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Straight Testimony to the Laodicean Church

"The light that was shed upon the waiting ones penetrated everywhere, and those who had any light in the churches, who had not heard and rejected the three messages, answered to the call, and left the fallen [SDA] churches. Many had come to years of accountability since these messages had been given, and the light shone upon them, and they were privileged to choose life or death. Some chose life, and took their stand with those looking for their Lord, and keeping all his commandments. The third message was to do its work; all were to be tested upon it, and the precious ones were to be called out from the religious bodies. A compelling power moves the honest, while the manifestation of the power of God holds in fear and restraint relatives and friends, and they dare not, neither have they power to, hinder those who feel the work of the Spirit of God upon them. The last call is carried even to the poor slaves, and the pious among them, with humble expressions, pour forth their songs of extravagant joy at the prospect of their happy deliverance, and their masters cannot check them; for a fear and astonishment keep them silent. Mighty miracles are wrought, the sick are healed, and signs and wonders follow the believers. God is in the work, and every saint, fearless of consequences, follows the convictions." 1858 Great Controversy Book, Chapter 34: (You can download it here along with 'The Present Truth' Article No. 9)

The Laodicean Message: A Wake-Up Call for the Modern SDA Church

The Letter to the Church in Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-22, KJV)

14. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15. I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Analysis and Interpretation: Pure Adventism Focus

Context of the Letter

Laodicea, a prosperous city renowned for its banking, medical school, and textile industry, is where the church is rebuked for its lukewarm, self-sufficient attitude. They fail to see their true spiritual poverty.

Rebuke: Lukewarmness and Self-Deception

Lukewarmness: Jesus condemns the Laodiceans for their lukewarm state. Their spiritual complacency and self-satisfaction are intolerable to Him.
Self-Deception: Despite their wealth, they are spiritually "wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked."

Counsel: True Riches and Zealous Repentance

True Riches: Jesus advises them to seek gold refined in the fire (faith and character), white raiment (righteousness), and eye salve (spiritual discernment).
Zealous Repentance: He urges fervent repentance, indicating that His rebuke comes from love.

Promise to Overcomers

Fellowship with Christ: Those who open the door to Jesus will dine with Him and enjoy His fellowship.
Throne of God: Overcomers will share Christ's throne, symbolizing victory and authority.

Relevance to Pure Adventism

Spiritual Complacency and Self-Sufficiency

The Laodicean condition mirrors the modern 501(c)3 GCSDA Church and its members, often marked by complacency and self-sufficiency. Early SDA pioneers stressed fervent faith and reliance on Christ, contrasting today's lukewarmness.

Comparison with Modern GCSDA Church

Faithful few 144,000 Remnant vs. Compromised 501(c)3 GCSDA Leaders and majority of its members: Just as Laodicea is rebuked for lukewarmness, the modern SDA leadership and the majority of its members within the 501(c)3 framework faces similar condemnation for compromising with secular influences and false doctrines.
Foolish Virgins and Laodicea: Modern SDA leaders resemble the foolish virgins, embracing material wealth and superficial spirituality while neglecting true faith and righteousness.

Call to Repentance

The message to Laodicea calls for repentance from spiritual complacency. Modern Adventists must awaken from their lukewarm state, recognize their true condition, and seek genuine riches, righteousness, and spiritual discernment in the early SDA Protestant pioneers books, articles, sermons, tracts and charts. You can start here: .

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Just as Lot’s wife turned to salt for looking back, Adventists are urged to flee from the apostate modern SDA church and have home churches intensly studying 'The Present Truth' without looking back. Return to the teachings and fervor of the early SDA Protestant reformer pioneers through diligent study of their original works.

"The members of the church militant who have proved faithful will become the church triumphant." — Ellen G. White, General Conference Daily Bulletin, January 29, 1893.

Philadelphia Wise Virgin Church Triumphant (144,000 a literal Number) vs Laodicea, Lukewarm (Foolish Virgins) and the Sanctuary Message

Elder James White explains that the Philadelphia Church started in 1844 with the sanctuary message.

