While you hold the banner of
truth firmly, proclaiming the law of God, let every soul remember that the
faith of Jesus is connected with the commandments of God. The third angel is
represented as flying through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice,
"Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of
Jesus" (Revelation 14:12). The first, second, and third angels'
messages are all linked together. The evidences of the abiding, ever-living
truth of these grand messages, that mean so much to us, that have awakened such
intense opposition from the religious world, cannot be extinguished. Satan
is constantly seeking to cast his hellish shadow about these messages, so that
the remnant people of God shall not clearly discern their import, their time,
and place; but they live, and are to exert their power upon our religious
experience while time shall last.{2SM
117.2}
The influence of these messages has been
deepening and widening, setting in motion the springs of action in thousands of
hearts, bringing into existence institutions of learning, publishing houses,
and health institutions; all these are the instrumentalities of God to
cooperate in the grand work represented by the first, second, and third angels
flying in the midst of heaven to warn the inhabitants of the world that Christ
is coming again with power and great glory.{2SM 117.3}
But is not the Third Angel’s
Message also already in the world?
Most assuredly it is and has
been for forty-two years. Starting in
February, 1845, with but one
person, it has spread from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, and from
British Columbia to Mexico; building
up thirty-eight Conferences; establishing
two large printing houses,
issuing millions upon
millions of pages of printed matter
every year; building one
of the largest health institutions in the
world, besides other
important health and educational institutions—
all in our own country.
The “few” everywhere receive
the love of the truth which it embodies,
while the “many” believe not
its truth, and receive not the
love of it, but have pleasure
in unrighteousness.
That the Third Angel’s
Message shall encompass the earth, even
to every nation, and kindred,
and tongue, and people, giving them
ample opportunity to receive
the truth and the love of it, which, if
received, will deliver
them from the power of Satan and give
them victory over all his
deceivableness of unrighteousness, is
clear from the word of
God. This we shall now make plain.
{December 8, 1887 ATJ, SITI 743.6}
1. This is the
"third" in a series of messages in which the second and the third
follow the first in quick succession. Rev. 14:6-12. The first of the three
(verses 6, 7) said with a loud voice to every nation, and kindred, and tongue,
and people; the second followed this one, and the third angel followed them.
As, therefore, the first one was to go to every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people, and as the third one follows, it likewise must go to every
nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. {December 8, 1887 ATJ, SITI 743.7}
2. The third angel says with
a loud voice, "If any man worship the beast and his image," etc. This
phrase, "If any man," shows that it is to all men; that it is a
universal message. {December 8, 1887 ATJ, SITI 743.8}
3. Of the beast it is said
that, "All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are
not written in the book of life of the Lamb." Rev. 13, 8. The work of
the image of the beast is to cause the earth and them that dwell therein to
worship the beast, as well as himself; therefore, the worship of the image of
the beast is indirectly the worship of the beast, and it is the mark of the
beast which the image causes men to receive. Now as the worship of the
beast is to be by "all them that dwell on the earth;" as the Third
Angel's Message is the warning against that worship; and as obedience to
this message is the only means of escaping that worship and the wrath of God;
it is, therefore, certain that this message must go to "all that dwell on
the earth"—the warning must be as extensive as the worship will be.
{December 8, 1887 ATJ, SITI 743.9}
This makes it incumbent upon
all people now to study the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus as they
have never studied them before, asking themselves the question, "Am I one
o whom this scripture speaks? Am I one who truly keeps the commandments of God
and the faith of Jesus? Have I received such a love of this truth that I can
stand against all the wiles of Satan when he shall work with all power and
signs and lying wonders?" {December 8, 1887 ATJ, SITI 743.10}
By the evidences which we
have now presented from the word of God, it is certain that we have reached the
day and generation when all these things shall be. God sends no message to a
people to whom its warnings do not apply. He did not send a warning of a coming
flood to a people who should never see a flood; the people whom the Lord warned
of a coming flood, those were the very people who saw the flood come. The
people whom the Lord besought to escape from the impending doom of Sodom, those
were the people who saw the doom of Sodom. So the people to whom the Lord sends
this message of warning against the worship of the beast and his image, these
are the people who will see the worship of the beast and his image. The people
upon whom God calls to keep his commandments and the faith of Jesus, that they
may escape the wrath of God which is poured out without mixture into the cup of
his indignation, these are the very people who will see the wrath of God poured
out without mixture—these are the people who will see the seven last plagues
poured upon the earth. {December 8, 1887 ATJ, SITI 743.11}
The third angel is
represented as flying in the midst of the heavens, showing that the message is
to go forth throughout the length and breadth of the earth. It is the most
solemn message ever given to mortals, and all who connect with the work should
first feel their need of an education, and a most thorough training process for
the work, in reference to their future usefulness; and there should be plans
made and efforts adopted for the improvement of that class who anticipate
connecting with any branch of the work.{CE 45.1}
Who among our teachers are
awake and as faithful stewards of the grace of God are giving the trumpet a
certain sound? Who are voicing the message of the third angel, calling upon the
world to make ready for the great day of God? The message we bear has the
seal of the living God. {CT 459.2}
"Time is almost
finished. Do you reflect the lovely image of Jesus as you should?" Then I
was pointed to the earth and saw that there would have to be a getting ready
among those who have of late embraced the third angel's message. Said the angel,
"Get ready, get ready, get ready. Ye will have to die a greater death to
the world than ye have ever yet died." I saw that there was a great
work to do for them and but little time in which to do it.{EW 64.1}
The Lord has shown me that
the message of the third angel must go, and be proclaimed to the scattered
children of the Lord, but it must not be hung on time. I saw that some were
getting a false excitement, arising from preaching time; but the third angel's
message is stronger than time can be. I saw that this message can stand on
its own foundation and needs not time to strengthen it; and that it will go in
mighty power, and do its work, and will be cut short in righteousness.{EW 75.1}
Many who embraced the third
message had not had an experience in the two former messages. Satan understood
this, and his evil eye was upon them to overthrow them; but the third angel was
pointing them to the most holy place, and those who had had an experience in
the past messages were pointing them the way to the heavenly sanctuary. Many
saw the perfect chain of truth in the angels' messages, and gladly received
them in their order, and followed Jesus by faith into the heavenly sanctuary.
These messages were represented to me as an anchor to the people of God. Those
who understand and receive them will be kept from being swept away by the many
delusions of Satan. {EW 256.2}
[OFTEN IN CONNECTION WITH ERRONEOUS
TEACHINGS AND FALSE MOVEMENTS, THE ONE LEADING OUT IDENTIFIES HIS MESSAGE AND
WORK WITH THAT OF THE OTHER ANGEL OF REVELATION 18:1. SOME ERRONEOUS TEACHINGS
THROUGH THE YEARS HAVE INVOLVED AS WELL THE MESSAGES OF THE THREE ANGELS OF
REVELATION 14. SUCH WAS THE CASE IN A SITUATION MET IN 1896 BY MRS. WHITE IN
THE COMMUNICATIONS WHICH FOLLOW. THE REVIEW OF THE THREE ANGELS' MESSAGES IN
THEIR BROAD WORK, WHILE LENGTHY, WILL BE TREASURED FOR ITS CONFIRMING
STATEMENTS.--COMPILERS.]{2SM 101.1}
A Mixture of Truth and Error
I have not been able to sleep since half
past one o'clock. I was bearing to Brother T a message which the Lord had given
me for him. The peculiar views he holds are a mixture of truth and error. If he
had passed through the experiences of God's people as He has led them for the
past forty years, he would be better prepared to make the correct application
of Scripture. The great waymarks of truth, showing
us our bearings in prophetic history, are to be carefully guarded, lest they be
torn down, and replaced with theories that would bring confusion rather than
genuine light. I have been cited to the very erroneous theories that
have been presented over and over again. Those who advocated these theories
presented Scripture quotations, but they misapplied and misinterpreted them.
