Did you know there are TWO ways you can get THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink the wrath of GOD, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of THE LAMB: And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receives the mark of his name.(Revelation 14:9–11).
Most know the MARK OF THE BEAST is about WORSHIP.
It is about WORSHIPPING on the TRUE Sabbath.
And it is also about WORSHIPPING the one TRUE God.
Worshipping God on the TRUE Sabbath is a sign of allegiance to God. And to worship on the wrong day gives your allegiance to the beast (Catholic Church) rather than God so you receive their mark.
The second way most are not aware of.
So we know we have to WORSHIP God on the TRUE Sabbath to not get the mark of the beast.
But does it matter what God we WORSHIP?
Can it be any god?
Or does it have to be the one TRUE God?
For instance, could we WORSHIP Buddha on the TRUE Sabbath and not get the MARK OF THE BEAST?
Of course not!
And why not?
Because it is the TRUE Sabbath but the WRONG god!
So which God is the TRUE God?
The 3 in 1 Triune Trinity God that ALSO came from the BEAST?
Or the ONE TRUE GOD and His Son of the Bible?
Is the Trinity God the TRUE God?
No in fact!
It is a manmade doctrine from the BEAST and it is a false god.
You have to worship the one TRUE God and His Son to not get the MARK OF THE BEAST!
“And this is life eternal, that they might know you the ONLY TRUE GOD, ---and--- JESUS CHRIST, whom you have sent.” John 17:3
PLEASE NOTE:
We are being constantly told a lot of lies by deceived people, and possibly even some Jesuits, that the Trinity is correct. And because most do not understand this topic well, they have fallen for the deceptions.
Maybe you are convinced the Trinity is correct. BUT ARE YOU 100% SURE?
Are you prepared to GAMBLE your eternal life on it and risk getting the MARK OF THE BEAST?
If you find out too late that you got it WRONG. IT IS TOO LATE! YOU PERISH!
So no matter how sure you think you are right, take time to study and see if what you are being told is true. And do not fall for those few misunderstood quotes from Ellen White that are always used. LOOK AT WHAT ELSE SHE WROTE and reconcile all things!
Consider just the following two facts to begin with:
FACT 1 -- The Jews who wrote Scripture have never taught it! Thus the Bible authors were non-Trinitarian and the Bible has to be a non-Trinitarian book.
FACT 2 -- Tertullian is the man who introduced the word TRINITY around 200 AD AFTER the Bible was already written! But guess what? Tertullian NEVER taught what the Trinity is today. He just meant it to be the Father, Son and Holy Spirit !
The New Bible Dictionary explains, “The term trinity is not itself found in the Bible. It was first used by Tertullian at the close of the 2nd century, but received wide currency [common use in intellectual discussion] and formal elucidation [clarification] only in the 4th and 5th centuries.” — (“Trinity,” 1996)
So not only were the authors of Scripture non-Trinitarian, but the Trinity doctrine still did NOT EXIST when Tertullian introduced the word Trinity AFTER the Bible was written!
Now notice how SUNDAY keeping and the TRINITY go hand in hand. They both have the same origin and were introduced only 4 years apart. Sunday law in 321 AD and the Trinity in 325 AD and both from the same sun worshipping Emperor Constantine!
“WHAT IS SUNDAY...” The answer was that Sunday “is a day dedicated by the Apostles to the honor of the most holy TRINITY.” — (RH, vol. 5, no. 24, p. 86)
And what did Ellen White's husband say were two of the counterfeits?
“As fundamental errors, we might class with this COUNTERFEIT SABBATH other errors which Protestants have brought away from the Catholic church, such as sprinkling for baptism, THE TRINITY,” — (J.S. White, RH, Sept 12, 1854, p. 36)
Sunday is Satan's COUNTERFEIT for the TRUE SABBATH and the TRINITY DOCTRINE is Satan's counterfeit for the godhead. And both result in the MARK OF THE BEAST!
So what does this all mean?
It means the Trinity is a MAN MADE doctrine from the BEAST (Catholic Church) that was inspired by Satan to steal souls from the kingdom, and it is IMPOSSIBLE for it to be in Scripture. All we have are misunderstandings and abused Scriptures to try and imply that it is!
