The Great Controversy: Prophecies Fulfilled—Chapter 22, Part 1

[Psalms 25:3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.—KJV] When the time passed at which the Lord’s coming was first expected,—in the spring of 1844,—those who had looked in faith for His appearing were for a season involved in doubt and uncertainty. While the worldContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Prophecies Fulfilled—Chapter 22, Part 1”

The Great Controversy: A Great Religious Awakening—Chapter 20, Part 5

[“Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come.” —Revelation 14:7, KJV] To William Miller and his colaborers it was given to preach the warning in America. This country became the center of the great advent movement. It was here that the prophecy of the first angel’s message had itsContinue reading “The Great Controversy: A Great Religious Awakening—Chapter 20, Part 5”

The Great Controversy: A Great Religious Awakening—Chapter 20, Part 2

[Matthew 24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.—KJV] Wolff believed the coming of the Lord to be at hand, his interpretation of the prophetic periods placing the great consummation within a very few years of the time pointed out by Miller. ToContinue reading “The Great Controversy: A Great Religious Awakening—Chapter 20, Part 2”

The Great Controversy: Light Through Darkness—Chapter 19, Part 3

Saith the Lord: “My people shall never be ashamed.” Joel 2:26. “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalm 30:5. When on His resurrection day these disciples met the Saviour, and their hearts burned within them as they listened to His words; when they looked upon the head and hands and feetContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Light Through Darkness—Chapter 19, Part 3”