Ellen G. White Writings

4021 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 March 18, 1889, page 155 paragraph 49

… a tree.” Constant growth is one of the characteristics of a tree. If it lives a thousand years, it grows every year. Each year of its life will see a circle added …

4022 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 March 18, 1889, page 155 paragraph 50

A tree draws its nourishment from hidden sources. Its roots strike down deep into the earth, to take nourishment; all out of sight are the processes of growth …

4023 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 March 18, 1889, page 155 paragraph 51

… the tree that stands in irrigated soil, its leaves are always green. Its roots take up moisture continually. So the one in whose heart is the law of God, who delights …

4024 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 March 18, 1889, page 155 paragraph 52

… called “trees of righteousness;” that is, their righteousness will be increasing with steady growth, as does a tree; and being the planting of the Lord, they will …

4025 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 April 1, 1889, page 186 paragraph 86

… application of the text to the moment of justification from past transgression. It is the application of the law in Christ to the life of the transgressor …

4026 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 May 13, 1889, page 247 paragraph 86

… tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:14. And this is the testimony of the whole of the inspired word-keep the law of God …

4027 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 July 8, 1889, page 295 paragraph 207

… eat of every tree of the garden?” As much as to say, “Is it possible that God would so circumscribe a being of such beauty and power?” and then in reply to Eve’s statement …

4028 The Signs of the Times, vol. 15 August 5, 1889, page 472 paragraph 12

… cause of death] in the pot” ( 2 Kings 4:40 ); and the Lord said that “the tree of the field is man’s life” (sustainer of life). Deuteronomy 20:19. So when Paul describes his …

4029 The Signs of the Times, vol. 16 January 20, 1890, page 42 paragraph 2

“To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”

4030 The Signs of the Times, vol. 16 January 20, 1890, page 42 paragraph 3

… tree of life.” Here we learn that the tree of life is in the midst of the New Jerusalem, which contains the throne of God. But the tree of life is in the midst of the …

4031 The Signs of the Times, vol. 16 May 26, 1890, page 155 paragraph 80

… size of the throne of God, the height of the tree of life, the width of the streets of the New Jerusalem, or of the river of water of life. These things have not been …

4032 The Signs of the Times, vol. 16 August 25, 1890, page 460 paragraph 12

… the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.” Revelation 22:14. This was the condition of eternal life from the beginning. See Deuteronomy …

4033 The Signs of the Times, vol. 16 November 3, 1890, page 547 paragraph 1

… vigor of that life which will be felt by those who drink of the river of the water of life, and eat of the fruit of the tree of life. Our moment of that life will contain …

4034 The Signs of the Times, vol. 17 January 12, 1891, page 3 paragraph 3

… cause of death] in the pot.” 2 Kings 4:40; and the Lord said that “the tree of the field is man’s life” (sustainer of life). Deuteronomy 20:19. So when Paul describes his …

4035 The Signs of the Times, vol. 17 March 23, 1891, page 82 paragraph 7

… hours of privacy, he will not grow as a tree. David furnishes a good commentary upon his own words in this psalm when he says: “Princes also did sit and speak against …

4036 The Signs of the Times, vol. 17 March 23, 1891, page 90 paragraph 1