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We do not rejoice to knoiy that our fellow men are distressed, ana
famishing for want of food: but,'still, the true believer will look up,
and rejoice, in view of redemption, while this sure token of the coming
ofthe-Son of Man is beginning to come to pass.. When we look abroad
to other nations, and see them looking to this country. for food: and
then look at the scarcity, and rising price of food in our own nation, we
cannot doubt but that the " time o f trouble such as never was," is .ast
coming upon the nations of the earth.
BRUNSWICK, Maine, May 3 0 , 1 8 4 7 . JAMES WHITE

THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES.

"And I saw: anxrther sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven an-
gels having the sevien last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath
of--God."—Rev. 15: 1.
For more than one year, it has been my settled faith, that the seven
last plagues were all- in the future, and that they were all to be poured
out before the first resurrection.
It may not be my duty to attempt to point out each plague separate-
ly, but only give some of my reasons fo> believing that they are yet
to be poured out, prior to the second advent. By the light of the bright-
ly shining lamp, (the bible) we can see the events of our past experience
distinctly ; while future events may not be seen in their order so clearly.; -,
If it be true that the plagues are yet to be poured out upon the earth Sb §
before the resurrection and change of the saints, has not the time fully
come for" us to see the light in relatibn to them, that we may better see,
and feel the force of Christ's words ? Watch, ye, therefore, and pray al-
ways, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that
shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21 : 36. , c
From the last clause of Rev. 151 1, "for in them is filled up the • c
wrath of God," it seems clear that all the wrath of God to be poured c I 0)
out on the living wicked, is contained in the plagues. The vails ot - TJ £
wrath will certainly be poured out, in the'day of the wrath of God afio I t
of the Lamb. , ,
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offices, and works. At the crucifixion he was the meek, slain lamb;
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From the ascension,, (o the shutting of the door, Oct. 1844, Jesus This makes it sure, that the trouble comes before the second advent:
stood with wide-spread arms of love, and mercy; ready to receive, for the saints are td escape it, before they "stand before the Son of
and plead the cause of every sinner, who would come to God by him. man." At the second appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, the living
On the 10th day of the'7th' month, 1844, he passed into the Holy of wicked, who are not swept off by the plagues, are to be destroyed by
Holies, where he has since been a merciful "high priest over the house the " brightness of his coming." - 2 Thess. 2 : 8 .
of God." But when his priestly work is finished there, he is to lay off This is positive proof that the plagues come before, and not after the
his priestly attire, and put ofi his most kingly robes, to execute l i s advent; for the wicked will not suffer by the plagues, after they are de-
judgment on the living wicked. Now where shall we look for the day stroyed by the burning glory of his coming.
of wrath, in which will be poured out the viols of wrath ? Not to the The plagues of Egypt, and the deliverance of ancient Israel from
crucifixion, nor while Jesus is fulfilling his Priesthood in the Heavenly bondage, clearly shadow forth the seven last plagues, and the deliver-
Sanctuary-. But, when he lays ofi'his priestly attire, and puts on the ance of the saints.
"garments of vengeance" to "repay fury to his adversaries, recoinpence " I will bring them (the saints) with a mighty hand and astretch-
to his enemies;" then the day of his wrath will have fully come. As ed-out arm. and smite Egypt with plagues AS BEFORE," etc.—2 Edras,
the "wrath of God" on the living wicked is "• filled up" in the plagues,
15: 11. "Zion shall be redeemed with judgment," etc.—Isa. 1: 27.
and as the day of wrath is future, it follows that the plagues are all fu-
see Eze. 20: 33—38. The plagues were poured out on Egypt just be-
ture. I think the following is a prophesy which has been fulfilling since
Oct. 1844. - *" r ' • ^ r r r P . • "i fore, and at the deliverance of Israel; so we may expect the last plagues
on the wicked, just befoie and at the deliverance of the samts.
"And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar We may see by the 91st Psalm, that many of thfe wicked are to be
off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. cut off, while the saints are on the earth, in their mortal state; for they
Yea, truth faileth ; .and he that departeth from evil maketh himselt are to fall by thousands all around them.
a prey; and the Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was n- The saints are exhorted not to fear the plagues at that time, for God
judgment. will give his angels charge over them, so that no plague shall come
"And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was nigh their dwellings ; but such an exhortation would be useless, if the
no intercessor." Isaiah 59 : 14, 15, 16. saints are immortal before the plagues are poured out.
I think that the next two verses, which speak of our Lord's putting The men with slaughter-weapons in their hands have this charge,
on the "garments of vengeance for clothing," to "repay fury to his ad- "come not' near any man upon whom is the mark ;'\which shows that
versaries," point to the wrath of God in the seven last plagues. God the marked saints are in their mortal state, at the slaying time.
has shown this day of wrath, in prophetic vision, to some of his ser- But the humble followers of the Lamb, have nothing to fear from the
vants by different symbols. Ezekiel saw it in the"men with "slaugh-
terrors of the day of his wrath ; for they will be sealed before the plagues
ter-weapons," slaying "utterly, old and young."—Eze. 9 : 5, 6. John
are poured out.
saw it in the " seven last plagueswhile Esdras saw.it in the famine,
pestilence, and the sword. The Bible contains many descriptions of The man "clothed with linen," marks the saints before the slaying
this soon expected day of wrath. commences.
" A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right The " four angels" are not to hurt the "earth, neither the sea, nor
hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee "—see Ps. 91: 5—10. the trees," till the servants of God are sealed in their foreheads—Rev.
" Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand ; it shall come as a 7 : 1—3.
destruction from the Almighty. Therefore shall all hands be faint, and The marking or sealing of the saints, seems to be shadowed forth by
every man's heart shall melt; '—see Isa. 13 : 6—11. the marking of the side posts' and upper door posts of the houses of all
"And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the Israel, before the Lord passed through Egypt, to slay the first-born of
people that have fought against Jerusalem (the saints): Their flesh the Egyptians.
shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes Israel was safe ; for God was their protector in that perilous night.
shall consume away in their holes, and their tongues shall consume The true Israel of God will be safely protected, when Christ rules the na
away in their mouth."—Zech. 14 : 12. tions with a "rod of iron," and dashes them "in peices like'a potter's
" Alas for the day ! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a de- v e s s e l f o r he has promised to giye his angels charge over them, to
struction from the Almighty shall it come." keep them in all their ways.
" The seed is rotted under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, Those who keep the word of Christ's "patience" in this time of wait-
the bams are broken down, for the corn is withered."—see Joel, 1: 15-
in", and trial, will then be kept " FROM the hour of temptation, (or trial)
18; Jer. 30: 23,24; Dan. 12: 1; Hab. 3 : 12,13; Zeph. 1: 17,18;
2nd Esdras, 15 : 10-13. I am quite sure that our Savior referred to which shall come on all the WORLD to try them that dwell upon the
the same, when he spake of "distress of nations, with perplexity;" earth."—Rev. 3 : 10. , v.
"Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things Those who do eyery well, known duty to God, and his children • and
which are coming on the earth."—Luke, 21: 26, 27. In the 36th verse confess their faults to God, and to one another: and are healed from
we are exhorted to constant watchfulness and prayer, that we " may be tijeir faults: will safely rest in the arms of the holy angels, while the
accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and burning wrath of God is baing poured out on those who have rejecte4
to stand before the Son of man:" at his appearing. his counsel, and commandments. But I must leave this subject ror ihe
present, and close with the exhortation of the prophet:
/'Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought
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liis judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness : it may be ye shall and we. shall' not know what hour" he will come upon us. So, that
be hid in the day of the Lord's anger."—Zeph. 2 : 3. pone but those who truly natch, and "hold fast," will know the true
time.—Rev. 3 .• 2, 3. Here I will introduce a quotation from " The
True Midnight Cry," of Aug. 22, 1844.
