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Page 6 of 33Genesis 225:1
@@@^ Section number three, entitled “Ceremonial Types” is the section which, by the Tabernacle service in connection with the Sanctuary, has given us symbols of unmistakable, priceless lessons. Though they originated many centuries ago, their sweet melodies of salvation from the Father’s love, onward through the avenue by the human race, have reached our own time without the loss of a single sounding note. These divinely appointed symbols were to reveal the Author of love to the human family in all ages.
Exodus 185:2
@@@^The five foolish virgins are they who had confidence in men; they were willing that others should think and study for them. Their love for this world and the things of it, exceeded their love for Christ and the world to come. They had no true sense of the awful result of sin. Their zeal for self, drowned their zeal for the house of God and His honor. They were satisfied with their lamps trimmed and but little oil in them. They saw no necessity for more light—prophets, truth or message. They said in their hearts, we are rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing. They were prejudiced against light upon the word of God, and accepted not the truth because the channel through which it came was not of their choice.
Ruth 2:9
@@@^I love the SRod message and have loaned the books to several persons. I do not know how any true Seventh-day Adventists could be against such a message, for it upholds and exalts all of Sr. White’s writings, which I love with all my soul,...I sincerely pray that all those who are fighting against the truth may be led to see their mistake before it is too late.–Mrs. E. E. Martin, Kinsale, Montserrat, British West Indies.
1 Chronicles 7:4
@@@^Speaking concretely, may I call attention to what a very refined lady, a member of the Adventist church said to me confidentially, as an illustration of how we appear to others, and emphasizes how careful we should be at all times? The lady referred to said substantially this: “I love to attend your meetings, while I have not fully made up my mind to declare myself as being in full harmony with the message of the SRod, for, as I view it, there would never have been any need for the SRod series to be written had we studied and practiced what is found in the Testimonies. I love my church, and cherish dearly membership in same, and I wish folk would not laugh when something is said about defective members of the S.D.A. church. I would not want to lose my membership in the church and become identified with those who indulge in this uncalled for, and rude practice.”
Nehemiah 5:4
@@@^I am more than happy, just thrilled; the message of the SRod has found a warm place in my heart. I love my Saviour and feel that He has favored me by giving me a second chance and an opportunity to prove my love in accepting reproaches of my brethren who are much incensed against the ones who have brought the message of Revelation 18:1 of which they are ignorant and are shutting the homes and hearts against the light that Sr. White predicted would come. (Testimonies to Ministers, p. 300.)
Esther 1:5
@@@^Let these things “engross the whole mind, the whole attention.”–Early Writings, 118. We have just a little time left in which to get ready and we should not slow down now but rather speed up. Some of our brethren who were too zealous in raising their goals for the advancement of the Third Angel’s Message to the heathen before the light of present truth found them are now, in the advancement of the Third Angel’s Message in its “loud cry” to their own brethren, taking a vacation! Are you, brother, are you, Sister, doing as much for the “closing work for the church” as you were while asleep in your Laodicean “sad deception”? If not, ask yourself, Why not? Are you of the class shown to the prophet of whom the Lord said, “Thou son of man, the children of thy people still are taking against thee by the wall and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as My people, and they hear thy words, but they @9will not@7 do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. And, lo, thou art unto them as a very @9lovely song@7 of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they @9hear@7 thy words, but they @9do them not@7. And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come, ) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.” (Ezek. 33:30-33.)
Job 8:8
@@@^“Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; so shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for He is thy Lord; and worship thou Him.” “Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.” “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I come not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of Me.” (Ps. 45:10, 11; Isa. 52:1; Matt. 10:34-37.)
Song of Solomon 3:3
@@@^Then, too, having on one side the persecution and, the inhuman treatment which its subscribers receive at the hands of those who are ‘lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God’ (II Tim. 3:4), and on the other side the firm stand that its followers take is a positive proof that its grip of truth on them surpasses even the grip of an “octopus.”
Song of Solomon 6:1
@@@^Make sure, my brethren, that you be not found among those of whom God called the prophet’s attention, saying: “Thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as My people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not. And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.” (Ezek. 33:30-33.)
Isaiah 6:1
@@@^@@Dear Brethren:@^I am more than happy that the message of “The Shepherd’s Rod” has found a warm place in my heart. I love my Saviour and feel that He has favored me by giving me a second chance and an opportunity to prove my love to Him in enduring the reproaches of my brethren, who are much incensed against the ones who have brought the sealing message to me and, though ignorant of it, they are shutting the homes and hearts against the Spirit of God and against the light that shines forth so clearly in the Bible and the Testimonies.
Jeremiah 12:10
@@@^Can you keep sweet when all around you are going wrong and blaming it on you?@^Can you be hated and not give way to hating?@^Can you hold on when there is nothing on earth to hold to?@^Can you have faith in God to go work in His vineyard today when the flour-barrel is empty and the last dollar on earth is gone?@^Can you wait upon the Lord and not be tired by waiting?@^Can you hear people say that you are the smartest man on earth and yet remember that you are only a fool?@^Can you mingle with the modern crowd and yet retain your virtue?@^Can you hear friends say nice things about you and yet not look too smart nor talk too wise?@^Can you hold the esteem of your friends after once gaining it?@^Can you walk with the great men of earth and remember not to forget the lowly child, Jesus of Bethlehem?@^Can you live in this fault-finding and back-biting generation and not talk about your neighbor?@^Can you remain the same when your brethren are slandering you both by tongue and by pen?@^Can you be driven from the church that you love more than your life, and close the door for the last time with a sweet smile and a gentle good-by?@^Can you have your very heart crushed by your superior and yet love and thank him for his kindness?@^If you can, my brother, you are the man for the hour.@3—By JAMES F. FERGUSON@4El Morro, New Mexico.
