The world has become bold in transgression of God's law. Because of His long forbearance, men have trampled upon His authority. They have strengthened one another in oppression and cruelty toward His heritage, saying, "How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?" Ps. 73:11. But there is a line beyond which they cannot pass. The time is near when they will have reached the prescribed limit. Even now they have almost exceeded the bounds of the long-suffering of God, the limits of His 178 grace, the limits of His mercy. The Lord will interpose to vindicate His own honor, to deliver His people, and to repress the swellings of unrighteousness.

Verden er blevet dristig med hensyn til at overtræde Guds lov. Fordi Gud længe har båret over med menneskene, har de ladet hånt om hans myndighed. De har styrket hinanden i at øve undertrykkelse og grusomheder mod hans arvelod og har sagt: "Hvor skulle Gud vel vide det, skulle den Højeste kende dertil?" Men der er en grænse, som de ikke kan overskride. Tiden er nær da de vil have nået den fastsatte grænse. Selv nu har de næsten overskredet den langmodige Guds grænse, hans nådes og barmhjertigheds grænse. Herren vil gribe ind for at hævde sin ære, for at udfri sit folk og for at gøre en ende på den voksende uretfærdighed.