The whole wicked world stand arraigned at the bar of God, on the charge of high treason against the government of heaven. They have none to plead their cause; they are without excuse; and the sentence of eternal death is pronounced against them. It is now evident to all that the wages of sin is not noble independence and eternal life, but slavery, ruin, and death.... Satan seems paralyzed as he beholds the glory and majesty of Christ. He who was once a covering cherub remembers whence he has fallen. A shining seraph, “son of the morning;” how changed, how degraded! ... {FLB 356.4}

Hele den onde verden afkræves et regnskab ved Guds domskranke, anklaget for højforræderi mod himlens regering. De har ingen til at forsvare deres sag; de er uden undskyldning; og dommen over evig død udsiges over dem. Nu er det tydeligt for alle at syndens løn ikke er uafhængighed og evigt liv, men slaveri, ruin og død. . . Satan synes at være lammet idet han beskuer Kristi herlighed og majestæt. Han som engang var en skærmende kerub husker dengang han faldt. En skinnende seraf, »morgenstjernens søn«, hvor forandret, hvor degraderet! . . .