Ellen G. White
I And it shall CODltlIO JIU'l in the '"I days, saith God, I will pour out of lily Spirit upon all Besh: and your SOilS and YOIU daughters shall profhesy, and your young men sb411 see Visions, and Y'lUt old men shal dream dreams I And on my Eervnnts, and on my hand-mll.i dell$, I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall proph esy : And I will shew wonders In heaven above, and figns in the h beneath; blood and lire and VI1J;1Or of smoke. The SUIl shall be tum ed into darkness, and the mOOD mIn blood, before thnt great ann no table dny of the Lord ..:ome". Acts 2: 17-20 When the d,y of Penle«lS "'lIS fully come," and the disciples wero all with one a.ceord in ooe place," filled with the Holy Ghost, "Pelcr standing up with Ihe ele\'clI," quoted the above seripture from the pro phesy of Joel. His object was to show that the marvelous work wliieh Willi wrought;n he disciples at Ihat lime, was a subject of prophesy and the work of God. I conlude that there is not one Second Advent believe r wbo will take the ground, that all of the prophecy of Joel, quo ted by Peter, was fulfilled on tbe day of Pentecost; for there is not the least evidence that any put of il was tbm fulfilled, only lhat part which related to tbe pouting out of Ihe Holy Ghosl. We cannot be lieve that the igns in the un, and the moon, etc, were seen on thlll MY, or that thero were any hlLving visions, or dreaming among them 81 that exciting hour; for Ihcre is no proof of any such tbing. A part of Ihis prophecy was fulfilled on lhe d'1 of Pentecost; and ALL of it is to be fulfilled "IN THE LAST D YS, SAITH GOD." Dreams and Visions arc among tbe signs that precede the great !lnd notable days of the Lord. And as the signs o(lhat day have been, and $liU are fulfilling, it must be clear to every unprejudiced mind, tnat the time has fully come, when Ihe children of God may expect dreams and visious ftonl Ihe Lord I know lnallhis is a very unpopular position to hold on this subject even among Adventists; but I choose 10 believe the v.ord of the Lord on this point, I'I1Iher than the teachings of men. I am well aWan! oC the prejudice in many minds on this subl·eet; but as it has been caus· ed principally by the preachin&: of popu Ilr Adventists, Ilnd the lack or II correct view of this $uhject i J have humbly hoped to cut it awa with the "sword of Ihe Spirit,' from some minds, at lellSt . We wll bear il in mind, that these dreams and visions, arc to be in the "LAST DAYS". As there canDot be any days laler than tbe lut, it is conain that we may expect/'ust sueh revelations, until Cbrist aprs in the elo'lds of heaven. know that it is 0. very popu\llr opInion among Advent that there was nothing more to be revealed by visions, after John cJ up the revehltion in A. D. 96. But if this opinion is cor· feCt, then the last Mrs ended wh:le John ",·as on the isle of Patmos The bible is a perfect, and ccmplete revelation. It is our only rule of faith and practice. But tbis is no rettSOn, ",·hy God may not show the past, present, and future fulfilment of his word, in these /lUt dllyl by dreams and visions i according to Peter's testimony. True visions are given to lend us to God, and his written word; but those that are given for a new rule of failb. and practice, separate from. the bible cannot be from God! and sbould be rejcelea Tbe following visulD Wall published in the Day·Slllr more than 1'ar ago. By the request of friends, it is republish;;d in this little work, with SCrilture references J for the benefit of the liule dock I hope tbILt al who may read iI, will take the wise, and safe eourse pointed out to US bl the following passage3 or scripture, "Despise not digitized by InspiredBooks.de