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Historically
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Editorial
Joe Olson
after all. The ramifications of a life
Whether we comprehend or not, we If our Lord were not always on of self-indulgence, a life of perpetu-
may trust that God is in control of guard, continually overseeing us ally thinking of our own pleasure,
these earthly events for the accomplish- and keeping the devil and his evil our own desires, of fulfilling our
ment of His purposes. minions at bay, without our heav- own wills, is positively scary, and
W
enly angels keeping their charge God is trying to wake us up to the
oe, woe, woe, to the inhabit- over us, we would be like these results of such a course before it is
ers of the earth! mentioned in Revelation 9:5 and 6, forever too late.
Revelation 9:5-6 “And to them it desiring to die. To live for self is to live a life of
was given that they should not kill And is it not interesting to note presumption. We are “presuming”
them, but that they should be tor- that it is again the Mohammedans, that God will allow us to continue
mented five months: and their tor- or Muslims, who are wreaking in that course. We “presume” upon
ment was as the torment of a scor- havoc upon the people of the earth God’s mercy until finally, He has to
pion, when he striketh a man. And today. They have once again risen give us up. We do not realize that
in those days shall men seek death, up as a scourge upon the land. I all the good that happens to us, all
and shall not find it; and shall de- believe it is “given” them to do this our joy, all our contentment, has
sire to die, and death shall flee from now, as much as it was over 700 come from Him and not our sin-
them.” years ago. ful course. We have been “blind-
For 150 years (five prophetic Revelation 9:5 “And to them it ed” by sin!
months) men were tormented to was given. . . .” Yet we still have in Jesus Christ,
the point that they despaired of Verse 3 of this same chapter says in the Father, in the Holy Spirit,
life, preferring death over the de- the locusts were “given” power. . . . such a friend, such a Lord, such a
struction from the scourge of the Revelation 9:3 “And there came guide, such a comforter, and such
Mohammedans, or Muslims. This out of the smoke locusts upon the true love, as we cannot imagine. I
must have been a terrible “woe” in- earth: and unto them was given for one want to acknowledge that
deed, as the angel said in verse 13 power. . . .” I know where my good gifts and
of chapter 8 of Revelation. When sin is what we want, when wonderful life come from. I want to
Revelation 8:13 “And I beheld, sin is our desire over righteous- renounce sin and all its “supposed”
and heard an angel flying through ness, the Lord will ultimately give pleasures.
the midst of heaven, saying with a us the desires of our hearts. We are “Are you ready to make the sur-
loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the just too ignorant to know what we render now? You are to put away
inhabiters of the earth by reason are really asking for. In God’s won- your sin right now when you see it.
of the other voices of the trumpet derful mercy, He keeps back the . . . Do not make leeway [that] you
of the three angels, which are yet true awfulness of sin, for if not, we are going to overcome by degrees;
to sound!” would all perish. Yet again, in mer- you are going to try little by little to
So terrible was this “woe” that cy, He allows enough of sin’s results give up sin. Now, while it is called
they desired to die. The life they to come to us to help us “see” and today, heed the invitation and hard-
had was no life at all. No peace, no recognize the exceeding sinfulness en not your hearts.” UL 283 
contentment, danger always lurk- of sin, and its devastation.
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ing around the next corner. Ready Revelation 9:5 and 6 are but a Joe Olson serves as
to be “stung” at any moment. Even small snapshot of what life would the executive direc-
death would be a release from the be like if Satan and sin had free tor and chairman of
constant stinging of the scorpions. reign. We would beg for death! All the board of Hope In-
It sounds a lot like the life many joy, all happiness, all peace comes ternational. He also
have here today, without God’s from above. We are being deceived travels as an interna-
protective blessing and watch care. when we think sin is not so sinful tional speaker.
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prove the “daily” to be Christ’s sanctuary ministry.
n our ongoing study of the A. T. Jones’ writings may also there- ticed and prospered.’ This plainly
“daily,” we have emphasized fore supply us with some present points out that which took away the
that our foundational under- truth yet today. Jones wrote: priesthood, the ministry, and the sanc-
standing must not be based tuary of God, and of Christianity. . . .
upon man’s words but upon the “It was ‘by reason of transgres-
scriptures, in which we are shortly A. T. Jones on Daniel 8 sion,’ that is, by reason of sin, that
to fully review several verses of the this power gained ‘the host’ that
book of Daniel. However, in 1888 “Now let us read verses 11 was used to cast down the truth
the Lord sent a most precious mes- and 12 of Daniel 8, and it will be to the ground, to shut away from
sage of righteousness by faith to his plainly seen that here is exactly the church and the world Christ’s
church through two delegated mes- the place where Paul found the priesthood, His ministry, and His
sengers known as A. T. Jones and scripture from which he taught the sanctuary; and to cast it all down
E. J. Waggoner, who also gave talks Thessalonians concerning the ‘man to the ground and tread it under-
on the three angels’ messages and of sin’ and the ‘mystery of iniquity:’ foot. It was by reason of transgres-
the sanctuary. Ellen White pub-
licly endorsed Jones and Waggoner
over 100 times. Furthermore, Jones This historic document proves
not only closely paralleled but also
expanded Crosier’s position on the that the pagan state religion had received
sanctuary—the same view that
Ellen White had endorsed because a fatal blow and ceased to exist 116 years
the Lord had revealed to her that
Crosier had the true light on the prior to the year 508.
sanctuary. As we have already seen
earlier in this series, Ellen White ‘Yea, he magnified himself even to sion that this was accomplished.
recommended that Crosier’s article the Prince of the host, and by him Transgression is sin, and this is
on the sanctuary be given to every the daily sacrifice was taken away, the consideration and the revela-
saint. (For a copy of his booklet, and the place of his sanctuary was cast tion upon which the apostle in 2
please visit our book store.) Below down. And an host was given him Thessalonians defines this power
is a sample of those public en- against the daily sacrifice by reason as the ‘man of sin’ and the ‘mystery
dorsements for the works of Jones of transgression, and it cast down of iniquity.’
and Waggoner. the truth to the ground; and it prac- “In Daniel 8:11-13; 11:31; and
“I would speak in warning to
those who have stood for years re-
sisting light and cherishing the spir-
it of opposition. How long will you
hate and despise the messengers of
God’s righteousness?” TM 96.
“I have no smooth message to
bear to those who have been so
long as false guideposts, point-
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Christ’s delegated messengers, you
reject Christ.” TM 97.
Only because of such endorse-
ments by Ellen White do we briefly
introduce some of A. T. Jones’ work
on Daniel 8. Although his works,
like any other works of man, must
be tested by the rule of faith, nev-
ertheless, given the same endorse-
ment as the work of O. R. L. Crosier,
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and sanctuary of false.” A. T. Jones, The Consecrated
Christ, and has Way to Christian Perfection, italics in
cast these down the original. (For the entire text, see
to the ground to chapter 13, “The Transgression and
be stamped upon, Abomination of Desolation.” For
and has com- your copy of Jones’ book, please vis-
pletely hid them it Hope International’s book store.)
from the eyes In Jones’ writing above and
of the Christian in previous articles, we have laid
world; yet she did down a factual historical platform
not utterly throw regarding the prophetic and histor-
away the idea. No, ical understandings of the pioneer
she threw away brethren on both sides of the issue.
the true, and cast More documentation on that topic
down the true to will be forthcoming, but even now
the ground; but, speculative and erroneous ideas
retaining the idea, about their positions can be laid to
in the place of the rest and the scriptures in the book
true she built up of Daniel can be addressed with
in her own realm unprejudiced and receptive minds.
an utterly false Let us begin, then, our own
structure. detailed historical and scriptural
“In the place study of Daniel 8. We shall soon see
of Christ, the true if Brother Jones’ work on Daniel 8
and divine High contributes to and is consistent
Priest of God’s with our understanding of God’s
own appointment word. In our study of Daniel 8:9-14,
in heaven, she has 11:31 and 12:11, we will focus on an-
substituted a hu- alyzing the verses and their clauses
man, sinful, and in the most direct, simplified man-
sinning priest- ner. Despite space limitations in
12:11, it will be noticed that the hood on earth. In each issue, we will not neglect to
word ‘sacrifice’ is in every case sup- the place of the continual, heav- thoroughly address the principal
plied. And it is wholly supplied; for enly ministry of Christ in His true words, phrases, and clauses that
in its place in the original there is priesthood upon His true sacrifice, are directly related to our study of
no word at all. In the original the she has substituted only an interval the “daily.”
only word that stands in this place, ministry of a human, earthly, sinful,
is the word tamid, that is here trans- and sinning priesthood in the once-
lated ‘daily,’ and in these places the a-day ‘daily sacrifice of the mass.’ From Whence Cometh
expression ‘daily’ does not refer to And in the place of the sanctuary the Little Horn?
the daily sacrifice any more than it and the true tabernacle, which the
refers to the whole daily ministry Lord pitched, and not man, she has Daniel 8:8-9 reads: “Therefore
or continual service of the sanctu- substituted her own meeting-plac- the he goat waxed very great: and
ary, of which the sacrifice was only es of wood and stone, to which she when he was strong, the great horn
a part. The word tamid in itself . . . applies the term ‘sanctuary.’ Thus, was broken; and for it came up four
is translated ‘daily.’ In Numbers 28 instead of the one continual High notable ones toward the four winds
and 29 alone, the word is used sev- Priest, the one continual ministry, of heaven. 9. And out of one of
enteen times, referring to the con- and the one continual sanctuary in them came forth a little horn, which
tinual service in the sanctuary. . . . heaven, which God has ordained, waxed exceeding great, toward the
“And yet, even the ‘man of sin,’ and which is the only true, she has south, and toward the east, and to-
the ‘mystery of iniquity,’ itself bears devised out of her own heart and ward the pleasant land.” Since there
witness to the necessity of such a substituted for the only true, many has been confusion on this issue,
service in the church in behalf of high priests, many ministries, many and proponents of the Antiochus
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sins. For though the ‘man of sin,’ sacrifices, and many sanctuaries, Epiphanes position grossly supply
the ‘mystery of iniquity,’ has taken on earth, which in every possible re- words here to sustain their invalid
away the true priesthood, ministry, lation are only human and utterly interpretation, we therefore briefly
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respond. From where does the little ral in biblical Hebrew, according to to other such directions. The direc-
horn come? Does the antecedent the verbs and adjectives used with tion of the compass from which the
favor “out of the winds” or “out of it, there is perfect agreement in “little horn” moved forth can only
the horns”? We shall let Brother gender and number with the mas- be from the west.
William Shea, Ph.D., writing for the culine plural pronoun ‘them.’ It is
Bible Research Institute, address not necessary to resort to emenda-
this issue for us. tions to bring the text into line with Little Horn:
“The English translation, ‘Out one’s preconceptions about where Pagan, Papal or Both?
of one of them’. . . obscures and the little horn came from. The femi-
smoothes out the actual Hebrew nine ‘one’ of v 9 refers back to the This brings us to another point
construction. The sentence actu- feminine ‘winds’ of v 9. The text of confusion. Is the “little horn”
ally opens with two prepositional discloses the origin clearly enough: represented by heaven as denot-
phrases. Translated literally the it came from one of the four winds ing both pagan and papal Rome?
sentence reads, ‘and from the one of the heavens, that is, from one of Indeed, pagan and papal Rome are
from them . . .’, etc. The reason why the directions of the compass. counted as one entity in Daniel and
it is important to notice this literal “From this understanding of Revelation, as others have so recog-
construction is that it provides a
precise parallel to the gender of the
elements found in the last phrase “The Hebrew expression mimmennu
of v 8. This can best be shown by
transposing the first phrase of v 9 [‘by’ him] is not to be translated
to line up beneath the last phrase of
v 8 with these elements in parallel ‘by him’ but ‘from him.’”
columns. Such a procedure pres-
ents the following alignment:
the syntax in vs 8-9, it is evident nized. In Daniel 7:8, 20, 24 the little
Fem. Masc. that when the little horn came onto horn (the papacy) is represented
v8 ‘to the four winds of the heavens’ the scene of action, it did not come as coming out of the fourth beast
le)arba( ruhot hasamayim from the Seleucid horn nor from the (pagan Rome). It is a continuation
v9 min-ha )ahat mehem other three. In the pictorial vision it or part of pagan Rome. In Daniel 8
‘from the one from them’ is simply seen as coming from one the little horn power finds its ful-
of the compass directions. Thus the fillment only in pagan and papal
“When this procedure is carried syntax of this statement does not Rome combined. Heaven counts
out, it can be seen that the gender of support the contention that the lit- them as one. In Daniel 11, the
the first two elements in v 9 (‘one/ tle horn developed from the Selucid king of the north represents both
them’) lines up perfectly with the horn/kingdom.” Biblical Research
gender of the last two elements at Institute of the General Conference
the end of v 8 (‘winds/heavens’). of Seventh-day Adventist, Selected
“In writing his visions Daniel Studies on Prophetic Interpretation,
simply broke up the construct chain 1:42-3. (For further study on verses
at the end of v 8 (‘the four winds 8-14, see Biblical Research Institute,
of the heavens’) and distributed its Symposium on Daniel, Vol. 2, hereaf-
two elements to two separate prepo- ter referred to as BRI in this article.
sitional phrases at the beginning We highly recommend this book
of v 9 (‘from the one/from them’). for the serious student of proph-
This is not poetic parallelism; it is ecy, for the brethren have indeed
syntactic parallelism in which the done a superb job on the book of
gender of the elements in the sec- Daniel, from which we shall glean
ond statement parallels the gender for this article.)
of the elements in the first, or pre- Clearly, then, it is not that the
ceding, statement. “little horn” grows out of one of the
“Thus the antecedent of ‘them’ horns, and neither does the “little
in the phrase ‘from them’ (v 9), is horn” grow out of one of the winds
neither ‘winds’ nor ‘horns,’ but of heaven. Rather, it moves forth

