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Deceived, Deluded, Occupied & Entranced

Deceived, Deluded, Occupied & Entranced

Time is short and we must make speedy preparations for doing the work that is essential for this time. We know not how soon the crisis will come. It is stealing gradually upon us, as a thief. The sun shines in the heavens, passing over its usual round, and the heavens still declare the glory of God while we’re pursuing our usual courses of eating and drinking, planting and building, marrying and giving in marriage; merchants are still engaged in buying and selling; publications are still issuing one upon another; men are jostling one against another, seeking to get the highest place (just as the apostles did right up till the end); pleasure lovers are still attending AMC, Regal & Cinemark Theatres. The Grand National, The Kentucky Derby, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Disney, Magic Kingdom and Reno still stand defiant as the cities of the planes while probation’s hour is fast closing. Every case is about to be eternally decided. How few of us believe with heart and soul that we have a heaven to win and a hell to shun; We show our faith by our works.

Do you perceive the birth pains? Do you hear be beginings of the trumpets? Do you feel the winds beginning to blow as the angels of the four corners loos their grip? The signs of Christ’s coming are fast fulfilling. Satan sees that he has but a short time in which to work, and he has set his agencies to work to stir up the elements of the world, that men may be deceived, deluded, and kept occupied and entranced until the day of probation shall be ended and the door of mercy be forever shut.

We are in the Last Great Awaking. And in this time truth and error battle for the heart and mind. The Father of Light and the father of lies are playing out the end game. The Prince of Peace and the prince of darkness vie for the throne of your heart and mind. We will be either sealed for eternal life or marked for destruction. There are no thousand years of peace upon this world. The nations will never be one under an earthly government. That kingdom will only come after this earth and the kingdom of darkness have been made to take their thousand year sabbath while we are in Heaven reviewing the cases of men and angels. Only when we return to this earth from our time in Heaven, and the wicked are finally destroyed, and all things are made new, and Jesus is truly King of Kings can we breath a sigh of relief.

        I have seen that many, while praying, used careless and irreverent expressions which grieved the tender Spirit of the Lord and caused their petitions to be shut out of heaven. I also saw that many did not realize what they must be to live in the sight of the Lord, without a High Priest in the Sanctuary, through the time of trouble. Those who receive the seal of the living God, and are protected in the time of trouble, must reflect the image of Jesus fully.

 I saw that many were neglecting the preparation so needful and were looking to the time of the “refreshing” and “latter rain” to fit them to stand in the day of the Lord, and to live in his sight. O, how many I saw in the time of trouble without a shelter! They had neglected the needful preparation; therefore, they could not receive the refreshing that all must have to fit them to live in the sight of a holy God. Those who refuse to be hewed by the prophets, and do not purify their souls in obeying the whole truth and are willing to believe that their condition is far better than it really is, will come up to the time of the falling of the plagues, and then see that they needed to be hewed and squared for the building.  But there will be no time then to do it; and no Mediator to plead their case before the Father. Before this time, the awfully solemn declaration has gone forth, “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still.” I saw that none could share the “refreshing,” unless they obtain the victory over every besetment, all pride, selfishness, love of the world, and over every wrong word and action. We should, therefore, be drawing nearer and nearer to the Lord, and be earnestly seeking that preparation necessary to enable us to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord. Let all remember that God is holy, and none but holy beings can ever dwell in his presence.

The kingdoms of this world have not yet become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ. Do not deceive yourselves; be wide awake and move rapidly, for the night cometh in which no man can work.

The questions were asked, “Do you believe the truth? do you believe the third angel’s message? If you do believe, then act your faith.” … Probationary time will not permit long-protracted years of drill. God is calling; Do you hear His voice as He says,
“Go work today in My vineyard.” – Matthew 21:28.

Compiled, Adapted and modernized from sources https://egwwritings.org/relatedsearch?query=occupied%20entranced&start=0&langs=en&type=basic&period=both&snippet=full&queryType=prefer_exact&order=wrel&dictionarySearchType=exact&isSuggest=false&onlyText=false&tab=related&queryFull=occupied%20entranced

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