p. 4 | Unconsciously Proving It True by W. A. S.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 4, 1907

Unconsciously Proving It True

By W. A. S.

THE critic of the Bible often unconsciously demonstrates its truthfulness.

Here is a man scoffing at the preaching of the end of the world. It was necessary that he should come along and scoff just now, for it is written: “There shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.” 2 Peter 3: 3, 4. The scoffer himself is fulfilling this sign of the last days.

The open enemy of the Bible often brings up David’s sin as an objection to the Christian religion. The Lord told David it would be so: “By this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme.” 2 Sam. 12: 14. They are doing it to this day, as the Bible said they would.

When the opposers of the third angel’s message single out the ‘commandments of God’ and ‘the testimony of Jesus’ as the special object of their attacks, they little realize that they are fulfilling the prophecy of Rev. 12: 17.

Again and again as men once with us have turned to fight the spirit of prophecy, we have seen them fulfilling and proving true the very messages against which they were warring. Truly “we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.” 2 Cor. 13: 8.

W. A. S.