(Matthew 7:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12.) An Unfailing Test—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 can 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).{6BC 1106.1}

(Matt. 7,15; 2 Tess. 2,7-12.) En ufejlbarlig prøve. - Satan er kommet ned i disse sidste dage for at arbejde med al bedrageriskhed for uretfærdighed hos dem som går fortabt. Hans sataniske majestæt udvirker mirakler for øjnene af falske profeter, for øjnene af mennesker, og hævder at han i virkeligheden er Kristus Selv. Satan giver sin kraft til dem som hjælper ham med hans bedrag; derfor kan dem som hævder at have guds kraft kun gennemskues af den store afsløring i Jehovas lov. Herren fortæller os at hvis det var muligt ville de endog bedrage de udvalgte. Fårenes forklædninger er så virkelige, så ægte, at ulven kun kan ses, når vi går til Guds store moralstandard og der finde at de overtræder Jehovas lov (RH 25. aug., 1885).