The Sunday-Law Decree and Revelation 18

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The third angel's message warns

the revival of the beast, the format

image of the beast, and the enforcthe mark of the beast. (Rev. 14 :9.)

this crisis broght to view in Reve

"od will send the might# angRevelation 1$ to give %ower and fo

third angel's message . (&



Early Writings, %. , sa#s that this m

angel comes in at the right time . *lthog

does not give the date in the timetable of

events, e does sa# that is %eo%le sholdignorant of the times and seasons . (1 Thes

"/ -94 .) 0t has alread# been seen that th

event in the heavenl# sanctar# which bri

angel of Revelation 1$ to the aid of the c is the dgment of the living . hat is

corres%onding

earthl# event which makes it im%erat

for that added 2%ower and force2 to be g

the warnin of the third an el 3



ch ncertaint# e5ists on this

im%ortant %oint. *ll are agreed o

the third angel's message begathere is great confsion abot h

message is going to end . 6efor

writer are articles from the ReviHerald and elsewhere, stating th

angel of Revelation 1$ is now d

work :



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2*nd toda# e is adding is %

according to %lan. e is giving, wethe 'latter rain' e5%erience . *cc

to is %romise, e is %oring ot

'%on all flesh .' (8oel :$). Ther

no mistaking this .e ma#not discern it or e5%erience it

thosands are .2 '



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2The atter Rain for which we hav

%ra#ing an d that has been e5%eriesch meetings of or leaders

evangelists as the recent one at

6erkshire, ;ew <ork, fell in a markon or reglar and stdent liter

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W. J . Hackett"There are evidences around over th world of early showers of the latter r

H. W. Low e"Denominational teaching has been under the latter rain the message sw

a loud cry and then comes theSunday law !ersecution and the dedecreeall before one general close !robation .



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<et there are other articles b# *dv

writers sa#ing st as definitel# th

latter rain is not falling. 7ome minhave been heard declaring that the

rain is falling in ?orea . ore recen

re%orts have been received that th

now mch division and de%artre from the chrch in ?orea .



The Review and Herald office has sent ot a

letter soliciting sbscri%tions which sa#s, 2The latter rain

Then the sbscriber reads the "eneral /onference %resid

that it is not falling, bt that the chrch mst now seek it.

articles and statements b# res%ected chrch leaders, declatter rain (Rev. 1$ :1) comes before the national 7nda#+

%assed in the @nited 7tates . (Rev . 1! :14+ 1.) An the oth

eBall# recogniCed theologians and a nmber of charts %

6ible scholars show that the latter rain comes after the na

law crisis of Revelation 1! :14+1.

(. $. . +am!bell letter to subscribers of RH, %7-6 .). W. J . Hackett !resident of the 0orth 1acific 4nion +onferenletter to the field <ct . %7-6 .*. H. W. Lowe Defense Literature +ommittee letter =a y '8 %7-6 .-. #everidge $ . S!ear "When >re od , s 1eo!le Sealed? "

!ublished by the Defense Literature +ommittee of th eeneral +onference % - . ' .



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If the case is rested on the testimo

Inspiration, the overwhelming evid

supports the view that the latter raafter the national 7nda# law . I

Revelation 13 :13, 14 shows that i

false-latter rain which comes befonational Sunday law !"# $%%-$&'

'+1 ere are the evidences of

Sunday-law latter rain :



The mea!e o" Revelation 18 .s the angel descends !)* '// with the latter rain,

the complete' moral fall of 0abylon :

.nd he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, 0a

is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of dev

hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean a

bird 2or all nations have drun of the wine of the wra

fornication, and the ings of the earth have committed

with her, and the merchants of the earth are waed ric

abundance of her delicacies .nd I heard another vo

heaven saying, #ome out of her, my people, that ye b

partaers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her p

2or her sins have reached unto heaven, and "od hat

remembered her ini5uities 6Rev 1% :'-$



The angel does not declare, 26ab#lon is abot to

he sa#s, 26ab#lon is fallen,2 and describes those

which have cased her com%lete moral fall :

(a) 7he 2is become the habitation of devils , and t

ever# fol s%irit .2 That is, she has acce%ted the fa

which in realit# is s%iritalism . (Rev. 1! :1!, 14 1

-$$. )

(b) 2*ll nations have drnk of the wine of the wrat

fornication Dillicit chrch+state nionE .2 The ange

Revelation 1$ annonces that chrch and state ha

throghot /hristendom . ("/ !$9, !9=. )



The angel does not declare, 26ab#lon is abot to

he sa#s, 26ab#lon is fallen,2 and describes those

which have cased her com%lete moral fall :

(c) 2For her sins have reached nto he

*ccording to 0ns%iration, her sins 2will

reached nto heaven when the law of "

made void when the 7abbath of the tram%led in the dst, and men are com

acce%t in its stead an instittion of the

throgh the strong hand of the law of t

6/ 9 cf . -T 4-1 .



