What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Difference between small and great tribulation"
Answer
The provided documents describe the tribulation time mainly in the context of the end of the grace period and the outpouring of the seven last plagues. A distinction is made between a preparatory period, in which the nations are angry but still restrained, and the actual "Time of Jacob's Tribulation", which begins after the end of Jesus' sanctuary service. During the later great tribulation the saints are pressed by a death decree and cry day and night for deliverance.
The Time of Jacob's Tribulation and the Plagues
»I saw that the four angels would hold back the four winds until Jesus' work in the sanctuary is finished, and then the seven last plagues will come. These plagues enraged the ungodly against the righteous; they thought that we had brought God's judgments upon them and that the plagues would cease if they could free the earth from us. A decree went out to kill the saints, which caused them to cry day and night for deliverance. This was the time of Jacob's tribulation. Then all the saints shouted with soul fear and were freed by the voice of God.«
Preparation and the Late Harvest before the Plagues
»While the work of redemption is concluding, tribulation will come over the earth, and the nations will be angry, but still restrained, so as not to prevent the work of the third angel. At that time the "late harvest" or refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, to give power to the loud voice of the third angel and to prepare the saints to endure the time in which the seven last plagues are poured out.«
Small Tests as Preparation for Heavy Afflictions
»This day was a day of bewilderment and testing. We deeply feel our need for God's grace. These small tests are harder to bear than heavy afflictions. Will I ever learn to be completely patient under minor tests? I know that I am tried and tested until the self is hidden in Jesus.«
Original Sources (English)
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