The theories supposed to be correct were incorrect, and yet many thought them
the very theories to be brought before the people. The prophecies of Daniel and
John are to be diligently studied.{2SM
101.2}
There are those now living who, in
studying the prophecies of Daniel and John, received great light from God as
they passed over the ground where special prophecies were in process of
fulfillment in their order. They bore the message of time to the people. The
truth shone out clearly as the sun at noonday. Historical events, showing the
direct fulfillment of prophecy, were set before the people, and the prophecy
was seen to be a figurative delineation of events leading down to the close of
this earth's history.. The scenes connected with
the working of the man of sin are the last features plainly revealed in this
earth's history. The people now have a special message to give to the world,
the third angel's message. Those who, in their experience, have passed over the
ground, and acted a part in the proclamation of the first, second, and third
angels' messages, are not so liable to be led into false paths as are those who
have not had an experimental knowledge of the people of God. . .{2SM 102.1}
There have been one and another who in
studying their Bibles thought they discovered great light, and new theories,
but these have not been correct. The Scripture is all true, but by misapplying
the Scripture men arrive at wrong conclusions. We are engaged in a mighty
conflict, and it will become closer and more determined, as we near the final
struggle. We have a sleepless adversary, and he is constantly at work upon
human minds that have not had a personal experience in the teachings of the
people of God for the past fifty years. Some will take the truth applicable to
their time, and place it in the future. Events in the train of prophecy that
had their fulfillment away in the past are made future, and thus by these
theories the faith of some is undermined.{2SM 102.2}
From the light that the Lord has been
pleased to give me, you are in danger of doing the same work, presenting before
others truths which have had their place and done their specific work for the
time, in the history of the faith of the people of God. You recognize these
facts in Bible history as true, but apply them to the future. They have their force still in their proper place, in the
chain of events that have made us as a people what we are today, and as such,
they are to be presented to those who are in the darkness of error. The true
workers of Jesus Christ are to cooperate with their brethren who have had an
experience in the work from the very rise of the third angel's message.
These followed on step by step, receiving light and truth as they advanced,
bearing one test after another, lifting the cross that lay directly in their
pathway, and pressing on to know the Lord, whose goings forth are prepared as
the morning. You and other of our brethren must accept the truth as God has
given it to His students of prophecy, as they have been led by genuine, living
experience, advancing point by point, tested, proved, and tried, until the
truth is to them a reality. From their voices and pens the truth in bright,
warm rays has gone to all parts of the world, and that which was to them
testing truth, as brought by the Lord's delegated messengers, is testing truth
to all to whom this message is proclaimed.{2SM 102.3}
The burden of
the warning now to come to the people of God, nigh and afar off, is the third
angel's message. And those who are seeking to understand this message
will not be led by the Lord to make an application of the Word that will
undermine the foundation and remove the pillars of the faith that has made
Seventh-day Adventists what they are today. The truths that have been unfolding
in their order, as we have advanced along the line of prophecy revealed in the
Word of God, are truth, sacred, eternal truth today. Those who passed over the
ground step by step in the past history of our experience, seeing the chain of
truth in the prophecies, were prepared to accept and obey every ray of light.
They were praying, fasting, searching, digging for the truth as for hidden
treasures, and the Holy Spirit, we know, was teaching and guiding us. Many
theories were advanced, bearing a semblance of truth, but so mingled with
misinterpreted and misapplied scriptures, that they led to dangerous errors.
Very well do we know how every point of truth was established, and the seal set
upon it by the Holy Spirit of God. And all the time voices were heard,
"Here is the truth," "I have the truth; follow me." But the
warnings came, "Go not ye after them. I have not sent them, but they
ran." (See Jeremiah 23:21.){2SM
103.1}
The leadings
of the Lord were marked, and most wonderful were His revelations of what is
truth. Point after point was established by the Lord God of heaven. That which
was truth then, is truth today. But the voices do not cease to be
heard--"This is truth. I have new light." But these new lights in
prophetic lines are manifest in misapplying the Word and setting the people of
God adrift without an anchor to hold them. If the student of the Word would
take the truths which God has revealed in the leadings of His people, and
appropriate these truths, digest them, and bring them into their practical
life, they would then be living channels of light. But those who have set
themselves to study out new theories, have a mixture of truth and error
combined, and after trying to make these things prominent, have demonstrated
that they have not kindled their taper from the divine altar, and it has gone
out in darkness. --Manuscript 31, 1896.{2SM 104.1}
The Three Angels' Messages in their Larger Setting
The proclamation of the first, second, and
third angels' messages has been located by the Word of Inspiration. Not a peg
or pin is to be removed. No human authority has any more right to change the
location of these messages than to substitute the New Testament for the Old.
The Old Testament is the gospel in figures and symbols. The New Testament is
the substance. One is as essential as the other. The Old Testament presents
lessons from the lips of Christ, and these lessons have not lost their force in
any particular.{2SM 104.2}
The first and second messages were given
in 1843 and 1844, and we are now under the proclamation of the third; but all
three of the messages are still to be proclaimed. It is just as essential now
as ever before that they shall be repeated to those who are seeking for the
truth. By pen and voice we are to sound the proclamation, showing their order,
and the application of the prophecies that bring us to the third angel's
message. There cannot be a third without the first and second. These messages
we are to give to the world in publications, in discourses, showing in the line
of prophetic history the things that have been and the things that will
be.{2SM 104.3}
The book that was sealed was not the book
of Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel which related to the
last days. The Scripture says, "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and
seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and
knowledge shall be increased" (Daniel 12:4). When the book was opened, the
proclamation was made, "Time shall be no longer." (See Revelation
10:6.) The book of Daniel is now unsealed, and the revelation made by Christ to
John is to come to all the inhabitants of the earth. By the increase of
knowledge a people is to be prepared to stand in the latter days.{2SM 105.1}
The Sabbath the Great Issue
"And I saw another angel fly in the
midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell
on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying
with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his
judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and
the fountains of waters" (Revelation 14:6, 7).{2SM 105.2}
This message, if heeded, will call the
attention of every nation and kindred and tongue and people to a close
examination of the Word, and to the true light in regard to the power that has
changed the seventh-day Sabbath to a spurious sabbath. The only true God
has been forsaken, His law has been discarded, His sacred Sabbath institution
has been trampled in the dust by the man of sin. The fourth commandment, so
plain and explicit, has beenignored.
The Sabbath memorial, declaring who the living God is, the Creator of the
heavens and the earth, has been torn down, and a spurious sabbath has been
given to the world in its place. Thus a breach has been made in the law of God.