. " Concerning the time of that (Christ's) coming, he says, in Mark,
THE VOICE OF GOD. 13 : 32, " But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the an-
gels which are in heaven, neither the Son, biit the Father." It is thought
" The Lord also shall roar out ofZion, and utter his voice from Jeru- by many, that this passage proves that men are never to know the time.
salem; and the heavens and earth.shall shake: but the Lord will be But if it proves this, it likewise proves, that the Son of God, himself, is
tue hppe of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel." never to know the time ; for the passage declares precisely the same
Joel, o: lb. Concerning him, that it does concerning angels and men. But can any
Second Advent writers and lecturers, have usually confounded the person believe that our glorious Lord, to whom all power in heaven
voice of God, which is to shake the heavens and the earth, with the and earth is given, is, and will remain ignorant of the time until the
•voice of the Son of God," which will call forth the saints. But I think, very moment that he comes to judge the world ?
that we shall clearly see, that here are two distinct events. The voice If not, then certainly this text can never prove that men may not be
ot God, that is to shake the heavens and the eanh, comes « out of Zion " made to understand the time. An old English version of the passage,
and is uttered "from Jerusalem;-' but before the voice of Jesus calls reads, " But that day and hour no man maketh known, neither the an-
torth the sleeping saints, he is to leave the heavenly Sanctuary and gels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father."
descend from heaven," with his holy angels. Then, and not till then, This is the correct/reading according to several of the ablest critics
will he send his angels to "gather his elect, from the four winds-" of the age. The word know is used here, in the same sense as it is by
while his voice calls them forth to meet him " in the air." If the voice Paul in 1 Cor. 2 : 2. Paul well understood many other things, besides
of Gon, which is to be uttered "from Jerusalem." raises the saints Christ and him crucified, but he determined to make known nothing &se
then they will be caught up to meet the Lord in Jerusalem. But T among them. So in the passage first quoted, it is declared that none
think we shall al agree on this point, that Jesus is first to "descend but God the Father, rnaketh known the day and hour; that is, the
from heaven" with the angels .• then commission the heavenly host to definite time of the second eoming of his Son. And this necessarily im-
plies that God.makes the time known."
W ^ M ^ o f ^ n " 'Vhe a i r " w h i l e h i s voice calls them I believe the above, to be a fair and correct view of the subject, and
forth—Mat. 24 : 30, 31. Thess. 4 : 16, 17. 2 Thess? 1 - 7 that the Father will make known the true time of the advent, without
, A t t h e pouring out of the seventh vial, Rev. 16 17 ,we read .• "and
tnere came a great voice out of the. temple of heaven, from the throne the agency of men, angels, or the Son. The following prophesy is to
the point.
i lS d ? ? e ' " A t l l ' e s a m e there is a great earthquake! " Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel,
produced by the "voice from the throne," which shakes down the saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth ?
cities ot the nations, and removes the islands and mountains. This Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this
• voice irom the throne," which causes the earthquakes, must be the proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel;
same as the voice uttered "from Jerusalem," which shakes the heav- but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
ens and the ealthj^^^ 16, and Jer. 25: 30,31. It seems clear For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination
nat this voice which is to come "out of the temple of heaven, from the within the house of Israel.
throne ' is not the "voice of the Son of God," that raises the' i t s For I am the Lord: I will SPEAK, and the word that I shall speak
for if the voice that raises the saints, comes out of the heavenly temple', shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged ; for in your days,
"from the throne ;" then Jesus remains in heaven,;j>n the throne, and O rebellious house, will I SAY THE WORD, and will perform it, saith
the Lord God,"—Eze. 12 : 22—25.
The burden of this prophesy is time, concerning which, there has
h i ' n s e l f s h a l l 1 d e s c e n d from heaven with* a shout, with
.been true, and false visions. The true vision (or light) on time, was
u S s t a n d w i t k the t r a m p o f G o d ' written'on the Chart, or table.—Hab. 2 : 2. God approved of ^ p r o c -
Then we, which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together lamation of 1843, and the 10th day of the 7th month 1844: by the pour*
with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air."_Thess. 4 : 16.J7 ing out of the Holy Ghost. Since the 7thflwiitii.1844,the " rebellious
Therefore, I think we are safe, in believing that we shall hear the vtice house" of Israel, have been removing the •" land-marks," and writing,
of God, which will shake the heavens and the earth, before Jesus de- and proclaiming false visions; but we all know that it has been the
scends from heaven with his angels and trumpet, to awake and gath- work Of man, and.not of God. Theseflatteringdivinings,.have cheer-
er the elect in the air. . 6 ed on the "rebellious house" of Israel to some extent; but the work
Will not the day and hour of Jesus' Appearing, be made known bv has not had the holy, sanctifying influence, as when God's hand was in
the voice of the Eternal God? u oy the work on time.
That the day and hour will be known by the true children of God The proverb that "every vision faileth," is, or soon will.be complete!;
nP others, appears plain'from the fact, that we are exhorted to
and God Will make it, and the false visions to cease, by speaking from
heaven, and giving his people the true time. "For i am the Lord: 1
waatchforit ; and if we do not watch, Jesus will com? on us « as a thief »
 will SPEAK, and.the word that I shall speak, shall come to pass; etc." This view no doubt, will at once be rejected by many who profess
Now if the burden of this prophecy is time; I think all will admit, to be: looking for Jesus every day and hour ; but I think it will appear
that the word that the Lord God is to speak, is the true time. The very plain, by comparing Rev. 16: 17—21, with chap. 6 : 14—17.
false visions that have been written, and proclaimed by the "rebellious After the heavens depart "as a scroll when rolled together," and the
house" of Israel, have failed: but the word to he spoken by the "Lord "mountains and islands are moved out of their places," "the kings of
God," willle the true time, and will surely come to pass. tfie earth,-and great meD, etc." "hide in the dens, and in the rocks of
Jesus has left us the sure promise, that his Father will make known the mountains," from the awful glory of the coming Jesus, attended
the day and the hour of his coming. The "Lord God" has promised to by "all the holy angels ;" and-call for the rocks and mountains to
speak, and assures us that the word that he will speak, "shall come to fall on them, and hide them from the brightness of his coming (which is
p a s s . ' W i t h such testimony as this before us, from the Father and to destroy all the Jiving wicked at his coming.—2 Thess. 2 : 8 . ) ; and
Son, what other conclusion can we come to, than that the "word which 'overwhelmed with anguish, in view of their expected fate, (when Christ
the Father is to speak, is the true time, and when he speaks, his voice and the angels draw hear the earth to raise and gather the elect,) they
will make it known to his saints ? cry out: " For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be
As the signs in the sun, moon, and stars, have been literal, the able to stand ?"—Rev. 6 : 17..
shaking of the powers of the heavens, Mat. 24 : 29, must also be literal.
Here we see that the wicked who are hid, are still looking forward
-I his sign is not in the past, and as it is a sign, it must come prior to
the advent itself. to the time when the saints alone will "be able to stand" before Christ
at his appearing. If Christ should burst in upon the world as sudden-
Therefore, it is clear, that this last sign will appear when the'"Lord ly and unexpectedly as'some teach, no one would think of hiding in
roars out.of Zion," and shakes the heavens and the earth. We believe caves, dens, and rocks : for they are not within their reach. This shows
that the signs in Rev. 6 : 12—14, are the same as in Mat. 24 : 29, and that an entire change must take place in the earth's surface prior to
Mark, 13 =24, 25. Then the shaking of the powers of the heavens,
the second advent, by the voice of God, in order for the.wicked to have
Mat. 24: 29, is the same as the heavens departing "as a scroll, when
a chance to hide from the expected Lamb, in caves, dens, and rocks OF
it is rolled together." Rev. 6 : 14: for they both follow'the falling of
the mountains. When the Father utters his voice " from the throne,"
the stars.
which is to cause " a great earthquake, such as was riot since men
Now what is this heaven that is to be shaken and rolled together as were upon, the earth:" then there will be a chance' for all the wicked,
a scroll? We may not see this event so clearly now,"as we shall who are not swept off by the former plagues, to hide from the presence
about the time of its fulfilment; but still, it is our duty to receive, and ofthe Lamb. But rocks, caves, and dens, will not shelter them from
cherish all the light that we can see on this, or any other future event the burning glory of that holy throng, for all the living wicked are to
As we travel onward toward the Holy City, our turning lamps discov-' be destroyed"" with the brightness of that coming."-2 Thess. 2 : 8.
er new objects: but we cannot see all at once. If we reject a little
light, because we cannot see the whole clearly at once, it will displease God has promised to be the "hope of his people," at the time his
our heavenly leader; and we shall be left in .the dark. But if we cher- voice shakes the heavens and the earth. His children have nothing to
ish the light, as fast as it is our Lord's will to open it to us, he will in- fear from the terrors of that day ; for they will be sheltered from the
falling of cities, mountains, and houses. God's promise cannot fail.
