Does anyone has power to refuse to die?

There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the
day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that
are given to it. Ecclesiastes 8:8

Why is it better to go to the house of mourning?

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end
of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. Ecclesiastes 7:2

How are our days in this earth?

For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are
as a shadow, and there is none abiding. 1 Chronicles 29:15

What must we care about the most in our lives?

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 90:12

What did Job said about our days?

Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his
bounds that he cannot pass; Job 14:5

Hosea 10:12
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to
seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

What must we do as we have time now?

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. 1 Chronicles 16:11

What we must do before the Lord the judgment hall?

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked
forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he
will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:6,7

Where is Jesus to be found now?

Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to
Israel, and forgiveness of sins. Acts 5:31

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth
of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus
Christ: 22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and
powers being made subject unto him. 1 Peter 3:21-22

As who did He entered to heaven?

11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect
tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Hebrews 9:11,24
What is Jesus doing next to him father right now in the sanctuary above?
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an
advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and
not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1,2

While He is there what is our privilege?

15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;
but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto
the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16

You have a little time of probation; will you improve it now while Jesus is pleading His blood before
the Father? He has graciously spared your life; but it has been like the barren fig tree upon which year
after year there appeared no fruit, nothing but leaves. How long will you continue to disappoint the
Master? Will you compel Him to say: “Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward forever;” or, “Cut it down;
why cumbereth it the ground”? Oh, wait not for the Lord to put His hand against you and scatter the
property which you have accumulated. Remember that all your wealth will not give you one moment of
sweet assurance and peace upon your dying bed. {Testimonies for the Church vol. 5 page 352.1}

What does the word “Mercy” tell, specially relating to the sanctuary?
And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two
ends of the mercy seat. Exodus 25:18

And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
Exodus 26:34

And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat,
from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I
will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. Exodus 25:22

How does the throne of God look like?

O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even
thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth. Isaiah 37:16

When Christ finish with his ministration in the Sanctuary what will happen?
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the
temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. Revelation 16:17

What will He declare?

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. Revelation 22:11

When Jesus ceases to plead for man, the cases of all are forever decided.... Probation closes;
Christ's intercessions cease in heaven. This time finally comes suddenly upon all, and those who
have neglected to purify their souls by obeying the truth are found sleeping.—Testimonies for
the Church 2:191 (1868).
What is happening on earth now as Jesus’ ministration in the temple continues?
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud,
Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the
earth is ripe. Revelation 14:15

What will happen to those who did not make a decision when that time is past?
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved Jeremiah 8:20

The righteous and the wicked will still be living upon the earth in their mortal state—men will be
planting and building, eating and drinking, all unconscious that the final, irrevocable decision has
been pronounced in the sanctuary above.—The Great Controversy, 491 (1911).

What happen after death?

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor
knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. Ecclesiastes 9:10

Did God made man in vain?

Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? Psalm 89: 47

“The time of probation is given us that we may perfect a character fit for eternity.” {Selected
Messages Book 1. p 318.4}

The precious time of probation is passing, and few realize that it is given them for the purpose of
preparing for eternity. The golden hours are squandered in worldly pursuits, in pleasure, in absolute sin.
God's law is slighted and forgotten, yet every statute is nonetheless binding. Every transgression will
bring its punishment. {Testimonies for the Church vol. 4:147.2}

Whose live now are being examined in the investigative judgment?

A point of still deeper interest to us was reached when at the end of the 2300 days in 1844 the
time came for the cleansing of the sanctuary, and the ministration was moved from the holy into
the most holy place. Then the temple of God was opened in heaven. Then the scene took place
described in Daniel 7:9, 10, 13, 14.

Then the seventh trumpet began to sound. Revelation 10:7. Then was discerned, by faith, the ark
of God’s testament there. Revelation 11:19. Then the position of the moral law was seen,
enthroned in the very presence of Jehovah, immutable, eternal.

Then was discovered the connection between this subject and the seal of the living God, the
sealing work, the last message of mercy, and the closing up of the great Advent movement of the
present generation.

Then the mystery of God began to be finished, the atonement to be made, and the sanctuary to be
cleansed.

Then the foretold judgment hour began, and the church entered upon the great Sabbath reform.
With this subject all portions of the messages of Revelation 14:6-12 are connected; this is the
grand center and citadel of what can now be denominated, “The present truth.” {Looking Unto
Jesus 277.1}

Then it was seen that the time of probation could last but a little longer; for the final work in the
sanctuary must be brief. Should it be otherwise, it would destroy the type, and show in the plan
and work of God a want of consistency and harmony, which we know does not exist.

And already for over half a century this work of examining the records of the lives of those who
come into this portion of the judgment, has been going forward. The natural order would be, and
doubtless is as follows: beginning with the human family at the opening of the world’s history,
the examination passes down through successive generations, in consecutive order, till at length
the cases of the last generation, the living, are reached, who come latest into this investigative
judgment, and the work closes.

And what generation has the work now reached? Has it come down to the age of Noah? of
Abraham? of Job? of Moses? of Daniel? Has it reached the age of the apostles and the early
Christians? Are their cases now in review before the great tribunal above? Has it come down to
the setting up of the papacy, to the Dark Ages, when the Waldenses and other few faithful
witnesses in obscurity and concealment kept the light of God’s truth alive in the world? Has it
come down to the great Reformation, to the times of Luther? of the Wesleys?

We know not. We know only that while the world is flattering itself with the cry of “peace and
safety,” or is swallowed up in the mad rush of strife, or the race for wealth or pleasure, it is
passing down with swift but silent tread, somewhere through these generations, and rapidly
approaching the living. Then our cases will come up for decision, and our destiny be decided
forever. And what is our attitude? are we waiting, watching, preparing? {Looking Unto Jesus
277.2}