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From Here to Forever Ellen G. White 1982 Copyright © 2017 Ellen G. White Estate, Inc. Information about this Book Overview This eBook is provided by the Ellen G. White Estate. It is included in the larger free Online Books collection on the Ellen G. White Estate Web site. About the Author Ellen G. White (1827-1915) is considered the most widely translated American author, her works having been published in more than 160 languages. She wrote more than 100,000 pages on a wide variety of spiritual and practical topics. Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exalted Jesus and pointed to the Scriptures as the basis of one’s faith. Further Links A Brief Biography of Ellen G. White About the Ellen G. White Estate End User License Agreement The viewing, printing or downloading of this book grants you only a limited, nonexclusive and nontransferable license for use solely by you for your own personal use. This license does not permit republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. Any unauthorized use of this book terminates the license granted hereby. Further Information For more information about the author, publishers, or how you can support this service, please contact the Ellen G. White Estate at [email protected]. We are thankful for your interest and feedback and wish you God’s blessing as you read. i ii A condensation of The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan This condensation is not a paraphrase. The author’s own words are retained throughout, except when it has been necessary to substitute a proper noun for a pronoun to avoid confusion, to change a verb tense to maintain meaning and continuity, or to supply a word or phrase to make a sentence read more smoothly. Contents Information about this Book . .i Why You Should Read This Book . xii Lifting the Veil on the Future . xiv Chapter 1—A Forecast of the World’s Destiny . 21 Magnificent Temple Doomed. 23 God’s Long-suffering . 24 Portents of Disaster . 25 Chapter 2—The First Christians—Loyal and True . 30 Two Classes in the Church . 32 Chapter 3—Spiritual Darkness in the Early Church . 35 How the Sabbath was “Changed” . 36 Days of Peril for the Church . 38 How False Doctrines Came In . 40 Chapter 4—The Waldenses Defend the Faith. 42 Rome Meets Bible Religion . 43 Valued Principles of Truth . 45 Young People Trained as Missionaries . 46 Sinners Pointed to Christ . 47 Invading the Kingdom of Satan . 48 Rome Determines to Destroy the Waldenses . 49 Chapter 5—The Light Breaks in England. 51 A Keen Detector of Error . 52 Attacked by Dangerous Illness . 55 Wycliffe Refuses to Retract . 56 Herald of a New Era . 57 Chapter 6—Two Heroes Face Death . 60 Two Pictures Impress Huss . 61 Prague Placed Under Interdict . 61 Safe Conduct From the King . 63 Triumph Foreseen . 65 Huss Dies at the Stake . 66 Jerome Submits to the Council . 67 Jerome Finds Repentance and New Courage . 68 Assigned to Prison and Death . 69 iv Contents v Betrayed by Diplomacy . 72 Chapter 7—Luther, a Man for His Time . 73 Peace With God . 74 Truth on Pilate’s Staircase . 76 Indulgences for Sale . 76 Luther’s Work Begins . 78 Luther Appealed Only to the Bible . 80 Escape From Augsburg. 82 A Terrible Crisis . 84 Chapter 8—A Champion of Truth . 87 Luther Accused of Heresy . 88 Luther Summoned to Appear . 89 The Courage of a Martyr . 91 Luther Stands Before the Council . 92 Luther Before the Diet Again. 94 Luther’s Safe-conduct in Jeopardy . 97 Efforts for Compromise With Rome . 98 God Uses Frederick of Saxony . 100 Security at Wartburg . 101 Chapter 9—Light Kindled in Switzerland . 102 Zwingli Called to Zurich . 104 Sale of Indulgences in Switzerland . 105 Disputation With Romanists . 106 Chapter 10—Progress in Germany . 109 The Fruit of the New Teaching Apparent . 110 The Power of the Word . 111 Agony of Soul Now Pressed Upon Luther . 112 Bible Study Everywhere . 114 Chapter 11—The Protest of the Princes . 116 Mighty Issues at Stake . 117 Noble Stand of the Princes . 118 The Diet at Augsburg . 120 Chapter 12—Daybreak in France . 123 French New Testament . 124 Bold Berquin . 125 Berquin at the Stake . 127 The Call of Calvin . 127 Witness to a Burning . 128 vi From Here to Forever A Reign of Terror . 130 Printing Declared Abolished . 131 Froment, the Schoolmaster . 134 The Thunder of Anathema . 135 Victories for the Reformation . 136 Chapter 13—The Netherlands and Scandinavia . 137 Reformation in Denmark . 139 Progress in Sweden . 140 Chapter 14—Truth Advances in Britain . 142 Tyndale Translates the English New Testament . 143 Infallible Authority of Scripture . 144 John Knox . 144 Thousands of Pastors Expelled . 146 Justification by Faith . 146 Wesley’s Heart “Strangely Warmed” . 148 Wesley Escapes Death . 149 In Defense of the Law of God . 150 Harmony of Law and Gospel . 151 Chapter 15—France’s Reign of Terror: Its True Cause . 153 A Striking Fulfillment of Prophecy . 155 Enmity Against Christ . 155 The Most Horrible of Crimes . 156 Blasphemous Boldness . 158 The Goddess of Reason . 158 What Might Have Been . 160 Results Reaped in Blood . 161 The Fatal Error . 163 Chapter 16—Seeking Freedom in a New World . 166 God Overruled Events . 167 Roger Williams . 168 Document of Freedom . 169 Surest Safeguard of National Greatness . 170 Chapter 17—Promises of Christ’s Return . 172 The Earthquake That Shook the World . 174 Darkening of the Sun and Moon . 175 Moon as Blood . ..