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The Special Resurrection: Key Events Happening Shortly Before the Second Coming of Christ
Let's dive into the Special Resurrection of Daniel 12:2 and learn more about:
- The Special Resurrection: Understanding Its Significance
- Biblical Basis of the Special Resurrection
- Who Are the 144,000?
- Prophetic Insights into the Special Resurrection
- The Role of the Special Resurrection in End-Time Events
Let's start out our study with prayer and then start with Ellen White's First Vision: About the "Little Flock" also known as the "144,000"
It was not long after the passing of the time in 1844, that my first vision was given me. I was visiting Mrs. Haines at Portland, a dear sister in Christ, whose heart was knit with mine, and five of us, all women, were kneeling quietly at the family altar. While we were praying, the power of God came upon me as I had never felt before.
I seemed to be surrounded with light, and to be rising higher and higher above the dark world. I turned to look for the advent people in the world, but could not find them, when a voice said to me, “Look again, and look a little 
higher.” At this I raised my eyes, and saw a straight and narrow path, cast up high above the world. On this path the advent people were traveling to the city which was at the farther end of the path. Behind them, at the beginning of the path, was a bright light which an angel told me was the midnight cry. This light shone all along the path, and gave light for their feet, that they might not stumble. Jesus Himself went just before His people, leading them to the city; and as long as they kept their eyes fixed on Him, they were safe. But soon some grew weary, and said the city was a great way off, and they expected to have entered it before. Then Jesus would encourage them by raising His glorious right arm, from which came a light that waved over the advent band; and they shouted “Alleluia!” Others rashly denied the light behind them, and said it was not God that had led them out so far. The light behind them went out, leaving their feet in perfect darkness; and they stumbled, and lost sight of the mark and of Jesus, and fell off the path, down into the dark and wicked world below.
Soon we heard the voice of God like many waters, which gave us the day and hour of Jesus’ coming. The living saints, 144,000 in number, knew and understood the voice, while the wicked thought it was thunder and an earthquake. When God spoke the time, He poured upon us the Holy Spirit, and our faces began to light up and shine with the glory of God, as Moses’ did when he came down from Mount Sinai.
The 144,000 were all sealed and perfectly united. On their foreheads were the words, “God, New Jerusalem,” and a glorious star containing Jesus’ new name. At our happy, holy state the wicked were enraged, and would rush violently up to lay hands on us to thrust us into prison, when we would stretch forth the hand in the name of the Lord, and they would fall helpless to the ground. Then it was that the synagogue of Satan knew that God had loved us who could wash one another's feet, and salute the brethren with a holy kiss, and they worshiped at our feet.
Soon our eyes were drawn to the east for a small black cloud had appeared, about half as large as a man's hand, which we all knew was the sign of the Son of man. We all in solemn silence gazed on the cloud as it drew nearer, and became lighter glorious, and still more glorious, till it was a great white cloud. The bottom appeared like fire; a rainbow was over the cloud, while around it were ten thousand angels, singing a most lovely song; and upon it sat the Son of man. His hair was white and curly, and lay on His shoulders; and upon His head were many crowns. His feet had the appearance of fire; in His right hand was a sharp sickle, in His left a silver trumpet. His eyes were as a flame of fire, which searched His children through and through.
Then all faces gathered paleness, and those that God had rejected gathered blackness. Then we all cried out, “Who shall be able to stand? Is my robe spotless?” Then the angels ceased to sing, and there was some time of awful silence, when Jesus spoke: “Those who have clean hands and pure hearts shall be able to stand; My grace is sufficient for you.” At this our faces lighted up, and joy filled every heart. And the angels struck a note higher and sung again, while the cloud drew still nearer to the earth.
Then Jesus’ silver trumpet sounded, as He descended on the cloud, wrapped in flames of fire. He gazed on the graves of the sleeping saints, then raised His eyes and hands to heaven, and cried, “Awake! Awake! Awake! Ye that sleep in the dust, and arise!” Then there was a mighty earthquake, the graves opened, and the dead came up clothed with immortality. The 144,000 shouted “Alleluia!” as they recognized their friends who had been torn from them by death, and in the same moment we were changed, and caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air.
