Meditation:   “We believe without a doubt that Christ is soon coming. This is not a fable to us; it is a reality. We have no doubt, neither have we had a doubt for years, that the doctrines we hold today are present truth, and that we are nearing the judgment. We are...

“Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth, the warning will be given. Miracles will be wrought, the sick will be...

“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.  “For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.  And the Gentiles shall...

More and more, as the days go by, it is becoming apparent that God's judgments are in the world. In fire and flood and earthquake He is warning the inhabitants of this earth of His near approach. The time is nearing when the great crisis in the history of the world...

This invisible coming of the Lord to cleanse His church is so prominent on the Lord’s agenda, He waste no time to convey this message to many of His prophets.  Isaiah 66 expresses this “Refiner’s Fire” as follows: “For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with...

“To secure converts, the exalted standard of the Christian faith was lowered, and as the result "a pagan flood, flowing into the church, carried with it its customs, practices, and idols." --Gavazzi, Lectures, page 278. As the Christian religion secured the favor and...

Revelation 8:12. VERSE 12. “And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night...

Revelation 11:15-19. Rev. 11:15. "And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever." The sounding of the seventh...

Revelation 9:13 to 11:14. Rev. 9:13,14. "And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates."...

Revelation 9:1-12. Rev. 9:1-4. "And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.  And He opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great...

Revelation 8:10, 11. Rev. 8:10. "And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters."  Falling from heaven, the "star" clearly shows that it...

Revelation 8.8, 9. Rev. 8:8, 9. "And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the...

Revelation 8:7. Rev. 8:7. "The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up."  Seeing that the trumpets symbolically record the...

Revelation 8:6-13; 9:1-4, 13-19 Rev. 8:6-13. "And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.  The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees...

"And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.  And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow, and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth...

With a reasonable variety of fresh vegetables legumes, grains, nuts, and fruits, also milk and eggs or their equivalents, the vegetarian can easily balance his diet to supply all his body's needs. He should therefore not neglect to include in his diet as wide as...

No living being should overlook the fact that in the beginning God said to the man: "Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for...

So far these Divinely-revealed health principles speak loudly that a large majority of Christians who ever pray for health but never do a thing to correct their erroneous habits, are only wasting their breath. Now, though, has come the opportune moment, the blessed...

(From The Reader's Digest, June, 1945) Between the ages of 25 and 70 the average person spends 15 years sleeping. Lack of sleep has made generals lose battles, nervous patients lose their minds, wives lose their husbands. Obviously an understanding of sleep is...

The reader will well appreciate the fact that the importance of this health-bringing agent is in some respects similar to that of the gospel, because no home, be it Christian. Jewish, or heathen, can afford to be without a copy of it. And the gospel's first concern...

Purgatives have their place as do fire extinguishers. Although it is wise to have the extinguisher on hand, better if you never need to use it. So it is with the use of purgatives -- good to have them in the medicine chest, but better not to have to use them. An...

As God caused vegetation to grow in the summer and to be dormant in the winter, He consequently constituted man to thrive on fresh garden produce during the summer and on dry during the winter. The fact that no tree can survive the summer without its leaves, but that...

The mineral salts are: calcium magnesium potassium sodium phosphate sulphate carbonate chloride iron iodine  Manufactured foods are partially robbed of these essential minerals. This is clearly seen when white flour is compared with the whole wheat, and polished rice...

One of the most necessary steps for reform in this sin-cursed age is "health reform," especially in the big commercial centers of earth's so-called civilized habitations, because of the fact that there is where commercialized food products which do not contain the...

By all means brush your teeth after each meal, making sure to remove all food particles, especially from the tops of your back teeth. Food particles between the teeth ferment in about four hours, and the fermentation dissolves the enamel of the teeth, resulting in...

As uncooked food is much more nutritious than the cooked, it is urgent that all foodstuffs which can be eaten raw should not be eaten cooked, or at least not all of the time. Many articles of food are cooked only because of custom. Spinach, asparagus, okra, young...

Since the average normal stomach holds about a quart, the average meal for an active person should never amount to more than a pint and a half. Overloading the stomach is as harmful to the system as to swill intoxicating liquor. Yes, even, more so. One of the...

