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Ellen Gould White über: "What does Ellen White write about a short civil war in the end times?"
Answer
The provided documents contain no explicit statement about a “short civil war” specifically as a distinct end‑time event. However, Ellen White describes a time of general lawlessness, uprisings, and a worldwide conflict that will bear similarities to the French Revolution. In her contemporary writings on the American Civil War (the rebellion of the South) she also saw a preparation for the great day of God and the tribunals of judgment over the land.
Conditions like those in the French Revolution
»The concentration of wealth and power; the massive alliances for the enrichment of a few at the expense of many; the unions of the poorer classes to defend their interests and claims; the spirit of unrest, agitation, and bloodshed; the worldwide spread of the same teachings that led to the French Revolution – all of this tends to involve the whole world in a struggle similar to the one that shook France.«
Preparation for the final great crisis
»The forces of evil are gathering their strength and consolidating. They are fortifying themselves for the final great crisis. Great changes will soon take place in our world, and the concluding movements will be swift. The state of affairs in the world shows that gloomy times are imminent. Newspapers are full of references to a terrible conflict in the near future. Brazen robberies are commonplace. Strikes are widespread. Theft and murder are being committed everywhere.«
The American Civil War as a sign
»Everything is being prepared for the great day of God. The time will continue a little longer until the inhabitants of the earth have filled the measure of their iniquity, and then the wrath of God, which has long slumbered, will awaken, and this land of light will drink the cup of His unmingled wrath. The devastating power of God is upon the earth to tear and destroy. The inhabitants of the earth are destined for the sword, hunger, and pestilence.«
Indescribable scenes of the conflict
»When God commands His angels to release the winds, there will be a scene of conflict that no feather can describe... The crisis is gradually creeping up on us... Satan sees that his time is short. He has set all his minions to work so that people are deceived, tempted, occupied, and enchanted until the period of grace has passed.«
Original Sources (English)
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