The Victorious

Woman

The LOVE of God

The Love of God

Treasures for You

How to Get Well

Learn about the Love of

God, what it really is and
how it changes you.

A glimpse into the way

to study the Bible to
maximum
understanding.

Understand how to get

well with a simply step
by step plan.

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Contents
This Issue

10
The New Prayer Line

2
The Love of God
It may show up in a way you dont recognize it.

5
Treasures for the Last Generation
A short look at how to get the most out of the Word of
God.

6
How Do We Get Well
Cutting edge science confirms what we were taught in
1906.

8
Trust All To God
A poem.

The new prayer line is running strong. Learn how it all

started.

12
The Store House Part 1
Why our memories are an intricate part of our spiritual
life.

14
Happening This Month
List of Events this month

15
The Latter Rain Study
A study to read and share on the work of the Holy Spirit
right now in the church.

18
Preach the Third Angels Message
Sermon from Ellen White

Note from The Editor

This is the rst issue of this magazine dedicated to sharing the
ver y special work for this time.
this magazine is the fulllment of an idea from over a decade
ago. Instead of creating it then I thought, someone else will.
What do I have to teach others, I am just guring it out myself.
Each time God gives me to share I realize that their is a place for
me in the work.
That is to empower you to fulll your place in the work.
I pray that this publication does just that.
As you read it you learn what God has in store for you, hereon
earth.
I entreat you for your prayers and support. Please share your
articles and studies., so that this may continue to bless others.
Michelle Greenman

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THE LOVE OF GOD

God is love. His matchless love for fallen man, expressed in

from its sacred dignity; on the contrary, the death of Gods

the gift of his beloved Son, amazed the holy angels. Christ was

beloved Son on the cross justied the claims of the divine law,

the heir of all things, by whom also the worlds were made. He

and proclaimed the justice of his Father in punishing the

was the brightness of the Fathers glory, and the express image

transgressor, in that he consented to suffer the penalty in his

own person, to save fallen man from its curse. He thus
magnied the law, and made it honorable, and gave evidence
of its changeless character. From his own lips is heard the
words: Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the
prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulll.
In becoming mans substitute, and bearing the curse which
should have fallen upon him, Christ pledged himself in behalf
of the race to maintain the sacred claims and the exalted honor
of his Fathers law. The Father has given the world into the
hands of his Son, that through his mediatorial work he may
completely vindicate the holiness and the binding claims of
every precept of the divine law. This is the work of Christ, to
convince men of sin, which is the transgression of the law, and
through his mediation to bring them back to the path of
obedience.

of his person. He upheld all things by the word of his power.

The plan of redemption, embracing the good news of salvation

In himself he possessed divine excellence and greatness; for it

through Christ, was rst preached to Adam. It was to him the

pleased the Father that in him all fullness should dwell. And

star of hope, lighting up the dark and dreaded future. Adam saw

Christ thought it not robbery to be equal with God. Yet he

that the promised Redeemer was the only means by which he

made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of

could have life. The plan of saving sinners has been the same in

a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being

every generation. The patriarchs, prophets, and all the holy men

found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became

of old, looked forward to a coming Saviour, in whom they

obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

showed their faith by sacricial offerings. The blood of animals

The Son of God volunteered to die in the sinners stead, thus

had shadowed forth the sinless offering made on Calvary; but at

making it possible for man, by a life of obedience, to escape the

the crucixion type met antitype, and the typical system was

penalty of the divine law, which he had transgressed. The death

done away by the great antitypical offering.

of Christ did not slay the law, lessen its holy claims, nor detract
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Christ is the center of the great plan of redemption, a

bodily pain alone, then his death was no more painful than that

plan which is a unit, and covers all dispensations. He is

of some of the martyrs; but bodily pain was only a small part of

the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. He is the

the agony of the beloved Son of God as he hung upon the cross.