Lamentations 8:7
@@@^Divine love still longs, as in Moses’ time,to repent of executing the fearful evil which hangs ominously over the heads of “His people,” but the prayers of the leaders of the Laodicean church, who have “betrayed their trust” (5T 211), and who are “lukewarm,” blind, etc. (Rev. 3:15-17; “Acts of the Apostles,” p. 586), could avail nothing and, except they repent, says the True Witness, He “will spue” them out of His mouth. Also, through the Spirit of Prophecy He declares that He “cannot offer up [their] prayers or [their] expressions of love to God. He cannot endorse [their] teachings of His word or [their] spiritual work in any wise. He cannot present [their] religious exercises with the request that grace be given [them].” (“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 6, p. 408.)
Ezekiel 2:11
@@@^“Shall we, then, in the enjoyment of His gifts, forget the Giver? Let them rather lead us to contemplate His goodness and His love. Let all that is beautiful in our earthly home remind us of the crystal river and green fields, the waving trees and living fountains, the shining city and the white-robed singers, of our heavenly home,—that world of beauty which no artist can picture, no mortal tongue describe. ‘Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.’ 1 Cor. 2:9.”—“Counsels to Teachers,” pp. 54, 55.
Ezekiel 5:2
@@@^“The love of Christ, the love of our brethren, will testify to the world that we have been with Jesus and learned of Him. Then will the message of the third angel swell to a loud cry, and the whole earth will be lightened with the glory of the Lord.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 6, p. 401.
Ezekiel 14:8
@@@^“ ‘Floating rumors are often the destroyers of unity among brethren. There are some who watch with open mind and ears to catch flying scandal. They gather up little incidents which may be trifling in themselves, but which are repeated and exaggerated until a man is made an offender for a word. Their motto seems to be, “Report, and we will report it.” These talebearers are doing Satan’s work with surprising fidelity, little knowing how offensive their course is to God. . . . The door of the mind should be closed against “They say,” or “I have heard.” Why should we not, instead of allowing jealousy or evil- surmising to come into our hearts, go to our brethren, and after frankly but kindly setting before them the things we have heard detrimental to their character and influence, pray with and for them? While we can not fellowship with those who are the bitter enemies of Christ, we should cultivate that spirit of meekness and love that characterized our Master,—a love that thinketh no evil, and is not easily provoked. . . .
Daniel 3:5
@@@^“Inquire every day, Am I sound to the core, or am I false-hearted? Entreat the Lord to save you from all deception on this point. Eternal interests are involved. While so many are panting after honor, and greedy of gain, do you, my beloved brethren, be eagerly seeking the assurance of the love of God, and crying, Who will show me how to make my calling and election sure?”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, p. 97.
Daniel 4:13
@@@^“Deal truly with your own soul. Search carefully. How few, after a faithful examination, can look up to Heaven and say, ‘I am not one of those thus described! I am not a lover of pleasure more than a lover of God!’ How few can say, ‘I am dead to the world; the life I now live, is by faith on the Son of God! My life is hid with Christ in God, and when He who is my life shall appear, then shall I also appear with Him in glory’.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 2, p. 145.
Amos 2:1
@@@^Though the church is God’s dearest object on this earth, and that upon which He bestows His supreme regard, He often has to admonish, and even rebuke and chasten, this divinely ordained institution, in order that she maintain the high standard which He has set for her; and though the history of God’s chosen people is one long, sad record of sinning and repenting, sinning and repenting, the Father’s unbounded love, so beautifully illustrated by the parable of the prodigal son, is a forcible object lesson of how Christ manifests His undying love for the church.
Amos 4:8
@@@^“After the creation of Adam, every living creature was brought before him to receive its name; he saw that to each had been given a companion, but among them ‘there was not found an help meet for him.’ Among all the creatures that God had made on the earth, there was not one equal to man. And ‘God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.’ Man was not made to dwell in solitude; he was to be a social being. Without companionship, the beautiful scenes and delightful employments of Eden would have failed to yield perfect happiness. Even communion with angels could not have satisfied his desire for sympathy and companionship. There was none of the same nature to love, and to be loved.
Amos 5:1
@@@^“God himself gave Adam a companion. He provided ‘an help meet for him,’—a helper corresponding to him,—one who was fitted to be his companion, and who could be one with him in love and sympathy. Eve was created from a rib taken from the side of Adam, signifying that she was not to control him as the head, nor to be trampled under his feet as an inferior, but to stand by his side as an equal, to be loved and protected by him. A part of man, bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh, she was his second self; showing the close union and the affectionate attachment that should exist in this relation. ‘For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it.’ ‘Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one.’