". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, and/or of witchcraft and demon worship; the father of lies; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Satan [i.e., the enemy of God and man; the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of rebellion, of witchcraft, of witchcraft and demon worship, and/or of disguised Satan worship; the father of lies; and the prince of darkness], by means of his success in turning man aside from the path of obedience, became ‘the god of this world [i.e., please see ‘the world’ or ‘the church of the Laodiceans,’ who are involved in ‘will-worship,’ or in ‘modern, counterfeit sanctification,’ as discussed in the next two Heaven-sent quotes below].’ 2 Corinthians 4:4." --- PK 682, "The Coming of a Deliverer," written in 1915. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "The message to the church of the Laodiceans applies especially to the people of God today [i.e., to the professed people of God today]. It is a message to professing Christians who have become so much like the world [i.e., thus, please remember the ‘god of this world,’ ‘Satan,’ spoken of above to the beginning of this study; therefore please remember the ‘heathen’ ‘gods’ of the worldly or ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ Satan-aiding or ‘lukewarm Laodiceans,’ who are described by the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God, as being ‘fraudulent’ or ‘not genuine’ ‘Christians’ as seen earlier above in the fourth quote of this study, and as being ‘so much like the world that no difference can be seen’ in this present Heaven-sent quote and, thus, please see below] that no difference can be seen. [Revelation 3:14-18 quoted.]." --- 7BC 959:2:1, "Read the Third Chapter of Revelation;" or RH August 20, 1903. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "During the meetings at Orebro I was urged by the Spirit of the Lord to present His law as the great standard of righteousness and to warn our people against the modern, counterfeit sanctification which has its origin in will-worship rather than in submission to the will of God. This error is fast flooding the world [i.e., thus, please remember above, and see below], and as God's witnesses we shall be called to bear a decided testimony against it." --- FW 51:1, "A Warning Against Counterfeit Sanctification," or RH October 5, 1886. Bracketed note supplied.

        "The message to the church of the Laodiceans applies especially to the people of God today [i.e., to the professed people of God today]. It is a message to professing Christians who have become so much like the world [i.e., please remember ‘the world;’ ‘will-worship;’ ‘modern, counterfeit sanctification;’ ‘Satan,’ ‘the god of this world’ and of the ‘heathen;’ the ‘gods’ ‘worship’ or idols’ ‘worship’ of the ‘heathen;’ and ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ ‘Satan’ ‘aiding’ or ‘enemy’ ‘aiding’ or ‘lukewarm Laodiceans,’ who are further defined by the Word as being ‘fraudulent’ or ‘not genuine’ ‘Christians,’ and/or the ‘heathen’ ‘church of the Laodiceans,’ ‘who have become ‘so much like the world that no difference can be seen,’ as plainly discussed in this present quote together with the other Heaven-sent quotes to the beginning of this study, just above] that no difference can be seen.
        ‘14 And unto the angel of he church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and True Witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works [i.e., thy worldly; idolatrous; gods or idols worshiping; will-worshiping; counterfeit sanctification promoting; heathen; worse than dead; fraudulent or not genuine; Satan aiding, or enemy aiding, or lukewarm Laodicean works], that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16 So then because thou art lukewarm [i.e., please see below], and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth. 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have NEED of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.’ Revelation 3:14-18." --- 7BC 959:2:1, "Read The Third Chapter Of Revelation;" or RH August 20, 1903. Bracketed notes supplied.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, and/or of witchcraft and demon worship; the father of lies; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "The prayer of faith is the great strength of the Christian and will assuredly prevail against Satan [i.e., the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of rebellion, of witchcraft, of witchcraft and demon worship, and/or of disguised Satan worship; the father of lies; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man]. This is why he insinuates that we have no NEED of prayer. The name of Jesus, our Advocate, he detests; and when we earnestly come to Him for help, Satan's host is alarmed. It serves his purpose well if we neglect the exercise of prayer, for then his lying wonders are more readily received. . . His arts and devices are received as from Heaven, and faith in the detector, the Bible, is destroyed in the minds of thousands. Satan here receives the worship which suits his Satanic majesty. Thousands are conversing with, and receiving instructions from, this demon-god and acting according to his teachings." --- 1T 296:2-297:1, "Philosophy and Vain Deceit," written in 1862. Bracketed notes supplied.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, and/or of witchcraft and demon worship; the father of lies; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Let the repenting soul repeat the promise that Jesus has made,--’Him that cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast OUT.’ Let him tell the enemy, ‘The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.’ ‘This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.’ Tell the enemy that you know your garments are stained with sin, but that by faith you claim the righteousness of Christ. Turn to Jesus, and tell Him all your trouble; Christ sees all your circumstances, knows all your temptations and sorrows. The enemy will suggest that you stay away from Christ until you have made yourself better, until you are good enough to come to God; but do not listen to his suggestions; for if you wait till you are good enough to come to God, you will never come. You might wait until the Judgment, but you would not be fit to come to Christ. ‘Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation.’ You are to yield to the drawing power of Christ's love to-day, and come to Him as you are. As you come, He will continue to draw you, until every thought shall be brought into captivity to Jesus. When the enemy would keep you from your Saviour, accusing you of being a sinner, tell him that you are entitled to go to the Lord, since He has said, ‘I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.’ The accuser of the brethren told the repentant publican that he was a sinner; and he dared not so much as lift up his eyes to Heaven, but smote upon his breast, and cried, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner,’ and he went down to his house justified. The coming of the sinner is not unwelcome to Christ. He says, ‘Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.’ When Christ was upon earth, at one time certain Greeks came, saying. ‘Sir, we would see Jesus.’ On every side were those who were cruel and vindictive, who were seeking an opportunity to put Jesus out of the way, for they rejected the Lord of glory; and how precious to Jesus was the thought that there were earnest souls who desired to see Him. The Master's heart warmed with satisfaction that some one wanted to see Jesus. When the Voice of God speaks to the heart, and the heart responds to it, we shall hear the inquiry, ‘Sir, I would see Jesus.’ Heaven is all ready to receive those who receive Jesus. Then let us come to Him, asking for the very things that we NEED [i.e., thus, please see ‘need’ and more discussed in the next three inspired quotes below], believing that we shall receive them." --- Messenger January 18, 1893. Bracketed note supplied.

        "God loves the sinless angels, who do His service and are obedient to all His commands; but He does not give them GRACE; they have never NEEDED it, for they have never sinned. GRACE is an attribute shown to undeserving human beings. We did not seek after it; it was sent in search of us. God rejoices to bestow GRACE upon all who hunger and thirst for it, not because we are worthy, but because we are unworthy. Our NEED [i.e., please see ‘need’ in the quote above and in the next two quotes below] is the qualification which gives us the assurance that we shall receive the gift." --- TM 519, written on June 14, 1914 [i.e., from a little inspired tract, the last of Sister White’s writing before her death on July 16, 1915 at 3:40 PM at her home, "Elmshaven," in California]. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "The Laodicean message applies to the people of God who profess to believe present TRUTH. The greater part are lukewarm professors . . . aiding the enemy . . . The term ‘lukewarm’ is applicable to this class. . . .
        The only hope for the Laodiceans is a clear view of their standing before God, a knowledge of the nature of their disease. . . The internal work of GRACE is wanting in their hearts; of such it is said: ‘Thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have NEED of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.’ [Revelation 3:17.].
        Faith and love [i.e., not counterfeit or heathen faith and love; but, true or Christian faith and love] are the TRUE riches, the pure gold which the True Witness counsels the lukewarm to buy. However rich we may be in earthly treasure, all our wealth will not enable us to buy the precious remedies that cure the disease of the soul called lukewarmness [i.e., and/or that cure the disease of the soul called aiding Satan, the god of this world, of heathenism, and/or of spiritualism; and/or that cure the disease of the soul called ‘aiding the enemy,’ which is exactly what the terms, ‘lukewarmness’ and ‘lukewarm,’ in reality mean, according to the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in 4T 87:2-88:2]. Intellect and earthly riches were powerless to remove the defects of the Laodicean church, or to remedy their deplorable condition. They were blind, yet felt that they were well off. The Spirit of God did not illumine their minds, and they did not perceive their sinfulness; therefore they did not feel the NECESSITY of help.
        To be without the GRACES of the Spirit of God is sad indeed; but it is a more terrible condition to be thus destitute of spirituality and OF CHRIST, and yet try to justify ourselves by telling those who are alarmed for us that we NEED not their fears and pity. Fearful is the power of self-deception on the human mind! What blindness! setting light for darkness and darkness for light [i.e., this, please see the next two Heaven sent quotes below]!" --- 4T 87:2. 87:3, 88:1-3, "The Testing Process," written in 1876. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" --- Isaiah 5:20.