One must realize that the human body is in some respects similar to a man-made machine. When the gas tank of an auto goes empty the engine immediately stops. This same law operates within the human body: When the body runs out of energy (starves, runs out of calories)...

There are a number of theories as to the combinations of foods, but since one contradicts another, they cannot all be correct, and, therefore, rather than convincing, they are creating doubts as to whether there is anything to be worried about after all.  People,...

GROUP 1 EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE DIET  80% of one's diet must consist of the foods in this group:  1st -- Leaves (watercress, beet tops, spinach lettuce, parsley, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, chard, etc.)  2nd -- Stalks (Celery, rhubarb, asparagus, etc.)  3rd --...

If the tissues and fluids of the body become less alkaline, a greater quantity of alkaline foods is required. Though cranberries, prunes, and plums produce an alkaline ash, they increase the acidity of urine. On the other hand, though lemons and oranges are acid,...

“How Many? Now let's address the next big question.  Is 144,000 a literal number?  Well, perhaps I should answer that question with another question.  Are the other numbers in Revelation literal?  Will there be 12 gates and 12 foundations in the holy city?  Are there...

Let us re-emphasize this plan from a different prospective. “The angel who unites in the proclamation of the third angel's message is to lighten the whole earth with his glory. A work of world‑wide extent and unwonted power is here foretold. “The work will be similar...

The Church to -Arise and Repent “Let the church arise, and repent of her backslidings before God. Let the watchmen awake, and give the trumpet a certain sound. It is a definite warning that we have to proclaim. God commands His servants, "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up...

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?  Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.”   Matthew 24:45, 46. “We are in the great day of atonement, when...

Going back to Malachi 3:1-4, Sister White applies these verses to the coming of the Lord to the Holy of Holies in 1844.  She states: “This coming is foretold also by the prophet Malachi: "The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of...

With a ministry wretched, miserable, poor blind, and naked, what church (candlestick) could possibly stay lighted? And with her light thus gone out or but flickering dimly, how could she lighten the world as God has set her to do? Through the eyes of the True...

Question No. 48:    Does the word "cleansing" spoken of in Daniel 8:14 refer to a cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary? If so, what polluted it? Answer:  Though the sanctuary in heaven and the one on earth are in two different locations, yet the one necessarily...

Question No. 50:   Can you tell us the Hebrew New Year's day, and the days of their sacred feasts, in terms of our Roman calendar?   Answer: While leading the Hebrew host from bondage to freedom, the Lord was firmly establishing them in the truth of all things,...

Question No. 49:   When does the twenty-four-hour day begin--at sunset, at sunrise, or at midnight?   Answer: The twenty-four-hour cycle begins at sunset, because at the moment the earth came into existence and began to rotate on its axis, there was no light "upon the...

Question No. 105: Will you please explain Ephesians 5:22-24? Answer: "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and He is the Saviour of the body. Therefore as...

Question No. 5: Does not Laodicea in her lukewarmness present in a consummate way the dangerous condition which the apostle Paul warns against when he says: "Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall"? Answer: Sacred history is repetitious with the...

Question No. 21: What is the seal of God upon the foreheads of the 144,000 (Rev. 7:3)? Is it the Sabbath seal or something else? Answer: Being sealed in Christ "with that Holy Spirit of promise," after having "heard the word of truth" (Eph. 1:13; 4:30), the saints are...

Question No. 47: "I saw," says Sister White, "that the anger of the nations, the wrath of God, and the time to judge the dead, were separate and distinct, one following the other, also that Michael had not stood up, and that the time of trouble, such as never was, had...

Question No. 51: Of late, numerous efforts have been made to fix the particular days of the week on which the trials crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus took place; also the length of time He was standing trial hanging on the cross, and lying in the tomb....

Revelation 6:5, "And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see.  And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair balances in his hand."  The white horse is a symbol of purity, being submerged by the red which is...

Rev. 6:12,13: "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood, and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely...

Rev. 8:1, 3-5: "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.  And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the...

Laodicea may be infallibly recognized amidst the many "isms" of Christendom by the work she is doing--declaring the judgment. Indeed, this mark of identification is pointed out by the very name Laodicea, compounded of the two Greek words lao and dekei, the one meaning...

Rev.  4:1: "After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter."  The door that was opened cannot...

