Messenger of the Lord Ellen G. White Copyright © 2018 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 Contents Information about this Book . .i Preface . xviii Acknowledgments . xxiii An Overview by the Author . xxv Certainty, Authority, and Trust . xxv God’s Communication System . xxvi How the Book Is Organized . xxviii The Great Controversy Theme . xxx How Ellen White Measures Up . xxxii God’s Communication System . xxxv Chapter 1—The Revealer and the Revealed . xxxvi The Gift of Prophecy . xxxvii Telling the Truth About God . xxxix Both Sacrifice and High Priest . xxxix Ellen G. White’s Devotion to Jesus . xli The Great Controversy Theme . xliv Chapter 2—God Speaks Through Prophets . xlvi Communication Before Sin . xlvi How God Bridged the Gap of Sin . xlvii Prophets—the Most Recognized Form of Divine Disclosure . xlix The Prophet’s Work . .l Long Line of Splendor . li Low Success Rate . lii Names Applied to the Prophetic Messages . liii How God and Prophets Interact . liv How Prophets Delivered Their Messages . lv Letters Carry Authority . lvi Literary Assistants . lvii Paul’s Several Assistants . lviii Obvious Difference Between 1 and 2 Peter . lix How Luke Was Written . lx Verbal Inspiration or Thought Inspiration . lxi Prophets, Not Words, Are Inspired . lxii ii Contents iii Some Prophetic Messages Not Preserved . lxiii God Is Gender Impartial . lxv Deborah More Than a Judge . lxvi Dreary Gap Between Malachi and John the Baptist . lxvii The First Century, A.D. lxviii The Prophet Jesus . lxix Since Apostolic Times . lxxi Teaching Replaced Prophecy . lxxiv Chapter 3—Characteristics of the Prophets . lxxv Prophets Share Common Characteristics . lxxvi Tests of a Genuine Prophet . lxxx 1. The Test of Fulfilled Predictions . lxxxi 2. Agreement With the Bible . lxxxiii 3. The Orchard Test . lxxxiv 4. Unequivocal Witness to the Divine-human Nature of Jesus Christ . lxxxvi Physical Manifestations . lxxxvii Timeliness of the Prophet’s Messages . lxxxvii Heroic and Unequivocal Witnessing . lxxxviii Practical Counsel, Not Abstractions, Characterize Their Ministry . lxxxviii Weight of Evidence . lxxxviii Can All Be Prophets? . lxxxix Prophets Not Always Aware of the Full Meaning . xci A Contrast Between the True and False . xcii Physical Phenomena Often Provide Coercive Evidence . xciv The 1840s a Turbulent Period for Prophetic Claims . xcv William Foy and Hazen Foss . xcviii God Reveals Himself Through Prophets in Times of Crisis ci Ellen White Appeared at the Time of Greatest Distress . cii Note: . cii The Real Ellen White . cv Chapter 4—The Person and Her Times . cvi Geographical Environment . cviii Political Environment . cix Social Environment . cx Religious Environment . cxiii Family Tree . cxiv iv Messenger of the Lord Early Life Prior to 1845 . cxv New Picture of God . cxvii Chapter 5—Messenger, Wife, and Mother . cxx Ellen White’s Fiftieth Birthday . cxxvi Messenger Mother . cxxx Counsel Given Through a Vision . cxxxii Chapter 6—Physical Health . cxxxvii No Form of Mental Incompetence . cxxxix Rheumatism in Both Ankles . cxli Chapter 7—Personal Characteristics . cxliv Spiritual Awareness . cxliv Camp Meeting Appeals . clii Last Vision . clv Mental Capabilities . clvi Emotional Experiences . clvi Knew Discouragement . clvii Responding to Discouragement . clx A Lonely Path . clxi Chapter 8—As Others Knew Her . clxiv Frugality . clxiv Generosity . clxvii Commitment to Duty . clxx Strenuous Schedules . clxxii Back-to-Back Camp Meetings . clxxiv Mindful of Personal Example . clxxvi Courage and Perseverance . clxxvi Courage When Standing Alone . clxxix Tact.......................................... clxxxi Kindness . clxxxiv One of Her Kindest Letters . clxxxiv Chapter 9—Humor, Common Sense, and a Practical Counselor . clxxxvii Humor . clxxxvii Common-Sense Interpreter of Truth . clxxxix Whatever Is Best . cxcii Practical Counselor . cxcvi Healing of Herbert Lacey . cxcvii Contents v Chapter 10—The American Pioneer and the Victorian Woman...................................... cxcix At Ease With Horses . cxcix Familiar With Hardships . cxcix Skillful at Sewing . cc A Typical Day . cc Keen Purchaser . cc Enthusiastic Gardener . cci Intrepid Traveler . cciii The Victorian Lady . ccvi Chapter 11—The Prolific Writer . ccix Editorial Assistants . ccxii A 19th Century Accent . ..