“I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.” – Revelation 3:18
The third angel’s message multiplies the power of the first and second, for all are to be given in unity, the church below uniting with the universe of heaven in sounding forth not only the third angel’s message, but the first and the second, glorifying God in doing a great work in the earth, in proclaiming the truth. The Lord is coming the second time with power and great glory. This grand work for the Master requires entire consecration to God. (1)
Here is the patience of the saints. This is the third angel. “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” [Verse 12.]
…The angel came from heaven and found John exiled there on the isle of Patmos, and told him all these things that were to transpire in the last days. He wants us to know it. He wants us to be prepared for it. He wants us to have the crown of life, that we shall not perish with the wicked. We are very anxious that you should have it… He has promised us, “Let not your heart be troubled ….” [John 14:1.] Now that is what He is preparing for us, and we want to prepare for it.
Those that enter heaven, let me tell you, will know it here on this earth, that is, they take right hold of heavenly things. They do not seek the fashions of this degenerate age. They seek the heavenly disposition, and they seek to speak in a heavenly manner. They seek to overcome, and we want every one of you to engage in the warfare. You are soldiers of Jesus Christ. “I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire. …” [Revelation 3:18.]
This is the Word of the living God. It is the spirituality that is in Jesus Christ that holds us. He came to our earth to represent perfection in humanity, and now we must manifest perfection here on this earth, in order to enter where He is in His glory. (2)
Charge for the Day: Ponder this excerpt from above: “Those that enter heaven, let me tell you, will know it here on this earth, that is, they take right hold of heavenly things. They do not seek the fashions of this degenerate age. They seek the heavenly disposition, and they seek to speak in a heavenly manner. They seek to overcome, and we want every one of you to engage in the warfare.” Is this your testimony? Decide today, once and for all, to consecrate yourself, entirely, to God.
1. Letter 1a, 1895
2. Manuscript 191, 1905