Vance Ferrell Versus Bible Readings for the Home Circle
On Literal Time Vs.
Prophetic Time
8. “What words of the angel to John show that both
literal and probationary time were to continue yet for a time, and that God had a still further
message for the world?” Bible Readings
for the Home Circle, original 1914
edition, p. 308.
In the 1914
Edition of Bible Readings for the Home
Circle, http://www.preparingforeternity.com/br1914/brhccontents.htm
which was the original version before the church changed the part on Christ
having our sinful nature, because of Walter Martin’s protest in 1955, that book
also states that literal time continues in the Bible, whereas Vance Ferrell
says all time in the Bible is Prophetic (day for a year) time.
Vance publishes
Bible Readings for the Home Circle http://www.worldincrisis.org/br/Bible%20Readings%20for%20the%20Home%20Circle.pdf
but he omits the part of the original version where it says in Chapter 67,
point number 8:
“What
words of the angel to John show that both literal and probationary time were to
continue yet for a time, and that God had a still further message for the
world?”
This is manifest dishonesty, because when
folk purchase Bible Readings for the Home
Circle through Harvest Time Books, Vance’s publishing company, they think
they are buying the contents of the original book. Vance has been known to do
the same thing in other books he publishes. In his 1884 Great Controversy, a
woman in Australia found many similar errors. https://omega77.tripod.com/vfbook.htm
Vance thus sets himself up as an
authority of what he thinks versus what the books say. I am not counselling
against buying Vance’s books, but I am saying you should first buy a single copy
of what you desire to purchase quantities of, and compare the original with
Vance’s publications.
Vance does the same thing on the issue of
prophets at the end-time. The Bible and Ellen White say there will be more.
Vance says there will be no more! Vance is playing God. That is dangerous
Vance! Vance is doing the same thing he accuses the church of: publishing books
of a new order.
Vance Ferrell and Walter Veith versus the Bible and Ellen White on more prophets: https://omega77.tripod.com/dreamdreamsvisions.htm
Below is the original reading of the
statement I mention in the heading of this document. See point number 8. I
appreciate being able to purchase books at a reduced cost for distribution to
the public, but they should be true to the original text.
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Section 6 The Sure Word of Prophecy Chapter 67. The Mystery of God Finished 1.
FOLLOWING his description of the sixth trumpet, what did John see? 2.
What did he have in his hand? NOTE.-The book of
Daniel, which was to be "sealed," or closed, till the time of the
end, is doubtless referred to here. See Dan. 12:4,9. 3.
What solemn announcement did this angel make? NOTE.-Not literal nor
probationary time, but prophetic time. The 2300-day period, which ended in
1844, must be alluded to here. See chapter 53. No prophetic period in the
Bible reaches beyond this. 4.
What did the angel say was to be finished when the seventh trumpet was about
to sound? NOTE.-The mystery of
God is the gospel. Eph. 3:1-6; Gal. 1:11,12. The gospel, then, is to be
finished as the seventh trumpet is about to sound. 5.
What was John told to do with the little book? Page
307 6.
What was to be the result of the eating of this book? 7.
What does the apostle say of his experience in this matter? NOTE.-In this is most
strikingly foretold the experience of those who proclaimed the advent and
judgment-hour message of 1843-44. Joyous in the hope that Christ was coming
then, like the early disciples regarding His first advent (Luke 24:21; Acts
1:6,7), they were bitterly disappointed, and found that there was still a
work on earth for them to do, as did the early disciples following the
crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. 8.
What words of the angel to John show that both literal and probationary time
were to continue yet for a time, and that God had a still further message for
the world? NOTE.-The message of
Revelation 10 is the same as that of Rev. 14:6,7; and the later messages of
Rev. 14:8-12 answer to the instruction, "Thou must prophesy
again," of Rev. 10:11. But all are last-day messages, and indicate
that the end of all things is near at hand. How long, O Lord our Saviour, How long, O gracious Master, O, wake Thy slumbering people; Page
308 Great Lines of Prophecy The
Great Image of Daniel 2. This prophecy, written over twenty-five
hundred years ago, is one of the greatest, briefest, and most comprehensive
prophecies in the Bible. Under the symbol of a great metallic image, the rise
and fall of nations is outlined till the end of time and the setting up of
God's everlasting kingdom. See chapter 48. The
Four Beasts of Daniel 7. This line of-prophecy covers the same
ground as that of Daniel 2, but with additional features introduced,
especially that concerning the development and work of the "little
horn" power of the fourth beast, under which God's people were to be
oppressed until delivered and placed in possession of the kingdom
"forever and ever." See chapter 50. The
2300 Days of Daniel 8. This prophecy, after tracing the course
of empire down through Medo-Persia, Greece, and
Rome, introduces the longest prophetic period in the Bible, reaching from the
beginning of the movement to restore and build Jerusalem before Christ's
first advent, to a similar work to be performed by God's people in the last
days preparatory to Christ's second advent. See chapter 53. The
Seventy Weeks of Daniel 9. This prophecy fixes the date of the
beginning of the 2300 days, of which the seventy weeks are a part; definitely marks the time of Christ's first advent; and
briefly refers to the "consummation" and the overthrow of the last
of earthly kingdoms. See chapter 53. The
Standing Up of Michael-Daniel 11 and 12. A literal
prophecy tracing the rise and fall of kings and kingdoms from the early
rulers of Persia in the sixth century B.C., to the overthrow of Turkey, the
"king of the north," and the "standing up," or reign, of
Michael, the Great Prince, which is Christ. See chapter 65. The
Prophecies of the Revelation. These are
supplemental to the prophecies of Daniel. Under the Seven Churches, the Seven
Seals, the Seven Trumpets, the Great Red Dragon, the Leopard Beast, and the
Two-Horned Beast, the history and experience of the church and of earthly
kingdoms are traced during the Christian era, to the end of the age. See
chapter 60. Christ's
Great Prophecy. Christ's claim to being a prophet, and
the greatest of all prophets, is fully established by His prophecy recorded
in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. In this He depicts minutely the
destruction of Jerusalem, the great tribulation of the Dark Ages, and the
signs that were to herald His second coming. See chapters 68 and 69. |
