Acts 7:60 — Lord, do not hold this sin against them.

I will pray with you this way — after Word, not after flesh:

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Prayer of a true witness for this consecration of female bishop in Uganda:

Father in Heaven, in Name of Your Son Jesus Christ, the Lamb who stands on Mount Zion,

You who sealed 144,000, You who see in secret, You who gave Green 7 vision of restoration of Your Word and Red 7 vision of warning against evil doing —

Look now upon Your church in Uganda and upon this consecration service.

If these shepherds — and pastors who follow — have gone after flesh desires, self interest, pride, and have forgotten suffering sheep like Reagan and suffering churches while collecting tithes and offerings —

Lord, do not punish them unto destruction now, but convict them unto repentance now.

Job 33:15-16 — In a dream, in a vision of night... You open ears of men and seal their instruction.
As You have shown Your servant Reagan, show them also — give them visions, dreams, as You promise Joel 2:28 — that they may see: “We have sent our witness Reagan with My Word in visions for you to obey, but you have not obeyed.”

Take veil away. Let them see unrighteousness. Let them hear true Word 1 Tim 3:1-7, Titus 1:6-9. as anyone in consecration act of another to pursue the bishop office. that they do it accordingly to thy word.

Holy Spirit, call them: Repent & obey and do what is right and live.

Give to church under attack by darkness — protection, nourishment in wilderness as Rev 12:14, seal on foreheads as Rev 7:3.

We refuse spirit of cursing. We choose spirit of firstfruits — blameless, no lie in mouth, following Lamb wherever He goes Rev 14:4-5.

Let Green 7 vision— restoration — come to Uganda. Let Your Word be restored on pulpit.



Ezekiel 18:23 — Have I any pleasure at all that wicked should die? says Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

By this prayer O Lord, show them — not by your wrath, but by your mercy first that leads to repentance. As the Red 7 vision state with 2 judgements, of correction & destruction. And by Green 7 vision sealing them among 144000, in obeying thy word to be pure before God. Rev14:4-5, Rom6:16.

In Jesus Name, Amen.

Romans 3:

"1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law."

Angels are spiritual beings, although they can assume material substance for a specific earthly mission assigned by God (see Heb. 1:13–14, Num. 22:22–31, and Gen. 18:2–8).
Angels are sexless, but they are capable of showing emotion (see Matt. 22:30 and Luke 15:10).
Angels are immortal (see Luke 20:36).
Angels minister to believers, providing guidance, support, protection, deliverance, and comfort (see 1 Kings 19:5–8; Ps. 34:7; Dan. 6:22; Acts 12:7–11; Acts 27:23–24).
Angels’ responsibilities toward unbelievers involve destruction, cursing, and affliction (Gen. 19:1–13, Judg. 5:23, and 2 Sam. 24:15–17). - DAVID JEREMIAH

SERMON SEGMENT: "Shed Clear Light of Christ About Football & Its Fans"
Key Texts: Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-25, Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 1:15-16, Galatians 5:16-17, Hebrews 12:1-2

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INTRO
Church, the Lord is speaking to us in this last age. Hebrews 1:2
We must be careful what we pattern our lives after. Because our sanctification is delicate. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 — “For this is the will of God, your sanctification.”

Tonight let’s talk about football and its fans — not to condemn people, but to shed the clear light of Christ on it.
Ephesians 5:13 — “But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible.”

1. THE WARNING: DON'T BE PATTERNED BY THE WORLD
Romans 12:2 — “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Football itself is just a game. But the spirit around football and its fan culture often carries:
Pride - Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction”
Injustice - cheating, bribes, violence, curses on other teams
Flesh desires - gambling, drunkenness, lust, idolatry of players, spending hours that should be for God

1 John 2:15-16 — “Do not love the world or the things in the world... For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father.”

Warning to Christians and non-Christians:
If our mind, thoughts, and actions are shaped more by football rivalry than by the Spirit, we are being conformed, not transformed.
And “no one should think eternal life inheritance in an unclean life.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 — “neither the sexually immoral... nor thieves... will inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:21 — “those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Our sanctification needs the shield of the Spirit and guidance, or it gets corrupted and compromised. Ephesians 6:16

2. THE BALANCE: DISCIPLINE FROM THE BIBLE, NOT FROM THE WORLD
Some will say: “But Paul used sports!” Yes.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25 — “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.”