        "The spiritualist teachers [i.e., and/or the heathen teachers; and/or the spiritualistic or heathen; worse than dead; modern, counterfeit sanctification promoting; will-worshiping; gods or idols worshiping; Satan worshiping; Satan-aiding or lukewarm, Laodicean teachers] virtually . . . ‘put darkness for light, and light for darkness .’ Isaiah 5:20. . . .
          It is TRUE that spiritualism [i.e., and/or a modernized form of ancient heathenism, as seen in ST May 9, 1906, or 4ST 420] is now changing its form and, veiling some of its more objectionable features, is assuming a Christian guise.
        Even in its present form, so far from being more worthy of toleration than formerly, it is really a more dangerous, because a more subtle deception. While it formerly denounced Christ and the Bible, it now professes to accept both. But the Bible is interpreted in a manner that is pleasing to the unrenewed heart, while its solemn and vital TRUTHS are made of no effect [i.e., thus, see 1SM 48:4-5; and RH August 19, 1890, or 2RH 429-420]. Love is dwelt upon as the chief attribute of God, but it is degraded to a weak sentimentalism making little distinction between good and evil. God's Justice [i.e., thus, see God’s ‘principle of Justice’ explained and discussed in ST May 27, 1903; or 4ST 291], His denunciations of sin, the requirements of His holy law, are all kept out of sight." --- GC 557:1, 557:3-558:1, "Can Our Dead Speak to Us?," written in 1911. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Modern spiritualism , resting upon the same foundation, is but a revival [i.e., see more of this ‘counterfeit’ ‘revival,’ which is an on-going, ‘latter times,’ ‘counterfeit’ ‘revival’ of ‘spiritualism’ ‘to take place immediately before the second advent of Christ;’ and/or which is an on-going, ‘latter times,’ ‘counterfeit’ ‘revival’ of ‘spiritualism;’ and/or of ‘sorcery;’ and/or of ‘witchcraft;’ and/or of the ‘communion with the dead;’ and/or of the ‘deification of the dead;’ and/or of the ‘worship of the dead;’ and/or of the ‘worship of dead men;’ and/or of ‘demon worship;’ and/or of ‘witchcraft and idol worship;’ and/or of ‘witchcraft and demon worship;’ and/or of ‘heathenism;’ and/or of ‘heathen idolatry;’ and/or of the openly ‘spiritualistic’ or openly ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ ‘vain’ worshiping, ‘self’ worshiping, ‘Satan’ ‘aiding’ or ‘enemy’ ‘aiding’ or ‘lukewarm Laodiceans’ of the openly ‘spiritualistic’ or openly ‘heathen’ ‘church of the Laodiceans,’ as plainly discussed in contrast to God’s true ‘revival of primitive godliness as has not been witnessed since apostolic times’, and as set forth by the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in Revelation 3:14-19; 20MR 90-91, or Letter 264, 1903; 7BC 962:2:2, or MS 61, 1898; 7BC 970:1:7, or Letter 121, 1903; AA 248:4-249:1; ST May 9, 1906, or 4ST 420; ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50:1:4; 4T 87:2-88:3; GC 557:1; ST May 9, 1906, or 4ST 420; Obadiah 1:3-4, 15-16; ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50; Psalms 115:2-8; 135:15-18; 1 Chronicles 16:26 (Daniel 3:18; 5:4, 23-24; 5T 83:4-84:1, 217:2; 8T 247:2-250:1); Matthew 15:9; PP 305:4-306:1, 336:2; Revelation 22:14-15; 1 Corinthians 10:14-15; PP 684:1-686:2; GC 464:2-465:1, 478:4, 554:2-562:2; and much more] in a new form of the witchcraft and demon worship that God CONDEMNED and PROHIBITED of old. It is foretold in the Scriptures, which declare that ‘in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.’ 1 Timothy 4:1. Paul, in his second letter to the Thessalonians, points to the special working of Satan in spiritualism as an event to take place immediately before the second advent of Christ. Speaking of Christ's second coming, he declares that it is ‘after the working of Satan [i.e., after working of the enemy] with all power and signs and lying wonders.’ 2 Thessalonians 2:9." --- PP 686:2, "Ancient and Modern Sorcery," written in 1890. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness . . . their whole life being a lie. " --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the father of lies; the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, of witchcraft and demon worship, and/or of disguised Satan worship; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness . . . their whole life being a lie. " --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        "Spiritualism is a lie." --- ST November 13, 1884, "Science Falsely So Called;" or 1ST 470:1:1. Bracketed note supplied.

        "History is repeating. With the open Bible before them, and professing to reverence its teachings, many of the religious leaders of our time are destroying faith in it as the Word of God. They busy themselves with dissecting the Word, and set their opinions above its plainest statements. In their hands, God's Word loses its regenerating power. This is why infidelity is riot and iniquity is rife.
        When Satan [i.e., when the enemy] has undermined faith in the Bible, he directs men to other sources for light and power [i.e., thus, he directs men to other sources for false, spiritualist, and/or heathen light and power; and/or he directs men to other sources for darkness called light and for heathen power]. Thus, he insinuates himself. Those who turn from the plain teaching of Scripture and the convicting power of God's Holy Spirit are inviting the control of demons. Criticism and speculation concerning the Scriptures have opened the way for Spiritualism and theosophy--those modernized forms of ancient heathenism- -to gain a foothold even in the professed churches of our Lord Jesus Christ.
        Side by side with the preaching of the Gospel, agencies are at work, which are but the medium of lying spirits." --- ST May 9, 1906, "A Failure to Study and Teach God's Word," "Incoming Delusions;" or 4ST 420. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness . . . their whole life being a lie. " --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the father of lies; the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, of witchcraft and demon worship, and/or of disguised Satan worship; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness . . . their whole life being a lie. " --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        "Spiritualism is a lie. It is founded on the great original lie, ‘Thou shalt not surely die.’ [Genesis 3:4.]." --- ST November 13, 1884, "Science Falsely So Called;" or 1ST 470:1:1. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Spiritualism [i.e., and/or a modernized form of ancient heathenism, just as we have already seen in ST May 9, 1906, or 4ST 420 cited four Heaven-sent quotes above] teaches ‘that man is the creature of progression; that it is his destiny from his birth to progress, even to eternity, toward the Godhead [i.e., therefore, lost, impenitent, spiritualistic, or heathen Laodiceans are forever exclaiming about their birth; and/or, predictably, are forever foolishly boasting, in effect, that they were born and raised in the openly spiritualistic or openly heathen church of the Laodiceans; and/or, predictably, are forever asking, in effect, if you too were born and raised in the openly spiritualistic or openly heathen church of the Laodiceans like they were].’ . . . .
        To the self-indulgent, the pleasure-loving, the sensual, Spiritualism [i.e., again, please remember spiritualism is the same thing as heathenism, or spiritualism is a modernized form of ancient heathenism, just as we have already seen in ST May 9, 1906, or 4ST 420; and, thus, God’s salvation-related warnings regarding spiritualism or heathenism include not only His often-times foolishly ignored or rejected warnings regarding the deceptive, guilty, openly spiritualistic, or openly heathen churches of the Babylonians in a professing Christian guise; but, also, according to ST May 27, 1903, or 4ST 291, and thus according to God’s ‘principle of Justice,’ God’s salvation-related warnings regarding spiritualism or heathenism include His often-times foolishly ignored or rejected warnings regarding the even more deceptive, even more guilty, openly spiritualistic, or openly heathen churches of the Laodiceans in both a professing Christian guise and in a professing Seventh-day Adventist guise] presents itself under a less subtle disguise than to the more refined and intellectual; in its grosser forms they find that which is in harmony with their inclinations. Satan [i.e., the enemy] studies every indication of the frailty of human nature, he marks the sins which each individual is inclined to commit, and then he takes care that opportunities shall not be wanting to gratify the tendency to evil. He tempts men to excess in that which is in itself lawful, causing them, through intemperance, to weaken physical, mental, and moral power. He has destroyed and is destroying thousands through the indulgence of the passions, thus brutalizing the entire nature of man. And to complete his work [i.e., and/or to complete his work of spiritualism or heathenism among a people, as he has completed his work of spiritualism or heathenism among the deceptive, guilty, openly spiritualistic or openly heathen churches of the Babylonians in a professing Christian guise, and as he has also completed his work among the even more deceptive, even more guilty, openly spiritualistic or openly heathen churches of the Laodiceans in both a professing Christian guise and in a professing Seventh-day Adventist guise], he declares, through the spirits, that ‘true knowledge places man above all law;’ that ‘whatsoever is, is right;’ that ‘God doth not condemn;’ and that ‘all sins which are committed are innocent.’ When the people are thus led to believe that desire [i.e., please see that this ‘desire’ is the sin of covetousness, as explained in Exodus 20:17 and PP 309:4-5] is the highest law, that liberty is license, and that man is accountable only to himself, who can wonder that corruption [i.e., thus, please remember what causes man to ‘corrupt’ himself, as seen in Deuteronomy 4:12-18; Romans 1:21-32; Isaiah 58:13-14; Acts 17:16, 29-31; 1 Corinthians 10:14-15; and much more] and depravity teem on every hand? Multitudes eagerly accept teachings that leave them at liberty to obey the promptings of the carnal heart. The reins of self-control are laid upon the neck of lust, the powers of mind and soul are made subject to the animal propensities, and Satan [i.e., the enemy] exultingly sweeps into his net thousands who profess to be followers of Christ.
        But none NEED be deceived by the lying claims of spiritualism. God has given the world sufficient light to enable them to discover the snare." --- GC 554, 555-556, "Spiritualism," written in 1888; and/or GC 554, 555-556, "Can Our Dead Speak to Us?," written in 1911. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness . . . their whole life being a lie. " --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the father of lies; the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, of witchcraft and demon worship, and/or of disguised Satan worship; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness . . . their whole life being a lie. " --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        "Spiritualism is a lie. It is founded on the great original lie, ‘Thou shalt not surely die.’ [Genesis 3:4.]." --- ST November 13, 1884, "Science Falsely So Called;" or 1ST 470:1:1. Bracketed note supplied.

"We want to be TRUE in all our representations of Jesus Christ." --- 15MR 114, "Overuse of Pictures a Species of Idolatry;" or Letter 145, September 8, 1899.

"22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal TRULY are His delight." --- Proverbs 12:22.

        "The artist may do his best to represent the things his eyes have never seen, but his representations are so far beneath the reality that I am pained as I behold them. Neither God nor Heaven nor Christ, who is the image of the Father, can be TRULY represented by the art of man. . . .
        . . . . We need not any external representations of the person of Christ." --- 15MR 105-106, 107, "The Danger of Extravagance in Illustrating Our Books;" or MS 131, September 12, 1899. Bracketed note supplied.

        "All these spiritualistic representations [i.e., and/or all these external representations; and/or all these heathen representations; and/or all these spiritualistic, heathen, and/or Satan-aiding or lukewarm Laodicean representations] are simply nothingness. They are imperfect, UNTRUE. They weaken and diminish the Majesty which no earthly likeness can be compared to. God can not be compared with the things His hands have made. These are mere earthly things, suffering under the curse of God because of the sins of man." --- SpTB07:62:4, "Come Out And Be Separate," was the original title to call people out of the spiritualistic or heathen alpha of apostasy, as written in November, 1905, by Ellen G. White some ten years before her death in 1915 [i.e., but this original title was falsely softened by an "intentional suppression of the truth" (PP 309:2-3) and presumptuously changed to read: "Testimonies for the Church Containing Messages of Warning and Instruction to Seventh-day Adventists" on the 1995 EGW CD-ROM officially issued by the falsely so-called or some time Trustees of the EGW Estate of the openly spiritualistic or openly heathen church of the Laodiceans, who are even right now in the much worse and much more wide-spread openly spiritualistic or openly heathen omega of apostasy]. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "On the lips . . . most precious TRUTH was turned into a lie. The policy . . . was based on a principle borrowed from heathenism." --- DA 540:3, "Priestly Plottings," written in 1898.