Redeemer of the fallen sons and daughters of Adam in all the

The sins of the world were upon him, and also the sense of his

ages of human probation. Neither is there salvation in any

Fathers wrath against the sinner, as he suffered the penalty of

other; for there is none other name under heaven given among

the law. It was these that crushed his divine soul. It was the

men whereby we must be saved.

hiding of his Fathers face, a feeling that his own dear Father

THE GOSPEL
The gospel was preached to Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Moses,
and was to them good news; for their faith embraced a coming
Saviour. A more clear and glorious light now shines upon the
Christian world; for that which was faith to the patriarchs and
prophets who lived before Christ, is assurance to us, as we see
that Christ has come just in the manner that inspired men of old
had foretold that he would come. It is just as essential that we
have faith in a Redeemer who has come and died our sacrice,
as it was for the holy men of old to believe in a Redeemer to
come, whom they represented by their typical sacrices, but no
more so.
In order to fully realize the value of redemption, it is necessary

had forsaken him as he drank the cup which the sinner so richly

to understand what it cost. In consequence of limited views of

merited, that brought despair to his soul. The separation that sin

the sufferings of Christ, many place a low estimate on the great

makes between God and man was fully realized and keenly felt

work of atonement. They think that Christ suffered only a small

portion of the penalty of the law of God. They know that the

by the innocent, suffering Man of Calvary. He was oppressed by

the powers of darkness, and had not one ray of light to brighten

wrath of God was felt by his dear Son; but they suppose that

the future. His mental agony on this account was so great that

through all his painful sufferings he had the evidence of his

man can have but a faint conception of it.

Fathers love and acceptance, and that the portals of the tomb

In his last conict, Jesus felt the power of Satan, who declared

before him were illuminated with bright hope.

There are many whose hearts are no more deeply stirred by the

himself superior in strength to the Son of God. He suggested

that God had disowned his Son, that he was no longer in the

humiliation and death of Christ than by the death of the martyrs

divine favor, but was now in the hands of his great enemy.

of Jesus. Many have suffered death by slow tortures, and some

Christ yielded not to the torturing foe, even in his bitterest

by crucixion. In what does the death of Gods dear Son differ

anguish. Legions of evil angels were all about him; yet the holy

from these? It is true that he died upon the cross a most cruel
death; yet others for his sake have suffered equally, so far as

angels were bidden not to break their ranks, and engage in

conict with the taunting, railing adversary, nor were they

bodily torture is concerned. Why, then, was the suffering of

permitted to minister to the anguished spirit of the divine

Christ more dreadful than that of other persons who have

sufferer. It was in this terrible hour of darkness, the face of his

yielded their lives for his sake? Had his suffering consisted in

Father hidden, legions of evil angels enshrouding him, the sins

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commands; yet he put on our nature, and came to sojourn

among sinful men.
Behold what manner of love the Father hath
bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons
of God. Here is love that no language can express, the love
of the Father and the Son, which should thrill our souls, and
ll them with gratitude, and love, and joy. Beloved, now are
we the sons of God, and it doeth not yet appear what we shall
be; but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like
him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath
this hope in him purieth himself, even as he is pure. The
followers of Christ should learn here to reect in some degree
the divine love that has been manifested toward them, and
by and by they may unite with the redeemed host in
ascribing Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power unto
Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever
and ever.
First Published in Bible Echo, January 1, 1887

of the world upon him, that from his pale lips were wrenched
the words, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
When the atonement is viewed correctly, when we realize the
great price that has been paid to rescue sinful man from eternal
death, the salvation of souls will be felt to be of innite value. In
comparison with the worth of everlasting life, everything else
sinks into insignicance. But how have the counsels of our
loving Saviour been despised. In many cases the hearts
devotions are given to the world, and selsh interests have
closed the door against the Son of God. Hollow hypocrisy and
pride, selshness and love of gain, envy, malice, and passion,
have so lled the heart that Christ can have no room.
We should take larger, broader, and deeper views of the life,
sufferings, and death of the Son of God. He was eternally rich;
yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty
might be made rich. He was clothed with light and glory,
surrounded with hosts of heavenly angels waiting to execute his
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Treasures For This Last Generation

When you read the Bible do you know that it was written for

heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. 1 Peter

you, personally, just for the time you are living in?!

1:12.

If The gospel was preached to Adam, Noah, Abraham, and

The Bible has accumulated and bound up together its treasures

Moses then by reading their messages we are learning the

for this last generation. All the great events and solemn

gospel. It is the same in many respects but tailored to the time

transactions of Old Testament history have been, and are,

in which we live.

repeating themselves in the church in these last days. Selected

HOW?