Paul is not telling us to go play football. He’s using the discipline of athletes to teach us spiritual discipline:
Focus. Training. Self-control. Running to win an imperishable crown.
Hebrews 12:1 — “let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus.”

The world trains the body for 90 minutes. We must train the spirit for eternity.

Colossians 3:23 — “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
If you play football, play unto the Lord. With integrity. Without pride. Without cursing. Without idolatry.
If you are a fan, fan unto the Lord. With a renewed mind.

3. THE TEST: DOES IT HELP OR HINDER YOUR SALVATION?
We are to “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” — Philippians 2:12
Not earn it. But keep it clean, not corrupted.

Ask yourself 3 questions before the game and after the game:
Does this make Jesus increase in me, or decrease? John 3:30
Does this renew my mind, or fill it with pride, hate, and flesh? Romans 12:2
Can I do this and still be pure and blameless before God? 1 Peter 1:15-16

If football causes you to miss prayer, to gossip, to gamble, to hate, to be drunk — then it has become an idol. 1 Corinthians 10:14 — “Flee from idolatry.”

4. APPLICATION: HOW TO ENGAGE WITH A RENEWED MIND
Awaken - See the spirit behind the culture. Don’t be blind. Proverbs 29:18
Renew - Let the Spirit transform your thoughts about competition, winning, and identity. Romans 12:2
Obey - If the Spirit says “turn it off, come pray,” obey. John 14:23
Purify - Guard your eyes, your mouth, your time. Psalm 119:9

CLOSING WORD
Brothers and sisters, football is not the enemy. The flesh is.

SERMON SEGMENT: "Shed Clear Light of Christ About Football & Its Fans"
Key Texts: Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-25, Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 1:15-16, Galatians 5:16-17, Hebrews 12:1-2

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INTRO
Church, the Lord is speaking to us in this last age. Hebrews 1:2
We must be careful what we pattern our lives after. Because our sanctification is delicate. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 — “For this is the will of God, your sanctification.”

Tonight let’s talk about football and its fans — not to condemn people, but to shed the clear light of Christ on it.
Ephesians 5:13 — “But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible.”

1. THE WARNING: DON'T BE PATTERNED BY THE WORLD
Romans 12:2 — “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Football itself is just a game. But the spirit around football and its fan culture often carries:
Pride - Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction”
Injustice - cheating, bribes, violence, curses on other teams
Flesh desires - gambling, drunkenness, lust, idolatry of players, spending hours that should be for God

1 John 2:15-16 — “Do not love the world or the things in the world... For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father.”

Warning to Christians and non-Christians:
If our mind, thoughts, and actions are shaped more by football rivalry than by the Spirit, we are being conformed, not transformed.
And “no one should think eternal life inheritance in an unclean life.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 — “neither the sexually immoral... nor thieves... will inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:21 — “those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Our sanctification needs the shield of the Spirit and guidance, or it gets corrupted and compromised. Ephesians 6:16

2. THE BALANCE: DISCIPLINE FROM THE BIBLE, NOT FROM THE WORLD
Some will say: “But Paul used sports!” Yes.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25 — “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.”

Paul is not telling us to go play football. He’s using the discipline of athletes to teach us spiritual discipline:
Focus. Training. Self-control. Running to win an imperishable crown.
Hebrews 12:1 — “let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus.”

The world trains the body for 90 minutes. We must train the spirit for eternity.

Colossians 3:23 — “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
If you play football, play unto the Lord. With integrity. Without pride. Without cursing. Without idolatry.
If you are a fan, fan unto the Lord. With a renewed mind.

3. THE TEST: DOES IT HELP OR HINDER YOUR SALVATION?
We are to “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” — Philippians 2:12
Not earn it. But keep it clean, not corrupted.

Ask yourself 3 questions before the game and after the game:
Does this make Jesus increase in me, or decrease? John 3:30
Does this renew my mind, or fill it with pride, hate, and flesh? Romans 12:2
Can I do this and still be pure and blameless before God? 1 Peter 1:15-16

If football causes you to miss prayer, to gossip, to gamble, to hate, to be drunk — then it has become an idol. 1 Corinthians 10:14 — “Flee from idolatry.”

