Messenger of the Lord
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Messenger of the Lord
A Gift of LightA Prophet Among YouBelieve His ProphetsDivine Guidance in the Remnant of God’s ChurchEllen G. White and Her CriticsEllen G. White — Messenger to the RemnantThe Abiding Gift of ProphecyThe Ellen G. White WritingsThe Great Visions of Ellen G. WhiteThe Spirit of Prophecy in the Advent MovementThe Testimony of JesusThe Voice of The SpiritThe World of Ellen G. WhiteWhat Ellen White has Meant to MeWhy I Believe in Mrs. E. G. WhiteUnderstanding Ellen White101 Questions - About Ellen White and Her WritingsThe Gift of ProphecyThe Gift of Prophecy (The Role of Ellen White in God’s Remnant Church)
By Herbert E. Douglassen
A comprehensive study of Ellen White's life and her gift of prophecy will give you a complete look at her ministry and the time in which she worked.
Book code: MOL
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Citation: Douglass, H. E. (1998) Messenger of the Lord.
Retrieved fromhttp://text.beta.egwwritings.org/book/b656
574 Pages
enMessenger of the Lord
- Contents- Preface
- Acknowledgments
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An Overview by the Author
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Section I—God’s Communication System
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Chapter 1—The Revealer and the Revealed
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Chapter 2—God Speaks Through Prophets
- Communication Before Sin
- How God Bridged the Gap of Sin
- Prophets—the Most Recognized Form of Divine Disclosure
- The Prophet’s Work
- Long Line of Splendor
- Low Success Rate
- Names Applied to the Prophetic Messages
- How God and Prophets Interact
- How Prophets Delivered Their Messages
- Letters Carry Authority
- Literary Assistants
- Paul’s Several Assistants
- Obvious Difference Between 1 and 2 Peter
- How Luke Was Written
- Verbal Inspiration or Thought Inspiration
- Prophets, Not Words, Are Inspired
- Some Prophetic Messages Not Preserved
- God Is Gender Impartial
- Deborah More Than a Judge
- Dreary Gap Between Malachi and John the Baptist
- The First Century, A.D.
- The Prophet Jesus
- Since Apostolic Times
- Teaching Replaced Prophecy
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Chapter 3—Characteristics of the Prophets
- Prophets Share Common Characteristics
- Tests of a Genuine Prophet
- 1. The Test of Fulfilled Predictions
- 2. Agreement With the Bible
- 3. The Orchard Test
- 4. Unequivocal Witness to the Divine-human Nature of Jesus Christ
- Physical Manifestations
- Timeliness of the Prophet’s Messages
- Heroic and Unequivocal Witnessing
- Practical Counsel, Not Abstractions, Characterize Their Ministry
- Weight of Evidence
- Can All Be Prophets?
- Prophets Not Always Aware of the Full Meaning
- A Contrast Between the True and False
- Physical Phenomena Often Provide Coercive Evidence
- The 1840s a Turbulent Period for Prophetic Claims
- William Foy and Hazen Foss
- God Reveals Himself Through Prophets in Times of Crisis
- Ellen White Appeared at the Time of Greatest Distress
- Note
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Section II—The Real Ellen White
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Chapter 4—The Person and Her Times
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Chapter 5—Messenger, Wife, and Mother
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Chapter 6—Physical Health
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Chapter 7—Personal Characteristics
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Chapter 8—As Others Knew Her
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Chapter 9—Humor, Common Sense, and a Practical Counselor
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Chapter 10—The American Pioneer and the Victorian Woman
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Chapter 11—The Prolific Writer
- Editorial Assistants
- A 19th Century Accent
- Wide Reading Habits
- Writing for the General Public
- Personal Experiences Enriched Her Writing
- Variety of Personal Letters
- How Categories of Literary Production Were Developed
- Marian Davis “My Bookmaker”
- Why Revisions Were Necessary
- Opposition to Revisions
- Revision Experience Teaches Lessons
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Chapter 12—The Sought-for Speaker
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Section III—The Listening Messenger
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Chapter 13—Delivering God’s Message
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Chapter 14—Confirming the Confidence
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Chapter 15—Timely Instruction and Predictions
- Timeliness of Delivering Visions Often Crucial
- Salamanca Vision
- Foreign Language Tensions