Messages, book 3, 338339.

All the prophets were speaking about the end of the world, and

These Last Days

therefore all the prophets were identifying the same gospel and

These men of the Old Testament spoke of things transpiring in

plan of reception and therefore prophetic historythe prophetic

their day, and Daniel, Isaiah, and Ezekiel not only spoke of

history of the end of the world. All the prophets were therefore

things that concerned them as present truth, but their sights

telling the identical story.

reached down to the future, and to what should occur in these

last days. Selected Messages, book 3, 419420.

Each of the ancient prophets spoke less for their own time than
for ours, so that their prophesying is in force for us. Now all

Then, as we read the word of God we can see that God is

these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are

speaking to us personally and about the very days in which we

written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world

live. By this understanding it will come alive for you - being a

are come. 1 Corinthians 10:11.

letter written just for you, lled will all the counsel needed for
you to acquire the crown of life.

Not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things,
which are now reported unto you by them that have preached
the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from

In every age there is a new development of truth, a message of God to the

people of that generation. The old truths are all essential; new truth is not
independent of the old, but an unfolding of it. It is only as the old truths
are understood that we can comprehend the new. COL 127.4

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HOW DO WE GET WELL

Remember disease is an effort of nature to free
the system of unhealthful conditions, not a
death decree passed down from the genes of our
parents.

by Michelle Greenman Christian Health and Wellness Coach

Before we can get well we must understand what causes

transgression of natures laws produces the sure result; and

disease?

when sickness comes upon them, many do not credit their

suffering to the true cause, but murmur against God because of

Disease never comes without a cause. The way is prepared, and

their afictions. But God is not responsible for the suffering that

disease invited, by disregard of the laws of health. Many suffer in

follows disregard of natural law.... {CD 122.2}

consequence of the transgression of their parents. While they

are not responsible for what their parents have done, it is

It is not a death decree passed on by your parents that causes

nevertheless their duty to ascertain what are and what are not

illness, but a willful or ignorant violation of the health laws.

violations of the laws of health. They should avoid the wrong

What if your family is all obese or suffer from cancer or

habits of their parents, and by correct living, place themselves in

depression, are you likely to also experience the same illnesses?

better conditions. {CD 122.1}

Of course. We often have the same habits and lifestyle,

environment and temperament. As adults, we are in control of

If our genes were xed then why would it matter if our habits
were different from our parents? The truth is science now knows
that regardless of what genes we are born with, whether they are
expressed or not is determined by our own actions. Special tags
come from what we eat, drink, breathe and how we handle
stress, to tell our bodies which genes to turn on and which to
turn off. This is the study of epigenetics.
For example, identical twins have the same genes when they are
born, they are literally copies of each other. However, as time
goes on their genes change and one may suffer a sickness the
other never experiences.

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We are told, The greater number... suffer because of their own

wrong course of action. They disregard the principles of health
by their habits of eating, drinking, dressing, and working. Their
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our habits and suffer because of their own wrong course of

ACTION STEPS: (Answer the questions below)

action.
Want to be healthy? First see disease as a blessing and not a

Write a list of what you are suffering from?

curse! That was the rst step for me. My weight gain was a
physical sign that my life needed to change.
Remember [d]isease is an effort of nature to free the system
from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health.
In case of sickness, the cause should be ascertained. Unhealthful
conditions should be changed, wrong habits corrected. Then
nature is to be assisted in her effort to expel impurities and to reestablish right conditions in the system. {CH 90.1}
What have you inherited from your parents?
The next step is to determine what unhealthy habits you practice
and then to correct them. It will take time and you will need
support but as you commit to this journey to restoring your
health God will bless you with spiritual eye salve and your trust
in Him will grow.

What harmful habits have you inherited?

What habits do you want to change?

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TRUST ALL TO GOD

To be forever with the Lord,

We wait on God, our strength renewed,

To share the innite reward,

Our love of self and pride subdued,

To sit with him upon his throne,

We then can cruel slander bear,

To see and know as we are known.