“Behold I set before thee an open door. This door Christ opens, while He shuts another. As the Philadelphia church applies to no other period than the time of the termination of the 2300 days (1844), when Christ closed His work for the world in the Holy, and opened the door of the Holiest of all, the conclusion seems irresistible that the open and shut door of Revelation 3:7, 8, refers to the change in the position and work of our great High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary. He then closed the work or door of the daily ministration in the Holy, and opened the door of the Most Holy. The tabernacle of the testimony was then opened; but before this could be done, the door, or work of Christ's continual mediation in the Holy, had to be closed. This may well be likened to the shut door in the parable. The idea that the door of God's mercy is closed or ever was to be closed to those who do not reject the offers of mercy is not found in the Bible. No such door is mentioned in Scripture. But that there ever has been a point, beyond which men may go, where, according to the plan of salvation, the intercession of Christ could not benefit them is evident.” — James White, NRH, June 9, 1851

Lessons for Today's SDA Church

• Rejecting Complacency: The Laodicean church's experience teaches the dangers of spiritual complacency and self-sufficiency. Ellen G. White frequently warned against these pitfalls, urging believers to maintain fervent faith and reliance on Christ.
• Returning to True Teachings: Modern Adventists must return to the foundational teachings of the early pioneers, embracing the pure doctrines and practices that characterized the early Adventist movement.
• Focus on Eternal Rewards: The promise of fellowship with Christ and sharing in His throne encourages believers to focus on spiritual sustenance and the eternal rewards of overcoming complacency and lukewarmness.

The Laodicean message underscores the need for repentance, vigilance, and a return to true faith and fervor. Seventh-day Adventists are called to reject the complacency and compromises of the modern 501(c)3 SDA church, urging a return to the purity and fervor of early pioneers' teachings. Avoid the fate of Lot’s wife by fleeing apostasy and remaining steadfast in true faith.

Analysis and Interpretation: Pure Adventism Focus

Context of the Letter

Laodicea, a prosperous city renowned for its banking, medical school, and textile industry, is where the church is rebuked for its lukewarm, self-sufficient attitude. They fail to see their true spiritual poverty.

Rebuke: Lukewarmness and Self-Deception

Lukewarmness: Jesus condemns the Laodiceans for their lukewarm state. Their spiritual complacency and self-satisfaction are intolerable to Him.
Self-Deception: Despite their wealth, they are spiritually "wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked."

Counsel: True Riches and Zealous Repentance

True Riches: Jesus advises them to seek gold refined in the fire (faith and character), white raiment (righteousness), and eye salve (spiritual discernment).
Zealous Repentance: He urges fervent repentance, indicating that His rebuke comes from love.

Promise to Overcomers

Fellowship with Christ: Those who open the door to Jesus will dine with Him and enjoy His fellowship.
Throne of God: Overcomers will share Christ's throne, symbolizing victory and authority.

Relevance to Pure Adventism

Spiritual Complacency and Self-Sufficiency

The Laodicean condition mirrors the modern 501(c)3 SDA Church, marked by complacency and self-sufficiency. Early SDA pioneers stressed fervent faith and reliance on Christ, contrasting the today's lukewarmness by the 501(c)3 GENERAL CONFERENCE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST (GCSDA) churches worldwide.

Comparison with Modern SDA Church

Faithful 144, 000 Remnant Seventh-day Advent Remnant Church Triumphant vs. Compromised 501(c)3 GENERAL CONFERERNCE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Pastors and Leaders: Just as Laodicea is rebuked for lukewarmness, the modern SDA leadership within the 501(c)3 framework faces similar condemnation for compromising with secular influences (501(c)3) non-profit) and false doctrines.
Foolish Virgins and Laodicea: Modern SDA leaders resemble the foolish virgins, embracing material wealth and superficial spirituality while neglecting true faith and righteousness.

Call to Repentance

The message to Laodicea calls for repentance from spiritual complacency. Modern Adventists must awaken from their lukewarm state, recognize their true condition, and seek genuine riches, righteousness, and spiritual discernment.

Just as Lot’s wife turned to salt for looking back, Adventists are urged to flee from the apostate modern SDA church without looking back. Return to the teachings and fervor of the early SDA pioneers through diligent study of their original works.

Lessons for Today's SDA Church

• Rejecting Complacency: The Laodicean church's experience teaches the dangers of spiritual complacency and self-sufficiency. Ellen G. White frequently warned against these pitfalls, urging believers to maintain fervent faith and reliance on Christ.
• Returning to True Teachings: Modern 501(c)3 GENERAL CONFERENCE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST members worldwide must EXIT this new since 1904 corporate structured fictitious entity and return to the foundational teachings of the early pioneers, embracing the pure doctrines and practices that characterized the early Adventist movement in 1843-1850.
• Focus on Eternal Rewards: The promise of fellowship with Christ and sharing in His throne encourages believers to focus on spiritual sustenance and the eternal rewards of overcoming complacency and lukewarmness.