From the foregoing, it can be seen that w

the angel of Revelation 1$ comes down fr

heaven, the a%ostate 7nda#+kee%ing ch

have alread# acce%ted the false 2latter ra

nited chrch and state, and inflenced t

to enforce 7nda# observance . 0s not Re

1$ :1+- clear enogh evidence to %lace th

rain after the test 3

6ab#lon e5%erienced a %artial moral f

1$44, bt her com%lete moral fall is #e

("/ !$9, !9=, >=!+>=- .)



The "reat Controversy gives an accrate c

on the crisis of Revelation 1! :1!+1

%age -$$ & . " . hite describes the fals

that leads % to the %assing of the nationalaw. (/f. "/ -9.) /arr#ing on the seBe

%ages >=! to >=4, she describes the terrible

of 6ab#lon at the time the angel of Rev

1$ descends . age >=> states that m"od, em%owered b# the 7%irit, denon

fearfl reslts of enforcing the observan

chrch b# civil athorit# .2



The ne5t %age (% . >= )

shows the controvers# e5tending and w

more fierce . The tidings of the lod cr# m

the clerg#, and nder their inflence 2the

will be invoked against commandment kee

7ome make the mistake of reading this %a

the latter rain aroses the clerg# to inflen

state to introdce the 7nda# legislation

carefl std# of the material %rior to %ag

will show that the law has alread# been en

The lod cr# cases the clerg# to demand

law be 2invoked,2 that is, called into o%er

against the saints .



The shakingThe second reason why the latter rain c

after the Sunday law is because it come

after the mighty sifting of the church cauthe Sunday-law test. Inspiration speaks of

shaking in the church before the outpour

the latter rain . (Hosea - :14, 1- > :1+! 1T

& >9+1 -T $=+$ >T 4==, 4=1 .) It

the shaking commences from within the

by many refusing the truth presented and

the "straight testimony ." (7 1! &

But this shaking is brought to a clima b

crisis of the Sunday law. Then the loud cry w



2The ord has faithfl servants, who in the shaking, testin

disclosed to view. . . .

2The time is not far distant when the test will come to eve

mark of the beast will be rged %on s . Those who have

#ielded to worldl# demands and conformed to worldl# cs

find it a hard matter to #ield to the %owers that be, rather t

themselves to derision, inslt, threatened im%risonment,

contest is between the commandments of "od and the co

of men . 0n this time the gold will be se%arated from the dr

chrch . Tre godliness will be clearl# distingished from

and tinsel of it . an# a star that we have admired for its b

then go ot in darkness . /haff like a clod will be borne a

wind, even from %laces where we see onl# floors of rich w

assme the ornaments of the sanctar#, bt are not cloth

righteosness , will a%%ear in the shame of their own nak

2Then will the chrch of /hrist a%%ear 'fair as the



%%clear as the sn, and terrible as an arm# with ban

+-T $=+$ .

2*s trials thicken arond s, both se%aration and

will be seen in or ranks . 7ome who are now rea% wea%ons of warfare will in times of real %eril m

manifest that the# have not bilt %on the solid r

will #ield to tem%tation . Those who have had gre

and %recios %rivileges, bt have not im%roved th

nder one %rete5t or another, go ot from s . ;oreceived the love of the trth, the# will be taken in

delsions of the enem# the# will give heed to se

s%irits and doctrines of devils, and will de%art fro

6t , on the other hand, when the storm of %ersec

breaks %on s, the tre shee% will hear the tre 7he%



7elf+den#ing efforts will be %t forth to save the

and man# who have stra#ed from the fold will co

to follow the great 7he%herd . The %eo%le of "od

together and %resent to the enem# a nited frontof the common %eril, strife for s%remac# will ce

will be no dis%ting as to who shall be acconte

;o one of the tre believers will sa# : '0 am of a

of *%ollos and 0 of /e%has .' The testimon# of o

will be : '0 cleave nto /hrist 0 reoice in im as 7avior . '



2Ths will the trth be broght into %ractical life,

ths will be answered the %ra#er of /hrist, ttere

before is hmiliation and death : 'That the# all m

one as Tho, Father, art in e, and 0 in Thee, tha

also ma# be one in @s : that the world ma# believTho hast sent e .' 8ohn 1 :1 . The love of /h

love of or brethren, will testif# to the world that

been with 8ess and learned of im . Then will th

of the third angel swell to a lod cr#, and the who

will be lightened with the glor# of the ord .2H>TThese passages ha!e been uoted at length

so that the point may appear in its clear contet . The

crisis accomplishes the final sifting of the church . The

latter rain and loud cry.



The 7ealing

The latter rain and the sealing

inse%arable events . 0f one is l

so is the other. Then does the

sealing of the living saints takbefore or after the enforcemen

7nda# law 3



2The ord has shown me clearl# that the imbeast will be formed before %robation clos

to be the great test for the %eo%le of "od, b

their eternal destin# will be decided . . . . DR

1 BotedE . . . .

2This is the test the %eo%le of "od

have before the# are sealed .2+1!/



2;ow, when the great work of dging

is abot to begin, shall we allow nsan

ambition to take %ossession of the helead s to neglect the edcation reBi

meet the needs in this da# of %eril 3

20n ever# case the great decision is to whether we shall receive the mark of t

or his image, or the seal of the living "

1!= cf. -T 4!+4-, 4-1, -- , -> .