Rev. 6:7 and 8: "And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death and Hell followed with him.  And power was given unto them over the fourth...

Rev. 6:9-11: "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and...

As only the "salve" will heal them from their deadly Laodicean malady, hence if they fail to avail themselves of the cure (by searching for truth as for hidden treasure) and to apply it (to repent), they will be spued out. O, Brother, Sister, will you not call for the...

Dear Brethren in Laodicea, do you know that prophecy positively declares that the people of God in the Laodicean church are in a critically dangerous condition and know it not? Well, Brethren, whether or not you realize it, whether or not you believe it, that...

Question No. 12:   Being told to pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, thousands upon thousands have earnestly done so, but to no avail. Why?   Answer:   From time to time many zealous individual and group Christian Movements have launched impressive...

"And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.  And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given...

Question No. 67: If, at this late hour, we give our whole effort for the salvation of the church, how will the rest of the world ever be reached? Answer: The mission to save the world cannot be more important than the mission to save the church. Enlarging the church...

Question No. 81:   What part do we play in the process of sanctification, and when is a person sanctified? Answer: "We should consider the words of the apostle Paul, in which he appeals to this brethren, by the mercies of God, to present their bodies 'a living...

Never do you even so much as intimate that you have all the buildings, all the institutions, all the money, all the workers, all the converts you need! Your only boast is of having no need of more truth! This attitude, therefore, the Lord says, is the way in which you...

Question No. 73: Paul says: "Brethren, the time is short; it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none." "For I would that all men were even as I myself. " 1 Cor. 7:2 9, 7. What does he mean? Answer:   Properly to understand the...

When one finds himself in a climate which is neither cold nor hot, but lukewarm, a temperature desired and sought by all, there he basks as a pauper become a prince! So it is with the Laodiceans, as represented in prophecy, though their supposed riches are nothing but...

Question No. 58: Does not the "head" that was "wounded to death" (Rev. 13:3) represent the combined secular and ecclesiastical power of the Middle Ages? Answer:   Those who understand that the wounded head of the leopard-like beast (Rev. 13:1-3) symbolizes Rome...

Question No. 23:   How can your teaching of the separation of tares from the wheat in the church be  harmonized with the statement which says: "The tares and the wheat are to grow together until the harvest; and the harvest is the end of  probationary time....When the...

Question No. 69:   Will infants and heathen who die without having the opportunity of hearing the gospel of Christ and of accepting Him as their Saviour, be saved? If they can thus be saved in their ignorance, then why cannot all be saved?   Answer:   Could the...

Question No. 107:   How may we best help children between the ages of two and twelve, to occupy their time?   Answer:   Because most children in this Laodicean era are in some respects allowed to grow up like weeds instead of as trained human beings, the question...

Question No. 2:---If the church is God's dearest object upon earth (Testimonies to Ministers, p. 20) and if He is leading her, why the need of "a revival and a reformation"?   Answer: Since the church is indeed God's dearest object on earth, He often has to admonish,...

Question No. 30:--- In view of the greatness of the work and the shortness of the time, why is the sealing message not making better headway? -- {2ANS 53.1}   Answer: Had there not come out of Egypt in Moses' time a mixed multitude, the Exodus Movement could have gone...

Question No. 26:---What does Revelation 12:13-17 mean?    Answer: "And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the...

Question : If the angel who seals the first fruits, the 144,000, goes right on with the sealing of the second fruits, the great multitude (Rev. 7:9), will the four angels be holding the four winds (Rev. 7:1) throughout the sealing of both fruits?    Answer: As...

Question No. 12:---Being told to pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, thousands upon thousands have earnestly done so, but to no avail. Why?  Answer: From time to time many zealous individual and group Christian Movements have launched impressive...

  Question No. 20:---What Biblical proof is there to show that the events of the Seven Seals (Rev. 4-8) span the entire world's history, which is contrary to the Denomination's teaching that they cover only the Christian church period? Don't you know that the book...

Question No. 21:---What is the seal of God upon the foreheads of the 144,000 (Rev. 7:3)? Is it the Sabbath seal or something else? -- {2ANS 31.3}   Answer: Being sealed in Christ "with that Holy Spirit of promise," after having "heard the word of truth" (Eph. 1:13;...

