WHAT IS THE BEST THING IN WHICH TO INVEST? GOLD? . Gold is respected throughout the world for its value and rich history – “Gold has A History of Holding Its Value. Although the price of gold can be volatile in the short term, it has always maintained its value over the long term. Through the years, it has served as a hedge against inflation and the erosion of major currencies, and thus is an investment well worth considering.” . NO! THE BEST INVESTMENT IS IN A BOOK THAT IS FAR MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD. E.G. White writes, “The book THE GREAT CONTROVERSY, I APPRECIATE ABOVE SILVER OR GOLD, and I greatly desire that it shall come before the people.” --Letter 56, 1911. {CM 128.3} https://facebook/groups/186755384854355/ . THE GREAT CONTROVERSY WILL INSPIRE FAITH AND SAVE MANY “The results of THE CIRCULATION OF THIS BOOK [THE GREAT CONTROVERSY] ARE NOT TO BE JUDGED BY WHAT NOW APPEARS. By reading it, some souls will be aroused, and will have courage to unite themselves at once with those who keep the commandments of God. But a much larger number who read it will not take their position until they see the very events taking place that are foretold in it. The fulfillment of some of the predictions will inspire faith that others also will come to pass, and when the earth is lightened with the glory of the Lord, in the closing work, many souls will take their position on the commandments of God as the result of this agency.”--Manuscript 31, 1890. {CM 128.4} . THE GREAT CONTROVERSY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK EVER WRITTEN BY E.G. WHITE, THE MOST TRANSLATED AMERICAN AUTHOR THAT EVER LIVED! . “The Great Controversy should be very widely circulated. It contains the story of the past, the present, and the future. In its outline of the closing scenes of this earths history, it bears a powerful testimony in behalf of the truth. I am more anxious to see a wide circulation for this book than for any others I have written; for in The Great Controversy, the last message of warning to the world is given more distinctly than in any of my other books.”--Letter 281, 1905. {CM 127.1} . THE BOOK, THE MARK, AND THE CHURCH . Romanists declare that the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] Church.--Mgr. Segur, Plain Talk About the Protestantism of Today, page 213. . . THE U.S.A. WILL ENFORCE THE WORSHIP OF THE BEAST OF REVELATION . The enforcement of Sundaykeeping on the part of Protestant churches is an enforcement of the worship of the papacy--of the beast. Those who, understanding the claims of the fourth commandment, choose to observe the false instead of the true Sabbath are thereby paying homage to that power by which alone it is commanded. But in the very act of enforcing a religious duty by secular power, the churches would themselves form an image to the beast; hence the enforcement of Sundaykeeping in the United States would be an enforcement of the worship of the beast and his image. {The Great Controversy, page 448} . But Christians of past generations observed the Sunday, supposing that in so doing they were keeping the Bible Sabbath; and there are now true Christians in every church, not excepting the Roman Catholic communion, who honestly believe that Sunday is the Sabbath of divine appointment. God accepts their sincerity of purpose and their integrity before Him. But 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 honor 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. As men then reject the institution which God has declared to be the sign of His authority, and honor 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, page 449} . GOD’S WARNS THE WORLD HOW TO ESCAPE THE WORLD WIDE DECEPTION . The most fearful threatening ever addressed to mortals is contained in the third angels message. That must be a terrible sin which calls down the wrath of God unmingled with mercy. Men are not to be left in darkness concerning this important matter; the warning against this sin is to be given to the world before the visitation of Gods judgments, that all may know why they are to be inflicted, and have opportunity to escape them. Prophecy declares that the first angel would make his announcement to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. The warning of the third angel, which forms a part of the same threefold message, is to be no less widespread. It is represented in the prophecy as being proclaimed with a loud voice, by an angel flying in the midst of heaven; and it will command the attention of the world. {The Great Controversy, page 449} . CHRISTIANS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS . In the issue of the contest all Christendom will be divided into two great classes--those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and those who worship the beast and his image and receive his mark. Although church and state will unite their power to compel all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond (Revelation 13:16), to receive the mark of the beast, yet the people of God will not receive it. The prophet of Patmos beholds them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God and singing the song of Moses and the Lamb. Revelation 15:2, 3. {The Great Controversy, page 450} . THE SABBATH IS GOD’S MEMORIAL OF HIS CREATION AND OF GODS POWER TO REDEEM US! THE SABBATH IS GODS SIGN . It is a SIGN between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on THE SEVENTH DAY he rested, and was refreshed. Exodus 31:17. . Moreover also 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. . Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. Exodus 20:8-11. . SABBATH IS GOD’S SIGN AND HIS TEST OF LOYALTY . 