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14181 From Eternity Past, p. 490.3 (Ellen Gould White)
On the morrow Saul must engage the Philistines in battle. Shadows of impending doom gathered dark about him. He longed for guidance; in vain he sought counsel from God. “The Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.”
14182 From Eternity Past, p. 490.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… with God that Saul sought, but deliverance from his foes. By rebellion he had cut himself off from God. There could be no return but by penitence and contrition …
14183 From Eternity Past, p. 491.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… in God and obedience to His will were the only conditions upon which Saul could be king of Israel. Had he complied with these conditions, his kingdom would …
14184 From Eternity Past, p. 492.1 (Ellen Gould White)
After practicing her incantations, she said, “I saw gods ascending out of the earth.... An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.”
14185 From Eternity Past, p. 492.2 (Ellen Gould White)
It was not God’s prophet that came forth. Samuel was not present in that haunt of evil spirits. Satan could as easily assume the form of Samuel as he could assume that of an angel of light when he tempted Christ in the wilderness.
14186 From Eternity Past, p. 492.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… , and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I …
14187 From Eternity Past, p. 493.4 (Ellen Gould White)
What a scene! In the wild cave of the sorceress, in the presence of Satan’s messenger, he who had been anointed of God as king over Israel sat down to eat, in preparation for the day’s deadly strife.
14188 From Eternity Past, p. 493.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God as their helper. Thus the prediction of evil would work its own accomplishment.
14189 From Eternity Past, p. 494.2 (Ellen Gould White)
The tidings of defeat spread far and wide, carrying terror to all Israel. The people fled from the cities and the Philistines took undisturbed possession. Saul’s reign, independent of God, had well-nigh proved the ruin of his people.
14190 From Eternity Past, p. 494.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… false gods, and the name of Jehovah was dishonored.
14191 From Eternity Past, p. 495.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… by God or by Satan. None can believe for a moment that Satan had power to call the prophet from heaven to honor the incantations of an abandoned woman. Nor can …
14192 From Eternity Past, p. 495.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God, but of Satan. Furthermore, the act of Saul in consulting a sorceress is cited in Scripture as one reason why he was rejected by God: “Saul died for his transgression …
14193 From Eternity Past, p. 495.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… their God? for the living to the dead?” Isaiah 8:19 .
14194 From Eternity Past, p. 496.1 (Ellen Gould White)
The gods of the heathen were believed to be the deified spirits of departed heroes. Thus the religion of the heathen was a worship of the dead. Speaking of the …
14195 From Eternity Past, p. 496.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God.
14196 From Eternity Past, p. 496.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… : for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, ... ye shall be as gods.” Genesis 3:4, 5. Alike based upon falsehood, they are alike from the father of lies.
14197 From Eternity Past, p. 497.1 (Ellen Gould White)
God said: “The dead know not anything.... Neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6. “His breath goeth …
14198 From Eternity Past, p. 497.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… that God condemned of old. It is foretold in the Scriptures, which declare that “in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing …
14199 From Eternity Past, p. 497.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… in God, lead them to seek a knowledge of what God has wisely veiled from them, and despise what He has revealed in His Holy Word.
14200 From Eternity Past, p. 498.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God. They give way to rebellious feelings and run hither and thither in passionate grief, seeking intelligence concerning that which has not been revealed …