Satan has come down in great power, knowing that his time is short. His angels are busy, and a great share of the people of God suffer themselves to be lulled to sleep by him. The cloud again passed over, and settled upon the church. I saw that it would be only by earnest effort and persevering prayer that this spell would be broken. {1T 178.4}

Satan var kommet ned i stor kraft og vidste at hans tid var kort. Hans engle er travlt optaget og en stor del af Guds folk finder sig i at blive lullet i søvn af ham. Skyen passerede igen over og ordnede menigheden. Jeg så at det kun ville være ved alvorlige anstrengelser og ihærdig bøn at denne fortryllelse måtte brydes.