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Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

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masters' houses with violence and deceit. ...<br />

"And it shall come to pass at that time, that I<br />

will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish <strong>the</strong><br />

men that are settled on <strong>the</strong>ir lees: that say in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

heart, The Lord will not do good, nei<strong>the</strong>r will He<br />

do evil. There<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong>ir goods shall become a<br />

booty, and <strong>the</strong>ir houses a desolation: <strong>the</strong>y shall also<br />

build houses, but not inhabit <strong>the</strong>m; and <strong>the</strong>y shall<br />

plant vineyards, but not drink <strong>the</strong> wine <strong>the</strong>reof.<br />

"The great day of <strong>the</strong> Lord is near, it is near,<br />

and hasteth greatly, even <strong>the</strong> voice of <strong>the</strong> day of <strong>the</strong><br />

Lord: <strong>the</strong> mighty man shall cry <strong>the</strong>re bitterly. That<br />

day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress,<br />

a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of<br />

darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick<br />

darkness, a day of <strong>the</strong> trumpet and alarm against<br />

<strong>the</strong> fenced cities, and against <strong>the</strong> high towers. And<br />

I will bring distress upon men, that <strong>the</strong>y shall walk<br />

like blind men, because <strong>the</strong>y have sinned against<br />

<strong>the</strong> Lord: and <strong>the</strong>ir blood shall be poured out as<br />

dust, and <strong>the</strong>ir flesh as <strong>the</strong> dung. Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

silver nor <strong>the</strong>ir gold shall be able to deliver <strong>the</strong>m in<br />

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