A false sabbath could not be a true standard.{2SM 105.3}
In the first angel's message men are
called upon to worship God, our Creator, who made the world and all things that
are therein. They have paid homage to an institution of the Papacy, making of
no effect the law of Jehovah, but there is to be an increase of knowledge on
this subject.{2SM 106.1}
The message proclaimed by the angel flying
in the midst of heaven is the everlasting gospel, the same gospel that was
declared in Eden when God said to the serpent, "I will put enmity between
thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy
head, and thou shalt bruise his heel" (Genesis 3:15). Here was the first
promise of a Saviour who would stand on the field of battle to contest the
power of Satan and prevail against him. Christ came to our world to represent
the character of God as it is represented in His holy law; for His law is a
transcript of His character. Christ was both the law and the gospel. The angel
that proclaims the everlasting gospel proclaims the law of God; for the gospel
of salvation brings men to obedience of the law, whereby their characters are
formed after the divine similitude.{2SM
106.2}
In the fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah, the
work of those who worship God, the Maker of the heavens and the earth, is
specified: "They that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places:
thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations" (Isaiah 58:12).
God's memorial, His seventh-day Sabbath, will be uplifted. "Thou shalt be
called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou
turn away thy foot from the sabbath [no longer trample it under your feet],
from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the
holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him,... I will cause thee to
ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of
Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it" (Isaiah
58:12-14).{2SM 106.3}
The history of the church and the world,
the loyal and the disloyal, is here plainly revealed. The loyal under the
proclamation of the third angel's message have turned their feet into the way
of God's commandments, to respect, to honor, and glorify Him who created the
heavens and the earth. The opposing forces have dishonored God by making a
breach in His law, and when light from His Word has called attention to His
holy commandments, revealing the breach made in the law by the papal authority,
then, to get rid of conviction, men have tried to destroy the whole law. But
could they destroy it? No; for all who will search the Scriptures for
themselves will see that the law of God stands immutable, eternal, and His
memorial, the Sabbath, will endure through eternal ages, pointing to the only
true God in distinction from all false gods.{2SM 107.1}
Satan has been persevering and untiring in
his efforts to prosecute the work he began in heaven, to change the law of God.
He has succeeded in making the world believe the theory he presented in heaven
before his fall, that the law of God was faulty, and needed revising. A large
part of the professed Christian church, by their attitude, if not by their
words, show that they have accepted the same error. But if in one jot or tittle
the law of God has been changed, Satan has gained on earth that which he could
not gain in heaven. He has prepared his delusive snare, hoping to take captive
the church and the world. But not all will be taken in the snare. A line of
distinction is being drawn between the children of obedience and the children
of disobedience, the loyal and true and the disloyal and untrue. Two great
parties are developed, the worshipers of the beast and his image, and the
worshipers of the true and living God.{2SM 107.2}
The Angel of Revelation Ten
The message of Revelation 14, proclaiming
that the hour of God's judgment is come, is given in the time of the end; and
the angel of Revelation 10 is represented as having one foot on the sea and one
foot on the land, showing that the message will be carried to distant lands,
the ocean will be crossed, and the islands of the sea will hear the
proclamation of the last message of warning to our world.{2SM 107.3}
"And the angel which I saw stand upon
the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that
liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are,
and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things
which are therein, that there should be time no longer" (Revelation 10:5,
6). This message announces the end of the prophetic periods. The disappointment
of those who expected to see our Lord in 1844 was indeed bitter to those who
had so ardently looked for His appearing. It was in the Lord's order that
this disappointment should come, and that hearts should be revealed.{2SM 108.1}
Not one cloud has fallen upon the church
that God has not prepared for; not one opposing force has risen to counterwork
the work of God but He has foreseen. All has taken place as He has predicted
through His prophets. He has not left His church in darkness, forsaken, but has
traced in prophetic declarations what would occur, and through His providence,
acting in its appointed place in the world's history, He has brought about that
which His Holy Spirit inspired the prophets to foretell. All His purposes will
be fulfilled and established. His law is linked with His throne, and satanic
agencies combined with human agencies cannot destroy it. Truth is inspired
and guarded by God; it will live, and will succeed, although it may appear at
times to be overshadowed. The gospel of Christ is the law exemplified in
character. The deceptions practiced against it, every device for vindicating
falsehood, every error forged by satanic agencies, will eventually be eternally
broken, and the triumph of truth will be like the appearing of the sun at
noonday. The Sun of Righteousness shall shine forth with healing in His wings,
and the whole earth shall be filled with His glory. {2SM 108.2}
The Certainty of Prophecy
All that God has in prophetic history
specified to be fulfilled in the past has been, and all that is yet to come in
its order will be. Daniel, God's prophet, stands in his place. John stands in
his place. In the Revelation the Lion of the tribe of Judah has opened to the
students of prophecy the book of Daniel, and thus is Daniel standing in his
place. He bears his testimony, that which the Lord revealed to him in vision of
the great and solemn events which we must know as we stand on the very threshold
of their fulfillment.{2SM 109.1}
In history and prophecy, the Word of God
portrays the long-continued conflict between truth and error. That conflict is
yet in progress. Those things which have been, will be repeated. Old
controversies will be revived, and new theories will be continually arising.
But God's people, who in their belief and fulfillment of prophecy have acted a
part in the proclamation of the first, second, and third angels' messages, know
where they stand. They have an experience that is more precious than fine gold.
They are to stand firm as a rock, holding the beginning of their confidence
steadfast unto the end.{2SM 109.2}
A transforming power attended the
proclamation of the first and second angels' messages, as it attends the
message of the third angel. Lasting convictions were made upon human minds. The
power of the Holy Spirit was manifested. There was diligent study of the
Scriptures, point by point. Almost entire nights were devoted to earnest
searching of the Word. We searched for the truth as for hidden treasures. The
Lord revealed Himself to us. Light was shed on the prophecies, and we knew that
we received divine instruction. . . .{2SM 109.3}
After the great disappointment there were
few who set themselves to seek the Word with all their heart. But some souls
would not settle down in discouragement and deny that the Lord had led them. To
these the truth was opened point by point, and entwined with their most
hallowed recollections and sympathies. The searchers after truth felt that the
identification of Christ with their nature and interest was complete. Truth was
made to shine forth, beautiful in its simplicity, dignified with a power and invested
with an assurance unknown before the disappointment. We could then proclaim the
message in unity.{2SM 109.4}
But among those who had not held fast
their faith and experience, there was great confusion. Every conceivable
opinion was presented as the message of truth; but the Lord's voice was,
"Believe them not; for I have not sent them."{2SM 110.1}
We walked carefully with God. The message
was to be given to the world, and we knew that this present light was the
special gift of God. The impartation of this gift was the prerogative of God.
His disappointed ones, who were still seeking after truth, were led step by
step to communicate to the world that which had been communicated to them. The
prophetic declarations were to be repeated, and the truth essential for
salvation was to be made known. The work moved hard at first. Often the hearers
rejected the message as unintelligible, and the conflict began in decided
earnest, especially upon the Sabbath question. But the Lord manifested His
presence. At times the veil which concealed His glory from our eyes was drawn
aside. We beheld Him in the high and holy place.{2SM 110.2}
The Lord will not lead minds now to set
aside the truth that the Holy Spirit has moved upon His servants in the past to
proclaim.{2SM 110.3}
Many will honestly search the Word for
Light as those in the past have searched it; and they see light in the Word.
But they did not pass over the ground in their experience, when these messages
of warning were first proclaimed. Not having had this experience, some do not
appreciate the value of the truths that have been to us as waymarks, and that
have made us as a peculiar people what we are. They do not make a right
application of the Scriptures, and thus they frame theories that are not
correct. It is true that they quote an abundance of Scripture, and teach much
that is true; but truth is so mixed with error as to lead to wrong conclusions.