EteSsedbible andoursoulswmfeast upon the opening truths of That will be a glad day for the saints; for they will then be " deliv-
ered" from every outward foe, and be filled with the Holy Ghost, to
The word heaven, is applied to at least four places or things in the prepare* them to gaze on Jesus, and stand before him at his appearing.
scriptures. 1st It is applied to Paradise, where St. Paul was taken in Then the sainis will better know the real worth of the blessed hope;
S i n 2 »° r 'i7 = f r 4 T 2 ° d - T° t h e , r e g i ° n o f t h e ^ m o o n aud stars! and they will rejoice that they have been accounted worthy to suffer re-
i n , Vu° t h e a i mo !Phere which encompasses this earth proach for clinging close to the truth, and strictly obeying all the " com-
m w h ch the fowls of heaven fly. Rev. 19: 17,18. And 4th To the mandments of God." When God spake to Moses in Sinai, his " voice
6'J- 11 c a n n o t be Paradise, nor then shook the earth ;" and we are taught by St. Paul, in Heb. 12 :
the region of the heavenly lights, neither the church of God on earth 22—27, that he is yet to speak from the " City of the living God," and
tibat is to be shaken and rolled together as a scroll: therefore, it mus " shake not only the earth, but also heaven." When God spake to
be he.air around the earth, in which the fowls of heaven fly!' Moses, the glory rested on him so that he had to cover his face with a
t h e f e v e n t h a n gel poured out his vial into the A I R ; and there vail, before his brethren could stand before him, and hear the word of
n U l e t e m p l 6 0 f h e a ^ f-mthethron € ,saying the Lord from his mouth. And may we not expect the same effect,
from the same cause ? If so, theft when God speaks from the Holy
.^c e K n ! a y ( v n 0 W S e e t h a l f ! i s t h e s e v e m h vial, and voice of God, which City to all his people, as he did to Moses : all will have the glory pour-
will shake the powers ofthe heavens, and cause the CTeat earthquake ed on them, as Moses had it poured on him. This out-pouring of the
or the shaking ofthe earth: and that this event constitutes h f l a s t Holy Ghost must take place before the second advent, to prepare us
literal sign, just before the sign ofthe Son of man appea n heaven for the glory of that scene : for in our present state, none of us could
It seems clear that all the vials, the voice of God from t h e T r ^ stand a single moment before the brightness of that coming, which is to
he voices, and thunders, and lingtnings, and the great earthquake and destroy the "man of sin." At the presence of one angel at the resur-
•the falhngof the cities ofthe nations,'and the removing of the mount- rection of Christ, the Roman guard fell like dead men to the ground.
ams and the islands, are to take place before the advent It is therefore necessary, that the saints should share largely in the
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glory of God, to prepare them to stand before the Son of God, when he
comes with all the holy angels with him.
Our present trying, waiting, watching state, is represented by a dark follows that the last oppressive power has not "come to his
night; and the coming glory before us, by; the morning. There are end ; " and Michael has not stood up. This last power that
two parts to the morning: first, the dawn of day, and second, full day treads down the saints is brought to view in Rev. 13:11—18.
light, which is completed by the rising of the sun. -j So in the glad morn- His number is 666. Much of his power, deception, wonders,
ing before us; the day of rest will dawn at the voice of God, when his miracles,, and oppression,will doubtless by manifested during
light, and glory, rest upon us; then we shall rise from glory to glory, his last struggle under the "seven last plagues," about the
till Christ appears, to clothe us with immortality, and give us eternal time of his coming to his end. This is clearly shadowed forth
life. • 0, Glory! Hallelujah !! my poor heart is set on fire for the king-
by the magicians of Egvpt, deceiving Pharoah and his host, in
dom, while I dwell on this sweet prospect, before the true believer. If
we " hold fast" but a few days more, the dark shades of night will performing most of the miracles, that Moses performed by the
vanish before the glory of the preparatory scenes of the coming of the power of God. That was just before the deliverance of Israel
Son of man. from Egyptian bondage ; and may we not expect to see as
great a manifestation of the power of the Devil, just befo're the
glorious deliverance of the saints ? If Michael stood up in 18-
44, what power came "to his end, and none to help him," " A T
T H E T I M E OF T R O U B L E . T H A T T I M E " ? The trouble that is to come at the time
that Michael stands up, is not .the trial, or trouble of the saints;
"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince but it is a trouble of the nations of the earth, caused by "seven
which standeth for the children of thy people : ancl there shall
last plagues." So when-Jesus has finished his work of atone-
be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation
ment, in the Holy of Holies, he will layoff his priestly attire,
even to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be
and put on his most kingly robes and crown, to ride-forth, and
delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
manifest his kingly power, in ruling the nations, and dashing
And many of them that sleep in the dust o f the earth shall
them in pieces.
awake," e t c — D a n . 12 : 1, 2.
W e believe, that our great High Priest is attired as the Jew-
W e are taught by some, that the standing up of Michael, the
ish hi"h priest was. See Lev. 16 c. But when Michael stands
time of trouble, and the delivering of the saints are in the fu-
Up to reign, K I N G OF KINGS, A N D L O R D OF L O R D S ,
ture ; .atid that all these events are to be accomplished nt the
he has on, many crowns, in one crown. Rev. 19 : 16.
second appearing of Christ. Others teach, that Michael stood
up on the 10th day of the 7th month, 1944, and that since that The deliverance of the living saints, is before the first resur-
time we have been passing through the "time of trouble, such rection ; for it is spoken of, as a separate event.
as never was ; " and,that the deliverance of the saints, is at the If the deliverance of the living saints is not until the first res-
first resurrection. But as I cannot harmonize either of these urrection ; why is the resurrection spoken of, as a separate
views with the bible, I wish to humbly give my brethren and event, after the deliverance ? It seems clear that the deliver-
sisters my view of these events. It is clear to me, that here ance is at the voice of God. Then, from that time till Christ
are four distinct events, all in the_ future. 1st. T h e standing appears, the saints will have power over the nations, who re-
up of Michael. 2nd. T h e time of" trouble. 3d. T h e deliver- main of the former plagues.
ance o f the saints ; and 4th. The resurrection o f the just, to
everlasting life.
T H E T I M E OF JACOB'S T R O U B L E .
That Jesus rose up, and shut the door, and came to the Ancient
o f days, to receive his kingdom, at the 7th month, 1844, I fully Alas ! for that day is great, so that noue is like i t ; it is even
believe. See Luke 13 : 2 5 ; Mat. 2 5 : 1 0 ; Dan. 7 : 13,14. the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it. Jer.
But the standing up of Michael, Dan. 1 2 : 1 , appears to be an- 30 : 7.
other event, for another purpose. His rising up in 1344, was By comparing Gen. c. 32, with Jer. 30 : 7, and the prophesy
to shut the doorj and come;ro his Father, to receive his king- o f Obadiah, we may see that Jacob represents believers, and
dom, and power to reign ; but Michael's standing up, is to
Esau represents unbelievers. I doubt not, but these two char-
manifest his kingly power, which he already has, in tt»e .de-
acters will be brought out, and clearly seen in the closing strife
struction of the wicked, and in the deliverance of his people,
with the Image Beast, which is just before us. See Bev. 13 :
Michael is to stand up at the time that the last power in /chap.
11—18. Jacob's trouble was when the messengers returning
11, comes to his end, and none to help him. This poweris the
to him, said, " W e came to thy brother Esau, and also he coineth
last that treads down the true church of God : and as the true
church is still troden down, and cast out by all Christendom, it to meet fhee, and four hundred men with him. Then Jacob
was greatly afraid, and distressed." Gen. 32 : 6, 7.
The true saints will be brought into a similar situation, at the
time of the fulfilment of Rev, 13 ; 11—18,
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N o t that the saints will be killed; for then none would remain resents the advent message, to the church and world. I f this
till the change : but to fulfil this prophesy, a decree must go is true, then all five o f the angels brought to view in this chap-
forth to kill the saints, which will cause fear, and distress. ter, represent five distinct messages, prior to the advent, or we
W h e n Jacob was troubled, he wrestled with the angels "until are left without a rule to interpret this chapter.
the breaking of the clay." Gen. 82 :- 34. In the last closing T h e work o f the second angel, was to show lo the advent
strife with tlje Image Beast, when a decree goes forth that as host that Babylon had fallen. And as a large portion o f them
many as will n<jt worship the image of the beast shall " b e kill- did not learn this fact, until the power o f the M I D N I G H T
e d " , the saints will cry day and night, and be delivered by the C R Y waked them up, just in time for them to make their es-
voice of God. Then "the house o f Jacob shall be a fire, and cape from the churches, t e f o r e the 10th day came on ; it fol-
th,e house of Joseph a flame, and the house o f Esau for stubble, l o w , that the second angel brought us to the 7th month, |944.
and they shall kindle in them, and devour them, and there shall T h e third angel's message was, and still is, a W A R N I N G
not be any remaining o f the house of Esau ; for the Lord hath to thesaints^to " hold fast," and not go back, and " r e c e i v e "
spoken it." Obadiah, 18th verse, 1 have not been able to see the marks which the virgin band got rid of, during the second
any thing in our past and present history, which answers to angel's cry.
