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Page 57 of 147Genesis 128:2
@@@^Verse 2: “And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it, set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.” “Lay siege against it”: That is, invade the city (the church) by an army to compel its surrender; endeavor to obtain possession of the city,—the church. “And build a fort against it”: A fort around a city makes it secure, so “build a fort against it” means to make sure that none escape. “And cast a mount”: the word “mount” in the Greek translation is rendered (Proho’mata), meaning “ramparts”, which is an embankment surrounding a fort, thus making every effort and precaution to secure the city. “Set the camp also against it”: That is, make temporary lodging places. The thought is,—make preparation to remain there until you have conquered the city. “And set battering rams against it round about”: Or, as in margin, “chief leaders”: Meaning an instrument with which to blow or strike. “Ram” is a male sheep, which is used as a symbol of God’s men, and they are to batter around about until the city is taken. The instrument which they batter with is a clear, cutting, and convincing Bible Truth.
Genesis 129:1
@@@^The “city” (Jerusalem) is God’s church; namely, the Seventh-day Adventists (Israel). God Himself organized this church by a prophet, and there is a great deal of difference between this church, and the churches during the Reformation from Luther’s time onward. God permitted His people to be voted out of the church by the majority in times past, and they were compelled to start another movement until the next step they were to make, and so on. In this case, God is to deal with the entire body. Those who sigh and cry for the abominations that are done in the church will be sealed by the man with the writer’s inkhorn. Those who are determined to do evil, that is, do contrary to the rules laid down by the Spirit of God through the Testimonies for the church will be destroyed by the five men with the slaughter weapons of Ezekiel 9. None can escape, for the city is besieged fortified, and made sure. It is a fact, that in every age where God demonstrated His truth and purpose in clear lines, after being rejected, that people suffered the vengeance of the all-powerful and great God. For instance, the anti-diluvians, cities of Sodom, Egypt, Canaanites, Babylon, and ancient Jerusalem.
Genesis 130:1
@@@^“Moreover He said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break his staff of bread in Jerusalem: And they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment; That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.” Ezek. 4:16, 17. The 13th verse applies to the time of the 390 years; Ezek. 4:16, 17, to the time of the forty years. The beginning of the 16th verse shows that there is a break in the prophecy, for we read: “@9Moreover@7 He said unto me”, that is, besides, or furthermore. “I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem” (I will cut down, or set it on the decrease). “That they shall eat bread by weight and with care, and drink water by measure and with astonishment”: That is, sparingly, until their supply of bread is exhausted, and they become hungry. “Astonied” (astonishment): That is, we would say that we have the truth, or are God’s people, but we do not understand why thus and so; power is lacking, and there is something wrong.
Genesis 142:2
@@@^The next symbol mentioned is the milk, and it, too, must be perfect in itself in order to point out the truth intended by the Spirit of God. The human body is made up of sixteen different elements. If we should exhaust our supply of one of these elements, and life did not cease immediately (depending on the element lacking), there would be trouble somewhere within the human system. If milk contained all the elements required to keep the human body, the meaning of the symbol would indicate that the first two symbols, or doctrines are of no great importance. Since milk does not contain all the necessary elements, it signifies that the doctrine represented by the milk only is not sufficient. (The element of iron is absent from milk. Though a trace of iron is found in the milk, it is so infinitesimal that it may be expressed in the following language: “The amount or iron found in ten gallon of milk could be put in the corner of one’s eye.”) That which is not found in the milk is supplied by the wine. Therefore the three doctrine taught here cannot be separated one from the other.
Genesis 146:1
@@@^The entire 57th chapter deals with idolatry in God’s church. God’s people were called to come out of Babylon. The reason why we are called out is that we are to depart from the customs of Babylon. This chapter reveals the truth. Though we came out, we brought the customs and idolatry into the house of God. The evil spoken of in this chapter is Christmas-keeping and Christmas gifts one to another. The 9th verse says, we have honored the king (the devil) by doing this, and “debase” ourselves “even unto hell.” This surely is true. We as a people spend the Lord’s money in telling the public that Christmas is not the birthday of Christ, and then turn about and do the same thing the world is doing. By such methods we are implicated in the highest form of hypocrisy.
