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Ten thousand times ten thou-sand angels!

Revelation 5:11 And I be-held, and I heard the voice of manyangels round about the throne andthe beasts and the elders: and thenumber of them was ten thousandtimes ten thousand, and thousandsof thousands.

As I contemplate what John wasseeing in vision, looking into Gods

throne room, I am lled with won-der. Here is the Fathers throne; infront of it is a slain lamb, repre-senting His son Jesus, and the fourliving creatures with four wingsand full of eyes, the twenty-fourelders, representing the redeemedsaints that Jesus had alreadytaken to heaven. . . .

Mahew 27:52-53 And thegraves were opened; and many

bodies of the saints which slept

arose, And came out of the gravesaer his resurrection, and wentinto the holy city, and appearedunto many.

. . . And outside and aroundthis group: countless angels. Andthis is a third less than what therewere originally!

When Satan became disaf-fected in heaven, he did not layhis complaint before God andChrist; but he went among the an-gels who thought him perfect and

represented that God had donehim injustice in preferring Christto himself. The result of this mis-representation was that throughtheir sympathy with him one thirdof the angels lost their innocence,their high estate, and their happyhome. 5T 291.

I assume that the wording John used--ten thousand times

ten thousand andthousands of thou-

sands--was just sim-ply meant to imply that

there were more than he

could count. The questions thatcome to my mind are, What doall of these angels do? And sincethey are currently working in be-half of man and keeping Satanand his evil angels at bay, Whatdid they do before sin? What willthey do aer sin has been eradi-cated from the universe? If it tookwhatever angels there were beforethe fall to accomplish Gods de-signs, and aer Satans deceptionsa third of the angels were cast out

of heaven, the angels le must beworking overtime!

Since we are to replace thefallen angels . . .

Those who walk even asChrist walked, who are patient,gentle, kind, meek and lowly inheart, those who yoke up withChrist and li His burdens, whoyearn for souls as He yearned forthem--these will enter into the joyof their Lord. They will see with

Christ the travail of His soul, andbe satised. Heaven will triumph,for the vacancies made in heaven

by the fall of Satan and his angelswill be lled by the redeemed ofthe Lord. FLB 114.

By the power of His love,through obedience, fallen man, aworm of the dust, is to be trans-formed, ed to be a member ofthe heavenly family, a companionthrough eternal ages of God andChrist and the holy angels. Heaven

will triumph, for the vacanciesmade by the fall of Satan and hishost will be lled by the redeemedof the Lord. UL 61.

And since the redeemed are asthe sand of the sea . . .

Hosea 1:10 Yet the number ofthe children of Israel shall be asthe sand of the sea, which cannot

be measured nor numbered; and it

shall come to pass, that in the placewhere it was said unto them, Yeare not my people, there it shall besaid unto them, Ye are the sons ofthe living God.

And since we are only a thirdof the complete host of angels . . .The total number of angels

must be astronomical! I cannotimagine, with the four or ve per-cent of my brain that I use, thatthere are angels just siing aroundwith nothing to do. There must beincredible amounts of activity go-ing on in Gods universe!

There is no doubt that muchof what goes on in the universe is

beyond our ken right now. We are

simply unaware and completelyoblivious to it. Things that Jesuslongs to reveal to us but cant, orwont, because it is not in our bestinterest right now.

We need to want heaven be-cause of Jesus and His representa-tion of the Father and His form ofgovernment and ways of holiness.But doesnt the idea just thrill you?Gives a new concept to this follow-ing verse, doesnt it?

1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it iswrien, Eye hath not seen, nor earheard, neither have entered intothe heart of man, the things whichGod hath prepared for them thatlove him.

Prepare yourself by workingfor the Master now, friends; we aregoing to be very, very busy!

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The thorough coverage of the topicin Theological Waymarks unfortu-nately necessitated the suspensionof the Spirit of Prophecy article forthis month.

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We now contin-ue our studyof the daily, both for the

sake of unity and in order that youwill be equipped to stand alone, if

necessary, in the courts to answerfor your faith, rightly dividing theword of truth. Again we will begin

by separating the myths from thefacts. At the turn of the century, W.W. Presco, confronting the sameissue of the meaning of the daily,stood on a platform that should beagreeable to all:

Every interpretation of a ful-lled prophecy must be in harmony

with facts; and questions of dier-ence are to be seled, not by mereassertions or unwarranted claims,

but by such evidence as willstand the closest examination. Itshould be our sincere aim to know

and teach the truth, and we shouldbe prepared to do what we are con-stantly asking others to do, viz., toaccept evidence, and to change ourviews when they are proved to beincorrect. It is no discredit to a sin-cere man to be found mistaken,

but he discredits himself when herefuses to correct a mistake whichhas been plain ly pointed out. It ismore important to know the truth

than to cling to a traditional teach-ing. The Daily, p. 1 (pamphlet).

By the grace of God, we at HopeInternational endeavor to stand onthat same platform. Thus far, then,we documented in our February

issue that the Bible supports onlyone denition of the daily: thatof the continual ministry of thepriest in the holy place. Nowheredoes the Bible endorse the viewthat the daily is paganism. Norst nder has yet stepped for-ward to collect reward money byshowing Scripture evidence fromthe Authorized Version to provethat denition. In our March issue

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we documented how Ellen Whitewas at odds with nearly everypoint of William Millers theologysurrounding the daily. In distinctcontrast, she fully endorsed BrotherCrosiers position and commendedit to every saint as a result of a vi-

sion in which the Lord showed herthat Crosier had the true light, onthe cleansing of the Sanctuary andthat it was His will, that BrotherCrosier should write out that view.. . . (White, E. G.,A Word to the LileFlock, May 1846, p. 12.) Crosiers po-sition was the ministry of Christ,and the sanctuary being noneother than the sanctuary of Christ.In addition, we saw that JamesWhites and Uriah Smiths writingsparalleled Brother Crosiers.

With those facts now beforeus, how can any searcher for truthmaintain a belief that Ellen Whitewas endorsing William Millersview of the daily being pagan-ism in her account of her visionof September 23, 1850, recorded inEarly Writings , 74-76? Yet contro-versy and division have persistedin our ranks on that very topic, soit is appropriate now to address theissue from a dierent perspective.

The Passage in Question

The Early Writings passage inquestion is here provided for easyreference, beginning with the lastsentence of the rst paragraph:

I have seen that the 1843 chartwas directed by the hand of theLord, and that it should not be al-tered; that the gures were as Hewanted them; that His hand was

over and hid a mistake in some ofthe gures, so that none could seeit, until His hand was removed.

Then I saw in relation to thedaily (Daniel 8:12) that the wordsacrice was supplied by manswisdom, and does not belong tothe text, and that the Lord gavethe correct view of it to those whogave the judgment hour cry. Whenunion existed, before 1844, nearly

all were united on the correct viewof the daily; but in the confusionsince 1844, other views have beenembraced, and darkness and con-fusion have followed. Time has not

been a test since 1844, and it will

never again be a test.The Lord has shown me that

the message of the third angelmust go, and be proclaimed to thescaered children of the Lord, butit must not be hung on time. I sawthat some were geing a false ex-

citement, arising from preachingtime; but the third angels mes-sage is stronger than time can be.I saw that this message can standon its own foundation and needs

not time to strengthen it; and thatit will go in mighty power, anddo its work, and will be cut shortin righteousness.

Then I was pointed to somewho are in the great error of believ-

ing that it is their duty to go to Old Jerusalem, and think they have awork to do there before the Lordcomes. Such a view is calculatedto take the mind and interest fromthe present work of the Lord, underthe message of the third angel; for

those who think that they are yetto go to Jerusalem will have theirminds there, and their means will

be withheld from the cause of pres-ent truth to get themselves and oth-

ers there. I saw thatsuch a mission wouldaccomplish no realgood, that it wouldtake a long while tomake a very few ofthe Jews believe even

in the rst advent ofChrist, much moreto believe in His sec-ond advent. I saw thatSatan had greatly de-ceived some in thisthing and that soulsall around them inthis land could behelped by them andled to keep the com-mandments of God,

but they were leav-

ing them to perish.I also saw that Old

Jerusalem nevewould be built up;and that Satan wasdoing his utmost tolead the minds of thechildren of the Lordinto these things now,in the gathering time,to keep them from

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throwing their whole interest into

the present work of the Lord, andto cause them to neglect the neces-sary preparation for the day of theLord. EW 74-76.

Before we begin to fully dissectthis quotation and show its truemeaning and implications from thewords of Ellen White herself, we

must review the cautionary coun-sel she has given to all of us regard-ing the use of this Early Writingspassage as a so-called proof textto establish that Ellen White sup-ported the position that the dailyis paganism. The following docu-mentation will reveal that nothingcould be further from the truth.