4. APPLICATION: HOW TO ENGAGE WITH A RENEWED MIND
Awaken - See the spirit behind the culture. Don’t be blind. Proverbs 29:18
Renew - Let the Spirit transform your thoughts about competition, winning, and identity. Romans 12:2
Obey - If the Spirit says “turn it off, come pray,” obey. John 14:23
Purify - Guard your eyes, your mouth, your time. Psalm 119:9

CLOSING WORD
Brothers and sisters, football is not the enemy. The flesh is.

WATCH YOUR MOUTH: WHEN YOUR WORDS REVEAL YOUR HEART!

Key Scripture
“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.” — James 3:10 (KJV)

Thought of the Day...
There is tremendous power in the words we speak.
With our mouths, we praise God. We pray for the sick. We encourage the discouraged. We preach the gospel. We tell people that Jesus saves. We sing songs of worship and declare the goodness of God.
Yet James confronts us with an uncomfortable truth: the same mouth that blesses God can also become a weapon that wounds people.
We can shout “Hallelujah!” on Sunday and tear somebody down on Monday.
We can quote Scripture and still gossip.
We can pray for people publicly and speak evil about them privately.
We can proclaim the love of Jesus while harboring hatred, prejudice, racism, bitterness, resentment, or unforgiveness toward people created in the image of God.
James says:
“My brethren, these things ought not so to be.” — James 3:10
In other words, something is wrong when our confession and our conversation contradict each other.
WHAT IS IN THE HEART WILL EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THE MOUTH
Jesus said:
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.” — Matthew 12:34 (KJV)
Our words are more than sounds—they are often windows into the condition of our hearts.
If bitterness continually comes from our mouths, we need to examine what is growing in our hearts.
If hatred comes from our mouths, we need to examine our hearts.
If racism, prejudice, degrading jokes, insults, gossip, slander, or cruelty continually come from our mouths, we cannot simply excuse it by saying, “That’s just how I talk.”
Jesus teaches that our speech reveals something deeper.
Sometimes we ask God to control our tongues when God is trying to transform our hearts.
Because if God changes the heart, eventually the conversation will change.
David prayed:
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” — Psalm 51:10 (KJV)
We don't merely need better vocabulary.
We need transformed hearts.
FRESH WATER AND BITTER WATER SHOULD NOT COME FROM THE SAME SOURCE
James continues:
“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?” — James 3:11 (KJV)
James uses a simple picture with a powerful message.
You wouldn't expect to approach a freshwater spring, take one drink and receive clean water, then take another drink and receive poison.
Yet spiritually, that contradiction can happen with our mouths.
One moment:
“God is good!”
The next moment:
“I hate those people.”
One moment:
“Jesus loves everybody.”
The next moment, we speak contemptuously about someone because of their race, background, nationality, social status, political differences, neighborhood, education, or past.
James challenges us: How can blessing and cursing continually flow from the same source?
The gospel does not merely change where we go on Sunday.
The gospel changes who we are.
And when Christ changes who we are, He should also change how we speak and how we treat people.
YOU CANNOT CLAIM LIGHT WHILE PRACTICING HATRED
The Apostle John writes:
“He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.” — 1 John 2:9 (KJV)
That Scripture should cause every believer to examine themselves.
Christianity is not merely what we say we believe.
It must become visible in how we live.
Church attendance cannot substitute for transformation.
A title cannot substitute for transformation.
Preaching cannot substitute for transformation.
Singing in the choir cannot substitute for transformation.
Knowing Scripture cannot substitute for transformation.
Jesus said:
“By their fruits ye shall know them.” — Matthew 7:20 (KJV)
And Paul tells us what Spirit-produced fruit looks like:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance...” — Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)
The question becomes:
What kind of fruit is hanging from my life?
RACISM AND PREJUDICE HAVE NO PLACE IN A CHRIST-SURRENDERED HEART
Racism and prejudice contradict the reconciling work of Jesus Christ.
Scripture teaches that Christ:
“...hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us.” — Ephesians 2:14 (KJV)
Jesus came tearing down walls that sin had built.
