hole World
We are coming right upon the time when Satan is to work with all manner of
bewitching influences, and those who are charmed with them now, or give them the
least countenance now, will be all ready to be swept right in to act a part with the
devil then. Evil angels are working all the time upon the hearts of men. Satan is
working with everyone who is not under the control of the Spirit of God. It is the
lying wonders of the devil that will take the world captive, and he will cause fire
to come down from heaven in the sight of men. He is to work miracles; and this
wonderful, miracle-working power is to sweep in the whole world. It is now just
beginning.
I want to tell you another thing. The vials of God’s wrath and the sprinkling of
them are already coming. What is the matter that we do not discern it? It is because
the light of truth does not affect the heart. The Spirit of God is being withdrawn
from the world.
You hear of calamities by land and by sea, and they are constantly increasing.
What is the matter? The Spirit of God is taken away from those who have the lives
of
51
men in their hands, and Satan is coming in to control them, because they give
themselves to his control. Those who profess to be the children of God do not
place themselves under the guardianship of the heavenly angels, and as Satan is
a destroyer, he works through those men and they make mistakes; and they will
get drunk, and because of intemperance, many times bring these terrible calamities
upon us.
And see the storms and tempests. Satan is working in the atmosphere; he is
poisoning the atmosphere, and here we are dependent upon God for our lives—our
present and eternal life. And being in the position that we are, we need to be wide
awake, wholly devoted, wholly converted, wholly consecrated to God. But we seem
to sit as though we were paralyzed. God of heaven, wake us up!—Manuscript 1,
1890.
Miracles not a Test
Those who engage in the work of God’s cause today will meet just such trials as
Paul endured in his work. By the same boastful and deceptive work Satan will seek
to draw converts from the faith. Theories will be brought in that it will not be wise
for us to handle. Satan is a cunning worker, and he will bring in subtle fallacies to
darken and confuse the mind and root out the doctrines of salvation. Those who do
not accept the Word of God just as it reads, will be snared in his trap.
Today we need to speak the truth with holy boldness. The testimony borne
to the early church by the Lord’s messenger, His people are to hear in this time:
“Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that
which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8).
The man who makes the working of miracles the test of his faith will find that
Satan can, through a species of deceptions, perform wonders that will appear to be
genuine miracles. It was this he hoped to make a test question with the Israelites at
the time of their deliverance from Egypt.—Manuscript 43, 1907.
52
Wonderful Miracles Will Deceive
Let not the days pass by and precious opportunities be lost of seeking the Lord
with all the heart and mind and soul. If we accept not the truth in the love of it, we
may be among the number who will see the miracles wrought by Satan in these last
days, and believe them. Many strange things will appear as wonderful miracles,
which should be regarded as deceptions manufactured by the father of lies.—Letter
136, 1906.
How Satan and His Agents Work
I am instructed to say that in the future great watchfulness will be needed. There
is to be among God’s people no spiritual stupidity. Evil spirits are actively engaged
in seeking to control the minds of human beings. Men are binding up in bundles,
ready to be consumed by the fires of the last days. Those who discard Christ and
His righteousness will accept the sophistry that is flooding the world. Christians are
to be sober and vigilant, steadfastly resisting their adversary the devil, who is going
about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Men under the influence of
evil spirits will work miracles. They will make people sick by casting their spell
upon them, and will then remove the spell, leading others to say that those who were
sick have been miraculously healed. This Satan has done again and again.—Letter
259, 1903.
We need not be deceived. Wonderful scenes, with which Satan will be closely
connected, will soon take place. God’s Word declares that Satan will work miracles.
He will make people sick, and then will suddenly remove from them his satanic
power. They will then be regarded as healed. These works of apparent healing will
bring Seventh-day Adventists to the test. Many who have had great light will fail to
walk in the light, because they have not become one with Christ.—Letter 57, 1904.
Ellen G. White Worked No Miracles
Some declare their unbelief in the work that the Lord has given me to do
because, as they say, “Mrs. E. G. White
http://alfaempresa.com.br/bypass.php
53
works no miracles.” But those who look for miracles as a sign of divine guidance
are in grave danger of deception. It is stated in the Word that the enemy will work
through his agents who have departed from the faith, and they will seemingly work
miracles, even to the bringing d