The Testimony of Jesus Christ

More specifically for our topic in this symposium, the second distinctive characteristic is that God’s remnant church will have the testimony of Jesus, which is the “spirit of prophecy.” The commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus, or the Spirit of Prophecy, come from the same source: God Himself.GOP 419.1

The Spirit of Prophecy was given to nurture and assist God’s last-day movement with instruction from heaven. He used the Spirit of Prophecy to guide in the establishment of His remnant church, the Seventh-day Adventist Church. These people would love Him supremely and follow His commandments through His power. He is using the Spirit of Prophecy to prosper His last-day church into the growing Advent movement of millions of members around the world.GOP 419.2

However, one of the greatest threats against the Spirit of Prophecy is not necessarily animosity but rather the threat of indifference. Today many members are unacquainted with it, don’t read it, or just plain ignore it.GOP 419.3

From Testimonies for the Church, volume 4, pages 390, 391, we read:GOP 419.4

The volumes of Spirit of Prophecy [forerunner of The Conflict of the Ages series], and also the Testimonies, should be introduced into every Sabbathkeeping family, and the brethren should know their value and be urged to read them. . . . They should be in the library of every family and read again and again. Let them be kept where they can be read by many, and let them be worn out in being read by all the neighbors.GOP 419.5

The Adventist Home, page 479, indicates that the Conflict of the Ages series “should be placed in every family in the land.” We thank our publishing houses, literature evangelists, and members for doing that around the world.GOP 419.6

Various projects, including Connecting With Jesus, have circulated millions of Spirit of Prophecy books to the public and to church members around the world in printed and electronic form, and we need to do much more of this. The rapid expansion of the Seventh-day Adventist Church demands that our members know in their own languages and dialects what Spirit of Prophecy counsel God has for His last-day church.GOP 419.7