The document discusses the experience that will bring God's people the seal of God. It describes how God's people will recognize their own sinfulness and unworthiness during the investigative judgment. Jesus will take away their filthy garments and clothe them with his robe of righteousness. They will receive the seal of God and be eternally secure from the tempter's devices, protected by holy angels.

1. the experience that will
bring God's people
the seal of God

2. THE PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
IINVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT OF THE LIVING
Filthy
Garment
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With
Christ
Robe
Seal
Of
God
Latter
Rain/
Loud
Cry
Afflict
Soul
Mighty
Sifting
Close of
Probation

3. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“Zechariah's vision of
Joshua and the Angel
applies with peculiar
force to the experience
of God's people in the
closing-up of the great
day of atonement . . . .”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

4. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“As Joshua was
pleading before the
Angel, so the remnant
church, with
brokenness of heart
and earnest faith, will
plead for pardon and
deliverance through
Jesus their Advocate ...”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

5. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“They are fully
conscious of the
sinfulness of their lives
they see their weakness
and unworthiness, and
as they look upon
themselves they are
ready to despair.”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

6. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“The tempter stands by
to accuse them, as he
stood by to resist
Joshua. He points to
their filthy garments,
their defective
characters...”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

7. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“As the people of God
afflict their souls before
Him, pleading for purity
of heart, the command
is given, ‘Take away the
filthy garments from
them’, and the
encouraging words are
spoken:”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

8. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“'Behold, I have caused
thine iniquity to pass
from thee, and I will
clothe thee with change
of raiment.’”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

9. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“The spotless robe of
Christ‘s righteousness is
placed upon the tried,
tempted, yet faithful
children of God.”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

10. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“The despised remnant
are clothed in glorious
apparel, nevermore to
be defiled by the
corruptions of the
world.”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

11. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“Their names are
retained in the Lamb's
book of life, enrolled
among the faithful of all
ages. They have resisted
the wiles of the
deceiver: they have not
been turned from their
loyalty by the dragon's
roar.”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

12. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“Now they are eternally
secure from the
tempter's devices. Holy
angels, unseen, were
passing to and fro,
placing upon them the
seal of the living God.”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

13. Observation
1. The setting is the antitypical day of
atonement.
2. God’s people afflict their souls in full
consciousness of their sinfulness.
3. Jesus takes away “the filthy garments”
and seals His people.
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

14. Prophets and Kings pgs. 725
“ [not
'filthy garments'], the church is to enter upon her
final conflict. ‘Fair as the moon, clear as the sun
and terrible as an army with banners’.
the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God

15. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“I was shown those who
. The
company of guardian angels around them had
been doubled, and they were clothed with an
armor from their head to their feet.”
[Compare description of Joshua and the Angel Zac.3;
5T .472-475]
Early Writings pgs. 271

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17. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“They moved in exact order, like a company of
soldiers. Their countenances expressed the
severe conflict which they had endured: the
agonizing struggle they had passed through Yet
their features, marked with severe internal
anguish, now shone with the light and glory of
heaven.”
Early Writings pgs. 271

18. the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“They had obtained the victory, and it called
forth from them the deepest gratitude and holy
sacred joy . . . evil angels still pressed around
them, but could have no power over them . . . I
asked what had made this great change.”
Early Writings pgs. 271

19. Early Writings pgs. 271
the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“An angel answered,

20. Observation
1. The Remnant Clothe in Christ Robe of
Righteousness
2. The Remnant having received the
Latter Rain, proclaim the Loud Cry
message going forth to conqueror
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475; Early Writings pg. 271

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22. Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 214
the experience that will bring God's people
the seal of God
“Not one of us will ever receive the
while our characters have one spot or stain upon
them. It is left with us to remedy the defects in
our characters; to cleanse the soul temple of
every defilement .
. . .”

23. Observation
1. “Filthy garments” must be removed
2. Then receive the seal of God
3. Then God bestows HIS Latter Rain
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5 pgs. 472-475

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25. Proposed order of events for God‘s people
are as follows:
1 . The Shaking;
2 . The Latter Rain/Loud Cry;
3. The Sealing.
To realise the fallacy of placing the sealing of God's
people after the latter rain and loud cry, please
consider three simple and straightforward
propositions:
1. The Condition of God's people Immediately
Prior to Being Sealed.
2. The Thoroughness of the Shaking.
3. The Glorious State of the Church During the
Latter Rain which Follows the Shaking.

26. The Condition of God's people Immediately
Prior to Being
Sealed
“Especially in the closing work for the church, in
the sealing time of the one hundred and forty-
four thousand who are to stand without fault
before the throne of God will they [the true
people of God]
Testimony to the Church Vol. 3 pgs. 266-267

27. Testimony to the Church Vol. 3 pgs. 266-267
The Condition of God's people Immediately
Prior to Being
Sealed
“Those who receive the pure mark of truth,
wrought in them by the power of the Holy Ghost,
represented by a , are
those that for all the
abominations that be .”

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29. Testimony to the Church Vol. 5. pgs. 209-211
The Condition of God's people Immediately
Prior to Being
Sealed

30. Testimony to the Church Vol. 5. pgs. 209-211
The Condition of God's people Immediately
Prior to Being
Sealed

31. Testimony to the Church Vol. 5. pgs. 209-211
The Condition of God's people Immediately
Prior to Being
Sealed

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33. The Thoroughness
of the Shaking

34. The Thoroughness of the Shaking
“In the soon to take place we shall
be better able to measure the strength of Israel.
The signs reveal that the time is near when the
Lord will manifest that His fan is in His hand, and
He will thoroughly purge His floor.”
Testimony to the Church Vol. 5. pgs. 80

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36. Testimony to the Church Vol. 1. pg. 190
The Thoroughness of the Shaking
“Oh, that every lukewarm professor could realize
the clean work that God is about to make among
His professed people.”