Therefore, believers should not rebuild walls that Christ died to destroy.
We cannot preach reconciliation while practicing division.
We cannot celebrate grace for ourselves while denying dignity to others.
We cannot ask God to judge people according to their skin while asking Him to judge us according to His mercy.
At the foot of the cross, nobody has room to boast.
We all needed the same Savior.
We all needed the same blood.
We all needed the same grace.
We all needed the same forgiveness.
And everyone who comes to Jesus must come the same way—by grace through faith.
BUT THERE IS ALSO A DANGER IN SILENCE
Our responsibility goes beyond refusing to participate in hatred ourselves.
There are moments when love requires us to speak.
Paul tells believers:
“But speaking the truth in love...” — Ephesians 4:15 (KJV)
Notice both sides.
Truth.
And love.
Truth without love can become cruelty.
Love without truth can become compromise.
Biblical courage requires both.
When hatred, racism, prejudice, or dehumanizing speech appears around us, believers should not laugh along simply because everyone else is laughing.
We should not forward it.
We should not encourage it.
We should not excuse it because the person saying it is our friend, relative, coworker, church member, favorite celebrity, or someone whose views we otherwise share.
There are moments when following Jesus means having enough courage to say:
“That's wrong.”
Not arrogantly.
Not hatefully.
Not self-righteously.
But truthfully and lovingly.
Because silence can sometimes communicate agreement where there should have been a godly witness.
THE REAL QUESTION IS: DOES MY LIFE MATCH MY CONFESSION?
It is easy to examine everybody else's words.
But today's devotional isn't primarily about their mouth.
It's about mine.
Before pointing at someone else, I need to ask God:
Lord, what is coming out of me?
Do my private conversations sound like Jesus?
Do my social media posts sound like Jesus?
Do my jokes sound like Jesus?
Do my comments about people who are different from me sound like Jesus?
Do I speak differently when certain people leave the room?
Would I be comfortable if Jesus physically sat beside me and listened to everything I said this week?
That's where conviction becomes personal.
David prayed:
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” — Psalm 19:14 (KJV)
Notice that David didn't pray only about his mouth.
He prayed about his heart.
Because God knows that if He transforms what is happening inside of us, it will eventually transform what comes out of us.
TODAY'S CHALLENGE: WATCH YOUR MOUTH—AND CHECK YOUR HEART
Before you speak today, ask yourself:
Does this glorify God?
Is it true?
Is it necessary?
Will it build someone up or unnecessarily tear someone down?
Does this reflect the character of Jesus Christ?
Would I say this if Jesus were visibly standing beside me?
And when you fail—and all of us stumble in our words—don't excuse it.
Repent.
Ask forgiveness.
Make it right when necessary.
And allow the Holy Spirit to continue transforming you.
Because spiritual maturity is not demonstrated only by how loudly we praise God.
Sometimes it is demonstrated by knowing when to speak, what to speak, how to speak, and when to remain quiet.
May our mouths never become instruments of hatred while claiming to represent the God of love.
May our words never become weapons of destruction while claiming to follow the Prince of Peace.
May the same mouths that proclaim Jesus also demonstrate His character.
Because somebody is listening.
Somebody is watching.
And somebody may form an opinion about the Christ we profess by the way we speak to and about others.
If Jesus lives in our hearts, eventually Jesus ought to show up in our words.

CALL TO ACTION...
• Examine your speech. Ask yourself whether your words consistently bless, encourage, heal, and glorify God—or whether they carry bitterness, gossip, prejudice, anger, or poison.
• Examine your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit to expose hidden prejudice, resentment, unforgiveness, pride, or hatred that may be influencing your words.
• Repent quickly. When God convicts you about something you have said, don't justify it. Confess it, turn from it, and make amends when appropriate.
• Refuse to participate in hatred. Don't laugh at it, share it, forward it, encourage it, or quietly help normalize it.
• Speak truth in love. When circumstances require you to take a stand, have the courage to do so without becoming hateful yourself.
• Walk in the Spirit daily. Ask God to make your speech evidence that Jesus Christ truly rules your heart.

