The Fatal Choice . Unsanctified ministers are arraying themselves against God. They are praising Christ and the God of this world in the same breath. While professedly they receive Christ, they embrace Barabbas, and by their actions say, “Not this Man, but Barabbas.” Let all who read these lines, take heed. Satan has made his boast of what he can do. He thinks to dissolve the unity which Christ prayed might exist in His church. He says, “I will go forth and be a lying spirit to deceive those that I can, to criticize, and condemn, and falsify.” Let the son of deceit and false witness be entertained by a church that has had great light, great evidence, and that church will discard the message the Lord has sent, and receive the most unreasonable assertions and false suppositions and false theories. Satan laughs at their folly, for he knows what truth is. {TM 409.2}

Det skæbnesvanger valg
Uhelliggjorte prædikanter stiller sig selv imod Guds ånd. De priser Kristus og denne verdens gud i samme åndedrag. Når de foregiver at tage i mod Kristus, tager de imod Barabbas, og ved deres handlinger siger de, »Ikke ham, men Barabbas.« Lad alle der læser disse linier, give agt. Satan har gjort al det pral han kan. Han kunne tænke sig at opløse den enhed som Kristus bad måtte eksistere i hans menighed. Han siger, "Jeg vil gå ud og være en løgnagtig ånd og bedrage dem jeg kan, til at kritisere, og fordømme og skuffe." Lad den bedrageriske synd og de falske vidner være i en menighed der har haft stort lys, stor klarhed, og den menighed vil kassere det budskab som Herren har sendt, og tage imod de mest urimelige påstande og falske antagelser og falske teorier. Satan ler af deres tåbelighed, for han ved hvad sandhed er.