The Laodicean message underscores the need for repentance, vigilance, and a return to true faith and fervor. Seventh-day Adventists are called to reject the complacency and compromises of the modern 501(c)3 SDA church, urging a return to the purity and fervor of early pioneers' teachings. Avoid the fate of Lot’s wife by fleeing apostasy and remaining steadfast in true faith.

Quotes from Ellen G. White on Laodicean Condition

1. "The message to the Laodiceans applies to all who profess to keep the law of God and yet are not doers of it." – Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, October 17, 1882.

2. "The Laodicean message is a message to the church in these last days." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 19, p. 176.

3. "The message to the Laodicean church is applicable to all who have had great light and many opportunities and yet have not appreciated them." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 329.

4. "The message to the Laodicean church reveals our condition as a people." – Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, December 15, 1904.

5. "The Laodicean message is applicable to the people of God who profess to believe present truth." – Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, p. 77.

6. "The Laodicean message must be proclaimed with power; for now it is especially applicable." – Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, p. 77.

7. "The Laodicean message is one of the most applicable to our condition as a people." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 342.

8. "The message to the Laodicean church is highly applicable to our time." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 368.

9. "The Laodicean message must be proclaimed until the members of the church shall arise and take an advanced step toward obeying the laws of God." – Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, September 30, 1909.

10. "The Laodicean message is full of encouragement to all who will heed it." – Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, August 28, 1894.

11. "The Laodicean message is applicable to Seventh-day Adventists who have had great light and have not walked in it." – Ellen G. White, Letter 54, 1902.

12. "The Laodicean message must be proclaimed with a loud voice, that those who have been deceived may repent and be converted." – Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, p. 77.

13. "The Laodicean message is for the church in these last days." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 12, p. 319.

14. "The Laodicean message is addressed to those who profess to keep the law of God." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 12, p. 320.

15. "The message to the Laodicean church applies especially to the people of God today." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 376.

16. "The message to the Laodicean church applies to all who profess to keep the commandments of God." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 378.

17. "The message to the Laodicean church is a message to the church in these last days." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 379.

18. "The Laodicean message is applicable to Seventh-day Adventists who have had great light and have not walked in it." – Ellen G. White, Letter 54, 1902.

19. "The Laodicean message must be proclaimed with power; for now it is especially applicable." – Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, p. 77.

20. "The message to the Laodicean church is applicable to all who have had great light and many opportunities and yet have not appreciated them." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 329.

21. "The Laodicean message must be proclaimed with a LOUD VOICE, that those who have been deceived may repent and be converted." – Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, p. 77.

22. "The The message to the Laodicean church is applicable to all who profess to keep the law of God and yet are not doers of it." – Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, October 17, 1882.

23. "The Laodicean message is full of encouragement to all who will heed it." – Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, August 28, 1894.

24. "The Laodicean message is for the church in these last days." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 12, p. 319.

25. "The Laodicean message is applicable to the people of God who profess to believe present truth." – Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, p. 77.

26. "The Laodicean message must be proclaimed with power; for now it is especially applicable." – Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 6, p. 77.

27. "The Laodicean message is one of the most applicable to our condition as a people." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 342.

28. "The message to the Laodicean church is highly applicable to our time." – Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases, Vol. 1, p. 368.

29. "The Laodicean message must be proclaimed until the members of the church shall arise and take an advanced step toward obeying the laws of God." – Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, September 30, 1909.

30. "The message to the Laodicean church reveals our condition as a people." – Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, December 15, 1904.

Quotes from Early SDA Pioneers on Laodicean Condition

1. "The Laodicean state is the lukewarm condition of the church, which leads to a lack of true devotion and fervor." – James White, Review and Herald, August 29, 1854.

2. "The Laodicean message is a call to repentance and revival for the church." – Joseph Bates, Autobiography of Joseph Bates, p. 292.

3. "The message to the Laodiceans is a warning to the people of God to avoid the snares of complacency and self-satisfaction." – Uriah Smith, Daniel and the Revelation, p. 283.

4. "The Laodicean message is a wake-up call to the church to recognize its spiritual poverty and need for Christ." – J.N. Andrews, Review and Herald, May 6, 1875.

5. "The message to Laodicea is a direct appeal from Christ to His people to open their hearts to Him." – Stephen Haskell, The Story of the Seer of Patmos, p. 122.

6. "The Laodicean message is a call to the church to return to the fervent love and zeal of the early Christian church." – E.J. Waggoner, The Glad Tidings, p. 69.

7. "The message to the Laodiceans is a solemn warning to the church to guard against spiritual indifference and hypocrisy." – A.T. Jones, The Consecrated Way, p. 124.