        "Spiritualism is a lie. It is founded on the great original lie, ‘Thou shalt not surely die.’ [Genesis 3:4.]." --- ST November 13, 1884, "Science Falsely So Called;" or 1ST 470:1:1. Bracketed note supplied.

        ". . . . the falsehood [i.e., and/or the lie] of idolatry. " --- 1BC 1108:1:1; or MS 58, 1900. Bracketed note supplied.

        "22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal TRULY are His delight." Proverbs 12:22.

        "On the lips . . . most precious TRUTH was turned into a lie. The policy . . . was based on a principle borrowed from heathenism." --- DA 540:3, "Priestly Plottings," written in 1898.

"6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness [i.e., please remember above], we lie, and do not the TRUTH." --- 1 John 1:6.

        "The . . . fraud . . . was . . . a direct falsehood [i.e., a direct lie] . . . grossly deceiving . . . ." --- ST April 17, 1879, "Jacob And Esau;" or 1ST 98:2:1-2. Bracketed note supplied.

        "16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." --- Exodus 20:16.

        "'Thou shalt not bear false witness [i.e., a lie; a fraud or a direct falsehood grossly deceiving; darkness; spiritualism; heathenism; and/or enemy-aiding or lukewarm Laodiceanism] against thy neighbour.' [Exodus 20:16.].
        False speaking in any matter, every attempt or purpose to deceive our neighbor, is here included. An intention to deceive is what constitutes falsehood. By a glance of the eye, a motion of the hand, an expression of the countenance, a falsehood may be told as effectually as by words. All intentional overstatement, every hint or insinuation calculated to convey an erroneous or exaggerated impression, even the statement of facts in such a manner as to mislead, is falsehood. This precept FORBIDS every effort to injure our neighbor's reputation by misrepresentation or evil surmising, by slander or tale bearing. Even the intentional suppression of TRUTH, by which injury may result to others, is a violation of the ninth commandment [i.e., there is a horrendous amount of this ‘intentional suppression of truth, by which injury may result to others’ (PP 309:2-3) going on today in and by the openly heathen church of the Laodiceans for example, on a corporate scale, by their intentionally suppressing or leaving SA 100-101 on ‘abortion’ being the ‘murder’ of unborn ‘babes’ off from the EGW Estate’s officially issued 1995 EGW CD-ROM and by thus seeking to deprive the people of knowledge and to keep the people in the dark about the thousands of murders of unborn ‘babes’ (SA 1001-10) or about the thousands of elective ‘abortions’ (SA 100-101) going on right now in the openly murderous or openly human being sacrificing, openly heathen, worse than dead, Satan aiding or lukewarm church of the Laodiceans and/or in their hospitals around the world; and/or there is a horrendous amount of this ‘false witness’ or ‘intentional suppression of truth, by which injury may result to others’ (PP 309:2-3) going on today in and by the openly heathen church of the Laodiceans for yet one more example, on a corporate scale, by their shamelessly not releasing all of Ellen G. White’s inspired writings to the church, even though she died some 92 years ago in 1915; but, instead, by their willful efforts to deprive the people of salvation-related knowledge by wickedly keeping a carefully selected and very large portion of her inspired, salvation-related, and much-to-much revealing writings intentionally suppressed, imprisoned, and/or locked up in the vaults of the falsely so-called or some time Trustees of the EGW Estate of the openly spiritualistic or heathen church of the Laodiceans]." --- PP 309:2-3, written in 1890. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness . . . their whole life being a lie. " --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        "I state TRUTH. The souls who love God, who believe in Christ, and who eagerly grasp every ray of light, will see light, and rejoice in the TRUTH. They will communicate the light. They will grow in holiness. Those who receive the Holy Spirit will feel the chilling atmosphere that surrounds the souls of others by whom these great and solemn realities are unappreciated and spoken against. They feel that they are in the council of the ungodly, of men who stand in the way of sinners, and sit in the seat of the scornful.
        The Word of God speaketh TRUTH, not a lie. In it is nothing strained, nothing extreme, nothing overdone. We are to accept it as the Word of the living God. In obedience to that Word, the church have duties to perform which they have not done. . . .
        Work with the Spirit of Christ, with the mind of Christ to correct existing evils. Expect that the wrongdoers will have the sympathy of wrongdoers; but faithful shepherds of the flock have lessons to learn in order to keep on an elevated standard and yet teach that the star of hope is still shining. Work on patiently; but rebuke sin firmly, and give it no sanction. The refuge of lies for the covering up of sin must be torn away in order that poor deluded souls may not sleep on to their everlasting ruin.
        The world is soon to be left by the angel of mercy, and the seven last plagues are to be poured out. Sin, shame, sorrow, and darkness are on every side; but God still holds out to the souls of men the precious privilege of exchanging darkness for light, error for TRUTH, sin for righteousness. But God's patience and mercy will not always wait. Let not one soul think that he can hide from God's wrath behind a lie, for God will strip from the soul the refuge of lies. The bolts of God's wrath are soon to fall, and when He shall begin to punish the transgressors, there will be no period of respite until the end. The storm of God's wrath is gathering, and those only will stand who are sanctified through the TRUTH in the love of God. They shall be hid with Christ in God till the desolation shall be overpast. . . .
        The end of all things is at hand. The Lord is soon coming . Already His Judgments are abroad in our land. We are not only to talk of Christ's coming, but in every action we are to reveal the fact that He is soon to be manifested in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory. Have we the wedding garment on? Have we personal piety? Have we cooperated with divine agencies in a wholehearted, unreserved manner, in weaving into our life's practices the divine principles of God's holy law? It is one thing to talk the law, and it is another thing entirely to practice it. It is the doers of the law that shall be justified before God; for those who do the law represent the character of God, and lie not against the TRUTH. . . .
        Let the son of deceit and false witness be entertained by a church that has had great light, great evidence, and that church will discard the message the Lord has sent, and receive the most unreasonable assertions and false suppositions and false theories. Satan laughs at their folly, for he knows what TRUTH is.
        Many will stand in our pulpits with the torch of false prophecy in their hands, kindled from the hellish torch of Satan [i.e., the enemy]. If doubts and unbelief are cherished, the faithful ministers will be removed from the people who think they know so much. ‘If thou hadst known,’ said Christ, ‘even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.’ [Luke 19:42.]. . . .
        God will not condemn any at the Judgment because they honestly believed a lie [i.e., and/or because they honestly believed in darkness; and/or because they honestly believed in heathenism; and/or honestly believed in Laodiceanism], or conscientiously cherished error; but it will be because they neglected the opportunities of making themselves acquainted with TRUTH. The infidel will be condemned, not because he was an infidel, but because he did not take advantage of the means God has placed within his reach to enable him to become a Christian. . . .
        God loves the sinless angels, who do His service and are obedient to all His commands; but He does not give them GRACE; they have never NEEDED it, for they have never sinned. GRACE is an attribute shown to undeserving human beings. We did not seek after it; it was sent in search of us. God rejoices to bestow GRACE upon all who hunger and thirst for it, not because we are worthy, but because we are unworthy. Our NEED is the qualification which gives us the assurance that we shall receive the gift." --- TM 90:1-2, 182:2-3, 187:2, 409:3-410:1, 437:2, 519:3, "Communication Of Light," "Improvement In The Work," "The Lord Is Soon Coming," "Elevate the Standard," "The fatal Choice," "Why Condemned," The Victorious Like." Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. . . their whole life being a lie." --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the father of lies; the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, of witchcraft and demon worship, and/or of disguised Satan worship; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. . . their whole life being a lie." --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894.

        "Thou shalt not bear false witness [i.e., a lie; a fraud or a direct falsehood grossly deceiving; the hidden things of dishonesty; the intentional suppression of truth, by which injury may result to others; darkness; the falsehood of idolatry; spiritualism; heathenism; and/or Satan-aiding or lukewarm Laodiceanism] against thy neighbour." --- Exodus 20:16. Bracketed note supplied.

        "4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." --- 1 John 3:4.

        "6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness [i.e., please remember above], we lie, and do not the TRUTH." --- 1 John 1:6.

        "9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not , but do lie [i.e., and/or behold, I will make of them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are the true people of God, and/or the true church, and/or the remnant, and are not, but do lie]. . . ." --- Revelation 3:9. Bracketed note supplied.

        "4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these. . .
        15 . . . . thou makest this people to trust in a lie." --- Jeremiah 7:4; 28:15.

        "For He said, Surely they are My people [i.e., surely they are My true people], children that will not lie: so He was their Saviour." --- Isaiah 63:8. Bracketed note supplied.

        "13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies . . . ." --- Zephaniah 3:13.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness, imagining themselves to be rich and increased with goods and in NEED of nothing, when they NEED daily to learn of Jesus, His meekness and lowliness, else they find themselves bankrupt, their whole life being a lie [i.e., and/or their whole life being a false witness, or darkness, or a fraud, or a falsehood grossly deceiving, or the hidden things of dishonesty, or the falsehood of idolatry, or spiritualism, or heathenism, or Laodiceanism against their neighbor; and/or their whole life being will-worship, or gods or idols worship, or heathenism, or spiritualism, or witchcraft and demon worship, or Satan worship, or part of Satan’s on-going, later times, counterfeit revival of heathenism and of much more; and/or their whole life being the spiritualistic, heathen, worse than dead, will-worshiping, gods or idols worshiping, witchcraft and demon worshiping, Satan worshiping, Satan-aiding or lukewarm, Laodicean, and lying rank of the heathen or lying synagogue of Satan, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God]." --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894. Bracketed note supplied.

