END OF TIME SERIES 

PART SEVENTEEN

THE THIRD ADVENT TO THE FINAL DEATH OF THE WICKED

This study begins with the third advent of Christ to Planet Earth, and ends with the final destruction of the wicked. It is an important subject, which we should understand.

PART ONE - CHRIST AND THE REDEEMED RETURNS TO THE EARTH

1 - Christ returns to the earth.

"At the close of the thousand years, Christ again returns to the earth. He is accompanied by the host of the redeemed and attended by a retinue of angels."-Great Controversy, 662:1.

-2 - CHRIST DESCENDS UPON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES

1 - He descends upon the very mountain from whence He earlier ascended to heaven.

"Christ descends upon the Mount of Olives, whence, after His resurrection, He ascended, and where angels repeated the promise of His return. Says the prophet: 'The Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with Thee." "And His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof, . . and there shall be a very great valley.' .. -Great Controversy, 662:3-663:0.

-3 - THE CITY OF GOD DESCENDS

1 - The City comes down through the region of Orion.

"Dark, heavy clouds came up and clashed against each other. The atmosphere parted and rolled back; then we could lookup through the open space in Orion, whence came the voice of God. The Holy City will come down through that open space. "-Early Writings, 41:2.

Note: What Is the "open space in Orion"? It is very easy to assume something that is not stated. It is definitely located somewhere in the region of Orion constellation. but that is one of the largest of constellations -and we are not told that the "open space" is the Great Nebula in Orion, or a portion of it. Therefore we can guess that the "open space in Orion" may be the Orion Nebula. But we should keep in mind that Inspiration never said so.

According to EW 41, the Voice of God, which delivers the saints, will sound from the area of this constellation, and the City of God will come down through that part of the sky at Christ's third advent. It is likely that, at His second advent, Christ will also return through that area -but we are not specifically told that. It is nice to think that the Great Nebula is the passageway to heaven, but keep in mind that we are nowhere told in the inspired books that it is.

2 - The immense City is welcomed by God's children.

"After the judgment of the wicked dead had been finished, at the end of the one thousand years, Jesus left the city, and the saints and a train of the angelic host followed Him. Jesus descended upon a great mountain, which as soon as His feet touched it, parted asunder and became a mighty plain. Then we looked up and saw the great and beautiful city, with twelve foundations, and twelve gates, three on each side, and an angel at each gate. We cried out, 'The city! the great city! It is coming down from God out of heaven!' And it came down in all its splendor and dazzling glory and settled in the mighty plain which Jesus had prepared for it." Early Writings, 291:1.

3 - It comes to rest upon the place Jesus has purified for it. Christ and His people enter it.

"As the New Jerusalem, in its dazzling splendor, comes down out of heaven, It rests upon the place purified and made ready to receive It, and Christ, with His people and the angels, enters the Holy City." -Great Controversy, 663:0.

- 4 - CHRIST RAISES THE DEAD TO LIFE

1 - Jesus and His people leave the City, and He raises the dead.

"Then Jesus and all the retinue of holy angels, and all the redeemed saints, left the city. The angels surrounded their Commander and escorted Him on His way, and the train of redeemed saints followed. Then, in terrible, fearful majesty, Jesus called forth the wicked dead; and they came up with the same feeble, sickly bodies that went into the grave. What a spectacle! What a scene! At the first resurrection all came forth in immortal bloom; but at the second the marks of the curse are visible on all. The kings and noblemen of the earth, the mean and low, the learned and unlearned, come forth together." -Early Writings, 292:1.

2 - Jesus calls the wicked dead to arise, and they involuntarily admit His lordship.

"He bids the wicked dead arise to receive their doom. They come forth, a mighty host, numberless as the sands of the sea. What a contrast to those who were raised at the first resurrection! The righteous were clothed with immortal youth and beauty. The wicked bear the traces of disease and death.

