21-23 (Matthew 24:24; 11:14, 15; 2 Thessalonians 2:9, 10; Revelation 13:13, 14). A Profession Is Not Enough—Those who claim modern sanctification would have come boastingly forward, saying, “Lord, Lord, do you not know us? Have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works?” The people here described, who make these pretentious claims, apparently weaving Jesus into all their doings, fitly represent those who claim modern sanctification, but who are at war with the law of God. Christ calls them workers of iniquity, because they are deceivers, having on the garments of righteousness to hide the deformity of their characters, the inward wickedness of their unholy hearts. Satan has come down in these last days, to work with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish. His satanic majesty works miracles in the sight of false prophets, in the sight of men, claiming that he is indeed Christ Himself. Satan gives his power to those who are aiding him in his deceptions; therefore those who claim to have the great power of God can only be discerned by the great detector, the law of Jehovah. The Lord tells us if it were possible they would deceive the very elect. The sheep’s clothing seems so real, so genuine, that the wolf cannot be discerned only as we go to God’s great moral standard and there find that they are transgressors of the law of Jehovah (The Review and Herald, August 25, 1885). {5BC 1087.8}29. See EGW comment on Luke 4:18, 19.{5BC 1088.1}

21-23 (kp. 24,24; 2 Kor. 11,14.15; 2 Tess. 2,9, 10; Åb. 13,13.14). En bekendelse er ikke nok.--De, som gør fordring på moderne helliggørelse, ville være kommet pralende frem og have sagt: “Herre, Herre, kender du os ikke? Har vi ikke profeteret ved dit navn, og har vi ikke uddrevet onde ånder ved dit navn, og har vi ikke gjort mange undergerninger ved dit navn?” De mennesker, der her er beskrevet, som fremsætter disse fordringsfulde krav, idet de tilsyneladende fletter Jesus ind i alt, hvad de foretager sig, er passende repræsentanter for dem, som roser sig af moderne helliggørelse, men fører krig mod Guds lov. Kristus kalder dem udøvere af uret, fordi de er bedragere, som er iført retfærdighedens klæder for at skjule manglerne i deres karakter og deres vanhellige hjerters indre ondskab. I disse sidste dage arbejder Satan med al uretfærdighedens bedrag i dem, der går fortabt. Hans sataniske majestæt udfører mirakler for de falske profeters og for menneskers øjne, idet han gør krav på at være Kristus selv. Satan giver sin magt til dem, som bistår ham i hans bedrag. Derfor kan man kun bedømme dem, der påstår at have Guds kraft, ved hjælp af Jehovas lov. Herren fortæller os, at de udvalgte vil blive bedraget, hvis det er muligt. Fåreklæderne forekommer at være så ægte, at ulven kun kan afsløres, når vi går til Guds store morallov og derved finder, (1088) at de overtræder hans lov. (RH 25. aug., 1885)

29. Se EGW for Luk. 4,18. 19.