ELLEN G. WHITE MISSION AND MESSAGE

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Can ellen g. white, as a prophet, be proven from
Scripture?

• Ellen g. white mission and message

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PARALLELS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

• THE LESSER LIGHT
• JOHN 119-22
• And this is the record of John, when the Jews
  sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask
  him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied
  not but confessed, I am not the Christ.
• And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias?
  And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet?
  And he answered, No.
• Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we
  may give an answer to them that sent us. What
  sayest thou of thyself?
• LUKE 727
• This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I
  send my messenger before thy face, which shall
  prepare thy way before thee.

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WHO WAS HE...?

• JOHN 531-33
• If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not
  true. There is another that beareth witness of
  me and I know that the witness which he
  witnesseth of me is true. Ye sent unto John, and
  he bare witness unto the truth.
• REVELATION 1217
• And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went
  to make war with the remnant of her seed, which
  keep the commandments of God, and have the
  testimony exact word witness of Jesus Christ.

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John the Baptist bears testimony witness to
Jesus Christ many times

• John 16-8
• There was a man sent from God, whose name was
  John. The same came for a witness, to bear
  witness of the Light, that all men through him
  might believe. He was not that Light, but was
  sent to bear witness of that Light.
• John 532-35
• There is another that beareth witness of me and
  I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me
  is true. Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness
  unto the truth. But I receive not testimony from
  man but these things I say, that ye might be
  saved. He was a burning and a shining light and
  ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his
  light.

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Did John the Baptist shine forth light?

• John 536
• But I have greater witness than that of John
  for the works which the Father hath given me to
  finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of
  me, that the Father hath sent me.
• Did John the Baptist write any books of the
  bible?
• John 539
• Search the scriptures for in them ye think ye
  have eternal life and they are they which
  testify of me.
• Three sources testified of Jesus Christ
• The scriptures
• John the Baptist
• Ellen g. white

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why would god raise up a prophet with no biblical
witness or foundation who would testify of Jesus
Christ?

• John 15
• And the light shineth in darkness and the
  darkness comprehended it not.
• The Jewish nation intertestamental period
  between malachi and matthew which resulted in 400
  years of silence.
• John 539, 40, 45-47
• Search the scriptures for in them ye think ye
  have eternal life and they are they which
  testify of me.
• And ye will not come to me, that ye might have
  life.
• Do not think that I will accuse you to the
  Father there is one that accuseth you, even
  Moses, in whom ye trust.
• For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed
  me for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his
  writings, how shall ye believe my words?

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The ministry of John the Baptist

• Luke 117
• And he shall go before him in the spirit and
  power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers
  to the children, and the disobedient to the
  wisdom of the just to make ready a people
  prepared for the Lord.
• Matthew 117,8, 18
• And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
  multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into
  the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the
  wind? but what went ye out for to see? A man
  clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear
  soft clothing are in kings' houses. For John
  came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,
  He hath a devil..
• Luke 729, 30
• And all the people that heard him, and the
  publicans, justified God, being baptized with the
  baptism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers
  rejected the counsel of God against themselves,
  being not baptized of him.

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John the Baptist came in the spirit of Elijah

• Matthew 1712, 13
• But I say unto you, That Elias is come already,
  and they knew him not, but have done unto him
  whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the
  Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples
  understood that he spake unto them of John the
  Baptist.
• John 121
• And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias?
  And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet?
  And he answered, No.
• Wait a minute!
• Jesus said, ...John the Baptist was Elias...
• Jesus also said, John the Baptist was the
  prophet...
• Bible says (Luke 727 mentions him as a
  messenger) that john was a messenger of god.

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The Lesser light introduces the Greater light

• John 330
• He must increase, but I must decrease.
• John 129
• The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him,
  and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh
  away the sin of the world.

