Diverting Minds from Present DutyThe enemy is seeking to divert the minds of our brethren and sisters from the work of preparing a people to stand in these last days. His sophistries are designed to lead minds away from the perils and duties of the hour. They estimate as nothing the light that Christ came from heaven to give to John for His people. They teach that the scenes just before us are not of sufficient importance to receive special attention. They make of no effect the truth of heavenly origin and rob the people of God of their past experience, giving them instead a false science. {8T 296.2}

Tankerne bortledes fra den nærliggende pligt
Fjenden søger at bortlede vore brødres og søstres tanker fra gerningen at berede et folk til at bestå i disse sidste dage. Hans spidsfindigheder har til hensigt at lede sindene bort fra øjeblikkets farer og pligter. De regner det lys for intet, som Kristus kom fra himmelen for at give sit folk gennem Johannes. De lærer, at de begivenheder, som er nær forestående, ikke er af tilstrækkelig betydning, til at modtage særlig opmærksomhed. De tilintetgør den sandhed, som er af himmelsk oprindelse, frarøver Guds folk deres tidligere erfaring og giver dem en falsk videnskab i stedet.