Nor ask why we these sufferings share.

In everlasting songs divine,
We may exalted be by men,

In sweetest union all will join.

Be censured and condemned; what then?

Who can describe the bliss there'll be,

Our worth is in the Lord alone,

When blessed with immortality?

To whom our thoughts and acts are known.

Poem by Rebekah Smith (mother of Uriah Smith)
That I am God, know and be still,

Published 1871

Though wrongfully you're suffering ill.

How many sins committed where
No eye has seen, yet still I spare.
Be humble, meek, and low of heart,
Nor from my holy law depart.
Thus will your strength be oft renewed,
And you with holy zeal imbued.
In that dread day you then can stand,
Where rocks are rent, and solid land
And mountains shake, and cities fall;
I'll be your strength, your God, your all.
From earth's dread ruins you'll be caught,
To God's celestial city brought,
Robed in a pure and spotless dress,
The robe of Christ's own righteousness.
Then every stain will be erased
From reputations now defaced;
And where was anguish, grief and tears,
Now smiles and bliss and joy appears.
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UP ALL NIGHT
As I consider the Adventist
Pioneers and read about how they
would stay up all night in prayer, it
makes me wonder why we don't
feel our need of Christians
today

3 AM Prayer Line

Beginnings

Several emails and many discussions later, we nally decided

thatFridayat3amwould work best for everyone. Our meetings
usually consist of an allotted time for personal prayer; songs /
study / discussions / testimonies; and a season of prayer. The

In the summer of 2016 a good friend of mine expressed the

longest meeting so far has lasted over 7 hours and the shortest

desire of having an all night prayer session. After one of our

has lasted 3 hours.

online Bible studies, he inquired as to who would be interested

in participating in an all night prayer session. And that was what
kickstarted the current prayer line.

Benefits
The benets of having an online prayer meeting are numerous.

The rst prayer meeting was held onJune 24thand what a

Firstly, you are able to enjoy the comforts of your own home

tremendous blessing it was! Following the rst prayer session,

while at the same time connecting with others around the

people sent in requests, eager to know when the next prayer

world. We have people from Canada, USA and Kenya joining us

session would be held.

in prayer.People are constantly coming and going and this is

one of the reasons that the prayer sessions are able to last for so

However, my friend later informed me that he was not sure he

long.

could conduct the next prayer session due to personal

circumstances. Having invitedfriends to join the meeting and

Secondly, it is easy for people to join and leave at their

not wanting the blessings to come to naught, I felt responsible

discretion without causing any interruptions.

to help out. My intention was not to take over but somehow that
was what ended up happening.

I remember once discussing a certain topic in one of our

meetings. When the meeting ended, I received an email from a

God's Leading

friend. Her email included different quotes answering some of

the questions that came up during our discussion. I wasnt even

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aware that she had joined our meeting. The following week I

treasure, are being revealed with astonishing clarity. There are

was able to share what she had sent me to clarify the topic.

still more questions to answer, and there is still more

knowledge to be received, but nevertheless we move forward,

Lastly, people are able to join in wherever they are. They could

forever studying this unending book of Love.

be driving to work or even waiting in line somewhere. These are

just a few of the many benets.

My Thoughts

In Closing
I can honestly say that my prayer life has changed tremendously
and that my walk with God has strengthened. I've learned so

I've always contemplated the remarkable dedication of Christ's

much already and this in only our 14thsession. One of the

followers. As I consider the Adventist Pioneers and read about

greatest blessings ever given to the human race is the ability to

how they would stay up all night in prayer, it makes me wonder

pray. And to see those same prayers answered is an even greater

why we don't feel our need of Christians today, especially when

blessing.

His coming is sooner now than it was then. When my friend

suggested the idea of this prayer session I was thrilled! I've

Only as the soul communes with God, is it complete. In

been longing for something like this, that allows me to follow in

communing with my Saviour, I nd myself complete.

the footsteps of my dear Savior.

Christ has left us an example. Mark 1:35 says,And in the
morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and
departed into a solitary place, and there prayed." In Luke
22,during Christ's greatest trial, He asked his disciples to pray
with him, yet they slept. Some of us may be going through
great trials right now, but each one of us is soon to face an even
greater test: the time of trouble such as never was. With this in
mind, I feel that we should use the time we have now to our
advantage, by praying and pressing together.

