therefore , and be converted , that your sins may be blotted out , when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord ; and He shall send Jesus ." Acts 3:19 , 20 . Servants of God , with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration , will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from heaven . By thousands of voices , all over the earth , the warning will be given . Miracles will be wrought , the sick will be healed , and signs and wonders will follow the believers . Satan also works , with lying wonders , even bringing down fire from heaven in the sight of men . Revelation 13:13 . Thus the inhabitants of the earth will be brought to take their stand .
The message will be carried not so much by argument as by the deep conviction of the Spirit of God . The arguments have been presented . The seed has been sown , and now it will spring up and bear fruit . The publications distributed by missionary workers have exerted their influence , yet many whose minds were impressed have been prevented from fully comprehending the truth or from yielding obedience . Now the rays of light penetrate everywhere , the truth is seen in its clearness , and the honest children of God sever the bands which have held them . Family connections , church relations , are powerless to stay them now . Truth is more precious than all besides . Notwithstanding the agencies combined against the truth , a large number take their stand upon the Lord ' s side .
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