P E R I O D I C A L P U B L I C A T I O N S |
Writings of Ellen G. White (1827 to 1915)
Signs of the Times + The Sin of Achan - - Signs of the Times, April 21, 1881 + Sons of Samuel - - Signs of the Times, February 2, 1882 + Address to the Workers - - Signs of the Times, Oct. 15, 1885 + The Beatitudes ( 4 part series ) - - Signs of the Times, May 9, 1892 + United with the Living Vine - - Signs of the Times, Dec. 26, 1892 + Our Country -- Its Dangers ( United States ) - - Sign of the Times, July 4, 1899
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Christ had been warning the people of the coming of the kingdom of God, and He had sharply rebuked their ignorance and indifference. The signs in the sky, which foretold the weather, they were quick to read; but the signs of the times, which so clearly pointed to His mission, were not discerned. { COL 212.2 } |
Related phrase: Signs of the last days
The majority of the marriages of our time, and the way in which they are conducted, make them one of the signs of the last days. Men and women are so persistent, so headstrong, that God is left out of the question. Religion is laid aside, as if it had no part to act in this solemn and important matter. But unless those who profess to believe the truth are sanctified through it, and exalted in thought and character, they are not in as favorable a position before God as the sinner who has never been enlightened in regard to its claims. We are rapidly approaching the close of this world’s history. Every moment is of the most solemn importance to the child of God. The questions that should come to every heart are, “Am I a Christian? Is the word of God my study? Is Christ dwelling in my heart by faith? Is the law of God the rule of my life? Do the searching truths I profess to believe, penetrate into the very secret places of my life? Do I carry out its principles in my business life? Is the influence I exert, having a saving power on those with whom I associate? Unless the truth does have a marked and decided influence upon the character and life of its recipient, it is not doing its office work in the life, as it should be; and those who are not being sanctified through obedience to the truth, must be converted, or they will be lost. { RH September 25, 1888, par. 13 } |
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