Foundations & History
for Advent Believers
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pioneer materials in PDF form for easy downloading and printing.
Again and again I have been shown that the past
experiences of God's people are not to be counted as dead facts. We are
not to treat the record of these experiences as we would treat a last
year's almanac. The record is to be kept in mind, for history will
repeat itself. The darkness of the mysteries of the night is to be
illuminated with the light of heaven. . . . {PM 175.3}
Most church members and even most ministers and teachers are totally
uniformed of the actual foundation of truth given to the Advent
Movement especially in the years 1840-1844. Time is well spent in prayerfully studying these original documents,
attested to by the Holy Spirit, for yourself. We cannot afford to be
ignorant of the very foundations we must return to!
Said my accompanying angel, "Woe to him who shall move a
block or stir a pin of these messages. The true understanding of these
messages is of vital importance. The destiny of souls hangs upon the
manner in which they are received."
Early Writings, pp. 258, 259. (1858.)
The warning has come: Nothing is to be allowed to
come in that will disturb the foundation of the faith upon which we have
been building ever since the message came in 1842, 1843, and 1844. I was
in this message, and ever since I have been standing before the world,
true to the light that God has given us. We do not propose to take our
feet off the platform on which they were placed as day by day we sought
the Lord with earnest prayer, seeking for light. Do you think that I
could give up the light that God has given me? It is to be as the Rock
of Ages. It has been guiding me ever since it was given. Brethren and
sisters, God lives and reigns and works today. His hand is on the wheel,
and in His providence He is turning the wheel in accordance with His own
will. Let not men fasten themselves to documents, saying what they will
do and what they will not do. Let them fasten themselves to the Lord God
of heaven. Then the light of heaven will shine into the soul-temple, and
we shall see the salvation of God. {GCB, April 6, 1903 par. 35}
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