It is no time to be ashamed of our faith. We are a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. The whole universe is looking with inexpressible interest to see the closing work of the great controversy between Christ and Satan. At such a time as this, just as the great work of judging the living is to begin, shall we allow unsanctified ambition to take possession of the heart? What can be of any worth to us now except to be found loyal and true to the God of heaven? What is there of any real value in this world when we are on the very borders of the eternal world? What education can we give to the students in our schools that is so necessary as a knowledge of “What saith the Scripture”? {5T 526.1}

Vi skal ikke skamme os over vor tro. Vi er et skuespil for engle og for mennesker. Hele universet betragter med intens interesse den sidste fase i den store strid mellem Kristus og Satan. Skal vi da tillade verdslige ambitioner at fylde vort sind på en tid, hvor dommen over de levende er ved at begynde? Hvad kan have nogen betydning for os, andet end det at være Jesu vidner i denne verden? Vi står på grænsen til evigheden. Hvad kan vi lære eleverne i vore skoler, som er mere betydningsfuldt end at vide, hvad skriften siger?]