Yet because they can weave Scripture into their theories, they think that they
have a straight chain of truth. Many who did not have an experience in the rise
of the messages, accept these erroneous theories, and are led into false paths,
backward instead of forward. This is the enemy's design.{2SM 110.4}
The Threat of Misapplied Scripture
Satan is working that the history of the
Jewish nation may be repeated in the experience of those who claim to believe
present truth. The Jews had the Old Testament Scriptures, and supposed
themselves conversant with them. But they made a woeful mistake. The prophecies
that refer to the glorious second appearing of Christ in the clouds of heaven
they regarded as referring to His first coming. Because He did not come
according to their expectations, they turned away from Him. Satan knew just how
to take these men in his net, and deceive and destroy them. . . .{2SM 111.1}
The very same Satan is at work to
undermine the faith of the people of God at this time. There are persons ready
to catch up every new idea. The prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation are
misinterpreted. These persons do not consider that the truth has been set
forth at the appointed time by the very men whom God was leading to do this
special work. These men followed on step by step in the very fulfillment of
prophecy, and those who have not had a personal experience in this work, are to
take the Word of God and believe on "their word" who have been led by
the Lord in the proclamation of the first, second, and third angels' messages.
These messages, received and acted upon, are doing their work to prepare a
people to stand in the great day of God. If we search the Scriptures to confirm
the truth God has given His servants for the world, we shall be found
proclaiming the first, second, and third angels' messages.{2SM 111.2}
It is true that there are prophecies yet
to be fulfilled. But very erroneous work has been done again and again, and
will continue to be done by those who seek to find new light in the prophecies,
and who begin by turning away from the light that God has already given. The
messages of Revelation 14 are those by which the world is to be tested; they
are the everlasting gospel, and are to be sounded everywhere. But the Lord
does not lay upon those who have not had an experience in His work the burden
of making a new exposition of those prophecies which He has, by His Holy
Spirit, moved upon His chosen servants to explain.{2SM 111.3}
According to the light God has given me,
this is the work which you, Brother F, have been attempting to do. Your views
have found favor with some; but it is because these persons have not
discernment to see the true bearing of the arguments you present. They have had
but a limited experience in the work of God for this time, and they do not see
where your views would lead them, and you do not see yourself where they would
lead. They are ready to assent to your statements; they see nothing in them but
that which is correct. But they are misled because you have woven together much
Scripture in constructing your theory. Your arguments appear conclusive to
them.{2SM 112.1}
Not so, however, with those who have an
experimental knowledge of the truth that applies in the last period of this
earth's history. While they see that you hold some precious truth, they see
also that you have misapplied Scripture, placing it in a framework of error
where it does not belong, and making it give force to that which is not present
truth. Because some accept that which
you have written, do not become elated. It is most trying to your brethren who
have confidence in you as a Christian and who love you as such, to state to you
that the network of argument, which you have thought of so great consequence,
is not the theory of truth that God has given His people to proclaim for this
time.{2SM 112.2}
The light God has given me is that the
Scriptures you have woven together you yourself do not fully understand. If you
did, you would discern that your theories tear up the very foundation of our
faith.{2SM 112.3}
My brother, I have had many testimonies to
correct those who have started out in the same way you are now traveling. These
persons seemed sure that they were led by God, and they have come with their
different theories to ministers who were preaching the truth. I said to these
ministers, "The Lord is not in this; be not deceived, neither take the
responsibility of deceiving others." At camp meetings I have had to speak
plainly in regard to those who were thus leading away from right paths. With
pen and voice I have borne the message, "Go not ye after them."{2SM 112.4}
Dealing With a Dying Man
The hardest task I ever had to do in this
line was in dealing with one who, I knew, wanted to follow the Lord. For some
time he had thought he was obtaining new light. He was very ill, and must soon
die. And oh, how my heart hoped he would not make it necessary for me to tell
him just what he was doing. Those to whom he presented his views listened to
him eagerly, and some thought him inspired. He had a chart made, and reasoned
from the Scriptures to show that the Lord would come at a certain date, in 1894,
I think. To many his reasoning seemed to be without a flaw. They told of his
powerful exhortations in his sickroom. Most wonderful views passed before him.
But what was the source of his inspiration? It was the morphine given him to
relieve his pain.{2SM 113.1}
At our camp meeting at Lansing, Michigan,
just before I came to Australia, I had to speak plainly in regard to this new
light. I told the people that the words they had heard were not the truth of
inspiration. The wonderful light, which presented such a show of truth, was the
result of a misapplication of Scripture. The Lord's work would not close up in
1894. The word of the Lord to me was, "This is not truth, but will lead
into strange paths, and some will become confused over this representation, and
will give up the faith." . . .{2SM
113.2}
No True Message Fixes Time
No one has a true message fixing the time
when Christ is to come or not to come. Be assured that God gives no one
authority to say that Christ delays His coming five years, ten years, or twenty
years. "Be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of
man cometh" (Matthew 24:44). This is our message, the very message that
the three angels flying in the midst of heaven are proclaiming. The work to be
done now is that of sounding this last message of mercy to a fallen world. A
new life is coming from heaven and taking possession of all God's people. But
divisions will come in the church. Two parties will be developed. The wheat and
tares grow up together for the harvest.{2SM 113.3}
The work will grow deeper and become more
earnest to the very close of time. And all who are laborers together with God
will contend most earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. They
will not be turned from the present message, which is already lightening the
earth with its glory. Nothing is worth contending for but the glory of God. The
only rock that will stand is the Rock of Ages. The truth as it is in Jesus is
the refuge in these days of error. . . .{2SM 114.1}
Messages Given for our Day
Prophecy has been fulfilling, line upon
line. The more firmly we stand under the banner of the third angel's message,
the more clearly shall we understand the prophecy of Daniel; for the Revelation
is the supplement of Daniel. The more fully we accept the light presented by
the Holy Spirit through the consecrated servants of God, the deeper and surer,
even as the eternal throne, will appear the truths of ancient prophecy; we
shall be assured that men of God spake as they were moved upon by the Holy Ghost.
Men must themselves be under the influence of the Holy Spirit in order to
understand the Spirit's utterances through the prophets. These messages were
given, not for those that uttered the prophecies, but for us who are living
amid the scenes of their fulfillment.{2SM 114.2}
I would not feel that I could present
these things, if the Lord had not given me this work to do. There are others
besides yourself, and more than one or two, who like you think they have new
light, and are all ready to present it to the people. But it would be pleasing
to God for them to accept the light already given and walk in it, and base
their faith upon the Scriptures, which sustain the positions held by the people
of God for many years. The everlasting gospel is to be proclaimed by human
agents. We are to sound the messages of the angels which are represented as
flying in the midst of heaven, with the last warning to a fallen world. If we
are not called upon to prophesy, we are called to believe the prophecies, and
to cooperate with God in giving light to other minds. This we are trying to
do.{2SM 114.3}
You can help us, my brother, in many ways.