"Every eye in that vast multitude is turned to behold the glory of the Son of God. With one voice the wicked hosts exclaim: "Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord!" It is not love to Jesus that inspires this utterance. The force of truth urges the words from unwilling lips. As the wicked went into their graves, so they come forth with the same enmity to Christ and the same spirit of rebellion. They are to have no new probation in which to remedy the defects of their past lives. Nothing would be gained by this. A lifetime of transgression has not softened their hearts. A second probation, were it given them, would be occupied as was the first in evading the requirements of God and exciting rebellion against Him."-Great Controversy, 662:1-2.

3 - Then they flee and seek to hide from His face.

"All behold the Son of man; and those very men who despised and mocked Him, who put the crown of thorns upon His sacred brow, and smote Him with the reed, behold Him in all His kingly majesty. Those who spit upon Him in the hour of His trial now turn from his piercing gaze and from the glory of His countenance. Those who drove the nails through His hands and feet now look upon the marks of His crucifixion. Those who thrust the spear into His side behold the marks of their cruelty on His body. And they know that He is the very one whom they crucified and derided in His expiring agony. And then there arises one long protracted wall of agony, as they flee to hide from the presence of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

"All are seeking to hide in the rocks, to shield themselves from the terrible glory of Him whom they once despised. And, overwhelmed and pained with His majesty and exceeding glory, they with one accord raise their voices, and with terrible distinctness exclaim, 'Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord!' "-Early Writings, 292:1-2.

4 - Jesus and His children again enter the City. Satan resumes his work with the wicked.

"Then Jesus and the holy angels, accompanied by all the saints, again go to the city, and the bitter lamentations and wailings of the doomed wicked fill the air. Then I saw that Satan again commenced his work. He passed around among his subjects, and made the weak and feeble strong, and told them that he and his angels were powerful."-Early Writings, 298:1.

- 6 - SATAN LAYS PLANS WITH THE WICKED TO CONQUER THOSE IN THE CITY

1 - Gradually, they prepare for a single, overmastering onslaught against the City.

"He pointed to the countless millions who had been raised. There were mighty warriors and kings who were well skilled in battle and who had conquered kingdoms. And there were mighty giants and valiant men who had never lost a battle. There was the proud, ambitious Napoleon, whose approach had caused kingdoms to tremble. There stood men of lofty stature and dignified bearing, who had fallen in battle while thirsting to conquer. As they come forth from their graves, they resume the current of their thoughts where it ceased in death. They possess the same desire to conquer which ruled when they fell. Satan consults with his angels, and then with those kings and conquerors and mighty men. Then he looks over the vast army, and tells them that the company in the city is small and feeble, and that they can go up and take it, and cast out its inhabitants, and possess its riches and glory themselves.

"Satan succeeds In deceiving them, and all immediately begin to prepare themselves for battle. There are many skillful men in that vast army, and they construct all kinds of implements of war."-Early Writings, 293:1-2.

2 - He inspires them with courage, and they follow his directions.

"Now Satan prepares for a last mighty struggle for the supremacy. While deprived of his power and cut off from his work of deception, the prince of evil was miserable and dejected; but as the wicked dead are raised and he sees the vast multitudes upon his side, his hopes revive, and he determines not to yield the great controversy. He will marshal all the armies of the lost under his banner and through them endeavor to execute his plans. The wicked are Satan's captives. In rejecting Christ they have accepted the rule of the rebel leader. They are ready to receive his suggestions and to do his bidding. Yet, true to his early cunning, he does not acknowledge himself to be Satan. He claims to be the prince who is the rightful owner of the world and whose inheritance has been unlawfully wrested from him. He represents himself to his deluded subjects as a redeemer, assuring them that his power has brought them forth from their graves and that he is about to rescue them from the most cruel tyranny. The presence of Christ having been removed, Satan works wonders to support his claims. He makes the weak strong and inspires all with his own spirit and energy. He proposes to lead them against the camp of the saints and to take possession of the City of God. With fiendish exultation he points to the unnumbered millions who have been raised from the dead and declares that as their leader he is well able to overthrow the city and regain his throne and his kingdom.

