The Lord in compassion is seeking to enlighten the understanding of those who are now groping in the darkness of error. He is delaying His judgments upon an impenitent world, in order that His light bearers may seek and save that which is lost. He is now calling upon His church on the earth to awake from the lethargy that Satan has sought to bring upon them, and fulfill their heaven-appointed work of enlightening the world. His message to His church at this time is, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” To meet the conditions existing at the time when darkness covers the earth, and gross darkness the people, the church of God has been commissioned to cooperate with God in shedding abroad the light of Bible truth. To those who seek to do their part faithfully as bearers of precious light, is given the assurance: “The Lord shall rise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.” {TM 458.1}

Herren søger i medfølelse at oplyse deres forståelse som nu famler i vildfarelsens mørke. Han udsætter hans domme over en forhærdet verden, for at hans lysbærer kan opsøge og frelse det som er mistet. Han kalder nu på sin menighed på jorden til at vågne op fra den døsighed som Satan har forsøgt at bringe over dem, og fuldføre deres himmelsk-bestemte arbejde i oplysning af verden. Hans budskab til menigheden for denne tid er, »Gør dig rede, bliv lys, thi dit lys er kommet, Herrens herlighed er oprundet over dig.« For at imødekomme de vilkår som er i denne tid hvor mørke omgiver jorden, og tykt mørke omgiver folket, har Guds menighed været udrustet til samarbejde med Gud i at udbrede bibelsandhedens lys rundt omkring. For dem der søger at gøre deres del trofast som bærere af det kostbare lys, er denne forsikring givet: »Over dig skal Herren oprinde, over dig skal hans herlighed ses. Til dit lys skal folkene vandre og konger til dit strålende skær.«