‘heavens.’ Since ‘heavens’ is mascu- from one of the compass directions
line by gender and treated as a plu- on a horizontal plane and expands
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pagan and papal Rome. Both are Believing Daniel 8:10 is self-ex- shall the God of heaven set up a
termed “the king of the north.” In planatory, we shall move directly kingdom, which shall never be de-
Revelation 12:3-4 the dragon power to verse 11, since this is where our stroyed: and the kingdom shall not
that endeavors to destroy the Christ subject of the “daily” is introduced: be left to other people, but it shall
child was pagan Rome. However, “Yea, he magnified himself even to break in pieces and consume all
verses 13-16 reveal that during the the prince of the host, and by him these kingdoms, and it shall stand
1260 years, the dragon cast water the daily sacrifice was taken away, for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest
out of its mouth to sweep away the and the place of his sanctuary was that the stone was cut out of the
woman. This was during the reign cast down.” mountain without hands, and that
of papal Rome. Thus, the dragon “Yea, he” is significant, in that the it brake in pieces the iron, the brass,
power of Revelation 12 is also both Hebrew in Daniel 8 makes a definite the clay, the silver, and the gold; the
pagan and papal Rome. This will be gender change from the feminine great God hath made known to the
important to remember when study- “little horn” in verse 9 to the mascu- king what shall come to pass hereaf-
ing Revelation 17. line gender “he” in verse 11. In the ter: and the dream is certain, and the
All recognize that the “little original language, this clearly des- interpretation thereof sure.”
horn” in Daniel 8:9-14 has two phas- ignates a transition. That transition Second Thessalonians 2:8 makes
es yet is counted as one in the eyes is from pagan to papal Rome, as the the inescapable connection be-
of heaven. In verses 9-10 we have context in verse 11 will soon reveal tween Jesus’ return and the end of
only a brief description of the activi- (for documentation see the BRI). It papal Rome: “And then shall that
ties of pagan Rome since her detailed also will be made plain that verses Wicked be revealed, whom the
atrocities, including the crucifixion, 11-14 will meet their fulfillment in Lord shall consume with the spirit
are recorded in Daniel 9. In Daniel chronological order. of his mouth, and shall destroy
8:11-12, as we are about to show, with the brightness of his coming.”
we have the prophetic history and Therefore, the presumptuous power
atrocities of papal Rome. Remember, Who Magnifies Himself? brought to view in verse 11 that is
in Eastern mindset, it is effect then to be broken without hand cannot
cause; in Western mind set, we fol- First, though, we want to estab- be pagan Rome, for it had ceased to
low from cause to effect. In other lish the meaning of several words exist for many centuries prior. The
words, Daniel describes in Daniel in Daniel 8:11. We’ll begin with the only logical answer to our question
7 the ultimate effect: Christ is pic- word “magnified”1431 (gadal). Usage: of who that power is, is none other
tured as King or King of Kings. In AV - magnify 32, great 26, grow 14, than papal Rome. It is papal Rome,
Daniel 8 Christ is pictured as Priest. nourish up 7, grow up 6, greater 5, continuing until Jesus’ Second
In Daniel 9 Christ is presented as the misc 25; 112 verses, 115 hits. The Advent, that shall be destroyed by
Messiah. Thus the focus and theme verb expresses the idea that the “lit- Christ, the Rock that is “cut out of
of each chapter is clear. tle horn” illegally usurped the pre- the mountain without hands.”
rogatives that belong to “the Prince Uriah Smith, in his Daniel and the
of the host.” Verse 25, which is the Revelation, p. 159, has erroneously
interpretation of the vision by the applied the crucifixion of Christ by
angel, will clearly settle which phase pagan Rome to the following clause:
of Rome does the “magnifying:” “He shall also stand up against the
“And through his policy also he Prince of princes.” However, neither
shall cause craft to prosper in his the context nor the antecedent of the
hand; and he shall magnify himself “he” in the very next clause sup-
in his heart, and by peace shall de- ports that application: “But he shall
stroy many: he shall also stand up be broken without hand.” The “he”
against the Prince of princes; but he that “shall be broken without hand”
shall be broken without hand.” is the same “he” that “also [stands]
Who is this power that magni- up against the Prince of princes.”
fies himself and thinks to stand up This is fulfilled only in papal Rome.
against the Prince of princes? The
angel declares it will be the power
that shall be broken without hand. The “Prince of the Host”
“Broken without hand” is a clear
reference from Daniel 2:44-45 to the Continuing our word study in

