Satan Presses a Sense of Guiltiness—The people of God are here [Zechariah, chapter 3] represented as a criminal on trial. Joshua, as high priest, is seeking for a blessing for his people, who are in great affliction. While he is pleading before God, Satan is standing at his right hand as his adversary. He is accusing the children of God and making their case appear as desperate as possible. He presents before the Lord their evil doings and their defects. He shows their faults and failures, hoping they will appear of such a character in the eyes of Christ that He will render them no help in their great need. Joshua, as the representative of God’s people, stands under condemnation, clothed with filthy garments. Aware of the sins of his people, he is weighed down with discouragement. Satan is pressing upon his soul a sense of guiltiness that makes him feel almost hopeless. Yet there he stands as a suppliant, with Satan arrayed against him.—Christ’s Object Lessons, 166, 167 (1900). {2MCP 453.2}

Satan fremtvinger en skyldfølelse — Guds folk fremstilles her [Zakarias, kapitel 3] som en forbryder der er i forhør Josua prøver som ypperstepræst at skaffe en velsignelse til sit folk, der er i stor nød. Medens han beder inderligt til Gud, står Satan ved hans højre side som hans modstander Han anklager Guds børn og prøver at få deres sag til at se så fortvivlet ud som muligt. Han fremholder deres onde handlinger og deres mangler for Herren. Han henviser til deres fejl og forsømmelser idet han håber at de for Kristus vil vise sig at have en sådan karakter at han ikke vil yde dem nogen hjælp i deres store nød. Josua, der er Guds folks stedfortræder står fordømt og er iklædt snavsede klæder idet han er klar over folkets synder føler han sig nedtynget af modløshed. (454) Satan prøver at indgive ham en følelse af skyld, som får ham til at synes, at der næsten ikke er håb for ham. Alligevel står han der ydmygt og bedende med Satan som anklager.— Kristi lignelser, 164 (1900).