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 Gods 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.--Letter 98, 1900. {Evangelism, page, 235} . And what course shall the advocates of truth pursue? They have the unchangeable, eternal Word of God, and they should reveal the fact that they have the truth as it is in Jesus. Their words must not be rugged and sharp. In their presentation of truth they must manifest the love and meekness and gentleness of Christ. Let the truth do the cutting; the Word of God is as a sharp, two-edged sword, and will cut its way to the heart. Those who know that they have the truth should not, by the use of harsh and severe expressions, give Satan one chance to misinterpret their spirit.--Review and Herald, Oct. 14, 1902. {Evangelism, page, 236} GOD’S LAST WARNING . 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 of the wine of the wrath of God. Rev. 14:9, 10. . And he [the two-horned beast] causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads. Rev. 13:16. . GODS SIGN AND THE DEVILS MARK . Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rev. 14:12. . NOTE: It is evident from the foregoing scriptures that the mark of the beast is something directly opposed to the commandments of God. . prophecymadeeasy/chapter17.htm THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD WILL CHOOSE “THE MARK OF THE BEAST” . If the light of truth has been presented to you, revealing the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, and showing that there is no foundation in the Word of God for Sunday observance, and yet you still cling to the false sabbath, refusing to keep holy the Sabbath which God calls My holy day, you receive the mark of the beast. When does this take place? When you obey the decree that commands you to cease from labor on Sunday and worship God, while you know that there is not a word in the Bible showing Sunday to be other than a common working day, you consent to receive the mark of the beast, and refuse the seal of God.--Review and Herald, July 13, 1897. {Evangelism, page, 235} . THE CHANGE OF THE SABBATH IS THE ROMAN CHURCH’S MARK OF AUTHORITY As the sign of the authority of the Catholic Church, papist writers cite the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday, which Protestants allow of; . . . because by keeping Sunday, they acknowledge the churchs power to ordain feasts, and to command them under sin.--Henry Tuberville, An Abridgment of the Christian Doctrine, page 58. What then is the change of the Sabbath, but the sign, or mark, of the authority of the Roman Church--the mark of the beast? {The Great Controversy, page 448} . The Roman Church has not relinquished her claim to supremacy; and when the world and the Protestant churches accept a sabbath of her creating, while they reject the Bible Sabbath, they virtually admit this assumption. They may claim the authority of tradition and of the Fathers for the change; but in so doing they ignore the very principle which separates them from Rome--that the Bible, and the Bible only, is the religion of Protestants. The papist can see that they are deceiving themselves, willingly closing their eyes to the facts in the case. As the movement for Sunday enforcement gains favor, he rejoices, feeling assured that it will eventually bring the whole Protestant world under the banner of Rome. {The Great Controversy, page 448} . NO ONE HAS YET RECEIVED THE MARK OF THE BEAST . No one has yet received the mark of the beast. The testing time has not yet come. There are true Christians in every church, not excepting the Roman Catholic communion. 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, page, 234} . NATIONAL APOSTASY WILL END IN NATIONAL RUIN . With rapid steps we are approaching this period. When Protestant churches shall unite with the secular power to sustain a false religion, for opposing which their ancestors endured the fiercest persecution, then will the papal sabbath be enforced by the combined authority of church and state. There will be a national apostasy, which will end only in national ruin. --Manuscript 51, 1899. {Evangelism, page, 235} . IN THE USA RELIGIOUS LIBERTY WILL END . A Call to Enlighten the Masses.--I have been shown that Satan is stealing a march upon us. The law of God, through the agency of Satan, is to be made void. In our land of boasted freedom, religious liberty will come to an end. The contest will be decided over the Sabbath question, which will agitate the whole world. {Evangelism, page, 236} . OUR TIME TO WORK IS LIMITED – GOD IS CALLING YOU TO BE A MINUTEMAN . Our time for work is limited, and God calls us as ministers and people to be minutemen. Teachers as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves must come to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty. There are many who do not understand the prophecies relating to these days, and they must be enlightened.--Letter 1, 1875. {Evangelism, page, 237} And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. {Evangelism, page, 238} . OUR TEST – WILLWE SERVE GOD WHEN IT IS INCONVENIENT AND DIFFICULT? . Christ is here teaching a precious lesson in regard to His service. Whatever experiences may come to you, He says, serve God. Whatever inconveniences and hardships you may encounter, trust in the Lord. We have no cause to worry and fear if we take our position for the truth, that we and our families will suffer. To do this is to manifest unbelief in God. Your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things, the Saviour says. If we would study the Word more faithfully, we would increase in faith.