“And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the Angel.” This was the appearance of Satan. He had deceived these souls by his delusions and devices. Now these souls had repented before God, and pardon was written against their names. Satan was accusing them of sins, and asserting his right to do as he pleased with them because of their transgression which he had caused them to commit. But Jesus looked upon these souls believing in Him, trusting in His righteousness, with the tenderest and most loving compassion. “And He answered and spake unto those that stood before Him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him He said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. And I said, Let them set a fair miter upon his head. So they set a fair miter upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the Angel of the Lord stood by.” Shall the people of God who are placed in positions of trust voice the words of Satan against the children of God? Let us act as Christians, true as steel to God and His holy work; quick to discern the devices of Satan in his hidden, deceptive workings through the children of disobedience. {TM 275.2}

»Derpå lod han mig se ypperstepræsten Josua, og han stod foran Herrens engel, medens Satan stod ved hans side for at føre klage imod ham. Men Herren sagde til Satan: »Herren true dig, Satan, Herren true dig, som udvalgte Jerusalem. Er denne ikke en brand, som er reddet ud af ilden?« Josua havde snavsede klæder på og stod foran englen.« Dette var Satans optræden. Han havde bedraget disse sjæle med hans illusioner og bedrag. Disse sjæle var nu omvendte over for Gud, og tilgivelse var skrevet ud for deres navne. Satan anklagede dem for synd, og hævder hans ret til at gøre med dem som det behager ham på grund af deres overtrædelser som han havde forledet dem at begå. Men Jesus ser på disse sjæle der tror på ham, og stoler på hans retfærdighed, med den ømmeste og mest elskene medlidenhed. »Men denne tog til orde og sagde til dem, der stod til tjeneste: »Tag de snavsede klæder af ham!« Og til ham sagde han: »Se, jeg har taget din skyld fra dig, og du skal have højtidsklæder på.« Og han sagde: »Sæt et rent hovedbind på hans hoved!« Og de satte et rent hovedbind på hans hoved og gav ham rene klæder på. Så trådte Herrens engel frem.« Skal Guds folk der er sat i betroede embeder give udtryk for Satans ord mod Guds børn? Lad os handle som kristne, faste som stål for Gud og (276) hans Hellige værk; hurtig til at skelne Satans bedrag i hans skjul, bedrageriske gerninger ved hjælp af ulydighedens børn.