The TRUTH book Volume 1 (PDF) - For My People Ministry

130the TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, and nothing but the TRUTHthem shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and comenot, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORDwill smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nationsthat come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.Ellen White certainly understood the threatenings of God.Selected Messages, Book 1, p 67…has the word of the Lord failed? Never! It should be rememberedthat the promises and threatenings of God are alike conditional.The Review and Herald, March 1, 1881It is no light matter to sin against God, to set the perverse will of manin opposition to the will of his Maker. It is for the best interest of men,even in this world, to obey God's commandments. And it is surely fortheir eternal interest to submit to God, and be at peace with Him. Thebeasts of the field obey their Creator's law in the instinct which governsthem. He speaks to the proud ocean, "Hitherto shalt thou come, but nofurther" (Job 38:11); and the waters are prompt to obey His word. Theplanets are marshaled in perfect order, obeying the laws which God hasestablished. Of all the creatures that God has made upon the earth, manalone is rebellious. Yet he possesses reasoning powers to understand theclaims of the divine law and a conscience to feel the guilt of transgressionand the peace and joy of obedience. God made him a free moral agent, toobey or disobey. The reward of everlasting life--an eternal weight ofglory--is promised to those who do God's will, while the threatenings ofHis wrath hang over all who defy His law.Early Writings, pp. 218-219Satan knew that if this error [that the wicked would burn eternally]should be received, God would be hated by many, instead of being lovedand adored; and that many would be led to believe that the threatenings ofGod's Word would not be literally fulfilled, for it would be against Hischaracter of benevolence and love to plunge into eternal torments thebeings whom He had created.Another extreme which Satan has led the people to adopt is entirely tooverlook the justice of God, and the threatenings in His Word, and torepresent Him as being all mercy, so that not one will perish, but that all,both saint and sinner, will at last be saved in His kingdom.It is wise to put one’s trust in the Lord, but one cannot expect to be protectedwhile in rebellion against Him.Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, p. 116We must keep close to the word of God. We need its warnings andencouragement, its threatenings and promises. We need the perfectexample given only in the life and character of our Saviour. Angels ofGod will preserve his people while they walk in the path of duty; but