Jacob's trouble, and the day and night cry o f the elect, Luke And has not the true message for God's people, since the 7th
17 : 7. I have been astonished at. some o f our brethren, while month 1844, been just such a warning ? It certainly has. I
they, have urged us to go about the work o f crying day and cannot agree with those who make two messages o f the cry,
night for deliverance. Not long since, I was'in a meeting "Babylon the great,' is fallen,'' and the voice, " C o m e out o f her
where the sentiment prevailed, that if all would then go about my people" ; for every sermon that was printed, or preached on this
the work they might pray Christ down to the earth in, twenty- subject, contained them both in one message. The 12th verse reads,
four hours. It is clear that when the time comes for this cry, "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the com-
that the elect will have the spirit of prayer poured upon them. mandments of God," etc. Where did you see them, John ? Why, "here"
''And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhab- during this third angel. As the patient waiting time has been- since
the 7th month 1844, and as the class that keep the sabbath, etc. have
itants of Jerusalem, the spirit o f grace and supination," etc.
appeared since that time : it it plain that we live in the time of the
" A n d the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the third angel's message.
house of David apart, and their wives apart;" See Zech. 12:14- The last two angels are messages o"f* prayer. We shall, no doubt,
' Eze. 7 : 1 5 , 16. J
better understand them at the time of their fulfilment.
When Jesus has finished his work in the Heavenly Sanctuary JAMES WHITE.
and comes out upon the great, white cloud, with his sharp sickle,
then will be the time for the day and night crv, which is repre- TOPSHAM, A p r i l 21, 1847.
sented by the angel's crying to Jesus," to thrust in his sharp T o Bro. ELI CURTIS, N e w Y o r k City.
sickle, and reap.—Rev. 141 14,15. Dear Bro :—In the Day-Dawn, Vol. 1, Nos. 10 and .11, you
T h e desire, and prayer of every pure soul is, " T h y kingdom kindly invite me to address you a communication.
come ' But the special mourning, praying time o f the saints, T h e only apology 1 have to offer for not writing before is, I
is evidently yet to come. have not had a clear duty to write till now. v You will, I doubt
not, excuse me for addressing you so publicly, at this time. I
T H O U G H T S O I T I T E V E L A T I O N 14. have been much interested in your writings in the Dawn, and
T h e 13th chapter of Revelation, and the first five verses o f Extra ; and fully agree with you on some points, but on others
the 14th, is one connected chain o f past, present, and future we widely differ.
events, down to the complete redemption o f the 144000 : then Your Extra is now on the stand before me ; and I beg leave
the 6:h verse commences another chain o f events, which carry to state' to you, and the scattered flock of God, what I have seen
us d nvn through the history o f God's people in this mortal state. in vision relative to these things on which vou have written. T
John had a view o f the beast and his image, as recorded in ftffiy~s|?ee witb you, that there will be two literal resurrections,
chapter 13th ; and how natural it would be for him to view on 1000 years apart.
a little, further, and see the 144000, who had gotten the victory
1 also agree with vou. tfaat the new heavens* and the new
over the beast, and over his image, standing on mount Zion
earTu, (Kev. 21 : 1. Isa. 65 : 17. 2 Pet. 3 : 13.) will not ap«
with the Lamb, etc., as recorded inlchapter 1 4 : 1 - 5 . Sol
pear, till after the wicked dead are raised, and destroyed, atthfe
think the division should be between the 5th, and 6th verses o f
end of the 1000 years. I saw that Satan was " loosed out of
the 14th chapter ; and the 6th verse commences a series of
his prison," at the end of the 1000 years, just at the time' the
events, relative to the successive messages o f holy advent iruth.
wicked dead were raised; and that Satan deceived them by
All cjasses of second advent believers agree, that the angel making them believe that they could take the Holy City from
brought to view in the 6th, and 7th verses o f this chapter, rep-
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""And it shall come to pass in the'last days, saith God, I will ponr
the saints. T h e wicked all marched up around the " camp of out of my Spirit- upon all flesh: and your sons and yoilr daughters
the saints," with Satan at their head; and when they were shall prophesy, ana your young men shall see Visions, and your, old
ready to make an effort to take the City, the Almighty breathed men shall dream dreams: And. on my servants, and on my hand-mai-
from his high throne, on the City, a breath of devouring fire, dens, I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall proph-
which came down on them, and burnt them up, " r o o t and esy ; And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth
branch.'' beneath; blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turn-
And I saw, that as Christ, is the vine, and his children the ed into darkness, and the moon into blood, 'before that great and no-
branches : so Satan' i s ' the " root", and his children are the table day of the Lord'come". Acts 2 : 17—20.
« branches ; " and at the final destruction o f " G o g and Ma- "When the day of.Pentecos wasiully come," and the disciples were
g o g , " the Whole • wifWrl host u>Hl be burnt un, " root and "all with one accord in one place," filled with the Holy Ghost, "Peter
standing up with the eleven," quoted the above scripture from the pro-
branch," and ceTsTtoexTZ~~^hen will appear the new heaven
phesy of Joel. His object was to show that the marvelous work which
and the new earth. TBen will the saints " build houses," and was wrought in the disciples at that time, was a subject of prophesy,
V plant vineyards." I saw, that all the. righteous dead were and the work of God. I conclude that there is not one Second Advent
raised by the voice of the Son.of God, at the first resurrection ; believer who will take the ground, that all of the prophecy of Joel, quo-
and all that were raised at the second resurrection, were burnt ted by Peter, was.fulfilled on the day of Pentecost; for there is not the
up, and ceased to exist. . . least evidence that any part of it'was then fulfilled, only that part
You think, that those who worship before the saint's feet, which related to thev pouring out of the Holy Ghost. We caimot be-
( R e v . 3 : 9 ) , will at last be saved. Here I must differ with lieve that the signs in the sun, and the moon, etc, were seen on that
you ; for God shew mftjhat this class were pjrufessed__Adxen- day, or that there were any having visions, or dreaming among them
tists, whoJiatLJaHen awayTa n T 7 7 ! ^ ^ e at that exciting hour; for there is no proof of any such thing. A part
of this prophecy was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost; and ALL of-it
Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame." And in
is to be fulfilled "IN THE LAST DAYS, SAITH GOD." Dreatas
(the f* hour o f temptation," which is yet to come, to show out and Visions are among .the signs that precede the great and notable
I every one's true character, they will know that they are forever days of the Lord. And-as the signs of that day have been, and still
l o s t ; and overwhelmed with anguish of spirit, they will bow are fulfilling, it must be.clear to every unprejudiced mind, that the
1 at the saint's feet. time has fully come, when the children of God may expect dreams and
• Y o u also think, that Michael stood up, and the'tiiiie o f trouble vision's from the Lord. . .
commenced, iu the spring of 1844. I know that this is a very unpopular position to hold on this subject,-
T h e Lord has shown me in vision, that Jesus rose up. apd even among Adventists; but I choose to believe the word of the -Lord
shut the door, and entered tjfiq Holy of Holies, at. the 7 th moinh on this point, rather than the teachings o f men. I am well aware' of.
1844; but Miehacl's standing up ( D a n T l 2 : 1) to deliver his the prejudice in many minds on this subject; but as it has been• caus-
people,71" iiTThe future. ed. principally by the preaching of popular Adventists, and the lack Of
This, will not take place, until Jesus has finished his priestly a correct view of this subject; I. have .humbly hoped to cut it away,
office in the Heavenly Sanctuary, and lays off his priestly at- with the «sword of the Spirit," from some minds, at least. We m l
tire, and puts on his most kingly robes, and crown, to ride bear it in mind, that these dreams and visions, are to be in the "t'AST
DAYS". As- there caitnot be any days later than the last, it is certain
forth oil the cloudy chariot, to "thresh the heathen in anger,"
that we may'expect just «uch revelations, until Christ appears in the
and deliver hi.s people. clouds of heaven. . I know that it is a very popular opinion among
Then Jesus will have, the sharp sickle in his hand, (Rev. Adventists, that there was nothing mere to be revealed by visions; after
14 : 14) and,then the saints will cry day and night to Jesus on John closed up the revelation in A. D. 96. But if this opinion is cor-,
the cloud, to thrust.in his sharp sickle and reap. rect, then the last days ended while John wr.s on the isle of PatmoS.
This, will bo the time*-of Jacob's trouble, (Jer. 30 : 5—8) The bible is a perfect, and complete revelation. It is our only rule
out o f which,.the saints will be delivered by :he voice o f God. of faith and practice: • But this is no reason, why God may not show
1 believe the Sanctuary, to be cleansed at the end o f the 2300 the past, present, and future fulfilment of his word, uUhfiSe- lafjLsmr
days, is the N e w Jerusalem Temple, o f which Christ is a min- h f g g g g f e and visions; -according to Peter'sTestimpny. ^ True- visions
ister/ T h e Lord shew me in vision, more than one year ago, are.g*ven to lead us to God, and ins written word ; but those that are.
that Brother Crosier had the true light, on the cleansing'bf the givea for a new rule of faith and practice, separate from the bible,
Sanctuary, &c ; and that it was his will, that Brother C. should cannot*be from God, and should be rejected.
write out the view which he gave us in the Day-Star, Extra, The following vision, was published-in the Day-Star, more- tnan a.
