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The Great Second Advent Movement: Its Rise and Progress

John Norton Loughborough

Adventist Pioneer Library

The National Sunday Law has shocked the minds of the most able defenders of religious liberty due to its consistency and argumentation. By bringing to light the very foundation on which religious liberty is based, this book will enlighten many minds as to the real issues at stake. The full argument that Jones used in 1888 against the passing of the Blair Sunday Bill is here provided.

The National Sunday Law

History

Jones, Alonzo Trévier

World

At age 15, Joseph Bates “shipped” on a commercial vessel. For the next twenty-one years he lived the life of a sailor and ship captain. He returned to civilian life in 1828 with a small fortune. During the Advent Awakening, the retired sea captain became a respected evangelist and spiritual leader among the Adventists.In early 1845, Bates was providentially led to an understanding of the truth concerning the seventh-day Sabbath, and in 1846 he published a 48-page tract on the subject. The respected Captain was the oldest member of our church pioneers, and he became the first Seventh-day Adventist local conference president (Michigan, 1861). He lived to the age of 80.One reason for his physical endurance, in spite of many sacrifices, was his simple diet and temperate habits. He organized of the first temperance societies in the United States. Bates was a spiritual man with clear-cut views and the courage of a lion. He did not hesitate to sacrifice when the need arose. Let us thank God for the venerable Captain — apostle of the Sabbath truth.

The Autobiography of Elder Joseph Bates

Biographies & Memoirs

Bates, Joseph

Leaders & Notable People

How did the Sabbath change from the seventh to the first day of the week? And who changed it? Who authorized such a drastic alteration in the Law of the God that declares that He “changes not” (Mal. 3:6)? In order to answer these questions, many turn to the early “fathers” of the Christian Church and look for some evidence which can justify an alteration in the Law of the Ruler of the Universe! But how vain is this endeavor. In this book, published originally in 1873, J. N. Andrews presents unanswerable evidence that clearly shows that this change was not authorized by the Apostles, and much less by God Himself. It was done by men, little by little, until the whole world followed after this man-made commandment. See it for yourself. It will pay to understand such a vital issue. When lives depend on something, isn’t it well to give it thorough consideration? You will also understand why romanists claim Sunday as a mark of their authority. It is so. And those who live by the Sola Scriptura must obey God, rather than men.

The Complete Testimony of the Fathers of the First Three Centuries Concerning the Sabbath and First Day

Religion & Spirituality

Andrews, J. N.

Christian Books & Bibles

J. N. Andrews’ History of the Sabbath is one of the most able defences of the seventh-day Sabbath established by God Himself as the rest-day at creation week. However, God’s memorial has been attacked by Romanists as well as protestants. Providentially enough, history has clearly recorded the subtle yet tireless moves of men who endeavored to establish Sunday as the sacred day, putting down God’s seventh-day Sabbath. In this book, you will find convincing evidence to settle this long-drawn controversy between Sabbath and Sunday. You will be amazed to see the kinds of arguments and ways in which Sunday defenders tried to make it sacred. A thorough examination is essential for everyone to take a stand on this question. The evidence is here. May God grant you a willing heart, in order that you may stand by His side and His people, regardless of temporal consequences, for it is written, “We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29).

History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week

J. N. Loughborough foi o primeiro historiador da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia. Esteve presente em mais de 50 ocasiões em que Ellen White recebeu visões e relata os fenômenos sobrenaturais que as acompanhavam. A pedido de Ellen White, escreveu a história do movimento Adventista nos seguintes livros: O Surgimento e Progresso dos Adventistas do Sétimo Dia e O Grande Movimento Adventista. Você será reavivado pelo vibrante relato desta testemunha ocular.

O Grande Movimento Adventista: Seu surgimento e progresso (Portuguese Edition)

Loughborough, John Norton

Por que a Reforma Protestante não continuou avançando? Que tipo de estratégia foi capaz de barrar um movimento tão determinado? Que aconteceu com os decididos esforços empregados a princípio? A resposta a estas questões é assustadora. Embora Lutero e Melancton tenham sido extremamente dedicados na reforma religiosa, os protestantes falharam em treinar jovens que dessem prosseguimento à obra. O sistema educacional não recebeu a devida ênfase e o resultado foi desastroso. Pouco antes de 1844, vários movimentos reformatórios foram levantados por Deus a fim de preparar um povo para aceitar a terceira mensagem angélica e permanecer em pé durante o juízo investigativo. Mas embora professassem a fé protestante, as igrejas rejeitaram a mensagem milerita. Não haviam aceitado o método divino de educação e estavam despreparadas para o clamor da meia-noite. O objetivo do livro Estudos em Educação Cristã é fornecer a razão do declínio e queda moral das denominações protestantes em 1844. Como adventistas do sétimo dia, não podemos nos dar ao luxo de repetir tais erros. Os princípios da verdadeira educação são essenciais para o cumprimento de nossa missão. A fim de completarmos a obra sagradamente confiada a esta igreja, precisamos seguir o modelo de educação determinado por Deus. Apresentar esse modelo é o objetivo deste livro.

