Signs of the Times, Book 1 - Ellen G. White

saw him rise from the dead, and ascend to his Father, escorted by adoring
angels. He saw the shining portals open to receive him, and the hosts of
Heaven welcoming their Commander with songs of everlasting triumph. As
Moses looked upon the scene, his countenance shone with a holy radiance.
How small appeared his own trials and sacrifices when compared with those
of the Son of God! He rejoiced that he had been permitted, even in a small
measure, to be a partaker in the sufferings of Christ.
Again the vision faded, and his eye rested upon the land of Canaan, as it
spread out in the distance. Then, like a tired warrior, he lay down to rest. "So
Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, according to
the word of the Lord. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab,
over against Beth Peor; but no man knoweth of his sepulcher unto this day."
Many who had been unwilling to heed the counsels of Moses while he
was with them would now be in danger of committing idolatry over his dead
body. Hence his resting-place was concealed from men. But angels of God
buried the body of his faithful servant, and watched over the lonely grave.
The life of Moses was marked with supreme love to God. His piety,
humility, and forbearance, had given him a strong influence over the host of
Israel. His zeal and his faith in God were greater than those of any other man
upon the earth. He had often addressed his people in words of stirring
eloquence. No one knew better than he how to move the affections of his
hearers. He conducted all matters connected with the religious interests of
the people with great wisdom.
Satan exulted that he had succeeded in causing Moses to sin against
God. For his transgression, Moses came under the dominion of death. Had
his life not been marred with that one sin, in failing to give to God the glory
of bringing water from the rock, he would have entered the promised land,
and would have been translated to Heaven without seeing death. But the
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