February 7. 1846- J feel fully authorized by the Lord^t!? re- year ago. By,the .request of. friends, it is republished m.thi?' JUtte
commend that Extra, to every saint. work,- with scripture Preferences, for the benefit of the little flock.
I pray that these lines may prove a blessing to you, and all the I hope that all Vrho'may read it, will take the wise, and safe course,
dear children who may read them. * * E. G. WHITE. $
pointed out to us by theifoHowmg passages of scripture. "Despise- WA
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prophesying*. Prore all things; holdfestthat wfcicfc is good." Pattf, Wet(fenraged and. would rush violently up to lay hands On us to thftlst
"To the law and to the testimony, if they speak not according to this us in prison, when tfe would stretch forth the hand in the name of tlie
word, it is because there is bo light in them." Isaiah 8; 20'. Lord, and.'the wicked would fall helpless to the ground." Then it was
that.the synagogue of Satan knew that God had loved us who could
TO T H E REMNANT SCATTERED ABROAD. wash one another's feet, and salute the holy brethren with a holy !ki&r
and they worshipped at our feet, (h) Soon our eyes werei drawn to the
As God has shown me in holy vision the travels Of the- Advent peo- East, for a small black cloud had appeared about half, as larg'e.as a
pie to the Holy City, , and the rich reward to be given those who wait- man's hand, which we all knew was the Sign of the Son of Man. ( i )
the return of their Lord from the wedding, it may be my duty t o give We all in solemn silence gazed on the cloud as it drew nearer, lighter,
you a short sketch of what God l a s revealed to me. The dear saints- and brighter, glorious, and still more glorious^ till it was a. great white:
have get many trials to pass through. But our light- afflictions, which cloud. / ; ' ) " The bottom appeared like tire, a rainbow was over it,
are but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and.eter- around the cloud were ten thousand angels singing a most lovely song.
nal weight of glory—white we look not at the things which are seen, And on it sat the Soft of Man, (kj on his head were crowns, (I) his hair
for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are was white and curly and lay on his shoulders, (w) His feet had the
not seen are eternal. 1 have tried to bring back a good report, and a appearance of fire, (?t) in his right hand was a sharp sickle, (o) in his
few grapes from the heavenly Canaan, for which many would stone' left a silver trumpet, (p) His eyes were as a flame -of fire, (<?) which
me, as the congregation bade stone Caleb and Joshua for -their report, searched his children through and through. Then all faces gathered
(Num. 14 : 10.) But I declare to you, my brethren ami-sisters in the1 paleness, and those that God had rejected gathered blackness- Then
Lord, it is a goodly land, and we are well able to go up and possess it. we all cried out, who shall be able to stand ? Is my robe spotless ?
While praying at the family altar, the. Holy Ghost fell on me, and I Then the angels ceased to sing, and there was some time of awful si-
seemed to be. rising higher and, higher, far- above the dark' world- I lence, (r) when Jesus spoke. Those who have clean hands and a pure
turned .to look for the Advent people in the worfd, but could not find heart shall be jjble to stand, my grace is sufficient for you. At this,
them—when a voice said to me, "Look again, and look a little higher/-* our faces lighted up, and joy filled every heart. And the angels struck
At this I raised my eyes and saw a straight and narrow path, (a) • cast- a note higher and sung again while the cloud drew still nearer the earth.
up high above the world. On this path the Advent people were travel- Then Jesus' silver trumpet sounded, as he descended oa the cloud,
ling to the City, which was at the farther «nd of the path. They bad a wrapped in flames of fire (s) He gazed on the grdves of the sleeping
bright light set up behind them at the first r$n.d of the path, winch aa saints, then raised his eyes and hands to heaven and cried out, (/) A-
angel told me was the Midnight Cry.- <$j This light shone wake! Awake! Awake! ye that sleep in the. dust, and arise. Then
the path, and gave light for their feet so they might not stumble*. ' A M . there was almighty earthquake. The graves opened, and the dead
if they kept their eyes fixed on Jesus, who wax just before them', came up clothed with immortality. The 144,000 shouted, Hallelujah!
ing them to the City, they were safe. But sopa some grew:Weary/ and as they -recognized their friends who had been torn from them by death,
they said the City was a great way off, and they expected to W e en- and in the same moment we were changed and caught up together with
tered it before. Then Jesus would encourage them by raising his-'gte- them to meet the Lord in the air. (u) We all entered the cloud .to-
rious right arm, and frorti his armxame a glorious light which wared gether, and were seven days ascending to the sea of gliss, when Jesus
over the Advent band, and they shouted Hallelujah! Others rashly, brought along the crowns and with his own right hand placed them on
denigdjfte hght_ behind them, and saidjhat it was not God tEafliad led our heads. (v) He gave us harps of gold arid palms of victory, ' ( « }
th^curTtHSr^Ttfe light behind tfiem^gmmrterVTlig tfeirleet in Here on the sea .of glass the 144,000 stopd in a perfect square. -Some
perfect darkness, and they stumbled and got their eyes off the mark and of them had very bright crowns, others not so bright. ."Some crowns
lost ,sight of Jesus, and fell off the path'down in the dark and wicked appeared heavy with stars, while others had but few:.»All w ere per-
world below. It was just as impossible for them to get on the path fectly satisfied with their crowns. And they were all clothed with a
again and go to the City, as-all the wicked world which God hacl re- grorisus white mantle jfrom their shoulders to their feet, (z) Angels
jected. They fell all the way along .the path one after another,' until Were all about u§ as we inarched over the sea of glass to the gate ot
we heard the voice'of God like .many waters, (c) which save us the day the Cky. Jefi»3 raissd-'lus mighty glorious arm, laid hold of the gate
and hour of Jesus' coming, (ti) The living.saints, 144,000 in number, and swung it ba>ck -onjts golden hinges, and said to us, You have wash-
knew.-and .understood the voice, while the Wicked'thonglit"it was thun- ed yottf rw.s'in my blood, stood stifiy toe my truth, enter in. (,?/) We
der and- an earthquake. ( ; ) When God spake the time, he poured on all iHSrcJw&te aad felt We had a perfect right in the ,City. Here we
us the Holy Ghost, and our faces began to light up and-shine with the sawttie.1free.-0l'life,end the throne of God.. Out of the throne came a
glory of God as Moses.' did when he came down from Mount Sinai. ( / ) pu/e rtv% o f water, and'.on either side of the river was the tree of lite (*)
On-O&e ade of the river was a trunk of a tree and a trunk on tho other
By this time the 144.000 were all sealed and perfectly united. On si^e of the river, both of pure transparent, gold.
their foreheads was written, God, New Jerusalem, and a glorious -Star
containing Jesus' new name, (gj At our happy, holy state the kicked
a Mat, 7: 14. b Mat. 25 : 6. c Eze. 43: 2. Joel, 3 :16. Refc f$ 117 /TftevTaT 9. i Mat. 24'; 3 0 ~ J Rev. 14 ; 14. k Luke, 21 27.
d Eie. 12 : 25. Mark. 13 : 32. e John/12 : 29. / I s a . iti i 27: ZRev. 19 ; 12. m Rev. 1 ; 14. n Rev. 1 ; 15. o ftev. 14 ; J4,
Rev. 3 : 12. tfTlwss, 4 ; 1<». 9 Rev 1*; 14, >• Rev 8 ; 1. a 2T(»ss, 1
i John, 5 ; 25. u Thew, 4; 17. v2 43 . « B « ! 15; 2,
Re v . 7 ; 9. x Rev. 7 : 9 . y Isa. 26 if. s Rev. 22) 1,2.