"In that vast throng are multitudes of the longlived race that existed before the Flood; men of lofty stature and giant intellect, who, yielding to the control of fallen angels, devoted all their skill and knowledge to the exaltation of themselves; men whose wonderful works of art led the world to idolize their genius, but whose cruelty and evil inventions, defiling the earth and defacing the image of God, caused Him to blot them from the face of His creation. There are kings and generals who conquered nations, valiant men who never lost a battle, proud, ambitious warriors whose approach made kingdoms tremble. In death these experienced no change. As they come up from the grave, they resume the current of their thoughts just where it ceased. They are actuated by the same desire to conquer that ruled them when they fell.

"Satan consults with his angels, and then with these kings and conquerors and mighty men. They look upon the strength and numbers on their side, and declare that the army within the city is small in comparison with theirs, and that it can be overcome. They lay their plans to take possession of the riches and glory of the New Jerusalem. All immediately begin to prepare for battle. Skillful artisans construct implements of war. Military leaders, famed for their success, marshal the throngs of warlike men into companies and divisions."-Great Controversy, 663:1-664:2.

- 6 - THE IMMENSE ARMY MARCHES TO THE CITY AND SURROUNDS IT

1 - After extensive preparations, the army marches to the City.

"At last the order to advance is given, and the countless host moves on -an army such as was never summoned by earthly conquerors, such as the combined forces of all ages since war began on earth could never equal. Satan, the mightiest of warriors, leads the van, and his angels unite their forces for this final struggle. Kings and warriors are in his train, and the multitudes follow in vast companies, each under its appointed leader. With military precision the serried ranks advance over the earth's broken and uneven surface to the City of God. By command of Jesus, the gates of the New Jerusalem are closed, and the armies of Satan surround the city and make ready for the onset." -Great Controversy, 664:3.

Note: Regarding this matter of when the gates are shut: In Early Writings, 41, Jesus and the redeemed leave the City and they watch as He raises the dead; then they go back into the city. After that, an unspecified period of time -probably covering a number of years -is spent by the wicked in preparing for war (GC 662:1-664:2). Then they begin marching toward the City -and Jesus at that time gives orders to shut the gates (GC 664:3)

2 - Armed with all kinds of weapons, a fierce conflict Is expected.

"Then with Satan at their head, the multitude move on. Kings and warriors follow close after Satan, and the multitude follow after in companies. Each company has its leader, and order is observed as they march over the broken surface of the earth to the Holy City. Jesus closes the gates of the city, and this vast army surround it, and place themselves in battle array, expecting a fierce conflict." -Early Writings, 293:2.

- 7 - CHRIST APPEARS ON A THRONE HIGH ABOVE THE CITY

1 - Amid vast power and majesty, Christ appears to the view of the lost.

"Now Christ again appears to the view of His enemies. Far above the city, upon a foundation of burnished gold, is a throne, high and lifted up. Upon this throne sits the Son of God, and around Him are the subjects of His kingdom. The power and majesty of Christ no language can describe, no pen portray. The glory of the Eternal Father is enshrouding His Son. The brightness of His presence fills the City of God, and flows out beyond the gates, flooding the whole earth with its radiance."-Great Controversy, 665:1.

2 - Awed by the truth of the situation, the courage of the wicked fails them.

"And as they witness the splendor of their glittering crowns and see their faces radiant with glory, reflecting the image of Jesus, and then behold the unsurpassed glory and majesty of the King of kings and Lord of lords, their courage falls." -Early Writings, 294:0.

- 8 - THREE GROUPS OF REDEEMED SURROUND THEIR LORD AND SAVIOUR

1 - Around Jesus are the most devoted, consistently faithful, the martyrs, and the great multitude.