But I am commissioned of the Lord to say to you that you are not to be
self-centered. Take heed how you hear, how you understand, and how you
appropriate the Word of God. The Lord will bless you in drawing in even lines
with your brethren. Those whom He has sent forth to proclaim the third angel's
message have been working in unison with the heavenly intelligences. The Lord
does not lay upon you a burden to proclaim a message that will bring discord
into the ranks of believers. I repeat, He is not leading anyone by His Holy
Spirit to frame a theory that will unsettle faith in the solemn messages He has
given His people to bear to our world.{2SM 115.1}
I advise you not to regard your writings
as precious truth. It would not be advisable for you to immortalize by putting
in print that which has cost you so much anxiety. It is not the Lord's will
that this matter should be brought before His people, for it will work to
hinder the very message of truth they are to believe and practice in these last
days of peril. . ..{2SM 115.2}
Theories will be continually agitated to
divert the mind, to unsettle the faith. Those who have had the actual
experience in the unfolding of the prophecies, have been made what they are
today, Seventh-day Adventists, by these prophecies. They are to stand with their loins girt about with
truth, and with the whole armor on. Those who have not had this experience are
privileged to hold the message of truth with the same confidence. The light
that God has been pleased to give His people will not weaken their confidence
in the path in which He has led them in the past, but will strengthen them to
hold fast the faith. We must hold the beginning of our confidence firm unto
the end. {2SM 115.3}
"Here is the patience of the saints:
here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus"
(Revelation 14:12). Here we stand, under the third angel's message. "And
after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great
power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a
strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the
habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every
unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath
of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with
her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her
delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my
people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her
plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
iniquities" (Revelation 18:1-5).{2SM 116.1}
The Message of the Other Angel
Thus, the substance of the second angel's
message is again given to the world by that other angel who lightens the earth
with his glory. These messages all blend in one, to come before the people in
the closing days of this earth's history. All the world will be tested, and all
that have been in the darkness of error in regard to the Sabbath of the fourth
commandment will understand the last message of mercy that is to be given to
men.{2SM 116.2}
Our work is to proclaim the commandments
of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. "Prepare to meet thy God"
(Amos 4:12), is the warning to be given to the world. It is a warning to us
individually. We are called upon to lay aside every weight, and the sin which
doth so easily beset us. There is a work for you, my brother, to do, to yoke
up with Christ. Make sure that your building is on the rock. Do not risk
eternity on a probability. You may not live to participate in the perilous
scenes on which we are now entering. The life of no one of us is assured for
any given time. Should you not watch every moment? Should you not closely
examine your own self, and inquire, What will eternity be to me?{2SM 116.3}
The great burden of every soul should be,
Is my heart renewed? Is my soul transformed? Are my sins pardoned through faith
in Christ? Have I been born again? Am I complying with the invitation,
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest" (Matthew 11:28)? . . . Do you count all things but loss for the
excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus? And do you feel it your duty to
believe every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God?--Manuscript 32,
1896.{2SM 117.1}
Two Temple Cleansings--Two Calls Out of Babylon
While you hold the banner of truth firmly,
proclaiming the law of God, let every soul remember that the faith of Jesus is
connected with the commandments of God. The third angel is represented as
flying through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice, "Here are
they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus"
(Revelation 14:12). The first, second, and third angels' messages are all
linked together. The evidences of the abiding, ever-living truth of these grand
messages, that mean so much to us, that have awakened such intense opposition
from the religious world, cannot be extinguished. Satan is constantly
seeking to cast his hellish shadow about these messages, so that the remnant
people of God shall not clearly discern their import, their time, and place;
but they live, and are to exert their power upon our religious experience while
time shall last.{2SM 117.2}
The influence of these messages has
been deepening and widening, setting in motion the springs of action in
thousands of hearts, bringing into existence institutions of learning,
publishing houses, and health institutions; all these are the instrumentalities
of God to cooperate in the grand work represented by the first, second, and
third angels flying in the midst of heaven to warn the inhabitants of the world
that Christ is coming again with power and great glory.{2SM 117.3}
The prophet says, "I saw another
angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened
with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the
great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils"
(Revelation 18:1, 2). This is the same message that was given by the second
angel. Babylon is fallen, "because she made all nations drink of the wine
of the wrath of her fornication" (Revelation 14:8). What is that wine? --Her
false doctrines. She has given to the world a false sabbath instead of the
Sabbath of the fourth commandment, and has repeated the falsehood that Satan
first told Eve in Eden--the natural immortality of the soul. Many kindred
errors she has spread far and wide, "teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men" (Matthew 15:9).{2SM 118.1}
When Jesus began His public ministry, He
cleansed the Temple from its sacrilegious profanation. Among the last acts of
His ministry was the second cleansing of the Temple. So, in the last work for
the warning of the world, two distinct calls are made to the churches. The
second angel's message is, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city,
because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication"
(Revelation 14:8). And in the loud cry of the third angel's message a voice is
heard from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not
partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins
have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities"
(Revelation 18:4, 5).--The Review and Herald, Dec. 6, 1892. {2SM 118.2}
THE prophecy of Daniel, and the exposition of Paul, show that the “working of Satan,” of 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10, was to be developed after 1798, and before the Lord comes. Parallel Between Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 In the 13th chapter of Revelation is given the prophecy of the rise of the power through which this working will be developed. The first part of Revelation 13 is a prophecy relating to the same events as those in Daniel 7, which are spoken of in connection with the little horn power; a brief parallel will show this.
The Little Horn of Daniel 7
The Beast of Revelation 13 7:8: the Little Horn has “a mouth speaking great things.” 13:5: the Beast “was given…a mouth speaking great things.” 7:25: the Little Horn “speaks great words against the Most High.” 13:6: the Beast opens “his mouth in blasphemy against God.” 7:21: the Little Horn made “war with the saints, and prevailed against them.” 13:7: the Beast is said to “make war with the saints and overcome them.” 7:25: the Little Horn continues “a time and times and the dividing of time.” [1260 years] 13:5: the Beast is said “to continue forty and two months.” [1260 years] 7:8: the Little Horn succeeds Pagan Rome and the ten kingdoms. 13:1-2: the Beast receives power from the Dragon (Rome), when the ten horns had crowns (kingdoms). 7:26: after the Little Horn continues the allotted time, his dominion is taken away. 13:3, 10: after the Beast continues the same allotted time, he also was to meet with the same fate—he was to be led into captivity, and to be wounded to death, although the deadly wound should be healed.
All this shows that Revelation 13:1-10 and Daniel 7:20-26 refer to the same identical power, and both alike bring us to 1798, when the Pope was led into captivity and died in captivity—when the Papacy received the deadly wound. But the very next verse in Daniel 7—verse 27—introduces the coming of the Lord and the kingdom given to the saints, whereas in the parallel line of prophecy in Revelation 13 and 14, the coming of the Lord is not introduced until Revelation 14:14.
The Timing and Location
It is therefore certain that that portion of prophecy contained in Revelation 13:11-18 and 14:6-13 lies between 1798 and the coming of the Lord, and these passages may with perfect propriety be inserted and read between verses 26 and 27 of Daniel 7. Now as the events prophesied in these parts of Revelation 13 and 14 stand between 1798 and the coming of the Lord; and as Paul’s words in 2 Thessalonians 2, compared with Daniel 7, show that the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, is also manifested in the last part of this same period, it follows that the power through which the working of Satan will be developed, must arise in this period, and that these scriptures must contain the prophecy which relates to the rise and work of this power.
There is: 1. The kingdom of Babylon,4 which ended 538 BC;
2. Medo-Persia, which ended 331 BC;
3. Grecia, which continued till 168 BC;
4. Rome and the ten kingdoms bring us to 538 AD;
5. The Papacy,from 538 AD till 1798 AD;
6. The United States,ending with the coming of the Lord and the end of the world.
Daniel 7:4. Daniel 7:5-8, 20-26; Revelation 13:1-10. Revelation 13:11-18; 14:9-14. 3.