Question No. 3:---What is private interpretation? In what manner is one inspired? And through whom does Inspiration work? Answer: "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in...

Question No. 45:---Since Jesus says "the kingdom of God is within" us (Luke 17:21), how, then, can it be an earthly kingdom? -- {2ANS 89.3}   Answer:---If the statement in question means that there is to be no Kingdom of God on earth, then by the same token of...

Question No. 67:---If, at this late hour, we give our whole effort for the salvation of the church, how will the rest of the world ever be reached?  Answer:---The mission to save the world cannot be more important than the mission to save the church. Enlarging the...

The Revelation, chapters 2 and 3, describes the condition of each of the seven churches the last of which is the Laodicean. These churches, admittedly, portray the Christian church in seven different periods; the seventh, Laodicea, depicting her in the period just...

  Question No. 23:---How can your teaching of the separation of tares from the wheat in the church be  harmonized with the statement which says: "The tares and the wheat are to grow together until the harvest; and the harvest is the end of  probationary time.... When...

Question No. 10:---Sister White wrote in 1892 that the Loud Cry of the Third Angel's Message had already begun; please explain why others claim that it is yet future. And what makes it "loud"? -- {1ANS 82.1} Answer:---There must be a marked difference between the...

 Dear Brethren in Laodicea, do you know that prophecy positively declares that the people of God in the Laodicean church are in a critically dangerous condition and know it not? Well, Brethren, whether or not you realize it, whether or not you believe it, that...

"The spasmodic, fitful movements of some who claim to be Christians is well represented by the work of strong but untrained horses. When one pulls forward, another pulls back; and at the voice of their master, one plunges ahead, and the other stands immovable. If men...

MEDITATION     "What would the Saviour do if he should come to us now as he did to the Jews? He would have to do a similar work in clearing away the rubbish of tradition and ceremony. The Jews were greatly disturbed when he did this work. They had lost sight...

     "Truth in Christ and through Christ is measureless. The student of Scripture looks, as it were, into a fountain that deepens and broadens as he gazes into its depths.... As we search the word of God in humility of heart, the grand theme of redemption will open to...

The light we have received upon the third angel's message is the true light. The mark of the beast is exactly what it has been proclaimed to be. Not all in regard to this matter is yet understood, nor will it be understood until the unrolling of the scroll; but a most...

Dig Deeper "We do not go deep enough in our search for truth. Every soul who believes present truth will be brought where he will be required to give a reason of the hope that is in him. The people of God will be called upon to stand before kings, princes, rulers, and...

The Sprit of Prophecy in looking down to the last parabolical hour shows that importance of this last hour of labor as it says: "But I speak not my own words when I say that God's Spirit will pass by those who have had their day of test and opportunity, but who have...

"Precious light is to shine forth from the Word of God, and let no one presume to dictate what shall or what shall not be brought before the people in the messages of enlightenment that He shall send, and so quench the Spirit of God. Whatever may be his position of...

In our largest churches the greatest evils exist, because these have had the greatest light. They have not a true knowledge of God, and of Jesus Christ whom he has sent. The leaven of unbelief is working, and unless these evils which bring the displeasure of God are...

OPEN-MlNDEDNESS.---"In your study of the word, lay at the door of investigation your preconceived opinions and your hereditary and cultivated ideas. You will never reach the truth if you study the Scriptures to vindicate your own ideas. Leave these at the door, and...

TYPE AND ANTITYPE"It was not the will of God that the coming of Christ should be thus delayed. God did not design that His people, Israel, should wander forty years in the wilderness. He promised to lead them directly to the land of Canaan, and establish them there a...

THE LABORATORY TEST AND THE DIETITIAN'S OPINION The following tests and opinions are adapted and paraphrased from these sources: The Modern Home Physician, by Pac. Press Pub. Assn.; Chicago School of Nursing; Clinical Dietetics, by Risley and Walton, Chemistry of Food...

THE GENESIS OF DIET AND HEALTH "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself In fatness. Incline your ear, and come...

THE CAUSES OF DISEASE              Disease has been identified in three different categories -- hereditary, communicative, and self-created (acquired). This being so, then there must be three kinds of sin, three laws to transgress. Two of these laws are found in the...