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Publishing Committee · Saratoga Springs, N. Y. · Feb 3, 1852

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 2, No. 11.

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LETTERS.

By Roswell F. Cottrell

From Bro. Cottrell.
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—Everything confirms me in the faith, that the third angel's message is now being given. It could not have been given while the people of God were ignorant of the meaning of its terms. But when the clear light shines upon the subject, so that we know what is meant by the beast, his image, his mark and the number of his name; also the commandments of God, in distinction from the faith of Jesus; then is the time for the message to go forth.
It comes also in the exact order of prophetic events; and we must acknowledge the hand of God in it, or think that our Heavenly Father has given the helm into the hands of satan—suffering him to give a false fulfillment of the divine word, and thus lead astray those who are looking for Jesus according to his promise, and willing to obey God in ALL his commandments.
Again, it is evident, from the present state of the world, that the angels of Rev. vii, 1 are now holding the winds. If there was no disposition for strife among men apparent, but a general time of peace, we could not see as clearly that the winds were held. But it is clear to my mind, that nothing but the power of God through the heavenly messengers has prevented general war throughout Europe for some years past. Now, while the winds are held, the servants of God are being sealed, for that is the purpose for which they are held.—The present being the time, who administers the seal but the third angel of Rev. xiv, who gives the last message before the Son of man is seen upon the white cloud with a sharp sickle, ready to reap the harvest of the earth? The seal imprints the Father's name in the forehead of those who have not the mark of the beast in that place. Has the third angel this seal? Yes, the commandments of God contain the Father's name, especially the fourth, which is the only one of the ten that distinguishes the Lord from every other god, as being the Maker of all things.
ROSWELL F. COTTRELL. Mill Grove, (N. Y.), Jan. 18th, 1852.