We all entered the cloud together, and were seven days ascending to the sea of glass, when Jesus brought the crowns, and with His own right hand placed them on our heads. He gave us harps of gold and palms of victory. Here on the sea of glass the 144,000 stood in a perfect square. Some of them had very bright crowns, others not so bright. Some crowns appeared heavy with stars, while others had but few. All were perfectly satisfied with their crowns. And they were all clothed with a glorious white mantle from their shoulders to their feet. Angels were all about us as we marched over the sea of glass to the gate of the city. Jesus raised His mighty, glorious arm, laid hold of the pearly gate, swung it back on its glittering hinges, and said to us, “You have washed your robes in My blood, stood stiffly for My truth, enter in.” We all marched in and felt that we had a perfect right in the city.
Here we saw the tree of life and the throne of God. Out of the throne came a pure river of water, and on either side of the river was the tree of life. On one side of the river was a trunk of a tree, and a trunk on the other side of the river, both of pure, transparent gold. At first I thought I saw two trees; I looked again, and saw that they were united at the top in one tree. So it was the tree of life on either side of the river of life. Its branches bowed to the place where we stood; and the fruit was glorious; it looked like gold mixed with silver.
We all went under the tree and sat down to look at the glory of the place, when Brethren Fitch and Stockman, who had preached the gospel of the kingdom, and whom God had laid in the grave to save them, came up to us, and asked us what we had passed through while they were sleeping. We tried to call up our greatest trials, but they looked so small compared with the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory that surrounded us, that we could not speak them out, and we all cried out,. “Alleluia! Heaven is cheap enough!” and we touched our glorious harps and made heaven's arches ring." Original source: "A Word to the Little Flock" by James White, first published on May 30, 1847
The Special Resurrection Explained
At the Battle Creek conference in 1856, Ellen White made a solemn prediction:"I was shown the company present at the conference. Said the angel, “Some food for worms, some subject of the seven last plagues, some will be alive and remain upon the earth to be translated at the coming of Jesus.”1T 131, 132All who attended that conference have long been dead. So how are they going to stand upon the earth? See the Bible's description of the "special resurrection" that occurs about two weeks prior to the 2nd Coming of Christ so that they will be alive to be able to SEE the Son of God coming in the clouds of Heaven. Mrs. Hastings (1850) is a woman who was sealed by keeping the 7th day Sealing Sabbath and died unexpectedly in 1850 and will be raised up to be one of the 144,000!
"I saw that she [Mrs. Hastings] was sealed and would come up at the voice of God and stand upon the earth, and would be with the 144,000. I saw we need not mourn for her; she would rest in the time of trouble, and all that we could mourn for was our loss in being deprived of her company. I saw her death would result in good.".—Letter 10, 1850, (2 Selected Messages, Page 263).
Click here to learn how Mrs. Hastings sudden and unexpected death in 1850 will result in good! For one, she is a WOMAN, and will be raised from the dead in the special resurrection of Daniel 12:2 as one of the 144,000! "I saw her death would result in good." —Letter 10, 1850, (2 Selected Messages, Page 263, 2SM263).
Daniel 12:2 (KJV)
"And MANY of them that SLEEP IN THE DUST OF THE EARTH shall AWAKE, some to everlasting life, AND some to shame and everlasting contempt."Revelation 1:7 (KJV)"Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."
John 19:37 (KJV)"And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced."
Zechariah 12:10 (KJV) "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn."
“All who have died in faith under the third angel's message come forth from the tomb glorified, TO HEAR GOD'S COVENANT OF PEACE with those who have kept his law. 'They also which pierced Him,' those that mocked and derided Christ's dying agonies, and the most violent opposers of his truth and his people, are raised to behold him in his glory, and to see the honor placed upon the loyal and obedient” –{The Spirit of Prophecy Volume 4, p. 454.1}.Special Resurrection - Understanding the 144,000 and End-Time Prophecy
The doctrine of the resurrections is a central theme in the Bible, deeply rooted in both Old and New Testament teachings. The early Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Protestant pioneers, including James White, Ellen White, and Stephen Haskell, emphasized these teachings in their writings, providing profound insights into their significance.