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!6 And r saw another field full of all kinds of flowers, and as I plucked
At first I thought I saw two trees. I looked again • and saw they them, I cried ottt, well they will neyerjfade. Next I saw a field of tall
were united at the top in one tree. So it was the tree of life, on either grass, most glorious to'beholdit was living green,and had a reflect-
side of the river of life; its-branches bowed to the place where we stood ion of silver and g6jd, as it waved proudly to the glory of . King Jeaus.
and the fruit was glorious, which looked like gold mixed with silver. Therf we entered a field, full of. all kinds of beasts—the Hon, the lamb,
We all went under the tree, and sat down to look at the glory-of the the leopard,and the wolf; altogether in' perfect union \ (ii) we passed
place, when brothers Fitch and Stockman, who had preached the gos-. through the midst of them, and they followed oh peaceably alter. Then
pel of the kingdom, and whom God had laid in the grave to save them, we entered a wood, not like the dark woods we have here, no, no; but
came up tous and asked us what we had passed through while they light, ajid all over glorious j the branches of the trees waved to and fro,
were sleeping." We tried to call up our greatest trials, but they looked and we all cried out, " we will dwell sately in the wilderness and sleep
so small compared with the far more exceeding and eternal weight of in this woods." (JJ) We passed through the woods,-lor we were oil our
glory (aa) Jhat stirrounded us, that we could not speak, them out, (bb) way to Mount Zion. As we were travelling along, we met a company
and we all cried out Hallelujah, heaven is cheap enough, and we touch- who were also gazing at the glories of the place. I noticed red as a
ed our glorious harps and made heaven's arches ring. And as we were border On their garments ; their crowns were brilliant ; their robes were
gazing at the glories of the place our eyes were attracted upwards to pure white. As we greeted them, I asked Jesus who they were? He
something that had the appearance of silver. I asked Jesus to let me said they were martyrs that kad teen slain for him. With them was
see what was within there. In a moment we were winging our way- an innumerable company of little ones ; they had a hem of red on their
upward, and entering in ; here we saw good old father Abraham, Isaac, garments also, (kk) Mount Zion was just before us, and OD'the Mount
Jacob, Noah, Daniel, and.many like them. And I saw a vail with a sat a glorious temple, and about it were seven other mountains, on
heavy fringe of silver and gold, as a border on the bottom; it was very which grew roses and lillies, (11) and I saw the little ones climb, or' if
Beautiful. I asked Jesus'what was within the vail. He raised it with they chose, use their little wings and fly to the top of the mountains,
his own right arm, and bade me take heed. I saw there a glorious and pluck the never lading flowers.. There were all kinds of trees
ark,.overlaid with pure gold, and it had a glorious border, resembling around the temple to beautify the place; the box, the pine, the fir. the
Jesus'-crowns; and on it were two bright angels—their wings were oil, the myrtle, the pomegranate., aud the fig tree bowed down with he
spread over the ark as they sat on each end, with their faces turned to- weight ol its timely figs, that made the place look all over glorious. (mm)
wards each' other, and looking downward, (cc) In the ark, beneath. And as we were about to enter the holy temple, Jesus raised his lovely
Where, the angels' wings were spread, was a golden pot of Manna, of a voice and said, only the 144,000 enter this place, and we shouted Hal-
; and I saw a rod, which Jesus said was Aaron's; 1 sa.\v
leluiah.
if bud,'••bldssom and bear fruit, (dd) And I saw two long golden rods,
on whichlliung silver, wires, and on the wires most glorious grapes; Well, bless the Lord, dear brethren and sisters, it is an extra meet-
one eluste/was more thart a man here could carry. And I saw Jesus ing for those who have the seal of the living God (nn) This temple
step up and take of the manna, almoMs, grapes and pomegranates, was supported by seven pillars, all of transparent gold, set with pearl*
and bear them down to the city, and place them on the supper table.. most, glorious. The. glorious things I saw there, L cannot describe to
I stepped up to see how much was taken away, and there was just' as you. O, that I conld talk in the language of Canaan, then couid I
much left ; and we shouted Halleluiah—Amen. We all • descended tell a little of the glory of the upper world; but, if f aithful, you socn
from this place down into the city, and with Jesus at our head we all will know all about it: I saw there the tables of stone in which the
descended from the city down to this earth, on a great and mighty names cf the 144,000 were engraved in letters of. gold ; after we
mountain, which could not bear Jesus up, and it . parted asunder, and had beheld the glory of the temple, we went out. Then Jesus left us,
there-was a mighty plain, (ee) Then we looked up and saw the great and went to the city; soon, we heard his lovely voice again, saying—
city, with twelve foundations, twelve gates, three on each side, and an "Come my people, you have come out of great tribulation, and done
angel at each gate, and all cried out, " the city, the great city, it's com- my will; suffered for me; come in to supper, for I will gird myself,
ing, it's coming down from God, out of heavert ;" ( f f ) and it came and and serve you."(00) We shouted Hallelujah, glory, and entered into
settled on the-place where we stood. Then we began to look at the the city And I saw a table
glorious things outside of the city. There I saw most glorious houses, of pure silver, it was many miles in length, yet our eyes could extend
that had the appearance of silver, supported by four pillars, set with over it. And I saw the fruit of the tree of life, the manna, almonds,
pearls, most glorious to behold, which were to be inhabited by the figs, pomegranates, grapes, and many otliel* kinds of fruit. We all re-
saints; ( * g ) in them was a golden shelf; I saw many of the saints go clined at the table..' I asked Jesus to let me eat of the fruit. He said,
into the houses, take off their glittering crowns and lay them on the not now/. .Those who eat of the fruit cf this land; go back to earth no
shelf, then go out into the field by the houses to do something with the more. But. in a little while, if faithful, you shall both eat of the fruit
earth ; (hh) not as we have to do with the earth here ; no, no. A. glo- of the tree of life, and drink of the water of the fountain ; and -he said,
rious light shone all about their heads, and they were continually shout- you must go back to the earth again, and relate to others, what I have
ing and offering praises to God. revealed to you. Then an angel bore me gently down to this dark

wfSfti l l : 6—9 jj Eze. 34 : 25. kk Jer. 31: 15—17. Mat. 2 : 18.

«a 2 Cor. 4 ; 1 7 . LL Isa. 6 5 ; 17. cc E x , 2 5 ; 18, 20. Heb. 9? S—6 It Z Esdras, 2 : 19.^ mm Isa-60; 13. Isa. 41 19 mi Rev. 14
dd Num. 1 7 ; S . ee Zecli. 1 4 ; 4. f f Rev. 2 1 , 1 0 — 1 3 . i ^ U a . G$, ZI — 00 Luke. 1 2 : 3 7
hfi Isa. 65: 21, 2*
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World. Sometimes I think I. cannot stay here any longtsj #'thiftgs of Sabbath o f the Lord tliy God. But I saw that it read the same
earth look so dreary—I feel very lonely here, f o r i have seen, a better as when written on the tables o f stone by the finger o f God, and
land. 0 , that I had wings like a dove, then would I fly' aw&y, and be
at rest. ' delivered to Moses in Sinai, " But the seventh day is the Sab-
bath o f the Lord thy G o d . " ( k ) I saw that the holy Sabbath
a n d will be, the separating wall between~"tHe true lsrae!7,pf
TOPSHAM, M e . , April 7, 1847.
Bear'Brother Bales Last Sabbath we met with the dear God, and unbelieversj_a^lthat thel^iaiibath is the great q i ) " -
brethren and sisters here, who ineet at Bro- Rowland's. tfon, tojjjiite thcliearts o f UoH^s dear waiting saints. And if
W e felt an unusual spirit of prayer. And as we prayed, the one bbTi^ed J _jj2iflte^^ .aniTreceived the blessing
Holy Ghost fell upon us. W e weie very happy. Soon I w.-ia attending"It^and then gave it up, and broke the holy command-
lost to earthly thlnirs, and was wrapped up in a vision o f God's ment, they would shut the gates o f the Holy City against them-
glo£ju I saw an angel swiftly flying to me. • tie quickly car- selves, as sure as there was a God that rules ill heaven ahove^
ned me from the earth to .the Holy City. In the city I saw a I saw that God had children, who do not see and keep the Sab-
temple, which I entered.. I passed through a do«r before I caine bath. They had not rejected the light on it. And at the com-
Ito the first vail. This vail was raised, and 1 passed into the mencement o f the time o f trouble, we were filled with the Holy
\Holy Place. Here I saw the Altar o f Incense, the candlestick Ghost as we went forth ( / ) and proclaimed the Sabbath more
hvith seven lamps, and the table on which was the show- fully. This enraged the church, and nominal Adventists, as
/bread, etc. After viewing the glory o f the Holy, Jesus raised they could not refute the Sabbath truth. Aud at this time, God's
\the sccond veil, and I passed into the Holy o f Holies, ( a ) chosen, a'l saw clearly that we had the truth, and they came
In the Holiest I saw an ark ; on the top and sides \of it was out and endured the persecution with us. And I saw the sword,
purest gold. On each end o f the ark was a lovely Cherub, with famine, pestilence, and great confusion in the land, ( m ) The ;
their wings spread, out over it. Their faces were turned to- wicked thought that we had brought the judgments down on
wards each other, and they looked downwards. (6) Between them. They rose up and took counsel to rid the earth of us,
the angels was a golden censor. Above the ark, where the a n - thinking that then the evil would be stayed, (n)
gels stood, was an exceeding bright glory, that appeared like a J saw all that " would not receive the mark,of the Beast, aud
throne where God dwelt, ( c ) Jesus stood by the ark. Aud as o f his Image, in their foreheads or in their hands," could not
the saints' prayers came up to Jesus, the incense in the censor buy or sell, (d) I saw thjit the number C666) o f the J m ^
would smoke, and He offered up the prayers pf the saints with Be^vv;is_ma(ig_up ; {p) and that it was the beast that chang-
the smoke of the incense to His Father, (d) In the ark, was ed the Sabbath,' and tbe Image Beast had followed ou after, and
the golden pot o f man^a, Aaron's rod that budded, and the ta- kept the Pope's, and not God's Sabbath. Aud all we were re-
bles ofstone wliieh folded together like a book, (e) Jesus open- quired to d o , was to giye_up. God's Sabbath, and keen the Pope's,
ed them, and I saw the ten commandments 'Written on them land then jtajfihcuik} have the jxmrk o f _ the Beast, and o f his
with the finger o f God. ( J ) On one table was four, and on the (Image.