I have words to speak to my

brethren east and west, north andsouth. I request that my writingsshall not be used as the leadingargument to sele questions overwhich there is now so much con-troversy. I intreat of Elders H, I, J,[Haskell, Loughborough, Smith]and others of our leading brethrenthat they make no reference to mywritings to sustain their views ofthe daily. . . . I now ask that my

ministering brethren shall not

make use of my writings in theirarguments regarding this question;for I have had no instruction on thepoint under discussion. 1 SM 164.

In the original leer of July 31,1910, found in MS 11, 1910, she di-rectly targeted and named Haskell,Loughborough and Smith, who

were promoting the paganism view,and others who pointed to her writ-ings, claiming those sentencesin Early Writings wereupholdingtheir sup-position ofthe daily.Ellen Whiteforthrightly

checked thismisuse of herwritings by de-manding that theyshould not be usedto sele the dierentviews of the daily.Yet today, how manystill use Early Writings,74-76, for this very argu-ment, wholly disregard-

ing the plain counsel of the Lord?The reason was stated in that leerso that none need err: . . . I havehad no instruction on the pointunder discussion.

Thus in Ellen Whites ownwords, we read she had received

no light on the daily. And she af-rmed that once again during aninterview with A. G. Daniells, ac-companied by Willie C. White andC. C. Crisler, wherein she could not

be drawn out to speak on a topic onwhich she had no instruction.

An Interview with Ellen White

What follows is an account ofElder A. G. Daniells regarding that

interview he had with Ellen White.Elder Daniells was trying to learnher position on the daily. The ac-count is entitled A Statement byElder A. G. Daniells regarding anInterview with Mrs. E. G. Whiterelative to the Daily of Daniel.

When we were having somecontroversy regarding what wecalled the daily of Dan. 8:9-14,those who argued for the old view[paganism] claimed that it was sup-

ported by the following statementon page 74 of Early Writings:Then I saw in relation to the

daily, Dan. 8:12, that the wordsacrice was supplied by

mans wisdom,and does not

belong tothe text;

and thattheLord

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the correct view of it to those whogave the judgment-hour cry. Whenunion existed, before 1844, nearlyall were united on the correct viewof the daily; but in the confusionsince 1844, other views have beenembraced, and darkness and con-

fusion have followed. Time has not been a test since 1844, and it willnever again be a test.

I rst read to Sister White thestatement given above, in EarlyWritings. Then I placed before herour prophetic chart used by ourministers in expounding the proph-ecies of Daniel and Revelation. Icalled her aention to the pictureof the Sanctuary and also to the2300 year period as they appearedon the chart.

I then asked if she could recallwhat was shown her regardingthis subject.

As I recall her answer she be-gan by telling how some of theleaders who had been in the 1844movement endeavored to nd newdates for the termination of the 2300year period. This endeavor was tox new dates for the coming of theLord. This was causing confusionamong those who had been in the

Advent movement.In this confusion the Lord re-vealed to her, she said, that theview that had been held and pre-sented regarding the dates wascorrect, and that there must never

be another time set, nor anothertime message.

I then asked her to tell what hadbeen revealed to her about the restof the daily, the Prince, the host,the taking away of the daily andthe casting down of the sanctuary.

She replied that these featureswere not placed before her in visionas the time part was. She would not

be led out to make an explanationof those points of the prophecy.

The interview made a deepimpression on my mind. Withouthesitation she talked freely, clearly,and at length about the 2300 yearperiod, but regarding the other partof the prophecy she was silent.

The only conclusion I coulddraw from her free explanation ofthe time and her silence as to thetaking away of the daily and thecasting down of the sanctuary wasthat the vision given her was re-garding the time, and that she re-

ceive no explanation as to the otherparts of the prophecy.Amazing as it may seem, Ellen

White could give no explanation ofthe daily beyond the context ofcorrect dates. No wonder, then, herdemand not to use her writings tosele the dierences on the deni-tion of the daily. This demand she

even personally conveyed to ElderHaskell in a leer dated August 28,1908, with a rebuke for using the1843 chart, as he had been claiming

that the chart and Early Writings, 74-

75, endorsed the view of paganism.Regarding this, Ellen White wrote:

To you also I say that this subject should not be agitated at thistime. Now, my brother, I feel that

at this crisis in our experience thatchart which you have had repub-lished should not be circulated.You have made a mistake in thismaer. . . . Elder Haskell, I am un-able to dene clearly the points thatare questioned.

Unity o Faith Demanded ater

Candid Investigation o Views

In that leer to Haskell she againarmed that she had received nolight on the daily. Nowhere onthe 1843 chart or in the writings of

Ellen White is there a connectionor a statement that the daily ispaganism that was taken away orremoved in 508 or 538. It should

now be clear to all why God gave

His instruction to Ellen White tocall the brethren to come togeth-er and study out the issue of thedaily. That instruction to studynecessarily included investigationP

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of the ministry-of-Christ view ofBrother Daniells and others whowere advocating that position. Allwere chargedto come intounity as soonas possible, as

quoted fromLeer 50, 1910,to the Haskells(20 MR 223), inFebruarys is-sue.

In that let-ter she placedthe burden ofproof and theinitiation ofinvestigationof diering

viewpointsnot on thoseholding theministry-of-Christ view, but on theadherents of the paganism view.Her demand was that Haskell andothers of our ministering brethrenin this conference meet with ElderDaniells, listen to his reasons, andeither sustain their own positionwith documentation and facts orconcede to his documentation and

facts. Her saying . . . Our breth-ren should listen to his [Daniells]reasons, and give candid consider-ation to his views is clear evidencethat Ellen White did not believeDaniells was advocating spiritu-alistic concepts, as is sometimesalleged today. Had he been guiltyof doing so, she then would have

been advocating consideration ofsuch heresy. This point will be ad-dressed more fully at the appropri-ate time.

Resolving the Daily Dilemma

As insurmountable a dilemmaas this long-standing daily issuemay appear to be, there is a won-derful, logical, totally defensibleresolution, as all will see in the up-coming paragraphs. Unity on thistopic need no longer be delayed.

We begin with some back-ground. Mrs. Whites o-quotedallusion to the daily in Early

Writings appeared in Present Truthof November 1850 (p. 87), her writ-ten account having resulted froma vision received on September 23,1850. Those paragraphs were thenplaced in the initial Experience andViews, published in August 1851(pp. 61, 62). Three distinct but re-lated items were emphasized in

successive and contingent time-a-test statements within the fourparagraphs. These three consecu-tive points were: (1) commendationof Fitchs 1843 chart, with Godshand hiding a mistake in someof the gures; (2) the daily, theword sacrice supplied, and time

being a test; and (3) agitation bysome that the saints were yet to goto Old Jerusalem.

Her references were unmistak-ably to contemporary agitations

and deections, chiey amongFirst-day Adventists, who had re-

jected advanced sanctuary andSabbath light, Spirit of Prophecyguidance, and the integrity of the2300-year dates, and who were set-ting terminal dates forward fromyear to year. Immediately aer theDisappointment in 1844, time-set-ting had begun, arising from dis-putes among chronologists about

a few years, and particularly re-garding dierent dates projectedfor the cross. Time-seing involved

new times foreach of the threekey datesthe

beginning year,

the crucixionyear, and the endyear. These posi-tions were, more-over, aectingsome SabbatarianAdventists; hence,the counsel inEarly Writings.

The rst in herseries of pointscame in the para-graph pertaining

to the 1843 chart.

1843 Chart: Hand Hid

Mistake in Figures

The Lord showed me that the1843 chart was directed by Hishand, and that no part of it should

be altered; that the gures were asHe wanted them. That His handwas over and hid a mistake in

some of the gures, so that nonecould see it, until His hand was re-moved. White, E. G., Present Truth,Nov. 1850, p. 87, col. 1. (Reprinted inExperience and Views, 1851, p. 61.)

The constant time-seingwhich characterized certain nomi-nal Adventists involved denial ofthe verity of the former movementand the validity of its time argu-ment. James White therefore wrote:Since the 2300 days ended in 1844,quite a number of times have been

set, by dierent individuals fortheir termination. In doing this theyhave removed the landmarks andhave thrown darkness and doubtover the whole advent movement.(White, James, Note 2, Present Truth,May 1850, p. 74, col. 2.)

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this new basis. One writerstated his ideas thus: Inthe phrase daily sacrice(Dan. 8:11, 12), the wordsacrice is italicized toindicate that it is supplied

by the translator. . . . The

qualifying term must beunderstood as includedwithin itself, so that theword sacrice is correct-ly supplied. It is then thecontinual Jewish sacri-cial observances, whichwere terminated by Rome,symbolized by the lilehorn, at the destructionof Jerusalem. . . . In otherwords, how long will bethe fullling of the vision

in which is presented thetermination of the Jewishservice and the transgres-sion of Rome, to accom-plish the trampling downof the Sanctuary and theholy people? Edit., Advent Herald,Mar. 3, 1849, p. 36, cols. 2, 3.