        "I wish to plead with our brethren who shall assemble at the General Conference to heed the message given to the Laodiceans. What a condition of blindness is theirs! This subject has been brought to your notice again and again, but your dissatisfaction with your spiritual condition has not been deep and painful enough to work reform. 'Thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have NEED of nothing; and knowest not [i.e., this 'knowest not' condition is a 'willfully ignorant' condition, as seen in 7BC 963; or MS 138, 1902] that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. ' [Revelation 3:17.] The guilt of self-deception is upon our churches. The religious life of many is a lie [i.e., and/or the religious life of many is a false witness, or darkness, or a fraud, or a falsehood grossly deceiving, or the hidden things of dishonesty, or the falsehood of idolatry, or spiritualism, or heathenism, or Laodiceanism against their neighbor; and/or the religious life of many is will-worship, or gods or idols worship, or heathenism, or spiritualism, or witchcraft and demon worship, or Satan worship, or part of Satan’s on-going, later times, counterfeit revival of heathenism and of much more; and/or the religious life of many is the spiritualistic, heathen, worse than dead, will-worshiping, gods or idols worshiping, witchcraft and demon worshiping, Satan worshiping, Satan-aiding or lukewarm, Laodicean, and lying rank of the heathen or lying synagogue of Satan, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God] . . .
        But why is it that those who claim to believe the TRUTH are not doers of the Word? Why is so little said upon these subjects which mean so much to every church and to every individual member? Think you that Heaven does not look with amazement upon those who profess to be children of God, yet who pass on inattentive, careless, disregarding the plainest Words of TRUTH enjoined upon them? Is it not time for us to consider that we must live by every Word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God?
        There are many in the ministry who have no love for God or for their fellow men. They are asleep; and, while they sleep, Satan [i.e., the enemy] is sowing his tares. The flock of God is in NEED of help from Heaven, and the sheep and lambs are perishing for food. But let those who would have a deep and living experience in the things of God cease to depend upon men, even upon their own pastors and teachers, and put their trust wholly in God, using their God-given ability to His glory [i.e., and/or to His honor]. Christ is to be lifted up before the people; for by beholding Him we are to become changed to His image. Jesus says, ‘Without Me ye can do nothing.’ [John 15:5.] He has made ample atonement, and he who lays hold upon Christ by faith has peace with God. The Holy Spirit purifies the heart, presenting God in new and enduring views as our Heavenly Father.
        Oh, that evil may be turned out of our hearts! Oh, that the soul may be thoroughly cleansed! Oh, that the love of God may abide in the soul as a living principle! Cultivate love for Jesus, love for those who believe in Him, and love for the wandering and perishing. We must have the love which is of Heavenly birth, and nourish it as a Heavenly plant. Stubbornness, which prevails to a fearful extent, must be broken up. . . .
        Will the people of God heed the Voice of warning, and cultivate love? Will they lay aside their suspicions and jealousies? They cannot do this unless they fall all broken before God. Many have made, and are still making, great blunders. They love their own way [i.e., please see that this loving their ‘own way’ is exactly the same thing as the ‘worship of their ideas of opinion,’ as seen in the second Heaven-sent quote below] so well that they will not surrender to God's way. Many have been convinced that they have grieved the Spirit of God by their resistance of light, but they hated to die to self [i.e., thus, this is the ‘self-worship’ of the ‘Laodicean church’ or of the ‘enemy’ ‘aiding’ ‘lukewarm,’ as may be seen in 20MR 90-91, or Letter 264, 1903; 7BC 962:2:2, or MS 61, 1898; and 4T 87:2 - - therefore, beware of impenitent, openly heathen, worse than dead, Satan-aiding or lukewarm Laodiceans in a professing Christian guise and in a professing Seventh-day Adventist, because they predictably ever bear false witness regarding their many, many, many forms of false worship], and deferred to do the work of humbling their hearts and confessing their sins. They would not acknowledge that the reproof was sent of God, or the instruction was from Heaven, until every shadow of uncertainty was removed. They did not walk out into the light. They hoped to get out of difficulty in some easier way than by confession of sin, and Satan [i.e., the enemy] has kept hold of them, and tempted them, and they have had but feeble strength to resist him.
        Evidence has been piled upon evidence, but they have been unwilling to acknowledge it. By their stubborn attitude they have revealed the soul malady [i.e., soul disease] that was upon them, for no evidence could satisfy them. Doubt, unbelief, prejudice, and stubbornness, killed all love from their souls. They demanded perfect assurance, but this is not compatible with faith. Faith rests not on certainty, but upon evidence. Demonstration is not faith." --- 16MR 108, 110-112, "The Need for Love in the Church, and An Appeal to Heed the Message to the Laodiceans;" or Letter 19d, 1892. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "During the meetings at Orebro I was urged by the Spirit of the Lord to present His law as the great standard of righteousness and to warn our people against the modern, counterfeit sanctification which has its origin in will-worship [i.e., thus, please remember ‘unwilling,’ discussed above, and see the ‘will’ discussed below] rather than in submission to the will of God." --- FW 51:1, "A Warning Against Counterfeit Sanctification," or RH October 5, 1886. Bracketed note supplied.

        "‘The Lord has seen our backslidings, and He has a controversy with His people.’ Their pride, selfishness, their opening of the mind to doubt and unbelief, are manifest in His sight and grieve His heart of love. Many gather darkness [i.e., and/or thus many gather ‘heathenism,’ as seen in 7BC 970:1:7, or Letter 121, 1903; AA 248:4-249:1; and ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50:1:4] about their souls as a garment, and virtually say, We want not a knowledge of Thy way, O God; we choose our own way [i.e., thus, also, remember the second quote above, and see that this choosing or loving their ‘own way,’ but not God’s way, amounts to the ‘worship of their ideas of opinion,’ as seen later below in this same quote]. These are the things which separate the soul from God. There is in the soul of man an obstacle which he holds there with stubborn persistency, and which interposes between his soul and God. It is unbelief. God gives sufficient evidence, but man [i.e., to include heathen and Laodicean man in a professing Christian guise and in a professing Seventh-day Adventist guise] with his unsanctified will [i.e., thus, remember ‘will-worship’ from FW 51:1] refuses to receive evidence unless it comes in his own way, to favor his own ideas. With a spirit of bravado he cries, ‘Proof, proof, is what we want,’ and turns away from the evidence that God gives. He talks doubt, unbelief, sowing the seeds of evil, which will spring up and yield their harvest. He is separating his soul farther and farther from God.
        Why is it that men do not believe upon sufficient evidence - because they do not want to be convinced. They have no disposition to give up their own will for God's will [i.e., thus, again, please remember ‘will-worship’ from FW 51:1]. They are [not] willing to acknowledge that they have cherished sinful unbelief in resisting the light of God has given them. They have been hunting for doubts, for pegs upon which to hang their unbelief. They have been willing to accept testimony which is weak and insufficient, testimony which God has not given them in His Word, but which pleases them because it agrees with their ideas and is in harmony with their disposition and will. These souls are in great peril. If they will bow their proud wills and put it on God's side of the question, if they will, with humble, contrite hearts, seek for light, believing that there is light for them, then they will see the light because the eye is single to discern the light which comes from God. They will acknowledge the evidence of divine authority. Spiritual TRUTHS will shine forth from the divine page. But the heart must be open for the reception of light, for Satan [i.e., the enemy] is ever ready to obscure the precious TRUTH which would make them wise unto salvation. If any do not receive it, it will forever remain a mystery of mysteries to them.
        We should earnestly seek to know and appreciate the TRUTH, that we may present it to others as it is in Jesus. We NEED to have a correct estimate of the value of our own souls; then we would not be as reckless in regard to our course of action as at present. We would seek most earnestly to know God's way; and we would work in an opposite direction from selfishness, and our constant prayer would be that we might have the mind of Christ, that we might be molded and fashioned after His likeness. It is in looking to Jesus and beholding His loveliness, having our eyes steadfastly fixed upon Him, that we become changed into his image. He will give GRACE to all who keep His way and do His will [i.e., thus, again, please remember people are either in ‘submission’ to the ‘will of God;’ or, else, they are in ‘will-worship’ like the will-worshiping, worldly, ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ Satan-aiding or enemy aiding or ‘lukewarm Laodiceans,’ as we have seen in FW 51:1; in 7BC 959:2:1, or RH August 20, 1901; in 4T 87:2; and in ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50 :1:4] and walk in TRUTH. But those who love their own way, who worship their ideas of opinion and do not love God [i.e., thus, see the first and third Heaven-sent quotes below] and obey His word, will continue to walk in darkness [i.e., and/or will continue to walk in ‘heathenism’ and/or in open ‘idolatry,’ as the ‘vain’ worshiping, impenitent, openly idolatrous, openly ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ Satan-aiding or ‘lukewarm Laodiceans,’ who ‘dishonor God far more than the avowed unbeliever,’ who ‘attempt to represent the Eternal One by material objects’ or by forbidden images and likenesses, and who will thus ‘meet with bitter disappointment in the day of God,’ as plainly seen in 7BC 970:1:2, or Letter 164, 1909; 4T 87:2; 7BC 970:1:7, or Letter 121, 1903; AA 248:4-249:1; ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50; Psalms 115:2-8; 135:15-18; 1 Chronicles 16:26; Matthew 15:9; PP 305:4-306:1, 336:2; and Revelation 22:14-15]. Oh, how terrible is unbelief! As well let light be poured upon the blind as to present TRUTH to these souls; the one cannot see; the other will not see.
        . . . . Mercy and TRUTH and the love of God are promised to the contrite soul. The displeasure and Judgments of God are against those who persist in walking in their own ways, loving self [i.e., please see the ‘love of self’ and thus see ‘self-worship’ and the ‘love of Christ,’ and see more discussed in the next three Heaven-sent quotes below], loving the praise of men. They will certainly be swept into the Satanic delusions [i.e., thus, we will discuss just such a ‘Satanic delusion’ more exactly and precisely a little later in this study from ST May 19, 1881, or 1ST 227:3:2] because they receive not the love of the TRUTH. Because the Lord has in former days blessed the honored them, they flatter that they are chosen and TRUE, and do not NEED warning, instruction, and reproof. The True Witness says, ‘As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore and repent!’ [Revelation 3:19.] The professed people of God have the charge against them. ‘Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of its place [i.e., out of His place], unless thou repent.’ [Revelation 2:4-5.]." --- PC 337-339, "Camp Meeting Appeal," written on August 1, 1891. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "15 If ye love Me, keep My commandments." -- John 14:15.

        "Let every one pray earnestly to God for complete victory over self-indulgence and self-worship." --- 20MR 91, "A Call to Self-denial;" or Letter 264, 1903.

