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THE DEVIL

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 10, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 15, No. 25.

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THE DEVIL.

THE existence of the Devil is not a myth, nor a romance, nor a metaphor, as the celebrated Strauss would have it; his existence is a mournful experience, his successes are tragedies in high life and in low life; an apostle was not exempt from his action. "Satan hath desired to have thee, that he may sift thee as wheat." What avenue he will select to thy heart, what passion he will fan into burning flame in your heart, what besetting sin he will mount and ride to victory in another's heart, God only knows; he will make the experiment, it is his trade, he is drilled and practiced in it; he goeth about a ceaseless traveler, ever seeking whom he may devour; but, blessed thought, he is a coward, he is beaten; resist the Devil and he will flee from you; deny him, and he will prevail; mock him, and he will thank you; pronounce him a myth, and he will cheer you; resist him and he will flee from you; hear sounding from the skies when the assault is hottest and the trial is bitterest, "He that endureth unto the end, the same shall be saved."