Estudos em Educação Cristã (Portuguese Edition)

Sutherland, Edward Alexander

Religious Studies

William Miller was a leader in the great Advent movement that swept America in the 1830s and 1840s. Altough he was a farmer, he spent much time studying God’s word. In his study, he came to the amazing conclusion that Christ was coming back to Earth in but a few years. Being strongly impressed by God that he was to go and “tell it to the world,” Miller, after a long resistance, finally yielded and accepted an invitation to preach what he was studying. This was for him a new experience, but it had such a powerful effect on the people that a great movement begun all over America and around the world, by which people came to know that Christ’s return was “even at the doors” (Mat. 24:33). In this book, Sylvester Bliss recalls several facts and heart-warming stories about Miller’s life and work. The reader will feel the impetus and force of the message that was carried into every missionary station of the world. What a comfort it is to understand and verify that God’s hand was in this movement. One will have but an incomplete experience without becoming acquainted with the early efforts in this great Advent movement. We must review our history, so that our faith can become strong by contemplating the providences of God and His teaching in our past history regarding Christ’s soon coming.

Memoirs of William Miller

Bliss, Sylvester

Historical

W. W. Prescott (1855-1944) was an early Seventh-day Adventist educator and administrator. He was the General Conference Education Director at the time he presented these talks at the 1895 General Conference Session, February 1-13, in Battle Creek, Michigan. In developing his Bible theme, Prescott noted, "Adam is the man through whom death came; Christ is the man through whom comes the resurrection from the dead. Read also Romans 5:12 and onward." This Romans 5 focus was echoed less than three months later when Ellen White, in writing of A. T. Jones and E. J. Waggoner, stated, "God gave to His servants a testimony that presented the truth as it is in Jesus, which is the third angel's message in clear, distinct lines…. This is the testimony that must go throughout the length and breadth of the world. It presents the law and the gospel, binding up the two in a perfect whole. (See Romans 5, and 1 John 3:9 to the close of the chapter.)" (EGW 1888 Materials, pp. 1338.1; 1339.1; May 1, 1895) Four months later Ellen White listed Prescott among those who "since the Minneapolis meeting" in 1888 were extending "the invitation, 'Come, for all things are now ready. Come to the supper prepared for you.' Light, heaven's light, has been shining ... upon justification by faith and the imputed righteousness of Christ." (EGW 1888 Materials, pp. 1455.2; September 25, 1895) This unifying, family theme is a fruitful field of Bible exploration and practical application. "God looked upon humanity, not as vile and worthless; He looked upon it in Christ, saw it as it might become through redeeming love. He collected all the riches of the universe, and laid them down in order to buy the pearl." (COL 118.2; 1900) "By means of one agency, Christ Jesus, God has mysteriously linked all men together." (Special Testimonies Series B, No. 9, p. 25.3; 1903)

The Divine-Human Family

Prescott, W. W.

W. W. Prescott was a prominent Seventh-day Adventist educator and administrator who was the son of a pioneer in the movement. Prescott was greatly impacted by the message of righteousness by faith presented in the Minneapolis time period. He embraced the message and began to preach it, sharing the passion of lifting up Jesus that so inspired A. T. Jones and E. J. Waggoner. In 1895, in the Armadale camp meeting in Australia, he gave a series of Christ-centered sermons that had profound evangelistic impact produced by the Holy Spirit’s power. Commenting on these sermons, Ellen White wrote:“In the evening Prof. Prescott gave a most powerful discourse, instruction precious as gold.… God has given brother Prescott a special message for the people. The truth comes forth from human lips in the demonstration of the Spirit and power.… “We are doing our best to lead the people to look upon the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.… I attended the meeting and heard Prof. Prescott preach. I know that since coming to this place he has had the outpouring of the Holy Spirit…. [U]nbelievers turn pale and say, ‘that man is inspired.’” (Ellen G. White, Letter 82, 1905).“Professor Prescott's sermons will never seem the same, I fear, as when given by the living preacher: for the words are spoken in the demonstration of the Spirit, and with power, his face all aglow with the sunshine of heaven.” (Ellen G. White, Manuscript 19, 1895).In these sermons you will see Christ exalted as you may never have seen before. Your soul will be drawn to Christ as He is presented in such a simple manner, yet full of deepest significance.

In The Spirit's Power

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