Questions
The disciples were in constant communion, learning of Christ
and conversing with Him, yet they still asked Lord teach us to
pray. As my walk with God has grown, I have found myself

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asking this very same question:Lord, teach me to pray.

Our discussions are centred in questions like these. And as we
study in light of the inspired Word, answers, like hidden
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The Storehouse: Memorization of Scripture

Study By Maka Banga

Why Memorize Scripture? (Purpose)

Gives Limitless Strength

My Defence in Temptation

We have little idea of the strength that would be ours if we

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I

might not sin against thee. Psalm
119:11

would connect with the Source of all strength. We fall into sin
again and again, and think it must always be so. We cling to our
inrmities as if they were something to be proud of. Christ tells
us that we must set our face as a int if we would overcome. He
has borne our sins in His own body on the tree; and through the

If we would not be misled by error and falsehood, the heart must

power He has given us, we may resist the world, the esh, and

be preoccupied with the truth. The Word of God will furnish the

the devil. Then let us not talk of our weakness and inefciency,

mind with weapons of divine power, to vanquish the enemy.

but of Christ and His strength. When we talk of Satan's strength,

Happy is the man, who, when tempted, nds his soul rich in the

the enemy fastens his power more rmly upon us. When we talk

knowledge of the Scriptures, who nds shelter beneath the

of the power of the Mighty One, the enemy is driven back. As we

promises of God. "Thy word," said the psalmist, "have I hid in

draw near to God, He draws near to us. {AG 262.2}

mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." {FLB 8.2}
The Word of the eternal God is our guide. Through this Word we
The Word of God is a channel of communication with the living

have been made wise unto salvation. This Word is ever to be in

God. He who feeds upon the Word will become fruitful in all

our hearts and on our lips. "It is written" is to be our anchor.

good works. He will be the discoverer of rich mines of truth

Those who make God's Word their counselor realize the

which he must work to nd the hidden treasure. When [he is]

weakness of the human heart and the power of the grace of God

surrounded with temptations, the Holy Spirit will bring to his

to subdue every unsanctied, unholy impulse. Their hearts are

mind the very words with which to meet the temptation at the

ever prayerful, and they have the guardianship of holy angels.

very moment when they are most needed, and he can use them

When the enemy comes in like a ood, the Spirit of God lifts up

effectually. {FLB 8.4}

for them a standard against him. There is harmony in the heart;

for the precious, powerful inuences of truth bear sway. {AG

We must be better acquainted with our Bibles. We might close

262.3}

the door to many temptations, if we would commit to memory

passages of Scripture. Let us hedge up the way to Satan's

We must be better acquainted with our Bibles. We might close

temptations with "It is written." We shall meet with conicts to

the door to many temptations, if we would commit to memory

test our faith and courage, but they will make us strong if we

passages of Scripture. Let us hedge up the way to Satan's

conquer through the grace Jesus is willing to give. But we must

temptations with "It is written." We shall meet with conicts to

believe; we must grasp the promises without a doubt. {FLB 8.5}

test our faith and courage, but they will make us strong if we
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conquer through the grace Jesus is willing to give. But we must

he may heal us, and love us freely? Today let us take a step

believe; we must grasp the promises without a doubt. {AG

toward heaven. Christian character is not achieved in an instant,

262.4}

but day after day we are to add to our faith virtue, and to virtue

Bid the tempted one look not to circumstances, to the weakness

knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance

of self, or to the power of temptation, but to the power of God's

patience, and to patience brotherly kindness, and to brotherly

Word. All its strength is ours. {AG 262.5}

kindness charity. It is in this way that we are to be made ready for

the coming of Christ. If we do not advance in the light, we shall

In the parable of the virgins, ve were found wise, and ve

be among that company who sit in darkness, for whom no place

foolish. Can it be possible that half of us will be found without

is found in heaven. {RH, April 21, 1891 par. 9}

the oil of grace in our lamps? Shall we come to the marriage

feast too late? We have slept too long; shall we sleep on, and be

To Be Continued Next Issue

lost at last? Are there those here who have been sinning and
repenting, sinning and repenting, and will they continue to do
so till Christ shall come? May God help us that we may be truly
united to Christ, the living vine, and bear fruit to the glory of
God! Many feel rich, and regard themselves as in need of
nothing; but may such confess their sins, and let the Spirit of
God into their hearts. O, let us fear to go on in our evil,
unrepenting state, lest we become like Judas, and nally betray
our blessed Lord! {RH, April 21, 1891 par. 8}

GOD is my strength and power: and he

maketh my way perfect.
2 Samuel 22:33.

