Such will be the experience of God's people in their final struggle with the powers of evil. God will test their faith, their perseverance, their confidence in His power to deliver them. Satan will endeavor to terrify them with the thought that their cases are hopeless; that their sins have been too great to receive pardon. They will have a deep sense of their shortcomings, and as they review their lives their hopes will sink. But remembering the greatness of God's mercy, and their own sincere repentance, they will plead His promises made through Christ to helpless, repenting sinners. Their faith will not fail because their prayers are not immediately answered. They will lay hold of the strength of God, as Jacob laid hold of the Angel, and the language of their souls will be, "I will not let Thee go, except Thou bless me."

Sådan vil Guds folks erfaring blive i deres sidste kamp mod det ondes magter. Gud vil prøve deres tro, deres udholdenhed og deres tillid til hans magt til at befri dem. Satan vil søge at skræmme dem med tanken om, at deres sag er håbløs, og at deres synder har været for store til at kunne tilgives. De vil få en stærk følelse af deres ufuldkommenhed, og når de ser tilbage på deres liv, vil deres håb svinde. Men når de erindrer sig Guds nådes storhed og deres egen oprigtige anger, vil de påberåbe sig Guds løfter gennem Kristus til de hjælpeløse, angrende syndere. Deres tro vil ikke svigte, selv om deres bønner ikke besvares øjeblikkelig. De vil gribe fat i Guds styrke, ligesom Jakob greb fat i engelen, og deres sjæl vil udbryde: "Jeg slipper dig ikke, uden du velsigner mig!"