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Page 18 of 56Genesis 100:1
@@@^“In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.” . . . ”And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” Ex. 19:1; Ex. 20:1-3. Here is where the 430 years ended, beginning with Abraham going out of Ur. Patriarchs and Prophets, page 760. Here is where Moses organized a church, when he appointed seventy elders, and where God spoke to the people Himself. The experience at Sinai is a symbol of re-organization of the church,—God Himself takes charge of the flock. We read in Volume 5, page 80: “We have been inclined to think that where there are no faithful ministers, there can be no true Christians; but this is not the case. God has promised that where the shepherds are not true He @9will take charge of the flock Himself@7. God has never made the flock wholly dependent upon human instrumentalities. But the days of purification of the church are hastening on apace. God will have a people pure and true. In the mighty sifting soon to take place, we shall be better able to measure the strength of Israel.”
Genesis 121:1
@@@^In like manner, the truth represented by the barley (Spirit) was turned down by those who had accepted the doctrine symbolized by the wheat (faith). Knox believed in all the truth he had and also all the truth Luther taught. Thus the wheat and the barley were in one vessel and carried to the second step.
Genesis 121:3
@@@^We now come to the last variety of the cereals: “spelt” (Sabbath), in connection with the judgment. Is it not a fact that the Seventh-day Adventist denomination believes in all these truths: The wheat (faith); barley (Holy Spirit); beans (grace); lentils (immersion); millet (2300 days); spelt (Sabbath, with the sanctuary truth)? It will be noticed the Lord said, “Put them in one vessel”. He did not say in two, or more, but in @9one@7. There are no other people besides Seventh-day Adventists who believe in the 2300 days (cleansing of the Sanctuary), and it is this denomination (vessel) which teaches all the six doctrines as represented by the six varieties of food. Thus the prophecy meets its fulfillment in our day, and we are amazed with the difficulty to comprehend the great wisdom of the Lord our God.
Genesis 123:1
@@@^Ezek. 4:10, 11—”And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight.…Thou shalt drink also water by measure.” The “measure” and “weight” are symbols signifying that God would only give truth by measure, a little at a time. As the prophecy reads, “from time to time shalt thou eat and drink”, and so has God given light a little at a time as we could grasp it. It has come in its exact Biblical order: Faith, Spirit, grace, baptism, time of the end, and the Sabbath (Rest).
Genesis 124:2
@@@^The question may be asked, How have we polluted God’s truth? Only one of the many references will be quoted here. Volume 1, pages 471, 472: “A great mistake has been made by some who profess present truth, by introducing merchandise in the course of a series of meetings,… Ministers have stood in the desk and preached a most solemn discourse, and then by introducing merchandise, and acting the part of a salesman, @9even@7 in the house of God.… The burden of selling our publications should not rest upon ministers who labor in word and doctrine.” Volume 8, page 250: “I saw our Instructor [Christ] pointing to the garments of so-called righteousness. Stripping them off, He laid bare the defilement beneath. Then He said to me: ‘Can you not see how they have pretentiously covered up their defilement and rottenness of character? “How is the faithful city become an harlot?” @9My Father’s House@7 is made a house of @9merchandise@7, a place whence the divine presence and glory have departed! For this cause there is weakness, and strength is lacking’.” Thus we have the proof that every truth thus far has been polluted, including the Sabbath.
Genesis 132:1
@@@^“@9No one@7 should claim that he has @9all the light@7 there is for God’s people. The Lord @9will not@7 tolerate this. He has said, ‘I have set before thee an open door, and @9no man@7 can shut it.’ Even if all our leading men should @9refuse@7 light and truth, that door @9will still@7 remain open. @9The Lord will raise up men who will give the people the message for this time@7.… Suppose a brother held a view that @9differed@7 from yours, and he should come to you, proposing that you sit down with him and make an @9investigation@7 of that point in the Scriptures; should you rise up, filled with @9prejudice@7, and @9condemn@7 his ideas, while @9refusing@7 to give him a candid hearing? The only right way would be to sit down as Christians, and @9investigate@7 the position presented, @9in the light of God’s word@7, which will reveal truth and unmask error. To ridicule his ideas @9would not @7weaken his position in the least if it were false, or strengthen @9your@7 position if it were true. If the pillars of our faith will not stand the @9test@7 of investigation, @9it is time that we knew it@7. There must be no spirit of Pharisaism cherished among us.” Though one may stubbornly dispute the direct application of the scriptures quoted here, certainly none would question the lesson taught in this publication and yet claim to be in harmony with the movement.