Shall we not break off our sins by righteousness, and have our
conversation in heaven, whence we look for our Saviour? Shall
we not talk of our Saviour until it becomes natural for us to do
so? If we do not order our conversation aright, we shall not see
the salvation of God. Satan will take possession of the heart,
and we shall become low and sensual. Let us elevate the
thoughts, and take hold upon things that are of real value,
gaining an education here that will be of value in the world to
come. Shall we not seek the Lord with earnestness, repent of our
backslidings, mourn that we have neglected his word, that we do
not know the truth better, and turn to him with all the heart, that
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Happening This Month

HEALTH MAKEOVER
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THE LATTER RAIN

Study by Michelle Greenman

Who gives the latter rain?

The payment of the tithe was but a part of God's plan for the

Pro 16:15 KJV - In the light of the king's countenance [is] life;

support of His service. Numerous gifts and offerings were

and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.

divinely specied. Under the Jewish system the people were

Jer 5:24 KJV - Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear

taught to cherish a spirit of liberality both in sustaining the

the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the

cause of God and in supplying the wants of the needy. For

latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of

special occasions there were freewill offerings. At the harvest and

the harvest.

the vintage, the rst fruits of the eld--corn, wine, and oil--were

Jer 10:13; Jer 51:16 KJV - When he uttereth his voice, [there

consecrated as an offering to the Lord. {AA 336.3} (Deu 18:4;

is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the

2Ch 31:5)

vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh

lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his

What are the FirstFruits?

treasures.

Jer 2:3 KJV - Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, [and] the

Jer 14:22 KJV - Are there [any] among the vanities of the

rstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil

Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers?

shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

[art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon

Eze 20:40 KJV - For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of

thee: for thou hast made all these [things].

the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house

What keeps the rain away?

of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept

Pro 25:23 KJV - The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an

them, and there will I require your offerings, and the rstfruits of

angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

your oblations, with all your holy things.

Jer 3:3 KJV - Therefore the showers have been withholden, and

Rev 14:4 KJV - These are they which were not deled with

there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's

women; for they are virgins.These are they which follow the

forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

Lamb whithersoever he goeth.These were redeemed from

Why do we need the latter rain?

among men, [being] the rstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

Deu 11:14 KJV - That I will give [you] the rain of your land in his

What is the rain?

due season, the rst rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest

Deu 32:2 KJV - My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech

gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.

shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb,

What does the corn, wine and oil

represent? (found in 18 verses in the
Bible)

and as the showers upon the grass:

Job 29:22-23 KJV - [22] After my words they spake not again;
and my speech dropped upon them. [23] And they waited for me

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as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide [as] for the
latter rain.

The Great Controversy:The Final

Warning

Eating the word:

Persecution in its varied forms is the development of a principle

Jer 15:16 KJV - [16] Thy words were found, and I did eat them;
and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart:
for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Also: Ezekiel 3, Revelation 10
When will we get the rain?
Jer 5:24 KJV - Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear
the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the
latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of
the harvest.
Joe 2:23 KJV - Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in
the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain
moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the
former rain, and the latter rain in the rst [month].
Act 3:19 KJV - Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your
sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come
from the presence of the Lord;
Jam 5:7 KJV - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming
of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious
fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive
the early and latter rain.

How do we recieve the rain?

