Mrs. White reportedly identified Melchizedek as the Holy
Spirit, according to the memory of one man. There is no support in her writings
for this teaching, and the memory statement is offset by denials of others who
were present when Ellen G. White is supposed to have made this statement. She
did not identify Melchizedek. See Ellen G. White statement in the Seventh-day
Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 1, p. 1093, in which she says Melchizedek
was not Christ.
Thought for the Day
Heaven's work never ceases, and men should never rest from doing good. The Sabbath is not intended to be a period of useless inactivity. The law forbids secular labor on the rest day of the Lord; the toil that gains a livelihood must cease; no labor for worldly pleasure or profit is lawful upon that day; but as God ceased His labor of creating, and rested upon the Sabbath and blessed it, so man is to leave the occupations of his daily life, and devote those sacred hours to healthful rest, to worship, and to holy deeds. Desire of Ages, p. 207