The abominations for which the faithful ones were sighing and crying were all that could be discerned by finite eyes, but by far the worst sins, those which provoked the jealousy of the pure and holy God, were unrevealed. The great Searcher of hearts knoweth every sin committed in secret by the workers of iniquity. These persons come to feel secure in their deceptions and, because of His long-suffering, say that the Lord seeth not, and then act as though He had forsaken the earth. But He will detect their hypocrisy and will open before others those sins which they were so careful to hide. {5T 211.3}

De vederstyggeligheder, som de trofaste sukkede og jamrede over, var alt, hvad menneskelige øjne kunne opdage, men langt de værste synder, som vakte den rene og hellige Guds nidkærhed, blev ikke åbenbarede. Den store hjerteransager kender enhver synd, som bliver begået i det skjulte af dem, der øver uretfærdighed. Disse mennesker kommer til at føle sig trygge i deres bedrag og som følge af Herrens langmodighed siger de, at han (212) ikke ser; derfor handler de, som om han havde forladt jorden. Men han vil opdage deres hykleri og klarlægge for andre de synder, de så omhyggeligt skjulte.