Genesis 146:2
@@@^Isa. 57:4, 5, and 6, tell of the evil practices of Israel of old, and are written in this chapter to make a comparison with the people now, in as much as to say we are doing the same as they back there, and are no better. Quoting Volume 1, page 129: “I saw that many who profess to believe the truth for these last days, think it strange that the children of Israel murmured as they journeyed; that after the wonderful dealings of God with them, they should be so ungrateful as to forget what He had done for them. Said the angel, ‘Ye have done worse than they’.” To explain the entire chapter, it must be taken verse by verse, but being too lengthy, it can not be done at this present time.
Genesis 153:3
@@@^Isa. 61:2, “To proclaim the acceptable @9year@7 of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God.” The acceptable year cannot be a prophetic time, for it would mean 365 years. It must be a literal year of twelve months. There is good reason for believing that this must be that year in which the lessons came, and the truth in them made known. Had this not been the prophetic year, the call would not have come, for God keeps accurate time. To Ninevah, God gave forty days to repent. Now to His people He gives one year to make good, otherwise He would have to spue them out of His mouth, and this applies to those upon whom the responsibility rests. “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write;… I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would that thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, @9I will spue thee out of my mouth.@7” Rev. 3:14-16. “The call to this great and solemn work was presented to men of learning and position; had these been little in their own eyes, and trusted fully in the Lord, he would have honored them with bearing his standard in triumph to the victory. But they separated from God, yielded to the influence of the world, and the Lord @9rejected@7 them.” Volume 5, page 82.
Genesis 156:3
@@@^Verse 4: “For the day of vengeance is in Mine heart, and the year of My redeemed is @9come@7.” Note, “the day of vengeance” the Lord says is in His “heart”, but the “year of His redeemed is come.” Note the verb “come” is in present tense, just as in Rev. 14:7, “Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is @9come@7.” We, as a people, hold that the verb “come” was inscribed in present tense because the @9judgment@7 in heaven took place (at the end of the 2300 days of Daniel’s prophecy) in 1844, but it was not understood until after the Prophetic period had passed, therefore God did not intend to make the judgment known until after the hour had come. For this reason Inspiration inscribed the occurrence in present tense, “@9is come@7,” in order to be grammatically correct. Thus William Miller made the mistake of the event to transpire at the end of the 2300 days; namely, the sanctuary truth, Jesus entering the Most Holy place, and the beginning of judgment.
Genesis 161:2
@@@^The wisdom used in this scripture is amazing, and it should cause us to give glory to our God. Paul, under the Spirit of Inspiration made the application, so as to clear the scripture from the apparent complication. The chapter was not written for Israel, nor for the Gentiles in Paul’s day, but directly for the church at the present time. If this can be proven, we must accept it as present truth direct from God. The scripture being grammatically incorrect of the application proves that the @9time@7 for this chapter was not yet ripe, the same as other scriptures and prophecies. It could not be understood, nor correctly applied until the time appointed. Then God reveals His Word to His people in the manner He will choose, but it may come in an unexpected way.
Genesis 163:2
@@@^Verse 5: “Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou.” While this class is not living the truth, yet they think they are better than others, and being so high-minded, by their action they say, “we are holier than thou.” In the 6th verse, God says, He will “recompense into their bosom.” By the information already given, the reader can determine the meaning of the seventh verse.
Genesis 170:1
@@@^The ninth verse shows that God is the one who does the work. The tenth verse says those who love her (the church) and mourn for her now, will rejoice and be glad. The eleventh verse shows why they will rejoice and be delighted: Because of truth and light in God’s Word which will come to the church represented by the milk. “That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.” Isa. 66:11. Isa. 66:12-14, tell of God’s care over His people, and the church’s love for her members, the Lord’s favor toward His servants, and indignation toward His enemies.
Genesis 170:2
@@@^Verse 15-17: “For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will the Lord plead with all flesh: And the slain of the Lord shall be many. They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.” The coming of the Lord “with fire . . . to render His anger with fury,” is not the coming of Christ in the clouds to receive His people. It is before the close of probation, and in the time of the purification of the church. See Mal. 3:1-3. He comes with vengeance to those who claim His name, but follow man instead of Christ, and the result is that they do not keep His truth. (The class who do not investigate for themselves but accept the decisions of others who are following after man, and are in the clutches of the devil.)
