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“After I came out of vision, the afflicted friends and a portion of the congregation bore the body to its resting-place, and great solemnity rested upon those who remained. Two days after this occurrence, we took the cars at Fremont for Jackson, Mich. While on the cars we arranged our plans for writing and publishing the book called ‘The Great Controversy’ immediately on our return home. I was then as well as usual. On the arrival of the train at Jackson, we went to Bro. Palmer’s. We had been in the house but a short time, when, as I was conversing with Sister Palmer, my tongue refused to utter what I wished to say, and seemed large and numb. A strange, cold sensation struck my heart, passed over my head, and down my right side. For a time I was insensible, but was aroused by the voice of earnest prayer. I tried to use my left limbs, but they were perfectly useless. For a short time I did not expect to live. It was my third shock of paralysis, and although within fifty miles of home, I did not expect to see my children again. I called to mind the triumphant season I had enjoyed at Lovett’s Grove, and thought it was my last testimony, and felt reconciled to die. … Continued

Bible Definition and Symbolism for Prophecy or the Prophetic Gift Bible Symbolism for Prophecy Isaiah 29:10 10 For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. 1st Samuel 9:9 9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) Isaiah 30:10 10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: Each one of these verses refer to prophets as seers. What do we see with? The eyes. Isaiah 20:10, Samuel 9:9 and Isaiah 30:10 show clearly that Prophecy or the Prophets are the Eyes of the Body of Christ. We can look at 1st Corinthians chapter 12 which illustrates how the gifts of the spirit are related to the parts of a body. This is God’s Word, and so it is God and/or Jesus, the Word of God, who is illustrating it to us thus according to His design. We will not use every scripture in 1st Corinthians chapter 12, but a selection that applies to this discussion. If … Continued

The trumpets of history sounded to alert people of the final judgments, to call them back into covenant relationship. They were designed to call people to repent but “they repented not of their sins.” The Book of Revelation reveals Christ working out the provisions of God’s Covenant in the Last Days. It also reveals Christianity’s Response to that Covenant by Ulrike The Sixth Trumpet and the Millerites If“In 1838 Josiah Litch, a preacher in the Millerite movement, made the interesting prediction that the Ottoman Empire would fall on August 11, 1840. His prediction was based upon his reading of Revelation nine, and the text, …”were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year”…. Following established guidelines of applying a day for a year, he realized this was 360 +30 + 1 = 391 years. Revelation 9: 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. His prediction, which appeared in the book (The Probability of the Second Coming of Christ about A.D. 1843) was widely circulated in New England. Skeptics predicted Miller’s … Continued

This is a statement about Pope Leo XIII written by Pope Pius XI in his Encyclical Quadragesimo Anno published on May 15, 1931 “That principle which Leo XIII so clearly established must be laid down at the outset here, namely, that there resides in Us [the Papacy] the right and duty to pronounce with supreme authority upon social and economic matters.” Pope Pius XI, Ecnyclical Quadragesimo Anno, May 15, 1931, paragraph 41 This is a quote from the Council of Trent which was held between the years of 1545 and 1563: “All temporal power is his; the dominion, jurisdiction, and government of the whole Earth is his by divine right. All rulers of the Earth are his subjects and must submit to him.” John W. Robbins, Ecclesiastical Megalomania, p. 131 This is a quote from, “The Political Ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas,” “In order that spiritual matters might be kept separate from temporal ones, the ministry of this [spiritual] kingdom was entrusted not to earthly kings but to priests and expecially to the highest of them, the successor of St. Peter, Vicar of Christ, the Roman Pontiff, to whom all kings must be subject just as they are subject to our Lord Jesus. For those whom the care of an intermediate end pertains should be subject to him to whom … Continued

Revelation 12:17 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” This prophecy points out clearly that the remnant church will acknowledge God in His law and will have the prophetic gift. Obedience to the law of God, and the spirit of prophecy has always distinguished the true people of God, and the test is usually given on present manifestations. {LLM 33.5}

“Brother J would confuse the mind by seeking to make it appear that the light God has given through the Testimonies is an addition to the word of God, but in this he presents the matter in a false light. God has seen fit in this manner to bring the minds of His people to His word, to give them a clearer understanding of it.” [Testimonies for the Church 4:246 (1876).] The word of God is sufficient to enlighten the most beclouded mind and may be understood by those who have any desire to understand it. But notwithstanding all this, some who profess to make the word of God their study are found living in direct opposition to its plainest teachings. Then, to leave men and women without excuse, God gives plain and pointed testimonies, bringing them back to the word that they have neglected to follow.” [Testimonies for the Church 2:455 (1870).] The word of God abounds in general principles for the formation of correct habits of living, and the testimonies, general and personal, have been calculated to call their attention more especially to these principles.” [Testimonies for the Church 4:323 (1879).] {5T 663.2} If You Studied God’s Word to Reach Christian Perfection You Wouldn’t’ve Need the Testimonies If you had made God’s word your study, with a desire … Continued

What is the Testimony of Jesus Christ?: It is the Spirit of Prophecy: Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. According to Pastor Bohr, a better translation is, “and possess the testimony of Jesus Christ”, as opposed to, “and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” See the definition of the word “have” in Revelation 12:17 at the bottom of this page. So the end time Remnant Church will keep the commandments of God and they will have the testimony of Jesus Christ. So what is the testimony of Jesus Christ? Revelation 19:10 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Notice that the angel said that he is the fellow servant of John and his brethren who have the testimony of Jesus Christ, and that testimony is the Spirit of Prophesy. Revelation 22:9 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, … Continued

It is a law both of the intellectual and the spiritual nature that by beholding we become changed. The mind gradually adapts itself to the subjects upon which it is allowed to dwell. It becomes assimilated to that which it is accustomed to love and reverence. Man will never rise higher than his standard of purity or goodness or truth. If self is his loftiest ideal, he will never attain to anything more exalted. Rather, he will constantly sink lower and lower. The grace of God alone has power to exalt man. Left to himself, his course must inevitably be downward. {GC 555.1}