        "Love of self excludes [i.e., rejects; refuses to admit] the love of Christ. Those who live for self are ranged under the head of the Laodicean church who are lukewarm [i.e., who are aiding Satan or ‘aiding the enemy,’ which is exactly what the term, ‘lukewarm,’ in reality means, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in 4T 87:2], neither cold nor hot. The ardor of the first love has lapsed into a selfish egotism. The love of Christ in the heart is expressed in the actions. If love for Christ is dull, the love for those for whom Christ has died will degenerate. There may be a wonderful appearance for zeal and ceremonies, but this is the substance of their self-inflated religion. Christ represents them as nauseating to His taste. [Revelation 3:17-18 quoted.]. . . .
        The great mass of professing Christians will meet with bitter disappointment in the day of God. They have not upon their foreheads the seal of the living God. Lukewarm and halfhearted, they dishonor God far more than the avowed unbeliever. They grope in darkness [i.e., thus, please see this ‘darkness’ of ‘heathenism’ discussed below] . . . ." --- 7BC 962:2:2, or MS 61. 1898; and 7BC 970:1:7, or Letter 121, 1903. Bracketed notes supplied.

        ". . . . groping in the darkness of heathenism . . . ." --- AA 248:4-249:1, "Corinth," written in 1911.

        "The light of God in nature is shining continually into the darkness of heathenism, but many who see this light do not glorify [i.e., do not honor] the Lord as God. They do not permit reason to lead them to acknowledge their Creator. They refuse the Lord, and set up senseless idols to adore. They make images which represent God . . . ." --- ST August 12, 1889, "The Gospel for Both Jews and Gentiles;" or 2ST 311. Bracketed note supplied.

        "To make an image of God dishonors Him." --- 2SAT 184, "The Giving of the Law;" or MS 126, December 10, 1901.

        "The . . . heathen . . . dishonor Him . . . ." --- 5T 196:2, "Shall We Consult Spiritualist Physicians," written in 1882; and, thus, part of the great "light of 1882" by which "the church" will be "found wanting" by God, as clearly explained and forewarned by God in Daniel 3:18; 5:4, 23-27; 5T 83:4-84:1, 217:2, written in 1882; 8T 247:2, 249:2-250:1, written in 1903; and Revelation 3:14-19; 21:7-10, 27; 22:14-15.

        "Many heathen . . . attempt to represent the Eternal One by material objects . . . ." --- PP 306:1, "The Law Given to Israel," written in 1890.

        "God had given no manner of similitude of Himself, and He had PROHIBITED any material representation for such a purpose." --- PP 316:1, "Idolatry at Sinai," written in 1890.

        "During the meetings at Orebro I was urged by the Spirit of the Lord to present His law as the great standard of righteousness and to warn our people against the modern, counterfeit sanctification which has its origin in will-worship rather than in submission to the will of God." --- FW 51:1, "A Warning Against Counterfeit Sanctification," or RH October 5, 1886.

        "God had given no manner of similitude of Himself, and He had PROHIBITED any material representation for such a purpose." --- PP 316:1, "Idolatry at Sinai," written in 1890.

        "To make an image of God dishonors Him." --- 2SAT 184, "The Giving of the Law;" or MS 126, December 10, 1901.

        "The . . . heathen . . . dishonor Him . . . ." --- 5T 196:2, "Shall We Consult Spiritualist Physicians," written in 1882; and, thus, part of the great "light of 1882" by which "the church" will be "found wanting" by God, as clearly explained and forewarned by God in Daniel 3:18; 5:4, 23-27; 5T 83:4-84:1, 217:2, written in 1882; 8T 247:2, 249:2-250:1, written in 1903; and Revelation 3:14-19; 21:7-10, 27; 22:14-15.

        "It is essential to our eternal well-being to know more of God; for love to God depends on a conception of His goodness. His excellence, and a knowledge of His will. It requires an appreciation of His character. His law is the transcript of His character, and this law He calls upon us to obey. . . .
        Those who claim to be the children of God, and yet do not obey His commands, who are hearers but not doers of the Word, are regarded by the Lord as bankers regard fraudulent bank-notes. They are not genuine. They claim the name of Christian, but in reality they are heathen. To those who do not practise it, the Word of God is a dead letter. Christ says of such, ‘I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of My mouth.’ [Revelation 3:15b-16.] If they realized that they were sinners, He could plead in their behalf, and the Lord would arouse them by His Holy Spirit [i.e., by His power; by His true Latter Rain]. But He can not present them to the Father; for they are worse than dead in trespasses and sins. They hear the Word, but make no application of it to themselves. Instead, they apply the Word to their neighbors. God can be no power to lukewarm Laodiceans." --- ST August 2, 1899, "The Two Great Principles of the Law;" or 4ST 49, 50. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "11 . . . . the gods . . . of the heathen . . . ." --- Zephaniah 2:11.

        "15 . . . . the idols of the heathen . . . ." --- Psalms 135:15.

        "26 . . . . all the gods of the people are idols . . . ." --- 1 Chronicles 16:26.

        ". . . . the falsehood [i.e., the lie] of idolatry." --- 1BC 1108:1:1, "Service of Altar Restored;" or MS 58, 1900. Bracketed note supplied.

        "6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness [i.e., please remember above], we lie, and do not the TRUTH." --- 1 John 1:6.

        "On the lips . . . most precious TRUTH was turned into a lie. The policy . . . was based on a principle borrowed from heathenism." --- DA 540:3, "Priestly Plottings," written in 1898.

        "9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not , but do lie [i.e., and/or behold, I will make of them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are the true people of God, and/or the true church, and/or the remnant, and are not, but do lie]. . . ." --- Revelation 3:9. Bracketed note supplied.

        "4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these. . . .
        15 . . . . thou makest this people to trust in a lie." --- Jeremiah 7:4; 28:15.

        "For He said, Surely they are My people [i.e., surely they are My true people], children that will not lie: so He was their Saviour." --- Isaiah 63:8. Bracketed note supplied.

        "13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies . . . ." --- Zephaniah 3:13.

        "Many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception. They clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness, imagining themselves to be rich and increased with goods and in NEED of nothing, when they NEED daily to learn of Jesus, His meekness and lowliness, else they find themselves bankrupt, their whole life being a lie [i.e., and/or their whole life being a false witness, or darkness, or a fraud, or a falsehood grossly deceiving, or the hidden things of dishonesty, or the falsehood of idolatry, or spiritualism, or heathenism, or Laodiceanism against their neighbor; and/or their whole life being will-worship, or gods or idols worship, or heathenism, or spiritualism, or witchcraft and demon worship, or Satan worship, or part of Satan’s on-going, later times, counterfeit revival of heathenism and of much more; and/or their whole life being the spiritualistic, heathen, worse than dead, will-worshiping, worshiping their own ideas of opinion while predictably rejecting the Heaven-sent and plain Words of God, gods or idols worshiping, witchcraft and demon worshiping, Satan worshiping, Satan-aiding or lukewarm, Laodicean, and lying rank of the heathen or lying synagogue of Satan, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God]." --- 7BC 962:2:1, "Bankrupt!;" or Letter 66, 1894. Bracketed note supplied.

        "I wish to plead with our brethren who shall assemble at the General Conference to heed the message given to the Laodiceans. What a condition of blindness is theirs! This subject has been brought to your notice again and again, but your dissatisfaction with your spiritual condition has not been deep and painful enough to work reform. 'Thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have NEED of nothing; and knowest not [i.e., please remember that this 'knowest not' condition is a 'willfully ignorant' condition, as seen in 7BC 963; or MS 138, 1902] that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. ' [Revelation 3:17.] The guilt of self-deception is upon our churches. The religious life of many is a lie [i.e., and/or the religious life of many is a false witness, or darkness, or a fraud, or a falsehood grossly deceiving, or the hidden things of dishonesty, or the falsehood of idolatry, or spiritualism, or heathenism, or Laodiceanism against their neighbor; and/or the religious life of many is will-worship, or gods or idols worship, or heathenism, or spiritualism, or witchcraft and demon worship, or Satan worship, or part of Satan’s on-going, later times, counterfeit revival of heathenism and of much more; and/or the religious life of many is the spiritualistic, heathen, worse than dead, will-worshiping, worshiping their own ideas of opinion while predictably rejecting the Heaven-sent and plain Words of God, gods or idols worshiping, witchcraft and demon worshiping, Satan worshiping, Satan-aiding or lukewarm, Laodicean, and lying rank of the heathen or lying synagogue of Satan, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God] . . .
        But why is it that those who claim to believe the TRUTH are not doers of the Word? Why is so little said upon these subjects which mean so much to every church and to every individual member? Think you that Heaven does not look with amazement upon those who profess to be children of God, yet who pass on inattentive, careless, disregarding the plainest Words of TRUTH enjoined upon them? Is it not time for us to consider that we must live by every Word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God?
        There are many in the ministry who have no love for God or for their fellow men. They are asleep; and, while they sleep, Satan [i.e., the enemy] is sowing his tares. The flock of God is in NEED of help from Heaven, and the sheep and lambs are perishing for food. But let those who would have a deep and living experience in the things of God cease to depend upon men, even upon their own pastors and teachers, and put their trust wholly in God, using their God-given ability to His glory [i.e., and/or to His honor]. Christ is to be lifted up before the people; for by beholding Him we are to become changed to His image. Jesus says, ‘Without Me ye can do nothing.’ [John 15:5.] He has made ample atonement, and he who lays hold upon Christ by faith has peace with God. The Holy Spirit purifies the heart, presenting God in new and enduring views as our Heavenly Father.
        Oh, that evil may be turned out of our hearts! Oh, that the soul may be thoroughly cleansed! Oh, that the love of God may abide in the soul as a living principle! Cultivate love for Jesus, love for those who believe in Him, and love for the wandering and perishing. We must have the love which is of Heavenly birth, and nourish it as a Heavenly plant. Stubbornness, which prevails to a fearful extent, must be broken up. . . .
        Will the people of God heed the Voice of warning, and cultivate love? Will they lay aside their suspicions and jealousies? They cannot do this unless they fall all broken before God. Many have made, and are still making, great blunders. They love their own way [i.e., please see that this loving their ‘own way’ is exactly the same thing as the ‘worship of their ideas of opinion,’ as seen in the second Heaven-sent quote below] so well that they will not surrender to God's way. Many have been convinced that they have grieved the Spirit of God by their resistance of light, but they hated to die to self [i.e., thus, again, this is the ‘self-worship’ of the ‘Laodicean church’ or of the Satan-aiding ‘lukewarm,’ as we have already seen in 20MR 90-91, or Letter 264, 1903; and in 7BC 962:2:2, or MS 61, 1898 - - therefore, again, please beware of the great mass of impenitent, lost, openly heathen, worse than dead, Satan-aiding or lukewarm Laodiceans in a professing Christian guise and in a professing Seventh-day Adventist, because they predictably ever bear false witness regarding their many, many, many forms of false worship, and because they have no shame -- absolutely none], and deferred to do the work of humbling their hearts and confessing their sins. They would not acknowledge that the reproof was sent of God, or the instruction was from Heaven, until every shadow of uncertainty was removed. They did not walk out into the light. They hoped to get out of difficulty in some easier way than by confession of sin, and Satan [i.e., the enemy] has kept hold of them, and tempted them, and they have had but feeble strength to resist him.
        Evidence has been piled upon evidence, but they have been unwilling to acknowledge it. By their stubborn attitude they have revealed the soul malady [i.e., soul disease] that was upon them, for no evidence could satisfy them. Doubt, unbelief, prejudice, and stubbornness, killed all love from their souls. They demanded perfect assurance, but this is not compatible with faith. Faith rests not on certainty, but upon evidence. Demonstration is not faith." --- 16MR 108, 110-112, "The Need for Love in the Church, and An Appeal to Heed the Message to the Laodiceans;" or Letter 19d, 1892. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "God will not condemn any at the Judgment because they honestly believed a lie [i.e., and/or because they honestly believed in darkness; and/or because they honestly believed in the lying synagogue of Satan; and/or because they honestly believed in heathenism; and/or honestly believed in Laodiceanism], or conscientiously cherished error; but it will be because they neglected the opportunities of making themselves acquainted with TRUTH. The infidel [i.e., thus, please see the Babylonian church of ‘Rome’ whose ‘work’ results in making the ‘masses’ ‘heathen’ and ‘infidels;’ and, then, please see the Satan-aiding or lukewarm church of the ‘Laodiceans’ whose ‘work’ results in making a ‘great mass’ of ‘heathen’ and ‘worse than infidels,’ as plainly revealed in the next fourteen Heaven-sent quotes and more below] will be condemned, not because he was an infidel , but because he did not take advantage of the means God has placed within his reach to enable him to become a Christian." --- TM 437:2, "Why Condemned." Bracketed notes supplied.

