How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. 1 Kings 18:21.  {CC 209.1}  

     Elijah, amid the general apostasy, did not seek to hide the fact that he served the God of heaven. Baal's prophets numbered four hundred and fifty, his priests, four hundred, and his worshipers were thousands; yet Elijah did not try to make it appear that he was on the popular side. He grandly stood alone. . . . With clear, trumpetlike tones Elijah addressed the vast multitude: "How long halt ye between two opinions? . . ." . . . Where are the Elijahs of today?  {CC 209.2} 

     God would have His honor exalted before men as supreme, and His counsels confirmed in the eyes of the people. The witness of the prophet Elij ...