For example. Here are two common errors:
1 John 5:7, it is missing from 99% of Bible translations with good reason. It is a well-known famous Trinitarian corruption. And Matthew 28:19 does not say 3 co-equal, co-eternal gods that are 3 in 1. It just says Father, Son and Holy Spirit, which is Biblical.
If you want to be sure to NOT get the MARK OF THE BEAST, it is time to test and check everything you are told.
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NOTE: God raised the Adventist Church as non-Trinitarian. The Trinity doctrine was slowly brought into the Adventist Church long AFTER the death of Ellen White and the pioneers by a suspected Jesuit who is also a known Freemason.
This was done by abusing a few quotes from Ellen White that can be misunderstood on their own. But if you look at what else she wrote, you will find she was referring to the Spirit of Christ, and hence the PERSON of Christ. She was NOT saying the Holy Spirit was a literal person! For example:
“We want the HOLY SPIRIT, which is JESUS CHRIST. If we commune with God, we shall have strength and grace and efficiency.” — (E.G. White, Lt66, April 10, 1894)
And jealous of God's Son, Satan wants us to deny He is the literal Son of God. Thus the satanic doctrine of the Trinity does this which the Apostle John called antichrist. And the idea of the Holy Spirit as another being was Satan's idea so he could get worship for his creation.
The real truth is that the “Holy Spirit” is the power and presence of God and of Christ which can function independently of themselves like a third (but not a literal third) and is how “They” represent “Themselves” where they are not personally present.
THE TRINITY DOCTRINE IS A VIRUS OF THE MOST DEADLY KIND!
FACT 1 —— The Jews who wrote Scripture have never taught the Trinity, not back then, and still not today! Jews are monotheistic. The Bible authors were non-Trinitarian and the Bible is a non-Trinitarian book! If you go into a Jewish Synagogue and start pushing the Trinity, you will be thrown out on your ear. The Jews have never taught 3 gods, or 3 co-equal, co-eternal gods, and they have never taught 3 in 1. They have also never taught the Holy Spirit as a person or another god. They have always taught the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of God.
FACT 2 —— Some in avoidance of the truth will claim Fact 1 is not a valid argument claiming some Jews are in error such as some are still waiting for the Messiah. But no matter what the error, that can never change the fact that they have NEVER taught any component of the Trinity in any way whatsoever! So as the authors of the Bible, no matter what error some may have had, they still could never have written about something that they have never taught or believed.
FACT 3 —— Tertullian is the man who introduced the word TRINITY around 200 AD AFTER the Bible was already written! But Tertullian NEVER taught what the Trinity is today. He just meant it to be the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! So the Trinity still did NOT exist at 200 AD and the Bible of course is already written. The Trinity did not exist in fact until over 200 years AFTER the Bible was written.
FACT 4 —— Since the Trinity did not exist until AFTER the Bible was written, this further proves fact 1 and fact 2 are indeed fact! The Jews could not have written about what did not yet exist. It is impossible for the Trinity to exist in the Bible as the first three facts reveal the Bible was written by non-Trinitarians and the Trinity did not exist until AFTER the Bible was written.
The New Bible Dictionary explains, “The term trinity is not itself found in the Bible. It was first used by Tertullian at the close of the 2nd century, but received wide currency [common use in intellectual discussion] and formal elucidation [clarification] only in the 4th and 5th centuries.” — (“Trinity,” 1996)
So not only were the authors of Scripture non-Trinitarian, but the Trinity doctrine still did NOT EXIST when Tertullian introduced the word Trinity AFTER the Bible was written!
In a discussion between Summerbell and Flood on Trinity, p. 38, in regards to the trinity he says, “it is certain that the Jewish church held to no such doctrine. Says Mr. Summerbell, “A friend of mine who was present in a New York synagogue, asked the Rabbi for an explanation of the word 'Elohim'. A Trinitarian clergyman who stood by, replied, 'Why, that has reference to the three persons in the Trinity,' when a Jew stepped forward and said he must not mention that word again, or they would have to compel him to leave the house; for it was not permitted to mention the name of any strange god in the synagogue.”
Strange God indeed!