        "'Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel [i.e., please remember the ‘infidel’ discussed just above; and please see below]?' [2 Corinthians 6:14, 15.] What can there be in common between these parties? There can be no fellowship, no communion.
        The word 'fellowship ' means participation, partnership. God employs the strongest figures to show that there should be no union between worldly parties and those who are seeking the righteousness of Christ. What communion can there be between light and darkness, TRUTH and unrighteousness? None whatever. Light represents righteousness; darkness, unrighteousness. Christians [i.e., not lost, fraudulently impenitent, openly ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ ‘Satan’ ‘aiding’ or ‘lukewarm Laodiceans,’ who predictably receive Satan’s ‘arts and devices,’ ‘as from Heaven,’ who are thus involved in promoting, excusing, and cloaking over their ‘Satan’ ‘worship,’ and who are therefore obviously also ‘fraudulent’ or ‘not genuine’ ‘Christians,’ just as we have already plainly seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50; 4T 87:2; and 1T 296:2-297:1; - - but, here inspiration is speaking of the fact that humble and genuinely penitent Christians] have come out of darkness into the light. . . .
        The question may be asked, Are we to have no union whatever with the world? The Word of the Lord is to be our guide. Any connection with infidels [i.e., thus, please remember ‘infidel’ and infidels’ discussed in the present quote together with the previous Heaven-sent quote above; and please see below] and unbelievers that would identify us with them, is FORBIDDEN by the Word. We are to come out from among them, and be separate. In no case are we to link ourselves with them in their plans of work. But we are not to live reclusive lives. We are to do worldlings all the good we possibly can." --- 1915 GW 392:3-393:1, 394:2, "Our Attitude In Regard To Politics," "Be Ye Separate;" or MS June 16, 1899. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel [i.e., thus, please remember 'infidel' and 'infidels,' as just discussed from TM 437:2, and from 1915 GW 392:3-393:1, 394:2, cited above, and please see below]?" --- 2 Corinthians 6:14-15. Bracketed note supplied.

        "By working upon the jealousy of the kings and the ruling classes, Rome had influenced them to keep the people in bondage, well knowing that the state would thus be weakened, and purposing by this means to fasten both rulers and people in her thrall. With farsighted policy she perceived that in order to enslave men effectually, the shackles must be bound upon their souls; that the surest way to prevent them from escaping their bondage was to render them incapable of freedom. A thousandfold more terrible than the physical suffering which resulted from her policy, was the moral degradation. Deprived of the Bible, and abandoned to the teachings of bigotry and selfishness, the people were shrouded in ignorance and superstition, and sunken in vice, so that they were wholly unfitted for self -government.
        But the outworking of all this was widely different from what Rome had purposed. Instead of holding the masses in a blind submission to her dogmas, her work resulted in making them infidels [i.e., thus, please remember 'infidels' discussed in the previous three Heaven-sent quotes above, and see those who are 'worse than infidels' plainly identified by the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in the fourth and fifth Heaven-sent quotes and more below] . . . The only god [i.e., see below] they knew was the god of Rome; her teaching was their only religion." --- GC 281:2-3, "The Bible and the French Revolution," written in 1911. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "11 . . . . the gods . . . of the heathen . . . ." --- Zephaniah 2:11.

        ". . . . the falsehood [i.e., and/or the lie] of idolatry. " --- 1BC 1108:1:1; or MS 58, 1900. Bracketed note supplied.

        "God will not condemn any at the Judgment because they honestly believed a lie [i.e., and/or because they believed the 'lie,' or the 'falsehood of idolatry,' or the ‘false paths’ of ‘infidels,’ as discussed in this present quote together with the six previous Heaven-sent quotes and more above], or conscientiously cherished error; but it will be because they neglected the opportunities of making themselves acquainted with TRUTH. The infidel [i.e., thus, please remember the idolatrous or 'heathen' 'infidel' and the 'heathen' 'infidels' of ‘Rome’ and their 'heathen' 'gods,' as discussed in the previous six Heaven-sent quotes above, and please see those who are actually 'worse than infidels,' as discussed in the next two Heaven-sent quotes and more below to the end of this letter] will be condemned, not because he was an infidel, but because he did not take advantage of the means God has placed within his reach to enable him to become a Christian." --- TM 437:2, "Elevate the Standard." Bracketed notes supplied.

        "8 But if any provide not for his own , and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel [i.e., thus, please remember the idolatrous or 'heathen' infidel' and the 'heathen' 'infidels' of ‘Rome’ and their 'heathen' 'gods,' as discussed in the previous seven Heaven-sent quotes above, and please see the ‘Laodicean church’ of those who are actually 'worse than infidels,' as discussed in the very next Heaven-sent quote below]. " --- 1 Timothy 5:8. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Halfhearted Christians are worse than infidels; for their deceptive words and noncommittal position lead many astray. The infidel shows his colors. The lukewarm Christian deceives both parties. He is neither a good worldling nor a good Christian. Satan uses him to do a work that no one else can do.
        There are those who, though professedly serving God, are witnessing against Him [i.e., thus, they are bearing ‘false witness’ or shamelessly transgressing God’s ninth commandment against Him]. To them the message to the Laodicean church is given. Christ says to them, ‘I know thy works [i.e., thy spiritualistic or heathen, worse than dead, worse than infidels or halfhearted, vain worshiping, worshiping their own ideas of opinion while rejecting the Heaven-sent and plain Words of God, self-worshiping, will-worshiping or modern and counterfeit sanctification promoting, gods or idols worshiping, witchcraft and demon worshiping, Satan worshiping, Satan-aiding or lukewarm, Laodicean, merely professing Christian, and merely professing Seventh-day Adventist works], that thou art neither cold nor hot.’ [Revelation 3:15.] When the avenging angel shall pass through the land, Christ cannot say of them, ‘Touch them not. I have graven them upon the palms of My hands.’ No; of these halfhearted ones He says [i.e., and/or no; of these halfhearted or worse than infidel ones He says], ‘I will spew them out of My mouth. [Revelation 3:16.] They are offensive to Me.’
        To those who do not practice it, the Word of God is a dead letter. Christ says of such, ‘I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm [i.e., and/or because thou art aiding Satan or ‘aiding the enemy,’ which is precisely what the often misused and wickedly down-played term, ‘lukewarm,’ in reality means, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in 4T 87:2], and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth.’ [Revelation 3:15b-16.] He cannot present their case to the Father. If they realized that they were sinners, He could plead in their behalf, and the Lord would arouse them by His Holy Spirit [i.e., by His power; by His true Latter Rain]. But they are worse than dead in trespasses and sins. They hear the Word, but make no application of it to themselves; instead, they apply the Word spoken to their neighbors. . . .
        There is hope for our churches if they will heed the message given to the Laodiceans. . . .
        The Israelites placed over their doors a signature of blood, to show that they were God's property. So, the children of God, in this age, will bear the signature God has appointed. They will place themselves in harmony with God's holy law. A mark [i.e., mark and/or seal of the living God] is placed upon every one of God's people just as verily as a mark was placed over the doors of the Hebrew dwellings, to preserve the people from the general ruin. God declares, ‘I gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.’ [Ezekiel 20:12.]. . . .
        . . . . In a little while, every one who is a child of God will have His seal placed upon him. O that it may be placed upon our foreheads! Who can endure the thought of being passed by when the angel goes forth to seal the servants of God in their foreheads?
        Only those who receive the seal of the living God will have the passport through the gates of the Holy City. But there are many who take upon themselves responsibilities in connection with the work of God who are not wholehearted believers, and while they remain thus cannot receive the seal of the living God. They trust in their own righteousness [i.e., thus, please remember: 'many are Laodiceans, living in a spiritual self-deception,' and 'they clothe themselves in the garments of their own righteousness . . . their whole life being a lie,' and/or ‘their whole life being’ 'heathenism,' just as we have already seen earlier from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in 7BC 962:2:1; or Letter 66, 1894; and DA 540:3], which the Lord accounts as foolishness.
        Those who would have the seal of God in their foreheads must keep the Sabbath of the fourth commandment. This is what distinguishes them from the disloyal, who have accepted a man-made institution in the place of the true Sabbath. The observance of God's rest day is the mark of distinction between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not. . . .
        Many will not receive the seal of God because they do not keep His commandments or bear the fruits of righteousness.
        The great mass of professing Christians will meet with bitter disappointment in the day of God. They have not upon their foreheads the seal of the living God. Lukewarm and halfhearted, they dishonor God far more than the avowed unbeliever. They grope in darkness [i.e., thus, please see this ‘darkness;’ or see this ‘heathenism;’ or see this ‘lie;’ or, just one more time, see the openly ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ ‘lukewarm Laodiceans,’ who sometimes come only 'half converted from paganism' or from 'heathenism,' and who are also understandably therefore further defined by God as being ‘fraudulent’ or ‘not genuine’ ‘Christians,’ as these matters and much more are discussed in the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in the inspired quotes, just below, to the end] . . . . " --- 7BC 963:2:4-5, or Letter 44, 1903; 7BC 963:2:6, or MS 163a, 1898; 7BC 966:2:4, or MS 139, 1903; 7BC 968-969, or RH February 6, 1900; 7BC 969-970, or RH May 28, 1889; 7BC 970:1:2, or Letter 164, 1909; 7BC 970:1:3, or MS 27, 1899; 7BC 970:1:6, or Letter 76, 1900; and 7BC 970:1:7, or Letter 121, 1903. Bracketed notes supplied.