Biblical Basis
The Bible speaks of two major resurrections and one "special resurrection" in Daniel 12:2, Revelation 1:7, Zechariah 12:10: the resurrection of life and the resurrection of damnation. Jesus Himself said, "Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation" (John 5:28-29 KJV). Additionally, Daniel 12:2 mentions a special resurrection: "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt" (Daniel 12:2 KJV). Revelation also highlights that "every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him" (Revelation 1:7 KJV), indicating that certain individuals will be resurrected prior to the 2nd Advent of Christ in order to be a eye-witness to Christ's second coming.
The Power of God's Voice Wakes Those Of The 144,000 Who Have Died In the Faith Keeping the 7th Day Sabbath Since 1844 - And Gives The Day And Hour Of Christ's 2nd Coming: The Everlasting Covenant and the 144,000
There is a counterfeit sanctuary vs true sanctuary:
"If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest [144,000 starting in 1844 till the number is made up and probation closes] should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?" Hebrews 7:11 KJV"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee [144,000]." Isaiah 60:1 KJV
The 144,000 are the priests of the new covenant, similar to Melchizedek per Hebrews 7:11-17:
"If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
Hebrews 5:6: "As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
Hebrews 7:21: "(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek:)"
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"Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces." - Daniel 2:45 (KJV)
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"The righteous dead will be raised incorruptible, and the living righteous will be changed. Henceforth they are to be with the Lord. They will be brought before the King, and with infinite love, they will hear the words, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.'" The Great Controversy, p. 644"Graves are opened, and 'many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth... awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.' All who have died in the faith of the third angel’s message come forth from the tomb glorified." The Great Controversy, p. 637James White
"The sleeping saints will then be raised from their graves, and those who are alive and remain will be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. The corruptible will put on incorruption, and the mortal will put on immortality." The Present Truth, January 1850"Though resting quietly in their graves, they are numbered at last among the 144,000 just the same as if they had lived all the years of their slumbering, and passed through all the toils and trials and conflicts which the living have to endure." A Study of the 144,000Stephen Haskell
"The first resurrection takes place at the second coming of Christ, and the second resurrection occurs a thousand years later, following the millennium, when the wicked are raised to face their final judgment." The Story of the Seer of Patmos, p. 215"Among those who awaken in this resurrection are those who 'pierced Him,' those who mocked and derided Christ's dying agonies." The Story of the Seer of Patmos, p. 224These teachings underscore the hope and promise of eternal life for the faithful, as well as the solemn reality of judgment for the unrepentant. The early SDA pioneers' writings remain a cornerstone for understanding these pivotal biblical events.
- “Who is to compose the hundred and forty-four thousand? This those who ARE the elect of God will in a short time know without question.” Last Day Events, p. 269.1.
- “Let us strive with all the power that God has given us to be among the hundred and forty-four thousand.” 7BC 970, RH March 9, 1905, par. 4.
- “Then we heard the voice of God which shook the heavens and the earth, and gave the 144,000 the day and hour of Jesus coming.” Portland, April 6, 1846. BROADSIDE APR.06, 1846:
- “The graves were opened, and those who had died in faith under the third angel’s message, keeping the Sabbath, came forth from their dusty beds, glorified, to hear the covenant of peace that God was to make with those who had kept His law.” Early Writings, p. 285.1; Maranatha, p. 281.2.
- “Those who die under the third angel’s message are a part of the 144,000; there are not 144,000 in addition to these, but these help make up that number. They are raised to mortal life shortly before Christ comes, and . . . are changed to immortality when Christ appears.” James S. White, RH Sept. 23, 1880.