Martin Luther who was the German priest who initiated the Protestant Reformation said, “It is indeed true that the name 'Trinity' is nowhere to be found in the Holy Scriptures, but has been conceived and invented by man.” — (reproduced in The Sermons of Martin Luther, John Lenker, editor, Vol. 3, 1988, p. 406)
Historian and science fiction writer H.G. Wells in his noted work The Outline of History stated, “There is no evidence that the apostles of Jesus ever heard of the trinity—at any rate from him.” — (1920, Vol. 2, p. 499)
The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism says, “Today, however, scholars generally agree that there is no doctrine of the Trinity as such in either the OT or the NT ... It would go far beyond the intention and thought-forms of the OT to suppose that a late-fourth-century or thirteenth-century Christian doctrine can be found there ... Likewise, the NT does not contain an explicit doctrine of the Trinity.” — (Richard McBrien, general editor, 1995, “God,” pp. 564, 565)
Professor Charles Ryrie wrote, “Many doctrines are accepted by evangelicals as being clearly taught in the Scripture for which there are no proof texts. The doctrine of the Trinity furnishes the best example of this. It is fair to say that the Bible does not clearly teach the doctrine of the Trinity . . . In fact, there is not even one proof text, if by proof text we mean a verse or passage that 'clearly' states that there is one God who exists in three persons.” — (Basic Theology, p. 89)
Shirley Guthrie, professor of theology at Columbia Theological Seminary wrote, “The Bible does not teach the doctrine of the Trinity. Neither the word 'trinity' itself nor such language as 'one-in-three,' 'three-in-one,' one 'essence' (or 'substance'), and three 'persons,' is biblical language. The language of the doctrine is the language of the ancient church taken from classical Greek philosophy.” — (Christian Doctrine, 1994, pp. 76, 77)
So what does this all mean?
It means the Trinity is a MAN MADE doctrine from the Catholic Church that was inspired by Satan to steal souls from the kingdom, and it is IMPOSSIBLE for it to be in Scripture. All we have are misunderstandings and abused Scriptures to try and imply that it is!
How does the Trinity steal souls from the kingdom?
1) —— It makes the “Spirit OF God” something called “god the holy spirit,” which is a phrase NEVER found in Scripture! So you either have the “Spirit OF God in you, or you have a creation from Satan called “god the holy spirit.” One way you have the real Holy Spirit, and the other you have a creation from Satan.
There is NO Kingdom if you choose Satan's idea as it denies the real Holy Spirit!
How else does it keep us from the kingdom?
2) —— Can we worship any god on the TRUE Sabbath? For instance, could we worship Buddha on the TRUE Sabbath and not get the MARK OF THE BEAST? No! Why not? Because it is right Sabbath but the wrong god!
Is the Trinity God the true God? No! It is a manmade doctrine and a false 3 in 1 god.
You have to worship the one true God and His Son to not get the MARK OF THE BEAST!
“And this is life eternal, that they might know you the ONLY TRUE GOD, ---and--- JESUS CHRIST, whom you have sent.” John 17:3
Is there any other way the Trinity doctrine keeps us from the kingdom?
3) —— Yes! It denies that God has a real Son and that Jesus has a real Father who is the one true God.
To deny Christ as the literal Son of God is against Christ being a real son and hence is anti-Christ.
“Who is a liar but he that DENIETH THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST? He is ANTICHRIST, that denies the Father and the Son. WHOSOEVER DENIETH THE SON, THE SAME HATH NOT THE FATHER: but he that acknowledges the Son hath the Father also.” 1 John 2:22-23
So if you deny Jesus is the Son of God, it also denies the Father.
Why?
Because if Jesus is NOT really God's Son, then God cannot really be His Father. Hence it denies the Father and Son!
If you do not confess Jesus as the literal Son of God, you perish!
“Whosoever shall CONFESS THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” 1 John 4:15
“Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that BELIEVETH THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD?” 1 John 5:5
He that believeth on the Son of God has the witness in himself: he that believeth not God has made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life.” 1 John 5:10-12
“But these are written, that you might believe THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD; and that believing YOU MIGHT HAVE LIFE THROUGH HIS NAME.” John 20:31
Ellen White also confirms!