        ". . . . groping in the darkness of heathenism . . . ." --- AA 248:4-249:1, "Corinth," written in 1911.

        "6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the TRUTH:" --- 1 John 1:6.

        "But there is no union between the Prince of light and the prince of darkness, and there can be no union between their followers. When Christians consented to unite with those who were but half converted from paganism [i.e., and/or half converted from heathenism], they entered upon a path which led further and further from the TRUTH." --- GC 45:1, "Persecution in the First Centuries," written in 1911. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "The light of God in nature is shining continually into the darkness of heathenism [i.e., please remember the 'darkness of heathenism' and its 'Laodicean' 'lie,' as discussed in the previous four Heaven-sent quotes and more, just above], but many who see this light do not glorify [i.e., do not honor] the Lord as God. They do not permit reason to lead them to acknowledge their Creator. They refuse the Lord, and set up senseless idols [i.e., and/or set up senseless 'gods,' according to 1 Chronicles 16:26] to adore. They make images which represent God . . . ." --- ST August 12, 1889, "The Gospel for Both Jews and Gentiles;" or 2ST 311. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "To make an image of God dishonors Him." --- 2SAT 184, "The Giving of the Law;" or MS 126, December 10, 1901.

        "The . . . heathen . . . dishonor Him . . . ." --- 5T 196:2, "Shall We Consult Spiritualist Physicians," written in 1882; and, thus, part of the great "light of 1882" by which "the church" will be "found wanting" by God, as clearly explained and forewarned by God in Daniel 3:18; 5:4, 23-27; in 5T 83:3-84:1, 217:2, written in 1882 [i.e., see also 2 Timothy 3:1-8, written in the autumn of A.D. 66; 4SP 337:1-339:3, written in 1884; ST November 7, 1895, or 3ST 251; ST December 5, 1895, or 3ST 257; ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50:1:3-4; Ezekiel 20:17; Exodus 12:12; 1 Chronicles 16:26; PP 336:2; Matthew 15:9; PP 305:4-306:1]; in 8T 247:2, 249:2-250:1, written in 1903; and in Revelation 3:14-19; 21:7-10, 27; 22:14-15.

        "Those who claim to be the children of God, and yet do not obey His commands, who are hearers but not doers of the Word, are regarded by the Lord as bankers regard fraudulent bank-notes. They are not genuine. They claim the name of Christian, but in reality they are heathen. To those who do not practise it, the Word of God is a dead letter. Christ says of such, ‘I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm [i.e., and/or because thou art aiding Satan or ‘aiding the enemy,’ which is exactly what the often misused and misrepresented term, ‘lukewarm,’ in reality means, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in 4T 87:2], and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of My mouth.’ [Revelation 3:15b-16.] If they realized that they were sinners, He could plead in their behalf, and the Lord would arouse them by His Holy Spirit [i.e., by His power; by His true Latter Rain]. But He can not present them to the Father; for they are worse than dead in trespasses and sins. They hear the Word, but make no application of it to themselves. Instead, they apply the Word to their neighbors. God can be no power to lukewarm Laodiceans." --- ST August 2, 1899, "The Two Great Principles of the Law;" or 4ST 50:1:4. Bracketed notes supplied.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the father of lies; the prince of darkness; the enemy of God and man; the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery. of witchcraft, of witchcraft and demon worship, of disguised Satan worship; and/or of rebellion against God] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Spiritualism [i.e., and/or a modernized form of ancient heathenism, which is the religion of Satan, which is the religion of Satan’s deceptive and heathen Babylonians followers, and which is the religion of Satan’s even more deceptive and heathen Laodicean followers] is a lie. It is founded on the great original lie, ‘Thou shalt not surely die.’ [Genesis 3:4.].
        Satan is Christ's personal enemy. He is the originator and leader of every species of rebellion [i.e., thus, please see ‘rebellion’ and more also discussed in the next four Heaven-sent quotes below] in Heaven and on earth." --- ST November 13, 1884, "Science Falsely So Called;" or 1ST 470. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "The message to the Laodicean church is applicable to our condition. How plainly is pictured the position of those who think they have all the TRUTH, who take pride in their knowledge of the Word of God, while its sanctifying power has not been felt in their lives.
        The True Witness says of a cold, lifeless, Christless church [i.e., thus, see also UL 315; or Letter 108, October 28, 1886], ‘I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth’ (Revelation 3:15, 16). . . Here is represented a people who pride themselves in their possession [i.e., a people who pride themselves in their Pharisaical, phylactery-like, physical possession] of spiritual knowledge and advantages. But they have not responded to the unmerited blessings that God has bestowed upon them. They have been full of rebellion [i.e., thus, please ‘rebellion’ discussed in the previous Heaven-sent quote above, and please see the next three Heaven-sent quotes and more below] . . . ." --- 1SM 357, "The Righteousness of Christ Presented as Old Truth in New Framework," "the Laodicean message;" or RH July 23, 1889. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft [i.e., and/or the sin of heathenism and/or open idolatry] . . . ." --- 1 Samuel 15:23. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "The first and second commandments spoken by Jehovah are precepts against idolatry. This sin if practiced, would lead men to great lengths in rebellion, and would result in the offering of human sacrifices. God would guard against the least approach to such abominations. The first four commandments were given to show men their duty to God; the last six, to show the duty of man to his fellow-man." --- ST May 6, 1880, "Giving of the Law;" or 1ST 154.

        "The Lord is soon to come. Wickedness and rebellion, violence and crime, are filling the world [i.e., thus, please see ‘the world,’ and/or the ‘mark of the beast,’ and/or ‘the church of the Laodiceans,’ and more discussed in the next two Heaven-sent quotes below]. The cries of the suffering and the oppressed rise to God for Justice. In the place of being softened by the patience and forbearance of God, the wicked are growing stronger in stubborn rebellion [i.e., thus, please remember ‘rebellion;’ the ‘sin of witchcraft’ or heathenism, or open idolatry; ‘the ‘Laodicean church;’ and/or the openly murderous or human being sacrificing, openly idolatrous, ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ Satan-aiding or ’lukewarm Laodiceans,’ and more discussed in the previous six Heaven-sent quotes above]. The time in which we live is one of marked depravity. Religious restraint is thrown off, and men reject the law of God as unworthy of their attention. A more than common contempt is placed upon this holy law." --- RH December 14, 1905, "A Time for Prevailing Prayer;" or 5RH 197. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Not all who profess to keep the Sabbath will be sealed. . . .
        What are you doing, brethren, in the great work of preparation? Those who are uniting with the world [i.e., please see above and below] are receiving the worldly mold and preparing for the mark of the beast. Those who are distrustful of self [i.e., thus, please see ‘self’ and more discussed in the next inspired quote below also], who are humbling themselves before God and purifying their souls by obeying the truth these are receiving the Heavenly mold and preparing for the seal of God [i.e., please see below] in their foreheads. When the decree goes forth and the stamp is impressed, their character will remain pure and spotless for eternity.
        Now is the time to prepare." --- 5T 213:3, 216:2-3, "The Seal of God," written in 1882; and, thus, part of the great "light of 1882" by which "the church" will be "found wanting" by God, as clearly explained and forewarned by God in Daniel 3:18; 5:4, 23-27; 5T 83:4-84:1, 217:2, written in 1882 (Exodus 12:12; Ezekiel 20:7; 1 Chronicles 16:26; ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50:1:4; Psalms 135:15-18; Zephaniah 2:11; 1 Chronicles 16:26; Matthew 15:9; PP 305:4-306:1, 336:2); 8T 247:2, 249:2-250:1, written in 1903; and Revelation 3:14-19; 21:7-10, 27; 22:14-15. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "The message to the church of the Laodiceans applies especially to the people of God today [i.e., to the professed people of God today]. It is a message to professing Christians who have become so much like the world [i.e., thus, please remember ‘the world,’ ‘the mark of the beast,’ and more discussed in the previous two Heaven-sent quotes above] that no difference can be seen. [Revelation 3:14-18 quoted.]. . . .
        Love of self excludes [i.e., rejects; refuses to admit] the love of Christ. Those who live for self are ranged under the head of the Laodicean church who are lukewarm [i.e., who are aiding Satan or ‘aiding the enemy,’ which is exactly what the term, ‘lukewarm,’ in reality means, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in 4T 87:2], neither cold nor hot. The ardor of the first love has lapsed into a selfish egotism. The love of Christ in the heart is expressed in the actions. If love for Christ is dull, the love for those for whom Christ has died will degenerate. There may be a wonderful appearance for zeal and ceremonies, but this is the substance of their self-inflated religion. Christ represents them as nauseating to His taste. [Revelation 3:17-18 quoted.]. . . .
        There is hope for our churches if they will heed the message given to the Laodiceans. . . .
        The Israelites placed over their doors a signature of blood, to show that they were God's property. So, the children of God, in this age, will bear the signature God has appointed. They will place themselves in harmony with God's holy law. A mark [i.e., mark and/or seal of the living God] is placed upon every one of God's people just as verily as a mark was placed over the doors of the Hebrew dwellings, to preserve the people from the general ruin. God declares, ‘I gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.’ [Ezekiel 20:12.]. . . .
        . . . . In a little while, every one who is a child of God will have His seal placed upon him. O that it may be placed upon our foreheads! Who can endure the thought of being passed by when the angel goes forth to seal the servants of God in their foreheads?
        Only those who receive the seal of the living God will have the passport through the gates of the Holy City. . . .
        Those who would have the seal of God in their foreheads must keep the Sabbath of the fourth commandment. This is what distinguishes them from the disloyal, who have accepted a man-made institution in the place of the true Sabbath. The observance of God's rest day is the mark of distinction between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not. . . .
        The great mass of professing Christians will meet with bitter disappointment in the day of God. They have not upon their foreheads the seal of the living God. Lukewarm and halfhearted, they dishonor God far more than the avowed unbeliever." --- 7BC 959:2:1, or RH August 20, 1903; 7BC 962:2:2, or MS 61, 1898; 7BC 966:2:4, or MS 139, 1903; 7BC 968-969, or RH February 6, 1900; 7BC 969-970, or RH May 28, 1889; 7BC 970:1:2, or Letter 164, 1909; 7BC 970:1:3, or MS 27, 1899; and 7BC 970:1:7, or Letter 121, 1903. Bracketed notes supplied.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, and/or of witchcraft and demon worship; the father of lies; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Satan [i.e., the enemy] is continually seeking to overcome the people of God by breaking down the barriers which separate them from the world. Ancient Israel were enticed into sin when they ventured into FORBIDDEN association with the heathen [i.e., please see the ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ openly idolatrous, openly Sabbath-polluting, ‘vain’ worshiping, ‘gods’ or ‘idols’ worshiping, ‘god of this world’ worshiping, ‘Satan’ worshiping, Satan-aiding or ‘lukewarm Laodiceans’ expressly identified, literally made visible, and discussed in the three Heaven sent quotations cited below to the end of this study]. In a similar manner, are modern Israel led astray. ‘The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.’ [2 Corinthians 4:4.] All who are not decided followers of Christ are servants of Satan [i.e., servants of the enemy]. In the unregenerate heart, there is love of sin, and a disposition to cherish and excuse it. In the renewed heart, there is hatred of sin, and determined resistance against it. When Christians choose the society of the ungodly and unbelieving, they expose themselves to temptation. Satan [i.e., the enemy; the god of this world and of heathenism] conceals himself from view, and stealthily draws his bandage across their eyes. They cannot see that such company is calculated to do them harm; and, while all the time assimilating to the world in character, words, and actions, they are becoming more and more blinded. Familiarity with sin inevitably causes it to appear less repulsive. He who chooses to associate with the servants of Satan [i.e., and/or associate with the servants of the god of this world or of heathenism; and/or associate with the servants of the enemy] soon ceases to fear their master." --- 4SP 327:3-328:1, "Enmity Between Man and Satan," written in 1884. Bracketed notes supplied.