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• Ellen G. White Selected Messages Book 1, pp. 31,
  32
• Some have stumbled over the fact that I said I
  did not claim to be a prophet and they have
  asked, Why is this? I have had no claims to
  make, only that I am instructed that I am the
  Lord's messenger that He called me in my youth
  to be His messenger, to receive His word, and to
  give a clear and decided message in the name of
  the Lord Jesus. Early in my youth I was asked
  several times, Are you a prophet? I have ever
  responded, I am the Lord's messenger. I know that
  many have called me a prophet, but I have made no
  claim to this title. My Saviour declared me to be
  His messenger. "Your work," He instructed me, "is
  to bear My word. Strange things will arise, and
  in your youth I set you apart to bear the message
  to the erring ones, to carry the word before
  unbelievers, and with pen and voice to reprove
  from the Word actions that are not right. Exhort
  from the Word. the messages that I give shall be
  heard from one who has never learned in the
  schools. My Spirit and My power shall be with
  you. ...

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.....It is not you that speaketh it is the Lord
that giveth the messages of warning and reproof.
Never deviate from the truth under any
circumstances. Give the light I shall give you.
The messages for these last days shall be written
in books, and shall stand immortalized, to
testify against those who have once rejoiced in
the light, but who have been led to give it up
because of the seductive influences of evil."
Why have I not claimed to be a prophet?-Because
in these days many who boldly claim that they are
prophets are a reproach to the cause of Christ
and because my work includes much more than the
word "prophet" signifies.
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does ellen g. white have the testimony of Jesus
Christ?

• Ellen g. white selected messages, book 3, p.
  31.3
• Testimonies to Bring Plain Lessons From the
  Word.
• In the Scriptures God has set forth practical
  lessons to govern the life and conduct of all
  but though He has given minute particulars in
  regard to our character, conversation, and
  conduct, yet in a large measure, His lessons are
  disregarded and ignored. Besides the instruction
  in His Word, the Lord has given special
  testimonies to His people, not as a new
  revelation, but that He may set before us the
  plain lessons of His Word, that errors may be
  corrected, that the right way may be pointed out,
  that every soul may be without excuse.-- Letter
  63, 1893. (See Testimonies, vol. 5, p. 665.)
  3SM 31.3

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Some will reject ellen g. whites testimonies...

• ellen g. white selected messages, book1, pp. 48,
  49
• Searching the Testimonies for an Excuse
• Some who are not willing to receive the light,
  but who prefer to walk in ways of their own
  choosing, will search the testimonies to find
  something in them to encourage the spirit of
  unbelief and disobedience. Thus a spirit of
  disunion will be brought in for the spirit which
  leads them to criticize the testimonies will also
  lead them to watch their brethren to find in them
  something to condemn.--Manuscript 73, 1908. ...
• Did some of the Pharisees, rulers, and lawyers
  reject John the Baptist preaching?

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Ellen white continues...

• ...There are some who think they are able to
  measure the character and to estimate the
  importance of the work the Lord has given me to
  do. Their own mind and judgment is the standard
  by which they would weigh the testimonies. 1SM
  49.1
• My Instructor said to me, Tell these men that
  God has not committed to them the work of
  measuring, classifying, and defining the
  character of the testimonies. Those who attempt
  this are sure to err in their conclusions. The
  Lord would have men adhere to their appointed
  work. If they will keep the way of the Lord, they
  will be able to discern clearly that the work
  which He has appointed me to do is not a work of
  human devising. 1SM 49.2

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• When the Jews rejected Christ they rejected the
  foundation of their faith. And, on the other
  hand, the Christian world of today who claim
  faith in Christ, but reject the law of God are
  making a mistake similar to that of the deceived
  Jews. 1SM 229.1
• Many of those who rejected John, and at every
  step had opposed Jesus, were insinuating that His
  mission had failed. DA 506.1
• As the light and life of men was rejected by the
  ecclesiastical authorities in the days of Christ,
  so it has been rejected in every succeeding
  generation. ...When the Reformers preached the
  word of God, they had no thought of separating
  themselves from the established church but the
  religious leaders would not tolerate the light,
  and those that bore it were forced to seek
  another class, who were longing for the truth. In
  our day few of the professed followers of the
  Reformers are actuated by their spirit. Few are
  listening for the voice of God, and ready to
  accept truth in whatever guise it may be
  presented. Often those who follow in the steps of
  the Reformers are forced to turn away from the
  churches they love, in order to declare the plain
  teaching of the word of God. And many times those
  who are seeking for light are by the same
  teaching obliged to leave the church of their
  fathers, that they may render obedience. DA
  232.2