- “About four months since I had a vision of events all in the future. I saw the time of trouble, such as never was. Jesus told me it was the time of Jacob’s trouble, and that we should be delivered out of it by the voice of God. Then I saw the four angels cease to hold the four winds. And I saw famine, pestilence and sword–nation rose against nation, and the whole world was in confusion. Then we cried to God day and night for deliverance, until we began to hear the bells on Jesus’ garment. And I saw Jesus rise up in the Holiest, and as he came out we heard the tinkling of the bells and knew that our High Priest was coming out. Then we heard the voice of God which shook the heavens and the earth, and gave the 144,000 the day and hour of Jesus coming. Then the saints were free, united, and full of the glory of God, for he has turned their captivity. And I saw a flaming cloud [144,000 = cloud of witnesses] come where Jesus’ stood. Then Jesus laid off his priestly garment and put on his Kingly robe, and took his place on the cloud [144,000 = cloud] which carried him to the East, where it first appeared to the saints on earth–a small black cloud [dark cloud = 144,000, heavy with rain (The Present Truth articles) = doctrine/truth (See the short study here on how truth/doctrine compares to dew, rain, my doctrine shall distill as the dew (Deut. 32:2)] which was the sign of the Son of Man. While the cloud [144,000] was passing from the Holiest to the East, which took a number of days, the synagogue of Satan [Professed 501(c)3 General Conference Seventh Day Adventist’s] worshipped at the saint’s [144,000] feet [Like Joseph's brothers]. Portland, April 6, 1846. BROADSIDE1 APR.06,1846.
- “No person can give to another his own mold of character. Let us duly consider the fact that we are to be saved, not as companies, but as individuals. We shall be judged according to the character we have formed.” RH September 17, 1895, par. 4.
- “Christ was anointed on the day of Pentecost. The 144,000 will be anointed Oct 22, 1844 – they WENT IN WITH HIM TO THE MARRIAGE – and the door was shut and this will happen AGAIN at the Loud Cry. Those 5 wise virgins go in to the marriage/feast at the end of the investigative judgement (the 144,000 literal number is made up) of the living and the door is shut for the House of God: 'When the decree [Sunday Law enforced] GOES FORTH and the stamp is impressed, their character will remain pure and spotless for eternity. Now is the time to prepare.' T5, 216.”
- “And at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were filled with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath more fully.” Last Day Events, p. 143.1.
- “When do her sins reach unto heaven [Rev. 18:2-5]? When the law of God is finally made void by legislation.–ST June 12, 1893.”
- “Many who went forth to meet the Bridegroom under the messages of the first and second angels, refused the third, the last testing message to be given to the world, and a SIMILAR position will be taken when the LAST call is made.” {RH, October 31, 1899 par. 12}. Note: this is referring to modern 501(c)3 Adventists who refuse to come out of the GENERAL CONFERENCE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CORPORATION and back into The Present Truth as setup in the beginning of the Second Advent movement in 1843-1850 timeframe and have home churches diligently studying (getting the oil as foretold in the parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25) the early Protestant SDA pioneers books, articles, sermons, tracts and charts.
- “Those who delay a preparation for the day of God cannot obtain it in the time of trouble or at any subsequent time. The case of all such is hopeless.” GC11 620.
- “501c3 SDA MEMBER” “FOOLISH VIRGIN” “LAODICEAN” “TARE THEOLOGICAL BUNDLE”: All who… do not join the angels who are sent from heaven with a message to fill the whole earth with its glory, will be passed by. The work will go forward to victory without them, and they will have no part in its triumph. (Review and Herald, Extra, Dec, 23, 1890).
- “'Arise, shine; for thy light (living reality experiencing Jesus helping you in your life trials) is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.' Isaiah 60:1. TO THOSE WHO GO OUT [during The Loud Cry: Come OUT of the Laodicean, Foolish virgin 501(3) GENERAL CONFERENCE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST churches] TO MEET THE BRIDEGROOM IS THIS MESSAGE GIVEN." Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 420.3.
- “So if you obey Matthew 25:6 and Rev 18:4 and GO OUT and COME OUT of all churches - this includes the new modern changed religion of 501c3 Adventists that started in 1904 against the repeated warnings of the end time messenger/Prophetess of the Lord Ellen G. White: 'The power which stirred the people so mightily in the 1844 movement will again be revealed. The third angel's message will go forth, not in whispered tones, but with a loud voice.--5T 252 (1885).
