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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 30, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 35.

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By his judgments God is calling upon the inhabitants of the world to repent of their sins and to become loyal citizens of the heavenly kingdom. Happy are those who heed the call, and turn to him with full purpose of heart. Soon the day of probation will close. “Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
NOTHING can take the place of simple faith in Christ as our sacrifice, our substitute, our surety, our High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary. Jesus “gave himself for our sins.” “One died for all.” “By so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.” “We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.” Our whole Christian experience grows out of our acceptance of Christ and his work in our behalf.
IN the death of Christ we may behold the climax of the hatred of Satan and the fullest revelation of the love of God. Satan instigated the persecution and the final rejection of the Son of God with the hope of overthrowing the plan of salvation. God overruled all this for the accomplishment of his purpose in giving Jesus as a sacrifice for sin. In causing the death of Christ, Satan sealed his own doom, and rendered sure the salvation of sinners. Thus God can permit Satan to have his own way, and at the same time work out the divine purpose. From this standpoint we may understand how it is that Satan uses the forces of nature to bring destruction and desolation in the earth, while these visitations are at the same time the judgments of God. Although Satan is “the prince of this world,” yet he has not been able to dethrone God from his place as King of the universe.