Presently an angel bade me rise, and the sight that met my eyes can hardly be described. Before me was a company whose hair and garments were torn, and whose countenances were the very picture of despair and horror. They came close to me, and rubbed their garments upon mine. As I looked at my garments, I saw that they were stained with blood. Again I fell like one dead at the feet of my accompanying angel. I could not plead one excuse, and longed to be away from that holy place. The angel raised me to my feet, and said: “This is not your case now, but this scene has passed before you to let you know what your situation must be if you neglect to declare to others what the Lord has revealed to you. But if you are faithful to the end, you shall eat of the tree of life, and shall drink of the river of the water of life. You will have to suffer much, but the grace of God is sufficient.” I then felt willing to do all that the Lord might require me to do, that I might have His approbation, and not feel His dreadful frown. {1T 74.2}

Umiddelbart bad en engel mig rejse mig, og det syn, der mødte mine øjne, kan svært beskrives. Foran mig var der en skare, hvis hår og klæder var sønderrevet, og hvis ansigtsudtryk var stærkt præget af fortvivlelse og rædsel. De kom hen til mig og deres klæder rørte ved mine. Idet jeg så på mine klæder, så jeg, at de var plettet med blod. Igen faldt jeg som en død ned for fødderne af min ledsagende engel. Jeg kunne ikke komme med en eneste undskyldning, og jeg længtes efter at komme væk fra dette hellige sted. Englen rejste mig op på mine fødder og sagde: "Dette er ikke dit tilfælde nu, men denne scene er blevet vist dig for at lade dig vide, hvad din situation vil blive, hvis du forsømmer at meddele andre, hvad Herren har åbenbaret for dig. Men dersom du er trofast til enden, skal du spise af livets træ og drikke af floden med livets vand. Du må lide meget, men Guds nåde er nok." Jeg følte mig da villig til at gøre alt, hvad Herren måtte kræve af mig, så jeg kunne opnå hans bifald og ikke mærke hans frygtelige misbilligende blik.