From One Sabbath to Another

(Isa_66:23  And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.)

Continued…..

At the commencement of the Holy Sabbath, (Jan. 5,) we engaged in prayer with Bro. Belden's family at Rocky Hill, Ct., and the Holy Ghost fell upon us. I was taken off in Vision to the Most Holy Place, where I saw Jesus still interceding for Israel. On the bottom of his garment was a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate. Then I saw that Jesus would not leave the Most Holy Place, until every case was decided either for salvation or destruction: and that the wrath of God could not come until Jesus had finished his work in the Most Holy Place—laid off his priestly attire and clothed himself with the garments of vengeance. Then Jesus will step out from between the Father and man, and God will keep silent no longer; but pour out his wrath on those who have rejected his truth.

I saw that the anger of the nations, the wrath of God, and the time to judge the dead, were separate events, one following the other.  I saw that Michael had not stood up, and that the time of trouble, such as never was, had not yet commenced. The nations are now getting angry, but when our High Priest has finished his work in the Sanctuary, he will stand up, put on the garments of vengeance, and then the seven last plagues will be poured out.

I saw that the four angels would hold the four winds until Jesus' work was done in the Sanctuary, and then will come the seven last plagues.

These plagues enraged the wicked against the righteous, and they thought that we had brought them down upon them, and if they could rid the earth of us, then the plagues would be stayed. A decree went forth to slay the saints, which caused them to cry day and night for deliverance. This was the time of Jacob's trouble. Then all the saints cried out with anguish of spirit, and were delivered by the Voice of God. Then the 144,000 triumphed. Their faces were lighted up .with the glory of God. Then I was shown a company who were howling in agony. On their garments was written in large characters, "thou art weighed in the balance, and found wanting." I asked who this company were. The angel said, these are they who have once kept the Sabbath and have given it up." I heard them cry with a loud voice---." we have believed in thy coming, and taught it with energy." And while they were speaking, their eyes would fall upon their garments and see the writing, and then they would wail aloud. I saw they had drunk of the deep waters, and fouled the residue with their feet—trodden the Sabbath underfoot, and that is why they were weighed in the balance and found wanting.

Then my attending angel directed me to the City again, where I saw four angels winging their way to the gate of the City, and were just presenting the golden card to the angel at the gate. Then I saw another angel swiftly flying from the direction of the most excellent glory, and crying with a loud voice to the other angels, and waving something up and down in his hand. I asked my attending angel for an explanation of what I saw. He told me that I could see no more then, but he would shortly show me what those things that I then saw meant.

 Sabbath afternoon one of our number was, sick, and requested prayers that he might be healed. We all united in applying to the Physician who never lost a case, and while healing power came down, and the sick was healed, the Spirit fell upon me, and I was taken off in vision. I saw four angels who had a work to do on the earth, and were on their way to accomplish it. Jesus was clothed with Priestly garments. He gazed in pity on the remnant, then raised his hands upward, and with a voice of deep pity cried—" MY BLOOD, FATHER, MY BLOOD, MY BLOOD, MY BLOOD." Then I saw an exceeding bright light come from God, who sat upon the great white throne, and was shed all about Jesus. Then I saw an angel with a commission from Jesus, swiftly flying to the four angels who had a work to do on the earth, and waving something up and down in his hand, and crying with a loud voice— " HOLD ! HOLD ! HOLD ! HOLD ! until the servants of God are sealed in their foreheads." I asked my accompanying angel the meaning of what I heard, and what the four angels were about to do. He shewed me that it was God that restrained the powers, and that he gave his angels charge over things on the earth, and that the four angels had power from God to hold the four winds, and that they were about to let the four winds go, and while they had started on their mission to let them go, the merciful eye of Jesus gazed on the remnant that were not all sealed, then he raised his hands to the Father and plead with him that he had spilled his blood for them.—

Then another angel was commissioned to fly swiftly to the four angels, and bid them hold until the servants of God were sealed with the seal of the living God in their foreheads.

I have seen the tender love that God has for his people, and that it is very great. I saw an angel over every saint, with their wings spread about them : and if the saints wept through discouragement, or were in danger the angel that ever attended them would fly quickly upward to carry the tidings, and the angels in the City would cease to sing. Then Jesus would commission another angel to descend to encourage, watch over and try to keep them from going out of the narrow path : but, if they did not take heed to the watchful care of these angels, and would not be comforted by them, and continued to go astray, the angels would look sad and weep, Then they would bear the tidings upward, and all the angels in the City would weep, and then with a loud voice say, Amen. But if the saints fixed their eyes on the prize before them, and glorified God by praising him, then the angels would bear the glad,  tidings to the City, and the angels in the city would touch their golden harps and sing with a loud voice—Alleluia! and the heavenly arches would ring with lovely songs. I will here state, that there is perfect order and harmony in the holy City. All the angels that are commissioned to visit the earth, hold a golden card which they present to the angels at the gates of the City, as they pass in and out. Heaven is a good place. I long to be there, and behold my lovely Jesus, who 'gave his life for me, and be changed into his glorious image. Oh for language to express the glory of the bright world to come. I thirst for the loving streams that make glad the City of our God. The Lord has given me a view of other worlds. Wings were given me, and an angel attended me from the City to a place that was bright and glorious. The grass of the place was living green, and the birds there warbled a sweet song. The inhabitants of the place were of all sizes, they were noble, majestic and lovely. They bore the, express image of Jesus, and their countenances beamed with holy joy, expressive' of the freedom and happiness of the place. I asked one of them why they were so much more lovely than those on the earth. The reply was—" we have lived in strict obedience to the commandments of God and have not fallen by disobedience, like those on the earth.

