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The Third Angel's Message (1893) - Alonzo T. Jones

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[Congregation: "Greatly rejoice."] Do you now? I<br />

want to know now, is that so? [Congregation: "Yes,<br />

yes."] "Wherein ye greatly rejoice." Do you? <strong>The</strong>n<br />

why do you go moping around with your face<br />

drawn down? <strong>The</strong> time has come for us to believe<br />

the Scriptures. Abraham believed God and it was<br />

counted to him for righteousness. <strong>The</strong> Lord said it,<br />

and he greatly rejoiced that it was so. Is that so<br />

tonight, that we greatly rejoice? [Congregation:<br />

"Yes."]<br />

"Wherein ye greatly rejoice though now for a<br />

season if need be we are in heaviness through<br />

manifold temptations." what is manifold?<br />

[Congregation: "Many fold."] We are in many fold<br />

temptations and greatly rejoice all that time. How<br />

can that be? It can be because God says so. And it<br />

is so, is it? That is the only way I know it can be,<br />

because He says it is so. Now what is this for?<br />

"That the trial of your faith being much more<br />

precious than gold that perisheth, though it be tried<br />

with fire" What is tried? [Congregation: "Faith."]<br />

Are you to expect your faith to be tried as with<br />

fire? Are you to expect your faith to endure that<br />

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