second coming of Christ: Daniel 8:11, we next investigate the
“And in the days of these kings meaning of “the Prince8269 of the
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host.” “Prince” (sar) often desig- word mimmennu4480 be transliterated the first apartment of the sanctuary.
nates a heavenly being (Daniel 8:11, as “by” or “from?” Her immediate Never was the “daily” attributed to
25; 10:13, 21; 12:1). The expression response was “Mimmennu is never the work of the priest in the second
“Prince of the host” is never used
to designate a high priest in the Old
Testament. However, Joshua 5:14-15
clearly designates the “Prince of the
[Uriah Smith] . . . then declares “it appears”
host of Yahweh:”
“And he said, Nay; but as captain
to be more consistent “to suppose” that the
of the host of the LORD am I now
come. And Joshua fell on his face
word “daily” refers to a desolating power.
to the earth, and did worship, and
said unto him, What saith my lord translated ‘by;’ it is always trans- apartment, nor to anything else.
unto his servant? And the captain of lated ‘from.’” Now, when one is interested only
the LORD’S host said unto Joshua, Thus three authoritive sources in the truth, he is not offended if
Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for speak with one voice. The text will asked to be receptive to constructive
the place whereon thou standest is criticism. To be totally fair and open,
holy. And Joshua did so.” let us consider the “daily’s” interpre-
Further study would show that tation from the opposing side, if you
in Daniel 12:1 Michael is “the great please--from the source most com-
Prince,” and in Jude 9 Michael is monly alluded to for the definition
identified with Christ. In other of the “daily” being paganism. By
words, the “Prince of the host” is 1873 Brother Uriah Smith has clari-
none other than Jesus Christ. fied his position. He no longer paral-
leled Crosier but defined the “daily”
as such: “What Is the Daily?— . . . The
“By Him” Should Read “From Him” word here rendered ‘daily’ occurs in
the Old Testament one hundred and
Regarding “by”4480 him” (mim- two times, according to the Hebrew
mennu), those of you who have the concordance. In the great majority
KJV with a marginal reading will of instances it is rendered ‘continual’
notice that the translators recog- or ‘continually.’ . . . It appears to be
nized the word “by” should perhaps more in accordance with both the
be translated “from.” Turning to The construction and the context to sup-
Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old pose that the word ‘daily’ refers to a
Testament (Chattanooga, Tennessee: desolating power. . . . By the ‘contin-
AMG Press, 2003, p. 625), we quote uance of desolation,’ or the perpet-
for the true meaning of mimmennu: ual desolation, we understand that
“A preposition used to indicate paganism, through all its history, is
from, out of, away from; more than; meant.” Uriah Smith, Daniel and the
after, since, immediately; because of, now read “from him,” as a reference Revelation, 164-5.
since; so that; without; direction as to the “Prince of the host.” The careful reader will recognize
southward, etc. . . Its basic meaning that after Uriah Smith goes through
is from, away from, out of.” all 102 verses and can find no verse to
We quote from another credible Scriptures Define the “Daily” sustain the foundation upon which
source. “The Hebrew expression he desires to build, he then declares
mimmennu is not to be translated ‘by Next we consider the meaning “it appears” to be more consistent
him’ but ‘from him.’ Who is the ante- of the “daily”8548 (tamid). Usage: AV- “to suppose” that the word “dai-
cedent of ‘him’? Grammatically, the continually 53, continual 26, daily 7, ly” refers to “a desolating power.”
nearest and most natural anteced- always 6, alway 4, ever 3, perpetual Certainly, “appearances” and “sup-
ent is ‘the Prince of the host.’ This is 2, continual employment 1, ever- positions” are not a foundation upon
supported in the ancient versions.” more 1, never 1; 103 verses, 104 hits. which Seventh-day Adventists want
BRI 404. In our February issue we showed to build. Since there is no scripture
One day I asked my Hebrew scripturally that the “daily,”8548 when support for Smith’s admitted sup-
teacher of twenty-six years’ teach- used in the context of the sanctuary, position, we shall move on to other
ing experience, “Should the Hebrew is always the work of the priest in word studies.
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“Sacrifice,” we already have The Second View of
learned, is a supplied word and does Paganism; “Rum” Not
not belong in the text. Yet Controversial
After 1844, and
Paganism Not “Taken Away” especially af-
in Daniel 8 ter 1873 and ap-
proaching the
“Taken away” 7311 (rum). Usage: turn of the cen-
AV - (lift, hold, etc...) up 63, exalt 47, tury, there came a
high 25, offer 13, give 5, heave 3, extol marked determi-
3, lofty 3, take 3, tall 3, higher 2, misc nation among pa-
24; 184 verses, 194 hits. What exactly ganism’s advocates to
was “taken away” in AD 508? Prior place the basis for the
to 1844, William Miller said it was termination of paganism
the conversion of pagan kings that in 508 upon more defensible
took away paganism in AD 508, ground. A new, revised view,
and in that year paganism ceased. the second of three unsustainable
Charles Fitch, Miller’s first ministe- positions, posited that in AD 508, can be historically supported, as
rial convert (if you recall from our the Roman pagan state national reli- will soon be demonstrated.
March issue), questioned the basis of gion had been taken away. However, Next, we’ll view a letter to Mr. I.
Miller’s interpretation of the “daily.” efforts to promote this new view A. Ford of the Southern Publishing
“March 5, 1838. . . . Will you have the met with equally determined rebut- Association in Nashville, Tennessee,
kindness to inform me, by letter, in tal. E. J. Hibbard, writing from San from A. G. Daniells, written July
what history you find the fact stated Fernando, California, Nov. 28, 1909, 15, 1908, from Tacoma Park Station,
that the last of the ten kings was to the son of Uriah Smith, Elder L. Washington, D.C.: “You are aware
baptized in AD 508.” Sylvester Bliss, A. Smith, then living in Nashville, that there is a difference of opinion
Memoirs of William Miller (Boston: Tennessee, said: “But we can not among our leading men concerning
1853), p. 129. Brother Fitch never got agree with you that the system of the meaning of Daniel 8:11-13. The
his reply, because nowhere in the avowed paganism of Rome was interpretation of this scripture given
annals of history is there recorded taken away in 508, for that is in no by Elder Uriah Smith, and followed
the last of the ten kings having been sense true” (p. 1). by Elder Haskell, does not seem to
baptized in AD 508. Notice, paganism was under- many of our brethren to be wholly
stood as a system; it was organized. correct. They find it impossible to
Also, the action of the verb rum 7311 sustain by good history the claim
was always used and under- that Paganism was taken away or
stood to mean literally abolished as the national religion of
to “take away.” That Rome in 508 A.D. For six or seven
means, for pagan- years some have urged that this er-
ism advocates, ror, as they believe it to be, should be
the removal or corrected” (p. 1).
abolishment Again, the action of the verb
of paganism rum was commonly understood by
as a system. those leading men and Mr. Ford to
But never mean “take away.” There was no
was it sug- controversy about that interpreta-
gested or tion. Rather, the focus of the dis-
so stated, agreement was the abolishment of
much less paganism as the national religion of
implied, that Rome in AD 508.
rum was ever
understood to
mean “lift up” or Pioneers Knew Paganism Fell
to “exalt.” Neither Over 100 Years Before 508

