fire because of love rejected grace despised the sinner will be destroyed and the glory that is the that will be rejected and despised or received and become a means of life in the last days is going to not shine through Christ as he walked upon earth among the Jews at his first coming it's going to be the glory of Christ as it shines through those who Gideon symbolizes but first this light has to be allowed to come out of broken vessels vessels that have surrendered their self have tore down the altar of Bill the desire of ages page 107 to sin wherever found our God is a consuming fire Hebrews 1229 and all who submit to his power the Spirit of God will consume sin but if men cling to sin they become identified with it then the glory of God which destroys sin must destroy them there's the battle at the end of the world that Gideon and his 300 men are illustrating for us Christ object lessons 415 to those who wait for the bridegrooms coming are to say to the world those who wait for the bridegroom coming are to say to the people behold your God the last rays of merciful light the last message of mercy to be given to the world is a revelation of his character of love the children of God are to manifest his glory in their own life and character they are to reveal what the grace of God has done for them testimonies volume 7 26 and 27 God will move upon men in humble positions to declare the message of present truth many such will be seen hastening hither and thither constrained by the Spirit of God to give the light to those in darkness the truth is as a fire in their bones filling them with a burning desire to enlighten those who sit in darkness many even among the uneducated will proclaim the word of the Lord children will be impelled by the Holy Spirit to go forth to declare the message of heaven the Spirit will be poured out upon those who yield to his promptings casting off men's binding rules and cautious movements they will join the army of the Lord notice in that passage from testimonies volume 7 page 26 and 27 who is it among us that's identified as carrying this message our high calling page 21 we must daily consecrate ourselves to God's service we must come to God in faith we need to humble ourselves before God it is self that we have first to do with as Gideon first tore down the altar of Bell it is self that we first to do with