What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "how and why God communicated with us through the prophets and through Jesus"
Answer
The illustrations provided show that God communicated with people in different ways: initially directly, after sin through a loud voice, then mainly through prophets, priests, and angels, and finally through His Son Jesus. The reason is that God did not neglect people and conveyed His message to them through human agents empowered by the Holy Spirit. This variety of methods shows that God has no fixed rule but adapts to the circumstances.
The Variety of God's Ways of Communicating
»“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in the past to the fathers through the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us through His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the worlds.” The above text clearly shows that the Lord spoke to His people in different ways at different times. In the earliest records of human history, before sin, man had face-to-face communion with God. We also learn that after sin the Lord instructed His people through a loud voice. In this way He spoke to Adam, Cain, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Samuel.«
No Fixed Procedure in Prophetic Revelation
»“The Lord, in His work of conveying light to the prophets, follows no precise procedure. ‘God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in the past to the fathers through the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us through His Son.’ No rule can be laid down or uniform pattern presented that governs all the procedures by which God conveys His messages to humanity. Secondly, the prophet is a normal human being with all the faculties an individual possesses.”«
Human Agents as Messengers of God's Message
»“When sin came, it created a wall between God and humanity. But God did not reject or neglect the work of His hands. He chose to communicate with people mainly through prophets, but also at times through priests and angels. Ellen G. White states: ‘God has been pleased to communicate His truth to the world through human agents, and He Himself, by His Holy Spirit, qualified people and enabled them to do this work. He guided the mind in selecting what to speak and what to write. The treasure was entrusted to earthen vessels, yet it is from heaven. The testimony is conveyed through the imperfect expression of human language, yet it is the testimony of God; and the obedient, believing child of God sees in it the glory of a divine power, full of grace and truth.’”«
The Testimony of Jesus as the Spirit of Prophecy
»“For the testimony or witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. This ... specifically identifies the brethren who bear the testimony of Jesus as possessing prophetic inspiration. The testimony of Jesus is practically equivalent to Jesus bearing witness. It is the self-revelation of Jesus that inspires the Christian prophet.”«
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