the event nor the date
attempted to be linked to it As a final example, Willie
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White, writing from Sanitarium, tain the “paganism” position ad- stitution of Book 16, Title 10, Leg.
California, to his brother J. E. White vocated by William Miller, Uriah 22: “The regulations of constitu-
in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 1, Smith and Elder Haskell, claiming tions formerly promulgated shall
1910, on page twelve of a twenty- instead that paganism as a state re- suppress any pagans who sur-
page letter, states: “If we take the ligion fell (or was taken away) more vive, although We now believe
other position that this passage than a hundred years earlier. They that there are none. . . . Given on
definitely teaches that the ‘daily’ is pointed to The Decline and Fall of the April 9, 423 AD.” Clyde Pharr, The
paganism, we are immediately in- Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon Theodosian Code and Novels and the
volved with many difficulties. Here (Phila.: Henry T. Coates, n.d.), from Sirmondian Constitutions (Clark,
are some of them. [We will list only
the following one.]
“History does not testify that The action of the verb rum was always
paganism was taken away in 508. It
does, however, show that the work used and understood to mean literally
of strengthening the papacy was
carried to such a point in that year as to “take away.”
to fully justify the adoption of that
date as the beginning of the 1290 which we quote chapter twenty- New Jersey: Lawbook Exchange,
years. History also clearly shows eight in part, including the quote’s 2001), p. 476. See also pgs. 473-4 in
that the downfall of paganism as a footnoted source: “. . . These vain Bk. 16, Tit. 10, Leg. 12.
state religion occurred more than a pretences were swept away by the Thirty-one years after AD 392,
hundred years earlier.” last edict of Theodosius, which we have eyewitness accounts and
Having hundreds of pages of inflicted a deadly wound on the personal testimonies from none
copies of the original letters, docu- superstition of the Pagans. . . . A other than the legislators them-
ments, pamphlets and the like on crime of high treason against the selves that have confirmed that the
this topic of the “daily” from the state which can be expiated only taking away of the pagan Roman
1830s to the 1960s, we have the of- by the death of the guilty. . . . Cod. state national religion had wholly
ficial positions of the brethren on Theodos. I. xvi. tit. x. leg. 12.” This ceased. “We now believe that there
the “daily.” Never once was rum’s law in the Theodosian law code are none.” The Theodosian Code
meaning of “take away” disputed prohibited any further practice of reiterated the death penalty on
from either side. However, this new, the pagan state religion and the November 14, 435, for anyone who
second interpretation of paganism, sacrificing of animals except un- dared mock their law regarding
of it being the national religion of der penalty of death. There was the prohibition of paganism. Ibid.,
Rome that was “taken away” in AD little resistance to this law that was p. 476, in Bk. 16, Tit. 10, Leg. 25.
508 [not “lifted up or exalted”], was “given on the sixth day be-
now the official teaching of pro- fore the ides of November at
ponents of paganism, and was so Constantinople in the year
taught and believed by them, and of the second consulship
so understood by the opponents of of Arcadius Augustus and
the paganism view. the consulship of Rufinus.
We have already document- –November 8, 392.” (For
ed how the teaching of William the full original decree,
Miller on the “daily” prior to 1844 see my book entitled 508
was built upon a platform of error. 538 1798 1843 Source Book
Can this new, so-called “historic” (Preliminary), available at
teaching of the “daily” stand the the Hope International
test of investigation? According Bookstore.) This historic
to the opponents of the paganism document proves that the
view, the answer was and is one pagan state religion had
unanimous “No.” received a fatal blow and
ceased to exist 116 years
before the year 508. Willie
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Paganism Banned in AD 392 White and those who stood

with him stand vindicated.
Willie White and others de- In this same Theodosian
clared that history would not sus- law code we have this con-
Volume 22, Number 5 11

No Pagan Religions in Gaul or Arian faith in Eastern Europe: “It
Beyond 5th Century is evident, from the language of
Gregory of Tours, that this con-
But let’s take this a flict between the Franks and
step further and ask, Visigoths was regarded by
“What about after the orthodox party of his
AD 476, when the own preceding ages as a
Western Roman religious war, on which,
Empire came to its humanly speaking, the
end and Merovingian prevalence of the Catholic
Gaul entered onto the or the Arian creed in
stage of prophetic his- Western Europe depend-
tory under the leader- ed.” Walter C. Perry, The
ship of Clovis, King of Franks (London: Longman,
the Franks? Did the Roman Brown, Green, Longmans, and
pagan system revive any time Roberts, 1857), p. 85. Perry quotes
prior to 508?” I will let Yitzhak from Gregory of Tours’ The History
Hen, Ph.D. of medieval history at none of the Franks, trans. O. M. Dalton
the University of Cambridge, another than that which we have al- (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927),
swer this for us: ready observed in the Theodosian 2:36-43. The authority on Clovis,
“As far as Merovingian Gaul is Code as having been outlawed in AD Gregory lived from A.D. 538 to 594.
concerned, there is no evidence to 392 and thereafter: those related to “The Goths were a people of
suggest that any of the pagan reli- the pagan state religion. Therefore, Germanic stock who erected pow-
gions persisted beyond the fifth cen- this new, second interpretation of erful Christian kingdoms upon the
tury, and there is no pagan religion paganism will not stand the test of ruins of the Roman Empire in the
with a ‘complex set of beliefs and investigation, either. West. . . . Their spiritual life was
practices reflecting man’s attitude perhaps higher than that of their op-
to the supernatural’ which can be ponents, and their moral standards
identified or reconstructed from the Visigoths, Ostrogoths Were were admittedly superior. They
information provided by the sourc- Arian Christians were more tolerant and their theol-
es. All one can say is that the con- ogy was simple and based on the
demned practices were negligible Yet some have been led to be- Scriptures. . . . After the fall of the
fragments, which did not form any lieve that the issue in AD 508 was Vandal and Ostrogothic kingdoms
coherent system of beliefs and prac- over paganism, because they have and the conversion of the Suevi
tices, and which had long since lost understood that the Visigoths were and the Burgundians the Visigoths
their original meaning and implica- pagans and that, therefore, the con- were the only Germanic people
tions. Thus, there is no justification flict in the West at that time was one of Arian faith.” The New Schaff-
for talking in terms of living pagan- over paganism. Before we address Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious
ism in Gaul during the Merovingian this issue, we must first correctly Knowledge, s.v. “Goths” (New York,
period. Christianity crushed all sorts define our terms. What exactly is a London: Funk and Wagnalls, 1909),
of religious systems which existed in “pagan”? We quote: “One who is not 5:32-34. Historical documentation
Gaul even before the Frankish occu- a Christian . . . , one who has no reli- once again validates no place for
pation. Those bits and pieces which gion . . . , Professing no religion; hea- the paganism view.
did survive, were disconnected from then.” The American Heritage College
their original system, and therefore Dictionary, 3rd ed., s.v. 1997, “pagan.”
do not represent any non-Christian So we must ask, were the Visigoths Paganism’s New, Third View
religious or cult. They all survived of 507-8 pagans? In fact, the Visigoths Based on New View of Rum
as fragments of ancient traditions were Arian Christians.
within a Christian framework, and Similarly, a few decades later, This brings us to a third defini-
they represent not more than a stage the issue in the East between the tion for paganism that has gained a
of pluralism which characterized Vandals and Ostrogoths (also Arian large following long after the death
the transition from paganism to Christians) and Justinian was not of Ellen White. Supporters of this
Christianity.” Yitzhak Hen, Culture & about paganism, nor was it solely a most recent definition began advo-
Religion in Merovingian Gaul, AD 481- political conflict. It was a religious cating that the Hebrew word rum,7311
751 (Leiden: Brill, 1995), p. 160. war, as well, that would ultimately “take away,” now means to “lift
The condemned practices were decide the dominance of the Catholic up” or “to exalt.” To unsuspecting

