Satan believes and trembles. He works. He knows his time is short, and he has come down in great power to do his evil works according to his faith. But God’s professed people do not support their faith by their works. They believe in the shortness of time, yet grasp just as eagerly after this world’s goods as though the world were to stand a thousand years as it now is. {FLB 91.6}

Satan tror og skælver. Han arbejder. Han ved at hans tid er kort, og han er kommet ned i stor kraft for at gøre sine onde gerninger efter hans tro. Men Guds bekendende folk understøtter ikke sin tro ved sine gerninger. De tror at tiden er kort, dog griber de ivrigt efter denne verdens goder som om verden skulle stå et tusinde år, som den er nu.