“Here the apostle has pointed out one of the marked characteristics of spiritualist teachers. They refuse to acknowledge Christ as the Son of God. Concerning such teachers the beloved John declares: “Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denies the Father and the Son. Whosoever denies the Son, the same hath not the Father.” 1 John 2:22, 23. Spiritualism, by denying Christ, denies both the Father and the Son, and the Bible pronounces it the manifestation of antichrist.” — (E.G. White, PP, p. 686.1)
“Those who become confused in their understanding of the word, who fail to see the meaning of antichrist, will surely place themselves on the side of antichrist.” — (E.G. White, 7BC, 949)
Note what else Ellen White wrote on this,
“Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denies the Father and the Son. Whosoever denies the Son, the same hath not the Father; [but] he that acknowledges the Son hath the Father also. (Par. 17) ... He who denies the personality of God and of his Son Jesus Christ, is denying God and Christ.” — (E.G. White, RH, March 8, 1906, p. 9)
So what wrong belief denies the personality of God and His Son which is denying God and Christ?
Her husband said, “Here we might mention the TRINITY, which does away [with] the PERSONALITY OF GOD, AND OF HIS SON JESUS CHRIST,” — (James White, RH, Dec 11, 1855, p. 85)
So why do so many think the Trinity is correct?
For the exact same reason that most think that Sunday is the true Sabbath!
The Trinity doctrine flowed out of the dark ages of the Catholic Church and straight into all the new Protestant Churches and spread like a most deadly virus!
Sunday worship took hold in EXACTLY the same way. The truth on the Father and Son and the true Sabbath had been lost under the 1260 years of dark Papal rule, and when the protestant Churches began, the error from the Papal Church just continued in ignorance and took hold like a deadly VIRUS!
Both Sunday keeping and the Trinity affect the worship of the one true God.
Both are counterfeits from Satan via the Catholic Church and they confess to both.
“Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the BIBLICAL SABBATH (SATURDAY) TO SUNDAY, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday.” — (Rome's Challenge, www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline, Dec 2003)
“Our opponents sometimes claim that no belief should be held dogmatically which is not explicitly stated in scripture ... But the Protestant Churches have themselves accepted such dogmas, AS THE TRINITY, for which there is NO SUCH PRECISE AUTHORITY IN THE GOSPELS,” — (Assumption of Mary, Life magazine, Oct 30, 1950, p. 51)
And notice how Sunday keeping and the Trinity go hand in hand. They both have the same origin and were introduced only 4 years apart. Sunday law in 321 AD and the Trinity in 325 AD and both from the same sun worshipping Emperor Constantine!
“WHAT IS SUNDAY...” The answer was that Sunday “is a day dedicated by the Apostles to the honour of the most holy TRINITY.” — (RH, vol. 5, no. 24, p. 86)
And what did Ellen White's husband say were two of the counterfeits?
“As fundamental errors, we might class with this COUNTERFEIT SABBATH other errors which Protestants have brought away from the Catholic church, such as sprinkling for baptism, THE TRINITY,” — (J.S. White, RH, Sept 12, 1854, p. 36)
Sunday is Satan's COUNTERFEIT for the TRUE SABBATH and the TRINITY DOCTRINE is Satan's counterfeit for the godhead.
Have you caught this most deadly VIRUS? Because there is a cure! Confess Jesus as the literal Son of God and that God is His Father. And accept that the Father and Son live in you by their Holy Spirit !
Once you have done this, you are cured!
Please stop the spread of this deadly disease. Souls are at stake!
The Catholic Church says Sunday Worship comes from them
Below are two quotes where the Catholic Church mock other denominations for following two of their doctrines that they brought into Christendom. Both are pagan, and both originated from sun worship, which was Satan worship from Babylon.
“Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the BIBLICAL SABBATH (SATURDAY) TO SUNDAY, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday.” — (Rome's Challenge, www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline, December 2003)
“Our opponents sometimes claim that no belief should be held dogmatically which is not explicitly stated in scripture ... But the Protestant Churches have themselves accepted such dogmas, AS THE TRINITY, for which there is no such precise authority in the Gospels,” — (Assumption of Mary, Life magazine, October 30, 1950, p. 51)
The question was asked in the Catholic Catechism.
“Q. What is Sunday, or the Lord's Day in general?