minds and the unread, this is being and shall burn it upon the altar for terms “take away” or “taken
pawned off as historic Adventism, a sweet savour, even the memorial away” in Daniel 11:31 and 12:11. A
while those who present the min- of it, unto the LORD.” Lev. 6:15. few more pieces of the big puzzle
istry of Christ view are said to be This meaning of “take away” must be put in place before being
teaching the “new” view. or “remove” is especially true of definitive here.
Be not deceived, brothers and Daniel 8:11, as the action of the
sisters. Nothing could be further verb is universally acknowledged
from the truth. We find it to be just by the following: “It can have the Smith in Error: Rome Not
absolutely incredible that, in fact, it sense of removing something, “Place of His Sanctuary”
is they that are teaching something abolishing it (Dan. 8:11).” The
new. In strict justice, it is they that Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old As we continue our word
are to be charged with departing Testament (Chattanooga, Tennessee: study of Daniel 8:11, we next want
from historic Adventism. AMG Press, 2003), p. 1042. to scrutinize the noun “place”4349
Nevertheless, let us look again While it is true that rum can (makon) from the clause “the place
a little closer to the phrase “take mean “lift up” or “to exalt,” we of his sanctuary was cast down.”
away,” rum,7311 as found in Daniel have already found that nowhere (An important distinction is that
8:11. When the Hebrew word rum is does the Bible say that paganism is the sanctuary itself was not cast
used in the context of the sanctuary, the “daily,” so there is no founda- down but, rather, the “place” of his
the action of the verb is described tion upon which to build here. And sanctuary was.) Usage of “place:”
as to “take away” or to “remove.” nowhere in any of the annals of AV- place 14, habitation 2, founda-
Notice how this is done in the fol- history has paganism as a system tions 1; 17 verses, 17 hits. Those
lowing verses, please. survived after the fifth century in who advocate the paganism view
“And the priest shall take from order to be exalted. And in no way of “place” do nothing more than
the meat offering a memorial there- can it be shown that the “daily” echo Uriah Smith and endorse his
of, and shall burn it upon the altar: is both pagan and papal Rome, construction of “place’s” mean-
it is an offering made by fire, of a which in turn will eliminate any- ing: “Pagan Rome was remodeled
sweet savour unto the LORD.” one trying to build a foundation into papal Rome. ‘The place of his
Lev. 2:9. on the sand dunes of private in- sanctuary,’ or worship, the city
“And he shall take off from it all terpretation by using a false prem- of Rome, was cast down. The seat
the fat of the bullock for the sin of- ise wrested from clear wording in of government was removed by
fering; the fat that covereth the in- Great Controversy, p. 50. Constantine to Constantinople, A.
wards, and all the fat that [is] upon We will return to this Hebrew D. 330. This same transaction is
the inwards,” Lev. 4:8. word rum to consider the possibil- brought to view in Revelation 13: 2,
“As it was taken off from the ity that Daniel wanted to convey where it is said that the dragon, pa-
bullock of the sacrifice of peace of- the idea of “exalt” or “take away” gan Rome, gave to the beast, papal
ferings: and the priest shall burn or both, in contrast to the Hebrew Rome, his seat, the city of Rome.”
them upon the altar of the burnt word sur5493 in regard to the Daniel and the Revelation, 161.
offering.” Lev. 4:10. Let us analyze those sentences
“And he shall take all his of Uriah Smith for historical ac-
fat from him, and burn it upon curacy. Was the pagan city of
the altar.” Lev. 4:19. Rome, which Smith interprets
“And the priest shall put as being the “place of his
on his linen garment, and sanctuary,” truly “cast
his linen breeches shall he down” in AD 330? Not
put upon his flesh, and at all. Smith based his
take up [to remove]the flawed interpretation
ashes which the fire hath on a document known
consumed with the burnt by historians as the
offering on the altar, and Constitutum Domni
he shall put them beside Constantini Imperatoris,
the altar.” Lev. 6:10. “The agreement of
“And he shall take of it the lord Constantine
his handful, of the flour of the emperor,” or better

the meat offering, and of the oil known as the “Donation
thereof, and all the frankincense of Constantine,” in which
which is upon the meat offering, Constantine allegedly conferred

on the papacy extensive privileges the beast ‘his power, and his seat, The Bible Defines “Place” for Us
and possessions. However, that and great authority.’ Revelation
specious document is just another 13:2. And now began the 1260 years “Then hear thou from heaven
forgery in the history of the early of papal oppression foretold in thy dwelling place,4349 and forgive,
and medieval church, recognized the prophecies of Daniel and the and render unto every man ac-
as such by scholars the world over. Revelation. Daniel 7:25; Revelation cording unto all his ways, whose
Even the Catholic church read- 13:5-7.” Great Controversy, 54, em- heart thou knowest; (for thou only
ily admits to this fact: “This docu- phasis added. When did
ment is without doubt a forgery, the 1260 years of papal op-
fabricated somewhere between pression begin? AD 330 or
the years 750 and 850. As early 538? Of course, 538—hence,
as the fifteenth century its falsity another error. Smith’s
was known and demonstrated.” first misunderstanding
“Donation of Constantine,” The about the “Donation” led
Catholic Encyclopedia (New York: to a second one here re-
Appleton, 1909), 5:119. vealed. A third error will
now be exposed.
Uriah Smith and the
One Error Leads to Others advocates of paganism tell
us that the meaning of the
But the inaccurate historical word “place” in Daniel 8:11
foundation of Smith’s position does is “the place of his sanctu-
not stop there. Smith and other pa- ary,” or worship, the city
ganism view adherents tell us, “The of Rome. . . .” They claim in AD knowest the hearts of the children
seat of government was removed 330, Rome was “cast down,” thus, of men:)” 2 Chron. 6: 30.
by Constantine to Constantinople. they say, indicating the demise of “Then hear thou from the heav-
. . . This same transaction is brought paganism in that year. How was ens, even from thy dwelling place,4349
to view in Revelation 13:2. . . .” Is it this accomplished, according to and do according to all that the
true that the same event is referred them? “The seat of government stranger calleth to thee for; that all
to in Revelation 13:2? Turning to in- was removed by Constantine to people of the earth may know thy
spiration, we have this quote from Constantinople, A. D. 330.” While it name, and fear thee, as doth thy peo-
Ellen White: “In the sixth century is true that the capitol was moved ple Israel, and may know that this
the papacy had become firmly es- to Constantinople, history unani- house which I have built is called
mously reports it was by thy name.” 2 Chron. 6: 33.
done for political expe- “Then hear thou from the heav-
diency and was not the ens, even from thy dwelling place,4349
result of any attempt to their prayer and their supplications,
undermine or vanquish and maintain their cause, and for-
paganism. Nor did it give thy people which have sinned
result in the historical against thee.” 2 Chron. 6: 39.
demise of paganism in We know that “by him the daily
that year. More impor- sacrifice was taken away, and the
tantly, though, Smith’s place of his sanctuary was cast
comprehension of the down.” We see from these verses
event, based as it is on that the “place” referred to is where
the forged “Donation of prayers are heard and sins are for-
Constantine,” completely given, i.e., the heavenly sanctuary.
misses the true under- That heavenly “place” has been
standing of “place.” So cast down--removed from men’s
what is the “place”4349 in remembrance by the same entity
tablished. Its seat of power was Daniel 8:11 that was “cast down”? that “took away” the “daily” from
fixed in the imperial city, and the For purest light and understand- Christ by interposing an earthly
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bishop of Rome was declared to ing on the true meaning of the counterfeit of His “daily” minis-
be the head over the entire church. “place4349 (makon) of his sanctu- tration in the sanctuary. Without
Paganism had given place to the ary,” we turn to the scriptures question, these scriptures reveal
papacy. The dragon had given to to see what the Bible says. that the little horn has taken on a

