Old
Jerusalem Never Built Up
I have a few comments to add to the following
items commented on by the Ellen G. White Estate in defense of Ellen White.
England to
Declare War During the U.S. Civil War?
Did Ellen G. White predict that England would declare war against the
United States? Here is the context of her comment:
"England is studying whether it is best
to take advantage of the present weak condition of our nation, and venture to
make war upon her. She is weighing the matter, and trying to sound other
nations. She fears, if she should commence war abroad, that she would be weak
at home, and that other nations would take advantage of her weakness. Other
nations are making quiet yet active preparations for war, and are hoping that
England will make war with our nation, for then they would improve the
opportunity to be revenged on her for the advantage she has taken of them in
the past, and the injustice done them. A portion of the Queen's subjects are
waiting a favorable opportunity to break their yoke; but if England thinks it
will pay, she will not hesitate a moment to improve her opportunities to
exercise her power, and humble our nation. When England does
declare war, all nations will have an interest of their own to serve, and there
will be general war, general confusion" (Testimonies for
the Church, vol. 1, p. 259).
Note the conditional character of these
statements: "She fears, if she should commence war abroad, that she would
be weak at home." "But if England thinks it will pay." Then
follows the sentence: "When England does declare war. . . ." It is
evident that Mrs. White is here using the word "when" as a synonym
for "if," which is good English. In fact, if we do not thus
understand the word "when" in this connection, we have an unusual
situation--a series of problematical "ifs" is followed by a simple
statement that England is going to declare war. Thus Mrs. White's last sentence
would make pointless her preceding sentences.
A similar use of the word "when" is
found on the preceding page in her work: "When our nation observes the
fast which God has chosen, then will He accept their prayers as far as the war
is concerned." No one will argue that the word "when" in this
connection introduces a simple statement concerning a future fact that will undebatably happen.
An inspired parallel to this "if"
and "when" construction is found in Jeremiah 42:10-19. The prophet
speaks to Israel about abiding in Palestine rather than going down into Egypt:
"If ye will still abide in this land. .
. ." Verse 10.
"But if ye say, We will not dwell in this
land. . . ." Verse 13.
"If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt. . . ." Verse 15.
"When ye shall enter into Egypt . . . ." Verse
18.
It is evident that the phrase "when ye
shall enter into Egypt" is synonymous with "if ye shall enter into
Egypt."
With the clause "when England does
declare war," understood as synonymous with "if England does declare
war," the statement changes from a prediction to a statement of mere
possibility, but a possibility, however, whose full potentialities many might
not realize.
[Adapted
from Francis D. Nichol, Ellen G. White and Her Critics, pp. 122, 123.]
Ron’s Commentary: It is interesting to note from
a reading of The Union Jack e-book (on my Website https://omega77.tripod.com/unionjackpeters.pdf
)
that England has been furious ever since the U.S. separated and has been intent
on getting it back anyway it can. And the Masonic Jewry of England is now
bringing America to its knees and claims it will subjugate her without firing a
shot! This is war against America in no uncertain terms, but the waging of this
war has not been an overt undertaking. It has been done very secretly and
covertly over a long span of time.
In concert with the above facts, it is
interesting that Ellen White prophesied another civil war in America at the
end-time. Notice:
“In India, China, Russia, and the cities of
America, thousands of men and women are dying of starvation. The monied men, because they have the power, control the
market. They purchase at low rates all they can obtain, and then sell at
greatly increased prices. This means starvation to the poorer classes, and will result in a civil war. There
will be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation. "And
at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children
of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since
there was a nation, even to that same time; and at that time thy people shall
be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the book. . . . Many
shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly,
and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall
understand."--Ms 114, 1899. (General manuscript,
untitled, typed August 13, 1899.) {5MR 305.4}
“I was shown the inhabitants of the earth in the utmost confusion. War,
bloodshed, privation, want, famine, and pestilence were abroad in the land. As
these things surrounded God's people, they began to press together, and to cast
aside their little difficulties. Self-dignity no longer controlled them; deep
humility took its place. Suffering, perplexity, and privation caused reason to
resume its throne, and the passionate and unreasonable man became sane, and
acted with discretion and wisdom.” {Mar 259.2}
Were these words by Ellen White depicting a war in connection with a
civil war at the end-time?
“When England does declare war, all nations
will have an interest of their own to serve, and there will be general war,
general confusion."
Will England, the cauldron pot for demonic
Masonic/Illuminati activity in fomenting and orchestrating every major war
since the so-called Enlightenment (Illumination) of 1756, yet wage another overt war
with the U.S.A. when World War III (Armageddon) breaks out? Will this involve
the civil as well as well as World War that Ellen White spoke of?
