What are you doing, brethren, in the great work of preparation? Those who are uniting with the world are receiving the worldly mold and preparing for the mark of the beast. Those who are distrustful of self, who are humbling themselves before God and purifying their souls by obeying the truth these are receiving the heavenly mold and preparing for the seal of God in their foreheads. When the decree goes forth and the stamp is impressed, their character will remain pure and spotless for eternity. {5T 216.1}

Hvad foretager I jer, brødre, i det store forberedelsesværk? De, der forener sig med verden, modtager det verdslige præg og forberedes for dyrets mærke. De, som ikke sætter lid til selvet, som ydmyger sig for Gud og renser deres sjæle ved at lyde sandheden disse modtager det himmelske præg og bereder sig for Guds segl på deres pander. Når befalingen udgår og stemplet indpræges, vil deres karakter forblive ren og uplettet i al evighed.