James White
II resents the advent mcssIIge, to tho church and world. If Ihis it lrllll, then all five of tho angels brought to view in Ihis chllp tet, represent five distinct mCS6l1ges, prior to. the advent, or WI! aro left without II rule to interpret this chapter The work oftbe second lIogel, was 10 ahow to the aavent host that Bllhylon hnd fnllen. And liS II largo pOTtion of them did not lcarn this fUCI, until tho power ohba MIDNIGHT CRY waked them Un, just in limo for tbem to make their ell< cape from tho churches, beforo the 10th day came on i it fo1· 10w8, that tho seeorll! Rrlgel brought Ill! to tho 71b montn, 1844 The third o.ngel'>I message \VIIS, and 8till is, a \VARNING to the SlIin!lI to " hold fasl," and not go hack, and" receivo the marks which the virgin band got rid of, during the second angel's cry And has nOI the trun nlcssago for God'", people, since the 7th month 1844, been just such a warning? It certninly has. I cannot agree with thoso who mnks two messal(es of the cry Dabyloll tha great, is fallen," and the voice, "Come out of her my people"; for every sermon th ... t was printed, or preached on this subject. contnined them both in one message. The 12th verse reads Here is the patience of the saints: here lUll they tbM keep the com· mandmcnt of God," tc. Where did }'Oll see them, John 1 Why, "lifft! durin'" lhis third angel. As the patient waiting time has been since the 7th month 1814, and as the dass that keep the sabbath, etc. have ap.p:;:l.red since thnt time: il it pllliD that we lh'e in the time of the third angel's message The last two angels arc messages of prayer. We shall, no doubt beller understalld them. at the lim!' of their fulfilment JAMES WHITE h ' ..................... . TalSN,UI, April 21,1847 To Uro. Eu CanTls, New York Cily Dear Bro :-In tbe (lay.Dfl.wn, Vol. I, Nos. 10 andJl, you kinrlly invite Ine to llddresa you" communication The only apology I have 10 offer for not writing before ill. I have not IlUd 1\ clear duty to write till now. You will, I rloo},t nOI, excuse me fur Addressing you @o:publicly, Ilt this lime. I have been much interested in your wrJIinga In tho Dawn, lind Extrn; aou fully agree with you on BOrne pOiDIS, but on others we widely diffc· Your Extrn ia now 011 tbe Mand before me; nnd I beg leave to altHe to YOII, Ilnd the acattered flock of God, what I h(we Been in vision relalh'e to these things on which you have wrillen. I fully agree with you, tbot there will be two literal resurreetiODs 1000 yenfa OpIHI 1 also agree wilh yon, thet the new henven, and the new earth,(Rcv.2I; I. he.65: 17. 2 Pet. S: IS.) wi1l not ap pear. ti11 after the wicked dead are reised, and deatroyerl, at the cod of tbe 1000 yeora. I aaw that Satan was" loosed out of hi prison," at the end of the 1000 years, just at the time the wicked dead were raised; and tbnt Satan rlu.eived them by makiog them believe thllt thoy eould take the Holy City from digitized by InspiredBooks.de