"Nearest the throne are those who were once zealous in the cause of Satan, but who, plucked as brands from the burning, have followed their Saviour with deep, intense devotion. Next are those who perfected Christian characters in the midst of falsehood and infidelity, those who honored the law of God when the Christian world declared it void, and the millions, of all ages, who were martyred for their faith. And beyond is the 'great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, . . before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.' Revelation 7:9. Their warfare Is ended, their victory won. They have run the race and reached the prize. The palm branch in their hands is a symbol of their triumph, the white robe an emblem of the spotless righteousness of Christ which now is theirs." -Great Controversy, 665:2.

-9 - FEARLESS OF THE WICKED THEY SING PRAISES TO THEIR GOD

1 - Although with millions of armed wicked surrounding them, the redeemed, secure in the protection of Jesus, raise a grateful song of praise. Undeceived by Satan, they well know that the wicked are powerless to cause them harm.

"The redeemed raise a song of praise that echoes and re-echoes through the vaults of heaven: "Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." Verse 10. And angel and seraph unite their voices in adoration. As the redeemed have beheld the power and malignity of Satan, they have seen, as never before, that no power but that of Christ could have made them conquerors. In all that shining throng there are none to ascribe salvation to themselves, as if they had prevailed by their own power and goodness. Nothing is said of what they have done or suffered; but the burden of every song, the keynote of every anthem, is: Salvation to our God and unto the Lamb." -Great Controversy, 665:3.

- 10 - THE FINAL CORONATION OF CHRIST OCCURS

1 - All power and dominion are given into the hand of Christ.

"In the presence of the assembled inhabitants of earth and heaven the final coronation of the Son of God takes place." -Great Controversy, 666:1.

PART TWO - THE EXECUTIVE JUDGMENT

-1 - CHRIST WILL BE THE JUDGE

1 - He who died for the wicked will be their Judge.

"God has committed all judgment unto the Son, for without controversy He is God manifest in the flesh.

"God designed that the Prince of sufferers in humanity should be judge of the whole world. He who came from the heavenly courts to save man from eternal death; . . He who submitted to be arraigned before an earthly tribunal, and who suffered the ignominious death of the cross- He alone is to pronounce the sentence of reward or of punishment. He who submitted to the suffering and humiliation of the cross here, in the counsel of God is to have the fullest compensation, and ascend the throne acknowledged by all the heavenly universe as the King of saints. He has undertaken the work of salvation, and shown before unfallen worlds and the heavenly family that the work He has begun He is able to complete. .

"In the day of final punishment and reward, both saints and sinners will recognize in Him who was crucified the Judge of all living. . solemn will be the day of final decision. . Probationary time is granted us; opportunities and privileges are given us, to make our calling and election sure. How we should prize this precious time, and improve every talent God has given, that we may be faithful stewards over ourselves." Maranatha, 341:3-5.

- 2 - ALL THE WORLDS WILL VIEW PROCEEDINGS OF THIS JUDGMENT

1 - The entire universe is empowered to behold this final judgment of the wicked.

"In His teachings. Christ sought to impress men with the certainty of the coming judgment, and with its publicity. This is not the Judgment of a few Individuals, or even of a nation, but of a whole world of human intelligences, of accountable beings. It is to be held in the presence of other worlds, that the love, the integrity, the service, of man for God, may be honored to the highest degree. There will be no lack of glory and honor. . The law of God will be revealed in its majesty; and those who have stood in defiant rebellion against its holy precepts will understand that the law that they have discarded, and despised and trampled underfoot is God's standard of character. .

"In this speck of a world, the heavenly universe manifests the greatest interest; for Jesus paid an infinite price for the souls of its inhabitants." -Maranatha, 341:1-2.

-3 - THE BOOKS OF RECORD ARE OPENED

1 - The judgment at the great white throne begins.

"And now, invested with supreme majesty and power, the King of kings pronounces sentence upon the rebels against His government and executes justice upon those who have transgressed His law and oppressed His people. Says the prophet of God: 'I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.' Revelation 20:11-12." -Great Controversy, 666:1.

2 - Angels are now preparing records for that final judgment.

"Angels of God are taking a daguerreotype (photos) of the character just as accurately as the artist takes the likeness of the human features; and. . it is from this that we are to be judged!" -Maranatha, 340:2.