Zec 10:1 KJV - Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter
rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them
showers of rain, to every one grass in the eld.
Hsa 6:3 KJV - Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the
LORD: his going for th is prepared as the morning; and he shall
come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the
earth.
Hsa 10:12 KJV - Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in
mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the
LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Bonus: Read Isa 28:9-13

which will exist as long as Satan exists and Christianity has vital
power. No man can serve God without enlisting against himself
the opposition of the hosts of darkness. Evil angels will assail
him, alarmed that his inuence is taking the prey from their
hands. Evil men, rebuked by his example, will unite with them in
seeking to separate him from God by alluring temptations.
When these do not succeed, then a compelling power is
employed to force the conscience.
But so long as Jesus remains man's intercessor in the sanctuary
above, the restraining inuence of the Holy Spirit is felt by rulers
and people. It still controls to some extent the laws of the
land.Were it not for these laws, the condition of the world would
be much worse than it now is.While many of our rulers are active
agents of Satan, God also has His agents among the leading
men of the nation.The enemy moves upon his servants to
propose measures that would greatly impede the work of God;
but statesmen who fear the Lord are inuenced by holy angels to
oppose such propositions with unanswerable arguments.Thus a
few men will hold in check a powerful current of evil.The
opposition of the enemies of truth will be restrained that the
third angel's message may do its work. When the nal warning
shall be given, it will arrest the attention of these leading men
through whom the Lord is now working, and some of them will
accept it, and will stand with the people of God through the time
of trouble.
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
advent movement of 1840-1844 was a glorious manifestation of
the power of God; the rst angel's message was carried to every
missionary station in the world, and in some countries there was
the greatest religious interest which has been witnessed in any
land since the Reformation of the sixteenth century; but these
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are to be exceeded by the mighty movement under the last

therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,

warning of the third angel.}

when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of

The work will be similar to that of the Day of Pentecost. As the

the Lord; and He shall send Jesus." Acts 3:19, 20. {GC 611.3}

"former rain" was given, in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at

Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with

the opening of the gospel, to cause the upspringing of the

holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the

precious seed, so the "latter rain" will be given at its close for the

message from heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth,

ripening of the harvest. "Then shall we know, if we follow on to

the warning will be given. Miracles will be wrought, the sick will

know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and

be healed, and signs and wonders will follow the believers.

He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain

Satan also works, with lying wonders, even bringing down re

unto the earth." Hosea 6:3. "Be glad then, ye children of Zion,

from heaven in the sight of men. Revelation 13:13.Thus the

and rejoice in the Lord your God: for He hath given you the

inhabitants of the earth will be brought to take their stand.

former rain moderately, and He will cause to come down for you

Great Controversy 610-612

the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain." Joel 2:23. "In the
last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all esh."
"And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name
of the Lord shall be saved." Acts 2:17, 21.
The great work of the gospel is not to close with less
manifestation of the power of God than marked its opening.The
prophecies which were fullled in the outpouring of the former
rain at the opening of the gospel are again to be fullled in the
latter rain at its close. Here are "the times of refreshing" to which
the apostle Peter looked forward when he said: "Repent ye

It is God who began the work, and he will nish his work, making man
complete in Jesus Christ. But there must be no neglect of the grace
represented by the former rain. Only those who are living up to the light
they have, will receive greater light. Unless we are daily advancing in the
exemplication of the active Christian virtues, we shall not recognize the
manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the latter rain. It may be falling on
hearts all around us, but we shall not discern or receive it.
{ RH March 2, 1897, par. 4 }

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PREACH THE THIRD ANGELS MESSAGE

(A morning talk by Ellen White given at Grimsby, England, Sept. 21, 1886.)
However much we know of the Scriptures it is important that we

We read that there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in

know still more. Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed

the stars, and trouble in the nations. All these tell us that the end

lest he fall ( 1 Corinthians 10:12). One man may think he

is near. The coming of the Lord is at the door. Well, we

understands the Scriptures and go out to present the truth, and

understand what being at the door means. When one stands at

yet he may be lacking on some points. We may get the heart and

the door, all that remains for one to do is to enter.

mind xed upon something that has no special bearing upon

the true point.

Now, in regard to the coming of the Son of man, this will not
take place until after the mighty earthquake shakes the earth.

