When the judgment shall sit, and the books shall be opened, and every man shall be judged according to the things written in the books, then the tables of stone, hidden by God until that day, will be presented before the world as the standard of righteousness. Then men and women will see that the prerequisite of their salvation is obedience to the perfect law of God. None will find excuse for sin. By the righteous principles of that law, men will receive their sentence of life or of death (The Review and Herald, January 28, 1909).{1BC 1109.4}

Når dommen skal nedsættes, og bøgerne åbnes, og ethvert menneske dømmes efter de ting der står skrevet i bøgerne, så skal stentavlerne, skjult af Gud indtil den dag, blive bragt frem for verden, som retfærdighedens standard. Så skal mænd og kvinder se at forudsætningen for deres frelse er lydighed mod Guds fuldkomne lov. Ingen vil have nogen undskyldning for synd. Efter lovens retfærdige principper, vil mennesker få afsagt dom til liv eller død (Samme., Jan. 28, 1909).