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- The special resurrection is different from that mentioned in Matt.27: 52 of those raised at His resurrection as the first fruits (Eph.4: 8). When you read Daniel 12: 2, you will see that there is a resurrection mentioned there in which some righteous and some wicked people are raised together. This shows that it is not the general resurrection of the righteous at the second coming. Nor is it the resurrection of the wicked after the thousand years. This is why it is called" special" because some of both parties are raised..
- And Rev 1: 10 tells us that those who crucified him will be raised to see Him coming, when we know that such wicked will be raised after the thousand years.. “Graves are opened, and many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth ... awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
- The special resurrection takes place shortly before the second coming, about two weeks prior to Christ's 2nd Coming: Notice the 3 groups raised in it:
- "All who have died in the faith of the third angel's message come forth from the tomb glorified, to hear God's covenant of peace with those who have kept His law." (GC 637)
- "They also which pierced Him" (Revelation 1:7), those that mocked and derided Christ's dying agonies (Zechariah 12:10; John 19:34; Psalm 22:16; Isaiah 26:19; )
- "The most violent opposers of His truth and His people, are raised to behold Him in His glory and to see the honor placed upon the loyal and obedient." (See GC637)
Deliverance of the Saints
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It was at midnight that God chose to deliver his people. As the wicked were mocking around them, suddenly the sun appeared, shining in his strength, and the moon stood still. The wicked beheld the scene with amazement. Signs and wonders followed in quick succession. Everything seemed turned out of its natural course. The saints beheld the tokens of their deliverance with solemn joy.
The streams ceased to flow. Dark, heavy clouds came up, and clashed against each other. But there was one clear place of settled glory, from whence came the voice of God, like many waters, which shook the heavens and the earth. There was a mighty earthquake. The graves were shaken open, and those who had died in faith under the third angel's message, keeping the Sabbath, came forth from their dusty beds, glorified, to hear the covenant of peace that God was to make with those who had kept his law.
The sky opened and shut, and was in commotion. The mountains shook like a reed in the wind, and cast out ragged rocks all around. The sea boiled like a pot, and cast out stones upon the land. And as God spake the day and hour of Jesus' coming, and delivered the everlasting covenant to his people, he spake one sentence, and then paused, while the words were rolling through the earth. The Israel of God stood with their eyes fixed upwards, listening to the words as they came from the mouth of Jehovah, and rolled through the earth like peals of loudest thunder. It was awfully solemn. At the end of every sentence the saints shouted, Glory! Hallelujah! Their countenances were lighted up with the glory of God; and they shone with the glory as did Moses' face when he came down from Sinai. The wicked could not look on them for the glory. And when the never-ending blessing was pronounced on those who had honored God, in keeping his Sabbath holy, there was a mighty shout of victory over the beast, and over his image.
Then commenced the jubilee, when the land should rest. I saw the pious slave rise in triumph and victory, and shake off the chains that bound him, while his wicked master was in confusion, and knew not what to do; for the wicked could not understand the words of the voice of God. Soon appeared the great white cloud. On it sat the Son of man.
This cloud when it first appeared in the distance, looked very small. The angel said that it was the sign of the Son of man. And as the cloud approached nearer to the earth, we could behold the excellent glory and majesty of Jesus as he rode forth to conquer. A holy retinue of angels, with their bright, glittering crowns upon their heads, escorted him on his way. No language can describe the glory of the scene. The living cloud of majesty, and unsurpassed glory, came still nearer, and we could clearly behold the lovely person of Jesus. He did not wear a crown of thorns; but a crown of glory decked his holy brow. Upon his vesture and thigh was a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. His eyes were as a flame of fire, his feet had the appearance of fine brass, and his voice sounded like many musical instruments. His countenance was as bright as the noon-day sun. The earth trembled before him, and the heavens departed as a scroll when it is rolled together, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Those who a little before would have destroyed God's faithful children from the earth, had to witness the glory of God which rested upon them. They had seen them glorified. And amid all the terrible scenes they had heard the voices of the saints in joyful strains, saying, Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us. The earth mightily shook as the voice of the Son of God called forth the sleeping saints. They responded to the call, and came forth clothed with glorious immortality, crying, Victory! victory! over death and the grave. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Then the living saints, and the resurrected ones, raised their voices in a long, transporting shout of victory. Those sickly bodies that had gone down into the grave came up in immortal health and vigor. The living saints were changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, and caught up with the resurrected ones, and together they meet their Lord in the air. O what a glorious meeting. Friends whom death had separated, were united, never more to part.