Then I saw two trees, one looked much like the tree of life in the City. The fruit of both looked beautiful ; but of one they could not eat. They had power to eat of both, but were forbidden to eat of one. Then my attending angel said to me— "none in this place have tasted of the forbidden tree ; but if they should eat they would fall." Then I was taken to a world which had seven moons. There I saw good old Enoch, who had been translated. On his right arm he bore a glorious palm, and on each leaf was written Victory. Around his head was a dazzling white wreath, and leaves on the wreath, and in the middle of each leaf was written Purity ; and around the leaf were stones of various colors, that shone brighter than the stars, and cast a reflection upon the letters, and magnified them. On the back part of his head was a bow that confined the wreath, and upon the bow was written Holiness. Above the wreath was a lovely crown that shone brighter than the sun. I asked him if this was the place he was taken to from the earth. He said "it is not; but the City is my home, and I have come to visit this place." He moved about the place as if perfectly at home. I begged of my attending angel to let me remain in that place. I could not bear the thought of coming back to this dark world again. Then the angel said—" you must go back, and if you are faithful, you, with the 144,000 shall have the privilege of visiting all the worlds and viewing the handy work of God."

Dec. 16, 1848, the Lord gave me a view of the shaking of the powers of the heavens. I saw that when the Lord said "heaven" (in giving the signs recorded by Matt., Mark and Luke,) he meant heaven, and when he said " earth" he meant earth. The powers of heaven, are the Sun, Moon and Stars : they rule in the heavens. The powers of earth are those who bear rule on the earth. The powers of heaven will be shaken at the voice of God. Then the Sun, Moon, and Stars will be moved out of their places. They will not pass away, but be shaken by the voice of God. Dark, heavy clouds came up, and clashed against each other. The atmosphere parted and rolled back, then we could look up through the open space in Orion, from whence came the voice of God. The Holy City will come down through that open space. I saw that the powers of earth are now being shaken, and that events come in order. War, and rumors of war,— sword, famine and pestilence, are first to shake the powers of earth, then the voice of God will shake the Sun, Moon and Stars, and this earth also. I saw that the shaking of the powers in Europe is not (as some teach) the shaking of the powers of heaven, but it is the shaking of the angry nations. E. G. WHITE.

Correction. In No. 1, page 6, first column, I stated that Jesus quoted three of the least commandments from the second table of stone, in Mat. 5: 21st, 27th, and 33d. This is not correct. Jesus referred to the sixth, and seventh commandments on the second table, in verses 21st, and 27th, and to the third commandment on the first table, in verse 33d. The fact that Jesus refers to both tables of the decalogue, makes it still stronger that the whole law is to remain the same, till heaven and earth pass away

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As a former corporate Seventh Day Adventist,  I still believe that there is a time and place for all things. I believe that the message given was true for its time, meaning, just as God in the Bible foretold various events to happened, and then circumstances altered those events- the same is true always. Things can't be acceptable in God's word once, but then no longer as if God does not still reign. We know that Ellen White had visions, and truth, but NEVER claimed precedent over the BIBLE, never! The Bible only is the true standard. I take NONE of Ellen White's visions and hold them up as God's Holy Word. Do I believe she had messages, visions, and wisdom from God- yes. But I also believe her messages were given during a certain time and place, and not ALL of them are still relevant for our time and place. She herself said that Christ would be there soon- over and over again and then….she changed that tune and said that God's people may have to remain here many more years. Why the change? Because just as Moses was promised a land of milk and honey, He altered that inheritance for himself through circumstances and was not allowed to enter the promised land. Does that mean the promise wasn't true when it was given to him? No. It means circumstances can alter the path God puts us on.

We know the Bible tells us what must come to pass, and ALL of it will come to pass even if it doesn't come to pass as Ellen White was shown in her visions. We know that the same God who gave His prophet Daniel the world's history in a broad stroke- that the stone that is cut out without hands will crush all the kingdoms of the earth and Christ's kingdom will reign. We know all the prophecies have come to pass one after the other just as predicted and that NOTHING will stop the rest of the predications from coming to pass.

Could the Israelites who were saved from Egypt have entered their promised land sooner than forty years? Yes. Did they? No. They had many more years in the wilderness wandering before they were given the promised land.  Could we as the human race have expedited the return of our Savior, yes, but all things being as they are… the return of our Savior is NOT going to disappear, but appear as the final events unfold in God's time.

Just as Ellen White and all those who were alive in her time waited and longed for the return of Christ, we too wait and long for His return. We know that there WILL be a group of waiting saints when He does return, and we can only pray we are worthy to be HIS, through HIS blood, HIS sacrifice.

So, believe Ellen White's visions, or don't believe, they do NOT detract from the Bible, the Word of God, nor do they hinder the Holy Spirit from enlightening all those who truly seek their LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, NOW AND FOREVER!!!!!!!  Amen.