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Ellen Gould White über: "In 'The Great Controversy', Chapter 36 'The Impending Decision': Why, shortly before the end of earth’s history, will our greatest enemy Satan, in alliance with Babylon and through the forces of spiritualism, begin to bring devastation over this land through natural and man‑made catastrophes?"
Answer
Satan uses catastrophes and spiritualism to deceive humanity and to shift the blame for this disaster onto those who keep God’s commandments. Through this alliance he seeks to restrict freedom of conscience and to lead people to demand the sanctification of Sunday as a solution to the plagues. His goal is to divert attention from the necessary preparation for the day of God and to lull the world into a false sense of security.
Satan’s Destructive Work and the Deception
»While he appears to the children of man as a great physician who can heal all their ailments, he will bring disease and disaster until densely populated cities sink into ruin and desolation. He is already at work. In accidents and catastrophes on water and on land, in great conflagrations, in violent tornadoes and dreadful hailstorms, in storms, floods, cyclones, tsunamis and earthquakes, everywhere and in a thousand forms Satan exercises his power.«
The Triple Alliance Against Freedom of Conscience
»Through the two great errors, the immortality of the soul and the sanctity of Sunday, Satan will bring people under his deceptions. While the former provides the foundation for spiritualism, the latter creates a bond of sympathy with Rome. The Protestants of the United States will be the first to stretch their hands over the abyss to grasp the hand of spiritualism; they will reach over the abyss to seize the hand of Roman power; and under the influence of this triple union this nation will follow the steps of Rome and trample on the rights of conscience.«
False Accusations Against God’s People
»And then the great deceiver will convince people that those who serve God are causing these evils. The class that has incurred heaven’s displeasure will lay all its troubles upon those whose obedience to God’s commandments is a constant accusation against the transgressors. It will be declared that people offend God by violating the Sabbath‑Sunday.«
Satan’s Strategy of Distraction
»Satan’s aim is to incite nations to war against one another; for in this way he can distract the people’s thoughts from the preparation needed to stand on the day of God.«
The Withdrawal of God’s Protective Power
»The restraining spirit of God is already being withdrawn from the world. Hurricanes, storms, tempests, fire and flood, catastrophes at sea and on land follow one another in rapid succession. ... People cannot recognize the guardian angels who hold back the four winds so that they do not blow until God’s servants are sealed.«
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