On either side of the cloudy chariot were wings, and beneath it were living wheels; and as the cloudy chariot rolled upward, the wheels cried, Holy, and the wings, as they moved, cried, Holy, and the retinue of holy angels around the cloud cried, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty. And the saints in the cloud cried, Glory, Alleluia. And the chariot rolled upward to the holy city. Before entering the holy city, the saints were arranged in a perfect square, with Jesus in the midst. He was head and shoulders high above the saints, and head and shoulders above the angels. His majestic form, and lovely countenance, could be seen by all in the square.
See Revelation 15:1-4, 6:12-17.
And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Revelation 15:1-4 KJVAnd I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every freeman, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Revelation 6:12-17 KJVThe Third Angel's Message
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As the ministration of Jesus closed in the Holy place, and he passed into the Holiest, and stood before the ark containing the law of God, he sent another mighty angel to earth with the third message. He placed a parchment in the angel's hand, and as he descended to earth in majesty and power, he proclaimed a fearful warning, the most terrible threatening ever borne to man. This message was designed to put the children of God upon their guard, and show them the hour of temptation and anguish that was before them. Said the angel, They will be brought into close combat with the beast and his image. Their only hope of eternal life is to remain steadfast. Although their lives are at stake, yet they must hold fast the truth. The third angel closes his message with these words, Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. As he repeated these words he pointed to the heavenly Sanctuary. The minds of all who embrace this message are directed to the Most Holy place where Jesus stands before the ark, making his final intercession for all those for whom mercy still lingers, and for those who have ignorantly broken the law of God. This atonement is made for the righteous dead as well as for the righteous living. Jesus makes an atonement for those who died, not receiving the light upon God's commandments, who sinned ignorantly.
After Jesus opened the door of the Most Holy the light of the Sabbath was seen, and the people of God were to be tested and proved, as God proved the children of Israel anciently, to see if they would keep his law. I saw the third angel pointing upward, showing the disappointed ones the way to the Holiest of the heavenly Sanctuary. They followed Jesus by faith into the Most Holy. Again they have found Jesus, and joy and hope spring up anew. I saw them looking back reviewing the past, from the proclamation of the second advent of Jesus, down through their travels to the passing of the time in 1844. They see their disappointment explained, and joy and certainty again animate them. The third angel has lighted up the past, present and future, and they know that God has indeed led them by his mysterious providence.
It was represented to me that the remnant followed Jesus into the Most Holy place, and beheld the ark, and the mercy-seat, and were captivated with their glory. Jesus raised the cover of the ark, and behold! the tables of stone, with the ten commandments written upon them. They trace down the lively oracles; but they start back with trembling when they see the fourth commandment living among the ten holy precepts, while a brighter light shines upon it than upon the other nine, and a halo of glory is all around it. They find nothing there informing them that the Sabbath has been abolished, or changed to the first day of the week. It reads as when spoken by the mouth of God in solemn and awful grandeur upon the mount, while the lightnings flashed and the thunders rolled, and when written with his own holy finger in the tables of stone. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. They are amazed as they behold the care taken of the ten commandments. They see them placed close by Jehovah, overshadowed and protected by his holiness. They see that they have been trampling upon the fourth commandment of the decalogue, and have observed a day handed down by the heathen and papists, instead of the day sanctified by Jehovah. They humble themselves before God, and mourn over their past transgressions.
I saw the incense in the censer smoke as Jesus offered their confessions and prayers to his Father. And as it ascended, a bright light rested upon Jesus, and upon the mercy-seat; and the earnest, praying ones, who were troubled because they had discovered themselves to be transgressors of God's law, were blest, and their countenances lighted up with hope and joy. They joined in the work of the third angel, and raised their voices and proclaimed the solemn warning. But few at first received the message, yet they continued with energy to proclaim the warning. Then I saw many embrace the message of the third angel, and unite their voices with those who had first proclaimed the warning, and they exalted God and magnified him by observing his sanctified Rest-day.
