Adventistische Schriften über: "Please explain the expression “光を持ってはいたがその中に歩まなかった者たちよりも先に天国に行く” from Ellen G. White's Letter 36 of 1895 (Lt 36, 1895) based on the original text and the context from an Adventist perspective."

The expression from Ellen G. White's Letter 36 of 1895 (Lt 36, 1895) is not directly present in the provided quotations, as this specific letter is not listed among the sources. Nevertheless, the quote reflects the central Adventist principle that people who never received the light of truth are not judged to the same degree as those who knew the light and ignored it. The supplied texts from Ellen G. White and other Adventist authors explain this concept in detail, especially regarding the responsibility toward the light given and the consequences of disobedience.

The Responsibility Toward the Light and Condemnation

»“Those who never had the light to reject will not be in condemnation. What more could have been done for God's vineyard than has been done? Light, precious light, shines upon God's people; but it will not save them unless they consent to be saved by it, fully live up to it, and transmit it to others in darkness.”«

1 - Ellen Gould White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 2 (2T 123.2)

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»“Those who turn away from the light which God has given, or who neglect to seek it when it is within their reach, are left in darkness. But the Saviour declares: ‘He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.’ Whoever is with singleness of purpose seeking to do God's will, earnestly heeding the light already given, will receive greater light; to that soul some star of heavenly radiance will be sent to guide him into all truth.”«

2 - Ellen Gould White, The Great Controversy (GC 312.3)

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The quotations show that, according to Adventist teaching, those who have not received any light are not condemned, whereas those who had the light and rejected or neglected it remain in darkness and condemnation. The expression from the 1895 letter summarizes this idea: those who possessed the light but did not walk in it will not go to heaven before those who never had the opportunity to receive or reject the light.