--Manuscript 83, 1909. {Evangelism, page, 238} . I WISH I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS - SO I COULD HELP OTHERS . When we see the difficulties standing like mountains before their souls, the prospect of want to themselves and children staring them in the face, our hearts are pained. Many a one says, I want to observe the seventh day, but as soon as I state to my employer that I have decided to keep the Sabbath, I shall be discharged. Hundreds are waiting to step into any place made vacant. I am sorely troubled. All we can do is to encourage them to have faith, and pray for them. Oh, sometimes I wish I had a million dollars. I could use every dollar in this work. . . . {Evangelism, page, 2392} . KEEPING THE TRUE SABBATH WILL NOT RESULT IN STARVATION . “Never need anyone fear that observance of the true Sabbath will result in starvation. [Isaiah 58:11, 12; Proverbs 7:2; Isaiah 58:14.] These promises are a sufficient answer to all the excuses that man may invent for refusing to keep the Sabbath. Even if, after beginning to keep Gods law, it seems impossible to support ones family, let every doubting soul realize that God has promised to care for those who obey His commandments”.--Manuscript 116, 1902. {Evangelism, page, 240} . THE SABBATH IS ONLY FOR THOSE WITH COURAGE . It Takes Men of Courage.--It requires moral courage to take a position to keep the commandments of the Lord. An opposer of the truth once said that it was only weak-minded people, foolish, ignorant persons, who would turn away from the churches to keep the seventh day as the Sabbath. But a minister who had embraced the truth, replied, If you think it takes weak-minded persons, just try it. It takes moral courage, firmness, decision, perseverance, and very much prayer to step out on the unpopular side. We are thankful that we can come to Christ as the poor suffering ones came to Christ in the temple. . . . {Evangelism, page, 240} . TRIALS, SELF-DENIAL AND SACRIFICE TAKE COURAGE . You have not dared to trample under foot the commandments of God, and have stepped out on unpopular truth, let the result be what it may. Will the Saviour ever turn away to leave you to struggle alone? No, never. But He never told His disciples that they should have no trials, no self-denial to endure, no sacrifices to make. The Master was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich. We thank God that in your poverty you can call God your Father. {Evangelism, page, 240} . GOD WILL TEST YOUR FAITH . Poverty is coming upon this world, and there will be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation. There will be wars and rumors of wars, and the faces of men will gather paleness. You may have to suffer distress; you may go hungry sometimes; but God will not forsake you in your suffering. He will test your faith. We are not to live to please ourselves. We are here to manifest Christ to the world, to represent Him and His power to mankind.--Manuscript 37, 1894. {Evangelism, page, 240} . Time to Rely on Gods Word.--In the wilderness, when all means of sustenance failed, God sent His people manna from heaven; and a sufficient and constant supply was given. This provision was to teach them that while they trusted in God, and walked in His ways, He would not forsake them. The Saviour now practiced the lesson He had taught to Israel. By the word of God, succor had been given to the Hebrew host, and by the same word it would be given to Jesus. He awaited Gods time to bring relief. He was in the wilderness in obedience to God, and He would not obtain food by following the suggestions of Satan. In the presence of the witnessing universe, . IT IS A LESS CALAMITY TO SUFFER WHATEVER MAY BEFALL, THAN TO DEPART IN ANY MANNER FROM THE WILL OF GOD. {Evangelism, page, 241} .. TRUST (GOD’ PROMISES) AND YOU WILL OBEY (GOD’S COMMANDMENTS) . Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. Often the follower of Christ is brought where he cannot serve God and carry forward his worldly enterprises. Perhaps it appears that obedience to some plain requirement of God will cut off his means of support. Satan would make him believe that he must sacrifice his conscientious convictions. But the only thing in our world upon which we can rely, is the Word of God. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Even in this life it is not for our good to depart from the will of our Father in heaven. When we learn the power of His word, we shall not follow the suggestions of Satan in order to obtain food or to save our lives. Our only questions will be, What is Gods command? and what His promise? Knowing these, we shall obey the one, and trust the other.--The Desire of Ages, p. 121. (1898) {Evangelism, page, 241} . When your mind is brought into conformity to the will of God, to obey His commandments, think you that the Lord will not have a care for you and your temporal interests? You have been almost persuaded, but did not obey. You thought you would wait until the way cleared before you. The Lord has left every human agent responsible for his course of action. Gods claims are to be your first consideration. OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS YOUR FIRST DUTY. YOU ARE TO LEAVE ALL THE CONSEQUENCES IN HIS HANDS. You have been hesitating because you do not now realize the strong convictions that you once had, and would not yield to obey. You need not expect as forcible conviction again. You will have to obey God and take your position on the truth, feeling or no feeling. Your business now is to work decidedly from principle, to make your decisions irrespective of consequences.-- Letter 72, 1893. {Evangelism, page, 243} . THE BEST INVESTMENT IS IN A BOOK THAT IS FAR MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD. . 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