Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Rejection of light darkens the mind and hardens the heart,
making it easier to take the next step in sin, to reject even clearer
light, until habits of wrongdoing finally become set in the heart. The
person who faithfully preaches God's word and condemns sin is too
often repaid with hatred. Soothing their consciences with lies,
jealous and resentful people spread conflict in the church and
weaken the hands of those who want to build it up.
Those who are envious and continually criticize have
misrepresented every step forward made by those whom God has
called to lead His work. It was this way in the time of Luther, of the
Wesleys, and other reformers, and it is the same today.
Korah and his companions rejected light until they became so
blind that the most amazing demonstrations of power were not
enough to convince them--they attributed them all to human or
satanic sources, and the rest of the people did the same thing.
Despite the most convincing evidence of God's displeasure, they
dared to claim that His judgments were from Satan, declaring that
Moses and Aaron had caused the death of good and holy men. They
committed the sin against the Holy Spirit. "Anyone who speaks a
word against the Son of Man," said Christ, "it will be forgiven him;
but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven
him" (Matthew 12:32). It is through the Holy Spirit that God
communicates with us, and those who deliberately reject this
influence as satanic have cut off the channel of communication
between themselves and Heaven.
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