God has called His church in this day, as He called ancient Israel, to stand as a light in the earth. By the mighty cleaver of truth, the messages of the first, second, and third angels, He has separated them from the churches and from the world to bring them into a sacred nearness to Himself. He has made them the depositaries of His law and has committed to them the great truths of prophecy for this time. Like the holy oracles committed to ancient Israel, these are a sacred trust to be communicated to the world. The three angels of Revelation 14 represent the people who accept the light of God’s messages and go forth as His agents to sound the warning throughout the length and breadth of the earth. Christ declares to His followers: “Ye are the light of the world.” To every soul that accepts Jesus the cross of Calvary speaks: “Behold the worth of the soul: ‘Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.’” Nothing is to be permitted to hinder this work. It is the all-important work for time; it is to be far-reaching as eternity. The love that Jesus manifested for the souls of men in the sacrifice which He made for their redemption, will actuate all His followers. {5T 455.2}

Gud har kaldet sin menighed i dag, ligesom han kaldte Israel fordum, til at være lys på jorden. Med sandhedens mægtige sværd: det første, det andet og det tredje englebudskab, har han skilt dem fra kirkesamfundene og fra verden for at føre dem ind i sin egen hellige nærhed. Han har overladt dem at bevare sin lov og betroet dem de store profetiske sandheder for denne tid. Som tilfældet var med de hellige ord, der blev betroet det gamle Israel, er det et helligt tillidshverv at bringe disse sandheder ud til verden. De tre engle i Åb. 14. kapitel (456) er en fremstilling af det folk, der tager imod lyset i Guds budskaber og går ud for som hans redskaber at forkynde advarselen over hele den vide jord. Kristus siger til sine efterfølgere: »I er verdens lys.« Til hver sjæl, der modtager Jesus, taler Golgatas kors og siger: »Se, hvad sjælen er værd!« »Gå ud i al verden og forkynd evangeliet for al skabningen!« Intet må tillades for at hindre dette værk. Det er den allervigtigste gerning i tiden; den er vidtrækkende som evigheden. Den kærlighed til menneskenes sjæle, som Jesus lagde for dagen ved det offer, han bragte for deres genløsning, vil anspore alle hans efterfølgere.