The Place of his sanctuary.. . . It must, consequently, we think,have reference to the desolation ofthe temple which was cast down

by the Romans, when they tookaway the continual burnt oer-ings. . . . The casting down the truthto the groundof its persecuting

Why did some even begin toset new dates for Christs secondAdvent? It was because of their fail-ure to accept their mistake in theirdenition of the sanctuary. Aerthe Great Disappointment, whenChrist had not come as expected

to cleanse the earth, a vision givento Hiram Edson brought a moreaccurate understanding that thesanctuary in Daniel 8:14 was theheavenly sanctuary, and that Jesushad just entered the second apart-ment to begin the antitypical Dayof Atonement. Fortunately, some ac-cepted the light of instruction. Withthat unmistakable light, the search-ing, faithful ones in the Adventmovement, if they had not alreadydone so, accepted the glorious min-

istry-of-Christ view. (See 1SG 148-50.) Unfortunately, others rejectedthat same light on the sanctuary.

It is no wonder Ellen White wasdistressed by the divisions and dis-tractions that manifested soon af-ter this sanctuary and ministry-of-Christ light was revealed. Instead ofproclaiming the third angels mes-sage, much time and energy wasdirected to propounding dierentunsustainable times of Christs near

return or new other views thatwould derail or delay the progressof the movement.

Time-Setting:

One More Basis

Then about 1849,a new argumentwas introducedand a new basis forthe 2300-year cal-

culation was projected by nominalAdventists. Theyrevived the suppliedword sacrice inrelation to the dai-ly, contending thatthis Biblical pair-ing of words meant

Jewish sacrices andseing new times on

Christianity, as well as destroyingthe Jewish worship. Ibid., col. 3.

Some Convinced

Jewish Sacrifces Meant

Mr. Miller, perceiving theprophecy referred to the govern-ment of Rome, the fourth kingdom,supposed the daily sacrice to be

paganism, andA.D. 508, to bethe point whereit was takenaway; and

believing theabomination ofdesolation to

be papacy, he

deemed the de-cree of Justinianto be the pointwhere it wasset up. But weare led to dierfrom Mr. Millerin regard tothe meaningof the daily,and from otherP

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(Concord: 1854), p. 3.It will clearly be seen where

the daily sacrice (true worship)commenced, consequently wherethe 2300 days (years) commenceof Dan. 8:14. . . . The daily sacricecommencing with the 2300 days

(years), about 446 B.C. Ibid., 7.Will future events come in theirtime? Yes. THEN THE LORD WILLCOME THIS YEAR, 1854. Ibid., p.246. (Cummings articles were run-ning through the Advent Herald in1849, when the rst Jewish sacri-ces assumptions appeared.)

Loughborough on Conusion

rom Jewish Sacrifces Concept

The confusion that came inaer the termination of the 2300days was rst among those whopersisted in seing times for theLord to come. They claimed thatthe daily sacrice meant the

Jewish daily oerings. That cer-tainly made confusion in whatwere the clear views before.(Loughborough, J. N., Review andHerald, April 4, 1907, p. 10, col. 1.)

Thus the basis of the confu-

sion mentioned by Mrs. White waspublicly recognized and the reasonfor her reproof made obvious.

Daily with Word Sacrifce

Supplied; Time a Test

The Jewish sacrice perspective,and the confusion from time-set-ting resulting from it, was the basisand focus of Ellen Whites secondpoint in the record of her vision in

Early Writings, 74-76.Then I saw in relation to the

daily, that the word sacrice wassupplied by mans wisdom, anddoes not belong to the text; and thatthe Lord gave the correct view of itto those who gave the judgmenthour cry. When union existed before1844, nearly all were united on thecorrect view of the daily; but since1844, in the confusion, other views

writers referred to, in regard to itsapplication. That the Jewish sac-rices are alluded to by the termdaily, there can be no doubt. Theterm is borrowed from the sacer-dotal oerings of the Jewish wor-ship. Berwick, F. H., The Lord Soon

to Come (Boston: 1854), p. 82.

Jewish Altar Appears on

Cummings 1854 Chart

A picture of a Jewish sacri-cial altar was included on a chart

by Cummings in 1854. The chartshowed a revised beginning of the2300-year period, now made to be-gin in 446 BC, and terminating 2300years later in AD 1854--thus seing

time and making that time a test,on the basis of inserting sacriceinto the text.

Altar Said to Represent Jewish

Sacrifces, Restored in 446 BC

The Jewish altar is to repre-sent the daily sacrices of Godspeople from the time the covenantwas entered into, which restoredtheir worship. Cummings, J.,Explanation of the Prophetic Chart

have been embraced, and darknessand confusion has followed.

The Lord showed me thattime had not been a test since 1844,and that time will never again bea test. (In all subsequent print-ings, this last sentence is run in as

a concluding sentence of the para-graph.) White, E. G., Present Truth,Nov. 1850, p. 87, col. 1.

Truth Mingled with Error

Even Joseph Bates was aected by the time-seing emphasis ofthe period. Although holding te-naciously to the integrity of the 457BC beginning and AD 1844 termi-nal dates, he temporarily held the

idea that the duration of Christsministry in the Most Holy Placewould be seven yearsfrom 1844to 1851. This he published in 1850,in Explanation of the Typical and Anti-typical Sanctuary.

1849 Agitation on Final Return

o Jews to Jerusalem in 1850

Mrs. Whites third point was

made in paragraph four of the EarlyWritings passage under investiga-tion. It pertained to the agitation atthat time regarding the return of

Jews to Old Jerusalem, which inter-pretation was likewise seeking en-trance among our pioneers.

One of the chief contrasts be-tween Old World and New WorldAdvent awakenings was the free-dom in America from the return-of-the-Jews fallacy courted byoverseas Adventists. The 43 and

Seventh Month movements inAmerica were both free from its

blight. But aer the Disappointment,in an extremist sector, a Jerusalementerprise was projected whichwas fostered by a Mrs. C. S.Minor and involved a man namedMessullam, in Jerusalem.

Hiram Edson temporarilyespoused the general back-to-

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page tract in 1850 on that viewpoint.His published words, in part:

That there is to be a literalgathering, or return, of the Jews tothe literal land of Israel, the land ofPalestine, before the coming of theLord, is most clearly taught in the

Old and the New Testament. The Jews are to be in the land of theirfathers, the land of Israel, and in

Jerusalem in the time of the baleof the great day of God Almighty.Edson, Exposition of ScriptureProphecy; Showing the Final Return ofthe Jews in 1850 (Canandaigua, NY:1849), p. 3.

Ellen White regarding Saints

Going to Old Jerusalem

In the third of the related state-ments by Ellen White, she plainlyreproved those who advocatedthat view: Then I was pointed tosome who are in the great error,that the saints are yet to go to Old

Jerusalem, etc., before the Lordcomes. Such a view is calculatedto take the mind and interest fromthe present work of God, underthe message of the third angel; for

if we are to go to Jerusalem, thenour minds will naturally be there,and our means will be withheldfrom other uses, to get the saintsto Jerusalem. White, E. G., PresentTruth, November 1850, p. 87, col. 1.

Focus oEarly Writings, 74-76

As history reveals, the pe-riod from 1844 to 1850 was one ofmarked confusion among Advent

believers who passed through theGreat Disappointment. Time set-ting by nominal Adventists besetthe lile Sabbatarian group onone hand, with extremists on theother. They struggled against thisdual pressure. Such conditionswere the background and seingfor the subsequent notable visionof September 23, 1850, recorded inEarly Writings. Obviously, then, onP

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the individual and collective basesof those four related paragraphs,

Mrs. White was meeting contempo-rary developments in time-seingand saints-to-Jerusalem agitations.Over and over again, the centralissue, without question, was the is-sue of time and the seing of newdateshence, the purpose for thecounsel. The overriding concernof the post-1844 movement wasthe damaging eorts of some tochange the historical dates relatedto the 2300-year prophecy. The par-

amount issue to be defended wasthe true dating of the great 2300-year period.

During the same year and inthe very month that Mrs. Whitesdaily and making-time-a-testparagraph appeared in Present Truth(Nov. 1850), the rst number of theSecond Advent Review and SabbathHerald appeared. In that inauguralissue, Bates wrote thus concerningthe question of the prophetic 2300-year time and time seing:

Bates on Conusion Resulting

rom Plague o Time Setting

For six successive years, viz:from the fall of 1844 to the springand fall of 1850, the most of theseleading members have been aidingand assisting each other in chang-ing the chronology, i.e. the worlds

history; to prove that they were onthe true position. What have they

gained? Answer, nothing but dis-appointment and confusion. This,too, in direct opposition to theirstandard work. (Advent Shield.) Ithas not proved to be their shield,that is clear. Six times, did we say!Yes, more. Some have moved thetime for the termination of the 2300days, from fall to spring, for sixyears in succession, and thus theyhave almost nished a circle, (ifseven years would make one) in-

stead of gaining one inch the rightway. Bates, Review and Herald,Nov. 1850, p.7, col. 2.

