God's Judgments in the Land

[Thompson, Darryl]

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for December 4
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God's Judgments in the Land

Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth. Luke 21:26. 

O that God's people had a sense of the impending destruction of
thousands of cities, now almost given to idolatry! . . . 

Not long ago a very impressive scene passed before me. I saw an immense
ball of fire falling among some beautiful mansions, causing their
instant destruction. I heard someone say, "We knew that the judgments of
God were coming upon the earth, but we did not know that they would come
so soon." Others said, "You knew? Why then did you not tell us? We did
not know." On every side I heard such words spoken. . . . 

Soon grievous troubles will arise among the nations-trouble that will
not cease until Jesus comes. As never before we need to press together,
serving Him who has prepared His throne in the heavens and whose kingdom
ruleth over all. God has not forsaken His people, and our strength lies
in not forsaking Him.

The judgments of God are in the land. The wars and rumors of wars, the
destruction by fire and flood, say clearly that the time of trouble,
which is to increase until the end, is very near at hand. We have no
time to lose. The world is stirred with the spirit of war. The
prophecies of the eleventh of Daniel have almost reached their final
fulfillment. . . . 

Last Friday morning, just before I awoke, a very impressive scene was
presented before me. I seemed to awake from sleep but was not in my
home. From the windows I could behold a terrible conflagration. Great
balls of fire were falling upon houses, and from these balls fiery
arrows were flying in every direction. It was impossible to check the
fires that were kindled, and many places were being destroyed. The
terror of the people was indescribable.

Strictly will the cities of the nations be dealt with, and yet they will
not be visited in the extreme of God's indignation, because some souls
will yet break away from the delusions of the enemy, and will repent and
be converted, while the mass will be treasuring up wrath against the day
of wrath.

>From Devotional: Our Father Cares, pp. 317, 318.