Lesson 12 · December 23, 1905
A Glimpse into the Near Future
Questions.
- 1.Name two errors that Satan is using to bring the people under his power. ; . Note 1.
- 2.What is accomplished by the first? What by the second?
- 3.What threefold union will be formed? . Note 2.
- 4.What provision is made for the safety of God's people? . Note 3.
- 5.How may we know when to leave the cities? Note 4.
- 6.Have we an example of this in the past? .
- 7.What should be our attitude? .
- 8.What will those who are ready for the Lord have done, prior to His coming? . Note 5.
- 9.What evil does the Lord behold? .
- 10.What is one object of Satan? What warning is given? . Note 6.
- 11.Notwithstanding the severe persecution before the people of God, need they be discouraged? ; .
- 12.What will befall the wicked? ; ; .
- 13.Will the reversal of the positions of Haman and Mordecai be repeated in the experience of the righteous and the wicked in the last days?
- 14.Was Haman exposed to the view of all, as he hung on the gallows? . What will be the fate of the devil and his followers? .
- 15.How was Mordecai honored? . Will the faithful ones out of the last generation be given a place near the king? .
Notes
1. "Through two great errors—the immortality of the soul, and Sunday sacredness—Satan will bring the people under his deceptions. While the former lays the foundation of Spiritualism, the latter creates a bond of sympathy with Rome."—.
2. "The Protestants of the United States will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf to grasp the hand of Spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with the Roman power, and under the influence of this threefold union, this country will follow in the steps of Rome, in trampling on the right of conscience."—.
3. "The time is not far distant, when, like the early disciples, we shall be forced to seek a refuge in desolate and solitary places."—.
4. "As the decree issued by the various rulers of Christendom against commandment keepers shall withdraw the protection of government, and abandon them to those who desire their destruction, the people of God will flee from the cities and villages, and associate together in companies, dwelling in the most desolate and solitary places."—. Also read .
5. "The members of the church should individually hold themselves and all their possessions upon the altar of God. Now, as never before, the Saviour's admonition is applicable: 'Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not.' . . . Those who are fastening their means in large houses, in lands, in worldly enterprises, are saying by their actions, 'God can not have it; I want it for myself.' They have bound up their one talent in a napkin and hid it in the earth. There is cause for such to be alarmed."—.
6. "Satan will, if possible, prevent them (the people of God) from obtaining a preparation to stand in that day. He will so arrange affairs as to hedge up their way, entangle them with earthly treasure, cause them to carry a heavy, wearisome burden, that their hearts may be overcharged with the cares of this life, and the day of trial may come upon them as a thief."—.
Bible texts in this lesson
Genesis 3:4 · Revelation 13:14 · Revelation 16:13 · Revelation 16:14 · Isaiah 33:16 · Luke 21:20 · Luke 21:21 · Luke 12:35 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 12:33 · Ecclesiastes 5:13 · Ecclesiastes 5:14 · 1 Timothy 6:9-11 · Psalms 91:1-11 · Revelation 3:10 · Isaiah 8:21 · Isaiah 8:22 · Psalms 11:6 · Jeremiah 25:29-33 · Esther 5:14 · Esther 7:10 · Ezekiel 28:17 · Ezekiel 28:18 · Esther 10:2 · Esther 10:3 · Revelation 14:4 · Revelation 7:15
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