White on 2300-Year

Main Pillar o Advent Faith

One month later, in December1850, James White wrote in theReview and Herald concerning theintegrity of the 2300 days as from457 BC to AD 1844, particularly on

the immovable character of the 457date (which was now constantlyshied forward by time-seingAdventists), and on the relation-ship of this basic date to the 1843chart, asserting:

The 2300 Days. This propheticperiod has been, and still is, themain pillar of the Advent faith. It is,therefore of the utmost importancethat we have a correct view of the

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commencement and termination ofthis period, in order to understandour present position. White, Reviewand Herald, Dec. 1850, p. 13, col. 1.

1843 Chart Correctly Has 457;

Mistaken Re 1843 Terminus

It was the united testimony ofSecond Advent lecturers and papers,when standing on the original faith,that the publication of the chart wasa fulllment of Hab. 2:2,3. If thechart was a subject of prophecy, (and

those who deny it leave the originalfaith), then it follows that B.C. 457was the year from which to date the2300 days. It was necessary that 1843should be the rst published time inorder that the vision should tarry,or that there should be a tarryingtime, in which the virgin band was

to slumber and sleep on the greatsubject of time, just before they wereto be aroused by the Midnight Cry.Ibid., emphasis added.

Message Not Hung on Time;

Time Never Again a Test

It was in the midst of such strongstatements and earnest contendingfor the integrity of the established2300-year dates and denying of all

subsequent time-seing proclivitiesthat Ellen White enunciated and re-enunciated fundamental principlesregarding time seing and the com-plete separation of the third angelsmessage from any time-seing test.These words are from the third para-graph of the Early Writings passage:

The Lord has shown me that themessage of the third angel must go,and be proclaimed to the scaeredchildren of the Lord, and that itshould not be hung on time; for timenever will be a test again. I saw thatsome were geing a false excitementarising from preaching time; that

the third angels message was stron-ger that time can be. I saw that thismessage can stand on its own foun-dation, and that it needs not time to

strengthen it, and that it will go inmighty power, and do its work, andwill be cut short in righteousness.Vision of June 21, 1851, Record Book I,pp. 102, 167; published in Review andHerald Extra, July 21, 1851, p. 4, col. 2;and then permanently in Experience

and Views (original ed. of Aug. 1851).

A Grammatical Analysis

We now move to a grammati-cal study of the Early Writings pas-sage, and particularly of the secondparagraph around which confusionabout the daily seems to center.

The rst paragraph ends witha reference to calculation mistakesregarding dates involved with the

2300-year prophecy of Daniel 8:14mistakes that had been corrected bythe time of her writing.

In the second paragraph, EllenWhite proceeds to state the rst oftwo maers upon which the pio-neers agreed, for the most part, priorto 1844. That paragraph begins witha reference to sacrice in relationto the daily of Daniel 8. She statesthat those who gave the judgmenthour cry had a correct view in

their understanding that sacricewas a supplied word. Note that sheneither focused on nor defendedthe daily in this statement; herpoint was limited to the suppliedword sacrice.

The second sentence in the sec-ond paragraph is a compound sen-tence, meaning it has two mainclauses or sentencesdivided, inthis case, by a semicolon. The rsthalf of the compound sentence be-gins with an introductory clause re-

lated to time: when union existed, before 1844. Unity is linked to atime period. Then the main clausetells us what the source or natureof that unity was when union ex-isted, before 1844. We learn that atthat time, nearly all were united onthe correct view of the daily. Thiscorrect view is the second area ofconsensus or near-consensus before1844. Thus two correct views were

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held by those who gave the judg-ment hour cry: on the supplied wordsacrice and on the daily.

The only information directlyprovided concerning the correctview of the daily in this passageis that there was a near-unanimous

view on it before 1844. The histori-cal and grammatical context do notsuggest that the correctness was inthe denition or interpretation ofa term. Rather, the entire contextpoints toward correctness on the ba-sis of time or dating. We also knowthat even scholars opposing the ad-vent movement could nd no awwith the pioneer reckoning for thetermination of the 2300-year proph-ecy. On that maer, therefore, therewas unity. Within the movement,

condence in the gures gavepower to proclaim the rst and sec-ond angels message.

In a manner parallel to the rsthalf of the compound sentence,the second half of the compoundsentence begins with an introduc-tory phrase that links a situationor condition with a time period. Inthis case, the situation is not unity

but confusion, and the time pe-riod: since 1844. The main clause

tells us what the circumstanceswere during that time period, i.e.,the source of the confusion. In starkcontrast to the unity of the rst halfof the compound sentence, we learnthat confusion had been broughtabout because other views have

been embraced.Immediately aer her identi-

cation of the problem being otherviews being embraced, we beginto read what those confusing otherviews were. In the third and nal

sentence of the second paragraph,we learn that the primary maer ofconcern expressed by Ellen White asa result of her vision is that time isnot to be a test aer 1844. In otherwords, new dates were not to be setfor Christs return. The writers con-cern was that the departure fromreasoned unity based on the unas-sailable date was leading to grow-ing disunity due to new time-seing.

Instead of bringing new light, theother views for the termination ofthe 2300-year prophecy were caus-ing considerable darkness andconfusion.

In the compound sentence, thecorrectview of the daily is plainly

contrasted with the other viewswhich we know are incorrectviews.Both correct and incorrect viewsare in the context of the daily ofDaniel 8:13 regarding time fulll-ment. Neither one has anything todo with the denition of the daily.Both views refer only to the con-temporary fulllment of the 2300-year prophecy. The anticipatedevent was their consuming focus.The time was at hand.

The unity of the rst half of

the compound sentence was basedon condence in the unchallengeddate of termination of that proph-ecy: 1844. Those calculations weredirected by the hand of the Lord.It wasnt until aer1844aerJesusdid not come as expected--that theother incorrect views entered, asdenial of the accuracy of the calcu-lations led to new dates for the ter-mination of the prophecy and thereturn of Jesus.

This understanding of the prob-lem of the other views withstandsinvestigation, because we knowthat at least six times since 1844,Adventisms message and unity washindered by fanatics who refusedsound reasoning and persisted inmoving the rmly-established datesfor the commencement and end ofthe 2300-year prophecy. However,the last time prophecy of the Biblehad ended in 1844. Believers eitherstayed on the path established by

divinely-led study and propheticinspiration, or they fell o the pathinto darkness and confusion.

Having made her reproof regard-ing date-seing succinctly, EllenWhite, in the rst sentence of thethird paragraph, moved readers for-ward, focusing their aention on thetask at hand: the proclamation of thethird angels message. It was not to

be proclaimed with any appended

message of time. It did not and doesnot need time to strengthen it; and. . . it will go in mighty power.

In the fourth paragraph of thatpassage, she identies one more con-fusing other view being embraced.Some mistakenly believed they hada work to do among the Jews in Old

Jerusalem, when there was a moreprotable eld of labor in the UnitedStates. This view she also reproved.

Defning the Daily

Regarding the denition of thedaily in the passage of inquiry,we know that Ellen White could notclarify that term for fellow pioneers

because she had no instructionregarding its meaning. The ques-tion, then, is Can the denition ofthe daily be ascertained from EarlyWritings, 74-76? The evidence yieldsone defensible answer: No.

The daily is not dened bystatement or implication in thisfour-paragraph passage, becausethe entire maer being addressedis time. Mrs. White uses the phrasethe daily as Daniel does in Daniel8:13: How long [until when] shall

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Daniels prophecy pertained to theirtime in history.

The termination of the prophecyin 1844 regarding the daily andthe sanctuary was the unifying ele-ment for the Advent believers. Thusthe issues of correct views re-

garding time and confusing other

views involving time-seing thatdenied the accuracy of the calcula-tions were the focus of Ellen Whites

recorded vision. Prior to 1844, unityon the denition of the daily wascertainly not as pressing as the eventthey believed was about to happen.

But in the years since 1844, withunderstanding gained as to Jesusministry in the Most Holy Place, ithas become more important to uni-fy on the meaning of the daily, fordisunity dishonors God and weak-ens the movement. Indeed, EllenWhites last counsel to the brethren

regarding the daily was to delayno longer to come together to agreeon a biblically-based denition forthat term: A special work now restsupon us of solemnly investigatingthese maers, and in the name of theLord to unify. Leer 50, 1910; 20 MR223, emphasis added. (Full leer inFebruary issue.)

We believe that theological andhistorical documentation, as wellas pioneer correspondence, proves

beyond question that the only de-

fensible denition of the dailyis the ministry of Christ in therst apartment.