3 - It is an exact record of character and actions.

"In the case of each individual there is a process going forward which is far more wonderful than that which transfers the features to the polished plate of the artist. The art of the photographer merely imprints the likeness on perishable substance; but in the life-record the character is faithfully delineated, and this record, however dark, can never be effaced by the blood of the atoning sacrifice,"-Maranatha, 340:1.

-4 - THE WICKED KNOW THE RECORDS

1 - As soon as the books are opened and Jesus gazes upon them, each person's record is etched into his own mind.

"As soon as the books of record are opened, and the eye of Jesus looks upon the wicked, they are conscious of every sin which they have ever committed. They see just where their feet diverged from the path of purity and holiness, just how far pride and rebellion have carried them in the violation of the law of God. The seductive temptations which they encouraged by indulgence in sin, the blessings perverted, the messengers of God despised, the warnings rejected, the waves of mercy beaten back by the stubborn, unrepentant heart-all appear as if written in letters of fire."-Great Controversy, 666:2.

"All will appear as a real life-picture," Maranatha, 340:4.

2 - It will all be recalled to their minds.

"Memory will be true and vivid in condemnation of the guilty one, who in that day is found wanting, The mind will recall all the thoughts and acts of the past; the whole life will come in review like the scenes in a panorama," Maranatha, 340:6.

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THE RECORDS WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO EVERYONE ELSE

1 - All the universe will understand why these people were not saved.

"When the Judgment shall sit, and the books shall be opened, there will be many astonishing disclosures. Men will not then appear as they appear to the human eyes and finite judgments. Secret sins will then be laid open to the view of all. Motives and intentions which have been hidden in the dark chambers of the heart will be revealed." -Maranatha, 340:3.

2 - There will be no question about the accuracy of the judgment.

"In that solemn and awful hour the unfaithfulness of the husband will be opened to the wife, and the unfaithfulness of the wife, to the husband. Parents will then learn, for the first time, what was the real character of their children, and children will see the errors and mistakes that marked the lives of their parents. The man who robbed his neighbor through false representations, is not to escape with his ill-gotten gains. God has an exact record in His books, of every unjust account and every unfair dealing." -Maranatha, 340:5.

      - 6 - THE WICKED ARE SHOWN A PANORAMIC VIEW OF CHRIST'S LIFE AND DEATH

1 - The entire life of Christ will be shown to each lost soul.

"Above the throne is revealed the cross; and like a panoramic view appear the scenes of Adam's temptation and fall, and the successive steps In 'the great plan of redemption. The Saviour's lowly birth; His early life of simplicity and obedience; His baptism in Jordan; the fast and temptation in the wilderness; His public ministry, unfolding to men heaven's most precious blessings; the days crowded with deeds of love and mercy, the nights of prayer and watching in the solitude of the mountains; the plottings of envy, hate, and malice which repaid His benefits; the awful, mysterious agony in Gethsemane beneath the crushing weight of the sins of the whole world; His betrayal into the hands of the murderous mob; the fearful events of that night of horror-the unresisting prisoner, forsaken by His best-loved disciples, rudely hurried through the streets of Jerusalem; the Son of God exultingly displayed before Annas, arraigned in the high priest's palace, in the judgment hall of Pilate, before the cowardly and cruel Herod, mocked, insulted, tortured, and condemned to die -all are vividly portrayed.

"And now before the swaying multitude are revealed the final scenes-the patient Sufferer treading the path to Calvary; the Prince of heaven hanging upon the cross; the haughty priests and the jeering rabble deriding His expiring agony; the supernatural darkness; the heaving earth, the rent rocks, the open graves, marking the moment when the world's Redeemer yielded up His life.

