Ellen Gould White
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Ellen Gould White über: "Question: When the early rain was poured out, Ananias and Sapphira fell away. Does Ellen White write about the fact that when the late rain is poured out, there will also be a falling away of some believers in the church?"
Answer
Ellen White confirms that the story of Ananias and Sapphira serves as a continual warning, since the sin of deception is also widespread in the end times. The writings emphasize that before Christ’s return there will be a falling away, in which even preachers and people who have received great light will abandon the faith.
While the late rain prepares the church for the Second Coming, confusion and temptation will increase in parallel, so that many will succumb to Satan’s allurements. The purity of the church will be preserved in crisis times because hypocrites cannot endure the fellowship of those who faithfully follow God for long.
Ananias and Sapphira as a Warning for All Times
»The story of Ananias and Sapphira is given to us so that we may understand the sin of deception concerning our gifts and offerings... Their punishment was so striking that it can serve as an everlasting warning for Christians of all ages. The same sin is alarmingly widespread today, yet we hear of no such explicit punishment.«
Falling Away in the End Times Despite Great Light
»There are those in the preaching ministry who had light and insight into the truth, yet they will not be overcomers... In the last days some will fall away from the faith and follow seductive spirits and teachings of demons. Will only those who were rescued from the deepest abysses relapse? Many poor outcasts... will enter the kingdom of God before those who had great opportunities and great light but walked in darkness.«
Separation of Hypocrites and the Faithful
»This clear manifestation of Christ’s testing spirit in the church [at Ananias and Sapphira] was a terror to hypocrites and evildoers. They could not remain connected for long with those who, in habit and mindset, were steadfast representatives of Christ; and when trials and persecution came upon his followers, only those who were willing to abandon everything for the sake of truth desired to become his disciples.«
- Ellen White Late Rain and Observation
- Falling Away in the Adventist Church End Times
- Warning of Ananias and Sapphira Meaning Today
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