8. "The Laodicean state represents a spiritual condition of lukewarmness and complacency that is offensive to God." – R.F. Cottrell, Review and Herald, January 12, 1864.

9. "The Laodicean message is a call to the church to awaken from its spiritual slumber and seek a deeper relationship with Christ." – M.C. Wilcox, Review and Herald, November 28, 1882.

10. "The message to Laodicea is a call for the church to be earnest and zealous in seeking after righteousness and the Holy Spirit." – J.H. Waggoner, Review and Herald, December 18, 1883.

The quote "Today we hesitate to claim we’re the remnant; but as for Laodicea, that’s us! Us alone!...No other Christian group vies with us for the dubious privilege of being identified with it…claiming exclusive rights to Laodicea is not politically incorrect. So, unchallenged, we’ve become anchored in the view that Seventh-day Adventists are the sole group envisioned in the apocalyptic concept of that term" originates from the Adventist Review, dated August 28, 2008, page 5. This statement highlights the self-identification of the Seventh-day Adventist Church with the Laodicean condition described in Revelation, acknowledging a state of spiritual complacency and need for repentance.

Ignite the Revival: Rekindling the 1840-1850 Beginning Works of the 144,000 to Finish Making Up the Number of the 144,000 After 180 Years! Repeat Their Books, Articles, Sermons, Tracts, and Charts! This is Our Modern-Day Noah's Warning! Strive with all your might to be among the 144,000! When this Number is Made Up, Probation Closes

• "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them." Revelation 14:13 (KJV)

• "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word." John 17:20 (KJV)

• "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17 (KJV)

• "And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." 2 Timothy 2:2 (KJV)

• "Repeat the words of the pioneers in our work, who knew what it cost to search for the truth as for hidden treasure, and who labored to lay the foundation of our work." Review and Herald, May 25, 1905

• "The record of the experience through which the people of God passed in the early history of our work must be republished." Letter 105, 1903

• "Let those who are dead speak … by reprinting their articles." Manuscript 62, 1905

• "Make prominent the testimony of some of the old workers who are now dead." Letter 99, 1905

• "These articles should now be reprinted, that there may be a living voice from the Lord’s witnesses." Letter 99, 1905

• "The history of the early experiences in the message will be a power to withstand the masterly ingenuity of Satan’s deceptions." Letter 99, 1905

• "Gather up the rays of divine light that God has given as He led His people on step by step in the way of truth." Manuscript 62, 1905

• "The standard-bearers who have fallen in death, are to speak through the reprinting of their writings … to bear their testimony as to what constitutes truth for this time." Counsels to Writers and Editors, p. 32, 1905

• "I long daily to be able to do double duty. I have been pleading with the Lord for strength and wisdom to reproduce the writings of the witnesses who were confirmed in the faith and in the early history of the message." Letter 329, 1905

• "The work for this time has certainly been a surprising work of various hindrances, owing to the false setting of matters before the minds of many of our people." Manuscript 13, 1889

• Near the end of her life, Ellen White opened the doors of the book cabinet in her Elmshaven writing room that contained her books and manuscripts, and declared to her son, W. C. White, “Here are my writings; when I am gone, they will testify for me.” EGW 6BIO 404.5 (1982 Ellen G. White: The Later Elmshaven Years: 1905-1915 (Vol. 6 —WCW Letter, July 9, 1922 (MR, p. 93)

• "And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (KJV)

• "We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done." Psalm 78:4 (KJV)

• "He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth." Proverbs 4:4-5 (KJV)

• "As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever." Isaiah 59:21 (KJV)

• "Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth." Jeremiah 1:9 (KJV)

• "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." John 5:24 (KJV)

• "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:31-32 (KJV)

• The time has come when things must be called by their right names. The truth is to triumph gloriously, and those who have long been halting between two opinions must take their stand decidedly for or against the law of God. Some will take up with theories that misinterpret the Word of God, and undermine the foundation of the truth that has been firmly established, point by point, and sealed by the power of the Holy Spirit. The old truths are to be revived, in order that the false theories that have been brought in by the enemy may be intelligently met. There can be no unity between truth and error. We can unite with those who have been led into deception only when they are converted. {UL 88.2} Isa. 59:19

Vision of the Firm Platform

I saw a company [144000.com Remnant Seventh-day Advent Church Triumphant] who stood well guarded and firm, and would give no countenance to those who would unsettle the established faith of the body. God looked upon them with approbation. I was shown three steps -- one, two and three -- the first, second and third angels' messages. Said the angel, Woe to him who shall move a block, or stir a pin in these messages. The true understanding of these messages is of vital importance. The destiny of souls hangs upon the manner in which they are received.

