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78261 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1060.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… world. White’s writings are therefore thoroughly representative of the early leadership. (On Andrews see p. 1093.)

78262 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1060 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

IV. James White’s Early Convictions on Prophecy

78263 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1060.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… movement, White was one of the earliest investigators and interpreters of prophecy following the Disappointment, with articles appearing first in the …

78264 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1060.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

White was about the first of the group who, in sharp contrast with prevailing views in the Millerite movement and general concept, in both Europe and America, placed the plagues in the future, not the past. On “The Seven Last Plagues” he says:

78265 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1061.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

“For more than one year, it has been my settled faith, that the seven last plagues were all in the future, and that they were all to be poured out before the first resurrection.” James White, A Word to the “Little Flock,” p. 1.

78266 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1061.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… . 9. White consistently held the Papacy to be the power indicated in Daniel 11:45, the same as William Miller. From this position he never changed. See his “Where …

78267 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1061.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

White’s “Thoughts on Revelation 14 ” discusses the sequence and continuity of events in Revelation 13 and 14 .

78268 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1063.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

White stood solidly with Crosier on the heavenly sanctuary as the one trodden underfoot ( Daniel 8:11-14 ) when the “daily” was taken away. And from this he never veered. Because of this, his position is therefore recorded with some fullness:

78269 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1064.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… .” James White, Editorial, “Our Present Position,” Review and Herald, January, 1851, pp. 28, 29. (Brackets in the original.)

78270 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1064.2 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… James White held the unvarying position that the treading down of the sanctuary and the taking away of the “daily” typified the daring career of the Little …

78271 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1064.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

By 1851 White was convinced” that the second, or two horned, beast of Revelation 13 was a symbol of the United States, with its Protestant and Republican characteristics.

78272 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1064.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… .’” James White, Editorial, “The Angels of Revelation 14 ,” No. 1, Review and Herald, Aug. 19, 1851, p. 12.

78273 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1065.3 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

To White the Revelation 18 repetition of the “Babylon” message of Revelation 14:7 was still future, but represents a time of further rejection of truth.

78274 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1065.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… .” James White, Editorial, “Babylon,” Review and Herald, June 24, 1852, p. 82 [i.e., 28].

78275 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1065.6 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… .” James White, “Signs of the Times,” Review and Herald, Aug. 11, 1853, p. 55. See Appendix A.

78276 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1066.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… .” James White, “Unfulfilled Prophecy,” Review and Herald, April 3, 1855, p. 204.

78277 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1066.4 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… .” James White, “The Marriage of the Lamb,” Review and Herald, Feb. 21, 1856, p. 165.

78278 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1066.5 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

White gave wholesome counsel against attempting to prophesy or prognosticate on unfulfilled prophecy before it comes to pass. This was particularly true of the Eastern question. He later wrote:

78279 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1066.8 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… .” James White, Editorial, “Unfulfilled Prophecy,” Review and Herald, Nov. 29, 1877, p. 172.

78280 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 4, p. 1067.1 (LeRoy Edwin Froom)

… 8. White’s position in 1877 and his line of reasoning are as follows: