Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth" (John
9:41).
All evidence points to the fact that we are
Abraham's seed.
What Should Abraham's Children Do?
Seventh-day Adventists have been content to
stand by and watch history unfold. We can read all
the "signs" with much discernment but the "signs"
only get more perplexing—and time goes on. The
"signs" which the pioneers saw don't fit into the
atomic age. Steam engines and nuclear reactors
both initiate power and each is a wonderful
invention, but neither one is a "sign" of the end.
Many Adventists are deeply concerned to get the
end-time events all fitted into the proper box on the
calendar. Charts and detailed lists are made to
show when probation will close, the sealing takes
place, the latter rain comes, the Sunday law is
passed, and the shaking accomplished preceding
the time of trouble, plus other details. These may
be important but they do not determine the
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