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I CAN BUT CHOOSE ‘NOT TO COME DOWN’ (Part 5)
“And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand.” Neh. 6: 3, 4, KJV.
“We shall receive the most fierce opposition from Adventists [‘first day,’ ‘no day,’ and ‘all days alike’] who oppose the law of God. [A majority of Sunday-keeping Christians today believe in their own doctrine of the second advent in their ‘Rapture’ doctrine which is based on Futurism, brainchild of the Jesuit Ribera to counter the Protestant Reformation (Luther, etc.) expose that the Papacy is the Antichrist).
“But like the builders of the walls of Jerusalem, WE SHOULD NOT BE DIVERTED AND HINDERED FROM OUR WORK by reports, by messengers desiring discussion or controversy, or by intimidating threats, the publication of falsehoods, or ANY OF THE DEVICES that Satan may instigate.
“Our answer should be: WE ARE ENGAGED IN A GREAT WORK, AND WE CANNOT COME DOWN. We shall sometimes be perplexed to know what course we should pursue to PRESERVE the HONOR of the cause of God and to vindicate His truth.” – E. G. White, Vol. 3 Testimonies for the Church, pp. 574, 575.
I rejoice and thank my Father in heaven for clearly speaking His thoughts to me through these Spirit-inspired words AT THIS VERY TIME when I needed it most! His mighty and powerful yet gentle hands lifted my spirits up, encouraging and exhorting me to just continue on “the great work” of helping rebuild, restore and repair the breach on the law and the Sabbath and firmly refuse to be distracted by any and all antitypical Sanballats, Tobiahs, and Geshems, their messengers and agents, and their devices and strategies!
I hope and pray you will do the same but only if convicted in conscience, voluntarily, and willingly.
(To be continued). Bless all, NMF
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I CAN BUT CHOOSE ‘NOT TO COME DOWN’ (Part 5)