        ". . . . aiding the enemy [i.e., and/or aiding Satan, who is the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of sorcery, of rebellion, of witchcraft, and/or of witchcraft and demon worship; the father of lies; the prince of darkness; and the enemy of God and man] . . . The term 'lukewarm' is applicable to this class." --- 4T 87:2, written in 1876. Bracketed note supplied.

        "Satan [i.e., the enemy of God and man; the secretly disguised demon god of this world, of heathenism, of spiritualism, of rebellion, of witchcraft, of witchcraft and demon worship, and/or of disguised Satan worship; the father of lies; and the prince of darkness], by means of his success in turning man aside from the path of obedience, became ‘the god of this world [i.e., thus, please see the first commandment, and ‘heathen,’ ‘worse than dead,’ Satan-aiding or ‘lukewarm Laodiceans’ discussed in the Heaven-sent quotes below].’ 2 Corinthians 4:4." --- PK 682:2, "The Coming of a Deliverer," written in 1915. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "‘Thou shalt have [i.e., follow; be like; be occupied with; like; use; require; cause to be made; worship; and/or have] no other gods before Me,’ is the first great command, and upon this command depends all the rest. [Exodus 20:3.] This is the substance of all obedience. Let those who profess to be Christians remember that profession will not save them. The life which Christ alone can give is given upon condition of obedience, an obedience which takes in the whole man,--mind, heart, soul, and strength. This is true sanctification. ‘This do, and thou shalt live,’ is the only genuine definition of sanctification. [Luke 10:18.]. . . .
        Those who claim to be the children of God, and yet do not obey His commands, who are hearers but not doers of the Word, are regarded by the Lord as bankers regard fraudulent bank-notes. They are not genuine. They claim the name of Christian, but in reality they are heathen. To those who do not practise it, the Word of God is a dead letter. Christ says of such, ‘I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm [i.e., and/or because thou art aiding Satan or ‘aiding the enemy,’ which is exactly what the often misused and misrepresented term, ‘lukewarm,’ in reality means, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God in 4T 87:2, which was just cited two quotes immediately above], and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of My mouth.’ [Revelation 3:15b-16.] If they realized that they were sinners, He could plead in their behalf, and the Lord would arouse them by His Holy Spirit [i.e., by His power; by His true Latter Rain]. But He can not present them to the Father; for they are worse than dead in trespasses and sins. They hear the Word, but make no application of it to themselves. Instead, they apply the Word to their neighbors. God can be no power to lukewarm Laodiceans." --- ST August 2, 1899, "The Two Great Principles of the Law;" or 4ST 50:1:1, 4. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "14 . . . . the abominations of the heathen . . . polluted the house of the LORD . . . ." --- 2 Chronicles 36:14.

        "11 . . . . the gods . . . of the heathen . . . ." --- Zephaniah 2:11.

        "15 . . . . the idols of the heathen . . . ." --- Psalms 135:15.

        "26 . . . . all the gods of the people are idols . . . ." --- 1 Chronicles 16:26.

        "In imitation of the gods of the heathen, images were made to represent Jehovah, and thus idolatry spread like a plague throughout the land." --- ST June 2, 1881, "The Angel's Reproof;" or 1ST 231:2:3.

        ". . . . the idolatry of the heathen . . . ." --- AA 239:2, "Berea And Athens," written in 1911.

        "Many heathen . . . attempt to represent the Eternal One by material objects [i.e., and/or by dead, corrupt, finite, visible, and material objects] . . . ." --- PP 306:1, "The Law Given to Israel," written in 1890. Bracketed note supplied.

        "God had given no manner of similitude of Himself [i.e., thus, please see Deuteronomy 4:12-18; Romans 1:21-32; Isaiah 58:13-14; Acts 17:16, 29-31; and Revelation 21:14-15], and He had PROHIBITED any material representation for such a purpose." --- PP 316:1, "Idolatry at Sinai," written in 1890. Bracketed note supplied.

        "To make an image of God dishonors Him." --- 2SAT 184, "The Giving of the Law;" or MS 126, December 10, 1901.

        "The . . . heathen . . . dishonor Him . . . ." --- 5T 196:2, "Shall We Consult Spiritualist Physicians," written in 1882; and, thus, part of the great "light of 1882" by which "the church" will be "found wanting" by God, as clearly explained and forewarned by God in Daniel 3:18; 5:4, 23-27; 5T 83:3-84:1, 217:2, written in 1882 (Exodus 12:12; Ezekiel 20:7; 1 Chronicles 16:26; ST August 2, 1899, or 4ST 50:1:4; Psalms 135:15-18; Zephaniah 2:11; 1 Chronicles 16:26; Matthew 15:9; PP 305:4-306:1, 336:2); 8T 247:2, 249:2-250:1, written in 1903; and Revelation 3:14-19; 21:7-10, 27; 22:14-15.

        "And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard." --- Micah 5:15.

        "38 And ye shall perish among the heathen . . . ." --- Leviticus 26:38.

        "We may go to the heathen and say to them that we love the TRUTH and serve the TRUE God; and they will tell you that they worship the TRUE and living God." --- 1SAT 17, "Hearing and Doing;" or MS 5, 1885.

        "7 Howbeit in vain do they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition [i.e., please see below] of men . . . ." --- Mark 7:7-8. Bracketed note supplied.

        "The fact that there is no controversy or agitation among God's people should not be regarded as conclusive evidence that they are holding fast to sound doctrine. There is reason to fear that they may not be clearly discriminating between TRUTH and error. When no new questions are started by investigation of the Scriptures, when no difference of opinion arises which will set men to searching the Bible for themselves to make sure that they have the TRUTH, there will be many now, as in ancient times, who will hold to tradition [i.e., please remember above] and worship they know not what." --- 5T 707:2, "The Mysteries of the Bible a Proof of its Inspiration," written in 1889. Bracketed note supplied.

        "9 But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." --- Matthew 15:9.

        "2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 3 But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased. 4 Their idols [i.e., and/or their gods; and/or their prohibited similitudes or images made to represent Jehovah; and/or their prohibited similitudes or material representations of God; and/or their prohibited similitudes or images made from dead, corrupt, finite, visible, and material objects and thus dishonorably and idolatrously made to represent the only living, uncorruptible, infinite, and invisible God, just as we have already seen from the sure Words of the Testimony of the Spirit of God] are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat [i.e., they are dead]. 8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them." --- Psalms 115:2-8. Bracketed notes supplied.

        "Like attracts like. Like appreciates like." --- 5T 705:3, "The Mysteries of the Bible a Proof of its Inspiration," written in 1889.

        "Nearly all forms of ancient sorcery and witchcraft were founded upon a belief in communion with the dead. . . .
        This same belief in communion with the dead formed [i.e., and still forms] the cornerstone of heathen idolatry. . . Thus, the religion of the heathen was [i.e., and still is] a worship of the dead. . . .
        The deification of the dead has held a prominent place in nearly every system of heathenism, as has also the supposed communion with the dead. . . .
        The belief in communion with the dead [i.e., and/or in the visible and false lord’s supper] is still held, even in professedly Christian lands. Under the name of spiritualism [i.e., thus, please remember that spiritualism is simply the same thing as heathenism, and/or spiritualism is simply a modernized form of ancient heathenism, as we have already seen in ST May 9, 1906, or 4ST 420] . . . ." --- PP 684, "Ancient and Modern Sorcery," written in 1890. Bracketed notes supplied.