A Further Confrmation

o Chronology

W. W. Presco, in his leaet TheDaily: A Brief Reply to the Two Leaetson This Subject , presented a histori-

cal context of relevant events thatoccurred prior to the writing of theEarly Writings passage under inves-tigation. His views are in harmonywith the historical evidence herepresented and with the writings ofEllen White. His objective was to

show that the passage in question

could not be used to support the pa-ganism view, because the denitionof the daily was not even a sig-

nicant issue at that time in history.The dominant interest during thattime period was time fulllmentof the 2300-year prophecy and thepost-1844 urry of time-seing. Thepioneers overwhelming focus wasHow long? not What is? Thatfocus indicated their correct viewregarding the daily. His wrienargument is here quoted, begin-ning midway through the secondparagraph:

Inasmuch as an appeal has beenmade to the teaching of the spirit ofprophecy as the basis for the claimthat the daily of Daniel 8 is pagan-ism, and that it was taken awayin 508 A.D., it seems necessary toconsider what is said in the spiritof prophecy concerning the daily,in order that, if possible, the preju-dice which has been created by themisinterpretation of a certain quota-tion may be removed. But instead ofquoting one or two sentences

out of their connection,and interpreting themin harmony witha preconceivedopinion, wewill quotemore atlength thepassage inquestion,as found

in Early Writings (edition of 1893),page 64 of the rst part: [Here thefour paragraphs in question arequoted.]

The reading of this extract willmake it clear to any unprejudicedmind that the topic under consider-

ation is the question of time. The ap-plication of the counsel here givenwill be understood more clearly bya consideration of the experiences ofthe Advent believers up to the timewhen this testimony was given in1850. The orthodox interpretation ofthe lile horn of the eighth chapterof Daniel was that it was a symbol ofAntiochus Epiphanies; that the 2300days were literal days, commencingwith the time when Antiochus pol-luted the temple at Jerusalem; and

that the daily sacrice referred tothe daily oerings made accordingto the ceremonial law. In harmonywith this view the translators sup-plied the word sacrice in the ex-pression the daily sacrice. TheAdventists, on the other hand, main-tained that the lile horn was a sym-

bol of Rome, pagan and papal; thatthe 2300 days were prophetic days,fullled in literal years; and that thisperiod commenced in B.C. 457 and

ended in 1844. Aer the passing ofthe time in 1844, there was an eortmade to readjust this period of 2300years to some point in the future;and up to 1850 at least six dierentadjustments had been made, bring-ing much confusion into the Ad-vent ranks. Then came this counselthrough the spirit of prophecy, thatthe wordsacri-ce

The daily is not dened by statement or

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should not be supplied, and that,therefore, the interpretation whichfound in the work of Antiochus thefulllment of this prophecy was in-correct; that the view entertainedprevious to 1844 which made theyear 1844 the true termination ofthe prophetic period of 2300 yearswas correct; and that a true timemessage would never again be pro-

claimed. Time has never been atest since 1844, and it will never bea test. This same general statementwas made later and is found on page107 [now 1 SG 148], second part ofthe same edition of Early Writings,

being the seventh paragraph of thearticle entitled The Advent Move-ment Illustrated:

Jesus did not come to earth asthe waiting, joyful company expect-ed, to cleanse the sanctuary by pu-

rifying the earth by re. I saw thatthey were correct in their reckoningof the prophetic periods; prophetictime closed in 1844, and Jesus en-tered the most holy place to cleansethe sanctuary at the ending of thedays. Their mistake consisted in notunderstanding what the sanctuarywas and the nature of its cleansing.

That this is the right view of thisinstruction given through the spiritof prophecy will appear more plain-ly when we remember that since

1844 there has been until recentlyno dierence of opinion as to whatthe daily was, and that the confu-sion which arose aer 1844 was noton account of a change in interpreta-tion in this respect, but because ofthe many aempts to readjust theprophetic period of 2300 years andto set new times still in the futurefor the expiration of this period,and for the appearance of Christ in

the clouds of heaven; therefore, it issaid,: When union existed before1844, nearly all were united on thecorrect view of the daily; but in theconfusion since 1844 other viewshave been embraced, and darknessand confusion have followed. Theother views were with reference totime, concerning which many dif-ferent interpretations were brought

forward, causing darkness and con-fusion, but during all that periodthere was no controversy as to whatthe daily represented.

In interpreting this prophecythe early Adventists placed the em-phasis upon the question, Howlong shall be the vision concerningthe daily? etc., and upon the reply,Unto two thousand and three hun-dred evenings and mornings. Thisperiod of time and the date which

marked its expiration were the sub-jects which claimed their chief aen-tion, and concerning these maersthey had the correct view.

This accounting of the unity ofthe early movement based on thecertainty of prophetic time interpre-tation is mirrored in James Whitesarticle:

Main Pillar o Original Faith

Built Upon 457 BC Date

B.C. 457, was the year present-ed, and clearly proved by BrotherMiller, as the true date for the com-mencement of the 2300 days. It waspublished to the world by everySecond Advent paper in the land,

by books, and by public lectures, asthe true date. The proof was so veryconclusive that those who examinedthe point with candor embraced it

at once. Learned opponents did not,and could not; show that we wereincorrect in dating the 2300 daysfrom B.C. 457. With this clearly as-certained date for the commencementof the main pillar of the originalAdvent faith, lecturers went forthunited to give the judgment hour cry.This was the date wrien upon thechronological chart of the visions of

Daniel and John [1843 chart], pub-lished by J. V. Himes, 14 DevonshireSt. White, James, Review andHerald, Dec. 1850, p. 13, col. 1,emphasis added.

Now read the second paragraphin Early Writings again: Then I sawin relation to the daily (Daniel 8:12)that the word sacrice was sup-plied by mans wisdom, and doesnot belong to the text, and that theLord gave the correct view of it to

those who gave the judgment hour cry.When union existed, before 1844,nearly all were united on the correctview of the daily; but in the confu-sion since 1844, other views have

been embraced, and darkness andconfusion have followed. Time hasnot been a test since 1844, and it willnever again be a test. EW 74-75,emphasis added.

The focus of Daniel 8:13-14 wasfulllment of a time prophecy, andthe focus of the Early Writings pas-

sage was time, as wellboth up-holding the accurate computationof time and rebuking time-seing.Time-seing aer 1844 was a tragicsetback aer such prior condencein the dates originating from astudy of Daniel 8:11-14, which, aswe know, gave rise to the Milleritethen the Advent movement. It wasof such serious consequence that theLord was moved to send a vision toP

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reprove that activity.

A Summary

To summarize, then, the correctview of the daily on which nearly

all were united before 1844 referredwholly to time. So did the incorrectother views which caused dark-ness and confusion. Both views fo-cused on time: the date of fulllmentof the vision concerning the daily.

The denition of paganism, there-fore, has no place in this context,and no valid claim of consensus be-fore 1844, either. While a maer ofdisagreement, the denitionor interpretation of the dai-ly simply was not yet an

issue of signicant weightto cause division, being un-derstandably preceded andeclipsed by the predominantexpectation of the Lords im-minent return. It is on thedate of the termination ofthe 2300-year prophecy thatthe Advent believers were inunanimous accord.

A correct understandingof the passage in question is

one of utmost importance, because a misunderstand-ing has prevented unityamong us. The overridingfocus of the daily in Mrs. Whitesphrase correct view of the dailyis in connection to the fulllmentof the 2300-year time prophecy. TheAdvent movement was unanimousin their acceptance of the calcula-tions regarding the genesis and ter-mination of the 2300-year prophecy.They knew precisely how long shall

be the vision concerning the dailyand the sanctuary was to extend: to1844. (See Daniel 8:13.) While we donot deny or belile the importanceof understanding the oppressiveacts of the lile horn regarding thedaily and the sanctuary, etc., nev-ertheless, we claim that to construe ameaning or support for a denitionof the daily from this particularsentence or from anywhere in the

Early Writings passage is to miscon-strue the entire context, purpose,and emphasis of the passage.

When Ellen White referred in thesecond paragraph to when unionexisted, before 1844, the unionshe mentioned was based on the un-

shakable calculations of time relatedto Daniels question that gave suchimpetus and success to the earlymovement. Aer 1844, however, thedisappointed, disaected ones whodid not accept the understandingthat the sanctuary to be cleansedwas the heavenly one began set-ting new dates for Jesus imminentreturn. In the confusion, the move-

ment lost some of its earlier strength.The rst three paragraphs in theEarly Writings passageare indeed allabout, and only about, time-seing.

Acceptance o Ministry View Seen

as Disloyalty to Inspiration

What follows pertains to a seri-ous maer arising during the earlyyears of the Advent movementamaer which persists today, caus-ing disunity. The primary reasonthe daily passage in questionwas and still is interpreted by somesincere Adventist brethren to be avalidation of the paganism viewof the daily is their belief that, asPresco expressed it in the opening

paragraph of his leaet, those whowould accept any view other thanpaganism are squarely contradict-ing the plain statements of the spiritof prophecy.

