Al Roesch

Hi again Kim,
I don’t know what you’re thinking, but you seem to be ignoring that while Ellen White in the Great Controversy does indeed say, concerning the church, “If guests, they cannot be represented also as the bride,” she at the same time, in numerous other places, also tells us that the church is represented as the bride. (I say “ignori…[Read more]

Hi Kim,

Here’s a portion of what you said:

“If guests, they cannot be represented also as the bride.” “cannot be represented also as” In other words, if we are one of these two, we CANNOT also be the other. And NO, we do not go from being one to being the other, and then go back to what we were to start with, i.e. the guest. The stateme…[Read more]

Hey Stewart,
While it’s true and biblical that each of us are a book, “known and read of all men,” I have to disagree with you that, “the books that are to be opened represent every person.”
For me, Ellen White writes too explicitly about “the books of record in heaven” to warrant coming to the conclusion that the books aren’t literal books…[Read more]

Hi again Newbie,
Here’s another quote that seems to shed some light on your question about the “sealed book.” (But I’m not sure how it fits in with my other post (and quote):

”It was the Lion of the tribe of Judah who unsealed the book and gave to John the revelation of what should be in these last days.” {Testimonies to Ministers 115}

Hi Newbie (it’s been a long time),
Check out this quote from COL. I’ll preface it with a portion of Rev 5. (Compare the capitalized portions in the two quotes.)

”And I saw IN THE RIGHT HAND OF HIM THAT SAT ON THE THRONE A BOOK… and NO MAN… WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE BOOK… and one of the elders said unto me, weep not: behold, THE LION OF THE TRIBE…[Read more]

I’m glad you clarified that. 🙂

Hi Stewart,
Maybe I’m misunderstanding you, but you seem to be saying that the Father will make known the day and hour of Christ’s return.

Of course, Ellen White in that first quote you shared says, “The voice of God…gave us the day and hour of Jesus’ Coming.” But there she’s applying it to the very end of time and Christ’s immediate retur…[Read more]