Revelation 12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
[The Great Controversy pp 607] As the controversy extends into new fields, and the minds of the people are called to God's down-trodden law, Satan is astir. The power attending the message will only madden those who oppose it. The clergy will put forth almost superhuman efforts to shut away the light, lest it should shine upon their flocks. By every means at their command they will endeavor to suppress the discussion of these vital questions.
The church appeals to the strong arm of civil power, and in this work, papists and Protestants unite. As the movement for Sunday enforcement becomes more bold and decided, the law will be invoked against commandment-keepers. They will be threatened with fines and imprisonment, and some will be offered positions of influence, and other rewards and advantages, as inducements to renounce their faith.
Whatever might be our problems individually, and nationally, we should try to preserve in our minds a clear distinction between right and wrong, truth and error, for doing so sets the stage for The Holy Spirit to reach us, at the most critical juncture of earth’s history. We therefore end with a passage of Scripture, which calls upon everyone to deal in the currency of truth and facts, leaving deliberate falsehoods, conspiracy theories and all lying in the dust, for unrepentant, liars will ultimately share satan’s fate.
Isaiah 59: Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear. 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 13 In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. 14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice stands afar off: for truth is fallen in the street and equity cannot enter.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!