priestly attire and presumes to per- dwelling” is in heaven: 1 Kings 8: sanctuary 69, holy place 3, chapel 1,
form priestly functions. The horn’s 39, 43, 49; 2 Chron. 6:30, 33, 39; Ps. hallowed part 1; 72 verses, 74 hits.
plain intention continues to be to 33:14. Three times it is used for His Let us examine this word’s applica-
deflect men’s interest in heaven and earthly “place of dwelling,” name- tion in the Bible.
God’s interaction with humanity ly, His earthly sanctuary: 1 Kings “Thou shalt bring them in, and
by inserting himself between man 8:13; 2 Chron. 6:2; Ex. 15:17. The con- plant them in the mountain of
and his interceding Savior and in text of Isa. 18:4 could allow makon thine inheritance, in the place,4349
the place of Christ. It was not pagan to be either the heavenly or earthly O LORD, which thou hast made for
Rome but papal Rome who dared “dwelling.” Never is the makon said thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary,4720
and dares to attempt to usurp the to represent a pagan sanctuary or O Lord, which thy hands have es-
prerogatives of God, who alone can ever even allude to anything of a tablished.” Ex. 15:17. Here we have
answer prayers and forgive sins. pagan or of a sinful nature. His “foundation” (makon) and His
That is the significant event pagan- These scriptures bring us again “sanctuary” (miqdash) all in the
ism proponents miss. to the settled Biblical fact that it was same verse. The Bible says that our
the heavenly “foundation” of His God dwells in the miqdash of the
throne that the little horn thought earthly sanctuary. This is nothing
Expanding Understanding of to cast down to the ground. In no less than “the pattern” of the great
“Place” instance is this term connected with original where God Himself dwells
the idea of contamination or defile- in the heavenly sanctuary:
To expand upon our Biblical ment. The horn’s act of throwing “And let them make me a sanc-
study of “place,” as well as for con- down the makon (“foundation” or tuary;4720 that I may dwell among
firmation of our understanding, we “place”) of the sanctuary in heaven them. Ex. 25:8.
ask again, “What is God’s dwell- “According to
ing place4349 (makon)?” The answer all that I show
comes, “Justice and judgment are thee, after the
the habitation4349 (makon) of thy pattern of the
throne: mercy and truth shall go tabernacle, and
before thy face.” Ps. 89:14. “Clouds the pattern of all
and darkness are round about him: the instruments
righteousness and judgment are the thereof, even so
habitation4349 (makon) of his throne.” shall ye make
Ps. 97:2. it.” Ex. 25:9.
Righteousness, judgment and Miqdash may
justice are said to be the makon, refer to God’s
the “place of his sanctuary.” They sanctuary/tem-
constitute the “basis” or “founda- ple in the earth
tion” of His throne. That meaning specifically on
of “foundation” is also used in con- the great Day
nection with the Jerusalem temple, of Atonement:
and in one instance designates “And he shall
the whole site or area of Mt. Zion: make an atone-
Ezra 2:68; Isa. 4:5. Of the remain- ment for the holy
ing ten verses out of the seventeen is an interference with God’s hear- sanctuary,4720 and he shall make an
times the Bible uses this word ma- ing the prayers of his people and atonement for the tabernacle of the
kon in the Old Testament, we find an interference with the forgive- congregation, and for the altar, and
in Psalm 104:5 the only instance in ness that is the basis/foundation of he shall make an atonement for the
which makon is not employed in a God’s sanctuary in heaven. priests, and for all the people of the
reference to the sanctuary. That congregation.” Lev. 16: 33.
singular usage refers in metaphori- It may refer to God’s sanctu-
cal language to God’s act of estab- Miqdash, Makon, Maqom: ary/temple on earth: “O God, thou
lishing the earth “upon its foun- The “Sanctuary” is God’s art terrible out of thy holy places:4720
dations.” Otherwise, seven times the God of Israel is he that giveth
makon is used for the designation of We now progress to the inter- strength and power unto his peo-
God’s “place of dwelling:” 1 Kings pretation of the second noun in the ple. Blessed be God.” Ps. 68: 35.
8: 39, 43, 49; 2 Chron. 6:2, 30, 33, phrase “the place of his sanctuary:” And miqdash may refer to God’s
39. These texts show His “place of sanctuary4720 (miqdash). Usage: AV- sanctuary/temple on earth and in

heaven in the same verse: “Honour tree, and under every thick oak, the audacious claims to the preroga-
and majesty are before him: strength place4725 where they did offer sweet tives of God will end in the ultimate
and beauty are in his sanctuary.”4720 savour to all their idols.” Eze. 6:13. consequence: “he shall be broken
Ps. 96:6. According to 2 Cor. 13:1 the without hand.”
It is true that miqdash can refer to meaning of the maqom is estab- Please join us in the next issue
a sanctuary of Satan, while qodesh lished by two or three witnesses of as we continue our study on the
solely refers to the sanctuary of scriptures. Without question, then, “daily,” during which we will cover
the Lord. But those who are look- Daniel would have used maqom if Daniel 11:31; 12:11 and 8:12-14. Then
ing for a pagan sanctuary will not he had a pagan sanctuary in mind. we will conclude by answering the
find it here in the context of Daniel Instead, he used makon. objections of the proponents of the
8:11. This position will be cemented paganism view that were not cov-
even further as we progress in our ered in the previous articles. Please
study, but the Bible does tell us the What was “Cast Down”? understand we cannot, because of
term heaven uses to describe “pagan the limited space in the magazine,
holy places” or a “pagan sanctuary:” Now we move forward to a de- quote all the many references for
“place”4725 (maqom). Usage: AV- place termination of the meaning of “cast the historical documentation for
391, home 3, room 3, whitherso- down”7993 (shalak). Usage: AV- cast 77, the scriptures we cover. However,
ever 2, open 1, space 1, country 1; cast out 15, cast away 11, cast down all of that documentation can be
379 verses, 402 hits. 11, cast forth 4, cast off 2, adventured found in the book 508 538 1798
Let’s view the word “place” 1, hurl 1, misc 3; 121 verses, 125 hits. 1843 Source Book (Preliminary), upon
(maqom) as it is used in Deuteronomy: While the little horn, the papacy, only which we rely heavily for this se-
“Ye shall utterly destroy all the plac- “thinks to change times and laws,” ries. If you are a reader that prefers
es,4725 wherein the nations which it has indeed “cast down” the con- the Biblical as well as all the legal
ye shall possess served their gods, tinuance of divine services for man’s and historical documentation, then
upon the high mountains, and upon salvation, in that its usurpation and we encourage you to obtain your
the hills, and under every green blasphemous priestly claims for cen- copy from our book store before
tree:” Deut. 12:2. “And ye shall over- turies have blinded the eyes of too your next Firm Foundation magazine
throw their altars, and break their many who knew or presently know comes out. Most of the references
pillars, and burn their groves with nothing of the heavenly mediation in the book come from primary
fire; and ye shall hew down the available to them. Through church sources heretofore unknown to
graven images of their gods, and de- law and through exaltation of the Adventism. You will be glad to have
stroy the names of them out of that counterfeit worship system so vivid- your own reference copy of this rare
place.4725” Deut. 12:3. It is this word ly portrayed in 2 Thessalonians 2:4, historical documentation. 
maqom, clearly alluding to places of the truth has been concealed so as
pagan religious activity, that Daniel to deny or otherwise block access to Heidi Heiks, editor
would have used if the sanctuary in the forgiveness freely offered. This of Our Firm Founda-
8:11 was a pagan sanctuary. deliberate obscuring or “casting tion magazine, has
Again we present evidence that down” attacks the very foundation- been a college edu-
maqom is used when referring to al intent of God’s sanctuary. In the cator, an author, and
pagan sanctuaries: “Then shall ye eyes of heaven these acts to interfere a radio speaker for
know that I am the LORD, when with or prohibit mankind’s access The People of the
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their slain men shall be among their to the holy sanctuary are viewed as Book radio program. He continues
idols round about their altars, upon an attack on God Himself. It should to write and is currently a teacher
every high hill, in all the tops of the be no marvel that Daniel 8:25 tells and speaker for Hope International
mountains, and under every green us the little horn’s interference and throughout the United States.

