The reality of the nearness of the second advent of Christ dominated Ellen
White's life and shaped her writing career. Christ's return is seen as the
climax of salvation, signaling the beginning of the end of the great controversy
between good and evil, a supreme expression of God's love, the point of the
three angels' messages, an incentive for living the Christian life, and
demanding an urgency in preaching the gospel message to all the world in as
short a time as possible.
[Condensed and adapted from Meeting Ellen White by George R. Knight,
pages 109-127. Available from Adventist Book Centers: 1-800-765-6955 or Review
and Herald Publishing Association, 55 W. Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740
U.S.A.]