Miracles to Deceive
2 Thessalonians 2 9…with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
T his will be seen by reference to Revelation 13:13-14, and connecting scriptures: Revelation 13 13 And he does great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do. Here it is said there will be miracles (RV: “signs”) and wonders wrought with power; they will be wonders to deceive, and which will deceive; and that is precisely what Paul refers to by the phrase: 2 Thessalonians 2 9…power and signs [miracles] and lying wonders.
And they are wrought by, and at the instigation of, Satan too, because he is the only one whose interest it is to deceive people. Satanic agency is the only one by which miracles to deceive can ever be wrought. More than this, we have the plain word of God that these miracles will be wrought by Satanic agency. Notice, they are wrought for the purpose of deceiving people into the worship of the beast and his image: Revelation 13 14 And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast. And when Jesus comes it is said, Revelation 19 :20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image.
Now the word says, Revelation 14 :9 If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God. T he wine of the wrath of God is the seven last plagues, for says the prophet, Revelation 15 1 I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
The very first of these plagues falls upon… Revelation 16 :2…the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshiped his image. The others follow in quick succession, and when the sixth one is poured out, 13 Unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and our of the mouth of the false prophet [the image of the beast]. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. And when the very next word is from Christ: Revelation 16 15 Behold, I come as a thief.
Setting the Stage
Modern Spiritualism, with its signs and lying wonders, its spirits of devils working miracles, arose in the United States. Here it has developed what power it has, and from here is has spread to all the world. The prophecy is being fast fulfilled. Further, the prophecy says that there should be made an image to the beast—an image of the Papacy. If, therefore, this prophecy be applicable to the United States, and if now is the time when its fulfillment should be looked for, it is proper also to ask, “Is there anything that has appeared which would promise a fulfillment of the prophecy?” Again the answer is, There is decidedly. That is the loud demand that is now being so persistently made for the constitutional establishment of a National religion, which will be in effect the union of Church and State in this Government.
The essential characteristic of the beast—the Papacy—is the union of Church and State, the Church using the civil power for the enforcement of her dogmas. For this Government to be revamped upon that model, would be the making of an image to the beast. And at this moment there is not only such a demand being loudly and persistently made, but there is actual danger that the scheme will be soon accomplished. And although Spiritualism is not, as yet, actively engaged in the work, it is through the success of that movement that Spiritualism and its working of Satan is to be developed to that extent that it will work… 2 Thessalonians 2 9…with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. God’s Answer Once more; if the agency has already arisen and spread abroad in the world by which Satan is to manifest his signs and lying wonders; and if the power—the image of the beast—is already being formed through which Satan’s power is to be manifested to the utmost degree in working… 10 …with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved,–then too a proper question to ask would be, “Is there at this time any particular manifestation of the truth of God, specially designed to expose and counteract this working of Satan and the iniquity of the fast-developing image of the Papacy?” To this question also the answer must be decidedly, There is. This truth is embodied in the Third Angel’s Message, of Revelation 14.
The special and direct purpose of this message is to protect men from the deception of Satan, and from the worship of the beast and his image. T he work of deception is to say to them that dwell upon the earth that they should make an image to the beast, and cause the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the beast; and yet more, both to speak and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed; and to cause all to receive a mark in their right hand or in their forehead. But says the word of God by the Third Angel’s Message: Revelation 14 :9 .If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb; 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receives the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. In that message is embodied the truth which will save all who receive the love of it. It will not only save them from the worship of the beast and his image, and from the power and deception of Satan, but it will save them with the everlasting salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ when He comes in the glory of the Father, and all the holy angels with Him. It is for this that the truth of the message is to fit all who will receive the love of it, for the event which immediately follows the message is the coming of the Lord: 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in your sickle, and reap: for the time is come for you to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 And He that sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.And, Matthew 13 39 …the harvest is the end of the world.
Thus we find by every evidence of Scripture that now is the time when the working of Satan, 2 Thessalonians 2 9…with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish,–is at the very doors.
God is Love. 1 John 4:8. At creation, it was not God’s desire that man could fall sick, succumb under terrible pain of diseases and die. We can see this in His plan for the children of Israel, “And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee”. Exodus 15:26
1. WHICH ARE THE DISEASES OF THE EGYPTIANS?
Some of the curses dealing with disease mentioned in the bible are found in (Deut 28:22,27,35;59, 61 Lev 26:16)
WHAT ARE THERE NAMES?
1. Pestilence = infections, deadly disease like AIDS (vs:22) 2. Consumption = tuberculosis OR a wasting of flesh(vs:22) 3. Fever (vs:22) 4. Inflammation = Edema; anything ending in “itis” like bursitis, arthritis, etc.(vs:22) 5. Extreme Burning = bones; heartburn; etc. (vs:22) 6. Blasting = to prevent from growing like dwarfis,m 7. Botch = a swelling on the skin; growth; ulcers; tumors(vs:27) 8. Emerods = Hemorrhoids(vs:27) 9. Scab = psoriasis, eczema, shingles, etc. (vs:27) 10. Itch = Scabies; athletes foot; dandruff. 11.Madness = Schizophrenia(vs:28) 12. Blindness = loss of sight(vs:28) 13. Astonishment of Heart = heart problems(vs:28) 14. Smitten in the Knees = knee problems(vs:35) 15. Smitten in the legs = leg problems; gait problems (vs:35) 16. A Sore Botch = painful swellings, painful ulcers, painful tumors(vs:35) 17. A Trembling Heart = heart failure; heart attack; cardiac arrest(vs:35) 18. Failing Eyes = vision problems like glaucoma or cataracts(vs:65) 19. Sorrow of Mind = any type of depression or worry(vs:65) 20. Terror = fear; phobia; anxiety(Lev 26:16) 21. Burning Ague = chills; shivering(cold/flu); shock; etc.(Lev 26:16) 22. Disease & Sickness not listed – examples are Mad Cow Disease and Swine Flu (Deut 28:61)
2. CAN WE CONTACT A DISEASE BY CHANCE?
“...the curse causeless shall not come.” (Proverbs 26:2)
CAN GOD LIE ABOUT HIS WORD?
“...God cannot lie...”(Titus 1:2)
If God cannot lie, yet He said He would not put the diseases of the Egyptians on us, yet we have the very same diseases, the question is: WHAT HAPPENED????
3. WHERE CAN WE FIND THE SOLUTION OF ALL PROBLEMS INCLUDING HEALTH RELATED ISSUES?
WE need to go back to the beginning of all things.
“And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”(Gen 1:31)
4. WHAT IS THE GREATEST WISH FROM GOD?
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and BE IN HEALTH, even as thy soul prospereth.”(3 John 2)
5. WHAT OTHER THING SHOULD WE PRAISE THE LORD OF?
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made...”(Psalms 139:14)
6. WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LIFE? WHAT PROPORTIONS DOES HE GIVE?
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly. John 10:10
1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24. God’s desire is for you to have good health spiritually and physically. Verse 24. He says He will ensure you have the two. Hence He has a plan to keep you healthy.The plan he has is known as GODSPLAN. These are the 8 doctors of health or the natural laws of health. These laws are inscribed in your body. For spiritual health God gave the Ten Commandments. For physical health He gave the 8 laws of health.