A. It is a day dedicated by the Apostles to the HONOUR OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY, and in memory that Christ our Lord arose from the dead upon Sunday, sent down the holy Ghost on a Sunday, &c. and therefore is called the Lord's Day. It is also called Sunday from the old Roman denomination of DIES SOLIS, THE DAY OF THE SUN, to which it was sacred.” — (The Douay Catechism of 1649, p. 143)
An interesting statement considering “Sunday worship” and the “Trinity doctrine” both came from sun and Satan worship in Babylon, and they were both brought into Christendom by the Catholic Church whom God calls Babylon!
In 1981, Neal C. Wilson was also GC President and announced that the Church had officially adopted the Trinity doctrine. He wrote, “There is another universal and truly catholic organization, the Seventh-day Adventist Church,” — (Adventist Review, March 5, 1981, p. 3)
What is this doctrine from Babylon doing in the SDA Church?
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SAY SUNDAY WORSHIP COMES FROM THEM
WHAT ELSE DO THEY SAY COMES FROM THEM AND IS NOT BIBLICAL?
“Most Christians assume that Sunday is the biblically approved day of worship. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the BIBLICAL SABBATH (SATURDAY) TO SUNDAY, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. If Protestantism wants to base its teachings only on the Bible, it should worship on Saturday.” — (Rome's Challenge, www.immaculateheart.com/maryonline, December 2003)
“Our opponents sometimes claim that no belief should be held dogmatically which is not explicitly stated in scripture ... But the Protestant Churches have themselves accepted such dogmas, AS THE TRINITY, for which there is NO SUCH PRECISE AUTHORITY IN THE GOSPELS,” — (Assumption of Mary, Life magazine, October 30, 1950, p. 51)
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WAKE PEOPLE UP?
And to Stop them Denying Facts and Listening to the Lies…
The Trinity doctrine is a creation of Satan and is his BIGGEST and BEST deception. It was brought into Christendom by the Catholic Church more than 200 years AFTER the Bible was written to steal souls from the kingdom. The souls lost will be anyone deceived enough to follow the Papal Church and Satan's creation. Such people typically just ASSUME.
The Bible was in fact written by Jews and the Jews have NEVER believed in the Trinity doctrine and they have NEVER taught the Holy Spirit is a third god.
NOT in the beginning and still NOT today. Not ever!
So how can the authors of the Bible be referring to a third god when they have NEVER taught or believed that ever?!
And yet most are so indoctrinated with the lie they will ignore this fact also.
So brainwashed in fact the deceived say “GOD THE SON” and “GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT” and yet the Bible NEVER EVER uses these phrases. Not EVER! These phrases came from the CATHOLIC CHURCH, not the BIBLE !
Does it matter if we choose a non–existent god that is a creation of Satan to be the Holy Spirit so he can get worship and have us deny the real Holy Spirit? In other words, does it matter if we have the Spirit of the Father and Son or a creation of Satan and hence reject the real Holy Spirit? Thus the third person in the Trinity is actually Satan! It should be obvious that if you get this wrong you will not be in the kingdom.
As for the Adventist Church.
God raised the Adventist Church as non-Trinitarian. The Trinity doctrine was slowly brought into the Adventist Church long AFTER the death of Ellen White and the pioneers by a suspected Jesuit who is also a known Freemason.
He did this by searching for any quotes Ellen White wrote that could be misunderstood on their own if you did not bother to look at what else she wrote and let SOP explain SOP.
And yet again, most are so indoctrinated with the lie they will ignore this fact also.
In 1981, SDA President Neal C. Wilson announced that the Church had officially adopted the Trinity doctrine, which was now number 2 in the Church's 27 Fundamental Beliefs. He wrote, “There is another universal and truly catholic organization, the Seventh-day Adventist Church,” — (Adventist Review, March 5, 1981, p. 3)
The Name “Seventh day Adventist” was given to the Church when it was non-Trinitarian, not when it became Trinitarian in 1980.
NON-TRINITARIANS ARE IN FACT THE TRUE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS.
The indoctrinated and prejudiced will deny every fact and will respond with a variety of ignorance. And we wonder why most are going through the wide gate.
The intelligent people will ask questions and will want to learn and see if this is true.
“In the judgment men will not be condemned because they conscientiously believed a lie, but because they did not believe the truth, because they neglected the opportunity of learning what is truth.” — (Ellen G. White, PP 55.2)
Most people are sheeple, and so most will not ask and will lose their soul. How God must grieve.