Genesis 173:2
@@@^It is an accepted fact that nearly all Bible students agree that the “mountain” spoken of in this chapter is a symbol of God’s church (denomination), of which the temple built on Mount Moriah was a type. The prophet declares that God’s church would be established in the top of the mountains (denominations), and it shall be exalted above the hills (sects, or organizations). Exalted, not by the world, but by the Spirit of God in power, truth, and righteousness, and people will flow unto it. God has spoken it by His holy prophet, therefore it would be foolish, and deceptive for one to argue, or try to explain away the meaning of the sacred word.
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 186:2
@@@^This message is to penetrate into the uttermost parts of the earth, for by it shall the world be judged. Rejectors being condemned to death, it is a far more fearful message than we can even realize. This is the substance and the object of the message we bear to every kindred, tongue, and people, and its presentation before the public in all its wonders has a great effect. The people listen with intense interest and give their undivided attention, eager to grasp every thought expressed. Becoming interested in the truth, they begin to search deeper in the Word. They supply themselves with the books of the Spirit of Prophecy, and with great interest commence to search through the sacred pages.
Genesis 188:1
@@@^Volume 7, pages 59, 91, 92: “The Lord has instructed me to warn those who in the @9future@7 establish sanitariums in new places, to begin their work in humility, consecrating their abilities to His service. The buildings erected @9are not @7to be @9large or expensive@7. @9Small@7 local sanitariums are to be established in connection with our training-schools”… ”We must also remember that our work is to correspond with our faith. We believe that the Lord is soon to come, and should not our faith be represented in the buildings we erect? @9Shall we@7 put a large outlay of money into a building that will soon be consumed in the great conflagration? Our money means souls, and it is to be used to bring a knowledge of the truth to those who, because of sin, are under the condemnation of God.”
Genesis 190:2
@@@^The fourth one arrives with 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, and by their traffic diverting minds from the object of the meetings. If Christ were now upon earth, he would drive out these peddlers and traffickers, whether they be ministers or people, with a scourge of small cords, as when he entered the temple anciently… ’And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves’.” These traffickers might have pleaded as an excuse that the articles they held for sale were for sacrificial offerings. But their object was to get gain, to obtain means, to accumulate… Ministers have stood in the desk and preached a most solemn discourse, and then by introducing merchandise, and acting the part of a salesman, even in the house of God, they have diverted the minds of their hearers from the impressions received, and destroyed the fruit of their labor… Their time and strength should be held in reserve, that their efforts may be thorough in a series of meetings. Their time and strength should not be drawn upon to sell our books when they can be properly brought before the public by those who have not the burden of preaching the word.”
Genesis 191:2
@@@^The next person comes with Volume 8, pages 141, 142: “Those who are steadfast to the truth should not be set aside in favor of worldlings. Prices should not be set so high to meet current expenses that the poor will, to a large extent, be excluded from the benefits of the Sanitarium.”
Genesis 195:2
@@@^After all these questions are asked without receiving proper answers, have we complied with the text, “and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you @9with@7 meekness and fear”? We must not be surprised if the inquisitor expresses his personal opinion in the following manner: “You people teach one thing but do another. You have departed from the fundamentals of your doctrine. Your doctrines as they are written in your books are beautiful and in harmony with the law and the testimony, but your personal testimony and practice is contrary to anything that is printed in your books.” Doubtless these are some of the reasons why out of 104,000 baptized in the last four years, fifty-two some thousands left the truth, and only forty-eight some thousands remained in the church. Note that a larger number of them went out than those who stayed in. These are some of the causes which are apt to make infidels.
Genesis 196:2
@@@^The @9American Sentinel@7 was one of the denominational papers in the early days of the movement. The changes that were suggested to be made does not necessarily mean that the things contained in that particular paper were to be changed or cut out. We must remember that it is only a vision, and it can mean any denominational paper that contains God’s truth. We read at the top of this same page from which this vision is quoted: “Do not think that you will be found as vessels unto honor @9in the time of the latter rain@7, to receive the glory of God, if you are lifting up your souls unto vanity, speaking perverse things, in secret cherishing roots of bitterness.” From this it is clear that the vision is touching the time just before the latter rain.