7. WHAT ARE THE 8 LAWS OF HEALTH AND THERE SIGNIFICANCE TO OUR HEALTH?
G - Godly Trust - Isaiah 26:3 PERFECT PEACE The Opposite of perfect peace = stress =75 % of disease. Stress increases acid and makes the immunity of the body weak. Live without worry of future. Tell God to protect you and He will: 1Peter 5:7 casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. Philippians 4:6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Mark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
O - Open Air and Cleanliness - Genesis 1:7, 8. Fresh and unpolluted air is mandatory particularly in your Bedroom. Deep breathing exercise every morning. Cleanliness - Leviticus 15:10 Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. 11 "'Whoever he who has the discharge touches, without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. 13 "'When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes; and he shall bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
D - Daily Exercise - Genesis 2:15 Take 30 Minutes for exercise daily always after meals. Lymphatic fluid is 3 times the volume of blood and the pump for it exercise. Walking and working on the farm are two best exercises that revives the organs of the body that’s why Adam was given Eden to take of it. Idleness brings sickness. When you sweat, the toxins, dirt in the body is removed via the skin hence living your body clean and healthy.
S - Sunshine - Genesis 1:3-4. Bask in the sun to 9am and from 4 pm to sunset for Vitamin D. Ecclesiastes 11:7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:. VITAMIN D control over 2500 life processes and help in the utilization of the mineral calcium in the body. Without it, your immunity will be impaired.
P - Plenty of Rest - Genesis 2:3 Psalms 104:19-23. Genetic repair happens from 10pm -12 midnight. 8 hours of rest every day and 24 hours of rest every week is the ideal prescription of God for repairing the body. God said: Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy from. Leviticus 23:32 Friday sunset to Saturday sun set so shall you keep the Sabbath. Jesus himself kept the Sabbath Holy and God kept him healthy Luke 4:16. Many of the diseases are brought about by disregarding God hence he takes away his protection because we don’t want him in our lives. Since no parent can force himself to their child, God can not force us to do anything but sadly remains far away from us as we reject him Isaiah 59:1, 2 The enemy changed the times and laws Daniel 7:25 and we need to go back to the times and laws of God if we want our bodies to have good health. Many people have left God and following men that’s why we are having many calamities and diseases. Deuteronomy 7:11-15
L - Lots of Water - Ezekiel 4:11. Drink water at set times and by measure. Your body 70% water. A - Always have Temperate and eat Food at a time - Gen 2:16-17. Exercise self- control in everything. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says we should be eating and drinking all to the glory of God. It is because of gluttony that Eve fell into sin Genesis 3:6-11
N - Nutrition - Gen 1:29 and Ezekiel 4:9-10 (grains and fruits with seeds in them) Gen 3:18 and psalms 104:14 (vegetables) Rev 22:1-2 (Fruits and Vegetables.) Before there were drugs there was nature. God knew the right fuel for our bodies. Your body will always be alkaline hence high in immunity and no diseases. Clogging your body with diesel (junk food) is a disaster. Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land. There is but one source of disease and that is IMPURE BLOOD. Pure blood is alkaline. The Ph. of the blood ranges between 7.35-7.45. when this range falls below 7 you will be at the risk of suffering acidosis. Parasites, viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoans thrive in an acidic blood. WE MUST KNOW that flesh diet, dairy and poultry products, the use of processed sugar, GMO FOODS, processed and refined grains like wheat and rice, confectioneries, beverages, anger, stressful life, strife, jealousy, gossip and unkindness; all results to acidic blood causing an environment for disease to thrive. You need to win evil with good , Romans 12:21. Thru acts of kindness, feeding the hungry, helping the poor and showing compassion to people we gain health. We need further to sustain this alkaline blood by eating proper invigorating diet like: Dark green leafy vegetables, Non GMO foods-grains, fruits and vegetables. We need to be obedient to the Laws of Nature.
Health destroying Habits.
1. Eating between meals or snacking. You should never let any food pass your lips between your regular meals. Eat what you ought, but eat it at one meal, and then wait until the next( after 5 -6 hours)
2. Condition of the Mind at Meals. At meal-time cast off care and taxing thought. Do not be hurried, but eat slowly and with cheerfulness, your heart filled with gratitude to God for all his blessings. Take your time.
3. Hasty Eating. In order to have healthy digestion, food should be eaten slowly. Do not be hurried, but eat slowly and with cheerfulness, your heart filled with gratitude to God for all his blessings
4. Overeating. If more food is eaten than can be digested and appropriated, a decaying mass accumulates in the stomach, causing an offensive breath, and a bad taste in the mouth. The vital powers are exhausted in an effort to throw off the excess, and the brain is robbed of nerve force.
5. Drinking at Meals. Taken with meals, water diminishes the flow of the salivary glands; and the colder the water the greater the injury to the stomach. Ice water or iced lemonade, drunk with meals, will arrest digestion until the system has imparted sufficient warmth to the stomach to enable it to take up its work again.drink warm water an hour before mealtime and two hours after mealtime.
6. Liquid Foods. Dry food that requires mastication is far preferable to porridges.
7. Very Hot Foods. Very hot food ought not to be taken into the stomach. Soups, puddings, and other articles of the kind, are often eaten too hot, and as a consequence the stomach is debilitated. Let them become partly cooled before they are eaten.
8. Cold Food. I do not approve of eating much cold food, for the reason that the vitality must be drawn from the system to warm the food until it becomes of the same temperature as the stomach before the work of digestion can be carried on.
9. Rich Diet. Rich and complicated mixtures of food are health destroying. Highly seasoned meats and rich pastry are wearing out the digestive organs of children and the adults.
10. Condiments and spices. They irritate and inflame the delicate coating of the stomach.
11. Spices. Spices at first irritate the tender coating of the stomach, but finally destroy the natural sensitiveness of this delicate membrane. Ongo, Royco mchuzi mix, Royco cubes are deadly.
Soft Drinks. Sodas, caffeinated drinks in any form should not be introduced into the stomach; for the effect is fearful. It eats the coatings of the stomach, causes inflammation, and frequently poisons the entire system
CONCLUSION
God has given us all things that pertains unto godliness and the principles of life that can make us healthy. The body is able to heal itself when given the right conditions. It is only left with us to stop that which makes us sick and follow that which we have been given by God. “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. ” 3John 1:3
Disclaimer: this is not to be used to replace directives of the government and medical prescriptions. it is aimed at educating you on how to live a healthy life by making right choices
But how do we know that now is the time in which this danger is more imminent than it has been at any other time? We shall explain.In the First Letter to the Thessalonians, Paul wrote so much and spoke so plainly of the coming of the Lord, that the brethren, not keeping in mind what he had preached to them when he was there, had drawn from his letter the erroneous conclusion that the coming of the Lord was then immediately at hand.
This erroneous conclusion had been strengthened by the pretended revelations of some, and even by forged letters as from Paul, that it was so. And some had even gone so far wrong that they thought the coming of the Lord was so near that they need do no more work.
Now the Second Letter to the Thessalonians was written expressly to set the disciples right on this point. But so far is he from covering up, or toning down, the reality, the greatness, or the importance of that event, that the first thing after the address, he introduces the coming of the Lord Jesus...
2 Thessalonians 1:7 ...revealed from Heaven with His mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God,and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto Him,That you be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2 Thessalonians 3:11. Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God,showing himself that he is God. Remember you not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
It is plain from this that when Paul was at Thessalonica he talked to them, and told them, about this falling away, and the development of the man of sin, and the self-exaltation of this son of perdition, and his opposition to the Lord. But where did Paul get his knowledge of these things? Upon what authority did he present these things for their acceptance? We read:
Acts 17:1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews; And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures.