The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast
Only Two Classes
There can be only two classes. Each party is distinctly stamped, either with the seal of the living God, or with the mark of the beast or his image.—The Review and Herald, January 30, 1900. LDE 215.1
In the great conflict between faith and unbelief the whole Christian world will be involved. All will take sides. Some apparently may not engage in the conflict on either side. They may not appear to take sides against the truth, but they will not come out boldly for Christ through fear of losing property or suffering reproach. All such are numbered with the enemies of Christ.—The Review and Herald, February 7, 1893. LDE 215.2
As we near the close of time the demarcation between the children of light and the children of darkness will be more and more decided. They will be more and more at variance. This difference is expressed in the words of Christ, “born again”—created anew in Christ, dead to the world, and alive unto God. These are the walls of separation that divide the heavenly from the earthly and describe the difference between those who belong to the world and those who are chosen out of it, who are elect, precious in the sight of God.—Special Testimony to the Battle Creek Church (Ph 155), 3 (1882). LDE 215.3
Family Members Are Separated
Those who have been members of the same family are separated. A mark is placed upon the righteous. “They shall be Mine, says the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up My jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son that serves him” [Malachi 3:17]. Those who have been obedient to God's commandments will unite with the company of the saints in light. They shall enter in through the gates into the city, and have right to the tree of life. LDE 216.1
“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.—Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 234, 235 (1895). LDE 216.2
Judged by the Light We Have Received
Many who have not had the privileges that we have had will go into heaven before those who have had great light and who have not walked in it. Many have lived up to the best light they have had and will be judged accordingly.—Letter 36, 1895. LDE 216.3
All must wait for the appointed time, until the warning shall have gone to all parts of the world, until sufficient light and evidence have been given to every soul. Some will have less light than others, but each one will be judged according to the light received.—Manuscript 77, 1899. LDE 217.1
We have been given great light in regard to God's law. This law is the standard of character. To it man is now required to conform, and by it he will be judged in the last great day. In that day men will be dealt with according to the light they have received.—The Gospel Herald, January, 1901 (Supplement). LDE 217.2
Those who have had great light and have disregarded it stand in a worse position than those who have not been given so many advantages. They exalt themselves but not the Lord. The punishment inflicted on human beings will in every case be proportionate to the dishonour they have brought on God.—Manuscript Releases 8:168 (1901). LDE 217.3
Everyone is to have sufficient light to make his decision intelligently.—The Great Controversy, 605 (1911). LDE 217.4
No Excuse for Wilful Blindness
None will be condemned for not heeding light and knowledge that they never had, and they could not obtain. But many refuse to obey the truth that is presented to them by Christ's ambassadors, because they wish to conform to the world's standard, and the truth that has reached their understanding, the light that has shone in the soul, will condemn them in the judgment.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 5:1145 (1884). LDE 217.5
Those who have an opportunity to hear the truth and yet take no pains to hear or understand it, thinking that if they do not hear they will not be accountable, will be judged guilty before God the same as if they had heard and rejected. There will be no excuse for those who choose to go in error when they might understand what is truth. In His sufferings and death Jesus has made atonement for all sins of ignorance, but there is no provision made for wilful blindness. LDE 218.1
We shall not be held accountable for the light that has not reached our perception, but for that which we have resisted and refused. A man could not apprehend the truth which had never been presented to him, and therefore could not be condemned for light he had never had.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 5:1145 (1893). LDE 218.2
The Importance of Practical Benevolence
The decisions of the last day turn upon our practical benevolence. Christ acknowledges every act of beneficence as done to Himself.—Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 400 (1896). LDE 218.3
When the nations are gathered before Him, there will be but two classes, and their eternal destiny will be determined by what they have done or have neglected to do for Him in the person of the poor and suffering.... LDE 218.4
Among the heathen are those who worship God ignorantly, those to whom the light is never brought by human instrumentality, yet they will not perish. Though ignorant of the written law of God, they have heard His voice speaking to them in nature, and have done the things that the law required. Their works are evidence that the Holy Spirit has touched their hearts, and they are recognized as the children of God. LDE 218.5
