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Chap. 37 - The Scriptures a Safeguard
“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to
this word, it is because there is no light in them.” Isaiah 8:20. The
people of God are directed to the Scriptures as their safeguard against the
influence of false teachers and the delusive power of spirits of darkness.
Satan employs every possible device to prevent men from obtaining a
knowledge of the Bible; for its plain utterances reveal his deceptions. At
every revival of God’s work the prince of evil is aroused to more intense
activity; he is now putting forth his utmost efforts for a final struggle
against Christ and His followers. The last great delusion is soon to open
before us. Antichrist is to perform his marvelous works in our sight. So
closely will the counterfeit resemble the true that it will be impossible
to distinguish between them except by the Holy Scriptures. By their
testimony every statement and every miracle must be tested.
Those who endeavor to obey all the commandments of God will be
opposed and derided. They can stand only in God. In order to endure
the trial before them, they must understand the will of God as revealed
in His word; they can honor Him only as they have a right conception
of His character, government, and purposes, and act in accordance with
them. None but those who have fortified the mind with the truths of the
Bible will stand through the last great
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