Where, then, in the Scriptures did Paul learn anything of the rise of a power which he might fitly describe as “that man of sin” (lawlessness, or transgression of the law) and “the son of perdition” (utter destruction), which should exalt himself so highly and oppose God and His law?
Daniel 7
In the scriptures of the book of Daniel, and in that alone, he found the basis and the authority for his argument on this subject. In Daniel 7:7 he found the prophecy of the rise of a great and terrible beast, which represented Rome. He found that the beast had ten horns, representing ten kingdoms which should rise upon the fall of Rome. After the rise of these ten kingdoms and among them, and by the destruction of three of them, he found another power that was to arise, diverse from the others. He found that this power would “speak great words against the Most High” (“opposes himself” against God), and “wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws” (the man of sin, the lawless one, exalting himself above God). He found there also the prophet saying:
Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit;10 ...the Judgment was set and the books were opened. 11 ...I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame;
And therefore, with the authority of the word of God, Paul could speak and write to the Thessalonians, that after the falling away, “that Wicked” should…
2 Thessalonians 2:8 ...be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming. And so he could very appropriately call this power…3 ...the son of utter destruction.
Daniel 8
Again, in Daniel 8. Paul would read of a “little horn which waxed exceeding great,” and which covered the whole work and period of both the beast and the “little horn” of Daniel 7. In this 8th chapter he would read of this little horn that he should...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify [himself] in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Yea, he magnified [himself] even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily [sacrifice] was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And an host was given [him] against the daily [sacrifice] by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.
And:
25 He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he shall be broken without hand.
Therefore Paul could speak and write the Thessalonians that after the falling away, then should arise that man of sin...
2 Thessalonians 2:3 ...the son of perdition; 4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
And that when he should be revealed and run his wicked course, then the Lord would consume him with the spirit of His mouth and destroy him with the brightness of His coming;
9 Whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
The Time of the End
The “little horn” power of Daniel 7 was to continue a time, times,and the dividing of time—1,260 years—then:
Daniel 7:26 The judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.
The time of Papal supremacy—the 1,260 years—ended in 1798, at the time the world entered upon the time called in the prophecy, “the time of the end”:
Daniel 8:17 Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
Daniel 11:35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
Daniel 12:4 But you, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 9 And he said, Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
The Judgment was set in 1844. His dominion has been taken away to consume and to destroy it unto the end. Soon He shall come whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; and who shall consume “that Wicked” with the spirit of His mouth and destroy him with the brightness of His coming. But before He comes, Satan is to work…
2 Thessalonians 2:9 ...with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Therefore it is certain that we are now living in the time when this working of Satan is to be looked for, and also the time when the truth is to be given, the love of which will save men from the falsehood and deception of the working of Satan. Daniel 7:10; Daniel 8:14; Revelation 14:6-7.
How Some Shall Depart From Faith
The apostle Paul warns us that "some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils." This is what we may expect. Our greatest trials will come because of that class who have once advocated the truth, but who turn from it to the world, and trample it under their feet in hate and derision. God has a work for his faithful servants to do. The attacks of the enemy must be met with the truth of his word. Falsehood must be unmasked, its true character must be revealed, and the light of the law of Jehovah must shine forth into the moral darkness of the world. We are to present the claims of his word. We shall not be held guiltless if we neglect this solemn duty. But while we stand in defense of the truth, let us not stand in defense of self, and make a great ado because we are called to bear reproach and misrepresentation. Let us not pity ourselves, but be very jealous for the law of the Most High. {RH, January 10, 1888 par. 3}
Says the apostle, "The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." On every side we see men easily led captive by the delusive imaginations of those who make void the word of God; but when the truth is brought before them, they are filled with impatience and anger. But the exhortation of the apostle to the servant of God is, "Watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry." In his day some left the cause of the Lord. He writes, "Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world;" and again, he says, "Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words." {RH, January 10, 1888 par. 4}
Paul continues concerning those who oppose the work of God, comparing them to the men who made war against the faithful in the time of ancient Israel. He says: "Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth; men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was." We know that the time is coming when the folly of warring against God will be revealed. We can afford to wait in calm patience and trust, no matter how much maligned and despised; for "nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest," and those who honor God shall be honored by him in the presence of men and angels. We are to share in the sufferings of the reformers. It is written, "The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me." Christ understands our grief. Not one of us is called to bear the cross alone. The suffering Man of Calvary is touched with the feeling of our woes, and as he has suffered being tempted, he is able also to succor them that are in sorrow and trial for his sake. "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned." {RH, January 10, 1888 par. 7}
If we look to self, and trust in self, we shall surely fall from our steadfastness. The terrible tempest that is gathering will sweep away our sandy foundation, and leave our house a wreck on the shores of time; but the house that is built upon the rock shall stand forever. We must be "kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation." The apostle spoke some plain words to his Hebrew brethren, that meet the condition of many of those who profess the truth for this time. "We have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. [They were not quick to discern the things of the Spirit of God.] For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness; for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." It is positively necessary for those who believe the truth, to be making continual advancement, growing up unto the full stature of men and women in Christ Jesus. There is no time for backsliding and indifference. Each one must have a living experience in the things of God. Have root in yourselves. Become grounded in the faith, so that having done all you may stand, with unwavering confidence in God, through the time that will try every man's work and character. Exercise your powers in spiritual things, till you can appreciate the deep things of God's word, and go on from strength to strength. {RH, January 10, 1888 par. 9}
The only safety is in rejecting instantly every suggestion of unbelief. Do not open your mind to entertain doubts, for even an instant; bid them a decided refusal as they come to you for admission. Fasten the mind upon the promises of God. Talk of them, rejoice in them; and the peace of God will rule in your hearts. {RH, January 10, 1888 par. 15}
If the word of the Lord of heaven and earth is not solid rock upon which to build, then it is in vain to look for a sure foundation. "Heaven and earth shall pass away," but "the word of the Lord endureth forever;" and unwavering faith in his word is the only faith that will endure through the perils of the last days.
The work of apostasy begins in some secret rebellion of the heart against the requirements of God's law. Unholy desires, unlawful ambitions, are cherished and indulged, and unbelief and darkness separate the soul from God. If we do not overcome these evils, they will overcome us. Men who have long been advancing in the path of truth, will be tested with trial and temptation. Those who listen to the suggestions of Satan, and swerve from their integrity, begin the downward path, and some masterful temptation hastens them on in the way of apostasy, till their descent is marked and rapid. Sins that were once most repugnant, become attractive, and are welcomed and practiced by those who have cast off the fear of God and their allegiance to his law. But the most pleasurable beginning in transgression, will end in misery, degradation, and ruin. {RH, May 8, 1888 par. 10}
We need to be constantly on our guard, to watch and pray lest we enter into temptation. The indulgence of spiritual pride, of unholy desires, of evil thoughts, of anything that separates us from an intimate and sacred association with Jesus, imperils our souls. We must have living faith in God. We must "fight the good fight of faith," if we would "lay hold on eternal life." We are "kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation." If the thought of apostasy is grievous to you, and you do not desire to become the enemies of the truth, the accusers of the brethren, then "abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good;" and believe in Him who is "able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. {RH, May 8, 1888 par. 11}
