His Word that they would not give in to the
evidence of their senses? In such a crisis, would they cling to the
Bible, and the Bible only?
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Source: Ellen G. White, The Great Hope, pp. 71, 72.