Ellen G. White wrote in 1851 that "old
Jerusalem never would be built up." [1]
By itself, the statement looks unsustainable. But when the setting is
reconstructed, we find Mrs. White counseling the growing Adventist group that
both time-setting [2] and the "age-to-come" notion
[3]
were incompatible with Biblical truth. She emphasized that the Old
Testament prophecies regarding the establishment of a Jewish kingdom in
Palestine were conditional on obedience and forfeited by disobedience.
Unfulfilled prophecies would be fulfilled to "true Israel" as
unfolded in the New Testament text.
Thus the popular movement of the 1840s and
1850s to promote a Zionist state in Palestine was not a fulfillment of Biblical
prophecy and not a quest in which Adventists should become involved. Her
warnings and instruction were designed to turn the interest away from Palestine
and toward the work God had opened up before them.
In a September 1850 vision she saw that it
was a "great error" to believe that "it is their duty to go to
Old Jerusalem, and think they have a work to do there before the Lord comes. . . ; for those who think that they are yet to go to
Jerusalem will have their minds there, and their means will be withheld from
the cause of present truth to get themselves and others there."
[4]
Less than a year later, August 1851, she
wrote with greater emphasis "that Old Jerusalem never would be built up;
and that Satan was doing his utmost to lead the minds of the children of the
Lord into these things now, in the gathering time, to keep them from throwing
their whole interest into the present work of the Lord, and to cause them to
neglect the necessary preparation for the day of the Lord."
[5]
How did Ellen White's readers understand this
statement? That there was no light in the popular "age-to-come"
teaching, that there is no Biblical significance in the Jews' returning to
Palestine, that Jerusalem will never be rebuilt in a future millennial period. She
was not talking about a possible political rebuilding of Jerusalem but of a
prophetically significant rebuilding of Old Jerusalem. To continue to
think that way, she emphasized, was to sink further into Satan's deceptions and
away from present duty.
For further study of this topic, see Julia Neuffer, "The Gathering of Israel,"
in the Reference Library.
Ron’s Commentary: Secret Society Free Masonry
and the Illuminati are foisting one of the most heinous lies ever perpetrated
on the masses by the teaching of a millennial rule of entitled Jews during
one-thousand years of peace on this earth and that this rulership
from Israel is immanent. The Jews in mention are high
place Luciferian Jews who have ever controlled the
secret societies to include the Jesuits. End comment.
Notes
[1]
Early Writings, p. 75. This sentence appears in the chapter, "The
Gathering Time," which combined two visions and some additional lines. The
first vision, Sept. 23, 1850, dealt with the "gathering time" of
"Israel," the dates on the Millerite 1843
chart, the "daily," timesetting, and the
error of going to Old Jerusalem. The second vision, June 21, 1851, focused on
the third angel's message, time-setting, and Old Jerusalem's not
being built up.
[2]
Many former Millerites were setting various
dates for the return of Jesus, with 1850 and 1851 being the latest dates for
the end of the 2300-day/year prophecy. Although Sabbatarian
Adventists generally were immune from time-setting, Hiram Edson
and Joseph Bates advocated 1850 and 1851, respectively. James White kept their
views out of Present Truth, the Advent Review, and the Review and Herald.
[3]
With several variations, age-to-come exponents, led by Joseph Marsh, O.
R. L. Crosier, and George Storrs, believed that the Second Advent would usher
in the millennial kingdom on earth during which time the world would be
converted under the reign of Christ, with the Jews playing a leading role. This
group closely related to the Literalists (British Adventists) who had believed
that in the 1840s the literal Jews would welcome their Messiah (Christ) in
Palestine, thus fulfilling Old Testament prophecies with Jerusalem becoming
Christ's capital during the millennium. The majority of the Millerites
had rejected this aspect of their Adventist theology, calling it Judaism. (See
Josiah Litch, "The Rise and Progress of
Adventism," The Advent Shield and Review, May 1844, p. 92, cited in
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Students' Source Book, p. 513. The first defectors
from early Seventh-day Adventists were H. S. Case and C. P. Russell who had,
among other concepts, embraced the "age-to-come" theory. See The Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, s.v.
"Messenger Party."
[4]
Early Writings, p. 75.
[5]
Early Writings, pp. 75, 76.
[Excerpt from Herbert E. Douglass, Messenger
of the Lord: the Prophetic Ministry of Ellen G. White (Nampa, Idaho: Pacific
Press Publishing Association, 1998), pp. 488, 489.]
For further study, see "Realize That
Prophets Are Not Verbally Inspired, Nor Are They Infallible or Inerrant."
See also "Infallibility: Does the True
Prophet Ever Err?"