A brother came to me and asked me what I thought about the

After the people have heard the voice of God they are in despair

salvation of infants, whether they would be saved. I said, That

and trouble such as never was since there was a nation, and in

does not concern you or me. There are points on which we must

this the people of God will suffer afiction. The clouds of heaven

be careful not to mar present truth. All those who are to engage

will clash, and there will be darkness. Then that voice comes from

in the work of God must bind about their minds. There are those

heaven, and the clouds begin to roll back like a scroll, and there

whose imagination is large, and they will be ever reaching out

is the bright, clear sign of the Son of man. The children of God

for something original. They will even fasten upon some word in

know what that cloud means.

a sermon and think upon that until the whole truth is covered
with mist.

The sound of music is heard, and as the cloud nears, the graves
are opened and the dead are raised, and there are thousands of

Now, we want to know what is essential for our work here. What

thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand of angels that

is essential for our work now? If any of you should be asked to

compose that glory and encircle the Son of man. Those who have

give your opinion on some point and you should not know just

acted the most prominent part in the rejection and crucixion of

how to answer it, do not be ashamed to say you do not know, but

Christ come forth to see Him as He is, and those who have

you do know what we must do to be saved. When one came to

rejected Christ come up and see the saints gloried, and it is at

Christ and asked what he must do to be saved, Jesus told him he

that time that the saints are changed in a moment, in the

must love God with all his heart, and with all his might, and with

twinkling of an eye, and are caught up to meet their Lord in the

all his mind, and with all his soul, and his neighbor as himself.

air.

And these are the points we must keep before usto love God
supremely and our neighbor as ourselves. There is a great work

The very ones who placed the purple robe upon Him, and put

before us.

the crown of thorns upon His brow, and those who put the nails
through His hands and feet, look upon Him and bewail. And this

Now, there may be those who will inquire what will be the sign

is the very sign of the coming of the Son of man.

of the coming of the Son of Man, and we may know what this is.
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Now, I want to tell you, brethren, you must be careful not to

The sign seen in the setting sun and rising sun has nothing to do

fasten upon vagaries. We had a good brother whose mind was

with the sign of the coming of the Son of man.

destroyed because of this. He would read page after page that

would turn his mind off from the right point. The third angels

Now brethren, you want to get hold of the pillars of your faith.

message is the all-important point. Do not let your mind turn to

Here is Christ in the great antitypical Day of Atonement, and you

vagaries, but keep your eyes xed upon the truth. What we want

must understand that you need a special preparation for the Day

is to give a certain sound. The angel is giving a denite message,

of Atonement. We want our sins taken away; we want to confess

Sound the warning. And what does this mean? Why, it is the

them that they may go beforehand to judgment. Do not go away

angel giving this message to men, and they are to take up this

in discouragement, but believe that Christ is able to cleanse you

message and proclaim it to warn others.

from all unrighteousness. We must cease to sin, because sin is

the transgression of the law. Put away sin, and then cling to the

You want to open your minds, to gird up the loins of your mind,

Mighty One who is able to wash away every stain of sin. Now,

and hope to the end. You do not want to get many things upon

this is a work of humility at this time, and we must confess our

the mind to take it away from the truth the angel is proclaiming.

sins and get nearer to God so He can write Pardon against our

When the latter rain comes upon the people of God, you must

names.

have a preparation to press right on, because those whose

vessels are clean, whose hands are free just when that latter rain

And be sure, when you go out to teach others, not to get your

comes, get the light that comes from on high, and their voices

minds upon little things, but keep your mind upon the great

are lifted, every one, to proclaim the commandments of God and

work of God, for Satan will surely turn you off if possible. Do not

the testimony of Jesus Christ.

try to be original and get up something you have not heard your
brethren speak of, for many have been shipwrecked in this way.

Now, there are many signs that will take place before the coming

Keep the mind upon the third angels message. When you keep

of the Son of man, but when the white cloud is seen, this will be

this before the minds of the people, they will see wisdom in it.

the sign of the coming of the Son of man. There will be signs in

But when you get a great many little triing things before them,

the sun, moon, and stars, and the nations in perplexity. These all

they become confused just like the Jews.

testify that Christ is coming, and He is revealed in the clouds

with power and great glory.

What we want to do is to get the truth before the people.Ms 81,

1886.

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