This very opinion was expressedby Elder Haskell, one of the leading

post-1844 proponents of the pagan-ism view. In a leer to Ellen Whiteon December 6, 1909, he began, Wehave been very sorry to nd that theSIGNS has been bringing Prescosview of the daily to the front, andthat Presco is trying to weave,adroitly, into the reading for theweek of prayer this view, so it will

be read by all our people. It is not somuch because the doc-trine itself would be so

bad, were it not for the

inuence it will have onmany minds concerningyour testimonies. Thereare many of our breth-ren who think your tes-timonies are changed,and can be changed, andthat because of this, theyare not reliable. That thelight you have had inthe past can be changedto new views, and these

brethren think the EarlyWritings teaches in di-rect opposition to thesenew views. And right

here is the worst eect of these newviews on our people.

Notice, please, that Haskell didnot nd fault with the ministry-of-Christ view: It is not so much be-cause the doctrine itself would beso bad. . . . Rather, he feared theimplications related to the spirit ofprophecy if that new view were

accepted: . . . Were it not for the in-uence it will have on many mindsconcerning your testimonies.

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the light you have had in the pastcan be changed to new views, andthese brethren think that EarlyWritings teaches in direct opposi-tion to these new views. And righthere is the worst eect of these newviews on our people.

For Haskell, a loss of condencein the divine inspiration of EllenWhites counsel would have veryserious consequences for the earlymovement, to which he was de-voted. He would not swerve fromhis belief about the daily beingpaganism because he believed herwords in Early Writings indicatedsupport for that view. If any otherdenition of the daily were to beaccepted, he worried that her writ-ings, so helpful to the movement,

would be discredited. And since hebelieved her words were inspired,how could he believe otherwiseeven in the face of documentationproving paganism untenable?

Sad Irony

Ironically, Haskell so greatlyfeared division in the movementdue to shaken condence in Ellen

Whites writings that he unwiing-ly encouraged disunity by his prom-ulgation of the paganism view,despite indisputable evidence dis-proving it. Sadly, division on boththe daily and the inspiration ofEllen Whites writings unneces-sarily continues today, cripplingthe mission and message of Godsnal church.

Without doubt, her words wereinspired of the Lord to meet thevery time-seing crisis the early

Adventists were facing. And if yourecall from an earlier part of thisarticle, Ellen White herself said,during her interview with Daniells,that the view that had been heldand presented regarding the dateswas correct , hence the correctview she mentioned twice in EarlyWritings. Both referencesonce inregard to a supplied word and oncein regard to the dailywere in

the context ofprophetic time.

As it was,the mistakenHaskell andothers holdingthe paganism

view

sim-plyre-gardedall conten-tions that thedaily was the ministry ofChrist as blatant oppositionto the spirit of prophecy. Such isthe view still held by some sincere

souls today, whose motives and in-tegrity we do not impugn while weplead that they reconsider their po-sitions on the basis on informationpresented in this series of articles.

We humbly petition the Lordthat this exposition may serve tosele the daily issue and beginto unite our movement to the de-gree that it can be said of us exactlywhat was said of the early Adventmovement: Of all the great reli-

gious movements since the days ofthe apostles, none have been morefree from human imperfection andthe wiles of Satan than was that ofthe autumn of 1844. Even now, af-ter the lapse of many years, all whoshared in that movement and whohave stood rm upon the platformof truth still feel the holy inuenceof that blessed work and bear wit-ness that it was of God. GC 401.

An Invitation

Please join us in our next issue ofOur Firm Foundation, wherein somewritings of Brothers A. T. Jones,Uriah Smith, Willie White and oth-ers will be briey examined in or-der to clarify the foundations uponwhich they built. Let us rememberto study wisely, though, lest we fallinto error by basing our beliefs on

theopin-ions of men,rather thanon the livingOracles. Nextmonth we will alsooer additionaldenitive Biblicaland historical evi-dence concerningthe daily that we

pray will sele thislong-standing con-fusion.

Heidi Heiks, editor oOur Firm Foundationmagazine, has beena college educator, anauthor, and a radiospeaker or The Peo-

ple o the Book radio program. Hecontinues to write and is currentlya teacher and speaker or Hope In-ternational throughout the UnitedStates.

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Part 2

Fanaticism

Lord. They have various arguments.They say: Not all of the antitypesymbols were fullled when Jesusdied. Is that true or not? Yes, it is true.

They say that we must continue tokeep each symbol until it is fullled.

I do not know why they choose tokeep the Passover. That one was ful-lled when Jesus died. The Day ofAtonement, I can see. That one is stilland will continue to be in the processof being fullled until aer the mil-lenium. But that was Pauls conten-tion in the book of Galatians. And inGalatians 3:19 (all texts are from the

the Day of Atonement and so on.I found that these groups of peo-ple are all over the United States,Europe and other places. They are

even having camp meetings nowwhere they celebrate the feast days.And they are growing in their faithstep by step. They believe that theyare becoming ready for the 144,000. Iwas surprised.

Of course, Ellen White did not keepthe feast days, nor did our pioneers,

but these people have a faith that hasgone beyond our pioneers faith. Ithas gone beyond the prophets of the

This second part begins with the topicraised at the end of part one, regardingthose who decide that the only parts ofSpirit of Prophecy that are inspired are

those with which they agree.

Feast Days

Before long they were keep-ing the Jewish feast days.I thought: There are only

two or three people keeping the feastdays. But I was surprised. There areAdventists keeping the Passover,

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days and months and seasons andyears. (These were jubilee years.These were the various seasons.These were all the Jewish cer-emonies.) I am afraid for you, lestI have labored for you in vain. So,

these people were bringing back inthe Jewish ceremonies. They werebringing circumcision back in, andall the things associated with the

Jewish system.Then Paul says in Galatians 5:2:

Indeed I, Paul, say to you that ifyou become circumcised, Christwill prot you nothing. We needto rightly divide the Word of truth.Paul took Timothy and circumcisedhim. Why? So that he could go andminister to the Jews. It had no spiri-

tual signicance whatsoever. Buthe said: If you Galatians who arepagan, and have no reason to be cir-cumcised, become circumcised be-cause you think that this still hasreligious signicance, you havedenied Christ, and He is nothing toyou. He says in verse three: AndI testify again to every man who

becomes circumcised that he is adebtor to keep the whole law. Whatdoes that mean? That means the

animal sacrices. If a person beginsto keep the Passover or the Day ofAtonement, he is obliged to begin tokill animalsagain. There is no oth-er way to keep the Passover or theDay of Atonement or any of theseother ceremonies. They are obligedto keep the whole ceremonial law,Paul says, including the ceremonyof sacricing. You have becomeestranged from Christ, you whoaempt to be justied by law; youhave fallen from grace. Galatians

5:4. I would say that this departurefrom the Bible is rather important.We ought to steer one hundredpercent away from it, and yet I ndpeople falling for this.

False Visions

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who wasborn according to theSpirit, even so it is now [in Galatia].By the way, how did Ishmael per-secute Isaac? Did he throw stonesat him? No. He mocked him. Hethought that he was superior toIsaac. That is the only persecution

that Paul is talkingabout here.

Christians Returning to TypesWhen Antitype Here

He says: This is the way it isnow. Those people that have gone

back to the Jewish ceremonies be-lieve that they are superior to therest of the church. And what didPaul say that the church should do?Notice in verse 30: Cast out the

bondwoman and her son, for theson of the bondwoman shall not beheir with the son of the freewoman.Now here he is talking about disfel-lowshiping. Disfellowshiping thosewho are agitating the feast days,agitating these Jewish ceremonies.

Look at Galatians 4:9-11 to makesure that we understand what he isencompassing here: But now aeryou have known God, or rather areknown by God, how is it that you

turn again to the weak and beg-garly elements, to which you desireagain to be in bondage? You observe

NKJV) he says: What purposethen does the law serve? It was add-ed because of transgressions. Now,some people use this to talk about theseventh-day Sabbath. Let me ask you,was the seventh-day Sabbath added

because of transgression? It was herebefore sin came along.

What purpose then does thelaw serve? It was added because oftransgressions, but until when wasit added? Until everything was ful-lled? No. It was added until the seedshould come. It was not added untileverything was fullled. The newcovenant began when Jesus died,and the curtain was torn from top to

boom. Then we began the new cov-enant with a heavenly sanctuary, anda heavenly priesthood, and when itcame, we began to keep the real Day

of Atonement, and thereal ceremo-nies instead of the typical.

Hagar Had to Go

Paul continues this argumentin Galatians 4:21. He speaks of thelaws given from Sinai as being likeHagar and Ishmael, and the newcovenant, represented by the new

Jerusalem, being like Sarah and

Isaac. Hagar was intended to be themidwife to bring about the childof promise. Paul said in Galatians3:24 that the laws were our tutorto bring us to Christ. They wereour schoolmaster. And that is whatHagar was intended to be, a mid-wife to help bring about the child ofpromise. She was never intended to

be the mother of the child. And therecame a time when she had to be toldto take her son and go, because shewas interfering with the true child

of the promise. So it is that Paulsays that these services were neverintended to be the mother of salva-tion. They were only intended to leadus to Christthe true Covenantinwhom we can nd salvation. Theold covenant had to go, just as Hagarand her son had to go.

