Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short
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accomplished, <strong>the</strong> followers of Christ will be ready<br />
for His appearing.<br />
As a people we cannot escape our connection<br />
with <strong>the</strong> messages of Revelation 14. That means<br />
for us <strong>the</strong>re is a "special work of purification, of<br />
putting away of sin." The first angel proclaimed <strong>the</strong><br />
hour of God's judgment, which was <strong>the</strong> message of<br />
William Miller and his associates, and continues to<br />
this day. The second angel went forth and <strong>the</strong><br />
believers were called out of <strong>the</strong> nominal churches<br />
before <strong>the</strong> disappointment that <strong>the</strong>y be ready for<br />
His appearing. This work continues to this day.<br />
These two messages (Revelation 14:6-8) preceded<br />
that of <strong>the</strong> third angel who gave <strong>the</strong> most terrible<br />
message ever proclaimed to <strong>the</strong> human race. The<br />
third angel said: "If any man worship <strong>the</strong> beast and<br />
his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or<br />
in his hand, <strong>the</strong> same shall drink of <strong>the</strong> wine of <strong>the</strong><br />
wrath of God" (Revelation 14:9, 10).<br />
The sin that calls down <strong>the</strong> wrath of God must<br />
be a very real sin. Whatever Adventists may have<br />
said in <strong>the</strong> past about who <strong>the</strong> beast is and his<br />
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