Genesis 145:3
@@@^A good faithful minister is man’s best friend by warning him of the danger involved in sin, but if that minister will not sound the alarm and give the warning, then he has become as a “dumb dog.” Not only useless but dangerous, for thus the sheep are devoured by the enemy. The watchmen are not only charged with failure to deal properly with existing sins in the church, but they are greedy as well. “Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink.” Isa. 56:12. This refers to the same watchmen or servants as in Matt. 24:48-50, who are gluttonous, disregard health reform, and do not see the danger. Read “Isaiah the Gospel Prophet,” page 25, first paragraph. The watchmen mentioned by the prophet are not those in Babylon (popular churches), but “@9His@7 watchmen” in His true church. According to Testimonies to Ministers, page 445, Ezekiel 9 is the sealing of the 144,000. Speaking of Ezekiel’s prophecy in Volume 5, page 211, we read: “The ancient men, those to whom God had given great light, and who had stood as guardians of the spiritual interests of the people, had betrayed their trust. They had taken the position that we need not look for miracles and the marked manifestation of God’s power as in former days. Times have changed. These words strengthen their unbelief, and they say, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil. He is too merciful to visit his people in judgment. Thus peace and safety is the cry from men @9who will never again@7 lift up their voice like a trumpet to show God’s people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sins. @9These dumb dogs@7, that would not bark, are the ones who feel the just vengeance of an offended God. Men, maidens, and little children, all perish together.”
Genesis 155:1
@@@^Verse 2: “A new name.” Indicative of the new experience they have passed through, which is the separation, or sifting, as explained. God Himself with His own mouth gives the name so it can not be counterfeited. The time the name is received is at the end of the 430 year period as explained on the chart on pages 112-113. Thus, the church is reorganized under a new name. The old name, being polluted, could no longer be retained. There is no one to go by the old name, for the ones who were not worthy of having the new name have perished under the figure of the five men with the slaughter weapons of Ezekiel 9. The name only remains for a curse. In Isa. 65:15, we read: “And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto My chosen: For the Lord God shall slay thee, and call His servants by another name.” The old order of things being changed. The watchmen who were unfaithful have perished.
Genesis 180:3
@@@^This time of trouble is also described by the Spirit of Prophecy. Early Writings, pages 33, 34: “And at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were filled with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath @9more@7 fully… The wicked thought that we had brought the judgments upon them, and they rose up and took counsel to rid the earth of us, thinking that then the evil would be stayed. In the time of trouble we all fled from the cities and villages, but were pursued by the wicked, who entered the houses of the saints with a sword.” Also pages 282, 283. “I saw the saints leaving the cities and villages and associating together in companies, and living in the most solitary places. Angels provided them food and water, while the wicked were suffering from hunger and thirst. Then I saw the leading men of the earth consulting together, and Satan and his angels busy around them. I saw a writing, copies of which were scattered in different parts of the land, giving orders that unless the saints should yield their peculiar faith, give up the Sabbath, and observe the first day of the week, the people were at liberty after a certain time, to put them to death.” Jeremiah also describes this troublous time. “The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.” Jer. 6:3.
Genesis 182:1
@@@^The question is asked What it is that makes infidels? First of all, we shall define the word. “Infidel”,—”a person who has no religious faith.” Standard Dictionary. If this is true, then one who has a religion, whatever kind it may be, is not an infidel. It is an accepted fact that those who are in some dark corner of the earth, away from civilization, or Christianity, are not irreligious people. That is, as a rule they believe in some kind of supreme being, or supernatural power. This being so, we must admit that heathendom does not contribute to this great degeneracy so rapidly sweeping through the nations. Infidelity has its beginning in civilized lands. An attempt shall be made here to designate who is directly responsible for this widespread evil, which, like cancer is eating away the morals of the nations.
Genesis 183:2
@@@^Evidently there are two classes of Christians. One class makes disciples for Christ, while the other class contribute infidels against Christ. We may well ask ourselves, Which class do I belong to? 2 Cor. 13:5, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” Quoting 2 Tim. 2:15, “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” This commandment is as good as any Bible commandment. At least it ought to be as good as the fifth commandment of the decalogue. “Honor thy father and thy mother: That thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” Ex. 20:12.
Genesis 185:2
@@@^Quoting 2 Cor. 13:5, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?” We, as Seventh-day Adventists, would do no wrong to heaven nor injustice to ourselves if we would take an account of our Christian experience so that we may be able to tell where we are headed for. We, as a people, have been honored by heaven with a special message for the world in this generation. We call this message the “Third Angel’s Message” which is a combination of the first, second, and third angel’s messages of Rev. 14:6-12. The substance of the message we bear may be classified into five subjects: (1) the time of the end; (2) the judgment (day of atonement, since 1844); (3) the second coming of Christ in @9this generation@7; (4) the restoration of the true Sabbath; (5) calling God’s people out from Babylon (idolatry) which we define to be Sunday, Easter, and Christmas keeping, etc. Because they have refused to acknowledge and renounce the practice of these so-called Christian institutions or festivals is the chief cause of the downfall of Babylon. The call is to depart from these pagan practices to the true worship of Jehovah.
