Chapter 29 — The Spiritual Solidarity of the Advent People

THE FINAL AND COMPLETE fruitage of the Spirit of prophecy message will be seen in heaven, and glorious will it be. In that song of the redeemed, who have the seal of God when Jesus comes, the song which none but the 144,000 can learn, these messages will not be forgotten. But even in this life prophetic guidance will mean much more in the days to come than it has ever meant in the past. Something of this has been seen in the postwar persecutions in Europe. In the lonely prison cells or in some forest retreat, when the believer was hiding from the oppressor, the light and comfort given by the instruction of the Lord have been most precious. Only the “testimony of Jesus” in the time ahead will give courage to “endure to the end.”FSG 437.1

Humanity today stands face to face with staggering conflicts. The momentous struggles of the future will be a struggle for survival. But the greatest and deciding combat will be spiritual, not political, economic, or military. There are anti-Christian forces lining up today both within and without the churches which are ready to battle to the very death against God and His truth.FSG 437.2

The religious news in present-day world events is greater and more far-reaching than any other postwar development. We now witness the marshaling of the armies of sin and apostasy just as it was foretold by the servant of the Lord.FSG 437.3