Chapter 7—Presenting the Divinely Revealed Message
Instruction to Ellen White—As the Spirit of God has opened to my mind the great
truths of his Word, and the scenes of the past and the future, I have been bidden to make
known to others that which has thus been revealed.—The Great Controversy, xi.
From the beginning of my work ...I have been called upon to bear a plain, pointed
testimony, to reprove wrongs, and to spare not.—Testimonies for the Church 5:678.
Bearing Testimony—Aided by the Spirit of God—After I come out of vision I do not
at once remember all that I have seen, and the matter is not so clear before me until I write,
then the scene rises before me as was presented in vision, and I can write with freedom.
Sometimes the things which I have seen are hid from me after I come out of vision, and I
cannot call them to mind until I am brought before a company where the vision applies,
then the things which I have seen come to my mind with force.
I am just as dependent upon the Spirit of the Lord in relating or writing the vision as
in having the vision. It is impossible for me to call up things which have been shown me
unless the Lord brings them before me at the
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time that he is pleased to have me relate or write them.—Spiritual Gifts 2:292, 293.
Must Be Impressed by the Holy Spirit—I cannot at my own impulse take up a work
and launch out into it. I have to be impressed by the Spirit of God. I cannot write unless the
Holy Spirit helps me. Sometimes I cannot write at all. Then again I am aroused at eleven,
twelve, and one o’clock; and I can write as fast as my hand can move over the paper.—Letter
11, 1903.
When Pen Taken in Hand—As soon as I take my pen in hand I am not in darkness as
to what to write. It is as plain and clear as a voice speaking to me, “I will instruct thee and
teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.” “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall
direct [make plain] thy paths.”—Manuscript 89, 1900.
I am very busy with my writing. Early and late, I am writing out the matters that the
Lord opens before me. The burden of my work is to prepare a people to stand in the day of
the Lord.—Letter 371, 1907. (Published in Writing and Sending Out of the Testimonies to
the Church, p. 15.)
The Integrity of Her Message—I speak that which I have seen, and which I know to
be true.—Letter 4, 1896.
In the line of my work I speak the things the Lord gives me. And in my words to you I
would ...[not] dare to say that the Lord did not move me to make the remarks which I made
in that talk all the way through.—Letter 18d, 1890.
I write all that the Lord gives me to write.—Letter 52, 1906.
Testimony Expressed in Her Own Words—Although I am as dependent upon the
Spirit of the Lord in writing my views as I am in receiving them, yet the words I employ in
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describing what I have seen are my own, unless they be those spoken to me by an angel,
which I always enclose in remarks of quotation. [General Conference session action on
inspiration: “We believe the light given by God to His servants is by the enlightenment of
the mind, thus imparting the thoughts, and not (except in rare cases) the very words in which
the ideas should be expressed.”—General Conference proceedings, The Review and Herald,
November 27, 1883.]—Review
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and Herald, Oct. 8, 1867.
I Must Write These Things Over and Over—I have faithfully written out the warnings
that God has given me. They have been printed in books, yet I cannot forbear. I must write
these same things over and over. I ask not to be relieved. As long as the Lord spares my life,
I must continue to bear these earnest messages.—Manuscript 21, 1910.
Ellen G. White’s Understanding of Her Writings—
a. The Testimonies: Those who carefully read the testimonies as they have appeared
from the early days, need not be perplexed as to their origin. The many books, written by the
help of the Spirit of God, bear a living witness to the character of the testimonies.—Letter
225, 1906. (Published in Selected Messages 1:49.)
b. The Conflict of the Ages Books: Sister White is not the originator of these books.
They contain the instruction that during her lifework God has been giving her. They contain
the precious, comforting light that God has graciously given his servant to be given to the
world.—Colporteur Ministry, 125.
c. The Articles: I do not write one article in the paper expressing merely my own ideas.
They are what God has opened before me in vision—the precious rays of light shining from
the throne.—Testimonies for the Church 5:67.
d. The Letters (testimonies): Weak and trembling, I arose at three o’clock in the morning
to write to you. God was speaking through clay. You may say that this communication was
only a letter. Yes, it was a letter, but prompted by the Spirit of God, to bring before your
minds things that had been shown me. In these letters which I write, in the testimonies I
bear, I am presenting to you that which the Lord has presented to me.—Testimonies for the
Church 5:67.
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e. The Interviews: he [Elder G. A. Irwin] has with him a little notebook in which he
has noted down perplexing questions which he brings before me, and if I have any light
upon these points, I write it out for the benefit of our people, not only in America but in this
country [Australia].—Letter 96, 1899.
f. When There Was No Light: I have no light on the subject [as to just who would
constitute the 144,000].... Please tell my brethren that I have nothing presented before me
regarding the circumstances concerning which they write, and I can set before them only
that which has been presented to me.—Quoted in a letter by C. C. Crisler to E. E. Andross,
Dec. 8, 1914. (In White Estate Document File, Number 164.)
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