The extra readings for this week highlight how Ellen White’s prophetic claims were tested and ultimately accepted as genuine. The biblical principle of testing prophets was applied to her gift as well. The first resource presents Ellen White’s own account of how some believers doubted her visions and how she responded to their skepticism.
Herbert Douglass outlines key principles for evaluating genuine prophetic manifestations, while Theodore Levterov explores how early Sabbath-keeping Adventists concluded that Ellen White was a true prophet. Finally, C. B. Haynes examines the biblical tests of the gift of prophecy, including the test of fulfilled predictions, with examples from Ellen White’s ministry.
- Ellen G. White, “Wrong Use of the Visions,” Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1, pp. 382-384.
- Herbert E. Douglass, Messenger of the Lord, pp. 28-33.
- Theodore N. Levterov, “How Early Sabbath-keeping Adventists Accepted Ellen G. White as a True Prophet,” in The Gift of Prophecy in Scripture and History, pp. 249-269.
- Carlyle B. Haynes, The Gift of Prophecy, pp. 108-124; 153-162.
- Link: https://whiteestate.org/absg/9
Thought for the Day
Men cannot manufacture peace. Human plans for the purification and uplifting of individuals or of society will fail of producing peace, because they do not reach the heart. The only power that can create or perpetuate true peace is the grace of Christ. When this is implanted in the heart, it will cast out the evil passions that cause strife and dissension. Desire of Ages, p. 305