The Great Controversy: Chapter 6 – Huss and Jerome
Chapter 6—Huss and Jerome The gospel had been planted in Bohemia as early as the ninth century. The Bible was translated, and public worship was conducted, in the language of the people. But as the power of the pope increased, so the word of God was obscured. Gregory VII, who had taken it upon himself…
Read MoreThe Great Controversy: Chapter 5 – John Wycliffe
Chapter 5—John Wycliffe Before the Reformation there were at times but very few copies of the Bible in existence, but God had not suffered His word to be wholly destroyed. Its truths were not to be forever hidden. He could as easily unchain the words of life as He could open prison doors and unbolt…
Read MoreThe Great Controversy: Chapter 4 – The Waldenses
Chapter 4—The Waldenses Amid the gloom that settled upon the earth during the long period of papal supremacy, the light of truth could not be wholly extinguished. In every age there were witnesses for God—men who cherished faith in Christ as the only mediator between God and man, who held the Bible as the only…
Read MoreThe Great Controversy: Chapter 3 – An Era of Spiritual Darkness
Chapter 3—An Era of Spiritual Darkness The apostle Paul, in his second letter to the Thessalonians, foretold the great apostasy which would result in the establishment of the papal power. He declared that the day of Christ should not come, “except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the…
Read MoreDesire of Ages: Chapter 87 – “To My Father, and Your Father”
Chapter 87—“To My Father, and Your Father” This chapter is based on Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-12. The time had come for Christ to ascend to His Father’s throne. As a divine conqueror He was about to return with the trophies of victory to the heavenly courts. Before His death He had declared to His Father,…
Read MoreDesire of Ages: Chapter 86 – Go Teach All Nations
Chapter 86—Go Teach All Nations This chapter is based on Matthew 28:16-20. Standing but a step from His heavenly throne, Christ gave the commission to His disciples. “All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth,” He said. “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations.” “Go ye into all the world, and preach…
Read MoreDesire of Ages: Chapter 85 – By the Sea Once More
Chapter 85—By the Sea Once More This chapter is based on John 21:1-22. Jesus had appointed to meet His disciples in Galilee; and soon after the Passover week was ended, they bent their steps thither. Their absence from Jerusalem during the feast would have been interpreted as disaffection and heresy, therefore they remained till its…
Read MoreDesire of Ages: Chapter 84 – “Peace Be Unto You”
Chapter 84—“Peace Be Unto You” This chapter is based on Luke 24:33-48; John 20:19-29. On reaching Jerusalem the two disciples enter at the eastern gate, which is open at night on festal occasions. The houses are dark and silent, but the travelers make their way through the narrow streets by the light of the rising…
Read MoreDesire of Ages: Chapter 83 – The Walk to Emmaus
Chapter 83—The Walk to Emmaus This chapter is based on Luke 24:13-33. Late in the afternoon of the day of the resurrection, two of the disciples were on their way to Emmaus, a little town eight miles from Jerusalem. These disciples had had no prominent place in Christ’s work, but they were earnest believers in…
Read MoreDesire of Ages: Chapter 82 – “Why Weepest Thou?”
Chapter 82—“Why Weepest Thou?” This chapter is based on Matthew 28:1, 5-8; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18. The women who had stood by the cross of Christ waited and watched for the hours of the Sabbath to pass. On the first day of the week, very early, they made their way to the tomb,…
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