FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:
July 14, 2021
THE SEALING, PRE-ADVENT JUDGMENT, LAODICEA & THE TEN VIRGINS
“Those that overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil will be the favored ones to receive the SEAL of the living God. Those whose hands are not clean [spiritually], whose hearts are not pure, will not have the seal of the living God. Those who are PLANNING sin [transgression of God’s moral and health/physical laws] and acting it will be PASSED BY [This is what the hymn ‘Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior’ comprehends].
“Only those who, in their ATTITUDE before God, are filling the position of those who are repenting and confessing their sins in this GREAT ANTITYPICAL DAY OF ATONEMENT, will be recognized and MARKED AS WORTHY OF GOD’S PROTECTION
“The names of those who are STEADFASTLY looking and Waiting and Watching for the appearing of their Savior—-MORE EARNESTLY AND WISHFULLY than they who wait for tomorrow [or life to ‘return to normal’ post pandemic]—-will be NUMBERED among those who are sealed [of ‘marked by the man with an inkhorn, Ezekiel 9].
“Those who, WHILE having all the light of truth [specifically the ‘present, testing truth] flashing upon their souls, should have WORKS corresponding to their avowed [professed] faith, BUT are allured by sin [particularly sins of the flesh and intemperance], setting up IDOLS IN THEIR HEARTS [make sure you know what this means!], corrupting their souls before God, will have their NAMES BLOTTED OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE; and be left in ‘midnight darkness, having no oil in their vessels in their lamps’ [that’s the foolish Virgins of the parable!].” – E. G. White, Testimonies to Ministers, p. 445.
I am just doing my little part in helping “rebuild the walls and repair the breach” by reminding myself and all who are willing, that, not once our names are entered into the Lamb’s book of life that it remains there forever. The pre-advent judgment and our works will determine whether our SINS or our NAMES will be finally blotted out! (Acts 3:19; Rev.3: 11, etc.).
Not once-saved, always-saved. We are only BEYOND temptation when we die, either in our sins (eternally damned) or in the Lord (and ‘rest fromour labors.’ Rev. 14:13), during the millennium, and eternally, when Satan is finally destroyed at the end of the millennium. (To be continued). Bless all, NMF