o t f c j x . The four on the first table shone brighter than tip fn the,time o f trouble, we all fled from the cities and vil-
otherjsix. But the fourth (the Sabbath commandment.^ sbmW lages, (q) but w«re pursued by the wicked, who entered the
above them a t ; torttie Sabbath was set, apart. l^nt ff, house* o f t he saints with the sword. T h e y raised the sword to
nonoy oi lioa-s holy name, ( g ) T h e holy Sabbath looked glo- k i l l u * , fmr.it broke, and fell, as powerless as a straw. T h e n
h i l l ° Q f r 1 " 1 ^' w a s a l 1 arou'titl it i saw that the s X we 3d? cried day and night for deliverance, and the cry came up
MU'li was nui nailed to ine cross. It it was, the otheiuiine com- befcuB God. ( r ) T h e sun came up, and the moon stood still, (s)
mandments were ; and we are at liberty to go forth and break T h e streams ceased to flow. (t) Dark heavy clouds came up,
them all, as well as to break the fourth. I saw that -God had and clashed against each other. ( « ) But there was one clear
not changed the Sabbath, for H e never change^ i h ) But the place o f settled glory, from whence game the voice of. God like,
Pope had changed it from the seventh. to the first day o f i h e many waters, which shook the heavens, and the earth. ( « )
weeK ^ for he rras to change times had jaws. (IV T h e sky opened and shut, and was in commotion. (ii>) T h e
1 iiiw that.it Uod liuK changed the Sabbtfth, fr-atn-tho

Seventh to the first day, H e wouhl have champed the writing o f

the .Sabbath commandment, written on the" tables o'f sfcae, 20 : 10. / Ho. 6 : 2, 3. m Eze. 7 : 10—19. 2 Esdras,15: 5—27
which are now in the ark, in the Most Holy Place o f t f * T r i - n 2 Esdras, 1 6 : 68—74. o Rev. 131 15—17. p Rev. 13: 18.
ple m heaven ; ( j ) -and it would read thus: T h e fiwutey is tti» 5 fMt 7 : 15,16. Luke, 17 : 30—36. See Campbell's Tfan^laHon.
f LOJre, 18 : 7, 8. s Hab. 3 : 1 1 . t 2 Esdras. 6: 24.
t Heb. 9! 1-^24. b Ex. 25 : 18—22. c Ex 25: 2 0 - 2 2
u 2 Esdrss, 15 : 34, 35. v Joel, 3 : 16, Heb. 12 : 25—27.
d Rev. .8.: 3 4. e.Heb. 9 : 4 . / Ex. 31: 18. - Isa. 58U'3> 14.
n Rev. 8 : 14. Mat. 24: 29.
* Mai. 3 : 6 . i Dan. 7 : 25. j Rev. 11: 19.
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mountains shook like a reed i n the wind, and cast out ragged
do not publish the above vision thinking to add
R E M A R K S . —I
rocks all around. T h e sea boiled like a pot, and cast out stones
or diminish from the " sure word o f prophecy." That will
upon the land, ( x ) And as God spoke the day and hour of Je-
stand the test o f men and wreck o f worlds ! " ft is written that
sus' coming, ( y ) and delivered the everlasting covenant to His
man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of G o d . "
people, ( » ) He spoke one sentence, and then paused, while the
Amen.
words were rolling through the earth ! (aa) T h e Israel o f God
•It is now about two years since I first saw the author, and
stood with their eyes fixed upwards, listening to the words as
heard her relate the substance o f her visions as she has since
they came from the mouth o f Jehovah, and rolled through the
published them in Portland (April 6, 1846). Although I could
earth like peals o f loudest thunder! It was awfully solemn.
see nothing in them that militated against the word, yet I felt
At the end of every sentence, the saints shouted, Glory ! Halle-
alarmed and tried exceedingly, and for a long time unwilling to
lujah ! Their countenances were lighted up with the glory of
believe that if was any thing more than what was produced by
G o d ; and they shone with the glory as Moses' face did when
a protracted debilitated state of her body.
b e c a m e down from Sinai. The wicked could not look on
I therefore sought opportunities in presence o f others, when
them, for the glory. (66) And when the never ending blessing
her mind seemed freed from excitement, (out o f meeting) to
was pronounced oil those who had honored God, in keeping
question, and cross,question her, and her friends which accom-
His Sabbath hofv, there was a mighty shout o f victory over the
panied her, especially her elder sister, to get if possible at the
Beast, and over his Image.
truth. During the number of visks she has made to New Bed-
Then commenced the jubilee, when the land should rest. _ I
ford and Fairhaven since, while at our meetings, I have seen
saw_the pious slave rise in triumph and victory, «hnL-P n<T
her in vision a number of times, and also inTopsham, Me., and
thejshi^ins that bound him, while his wicked master was in con-
those who were present during some o f these exciting scenes
fusTon, andjtnew not wh^l; to d o : tor the wicked r-nnM tirvT nri.
know well with what interest and intensity I listened to every
derstand the words o f the voice of God. (cc) Soon appeared
word, and watched every move to detect deception, or mes-
the great white cloud. ( d d ) It looked more lovely than ever
meric influence. And I thank God for the opportunity I have
before. Ou it sat the Son o f Man. (ee) At first we did not see
had with others to witness these things. I can now confidently
Jesus ori the cloud, but as it drew near the earth, we could be-
speak for myself. I believe the work is of God, and is given to ^
hold his lovely person. T h i s cloud when it first appeared was
comfort and strengthen his "scattered," " t o r n , " and " pouled
the Sign of the Soil o f Man in heaven. ( f f ) T h e voice o f the
people," since the closing up of our work for-the world in Oc-
Son o f God called forth the sleeping saints, ( g g ) clothed with a
to'ber, 1844. T h e distracted state of lo, heres ! and Io, theres !
glorious immortality. T h e living saints were changed in a-
since that time has exceedingly perplexed God's honest, willing
moment, and.cau^ht up with them in the ciuudy chariot. (hh)
people, and made it exceedingly difficult for such f\s were not
It looked all over glorious as it roiled upwards. On either side
able to expound the many conflicting texts that have been- pre-
o f the chariot were wings, and beneath it wheels. And as the
sented to their view. I confess that I have received light and
chariot rolled upwards, the wheels cried Holy, and the wings
instruction on many passages that I could not before clearly
as they moved, cried Holy, and the retinue o f H o l y Angels
distinguish. I believe her to be a self-sacrificing', honest, wil-
around the cloud cried H o l y , Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty.
ling child o f God, and saved, if at all, through her entire obedi-
And the saints in the cloud cried Glory, Hallelujah. And the
ence to His will.
cloudy chariot rolled upwards to the Holy City. Jesus threw
open the gates of the Golden City, and led us in. ( a ) Here we At a meeting in Fairhaven, 6th of the last month, I saw her
wore made welcome, for w e had kept the " Commandments of have a similar vision, which I then wrote down. It may be
God,' and had a " right to the tree of life." ( j f / )
5 said that I send this out to strengthen the argument o f my late
work on the Sabbath. I do in the sense above stated. Respect-
From your sister in the blessed hope, ing that work I entertain no fears. There is no scriptural ar-
gument to move it.
E. G. WHITE. The above vision can be had by application, post paid, to
James W h i t e . Gorham, M e . , or to the editor.
JOSEPH BATES.
x I-Iab. 3: 8—10. Isa. 2 : 19—21. y Eze. 12 : 25. Mark, 13 : 32.
xr Eze. 20: 37. Heb. 12 : 2 2 - 2 5 . ' aa Jer. 25 : 30, 31.
Fairhaven, Mass.
bb Wis. Sol. 5 : 1—5. cc Dan. 12 10. del Rev. 14 : 14.
ee Luke, 21: 27. / / Mat. 24 i 39. gg John 5: 25—28.
hh Thess. 4 : 17... ii Isa. 20: 2. 2 2 : 14.
