Our hopes now centered on the coming of the Lord in 1844. This was also the time for the message of the second angel, who, flying through the midst of heaven, cried: “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city.” That message was first proclaimed by the servants of God in the summer of 1844. As a result, many left the fallen churches. In connection with this message the midnight cry [See Matthew 25:1-13.] was given: “Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him.” In every part of the land, light was given concerning this message, and the cry aroused thousands. It went from city to city, from village to village, and into the remote country regions. It reached the learned and talented, as well as the obscure and humble. {1T 53.3}

Vort håb kredsede sig nu om Herrens komme i 1844. Dette var også tiden for den anden engels budskab, som fløj midt oppe under himmelen og råbte: "Faldet, faldet er det store Babylon." Det budskab blev for første gang forkyndt af Guds tjenere i sommeren 1844. Som en følge heraf forlod mange de faldne menigheder. I forbindelse med dette budskab lød midnatsråbet (Se Matt. 25, 1-13.): "Se, (54) brudgommen er der, gå ham o i møde!" I enhver del af landet fik man lys angående dette budskab, og råbet vækkede tusinder. Det gik fra by til by, fra landsby til landsby, og til fjerntliggende landsdele. Det nåede de lærde og begavede så vel som de tilbagetrukne og ydmyge.