"The awful spectacle appears just as It was. Satan, his angels, and his subjects have no power to turn from the picture of their own work. Each actor recalls the part which he performed. Herod, who slew the innocent children of Bethlehem that he might destroy the King of Israel; the base Herodias, upon whose guilty soul rests the blood of John the Baptist; the weak, timeserving Pilate; the mocking soldiers; the priests and rulers and the maddened throng who cried, 'His blood be on us, and on our children" -all behold the enormity of their guilt. They vainly seek to hide from the divine majesty of His countenance, outshining the glory of the sun, while the redeemed cast their crowns at the Saviour's feet, exclaiming: 'He died for me" "-Great Controversy, 666:3-667:2.

- 7 - SOME OF THOSE WHO ARE IN THE RANKS OF THE WICKED

1 - Nero's mother ruined the character of her son; when he became emperor of Rome, in a whim he had her strangled to death. Papist priests and prelates will also be there.

"Amid the ransomed throng are the apostles of Christ, the heroic Paul, the ardent Peter, the loved and loving John, and their truehearted brethren, and with them the vast host of martyrs; while outside the walls, with every vile and abominable thing, are those by whom they were persecuted, imprisoned, and slain. There Is Nero, that monster of cruelty and vice, beholding the joy and exaltation of those whom he once tortured, and in whose extremest anguish he found satanic delight. His mother is there to witness the result of her own work; to see how the evil stamp of character transmitted to her son, the passions encouraged and developed by her Influence and example, have borne fruit in crimes that caused the world to shudder.

"There are papist priests and prelates, who claimed to be Christ's ambassadors, yet employed the rack, the dungeon, and the stake to control the consciences of His people. There are the proud pontiffs who exalted themselves above God and presumed to change the law of the Most High. Those pretended fathers of the church have an account to render to God from which they would fain be excused. Too late they are made to see that the Omniscient One is jealous of His law and that He will in no wise clear the guilty. They learn now that Christ identifies His interest with that of His suffering people; and they feel the force of His own words: 'Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.' Matthew 25:4."-Great Controversy, 667:3-668:1.

2 - Napoleon will be there.

"There was the proud, ,ambitious Napoleon, whose approach had caused kingdoms to tremble."-Early Writings, 293:1.

- 8 - THE SENTENCE OF ETERNAL DEATH IS PRONOUNCED AGAINST THE WICKED

1 - The sentence of eternal death is spoken. "The whole wicked world stand arraigned at the bar of God on the charge of high treason against the government of heaven. They have none to plead their cause; they are without excuse; and the sentence of eternal death is pronounced against them. If -Great Controversy, 668:2.

- 9 - ALL THE WICKED KNOW AND ADMIT THAT GOD AND HIS LAW ARE RIGHT

1 - At last, the wicked fully recognize the truth of the situation.

"Jesus speaks with majesty, saying, 'Behold, ye sinners, the reward of the just! And behold, My redeemed, the reward of the wicked!' The vast multitude behold the glorious company on the walls of the city. And as they witness the splendor of their glittering crowns and see their faces radiant with glory, reflecting the image of Jesus, and then behold the unsurpassed glory and majesty of the King of kings and Lord of lords, their courage falls. A sense of the treasure and glory which they have lost rushes upon them, and they realize that the wages of sin is death. They see the holy, happy company whom they have despised, clothed with glory, honor, immortality, and eternal life, while they are outside the city with every mean and abominable thing. -Early Writings, 294:0.

2 - They cry out in despair.

"It is now evident to all that the wages of sin is not noble Independence and eternal life, but slavery, ruin, and death. The wicked see what they have forfeited by their life of rebellion. The far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory was despised when offered them; but how desirable it now appears. 'All this, ' cries the lost soul, 'I might have had; but I chose to put these things far from me. Oh, strange infatuation! I have exchanged peace, happiness, and honor for wretchedness, infamy, and despair.' All see that their exclusion from heaven is just. By their lives they have declared: 'We will not have this Man [Jesus] to reign over us.' -Great Controversy, 668:3.

3 - All admit they were wrong and God and His law have always been right.

