"Fallen angels upon earth form confederations with evil men. In
this age antichrist will appear as the true Christ, and then the law of God
will be fully made void in the nations of our world. Rebellion against God's
holy law will be fully ripe. But the true leader of all this rebellion is Satan
clothed as an angel of light. Men will be deceived and will exalt him to the
place of God, and deify him. But Omnipotence will interpose, and to the
apostate churches that unite in the exaltation of Satan, the sentence will go
forth, 'Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and
famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God
who judgeth her.'"
The object of preaching is not alone to convey information, not merely to convince the intellect. The preaching of the word should appeal to the intellect, and should impart knowledge, but it should do more than this. The words of the minister should reach the hearts of the hearers.--<SI Review and Herald, <EI December 22, 1904.