America in Prophecy by Ellen White [Modern Version]
America’s peculiar origins and hegemonic impact in world affairs stand undisputed. As a superpower birthed from Europe, her eminent history has been celebrated. Foretold since antiquity, a myriad of repressions, revolutions and reforms inspired the first band of pilgrims to settle on a new promised land of liberty. This book enables the reader to understand America’s unique destiny and commanding role while besieged by gross spiritual and political machinations. Clearly, this reading lifts the veil from past events molding America and presaging her cooperation to undermine the very values once cherished. America’s peculiar origins and hegemonic impact in world affairs stand undisputed. As a superpower birthed from Europe, her eminent history has been celebrated. Foretold since antiquity, a myriad of repressions, revolutions and reforms inspired the first band of pilgrims to settle on a new promised land of liberty. This book enables the reader to understand America’s unique destiny and commanding role while besieged by gross spiritual and political machinations. Clearly, this reading lifts the veil from past events molding America and presaging her cooperation to undermine the very values once cherished.
The disappointment also, though the result of their own misapprehension of the message which they gave, was to be overruled for good. It would test the hearts of those who had professed to receive the warning. In the face of their disappointment would they rashly give up their experience and cast away their confidence in God's word? or would they, in prayer and humility, seek to discern where they had failed to comprehend the significance of the prophecy? How many had moved from fear, or from impulse and excitement? How many were halfhearted and unbelieving? Multitudes professed to love the appearing of the Lord. When called to endure the scoffs and reproach of the world, and the test of delay and disappointment, would they renounce the faith? Because they did not immediately understand the dealings of God with them, would they cast aside truths sustained by the clearest testimony of His word? This test would reveal the strength of those who with real faith had obeyed what they believed to be the teaching of the word and the Spirit of God. It would teach them, as only such an experience could, the danger of accepting the theories and interpretations of men, instead of making the Bible its own interpreter. To the children of faith the perplexity and sorrow resulting from their error would work the needed correction. They would be led to a closer study of the prophetic word. They would be taught to examine more carefully the foundation of their faith, and to reject everything, however widely accepted by the Christian world, that was not founded upon the Scriptures of truth. With these believers, as with the first disciples, that which in the hour of trial seemed dark to their understanding would afterward be made plain. When they should see the "end of the Lord" they would know that, notwithstanding the trial resulting from their errors, His purposes of love toward them had been steadily fulfilling. They would learn by a blessed experience that He is "very pitiful, and of tender mercy;" that all His paths "are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies." 265
20. The Awakening A great religious awakening under the proclamation of Christ's soon coming is foretold in the prophecy of the first angel's message of Revelation 14. An angel is seen flying "in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people." "With a loud voice" he proclaims the message: "Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." Verses 6, 7. The fact that an angel is said to be the herald of this warning is significant. By the purity, the glory, and the power of the heavenly messenger, divine wisdom has been pleased to represent the exalted character of the work to be accomplished by the message and the power and glory that were to attend it. And the angel's flight "in the midst of heaven," the "loud voice" with which the warning is uttered, and its promulgation to all "that dwell on the earth,"--"to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,"--give evidence of the rapidity and world-wide extent of the movement. The message itself sheds light as to the time when this movement is to take place. It is declared to be a part of the "everlasting gospel;" and it announces the opening of the judgment. The message of salvation has been preached in all ages; but this message is a part of the gospel which could be proclaimed only in the last days, for only then would it be true that the hour of judgment had come . The prophecies present a succession of events leading down to the opening of the judgment. This is especially true of the book of Daniel. But that part of his prophecy which related to the last days, Daniel was bidden to close up and seal "to the time of the end." Not till we reach this time could a message concerning the judgment be proclaimed, based on the fulfillment of these prophecies. But at the time of the end, says the prophet, "many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." Daniel 12:4. The apostle Paul warned the church not to look for the coming of Christ in his day. "That day shall not come," he says, "except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed." 2 Thessalonians 2:3. Not till after the great apostasy, and the long period of the reign of the "man of sin," can we look for the advent of our Lord. The "man of sin," which is also styled "the mystery of iniquity," "the son of perdition," and "that wicked," represents the 266
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The disappo<strong>in</strong>tment also, though the result of their own misapprehension of the<br />
message which they gave, was to be overruled for good. It would test the hearts of those who<br />
had professed to receive the warn<strong>in</strong>g. In the face of their disappo<strong>in</strong>tment would they rashly<br />
give up their experience and cast away their confidence <strong>in</strong> God's word? or would they, <strong>in</strong><br />
prayer and humility, seek to discern where they had failed to comprehend the significance of<br />
the prophecy? How many had moved from fear, or from impulse and excitement? How many<br />
were halfhearted and unbeliev<strong>in</strong>g? Multitudes professed to love the appear<strong>in</strong>g of the Lord.<br />
When called to endure the scoffs and reproach of the world, and the test of delay and<br />
disappo<strong>in</strong>tment, would they renounce the faith? Because they did not immediately<br />
understand the deal<strong>in</strong>gs of God with them, would they cast aside truths susta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>by</strong> the<br />
clearest testimony of His word?<br />
This test would reveal the strength of those who with real faith had obeyed what they<br />
believed to be the teach<strong>in</strong>g of the word and the Spirit of God. It would teach them, as only<br />
such an experience could, the danger of accept<strong>in</strong>g the theories and <strong>in</strong>terpretations of men,<br />
<strong>in</strong>stead of mak<strong>in</strong>g the Bible its own <strong>in</strong>terpreter. To the children of faith the perplexity and<br />
sorrow result<strong>in</strong>g from their error would work the needed correction. They would be led to a<br />
closer study of the prophetic word. They would be taught to exam<strong>in</strong>e more carefully the<br />
foundation of their faith, and to reject everyth<strong>in</strong>g, however widely accepted <strong>by</strong> the Christian<br />
world, that was not founded upon the Scriptures of truth.<br />
With these believers, as with the first disciples, that which <strong>in</strong> the hour of trial seemed<br />
dark to their understand<strong>in</strong>g would afterward be made pla<strong>in</strong>. When they should see the "end<br />
of the Lord" they would know that, notwithstand<strong>in</strong>g the trial result<strong>in</strong>g from their errors, His<br />
purposes of love toward them had been steadily fulfill<strong>in</strong>g. They would learn <strong>by</strong> a blessed<br />
experience that He is "very pitiful, and of tender mercy;" that all His paths "are mercy and<br />
truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies."<br />
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