What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Explanation of the Book of Jonah and Ellen White's Interpretation of Nineveh, Repentance, and God's Mercy"
Answer
The quotations provided show that Ellen White and other Adventist writers regard the book of Jonah as a central example of God's mercy and the power of repentance. Jonah was sent by God to warn the inhabitants of Nineveh of impending destruction, and the city responded with sincere repentance, which moved God to withhold His punishment. This account is understood as a model for the Adventist message of warning and judgment, in which repentance is essential to salvation. God's willingness to turn away from His wrath when people sincerely repent is highlighted as evidence of His infinite grace.
Jonah's Mission and Nineveh's Repentance as an Example of God's Mercy
»Jonah went to Nineveh, and entered the city - three days’ journey - preaching, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.” Word came to the king of Nineveh and he sent word to all the people to turn from their evil ways, put on sackcloth and ashes, and cause even the animals to fast, and to have the people cry mightily unto God. The Lord heard their cry, accepted their repentance, and saved the city.«
The Repentance of the Ninevites as Evidence of God's Grace and the Power of Repentance
»The people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them... And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that He had said that He would do unto them; and He did it not. Their doom was averted, the God of Israel was exalted and honored throughout the heathen world, and His law was revered.«
True Repentance: From Turning Away from Evil to Salvation
»THIS was genuine repentance. The Saviour declared it to be so... And by the action of the Ninevites, it is shown that repentance is not only in word, not only in fasting and prayer, but this with turning every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. “Put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do well.”«
Jonah as a Bearer of Warning and God's Mercy toward Nineveh
»Jonah had fulfilled the commission given him to warn that great city; and though the event predicted did not come to pass, yet the message of warning was nonetheless from God, and it accomplished the purpose God designed. His grace was revealed among the heathen. The Lord “delivered them from their distress; He brought them out of darkness and gloom.”«
The Parallel between Jonah's Warning and the Adventist Message
»When Jonah proclaimed in the streets of Nineveh that within forty days the city would be overthrown, the Lord accepted the humiliation of the Ninevites, and extended their period of probation; yet the message of Jonah was sent of God, and Nineveh was tested according to his will. Adventists believed that in like manner God had led them to give the warning of the Judgment.«
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