Genesis 189:1
@@@^Another comes with the following question: “You preach that Christmas is not the true birthday of Christ; that it is the birthday of an imposter, a day of pagan institution, and idolatrous worship. You have told us that Christians must not take part in it, and for this reason are supposed to come out from fallen Babylon. Why then do you do the same as those who are in Babylon? You give gifts and receive gifts, you send and receive Christmas greetings as well as those who do not know the difference.” What answer shall we give to this second inquisitor that would establish his faith in what we believe?
Genesis 199:2
@@@^“Faith in the soon coming of Christ is waning. ‘My Lord delayeth his coming’ is not only said in the heart, but expressed in words, and most decidedly in works. Stupidity in this watching time is sealing the senses of God’s people as to the signs of the times. The terrible iniquity which abounds calls for the greatest diligence and for the living testimony, @9to keep sin out of the church@7… Those @9who despise the warning will be left@7 in blindness to become self-deceived. But those who heed it, and zealously go about the work of separating their sins from them in order to have the needed graces, will be opening the door of their hearts that the dear Saviour may come in and dwell with them. @9This class @7you will ever find in @9perfect@7 harmony with the @9testimony@7 of the Spirit of God. Ministers who are Preaching Present truth should not neglect the solemn message to the Laodiceans… The True Witness declares that when you @9suppose@7 you are really in a good condition of prosperity, you are in @9need@7 of everything.
Genesis 206:2
@@@^Here we shall see what we consider a terrific speed. Heaven esteems it very dilatory. For an example, we shall consider Jesus after the resurrection. It was Mary who met Him first. As she reached for her Lord, Jesus said to her, “Mary, touch Me not; for I have not yet ascended to My Father.” John 20:17. Eight days later Jesus again appeared to His disciples. “Then saith He to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, …and @9thrust it@7 into My @9side@7; and be not faithless, but believe.” Verse 27. If Jesus would not let Mary touch Him because He had not yet been to His Father after He had risen, we may not suppose He would let Thomas thrust His finger in His side except He had been to heaven by His Father. Jesus, in a week or less, made a round trip from earth to heaven.
Genesis 216:2
@@@^Is the death of the pope far more important than the birth of Protestantism? Is the exile of the pope of greater honor than the seclusion in Wartburg Castle? Is Berthier a greater hero for pulling the bars against the prison gates than the humble monk who swung them open to throw in the once-exalted pontiff? Has not the solidity of character, and stability of purpose, with faith in God, in the heavenly messenger made all these possible? If Luther is the greatest, and his act far more glorious, why should Inspiration inscribe a prophecy for the exile and death of the pope, rather than the act of Luther?
Genesis 216:3
@@@^Why should Inspiration notice the taking away or restoring the temporal power of the pope, rather than the reclaim of the Bible, and the casting away of darkness? Has not God, by the hand of Luther, thrown asunder the doors of darkness, and caused light to shine on His written Word? Has not the faith and effort of this heavenly messenger ended the terrible persecution and bloodshed of the saints of the Most High? The only rightful answer to all these numerous questions is: Luther’s blow delivered the infliction on the head, and @9only true Protestantism@7 can keep that sore open.
Genesis 218:3
@@@^While the world has wondered after the beast, God has 144,000 who “have not bowed a knee to Baal.” Though they seem to be lost without a shepherd, the arm of Omnipotence is watching over them. In the statement previously quoted from Volume 6, page 15, speaking of the terrible apostasy everywhere prevalent at this time, (in the sense that the world has wondered after the beast) says, “But as he [John] looked with intense interest, he beheld the company of God’s commandment-keeping people [the 144,000]. They had upon their foreheads the seal of the living God, and the faith of Jesus… And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, @9Blessed@7 are the dead which die @9in@7 the Lord from @9henceforth@7.” Note that after the sealing of the 144,000 there would be some who would die in the Lord (saved), for the scripture reads “from henceforth,” meaning from the time this company was sealed.
Genesis 236:3
@@@^These studies were presented in manuscript form to the leaders of this great movement for their inspection while assembled in a General Conference session in San Francisco, Calif., of 1930. It was done with an earnest pleading by the author of the said document. Requesting our dear brethren to investigate the contents in the said article by a close scrutiny, earnest prayer, and faith in Him who is merciful and more willing that we should know that truth of our salvation than we are ourselves; who would reveal His word to all His children and unmask error for the good on both sides.
Genesis 238:2
@@@^“Suppose a brother held a view that differed from yours, and he should come to you, proposing that you sit down with him and make an @9investigation@7 of that point in the Scriptures; should you rise up, filled with @9prejudice@7, and condemn his ideas, while @9refusing@7 to give him a candid hearing? @9The only @7right way would be to sit down as Christians, and investigate the position presented, in the light of @9God’s word@7, which @9will reveal@7 truth and unmask error. To ridicule his ideas @9would not@7 weaken his position in the least if it were false, or strengthen your position if it were true. If the pillars of our faith @9will not@7 stand the test of investigation, @9it is time@7 that we knew it. There must be no spirit of @9Pharisaism@7 cherished among us.”