Last Day Events - Ellen G. White

assemble in our meetings, not to receive a blessing,
but to counterwork the influences of the Spirit of
God.—Mind, Character, and Personality 2:504,
505 (1909).
Personation of the Dead
It is not difficult for the evil angels to represent
both saints and sinners who have died, and make
these representations visible to human eyes. These
manifestations will be more frequent, and
developments of a more startling character will
appear as we near the close of time.—Evangelism,
604 (1875).
It is Satan’s most successful and fascinating
delusion—one calculated to take hold of the
sympathies of those who have laid their loved ones
in the grave. Evil angels come in the form of those
loved ones and relate incidents connected with
their lives, and perform acts which they performed
while living. In this way they lead persons to
believe that their dead friends are angels, hovering
over them and communicating with them. These
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