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.]
Thought for the Day
Caste is hateful to God. He ignores everything of this character. In His sight the souls of all men are of equal value. He "hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us." Without distinction of age, or rank, or nationality, or religious privilege, all are invited to come unto Him and live. Desire of Ages, p. 403