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and time again was the area of falsevisions and false prophecies. These,again, we are nding coming backinto the church today. I was look-ing through my mail one day, andin one mailing I found leers from

three prophets or their followers:one from Washington, one fromOregon, and one from France. Ata camp meeting two years ago wehad a prophet from Texas. He had a

beard, which is all right; but he be-lieved that it was wrong to shave.

He also believed that no one whocut the corners of his beard shouldreceive the tithe. So he was the onlyone who had the right to receivethe tithe.

I believe that we are going tosee more and more false prophets

before Jesus comes. Ellen White en-

countered them all the time duringher ministry. Look with me at thefalse prophets favorite text, Joel2:28-29: And it shall come to passaerward that I will pour out MySpirit on all esh; your sons andyour daughters shall prophesy,your old men shall dream dreams,your young men shall see visions;and also on My menservants andon My maidservants I will pour outMy Spirit in those days. As you cansee here, God says that He is go-

ing to pour out His Spirit and givedreams and visions, not just to one,namely Ellen White, but to many,

both men and women. If we thinkthat Ellen White is the only prophet,then what do you do about thistext? Obviously, there are goingto be many more than Ellen White,and I am one of them. I havefound that Joel 2:28 is the founda-tion text for most people who claim

to be prophets in theAdventist Church in the last days. I

believe that it has been misused.

Gift of Prophecy Not theMost Important Gift

Let me ask you, rst of all, whatposition, as far as position of im-portance and position of ranking,did the gi of prophecy have inthe New Testament church? Lookat 1 Corinthians 12:28: And God

has appointed these in the church:rst apostles, second prophets.He enumerates them one and two.Prophets are number two. Now,the word apostle is a New Testamentterm, mostly usedby Paul aer Jesusdied. Nevertheless, this principle ofprophets being number two is a

biblical principle. Therewas always a gigreater than thatof a prophet. Look

at Jesusministryand Jesusteaching in

Mahew 11. Here we have a manthat people are going out to see, and

Jesus says in verse nine: But whatdid you go out to see? A prophet?Yes, I say to you, and more thana prophet. Here was a man whohad a gi that was greater than that

of being a prophet. Being a prophetwas number two; he was more thana prophet. And what did Jesus sayin verse eleven? Assuredly, I say toyou, among those born of womenthere has not risen one greater than

John the Baptist. He had the greatestgi, a gi that was greater than thatof prophecy.

In the Old Testament there werevarious people who had giftsgreater than that of prophecy. Inthe New Testament we had many,

many prophets but only a fewapostles. In the church of Antiochin Syria, there were around veprophets. They did not have a world-wide message. They might havehad a dream or vision for a localsituation or a local person or a vi-sion to help and direct in soul-win-ning work, but they did not havea message for the whole church asPaul did. Philip had four daughterswho were all prophets. (Acts 21.)

We read of prophets all throughthe New Testament, but only a fewapostles. Throughout the Bible wehave had prophets, and only a fewpeople that were greater than aprophet, such as Elah and Moses.

Miriam andAaron vs.Moses

We also have a

very interesting ac-count in Numbers 12, oneof the most interesting

in the Bible. Here wehave two proph-

ets, Miriam andAaron, who be-

came jealous of someonewho was greater than a prophet:Then Miriam and Aaron spokeagainst Moses (Numbers 12:1),

I believe that we are going to see more and more

false prophets before Jesus comes. Ellen White

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and they used his wife as a pretext.However, notice the real reason inverse two: And they said, Has theLord indeed spoken only throughMoses? Has He not spoken throughus also? They wanted to comparethemselves to Moses. Moses, lis-

ten. Yes, God has a message throughyou; but he has a message through us,too. Do not stand alone from us. Weare prophets, too. God has spokenthrough us. The Bible conrms thatMiriam was a prophet, and I thinkAaron was a prophet, too. And theysaid: God has spoken through us,so why arent we your equal?

And the Lord heard, and Hecalled Moses, Miriam and Aaron toHim and said: Hear now My words:If there is a prophet among you, I,

the Lord, make Myself known tohim in a vision, and I speak to himin a dream. Not so with My servantMoses; he is faithful in all My house.I speak with him face to face, evenplainly, and not in dark sayings;and he sees the form of the Lord.Why then were you not afraid tospeak against My servant Moses?(Num bers 12:6-8.) Here was some-one who God said is greater than aprophet. Moses has a gi greater

than you do, Miriam, and greaterthan you do, Aaron.Here we have two genuine

prophets, not false prophets, butgenuine, actual prophets. Theywere jealous of someone who wasmore than a prophet, and they werecomparing themselves to some-one who was more than a prophet.What was Gods response? The an-ger of the Lord was aroused againstthem, and He departed. And whenthe cloud departed from above the

tabernacle, suddenly Miriam be-came leprous, as white as snow.(Num bers 12:9-10.) Gods responsewas to make Miriam, a true prophetof God, a leper as white as snow,

because she had compared herselfwith someone who was more than aprophet. Is that not interesting?

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Now, in the lastdays, while it is prophesied thatwe will have many people whowill have dreams and visions, wehave in Malachi 4:5 a prophecy thatthe Lord will send someone who ismore than a prophet, someone like

Elah, as was John the Baptist. Weknow that Elah represents some-one who is more than a prophet. InMahew 17:12, Jesus said thatJohnthe Baptist was the Elah who wasto come. He was the Elah, and hewas also greater than a prophet.

Malachi 4:5 says: Behold, I willsend you Elah the prophet beforethe coming of the great and dread-ful day of the Lord. The great anddreadful day of the Lord is the sec-ond coming of Christ. So before the

second coming of Christ there is tocome Elah the prophet, and hewill turn the hearts of the fathers tothe children, and the hearts of thechildren to their fathers, lest I comeand strike the earth with a curse.Malachi 4:6.

EGW Much MoreThan Prophet

In Selected Messages, book 1, pages32-36, Ellen White says: Why haveI not claimed to be a prophet?Because in these days many who

boldly claim that they are proph-ets are a reproach to the cause ofChrist; and because my work in-cludes much more than the word`prophet signies. Not more,she says, but much more than theword prophet signies. There isonly one gi that is greater thanthat of a prophet. And that is the gi

that John the Baptist had, the gi ofapostleship, which Moses also had.

Was Moses a greater prophetthan John the Baptist? He could not

be, for Jesus said that no one wasgreater. Jesus did not say that Johnthe Baptist was greater than any-one else; He said that no one wasgreater. He had the greatest gi.Moses had the greatest gi. Neitherone was greater than the other. Ellen

White had the greatest gi. In SelectedMessages, book 1, pages 31-39, EllenWhite says that her gi was muchgreater than that of being a prophet.

Expect Dreams and Visions

In the early days of our church,God gave many people dreams and

visions, in fulllment of Joel 2:28-29.I believe that when the church ispurified we will see that happenagain. We are not going to see peoplecoming out and saying: Listen, Iam another Ellen White, I am an-

other Elah. I am another messen-ger with a message for the wholechurch. The Bible does not say: Iwill send you Elahs. What does itsay? Elah. But many people willreceive dreams and visions.

When I pastored in Pennsylvania,my next-door neighbor was a colpor-teur leader, a man of God. I do notthink a week went by when he wasnot out going to visit some colporteurto help him. On the way, he wouldhave a strong impression. Turn in

here, or turn in there. He wouldstop, and there wassomeone who said:We dreamed about you last night,and here you are atour door. Everyplace was a special call of God.He would come to share these ex-periences. We spent many eveningstogether. Do you think that the Lordloves someone enough to direct himtoday? Do you think the time couldcome when the Lord might direct us

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and say: Here is a town where you

need to hold meetings. These peopleare receptive; I have been preparing

them. Or, Here is a family. Nota message for the whole church, but

a message to help us nish the workso that Jesus can come.

The True Will Be Called False

Dear friends, I will, by nature,reject ninety-nine percent of thefanaticism that comes, but there issomething just for me. And I want totell you that there is something just

for you, and theonly way that we are go-

ing to be able to survive the fanati-cal elements that come to counterfeitthe true revivals is, as Ellen Whitesays, by being a student of the Word.None but those who have fortied

the mind with the truths of the Biblewill stand through the last great con-ict. The Great Controversy, 593-594.

Ellen White says in Gospel Workers,170, that when the true revivalcomes, it will be called fanatical. Sohere we have genuine fanaticism,and the true revival is called fanat-icism. That is really confusing, isntit? Nevertheless, in the nal work,we are going to face every phase andspecies of fanaticism, and some of itis going to be so subtle at the begin-

ning that there will no other way todierentiate between the truth andthe error except by having our eyesanointed with the Holy Spirit and thestudy of Gods Word.