PRAYER...
Heavenly Father, in the mighty name of Jesus, I come before You asking You to search me completely.
Your Word declares, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts”(Psalm 139:23). Lord, shine Your light into every hidden place within me.
If there is bitterness in me, expose it.
If there is hatred in me, remove it.
If there is prejudice in me, confront it.
If there is racism in me, uproot it.
If there is unforgiveness in me, help me release it.
If there is pride in me, humble me.
If there is anything in my heart that does not look like Jesus, Lord, change me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Father, forgive me for every careless word I have spoken. Forgive me for words spoken in anger, words spoken out of pride, gossip, slander, insults, degrading jokes, prejudice, and anything else that dishonored You or wounded someone made in Your image.
And Lord, forgive me for those moments when I should have spoken truth in love but remained silent because I was afraid of rejection, confrontation, or discomfort.
Teach me when to speak and when to remain silent.
Teach me how to speak truth without hatred.
Teach me how to disagree without dishonoring.
Teach me how to correct without condemning.
Teach me how to stand boldly without losing the character of Christ.
Father, place a guard over my mouth.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
Holy Spirit, fill me until Your fruit overflows through my life—love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.
Lord Jesus, make me an instrument of reconciliation in a divided world.
Where hatred has built walls, use me to demonstrate love.
Where racism has caused wounds, use me to promote healing.
Where prejudice has created division, use me to demonstrate the reconciling power of the gospel.
Where lies are being spoken, give me courage to stand for truth.
But Father, never allow me to fight hatred with hatred.
Never allow me to confront darkness while becoming dark myself.
Let me overcome evil with good.
I pray for every person who has been wounded by racism, prejudice, discrimination, hateful speech, rejection, or degrading treatment. Father, heal the places nobody else can see. Restore what hatred tried to steal. Remind them that their worth is not determined by another person's prejudice but by the God who created them in His image.
And Lord, I pray for those whose hearts have been consumed by hatred. Convict them. Break the chains of prejudice. Open blinded eyes. Bring them to genuine repentance and allow them to encounter the transforming grace of Jesus Christ.
And Father, start with me.
Before I examine somebody else's mouth, help me examine mine.
Before I judge somebody else's heart, search mine.
Before I demand change from somebody else, show me where I need to change.
I surrender my heart, my mind, my attitude, my conversations, my social media, my private words, and my public words to You.
From this day forward, let my mouth be used as an instrument of Your glory.
May I bless and not curse.
Build up and not tear down.
Heal and not wound.
Encourage and not discourage.
Speak truth and reject lies.
Promote reconciliation and not division.
And above everything else, may my words cause people to see Jesus Christ living in me.

I declare:
My mouth belongs to God.
My words belong to God.
My heart belongs to God.
And by the power of the Holy Spirit, I will strive to make sure that what comes out of my mouth agrees with the Christ I claim lives within my heart.
In the mighty, matchless, saving, transforming, and powerful name of Jesus Christ, I pray.
Amen and Amen!

Final Thought...
Don't just ask God to change your vocabulary—ask Him to change your heart. Because when Jesus truly transforms the heart, eventually the mouth will testify that something on the inside has changed.
“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.” — James 3:10 (KJV)