Many who embraced the third message had not an experience in the two former messages. Satan understood this, and his evil eye was upon them to overthrow them; but the third angel was pointing them to the Most Holy place, and those who had an experience in the past messages were pointing them the way to the heavenly Sanctuary. Many saw the perfect chain of truth in the angels' messages, and gladly received it. They embraced them in their order, and followed Jesus by faith into the heavenly Sanctuary. These messages were represented to me as an anchor to hold the body. And as individuals receive and understand them, they are shielded against the many delusions of Satan.
After the great disappointment in 1844, Satan and his angels were busily engaged in laying snares to unsettle the faith of the body. He was affecting the minds of individuals who had a personal experience in these things. They had an appearance of humility. They changed the first and second messages, and pointed to the future for their fulfilment, while others pointed far back in the past, declaring that they had been there fulfilled. These individuals were drawing the minds of the inexperienced away, and unsettling their faith. Some were searching the Bible to try to build up a faith of their own, independent of the body. Satan exulted in all this; for he knew that those who broke loose from the anchor, he could affect by different errors and drive about with winds of doctrine. Many who had led in the first and second messages, denied them, and division and scattering was throughout the body. I then saw Wm. Miller. He looked perplexed, and was bowed with sorrow and distress for his people. He saw the company who were united and loving in 1844, losing their love for each other, and opposing one another. He saw them fall back into a cold, backslidden state. Grief wasted his strength. I saw leading men watching Wm. Miller, and fearing lest he should embrace the third angel's message and the commandments of God. And as he would lean towards the light from heaven, these men would lay some plan to draw his mind away. I saw a human influence exerted to keep his mind in darkness, and to retain his influence among them. At length Wm. Miller raised his voice against the light from heaven. He failed in not receiving the message which would have fully explained his disappointment, and cast a light and glory on the past, which would have revived his exhausted energies, brightened up his hope, and led him to glorify God. But he leaned to human wisdom instead of divine, and being broken with arduous labor in his Master's cause, and by age, he was not as accountable as those who kept him from the truth. They are responsible, and the sin rests upon them. If Wm. Miller could have seen the light of the third message, many things which looked dark and mysterious to him would have been explained. His brethren professed such deep love and interest for him, he thought he could not tear away from them. His heart would incline towards the truth; but then he looked at his brethren. They opposed it. Could he tear away from those who had stood side and shoulder with him in proclaiming Jesus' coming? He thought they surely would not lead him astray.
God suffered him to come under the power of Satan, and death to have dominion over him. He hid him in the grave, away from those who were constantly drawing him from God. Moses erred just as he was about to enter the promised land. So also, I saw that Wm. Miller erred as he was soon to enter the heavenly Canaan, in suffering his influence to go against the truth. Others led him to this. Others must account for it. But angels watch the precious dust of this servant of God, and he will come forth at the sound of the last trump.See Exodus 20:1-17, 31:18; 1Thessalonians 4:16; Revelation 14:9-12.