0t is com%letel# ntenable to %lace the

the latter rain before the sealing . 0n Te

for the Church, Iol. , !!. #$, 1= (wh

commentar# on &Cekiel $ and $%, the 7ro%hec# shows that immediatel# %rio

commencement of the sealing of the 1

2the danger and de%ression of the ch

greatest . G This des%eratel# low s%iritcondition of the chrch wold not e5is

the sealing if the latter rain were falling

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7ome discssion is needed on the stat

2 . . . the lod cr# of the third angel has

begn in the revelation of the righteo/hrist+17 !>! (written in 1$9) .

The con te5t of this statement shows t

hite was referring to the message ofrighteosness b# faith which came to t

in 1$$$ .



That &llen hite #et looked to the ft

the %roclamation of the lod cr# is clea

the following Botations . The dates whe

statements were written shold be carnoted :

20 have no s%ecific time of which to s%eak

ot%oring

of the ol# 7%irit will take %laceHwhen thangel will come down from heaven, and n

third angel in closing % the work for this w

6/ 9$4 (written in 1$9) .



. . the time will be fulfilled foretold in th$evelation and the mighty angel that shlighten the earth with hi s glory will !roc

fall of #abylon . @5#+ 76 * 9written in %6

"When the storm of !ersecution really bu!on us . . . the !eo!le of od will drawtogether . . . . Then will the message of thangel swell to a loud cry and the whole e be lightened with the glory of the Lord ."9written in %788; .

"During the loud cry light will be communicated to



"During the loud cry . . . light will be communicated toand town . The earth will be filled with the knowledge. . the light of !resent truth will be seen flashing every-7) 9written in %78); .

"The time is corning when there will be as many convas there were on the day of 1entecost after the disci!received the Holy S!irit ."2v -7' 9written in %78*; .

"/n the future the earth is to be lightened with the glo/n Heavenly 1laces ! . (() 9written in %78*; .

Aurthermore about %78( the !en of /ns!iration testithat the church was not e:!eriencing the loud cry in t

words B "The time has come for a thorough reformati!lace ."6T '*% .

/ th $ i d H ld f > il % %6



/n the $eview and Herald of >!ril % %6 White Cuoted $evelation %6 B% and the">s yet we certainly have not seen the

answers to this descri!tion ." Later in tand Herald of 0ovember '7 %67' the the Lord !ointed out that $evelation

must be fulfilled before the angel of $%6 B% begins the !roclamation of his m

Airstshe Cuotes from $evelation %( descri

formation of the image of the beast national Sunday law.

Then after Cuoting briefly from



Then after Cuoting briefly from$evelation %5 B%) she !roceeds directly to $ev

%@* which begins ">nd after thesethings / saw another angel come down

heaven having great !ower & and the earlightened with his glory . >nd he cried m

with a strong voice saying #abylon the gfallen is fallen . . . ." The messenger of th

knew the correct order of events . She rec

that the "image of the beast" in $evelatio be formed before the angel of $evelatiocould !roclaim the com!lete fall of #ab

<nly "after these things" could that migh which is to lighten the earth with his glor

the !roclamation of the loud cry .

Then what did 2llen White mean w



Then what did 2llen . White mean wstated in %67' " . . . the loud cry of the t

has already begun in the revelation

righteousness of +hrist. . . ."%S=

/t is like saying "World War // begaa!!easement o f Hitler at =unich" ornow state "World War /// has already

the Eietnam conflict.F /ns!iration wautiliing the familiar manner of e:!re

imminence of an event.

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Little Time of Trouble

THE TIME OF THE LATTER RAIN

HolyPlace

ContinualAtonement

Most Holy Place ( Secial Atonement!

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National Sun&ayLa'

Final SealFinal Lou& Cry

THE TIME OF THE EARL+ RAIN

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THE EARL+ RAIN

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MARK OF THE BEAST

THE CLEANSIN !" THE SANCT#A$%

PRELIMINARY

LOUD CRY

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PRELIMINARY

SEAL

&#D'ENT !" THE DEAD

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0ow is the time to !re!are The seal of od wi



0ow is the time to !re!are. The seal of od wi!laced u!on the forehead of an im!ure man o

will never be !laced u!on the forehead of the world@loving man or woman. /t will never be !

the forehead of men or women of false tonguedeceitful hearts. >ll who receive the seal musts!ot before odcandidates for heaven. o fo

brethren and sisters. / can only write briefly u!oints at this time merely calling your attenti

necessity of !re!aration. Search the Scri!ture yourselves that you may understand the fearsolemnity of the !resent hour.

Testimonies for the +hurch *B'87 '%'@'%-



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