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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 26, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 30.

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Certain Victory

By Editor

Editorial

Certain Victory

THE truth will surely triumph. Those who oppose the truth may make it hard for the workers, but they can not prevent the final triumph. The cause of God has been hindered by the work of some in perverting the truth and in confusing the minds of those who have looked to them for guidance instead of following the true Light; but the time for delay is now past, and the Lord is about to vindicate his own message and his methods of giving it to the world. It is time now to exercise renewed faith and hope and courage. As God is true, and as his Word is true, and as the instruction which the Lord sends to his people through the spirit of prophecy is true, we may now expect to behold the revelations of divine power in behalf of the speedy triumph of the third angel's message. Every one who has been harassed by doubts and fears, and tempted to give up his confidence in the work of God for this time, may vanquish the enemy and again stand upon vantage-ground by exercising faith in the evidences which the Lord has been pleased to give as a basis of confidence; but let not the enemy gain an advantage by insisting that every possibility of doubt shall be removed. There are “foolish and unlearned questions” which we would do well to avoid. Only an infinite mind can comprehend all the ways of God. Let the people of God unite with heart and soul in proclaiming the message committed to them, not waiting to answer all the arguments or doubts suggested by Satan, and God will bestow special blessings upon the earnest workers, and the doubts will disappear like the dew before the morning sun. We are expecting marked tokens of good in Zion. The eye of faith sees victory in sight.

Help From the Sanctuary

THERE is assurance in the words spoken through the mouth of David: “The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; grant thee according to thine heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.” Our prayers are presented before the Father in the sanctuary above, made acceptable through the merits and righteousness of our great High Priest, and in response to our petitions help is sent to us from the sanctuary. From the throne of grace messengers are dispatched to minister “for them who shall be heirs of salvation,” and no cry for succor is left unanswered. The sanctuary in heaven is the center of all this activity in behalf of man. Is it any wonder, then, that Satan has sought to hide this truth from helpless humanity, and to lead them to look to some other source for help? The truths concerning the sanctuary constitute the very foundation of the advent doctrine, and should be constantly emphasized. It is at our own peril that we either reject this teaching or substitute a mystical explanation for it. Our help comes from the sanctuary.

An Encouraging Retrospect

WE are far behind the providence of God in the development of his work in the earth, and we have nothing of which to boast, and still there is a proper basis for encouragement as we note the progress which has been made in the effort to prepare the way of the Lord in all the earth. Although this advent movement was begun without any of the pomp and circumstance of outward show, and although it has never been advocated by any of the men called great by the world, yet, in the face of constant opposition, and of the fact that those who embrace the Sabbath are often deprived of their former means of gaining a livelihood, within the memory of those now living this message has been carried from land to land and from continent to continent, until representatives of this truth are now found in almost every country of the world, including the islands of the sea, and a sufficient number of local conferences have been organized to warrant the formation of a union conference on every continent. The number and character of the reports printed in the REVIEW each week, and the extent of territory covered by them, are in marked contrast with what is revealed by examining the files of the paper ten and twenty years ago. The amount of the tithes paid and of the offerings given for the support of this movement has shown a continual and decided increase, and strong local conferences are now ready to share their resources with the needy fields. We are fully aware that growth in numbers and in wealth is no certain proof that a work is of God, yet the genuine work of God ought to show just such signs of advancement, and this it has done. The hope of the pioneers of this advent movement is soon to be realized. The earth will soon be lighted with the glory of this message, and the Lord will soon come to take his people home. We may renew our courage by looking either backward or forward. Both the history and the outlook of this message justify its claims.