Names of the 144,000
144,000 “Mother of us all” Gal 4:2 Third Angel of Rev 14:9-13 are the 144,000 Little Company Little Flock “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32, NKJV). Scattered Flock The repairers of the breach, The restorers of paths to dwell in Bodyguard of our Saviour New Jerusalem Holy City Celestial City That Great City Zion/Sion Zion of God Israel of God Phillidelphians Philadelphia church or church of brotherly love Wise Virgins Sabbath Sealed Throne of God Throne of David “Most Glorious Throne” (SOP V.1 Chap 28) Truth tellers Messengers Whirring Wheels Similar to Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18-20) King of Salem (pay tithes to the 144,000 Genesis 14:18-20) Temple of God Kingdom of God -Jesus said, "Wait here [October 22, 1844 on earth while he is in the most holy place]; I am going to My Father to receive the kingdom [144,000 -the kingdom of god is within you-Luke 17:21 ]; keep your garments spotless, and in a little while I will return from the wedding and receive you to Myself." EW55.1; Hebrews 1:8 KJV “But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne [throne=144,000], O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom [kingdom=144,000].” Sanctuary of God Redeemed Saints Train of Redeemed Saints Delegated Messengers Remnant of her seed (Rev. 12:17) Remnant “very small remnant” Isaiah 1:9 (a remnant of what? The Philadelphian church whose foundation was built in 1844-1850 by the keen, noble and true early SDA Protestant PIONEERS who came out of many different formerly Protestant churches who all became Babylon October 22,1844 into the doctrines of Christ (2 John 1:9). There are two groups developed since then, the wise and foolish virgins, the Philadelphians vs the Laodiceans which means the 144,000 vs those who Christ says depart from me for I know you not, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus (Rev 14:12, Matthew 25:6) and those who reject the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus (2 John 1:9, Acts 24:14) and exchange the Highway of Holiness, the gift of life as taught in the Ten Commandments for the vain commandments and traditions of men Church Triumphant Ambassadors of Christ Oaks of Righteousness —Another name for the 144,000 is "oaks of righteousness" see Isaiah 61:3 NIV "and provide for those who grieve in Zion [144,000]-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor." 144,000 is a “Sect” called “The Way” believing “after The Way which they call heresy” (Acts 24:14) “a stone was cut out without hands” Daniel 2:34, 45; Ezekiel 9:2-3, 11; The 144,000 keep the commandments of god and the faith of Jesus (Rev 14:12)
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Pages 8-9 Summary
The text discusses the need for a spirit of sacrifice among those engaged in the work of God, particularly during the early rise of the third angel's message. It emphasizes the hardships and deprivations faced by early workers and their perseverance despite opposition. The passage criticizes the lack of sacrifice and self-denial among contemporary workers, highlighting their need to understand and apply the principles of faith and sacrifice in their ministries. It calls for humility and repentance among ministers and stresses the importance of being genuinely converted to God’s truths.
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Pages 22-23 Summary
The text emphasizes the importance of a genuine and humble spirit in the work of God. It warns against the danger of pride and self-righteousness among those who profess faith. The passage describes the sealing of God’s people, particularly the 144,000, who will stand pure and faultless before God. It calls out those who excuse or tolerate sin within the Adventist churches today, urging them to repent and align themselves fully with God’s work, which is to COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE and come back into the truth as taught in 1843-1844! Click Here to Download 'The Present Truth' Articles in PDF Format Now
Listen to the 2nd Angel's message sermon below given by Charles Fitch in 1843-1844 which is to be repeated today! The ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC TESTIMONIES "OATS"=food for our souls, Testimony for the Church, No. 23, Pages 22-23 also mentions (above) the action of marking the foreheads of those who grieve over the sins committed in Jerusalem a representation of the modern 501(c)3 GENERAL CONFERENCE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST churches worldwide today, highlighting the distinction between the righteous and the wicked.
Click Here to Download 'Come Out of Her My People' by Charles Fitch in PDF Format Now Who is the woman clothed in the sun? The 144,000 represents the Wonder Woman (pure woman represents a pure church) who appeared “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:” (Rev 12:1) John saw a woman (the Church), her child (great multitude, a nation born overnight), and a great red dragon (Satan). He saw the War in Heaven, Satan's continuation of that war against the Church (called The Way Acts 24:14) established by Jesus Christ in the meridian of time, and Satan's war against the woman (represents the 144000.com the Remnant Seventh-day Advent Church Triumphant, the Bride of Christ/Kings and Priests unto God like Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18-20)) and the great multitude, the nation born overnight, all human mortals who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. The guests are not the bride: "The guests at the marriage feast are those who profess to be the friends of Christ, but who do not bear His likeness. It is the privilege of every soul to become a bride of Christ. But those who are content with the relationship of a guest, are not in union with Him." (Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 307)"The guests at the marriage feast are those who profess to serve God, those whose names are written in the book of life. But they are not the bride. The parable of the wedding garment opens before us a lesson of the highest consequence. By the marriage is represented the union of humanity with divinity; the wedding garment represents the character which all must possess who shall be accounted fit guests for the wedding." Ellen G. White, Christ's Object Lessons, p. 307