Before us, on the other side of the chasm, was a beautiful field of green grass, about six inches high. I could not see the sun; but bright, soft beams of light, resembling fine gold and silver, were resting upon this field. Nothing I had seen upon earth could compare in beauty and glory with this field. But could we succeed in reaching it? was the anxious inquiry. Should the cord break, we must perish. Again, in whispered anguish, the words were breathed: “What holds the cord?” For a moment we hesitated to venture. Then we exclaimed: “Our only hope is to trust wholly to the cord. It has been our dependence all the difficult way. It will not fail us now.” Still we were hesitating and distressed. The words were then spoken: “God holds the cord. We need not fear.” These words were then repeated by those behind us, accompanied with: “He will not fail us now. He has brought us thus far in safety.” {2T 596.3}

Hvis folket, som nu bekendte sig til at være Guds særlige ejendom, blot ville adlyde hans forlangender og som er udmøntet i hans ord, ville særlige vidnesbyrd ikke gives for at vække dem til deres pligt og give dem et indtryk af deres syndighed og deres frygtelige fare for ikke at adlyde Guds ord. Folks samvittighed blev sløvet fordi lyset blev sat til side og forsømt og foragtet. Og Gud vil fjerne disse vidnesbyrd fra folket og vil fratage dem styrke og ydmyge dem.