Upon us is shining the accumulated light of past ages. The record of Israel’s forgetfulness has been preserved for our enlightenment. In this age God has set His hand to gather unto Himself a people from every nation, kindred, and tongue. In the advent movement He has wrought for His heritage, even as He wrought for the Israelites in leading them from Egypt. In the great disappointment of 1844 the faith of His people was tested as was that of the Hebrews at the Red Sea. Had the Adventists in the early days still trusted to the guiding Hand that had been with them in their past experience, they would have seen of the salvation of God. If all who had labored unitedly in the work of 1844 had received the third angel’s message and proclaimed it in the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord would have wrought mightily with their efforts. A flood of light would have been shed upon the world. Years ago the inhabitants of the earth would have been warned, the closing work would have been completed, and Christ would have come for the redemption of His people. {8T 115.5}

På os skinner de sidste tiders ophobede lys. Optegnelsen af Israels glemsomhed er blevet bevaret for at vi kan blive oplyste. I denne tidsalder har Gud draget sin hånd for at samle sig et folk fra alle folk, stamme og tungemål. I adventbevægelsen har han arbejdet for sin arv, sådan som han arbejdede for israelitterne og førte dem ud af Ægypten. Ved den store skuffelse i 1844 blev hans folks tro prøvet som hebræernes tro blev prøvet ved det Røde Hav. Havde (116) adventisterne i de tidligere dage stadig stolet på den ledende hånd som har været med dem i deres tidligere erfaring, ville de have set Guds frelse. Hvis alle som havde arbejdet enstemmigt i 1844-arbejdet, havde modtaget den tredje engels budskab og proklameret det i Helligåndens kraft, ville Herren have udført mægtige ting ved dem. En strøm af lys ville have spredt sig over verden. For år siden kunne jordens beboere være blevet advaret, det afsluttende arbejde ville være fuldført og Kristus ville have kommet for at genløse sit folk.