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38. Testimony to the Church Vol. 1. pg. 431
The Thoroughness of the Shaking

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40. Manuscript Release Vol. 12. pg. 324
The Thoroughness of the Shaking
“The church may appear as about to fall, but it
does not fall. It remains, while the sinners in Zion
will be sifted out. The chaff separated from the
precious wheat.

41. Manuscript Release Vol. 12. pg. 324
The Thoroughness of the Shaking
“None but those who have been overcoming by
the blood of the Lamb and the word of their
testimony will be found with the loyal and true,
without spot or stain of sin, without guile in their
mouths.

42. The National Sunday law separates wheat from tares!
As the storm approaches, a large class who have professed
faith in the third angel's message, but have not been
sanctified through obedience to the truth, abandon their
position, and join the ranks of the opposition. By uniting
with the world and partaking of its spirit, they have come
to view matters in nearly the same light; and when the test
is brought, they are prepared to choose the easy, popular
side. Men of talent and pleasing address, who once rejoiced
in the truth, employ their powers to deceive and mislead
souls. They become the most bitter enemies of their former
brethren. When Sabbath-keepers are brought before the
courts to answer for their faith, these apostates are the
most efficient agents of Satan to misrepresent and accuse
them, and by false reports and insinuations to stir up the
rulers against them. {GC88 608.1}

43. The time is not far distant, when the test will
come to every soul. . . . In this time, the gold will
be separated from the dross in the church. True
godliness will be clearly distinguished from the
appearance and tinsel of it. Many a star that we
have admired for its brilliancy, will then go out in
darkness. Chaff like a cloud will be borne away
on the wind, even from places where we see only
floors of rich wheat. All who assume the
ornaments of the sanctuary, but are not clothed
with Christ's righteousness, will appear in the
shame of their own nakedness.--Testimonies, vol.
5, pp. 80,81.

44. Observation
1. The faithful sigh and cry for the condition
of the church when its “danger and
depression are greatest” - the church
appears as if “about to fall.”
2. In this attitude of deep affliction for the
sins in the church they are sealed.
Testimony to the Church Vol. 3 pgs. 266-267; Testimony to the Church Vol. 5. pgs. 209-211
Manuscript Release Vol. 12. pg. 324

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46. CHURCH
MILLITANT
CHURCH
TRIUMPHAN
TLittle Time of Trouble
Country Living
Growing own Food
Death
Decree Armageddon
The Day & Hr.
CHURCH
VICTORIOUS
Trouble Coming
Upon the Earth
Trouble Continuing

47. CHURCH
MILLITANT
CHURCH
TRIUMPHAN
TLittle Time of Trouble
Country Living
Growing own Food
Death
Decree Armageddon
The Day & Hr.
CHURCH
VICTORIOUS
Trouble Coming
Upon the Earth
Trouble Continuing
I also saw that many do not realize what they must be in order to
live in the sight of the Lord without a high priest in the sanctuary
through the time of trouble. Those who receive the seal of the living
God and are protected in the time of trouble must reflect the
image of Jesus fully. {Early Writings page 71.1}

48. CHURCH
MILLITANT
CHURCH
TRIUMPHAN
TLittle Time of Trouble
Country Living
Growing own Food
Death
Decree Armageddon
The Day & Hr.
CHURCH
VICTORIOUS
Trouble Coming
Upon the Earth
Trouble Continuing
"Said the angel, "Deny self; ye must step fast." Some of us have had time to get
the truth and to advance step by step, and every step we have taken has given
us strength to take the next. But now time is almost finished, and what we
have been years learning, they will have to learn in a few months. They will
also have much to unlearn and much to learn again. Those who would not
receive the mark of the beast and his image when the decree goes forth, must have
decision now to say, Nay, we will not regard the institution of the beast.{Early Writings

49. CHURCH
MILLITANT
CHURCH
TRIUMPHAN
TLittle Time of Trouble
Country Living
Growing own Food
Death
Decree Armageddon
The Day & Hr.
CHURCH
VICTORIOUS
Trouble Coming
Upon the Earth
Trouble Continuing
"Time is almost finished. Do you reflect the lovely image of Jesus as you
should?" Then I was pointed to the earth and saw that there would have to be a
getting ready among those who have of late embraced the third angel's message. Said
the angel, "Get ready, get ready, get ready. Ye will have to die a greater death
to the world than ye have ever yet died." I saw that there was a great work
to do for them and but little time in which to do it. EARLY WRITINGS
PAG 64

50. When the religion of Christ is
most held in contempt, when
His law is most despised, then
should our zeal be the warmest
and our courage and firmness
the most unflinching. To stand
in defense of truth and
righteousness when the majority
forsake us, to fight the battles of
the Lord when champions are
few--this will be our test. At this
time we must gather warmth
from the coldness of others,
courage from their cowardice,
and loyalty from their treason.--
5T 136 (1882). {LDE 180.4}
When every other trust fails, then it will be seen who have an abiding trust in Jehovah. And while
the enemies of truth are on every side, watching the Lord’s servants for evil, God will watch over
them for good. He will be to them as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
The Acts of the Apostles by Ellen G. White page 431 paragraph 2