- Shortest Testimony
- Visions, at Times, Changed Mrs. White’s Habits and Opinions
- Vision Changes Prophet’s Counsel
- Visions, at Times, Modified Ellen White’s Theological Opinions
- Corrected By a Vision
- Lessons Learned
- Delivering Reproof—a “Cross”
- Some Visions Contained Predictions
- Food for Worms
- Civil War
- Contrary to Contemporary Optimism
- Modern Spiritualism
- Rise of Papal Influence
- Union of Catholics and Protestants
- Health and Medicine
- Worldwide Expansion of Adventists
- Some Visions Directed to Secret Problems
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Chapter 16—Ellen White’s Self-awareness as a Messenger
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Section IV—The Voice of a Movement
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Chapter 17—Organization, Unity, and Institutional Development
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Chapter 18—Theological Crises
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Chapter 19—Evangelism, Local and Global, and Race Relations
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Chapter 20—Stewardship, Government Relations, and Humanitarian Involvement
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Chapter 21—Dissidents, Within and Without
- Chapter 21a—Who’s Who in the Adventist World of Ellen G. White
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Section V—Nurturer of Inspired Concepts
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Chapter 22—The Organizing Theme
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Chapter 23—Clarification of Major Doctrines
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Chapter 24—Health Principles-Part 1: Emergence of a Health Message
- Interaction a Spiritual Matter
- Nineteenth-Century Health Notions
- Physical Afflictions of Early Adventists
- Dramatic Healings
- First Health-minded Adventist
- Ellen White’s Early Awareness of Health Principles
- The Health Vision of 1863
- Led Step by Step
- Ingredients of the Otsego Health Vision
- Adventist Life Style
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Chapter 25—Health Principles-Part 2: Relationship of Health to a Spiritual Mission
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Chapter 26—Health Principles-Part 3: Quality Improvement in Adventist Health
- James White, the Highly Visible Exception
- The Gospel Sieve
- The Rochester Vision of Hope and New Territory to Conquer
- The key points of the vision were:
- The Beginning of Adventist Health Institutions
- Fifth Health Vision
- The Principle of Moderation Avoids Extremes
- James Becomes Editor
- Applying Common Sense
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Chapter 27—Health Principles-Part 4: Principles and Policies
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Chapter 28—Health Principles-Part 5: Reviewing a Century of Health Reform Principles
- Dietary Aspects of Health Reform
- What Scientific Research Indicates Regarding a Meat Diet
- Animal Products Increase Death Risk
- Humanity’s Original Diet
- Non-dietary Features of Health Reform
- Cancer, a Virus
- Table 11-5: Virus implicated in various cancers
- Contributing Causes of Cancer
- Modern Research Confirms Health Principles
- Summary of Ellen White’s Principles of Health Reform
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Chapter 29—Education-Part1: Principles and Philosophy.
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Chapter 30—Education-Part 2: Establishing Educational Institutions
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Chapter 31—Publishing, Temperance, and Social Principles
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Section VI—How to Listen to the Messenger
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Chapter 32—Hermeneutics-Part 1: Basic Principles
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Chapter 33—Hermeneutics-Part 2: Basic Rules of Interpretation—Internal
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Chapter 34—Hermeneutics-Part 3: Rules of Interpretation—External
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Chapter 35—Hermeneutics-Part 4: Characteristics Shared by Biblical Writers and Ellen White
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Chapter 36—Hermeneutics-Part 5: Authority and Relationship to the Bible
- Ellen White’s Relation to the Bible and to Bible Study
- Biblical Principles Worthless Unless Internalized
- “Gifts” Tested by the Bible, Not the Bible by the “Gifts”
- Primarily a Commentator, Not an Exegete
- Additional Details to the Biblical Story
- Practical Purpose of Bible Study
- Ellen White’s Understanding of How Inspiration Works
- Unfolding, or Progressive Revelation
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Chapter 37—Hermeneutics-Part 6: How Contemporaries Understood Ellen White’s Authority
