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281 Counsels for the Church, p. 27.6 (Ellen Gould White)
The ministers were just getting up from prayer in the tabernacle as Mrs. White was seen coming in the door, a bundle of manuscripts under her arm. The president of the General Conference was the speaker, and he addressed her:
282 Counsels for the Church, p. 27.7 (Ellen Gould White)
“Sister White,” he said, “we are happy to see you. Do you have a message for us?”
283 Counsels for the Church, p. 27.9 (Ellen Gould White)
… .’” Ellen White spoke for an hour, describing the meeting that had been shown to her in vision months before, and giving counsel based upon that revelation. Then …
284 Counsels for the Church, p. 28.3 (Ellen Gould White)
“Last night!” Sister White remarked, “Last night? I thought that meeting took place months ago, when it was shown to me in vision.”
285 Counsels for the Church, p. 28.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… sister White. I now see that I was in error and that the position that I took was not correct. From the light that has been given this morning, I acknowledge that …
286 Counsels for the Church, p. 28.6 (Ellen Gould White)
… Ellen White had accurately described the meeting and the attitude of those in the room. Before that meeting closed that Sunday morning, the Religious Liberty …
287 Counsels for the Church, p. 28.7 (Ellen Gould White)
Had Mrs. White not been restrained and had she related the vision on Sabbath afternoon, her message would not have served the purpose that God had intended, for the meeting had not yet taken place.
288 Counsels for the Church, p. 28.8 (Ellen Gould White)
… sister White did not understand,” or, “we are living in a different day now.” The thoughts that Satan whispers to us in these days are the same with which he tempted …
289 Counsels for the Church, p. 29.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… G. White spoke and wrote of the things God had revealed to her. Many times the counsels were given to correct those who erred from Bible truth. Many times they …
290 Counsels for the Church, p. 29.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… Mrs. White's work, and this is as she would have it, for she wrote:
291 Counsels for the Church, p. 29.4 (Ellen Gould White)
The Bible gives four basic tests by which a prophet is to be examined. Mrs. White's work stands each test.
292 Counsels for the Church, p. 29.6 (Ellen Gould White)
The E. G. White writings elevate the law of God and ever lead men and women to the Bible in its entirety. She points to the Bible as the sole rule of faith and practice and as the great light to which her writings, “the lesser light,” lead.
293 Counsels for the Church, p. 29.7 (Ellen Gould White)
… Mr. White was much like that of Moses in leading and guiding the people, yet she wrote in a predictive manner of the many events to take place. At the outset of …
294 Counsels for the Church, p. 29.8 (Ellen Gould White)
… , Ellen White wrote: “the tempest is coming, and we must get ready for its fury.... We shall see trouble on all sides. Thousands of ships will be hurled into the depths …
295 Counsels for the Church, p. 30.1 (Ellen Gould White)
The reading of The Desire of Ages makes it clear that the work of Ellen G. White measured up to this test. Observe these words:
296 Counsels for the Church, p. 30.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… Mrs. White's work measures up to this test. The unity of teaching in the writings penned over a period of seventy years also bears positive witness to the integrity …
297 Counsels for the Church, p. 30.7 (Ellen Gould White)
The timeliness of the message. God's people are in some special need, and the message comes just in time to meet the need, as did the first vision given to Mrs. White.
298 Counsels for the Church, p. 30.8 (Ellen Gould White)
The practical nature of the messages. The information revealed to Mrs. White in the visions was of practical value, meeting practical needs. Look at the way in which the testimony counsels enter in a practical way into our everyday lives.
299 Counsels for the Church, p. 30.10 (Ellen Gould White)
… experience in vision was similar to that of the Bible prophets, the visions were definite experiences, not just impressions. In vision, Mrs. White saw …
300 Counsels for the Church, p. 31.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Mrs. White was not controlled by those about her. To one man she wrote: “You think individuals have prejudiced my mind. If I am in this state I am not fitted to be entrusted with the work of God.”