The peculiar work of the third angel has not been seen in its importance. God meant that His people should be far in advance of the position which they occupy today. But now, when the time has come for them to spring into action, they have the preparation to make. When the National Reformers began to urge measures to restrict religious liberty, our leading men should have been alive to the situation and should have labored earnestly to counteract these efforts. It is not in the order of God that light has been kept from our people—the very present truth which they needed for this time. Not all our ministers who are giving the third angel’s message really understand what constitutes that message. The National Reform movement has been regarded by some as of so little importance that they have not thought it necessary to give much attention to it and have even felt that in so doing they would be giving time to questions distinct from the third angel’s message. May the Lord forgive our brethren for thus interpreting the very message for this time. {5T 714.2}

Der er hemmeligheder i genløsningens plan - Guds Søns fornedrelse for at kunne blive mennesker lig, Faderens underfulde kærlighed og nedladelse, idet han gav sin Søn - hemmeligheder, som er genstand for de himmelske engles stadige forundring. Idet apostelen Peter taler om de åbenbaringer, Gud har givet profeterne angående »Kristi lidelser og al den herlighed, som skulle følge derefter«, siger han, at dette er noget, som »engle attrår at få indblik i«. Og disse ting vil blive de genløstes studium gennem evige tider. Efter som de betragter Guds værk i naturen og i genløsningen, vil nye sandheder stadig udfoldes for deres undrende og henrykte sind. Efter som de lærer mere og mere om Guds visdom, kærlighed og magt, vil deres ånd (703) stadig udvikles og deres glæde stedse forøges.