A published statement which appeared in the Review and Herald Supplement of June 21, 1898, to the effect that a literal
darkness will cover the earth as a sign to God's people that probation has closed,
has been attributed wrongly to Ellen G. White. It was actually written by a
Seventh-day Adventist minister. Such teaching is contrary to her statement in
The Great Controversy, page 615, which reads: "When the irrevocable
decision of the sanctuary has been pronounced and the destiny of the world has
been forever fixed, the inhabitants of the earth will know it not."
Thought for the Day
As the people looked upon [Jesus], they saw a face where divine compassion was blended with conscious power. Every glance of the eye, every feature of the countenance, was marked with humility, and expressive of unutterable love. He seemed to be surrounded by an atmosphere of spiritual influence. While His manners were gentle and unassuming, He impressed men with a sense of power that was hidden, yet could not be wholly concealed. Desire of Ages, pp. 137, 138.