I was again brought down through these messages, and saw how dearly the people of God had purchased their experience. It had been obtained through much suffering and severe conflict. Step by step had God brought them along, until he had placed them upon a solid, immovable platform. Then I saw individuals as they approached the platform, before stepping upon it examine the foundation. Some with rejoicing immediately stepped upon it. Others commenced to find fault with the laying of the foundation of the platform. They wished improvements made, and then the platform would be more perfect, and the people much happier. Some stepped off the platform and examined it, then found fault with it, declaring it to be laid wrong.

I saw that nearly all stood firm upon the platform, and exhorted others who had stepped off to cease their complaints, for God was the master builder, and they were fighting against him. They recounted the wonderful work of God, which had led them to the firm platform, and in union nearly all raised their eyes to heaven, and with a loud voice glorified God. This affected some of those who had complained, and left the platform, and again they with humble look stepped upon it.

I was pointed back to the proclamation of the first advent of Christ. John was sent in the spirit and power of Elijah to prepare the way for Jesus’ coming. Those who rejected the testimony of John were not benefited by the teachings of Jesus. Their opposition to the proclamation of his first advent placed them where they could not readily receive the strongest evidence of his being the Messiah. Satan led on those who rejected the message of John to go still further, to reject Jesus and crucify him. In doing this, they placed themselves where they could not receive the blessing on the day of Pentecost, which would have taught them the way into the heavenly Sanctuary.

The rending of the vail of the temple showed that the Jewish sacrifices and ordinances would no longer be received. The great Sacrifice had been offered, and had been accepted, and the Holy Spirit which descended on the day of Pentecost carried the minds of the disciples from the earthly Sanctuary to the heavenly, where Jesus had entered by his own blood, and shed upon his disciples the benefits of his atonement. The Jews were left in complete deception and total darkness. They lost all the light they might have had upon the plan of salvation, and still trusted in their useless sacrifices and offerings. They could not be benefited by the mediation of Christ in the Holy place. The heavenly Sanctuary had taken the place of the earthly, yet they had no knowledge of the way to the heavenly.

Many look with horror at the course the Jews pursued toward Jesus in rejecting and crucifying him. And as they read the history of his shameful abuse, they think they love Christ, and would not have denied him like Peter, or crucified him like the Jews. But God who has witnessed their professed sympathy for his Son, has proved them, and has brought to the test that love which they professed for Jesus.

All heaven watched with the deepest interest the reception of the message. But many who profess to love Jesus, and who shed tears as they read the story of the cross, instead of receiving the message with gladness, are stirred with anger, and deride the good news of Jesus' coming, and declare it to be delusion. They would not fellowship those who loved his appearing, but hated them, and shut them out of the churches. Those who rejected the first message could not be benefited by the second, and were not benefited by the midnight cry, which was to prepare them to enter with Jesus by faith into the Most Holy place of the heavenly Sanctuary. And by rejecting the two former messages, they can see no light in the third angel's message, which shows the way into the Most Holy place.

I saw that the nominal churches [nominal = in name only], as the Jews crucified Jesus, had crucified these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge of the move made in heaven, or of the way into the Most Holy, and they cannot be benefited by the intercession of Jesus there. Like the Jews, who offered their useless sacrifices, they offer up their useless prayers to the apartment which Jesus has left, and Satan, pleased with the deception of the professed followers of Christ, fastens them in his snare, and assumes a religious character, and leads the minds of these professed Christians to himself, and works with his power, his signs and lying wonders. Some he deceives in one way and some in another. He has different delusions prepared to affect different minds. Some look with horror upon one deception, while they readily receive another.

Satan deceives some with Spiritualism. He also comes as an angel of light, and spreads his influence over the land. I saw false reformations everywhere. The churches were elated, and considered that God was marvelously working for them, when it was another spirit. It will die away and leave the world and the church in a worse condition than before.

I saw that God had honest children among the nominal Adventists, and the fallen churches, and ministers and people will yet be called out from these churches, before the plagues shall be poured out, and they will gladly embrace the truth. Satan knows this, and before the loud cry of the third angel, raises an excitement in these religious bodies, that those who have rejected the truth may think God is with them. He hopes to deceive the honest, and lead them to think that God is still working for the churches. But the light will shine, and every one of the honest ones will leave the fallen churches, and take their stand with the remnant." 1858 Great Controversy Book, Chapter 34: (You can download it here along with 'The Present Truth' Article No. 9)