How surprised and gladdened will be the lowly among the nations, and among the heathen, to hear from the lips of the Saviour, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me”! How glad will be the heart of Infinite Love as His followers look up with surprise and joy at His words of approval!—The Desire of Ages, 637, 638 (1898). LDE 219.1
Motive Gives Character to Actions
In the day of judgment some will plead this good deed and that as a reason why they should receive consideration. They will say, “I set up young men in business. I gave money to found hospitals. I relieved the necessities of widows, and took the poor into my home.” Yes, but your motives were so defiled by selfishness that the deed was not acceptable in the sight of the Lord. In all that you did, self was brought prominently to view.—Manuscript 53, 1906. LDE 219.2
It is the motive that gives character to our acts, stamping them with ignominy or with high moral worth.—The Desire of Ages, 615 (1898). LDE 219.3
What the Seal of God Is
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 the 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.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 4:1161 (1902). LDE 219.4
The seal of the living God is placed upon those who conscientiously keep the Sabbath of the Lord.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:980 (1897). [This statement and others like it should be understood in the light of passages quoted earlier in the chapter, indicating that God holds people responsible only for the knowledge they have or which they could obtain.] LDE 220.1
Those who would have the seal of God in their foreheads must keep the Sabbath of the fourth commandment.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:970 (1899). LDE 220.2
True observance of the Sabbath is the sign of loyalty to God.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:981 (1899). LDE 220.3
The fourth commandment alone of all the ten contains the seal of the great Lawgiver, the Creator of the heavens and the earth.—Testimonies for the Church 6:350 (1900). LDE 220.4
The observance of the Lord's memorial, the Sabbath instituted in Eden, the seventh-day Sabbath, is the test of our loyalty to God.—Letter 94, 1900. LDE 220.5
A mark is placed upon every one of God's people, just as verily as a mark was placed over the doors of the Hebrew dwellings to preserve the people from the general ruin. God declares, “I gave them My sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them” [Ezekiel 20:12].—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:969 (1900). LDE 220.6
A Likeness to Christ in Character
The seal of the living God will be placed upon those only who bear a likeness to Christ in character.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:970 (1895). LDE 221.1
Those who receive the seal of the living God and are protected in the time of trouble must reflect the image of Jesus fully.—Early Writings, 71 (1851). LDE 221.2
The seal of God will never be placed upon the forehead of an impure man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of the ambitious, world-loving man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of men or women of false tongues or deceitful hearts. All who receive the seal must be without spot before God—candidates for heaven.—Testimonies for the Church 5:216 (1882). LDE 221.3
Love is expressed in obedience, and perfect love cast out all fear. Those who love God, have the seal of God in their foreheads, and work the works of God.—Sons and Daughters of God, 51 (1894). LDE 221.4
Those that overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil, will be the favoured ones who shall receive the seal of the living God.—Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 445 (c. 1886). LDE 221.5
Are we striving with all our God-given powers to reach the measure of the stature of men and women in Christ? Are we seeking for His fullness, ever reaching higher and higher, trying to attain to the perfection of His character? When God's servants reach this point, they will be sealed in their foreheads. The recording angel will declare, “It is done.” They will be complete in Him whose they are by creation and by redemption.—Selected Messages 3:427 (1899). LDE 222.1
In the Sealing Time Now
I saw that the present test on the Sabbath could not come until the mediation of Jesus in the holy place was finished and He had passed within the second veil; therefore Christians who fell asleep before the door was opened into the most holy, when the midnight cry was finished, at the seventh month, 1844, and who had not kept the true Sabbath, now rest in hope, for they had not the light and the test on the Sabbath which we now have since that door was opened. I saw that Satan was tempting some of God's people on this point. Because so many good Christians have fallen asleep in the triumphs of faith and have not kept the true Sabbath, they were doubting about its being a test for us now.... LDE 222.2
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.—Early Writings, 42, 43 (1851). LDE 222.3
I saw that she [Mrs. Hastings] was sealed and would come up at the voice of God and stand upon the earth, and would be with the 144,000. I saw we need not mourn for her; she would rest in the time of trouble.—Selected Messages 2:263 (1850). LDE 222.4
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.”—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:982 (1899). LDE 223.1
Oh, That God's Seal May Be Placed Upon Us!