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; Sorcie, 6f our. friends haye seen this last vision and brother Bates' T f i E TEMPLE OF GOD.
i' remarks," published on a little sheet; but as that sheet cannot be cir- " And the temple of God was opened in heaven and there was seen
culated without considerable expense, I have put the vision with Scrip- in his temple the ark of his testament Rev. 11: 19.'
ture'references and the remarks, into this little work, so that they may ' The Temple of God in which is the ark of his testament, Is'iVi heaven.
be .widely circulated among the saints. St. Paul while in vision, Was caught up to the third heaven, or para-
Those who have:received the little sheet will see by referring to Ex. dise which we believe is the New Jerusalem. The word heaven, is ap-
26": 35, that there is a mistake in the 10th and 11th lines from the top plied to other places beside the New Jerusalem, see Gen. 1: 8 and 17 ;
of the first column. This mistake is not in the original copy now in Rev. 14': 6. But as they do not contain God's Temple, I must believe
my possession, written by "the author. I have therefore, corrected this that the heaven in which is the Temple of God, is the New Jerusalem.
m i s t a k e , that I made in hastily copying the vision to send to brother Old Jerusalem, and its Temple were types of the New Jerusalem, and'
Bates; , God's Temple which is in it.' The ark containing the tables of stone,
It would be gratifying no doubt, to some of the readers of this little on which God wrote' the ten commandments with his own linger, were
Work, to kn'oW something of the experience and calling of the author of put into the Holiest. When John had a view of the opening of the
therfe visions. I have not room to say but very little now, but will make New Jerusalem Temple, he saw the ark in the same place in the . anti*
a statement of a few facts well known by the friends in the East. I will type, that it was in the type.
first give an extract of a letter from a beloved brother, who has stated I Therefore it is clear that Old' Jerusalem, its Temple, and the furni-
doubt not, his honest views in relation to the visions. ture of that Temple, have distinct antitypes in Paradise. That Para-
" I cannot endorse sister JEllen's visions as being of divine inspira- dise was taken up from the earth after the fall of man, is plain,-as
tion, as yotl and she think them to be; yet I do not suspect the least there is no such, place on the earth which answers the description of it
shade of dishonesty in either of you in this matter. I may perhaps, given by Moses.—Gen. 3 : 23, 24. Also, the prophet says": « Behold,
express to you my belief in the matter, without harm—it will, doubt- the time shall come, that these tokens which I have told thee shall
less, result either in your good or mine. At the same time, I admit come to pass, and the Bride shall appear, and she coming ;forth shall
the possibili'ty of my being mistaken. I think that what she and you be seen, that nomis withdrawn from the earth.—2 Esdras, 7 : 26. The
regard'as visions from the Lord, are only religious reveries, in which foundations, walls, and gates, of the New Jerusalem, have certainly
her imagination runs without control upon themes in which she is most been formed in Paradise, since Old Jerusalem was built: if not, then
deeply interested .While so absorbed in these reveries, she is lost to the New, is older than the Old. Abraham by faith looked for this City
every thing around ber. Reveries are of two kinds, sinful and religious. "which hath foundations;" but he did not expect to find it, until the
* Hers is the latter. Rosseau's, " a celebrated French infidel," were the faithful were raised. The Temple of Old Jerusalem was. built pur-
* , former. Infidelity was his theme, and his reveries were infidel. Re- posely for the Old Covenant worship. The Temple, or Sanctuary of
ligion is her theme; and her reveries are religious. In either case, the New Jerusalem, of which Christ is "a minister, the Lord pitched and
sentiments, in the main, are obtained from previous teaching, or study. not man, purposely for the New Covenant- worship. Therefore, when
I do not by any means think her visions are like some from the devil." Christ has finished his ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary, and has
redeemed his people, there will be no more use for the New. Jerusalem
. However true this extract may be in relation io reveries, it is not true
Temple, than there was for the Temple. at Old Jerusalem; after Jesus
in regard to the visions: for the author does not "obtain the sentiments"
had nailed the ceremonial law to the cross. John had' a View of the
of-her visions from previous teaching or study." When she received
Holy City when it shall come down, Rev.. 21: 10, at the close of the
I her first vision, Dec. 1844, she and all the band in Portland, Maine,
1000 years, Rev. 20 : 7—(j, and said, "And I saw no temple therein :
(v?Rere her parents then resided) had given up the midnight-cry, and for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it —R.ev.
shut door, as being in the past. It was then that the Lord shew her In 21: 22., He does not tell us what had become of it ;*but his saying
vision, the error into which she and the band in Portland had fallen:; that he saw no Temple therein at that time, indicates that he had seen
She then related her Vision to the band, and about sixty'confessed their one there before. The Holy City is called the Tabernacle of Gqd, Rev.
error, and acknowledged their 7th month experience to be the work of 21: .3 ; Isa. 33 : 20 ;• but it is not called so, until it "is situated on the
Godl New Earth. The City is also called the Temple of God,' Rev. 1.7 : 15;
I f is well known that many were expecting the Ldrd to come at the but not until the saints are raised, and gathered up into the City, where
7th month,.1845. That Christ would then come we firmly believed. they will serve God "day and night." Then the Holy City alone, will
A few days before the time passed, I was at Fairhaven, ahd Dartmouth be the Tabernacle, or Temple of God.
Mass , with a message on this point of time. _At.tbis time, EHe© was
with (he band'at Carver, Mass., where she saw in vision, that* we
should be disappointed, and that the. saints must pass through ihe THE JUDGMENT.
"time of Jacob's trouble," which was future. Her view of Jacobus
trouble was entirely new to us, as well as herself. At our conference "When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy an-
in Topsham, Maine, last N o v , Ellen had a vision "of the. handy works gels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory ; And be-
of God. She was guided to the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and I think fore him shall be gathered all nations : and he shall separate them one
one more.. After she came out of vision, she could give a clear des- from another, as a shepherd devideth his sheep from tli3 goats : And
cription of their Moons, etc. It is. well known, that she knew nothing he shall set the sheep on his Bight hand, but the goats on the left
o f astronomy, and could not answer one question in retettian to thij Mat. 251 31-^33.
planets, before she had this vision.
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This scripture evidently'points out the most important events of the
day of Judgment. That day will be 1000 years long.—2 Pet. 3 : 7. 8.
The event which will introduce the Judgment day, will be the coming
of the Son of Man, to raise the sleeping saints, and to change those that
are alive at that time.
The second event, wijl be the King's sitting "upon the throne of his
glory." The King will not sit upon the throne of his glory, until those-
w h o h a v e followed'him are raised, aid sit upon the thrones of Judg-
ment with him.—Mat. 19: 28. John saw in Vision, the length of time
that Christ, and the saints would set on the thrones of Judgment, and
has written : " And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judg-
ment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were be-
headed for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which
had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received
his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
reigned with-Christ a THOUSAND YEARS," Rev. 20: 4. The third
event, will be the gathering of all nations before the King, m their sep-
arate places. All nations cannot be .thus gathered, until the end of
the 1000 years, when the wicked dead will be raised, and gathered up
around the Holy City. The saints will then be in the City, and the
•wicked out side of it, Ail nations will then be before him.
The fourth tvent, will be the delivering of the sentence by the King.
His sentence upon the whole host of Gog and Magog, will be, "Depart
from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and
las angels," Mat. 25: 41. If this is not the final sentence of the judg-
ment on the wicked, J think we shall not find it in the bible. There-
fore the wicked are not sentenced before Christ comes but they- will
hear their sentence after they are raised, at the close of the 1000 years.
' It is not necessary that-the Spal sentence should be given before, the
first resurrection, as some have taught; for the names of the saints are
written in heaven, and-Jesus, ar.d the angels will-certainly know who
to raise, and gather to the New Jerusalem. The fifth, event, will be
the execution of the final judgment. Some have taken the ground, that
the 1000 years will be taken op, in executing the judgment on the
•wicked: bnt this cannot be; for the nun of sin is to be destroyed with
the brightness of Christ's second coming: therefore the wicked are to
remain silent in the du$t. all through the 1000 years. How can the
judgment b'e executed on' the wicked, before'they are raised ? It is cer-
tainly impossible. John saw the .y.'icksd/ all raised and gathered up
around "the camp of the saints," at the end of the 1000 years. He al-
so sawJjre come down "from' God, out of heaven," which devoured
them. This will be the execution of the final judgment on oil the
wicked.
God executed his judgments oh the wicked, in the days of Lot, and
Noah, and at -the destruction of Jerusalem, and will execute his judg-
ments on the living wicked,' at the pouring out of the seven last
plagiies; but the pouring, out of all these judgments cannot be the final
execution of the-judgment. That Will be at the second death. Then
God will make all; things new. Theti shall the King say unto them on
his right'.hand, Gome' ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre-
pared for you ftflifi the foundatfon'of the world."—Mat. 25:34. Then
God will have a'clear Universe; for the Devil, and his an gel s^ and all
the wicked, will fee burnt up "root and branch."
JAMES WHITE.
Ting Pamphlet can be had by application, post paid, to the subscriber.
My Post Office address is Gorham, Me.