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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 . (&
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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
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ch ncertaint# e5ists on this
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the third angel's message begathere is great confsion abot h
message is going to end . 6efor
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angel of Revelation 1$ is now d
work :
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to is %romise, e is %oring ot
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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 .
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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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The 6ible an th7%irit of ro%h
teaching
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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 :
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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% :'-$
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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
-$$. )
(b) 2*ll nations have drnk of the wine of the wrat
fornication Dillicit chrch+state nionE .2 The ange
Revelation 1$ annonces that chrch and state ha
throghot /hristendom . ("/ !$9, !9=. )
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The angel does not declare, 26ab#lon is abot to
he sa#s, 26ab#lon is fallen,2 and describes those
which have cased her com%lete moral fall :
(c) 2For her sins have reached nto he
*ccording to 0ns%iration, her sins 2will
reached nto heaven when the law of "
made void when the 7abbath of the tram%led in the dst, and men are com
acce%t in its stead an instittion of the
throgh the strong hand of the law of t
6/ 9 cf . -T 4-1 .
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From the foregoing, it can be seen that w
the angel of Revelation 1$ comes down fr
heaven, the a%ostate 7nda#+kee%ing ch
have alread# acce%ted the false 2latter ra
nited chrch and state, and inflenced t
to enforce 7nda# observance . 0s not Re
1$ :1+- clear enogh evidence to %lace th
rain after the test 3
6ab#lon e5%erienced a %artial moral f
1$44, bt her com%lete moral fall is #e
("/ !$9, !9=, >=!+>=- .)
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The "reat Controversy gives an accrate c
on the crisis of Revelation 1! :1!+1
%age -$$ & . " . 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
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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 .
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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
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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
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%%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%
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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 . '
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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.
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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
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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!/
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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, -- , -> .
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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$$$ .
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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$9) .
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. . the time will be fulfilled foretold in th$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
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"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
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/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 $evelation %( descri
formation of the image of the beast national Sunday law.
Then after Cuoting briefly from
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Then after Cuoting briefly from$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 $evelatiocould !roclaim the com!lete fall of #ab
<nly "after these things" could that migh which is to lighten the earth with his glor
the !roclamation of the loud cry .
Then what did 2llen White mean w
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Then what did 2llen . White mean wstated in %67' " . . . the loud cry of the t
has already begun in the revelation
righteousness of +hrist. . . ."%S=
/t is like saying "World War // begaa!!easement o f Hitler at =unich" ornow state "World War /// has already
the Eietnam conflict.F /ns!iration wautiliing the familiar manner of e:!re
imminence of an event.
PentecostA"#$
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Little Time of Trouble
THE TIME OF THE LATTER RAIN
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0ow is the time to !re!are The seal of od wi
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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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(or (urther in"ormation )indly ee theclaic#
+The Sanctuary Retored, y Peter
.arne+Pre'arin! "or the Latter Rain, y
Gordon /0 ollier Sr0
.eu will oon come ac2 "or u03o time to ma2e money o" 'ower-'oint'reentation in order to !et rich0 Ame
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