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The Shaking Time and Its Cause

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 22, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 34.

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The Shaking Time and Its Cause

By A. L. Manous

A. L. MANOUS
What view was given Nov. 20, 1857, of the shaking time?
“Nov. 20, 1857. I was shown the people of God, and saw them mightily shaken. Some, with strong faith and agonizing cries, were pleading with God.”—“Testimonies,” Vol. I, page 170.
Were all pleading with God?
“Some, I saw, did not participate in this work of agonizing and pleading. They seemed indifferent and careless. They were not resisting the darkness around them, and it shut them in like a thick cloud.”—Ibid., page 180.
What was said, Nov. 5, 1862, of this time?
“I saw that we are now in the shaking time. Satan is working with all his power to wrest souls from the hand of Christ, and cause them to trample under foot the Son of God.”—Ibid., page 429.
What is this shaking time?
“We are in the shaking time, the time when everything that can be shaken will be shaken. The Lord will not excuse those who know the truth if they do not in word and deed obey his commands.”—Ibid., Vol. VI, page 332.
Who will be shaken out?
“The mighty shaking has commenced and will go on, and all will be shaken out who are not willing to take a bold stand for the truth, and to sacrifice for God and his cause. The angel said, ‘Think ye that any will be compelled to sacrifice?’—No, no. It must be a free-will offering. It will take all to buy the field.”—“Early Writings,” pages 50, 51, tenth edition.
What causes this shaking?
“I asked the meaning of the shaking I had seen, and was shown that it would be caused by the straight testimony called forth by the counsel of the True Witness to the Laodiceans. This will have its effect upon the heart of the receiver, and will lead him to exalt the standard and pour forth the straight truth. Some will not bear this straight testimony. They will rise up against it, and this will cause a shaking among God’s people.”—“Testimonies,” Vol. I, page 181.