In a little while every one who is a child of God will have His seal placed upon him. Oh, that it may be placed upon our foreheads! Who can endure the thought of being passed by when the angel goes forth to seal the servants of God in their foreheads?—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:969, 970 (1889). LDE 223.2
If the believers in the truth are not sustained by their faith in these comparatively peaceful days, what will uphold them when the grand test comes and the decree goes forth against all those who will not worship the image of the beast and receive his mark in their foreheads or in their hands? This solemn period is not far off. Instead of becoming weak and irresolute, the people of God should be gathering strength and courage for the time of trouble.—Testimonies for the Church 4:251 (1876). LDE 223.3
What the Mark of the Beast Is
John was called to behold a people distinct from those who worship the beast or his image by keeping the first day of the week. The observance of this day is the mark of the beast.—Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 133 (1898). LDE 223.4
The mark of the beast is the papal sabbath.—Evangelism, 234 (1899). LDE 224.1
When the test comes, it will be clearly shown what the mark of the beast is. It is the keeping of Sunday.—The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:980 (1900). LDE 224.2
The sign, or seal, of God is revealed in the observance of the seventh-day Sabbath, the Lord's memorial of creation.... The mark of the beast is the opposite of this—the observance of the first day of the week.—Testimonies for the Church 8:117 (1904). LDE 224.3
“He causeth all, both small and great, ... to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads” (Revelation 13:16). Not only are men not to work with their hands on Sunday, but with their minds are they to acknowledge Sunday as the Sabbath.—Special Testimony to Battle Creek Church (Ph 86), 6, 7 (1897). LDE 224.4
When the Mark of the Beast Is Received
No one has yet received the mark of the beast.—Evangelism, 234 (1899). LDE 224.5
Sunday keeping is not yet the mark of the beast, and will not be until the decree goes forth causing men to worship this idol sabbath. The time will come when this day will be the test, but that time has not come yet. The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:977 (1899). LDE 224.6
God has given men the Sabbath as a sign between Him and them as a test of their loyalty. Those who, after the light regarding God's law comes to them, continue to disobey and exalt human laws above the law of God in the great crisis before us, will receive the mark of the beast.—Evangelism, 235 (1900). LDE 225.1
The Sabbath will be the great test of loyalty, for it is the point of truth especially controverted. When the final test shall be brought to bear upon men, then the line of distinction will be drawn between those who serve God and those who serve Him not. LDE 225.2
While the observance of the false sabbath in compliance with the law of the state, contrary to the fourth commandment, will be an avowal of allegiance to a power that is in opposition to God, the keeping of the true Sabbath, in obedience to God's law, is an evidence of loyalty to the Creator. While one class, by accepting the sign of submission to earthly powers, receive the mark of the beast, the other, choosing the token of allegiance to divine authority, receive the seal of God.—The Great Controversy, 605 (1911). LDE 225.3
Enforcement of Sunday Observance Is the Test
None are condemned until they have had the light and have seen the obligation of the fourth commandment. But when the decree shall go forth enforcing the counterfeit sabbath, and the loud cry of the third angel shall warn men against the worship of the beast and his image, the line will be clearly drawn between the false and the true. Then those who still continue in transgression will receive the mark of the beast.—Evangelism, 234, 235 (1899). LDE 225.4
When Sunday observance shall be enforced by law, and the world shall be enlightened concerning the obligation of the true Sabbath, then whoever shall transgress the command of God to obey a precept which has no higher authority than that of Rome, will thereby honour popery above God. He is paying homage to Rome, and to the power which enforces the institution ordained by Rome. He is worshiping the beast and his image. LDE 226.1
As men then reject the institution which God has declared to be the sign of His authority, and honour in its stead that which Rome has chosen as the token of her supremacy, they will thereby accept the sign of allegiance to Rome—“the mark of the beast.” And it is not until the issue is thus plainly set before the people, and they are brought to choose between the commandments of God and the commandments of men, that those who continue in transgression will receive “the mark of the beast.”—The Great Controversy, 449 (1911). LDE 226.2
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Conclusion
He that rejects me, and receives not my words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken ,the same shall judge him in the last day.(John 12:48).
For I testify unto every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, GOD shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:(Revelation 22:18).
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, GOD shall take away his part out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
References
- Ellen Gould White, ’’Last Days Events’’ book
- Website: https://www.trinitytruth.org
- Website:https://www.sabbathtruth.com
- The Word of GOD