Make a Commitment

I hope that every one of you isspending that hour, at least an houra day, with the Bible and the Spirit

of Prophecy. I would like to encourageyou to make that commitment.

If I am going to go through to theend, I have to be rooted and grounded

in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.There isno other way. I simply set a stop-watch, because I have found that, if I donot do it, I think that I have put in anhour when it has been only een ortwenty minutes. I say, I amgoing toget this time in. This is my most im-portant time. If I do not eat, that is onething. If I lose a lile sleep or I miss a fewtelephone calls, that is one thing; but Iam going to get my time in with the

Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.Remember, there is more than one

way to study the Bible. The Phariseesstudied the Bible, the Sadducees stud-ied the Bible, and the fanatics are allstudying the Bible. There is a wayto study and a way not to study.

Many, many will be lost becausethey have not studied their Biblesupon their knees. The Ellen G. White1888 Materials, 197.

I have learned that we must cometo the Lord with a broken and humbleheart. We must say: Lord, I am nothere to teach you; but I am here to betaught. I am not here to learn some-thing new. I am here to be converted.I am here because I am a sinner in needof salvation. I am not here to learn some-thing new and strange, and to be able

to give my doctrine to the world or towrite a book. I am not here even toteach the gospel to someone else. I amhere because I need to be convertedtoday. I need to be changed in heartand life and character. Lord, showme your Word, which should notmake me proud; but which will showme my deep need of a Saviour. I amhere to fall at the foot of the cross andto be broken.

There is no other way to study

the Word. We are not to study theWord in order to prove the Sabbathto someone, or to prove this or that.There is a place for that, but my houra day is not to prove the Sabbath orto prove anything else. I need my houra day with the Word because I needto be converted today, and it is only

by spending time with the Lord thatit can happen.

Make this commitment today. Donot let this day go by without spend-ing that hour with the Bible and the

Spirit of Prophecy. And do it tomor-row also, and the next day, and ev-ery day until Jesus comes.

Condensed from one ofMarshall Grosbollscamp meeting ser-mons at HopeInternationals 1991camp meeting.

When the true revival comes,

it will be called fanatical.

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Childrens Story

During World War II, fourfriends could oen be foundwatching the military troopand supply trains in the busy trainyard in their town. When trooptrains arrived, they moved closer

to the tracks, scanning the soldiersfaces, hoping to see fathers, unclesor cousins returning safely fromthe war. Almost everyone at thattime had at least one relative ght-ing in the war.

One day an engine pulled sev-eral at cars loaded with heavytanks into the noisy yard. Lookat those monsters! Cappy yelled.Such huge equipment was a highpoint of their war watch. And when

those at cars remained in the trainyard for a couple of days, the urgeto investigate close up was toomuch to resist. When one of themsaid, Lets get a closer look, theyall agreed.

Trespassing was their rst baddecision. When no one was look-ing, Tommy said, Quick! Beforesomebody comes! All four scram-

bled onto one of the at cars. Upover the massive metal tracks of ahuge tank they went. Two of them

opened the metal hatch by the ma-chine gun, and into the tank allfour half climbed, half jumped. Ican hardly believe were actuallyinside the tank! Cappy exclaimed.

First they looked out the narrowopening used by the tank driver.Then they sat in the hard seats.They took turns playing driveror gunner of the huge cannon.All of this seemed harmless, but

then temptation arrived. Ellisfound a telescope used by soldiersto scout for enemies. Look at this!he said.

Oh, man. What a beauty, saidJoey. Everyone crowded around the

telescope.Give us a turn, said Tommy,

anxious to scout around the trainyard for enemy guards. Thatswhen they made the second baddecision.

Ellis said, I bet this is worth a lotof money. We could sell it and splitthe money. Now, during the war,many families struggled nancial-ly. When the father was away in thewar, the mother stayed home with

the children. Day care wasnt avail-able like it is today. So under thosewar circumstances, some familiesdidnt have much moneyand thefour boys came from families likethat. Pulling their wagons, they of-ten searched for tin cans, used cop-per wire, glass, and rubber tires.

Junkyards would give pennies onthe pound for such things, but herewas a possibility to make dollars!

The boys agreed to take whatwas not theirs, and sell it. All, that

is, except one boy. Joey said, Wecant take that. Its not ours, and

besides, some soldiers might needit in the war.

Ellis answered, Then theyshouldnt have le it in the tank. Ifwe dont take it, someone else willnd it and sell it. They well loseour chance. Cappy and Tommysided with Ellis.

Joey tried again. Guys, its

stealing! But they wouldnt listen.Finally, he said, Look, what youredoing is wrong, and I dont wantanything to do with this. I dontwant any money from it.

That suits us just ne, Mr.

Perfect, said Tommy nastily. Someother hurtful things were said to

Joey, but not for long. The otherthree were just happy to split thedishonest money three ways in-stead of four.

Joey went straight home aerthey le the tank. He was so disap-pointed in his friends. He couldntstop them from stealing the tele-scope, but he didnt want any partof their sin. He never even asked

them later what happened to thetelescope.Today, grown-up Joey still re-

members that time when, as a boy,he took a stand for honesty by him-self. Our trespassing denitelyled to a bigger temptation. Eventhough their comments hurt at thetime, Im glad I didnt join in whatthey did. Sometimes I wonder iftheir consciences bothered them. Ihope theyve asked God to forgivetheir stealing.

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Some years ago I did apresentation at a campmeeting entitled, HowMuch Milk Is Too Much

Milk? Before the presentation onedear saint said, I drink a lile bitof both kinds. She meant that sheused a lile cows milk and a lilesoy or other alternative.

My presentation was not aboutliteral milk at all. It was actually

about the milk of Gods Word, butthe response I received did causeme to think a lile more seriouslyabout this lile bit of both mental-ity. Is a lile bit of cows milk reallyokay? If you are like me, typically,if you dont see anything oating inyour milk, you assume it is not allthat bad. Aer all, if I dont see it,surely it cant hurt me! Or can it?

Growing up in the good olesouth as a good ole Southern

Baptist eating my mothers fabu-lous cooking from those good olesouthern recipes, milk, cheese and

buer were staples of our diet. Theywere whats good for the body, orso we thought, and they tasted real-ly good. When I decided to becomea vegetarian for my healths sake, Iwas told that dairy really is not that

bad. If Id just stay away from theesh meats, Id be okay. So for manyyears I felt really good about beingan ova lacto vegetarian. Aer all,

most of the dishes at church pot-lucks (also known as fellowshipdinners) were made with dairyand lots of it. It wasnt until abouttwenty years ago that I came acrossinformation that made me take asecond look at my ova lacto diet.

As a child, pus and lile squig-gly bugs were intriguing, but Inever felt an overwhelming desireto eat them. Today, on the other

hand, I nd a vast array of peoplethat choose not to give them up.Ridiculous! you say. But have youever heard this statement: I amnot going to give up my milk andcheese? You might have even saidit yourself. May I share a few factswith you before you throw me out?

High and Unhealthy Protein

Milk is a staple of the American

diet, for the most part. It is evencalled the perfect food, and itis--for a calf. So what does it havethat we need? The rst thing mostpeople will say is calcium, but didyou know that you can only useabout eleven percent of the calciumin cows milk because it lacks theneeded amount of magnesium toprocess it? Also, the protein levelin milk is so high that it can actu-ally leach calcium out of the body.

Did you know that the countriesthat consume high protein di-ets have the highest occurrenceof osteoporosis?

Should we also mention thateighty percent of the protein inmilk is casein? Casein is a powerful

binder used to make polymer forplastics and glues. Just think howmuch more plastic and glue wecould have if people didnt drinkso much milk. Maybe we shouldntthink about that.

While we are on the subject,lets consider some other badthings in milk. Did I tell you thatcasein is a powerful allergen? It isa histamine that creates copiousamounts of mucus in the mucusmembranes. I remember being ina high school choir and the direc-tor not allowing us to drink milk

before a performance because itwould clog us up. (DUH!)

Pus and BacteriaRemember the pus and squig-

gly bugs I mentioned? Well, pus ispus, but let us consider the squig-gly bugs to be bacteria. Cows milkis allowed to have feces in it. Thats

bacteria. Typical pasteurizationfor milk is 162 degrees for eenseconds. Have you ever sanitizedwater? How does 212 degrees forseveral minutes sound? Also, the

bacterium in milk doubles at room

temperature every twenty min-utes. Not fazed? Read on. One cu-

bic centimeter (that is about eendrops) of milk is allowed to haveup to 750,000 somatic (or pus) cellsand 20,000 live bacteria before itis unmarketable. That would be20,000,000 bacteria and 750,000,000pus cells in just over one quart ofmilk. For the sake of simplicity, thateight ounce glass of milk somebody

just drank could have 177,441,150

pus cells and 4,731,600 bacteria. Isit any wonder that some people arelactose intolerant?

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