There have been marriage relations formed in Battle Creek with which God has had nothing to do. Marriages have been ill-assorted in some cases, immature in others. Christ has warned us that this state of things would exist prior to His second appearing. It constitutes one of the signs of the last days. A similar state of things existed before the Flood. The minds of the people were bewitched upon the subject of marriage. When there is so much uncertainty, so great danger, there is no reason why we should make great parade or display, even if the parties were perfectly suited to each other; but that remains to be tested. {4T 515.2}

Der er blevet dannet ægteskaber i Battle Creek som Gud ikke har noget at gøre med. Nogle gange er ægteskaberne blevet blandet dårligt, andre har været umodne. Kristus har advaret os at denne tilstand af tingene vil eksistere før hans anden tilsynekomst. Det er en af de sidste dages tegn. En lignende tilstand, var der før vandfloden. Folks tanker bliver fortryllede over ægteskabsspørgsmålet. Når der er så megen usikkerhed, så stor fare, er der ingen grund til at vi gør store parader eller opvisning, heller ikke hvis partnerne passede hinanden fuldstændigt; men endnu ikke er prøvet.