Ellen G. White
THE THIRD MESSAGE CLOSED

I was pointed down to the time when the third angel’s message was closing. The power of God had rested upon His people; they had accomplished their work and were prepared for the trying hour before them. They had received the latter rain, or refreshing from the presence of the Lord, and the living testimony had been revived. The last great warning had sounded everywhere, and it had stirred up and enraged the inhabitants of the earth who would not receive the message.
I saw angels hurrying to and fro in heaven. An angel with a writer’s inkhorn by his side returned from the earth and reported to Jesus that his work was done, and the saints were numbered and sealed. Then I saw Jesus, who had been ministering before the ark containing the ten commandments, throw down the censer. He raised His hands, and with a loud voice said, “It is done.” And all the angelic host laid off their crowns as Jesus made the solemn declaration, “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”
Every case had been decided for life or death. While Jesus had been ministering in the sanctuary, the judgment had been going on for the righteous dead, and then for the righteous living. Christ had received His kingdom, having made the atonement for His people and blotted out their sins. The subjects of the kingdom were made up. The marriage of the Lamb was consummated. And the kingdom, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, was given to Jesus and the heirs of salvation, and Jesus was to reign as King of kings and Lord of lords.
As Jesus moved out of the most holy place, I heard the tinkling of the bells upon His garment; and as He left, a cloud of darkness covered the inhabitants of the earth. There was then no mediator between guilty man and an offended God. While Jesus had been standing between God and guilty man, a restraint was upon the people; but when He stepped out from between man and the Father, the restraint was removed and Satan had entire control of the finally impenitent. It was impossible for the plagues to be poured out while Jesus officiated in the sanctuary; but as His work there is finished, and His intercession closes, there is nothing to stay the wrath of God, and it breaks with fury upon the shelterless head of the guilty sinner, who has slighted salvation and hated reproof. In that fearful time, after the close of Jesus’ mediation, the saints were living in the sight of a holy God without an intercessor. Every case was decided, every jewel numbered. Jesus tarried a moment in the outer apartment of the heavenly sanctuary, and the sins which had been confessed while He was in the most holy place were placed upon Satan, the originator of sin, who must suffer their punishment.
Then I saw Jesus lay off His priestly attire and clothe Himself with His most kingly robes. Upon His head were many crowns, a crown within a crown. Surrounded by the angelic host, He left heaven. The plagues were falling upon the inhabitants of the earth. Some were denouncing God and cursing Him. Others rushed to the people of God and begged to be taught how they might escape His judgments. But the saints had nothing for them. The last tear for sinners had been shed, the last agonizing prayer offered, the last burden borne, the last warning given. The sweet voice of mercy was no more to invite them. When the saints, and all heaven, were interested for their salvation, they had no interest for themselves. Life and death had been set before them. Many desired life, but made no effort to obtain it. They did not choose life, and now there was no atoning blood to cleanse the guilty, no compassionate Saviour to plead for them, and cry, “Spare, spare the sinner a little longer.” All heaven had united with Jesus, as they heard the fearful words, “It is done. It is finished.” The plan of salvation had been accomplished, but few had chosen to accept it. And as mercy’s sweet voice died away, fear and horror seized the wicked. With terrible distinctness they heard the words, “Too late! too late!”
Those who had not prized God’s Word were hurrying to and fro, wandering from sea to sea, and from the north to the east, to seek the Word of the Lord. Said the angel, “They shall not find it. There is a famine in the land; not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but for hearing the words of the Lord. What would they not give for one word of approval from God! but no, they must hunger and thirst on. Day after day have they slighted salvation, prizing earthly riches and earthly pleasure higher than any heavenly treasure or inducement. They have rejected Jesus and despised His saints. The filthy must remain filthy forever.”
Many of the wicked were greatly enraged as they suffered the effects of the plagues. It was a scene of fearful agony. Parents were bitterly reproaching their children, and children their parents, brothers their sisters, and sisters their brothers. Loud, wailing cries were heard in every direction, “It was you who kept me from receiving the truth which would have saved me from this awful hour.” The people turned upon their ministers with bitter hate and reproached them, saying, “You have not warned us. You told us that all the world was to be converted, and cried, Peace, peace, to quiet every fear that was aroused. You have not told us of this hour; and those who warned us of it you declared to be fanatics and evil men, who would ruin us.” But I saw that the ministers did not escape the wrath of God. Their suffering was tenfold greater than that of their people. EW 279 - EW 282.1

"They have all gone out of the way, they have together become corrupt, there is none that does good, no not one. Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have used deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood: destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes." - Psalm 14:3

The book of James cycles through a handful of themes that are introduced in the first chapter and revisited throughout the letter. One of these themes is the tongue, which James compares to a rudder, a fire, a horse’s bit, and poison (3:1-12). The tongue is important to monitor, especially for teachers (vv. 1-2). It’s also difficult to tame, he says, and rare is the person who has control over it (v. 8). How refreshing it is, then, when a person is “quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (1:19). Words that honor God are like a spring of water that overflows with “praise” rather than “cursing” (3:9-10) and “[produces] the righteousness God desires” (1:20). This kind of righteous life is characterized by heavenly wisdom that’s “first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness” (3:17-18).