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Chapter 38—Hermeneutics-Part 7: 1919 Bible Conference/History Teachers Council
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Chapter 39—Understanding How the Books Were Written
- The Making of “Steps to Christ”
- Background of “Steps to Christ”
- Ellen White’s Core Theme—the Title of One of Her Best-Known Books
- The 1884 Edition of “The Great Controversy”
- The 1888 Edition of “The Great Controversy”
- Why Some Materials Were Deleted
- The 1911 Edition of “The Great Controversy”
- How “The Desire of Ages” Was Created
- Not a Scrapbook
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Chapter 40—Understanding How the Books Were Prepared
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Section VII—How to Evaluate Criticism
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Chapter 41—Truth Still Makes One Free
- Differing Responses Depend on Circumstances and Attitudes
- Gifts Are Self-Authenticating
- Criticism Founded on a Misunderstanding of Revelation/Inspiration
- Criticism That Does Not Recognize That Prophets May Make Mistakes in Details
- Unfounded Criticism Involving Ellen White Personally
- Shouting, Prostration, Swooning, Creeping
- Various Effects of Menopause
- Year-long Depression
- Charged With Profiting Financially
- Israel Dammon’s Trial
- No Sabbath Keepers at Atkinson
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Chapter 42—Criticism Involving Relationships With Other People
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Chapter 43—Predictions, Scientific Observations, and Unusual Statements
- Various Civil War Statements
- Time Is Short
- Some in 1856 Never to Die
- Jerusalem Never to Be Rebuilt
- Concern Over Unusual Statements
- Concern Over Ellen White’s Scientific Statements
- Amalgamation
- Volcanology
- Masturbation
- Phrenology
- Harm From Wearing Wigs
- What Drives Motivations
- Smith Addresses the Critics
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Chapter 44—The Shut Door—A Case Study
- More Than a Minor Footnote
- Recognition of Presuppositions
- Essential Attitude of Truth Seekers
- Presuppositions of Critics
- Presuppositions of Affirmers
- Reviewing the Record
- New View for Millerites
- First Connection Between 1844 and Heavenly Sanctuary
- Time of Jacob’s Trouble
- Christ’s Return Near, But Not Imminent
- Sabbath-in-the-Sanctuary Vision
- Seal-of-God Vision
- Holding-the-Winds Vision
- Open-Door Vision
- “Present Truth” Article
- Reviewing the Critics’ Charges
- No Evidence of Deception
- Summary:
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Section VIII—Continuing Relevancy of God’s Messenger
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Chapter 45—Does Ellen White Measure Up?
- Applying Biblical Norms
- Unique Objectives
- Ellen White Readers Read Bible More Than Others
- Witness of Ellen White’s Contemporaries
- Convincing Integrity
- The Witness of Uriah Smith
- The Witness of Mrs. S. M. I. Henry
- Unabated Confidence
- Fidelity to Bible
- The Message Is Greater Than the Messenger
- Erroneous Concepts Lead to Confusion
- Distinctive Theological System
- The Weight of Evidence
- Perfect Assurance Not Compatible With Faith
- Three Basic Presuppositions That Hinder Acceptance
- Truth “as it is in Jesus”
- Prediction of the End Times Never Contradicted
- Young People Still Respond
- “Only an Instrument”
- The Weight of Evidence
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Chapter 46—She Still Speaks
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Chapter 47—Messenger and Message Inseparable
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Appendix
- Appendix A—Camp Meetings in Early Nineteenth Century
- Appendix B—Background to Exchange of Letters Between James and Ellen White in 1874
- Appendix C—Excerpts from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Across the Plains (1892)
- Appendix D—A Partial List of Ellen G. White Visions
- Appendix E—Basic Presuppositions Shared by Most Shut-door Critics
- Appendix F—Time-conditioned or Time-related?
- Appendix G—Ellen White’s Growth in Understanding Her Own Visions
- Appendix H—Ellen White Enriched the Term “Shut Door”
- Appendix I—Ellen White Led the Way in Building a Biblically-Oriented Message for the World
- Appendix J—Response to Deletion of “Wicked World”
- Appendix K—Why Ellen White Seemed to Reach Out Only to Shut-door Advocates
- Appendix L—Chief Charges Against Ellen White Regarding the Shut-door Issue and the Responses Through the Years
- Appendix M—The July 13, 1847, Letter to Joseph Bates
- Appendix N—Last Will and Testament of Ellen G. White
- Appendix O—Comments of National Leaders in the Early 1860s Regarding Slavery Crisis
- Appendix P—The Ellipse of Salvation Truth