Last Day Events
Table of Contents
Chapter Title
Abbreviations of Sources
To The Reader
1. Earth's Last Crisis
2. Signs of Christ's Soon Return
3. "When Shall These Things Be?"
4. God's Last Day Church
5. Devotional Life of the Remnant
6. Lifestyle and Activities of the Remnant
7. Country Living
8. The Cities
9. Sunday Laws
10. The Little Time of Trouble
11. Satan's Last Day Deceptions
12. The Shaking
13. The Latter Rain
14. The Loud Cry
15. The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast
16. The Close of Probation
17. The Seven Last Plagues and the Wicked
18. The Seven Last Plagues and the Righteous
19. Christ's Return
20. The Inheritance of the SaintsAbbreviations of Sources
AA -- The Acts of the Apostles
AH -- The Adventist Home
1BC -- The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 1 (2BC, etc., for vols. 2-7)
CD -- Counsels on Diet and Foods
CG -- Child Guidance
CH -- Counsels on Health
ChS -- Christian Service
CL -- Country Living
CM -- Colporteur Ministry
CS -- Counsels on Stewardship
CSW -- Counsels on Sabbath School Work
COL -- Christ's Object Lessons
CT -- Counsels to Teachers, Parents, and Students
CW -- Counsels to Writers and Editors
DA -- The Desire of Ages
Ed -- Education
EGW'88 -- The Ellen White 1888 Materials
Ev -- Evangelism
EW -- Early Writings
FE -- Fundamentals of Christian Education
GC -- The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
GCB -- General Conference Bulletin
GCDB -- General Conference Daily Bulletin
GH -- The Gospel Herald
GW -- Gospel Workers
HM -- The Home Missionary
HP -- In Heavenly Places
KC -- The Kress Collection
LLM -- Loma Linda Messages
LS -- Life Sketches
Mar -- Maranatha
1MCP -- Mind, Character, and Personality, vol. 1 (2MCP for vol. 2)
MH -- The Ministry of Healing
ML -- My Life Today
MM -- Medical Ministry
MR Manuscript Release
1MR -- Manuscript Releases, vol. 1 (2MR, etc., for vols. 2-19)
Ms -- Ellen White Manuscript
MYP -- Messages to Young People
1NL -- Notebook Leaflets, vol. 1
OHC -- Our High Calling
PC -- The Paulson Collection
Ph -- Pamphlet
PK -- Prophets and Kings
PP -- Patriarchs and Prophets
RC -- Reflecting Christ
RH -- Review and Herald
1SAT -- Sermons and Talks, vol. 1
SC -- Steps to Christ
1SG -- Spiritual Gifts, vol. 1 (2SG etc. for vols. 2-4)
1SM -- Selected Messages, book 1 (2SM etc. for books 2 and 3)
SD -- Sons and Daughters of God
SpM -- Spalding-Magan Collection
1SP -- Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 1 (2SP etc. for vols. 2-4)
SpT-A -- Special Testimonies, Series A
SpT-B -- Special Testimonies, Series B
SR -- The Story of Redemption
ST -- The Signs of the Times
SW -- The Southern Work
1T -- Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1, (2T, etc., for vols. 2-9)
TDG -- This Day With God
Te -- Temperance
TM -- Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers
TMK -- That I May Know Him
UL -- The Upward LookTo The Reader
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS BELIEVE THEY HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY CALLED OF GOD TO PROCLAIM THE GOOD NEWS OF CHRIST'S SOON COMING TO A CONFUSED AND DYING WORLD. "GREAT PAINS," ELLEN WHITE WROTE, "SHOULD BE TAKEN TO KEEP THIS SUBJECT BEFORE THE PEOPLE" (FE 336). IN HER BOOK THE
GREAT CONTROVERSY BETWEEN CHRIST AND SATAN, SHE GRAPHICALLY OUTLINED THE GRAND AND DREADFUL EVENTS OF THE FUTURE. THERE IS NO OTHER BOOK LIKE IT. MARANATHA, A 1976 BOOK COMPILED FROM HER WRITINGS, ALSO DEALS WITH THE FULFILMENT OF LAST-DAY BIBLE PROPHECIES.
AS A FURTHER EFFORT TO "KEEP THIS SUBJECT BEFORE THE PEOPLE," WE HAVE PREPARED THE PRESENT VOLUME, LAST DAY EVENTS. MANY OF THE CITATIONS IN THIS BOOK HAVE BEEN DRAWN FROM PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ELLEN WHITE SOURCES, BUT A FAIR PERCENTAGE OF THE MATERIALS HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN PUBLISHED. WHILE WE HAVE NOT INCLUDED ALL OF ELLEN WHITE'S STATEMENTS ON EARTH'S CLOSING EVENTS, WE HAVE ENDEAVOURED TO INCLUDE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ONES.
AT THE CLOSE OF EACH EXCERPT, WE HAVE PROVIDED A SOURCE CREDIT AS WELL AS THE DATE WHEN THE PASSAGE WAS WRITTEN, OR A DATE WHEN IT WAS PUBLISHED DURING ELLEN WHITE'S LIFETIME. WE ALSO HAVE INCLUDED A FEW FOOTNOTES, WHERE WE HAVE THOUGHT THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OR EXPLANATIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PRESENT ELLEN WHITE'S TEACHINGS ON END-TIME EVENTS IN A LOGICAL ARRANGEMENT. HOWEVER, WE DO NOT CLAIM THAT WE HAVE LISTED ALL FUTURE EVENTS IN THE EXACT ORDER OF THEIR OCCURRENCE. IN A MATTER OF SUCH GREAT IMPORTANCE AS THE EXPERIENCE OF GOD'S PEOPLE IN THE DAYS AHEAD, WHEN EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO STAND ALONE, "AS THOUGH THERE WERE NOT ANOTHER
PERSON IN THE WORLD" (7BC 983), IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL CHRISTIANS HAVE THEIR OWN CONVICTIONS, BASED UPON THEIR OWN STUDY AND THEIR OWN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.
ELLEN WHITE DECLARES THAT "OUR LITTLE WORLD IS THE LESSON BOOK OF THE UNIVERSE" (DA 19), AND THAT THE INVISIBLE WORLD IS WATCHING "WITH INEXPRESSIBLE INTEREST" (PK 148) THE CLOSING SCENES OF THIS WORLD'S HISTORY. MAY WE ALL ENDEAVOUR TO CATCH SOMETHING OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EARTH'S CLIMACTIC EVENTS AS WE VIEW THEM IN THEIR RELATION TO THE GREAT CONTROVERSY BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL. AND MAY WE SHARE WITH OTHERS THE GLORIOUS TRUTH THAT JESUS IS COMING SOON.
The Trustees of the Ellen White Estate