poor-houses, our prisons, and our
The Duty
insane asylums. Intemperance in
drinking tea and coffee, wine, beer,
rum, and brandy, and the use of to-
bacco, opium, and other narcotics,
has resulted in great mental and
to Preserve
physical degeneracy, and this de-
generacy is constantly increasing.
Not God’s Will for Us
Health
Are these ills visited upon the
race through God’s providence? No;
they exist because the people have
gone contrary to his providence,
and still continue to rashly disre-
gard his laws. In the words of the
apostle I would entreat those who
are not blinded and paralyzed by
wrong teaching and practices, those
who would render to God the best
service of which they are capable:
“I beseech you therefore, brethren,
by the mercies of God, that ye pres-
ent your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God, which
is your reasonable service. And be
not conformed to this world: but be
Ellen G. White ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind that ye may prove what
is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of God.”
Benefits of Obedience
We have no right to wantonly
violate a single principle of the laws
of health. Christians should not fol-
low the customs and practices of
the world. The history of Daniel
T h e C h r i s t i a n ’s o n l y s a f e is placed upon record for our ben-
c o u r s e i s t o s h u n t h e w o r l d ’s efit. He chose to take a course that
would make him singular in the
dietary practices. king’s court. He did not conform to
T
the habits of courtiers in eating and
he health reform is an im- physical law, is brought upon indi- drinking, but purposed in his heart
portant part of the third viduals by their own wrong habits. that he would not eat of the king’s
angel’s message; and as a Our ancestors have bequeathed meat nor drink of his wines. This
people professing this re- to us customs and appetites which was not a hastily-formed, wavering
form, we should not retrograde, but are filling the world with disease. purpose, but one that was intelli-
make continual advancement. It is The sins of the parents, through gently formed and resolutely car-
a great thing to insure health by perverted appetite, are with fearful ried out. Daniel honored God; and
placing ourselves in right relations power visited upon the children to the promise was fulfilled to him,
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to the laws of life, and many have the third and fourth generations. “Them that honor me, I will honor.”
not done this. A large share of the The bad eating of many generations, The Lord gave him “knowledge
sickness and suffering among us the gluttonous and self-indulgent and skill in all learning and wis-
is the result of the transgression of habits of the people, are filling our dom,” and he “had understanding

thirst, pure water drank some little
time before or after the meal is all
that nature requires. Never take tea,
coffee, beer, wine, or any spirituous
liquors. Water is the best liquid pos-
sible to cleanse the tissues.
Hot Foods Debilitating

Very hot food ought not to be
taken into the stomach. Soups, pud-
dings, and other articles of the kind,
are often eaten too hot, and as a con-
sequence the stomach is debilitated.
Let them become partly cooled be-
fore they are eaten.
Important to Eat Slowly

In order to have healthy diges-
in all visions and dreams;” so that injury to the stomach. Ice water or tion, food should be eaten slowly.
he was wiser than all in the king’s iced lemonade, drank with meals, Those who wish to avoid dyspepsia,
courts, wiser than all the astrologers will arrest digestion until the sys- and those who realize their obliga-
and magicians in the kingdom. tem has imparted sufficient warmth tion to keep all their powers in the
Those who serve God in sincerity to the stomach to enable it to take condition which will enable them
and truth will be a peculiar people, up its work again. Hot drinks are to render the best service to God,
unlike the world, separate from the debilitating; and besides, those who will do well to remember this. If
world. Their food will be prepared, indulge in their use become slaves your time to eat is limited, do not
not to encourage gluttony or gratify to the habit. Food should not be bolt your food, but eat less, and eat
a perverted taste, but to secure to washed down; no drink is needed slowly. The benefit you derive from
themselves the greatest physical with meals. Eat slowly, and allow the your food does not depend so much
strength, and consequently the best on the quantity eaten as on its thor-
mental conditions. ough digestion, nor the gratification
of the taste so much on the amount
The condition of of food swallowed as on the length
Counsel for the Cook of time it remains in the mouth.
My sisters, do not place upon our acceptance Those who are excited, anxious,
your tables food that is exciting and or in a great hurry, would do well
irritating, but that which is plain, with God is a not to eat until they have found rest
wholesome, and nutritious. Do not or relief; for the vital powers, al-
have too great a variety at a meal; practical separation ready severely taxed, cannot supply
three or four dishes are a plenty. At the necessary gastric juice.
the next meal you can have a change. from the world.
The cook should tax her inventive
powers to vary the dishes she pre- Meals When Traveling
pares for the table, and the stomach saliva to mingle with the food. The When about to start on a journey,
should not be compelled to take the more liquid there is taken into the and obliged to meet the train at an
same kinds of food meal after meal. stomach with the meals, the more hour earlier than your usual meal
difficult it is for the food to digest; for time, think of the results of irregu-
the liquid must first be absorbed. Do lar and rapid eating, and take some-
Water with Meals not eat largely of salt, give up bottled thing as a lunch, if it is no more than
Many make a mistake in drink- pickles, keep fiery, spiced food out bread and an apple or some other
ing cold water with their meals. of your stomach, eat fruit with your kind of fruit. When traveling, some
Taken with meals water diminishes meals, and the irritation that calls are almost constantly nibbling, if
the flow of the salivary glands; and for so much drink will cease to exist. there is anything within their reach.
the colder the water, the greater the But if anything is needed to quench This is a most pernicious practice.

Animals that do not have reason, claims he has upon us. It is the duty The world may despise you be-
and that know nothing of mental of those who have received the cause you do not meet their stan-
taxation, may do this without in- light upon this important subject to dard, engage in their dissipating
jury; but they are no criterion for manifest a greater interest for those amusements, and follow their per-
rational beings, who have mental who are still suffering for want of nicious ways; but the God of heaven
powers that should be used for knowledge. Those who are look- promises to receive you, and to be
God and humanity. If travelers ing for the soon appearing of their a Father unto you. “Ye shall be my
would eat regularly of the sim- Saviour should be the last to mani- sons and daughters, saith the Lord
plest and most nutritious kinds of fest a lack of interest in this great Almighty.” The apostle continues,
food, they would not experience so work of reform. The harmonious, “Having therefore these prom-
great weariness, nor suffer so much healthy action of all the powers ises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse
from sickness. of body and mind results in hap- ourselves from all filthiness of the
piness; the more elevated and re- flesh and spirit, perfecting holi-
fined the powers, the more pure ness in the fear of God.” This is our
Frequency of Eating and unalloyed the happiness. An work as Christians, to cleanse our
It is quite a common custom aimless life is a living death. The robes of character from every spot.
with people of the world to eat mind should dwell upon themes The spirit must be in harmony
three times a day, besides eating at relating to our eternal interests. with the Spirit of Christ; the habits
irregular intervals between meals; This will be conducive to health of must be in conformity to his will,
and the last meal is generally the body and mind. in obedience to his requirements.
most hearty, and is often taken just RH, July 29, 1884. 
before retiring. This is reversing the
natural order; a hearty meal should Condition of our Acceptance Ellen G. White, 1827-
never be taken so late in the day. Our faith requires us to elevate 1915, received the
Should these persons change their the standard of reform, and take spiritual gift of proph-
practice, and eat but two meals a advance steps. The condition of ecy, and the fruits of
day, and nothing between meals, our acceptance with God is a prac- her life and work ac-
not even an apple, a nut, or any tical separation from the world. cord with the biblical
kind of fruit, the result would be The Lord calls upon us as a people, tests of a true messen-
seen in a good appetite and greatly “Come out from among them, and ger of God. To this day, her coun-
improved health. be ye separate,” “and touch not the sels are an incalculable blessing to
unclean; and I will receive you.” God’s people around the world.
Indulged Appetite a Sin

Our Saviour warned his dis-
ciples that in the last days, just
prior to his second coming, a state
of things would exist very similar
to that which preceded the flood.
Eating and drinking would be car-
ried to excess, and the world would
be given up to business and plea-
sure. This state of things does ex-
ist at the present time. The world is
largely given up to the indulgence
of appetite; and the disposition to
follow its customs and maxims will
bring us into bondage to perverted
habits,--habits that will make us
more and more like the doomed in-
habitants of Sodom.
Excessive indulgence in eating
and drinking is sin. Our heavenly

Father has bestowed upon us the
great blessing of health reform, that
we may glorify him by obeying the