"As if entranced, the wicked have looked upon the coronation of the Son of God. They see in His hands the tables of the divine law, the statutes which they have despised and transgressed. They witness the outburst of wonder, rapture, and adoration from the saved; and as the wave of melody sweeps over the multitudes without the city, all with one voice exclaim, 'Great and marvelous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints' (Revelation 15:3); and, failing prostrate, they worship the Prince of life. -Great Controversy, 668:4-669:0.

-10 - ONLY SATAN HOLDS BACK BUT NOW MEMORIES AND FACTS FILL HIS MIND

1 - As the truth of the situation forces itself upon him, Satan seems unable to speak or move.

Satan seems paralyzed as he beholds the glory and majesty of Christ. He who was once a covering cherub remembers whence he has fallen. A shining seraph, 'son of the morning;' how changed, how degraded! From the council where once he was honored, he is forever excluded. He sees another now standing near to the Father, veiling His glory. He has seen the crown placed upon the head of Christ by an angel of lofty stature and majestic presence, and he knows that the exalted position of this angel might have been his.

Memory recalls the home of his Innocence and purity, the peace and content that were his until he indulged in murmuring against God, and envy of Christ. His accusations, his rebellion, his deceptions to gain the sympathy and support of the angels, his stubborn persistence in making no effort for self-recovery when God would have granted him forgiveness -all come vividly before him. He reviews his work among men and its results -the enmity of man toward his fellow man, the terrible destruction of life, the rise and fall of kingdoms, the overturning of thrones, the long succession of tumults, conflicts, and revolutions. He recalls his constant efforts to oppose the work of Christ and to sink man lower and lower. He sees that his hellish plots have been powerless to destroy those who have put their trust in Jesus. As Satan looks upon his kingdom, the fruit of his toil, he sees only failure and ruin. He has led the multitudes to believe that the City of God would be an easy prey; but he knows that this is false. Again and again, in the progress of the great controversy, he has been defeated and compelled to yield. He knows too well the power and majesty of the Eternal.

 The aim of the great rebel has ever been to justify himself and to prove the divine government responsible for the rebellion. To this end he has bent all the powers of his giant intellect. He has worked deliberately and systematically, and with marvelous success, leading vast multitudes to accept his version of the great controversy which has been so long in progress. For thousands of years this chief of conspiracy has palmed off falsehood for truth. But the time has now come when the rebellion is to be finally defeated and the history and character of Satan disclosed. -Great Controversy, 669:1-670:1.

-11 - EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS THAT SATAN IS WRONG AND NOW HE FINALLY ADMITS IT ALSO

1 - Satan bows and confesses that, throughout the great controversy, God has been right, he himself wrong, and the sentence is just.

"Satan sees that his voluntary rebellion has unfitted him for heaven. He has trained his powers to war against God; the purity, peace, and harmony of heaven would be to him supreme torture. His accusations against the mercy and Justice of God are now silenced. The reproach which he has endeavored to cast upon Jehovah rests wholly upon himself. And now Satan bows down and confesses the Justice of his sentence. "Great Controversy, 670:2.

-12 - THE GREAT CONTROVERSY IS ENDED THERE IS NO MORE REASON FOR SINNERS TO LIVE

1 - The great controversy between Christ and Satan is now at an end, for all creatures everywhere know and acknowledge the eternal truths of God's character and His law.

'Who shall not fear Thee, 0 Lord, and glorify Thy name? for Thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before Thee; for Thy judgments are made manifest.' Verse 4. Every question of truth and error in the long-standing controversy has now been made plain. The results of rebellion, the fruits of setting aside the divine statutes, have been laid open to the view of all created intelligences. The working out of Satan's rule in contrast with the government of God has been presented to the whole universe. Satan's own works have condemned him. God's wisdom, His justice, and His goodness stand fully vindicated. It is seen that all His dealings in the great controversy have been conducted with respect to the eternal good of His people and the good of all the worlds that He has created. 'All Thy works shall praise Thee, a Lord; and Thy saints shall bless Thee.' Psalm 145:10. The history of sin will stand to all eternity as a witness that with the existence of God's law is bound up the happiness of all the beings He has created. With all the facts of the great controversy in view, the whole universe, both