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Last Day Events - Ellen G. White

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Dying charity is a poor substitute for living<br />

benevolence.—Testimonies for the Church 5:155<br />

(1882).<br />

The wants of the cause will continually<br />

increase as we near the close of time.—<br />

Testimonies for the Church 5:156 (1882).<br />

We are placed on trial in this world, to<br />

determine our fitness for the future life. None can<br />

enter heaven whose characters are defiled by the<br />

foul blot of selfishness. Therefore, God tests us<br />

here, by committing to us temporal possessions,<br />

that our use of these may show whether we can be<br />

entrusted with eternal riches.—Counsels on<br />

Stewardship, 22 (1893).<br />

Establish New Institutions<br />

Some may say, “If the Lord is coming soon,<br />

what need is there to establish schools, sanitariums,<br />

and food factories? What need is there for our<br />

young people to learn trades?”<br />

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