We are living in an age of great light; but much that is called light is opening the way for the wisdom and arts of Satan. Many things will be presented that appear to be true, and yet they need to be carefully considered with much prayer; for they may be specious devices of the enemy. The path of error often appears to lie close to the path of truth. It is hardly distinguishable from the path that leads to holiness and heaven. But the mind enlightened by the Holy Spirit may discern that it is diverging from the right way. After a while the two are seen to be widely separated. {8T 290.5}

Vi lever i en meget oplyst tid. Men meget af det, der bliver kaldt lys, baner vejen for Satans visdom og kunster. Meget vil blive fremholdt, der ser ud til at være sandt, men som dog kræver omhyggelig overvejelse under megen bøn, fordi det kan være fjendens besnærende påfund. Vildfarelsens vej ser ofte ud til at ligge tæt op ad sandhedens sti. Den er næppe til at skelne fra den sti, der fører til hellighed og til himmelen. Men et sind, der er oplyst af Helligånden, (291) vil kunne opdage, at den afviger fra den rette vej. Efter nogen tids forløb viser det sig, at de to veje ligger langt fra hinanden.