Ellen G. White and Her Critics

Comparing Two Vital Passages

At this point we might compare certain expressions in Revelation 19 and 22. In both passages we read that John falls at the feet of the angel to worship him. In both places we read the counsel of the angel: “See thou do it not“: “worship God.” In both instances the angel says, “I am thy fellowservant.” But notice how the next expression is rendered. In Revelation 19 it is in one form and in Revelation 22 in another. In Revelation 19:10 we read, “I am ... of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus“: and in Revelation 22:9, “I am ... of thy brethren the prophets.” In this comparison we have further evidence concerning the “testimony of Jesus” being connected definitely with the prophetic gift. The angel is referring to those whom he calls his brethren. But who are they? In one place he says that they are the prophets. In the other they are those who have the “testimony of Jesus.” So we affirm that in the apostle John’s thinking the expression “testimony of Jesus” is intimately associated with, and an integral part of, the prophetic gift. EGWC 557.1