be placed upon the forehead of an impure man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of the ambitious, world-loving man or woman. It will never be placed upon the forehead of men or women of false tongues and deceitful hearts. All who receive the seal must be without spot before God, candidates for heaven. Go forward, my brethren and sisters. I can only write briefly upon these points at this time, merely calling your attention to the necessity of preparation. Search the Scriptures for yourself, that you may understand the fearful solemnity of the present hour. Now, brothers and sisters, Adventists, during our time of wandering in the wilderness, have not been studying prophecy or these waymarks or how they come together. But it is clear, as she said here, no one receives the latter reign that has any sin in their life. And in that same context, she says, that anyone that has sin in their life has prepared their character for the mark of the beast. And those that, through the power of the Holy Spirit, have overcome sin have prepared for the seal of God. This takes place when the decree goes forth. When the Sunday decree is enforced, it will be demonstrated in Adventism what character we've developed for that test, whether it be for the seal of God or the mark of the beast. Brothers and sisters, the whole bottom line of this study of the purification of God's church is an attempt to remind us that we need to prepare for this test before the tests arise. Now, in the mark of the beast, manuscript releases number 12, page 149, Sister White says this, the soul that had light in regard to the Lord's Sabbath, his memorial of creation, and to save himself from inconvenience and reproach has chosen to remain disloyal, has sold his Lord, he has dishonored the name of Christ, he has taken his stand with the armies of Antichrist. Once again, brothers and sisters, the soul that had light on the Sabbath and Sunday issue at the time of the Sunday test is a Seventh-day Adventist. When the church is purified at this test, those faithful Seventh-day Adventists will then, through their experience, their testimony, and the trial that they're thrown into with the government, they will clarify the issue for God's children that are still in Babylon. The beginning of the test hits Adventism first. And if for whatever reason, if for our convenience we choose to accept the Sunday observance, we've sold our Lord and have taken our position in the army of Antichrist. This is from Review and Herald, October 21st, 1876. If we are true servants of God, there should be no question in our minds as