BRIDLING THE
TONGUE
Clark Floyd
By our own words, we will be justified or condemned.
G od is looking for a people,

a people who will perfect-
ly reproduce His character
that He might come again. Satan,
at the same time, works as hard
as he can to prevent God’s people
from developing that character. In
fact, he claims that it is impossible
for man to go without sin, and he
is often supported by some who
claim to be God’s people. And,
of course, Satan walks about like
a roaring lion seeking whom he
might devour.
We are told that God delays His
coming because of His great love
for each of us. “The long night of
gloom is trying; but the morning
is deferred in mercy, because if
the Master should come, so many
would be found unready. God’s
unwillingness to have His people
perish has been the reason for so
long delay.” 2T 192-194.
However, “there is a limit be-
yond which the judgments of
Jehovah can no longer be delayed.”
PK 417. “The wickedness of the
world is increasing every day, and
“Let every man be swift to hear, when a certain line is reached, the
register will be closed and the ac-
slow to speak, slow to wrath.”
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count settled. There will be no

more a sacrifice for sin. The Lord
cometh.” RH, March 27, 1894.
God is looking for a people that
will put on a demonstration before
the whole universe that sinful man

that totally surrenders his whole life Taming Our Tongues it may minister grace unto the hear-
to Jesus can live without sin without ers.” He continues in verse thirty-
an intercessor. The universe will be The problem that we seem to one, “Let all bitterness and wrath,
safe. “Affliction shall not rise up the have so much counsel about in and anger, and clamour, and evil
second time.” Nahum 1:9. both the Old and New Testaments speaking, be put away from you,
Is God waiting for the 144,000? seems to always come back to our with all malice. And be ye kind one
In 5T 208, Sister White says, “When tongues. If we truly want to be to another, tenderhearted, forgiving
the figures reach a certain amount, one of the 144,000, we must first be one another, even as God for Christ’s
which God has fixed, the ministry of
His wrath commences.” Of course,
His wrath is poured out in the seven “By our words we shall be justified, and by
last plagues. See Revelation 16.
our words, we shall be condemned.”
One Trait of the 144,000
aware whether we have this prob- sake hath forgiven you.”
One of the characteristics that we lem, and, if we do, to overcome it By the way, foolish talking and
find for the 144,000 is that “in their through Jesus and the help He gives jesting are listed by Paul in Ephesians
mouth is found no guile.” Webster us through the Scriptures. The gos- 5 among many other sins such as
speaks of guile as craft, cunning, ar- pel of Jesus Christ changes sinful, fornication and uncleanness.
tifice, duplicity or deceit. He defines erring man into one who has no pre-
cunning as being clever or shrewd, tense, no make-believe, no deceit,
skillful in deception, or sly. no sin. Expecting More from Others
When Jesus saw Nathanael James tells us that we can put than from Self
coming to Him, He said, “Behold a bit in a horse’s mouth and con-
an Israelite indeed, in whom is no trol the way the whole body turns, Let me diverge for a minute and
guile.” John 1:47. In 1st Thessalonians, and that we can turn ships that are share a story with you. A baker in a
chapter two, verses three through driven by the wind by a very small little country town bought the butter
five, Paul states, “Our exhortation rudder, but he says, “the tongue he used from a nearby farmer. One
was not of deceit, nor of unclean- can no man tame; it is an unruly
ness, nor of guile: but as we were al- evil, full of deadly poison.” James
lowed of God to be put in trust with 3:8. However, he also says, “Submit
the gospel, even so we speak; not as yourselves therefore to God. Resist
pleasing men, but God, which trieth the devil, and he will flee from you.”
our hearts. For neither at any time James 4:7.
used we flattering words, nor a cloke We are told that “by our words
of covetousness.” we shall be justified, and by our
And Peter in his first letter, the words, we shall be condemned.”
second chapter, verse one, speaks Matt.12:37.
of “laying aside all malice, and all How about your tongue? How
guile, and hypocrises, and envies, about your words? Can it truly be
and all evil speakings.” Peter fur- said of you, “and in his or her mouth
ther states in verse twenty-two that was found no guile”?
no guile was found in the mouth of day he suspected that the bricks of
Jesus. In chapter three, verse ten, butter were not full pounds, and for
Peter says, “For he that will love life, Frivolous or Thoughtless several days he weighed them. He
and see good days, let him refrain Conversation was right. They were short weight,
his tongue from evil, and his lips and he had the farmer arrested. At
that they speak no guile.” Do you joke or jest? Do you use the trial the judge said to the farmer,
In the Old Testament, we have unkind words with your husband “I presume you have scales?”
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further counsel, “Blessed is the man or wife? Do you use words that are “No, your honor.”
unto whom the Lord imputeth not not kind and pure? “Then how do you manage
iniquity, and in whose spirit there In Eph. 4:29, Paul says, “Let no to weigh the butter you sell?”
is no guile.” Psalm 32:2. “Keep thy corrupt communication proceed inquired the judge.
tongue from evil, and thy lips from out of your mouth, but that which The farmer replied, “That is easi-
speaking guile.” Psalm 34:13. is good to the use of edifying, that ly explained, your honor. I have bal-

Swift to Hear, door of my lips.” And Solomon in
Slow to Speak the proverbs says: “A soft answer
turneth away wrath: but grievous
I am reminded words stir up anger” (Proverbs 15:1)
of a saying I heard or “the heart of the righteous studi-
years ago. “A wise eth to answer: but the mouth of the
old owl sat in an oak. wicked poureth out evil things.”
The more he heard, Proverbs 15:28. And in Proverbs
the less he spoke; 17:28 we read, “Even a fool, when he
the less he spoke, the holdeth his peace, is counted wise:
more he heard. Why and he that shutteth his lips is es-
can’t we all be like teemed a man of understanding.”
that wise old bird?” God is looking for a people, a
James says the people with no guile in their mouths,
same thing in anoth- a people with characters like Jesus.
er way. “Wherefore, The victory here can be gained only
my beloved breth- when we realize that there may be a
ances and for a weight I use a one- ren, let every man be swift to hear, problem sometimes with our words,
pound loaf I buy from the baker.” slow to speak, slow to wrath.” James and seek to surrender the control of
This illustrates the injustice of 1:19. And in verse twenty-six, “If our tongues to Jesus on a daily ba-
many people. They have two stan- any man among you seem to be re- sis. May the Lord help each of you
dards: one for themselves and an- ligious, and bridleth not his tongue, to have victory. 
other for the other fellow. but deceiveth his own heart, this
Do you have the same standard man’s religion is vain [of no value].”
in what is said and done by you In 1st Peter 1, verse fifteen, we Clark Floyd resides
that you have for others? As I have read, “But as He which hath called in Leicester, North
looked at myself and the words I you is holy, so be ye holy in all man- Carolina. He is a
sometimes speak to others, includ- ner of conversation.” board member and
ing my wife, I have found that I need As part of your daily prayer you
a speaker for Hope
to improve in the use of my tongue. might repeat the words of David
I want to strive with all I have to be found in Psalm 141:3, “Set a watch, International.
one of the 144,000. O Lord, before my mouth; keep the
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Children’s Story from The Making of Midge by Mildred Thompson Olson
The Child is Born

jumped out of the sled, and ran for their chore clothes, Julius sneaked
N
the house—everyone, that is, except a peak at me. Nels grabbed him,
els, the fun-loving, eter- Nels. His wrath, which had been “Come on, Julius, we’ve got to milk
nal optimist, was not in a waxing up hot until this time, now the cows, feed the calves, and check
happy frame of mind. He turned to pure steam. “Wouldn’t on the sheep. And, oh, yes, you girls,
knew very well why he was told you know it. A GIRL! If there had you mother hens, have you forgot-
to hustle his five sisters and Julius to be another kid, why couldn’t ten to gather the eggs and feed and
off to church on Sabbath afternoon, it have been a boy—someone to water the chickens?” This remark
January 14. He didn’t like the rea- help Dad in the fields when I leave was meant to be either funny or
son one bit. “I hope the folks stop home. I guess I should have prayed sarcastic, but no one cared. Martena
having kids before I get married,” it would be a boy!” volunteered for chicken duty.
he grumbled to Dorathy as he Julius was at the kitchen door Soon the chores were done
wrapped buffalo robes around his when Nels yelled, “Julius, you get and the family gathered for sup-
sisters huddled on bales of straw in back here and help me put this per. When Nels drew his chair up
the horse-drawn sled. team in the barn.” Ten-year-old to the table, he came within five
“Why is Mama sick?” Gladys Julius obeyed that tone of voice feet of the boot box, but he never
asked innocently. pronto. Since Nels was the oldest, looked at me.
“Don’t ask stupid questions,” he had to assume the role of “boss” After supper Papa and Mama
Nels snapped as he slapped the at times. He usually was lots of fun, called Nels into the bedroom. “Nels,
reins of the horses. The team trot- but today he was a bear. we are sorry that you are unhappy
ted briskly down the snow-covered Inside the house the five sis- about the new baby. But she is here,
road. “Just stay covered, or the ters gathered around the hard- and we aren’t going to toss her out.
wind will freeze your breath.” coal heater and looked down into You’ll soon learn to love her. She’s
“Why didn’t Papa take us to Papa’s boot box. “There she is,” kind of cute. Take a good look at
church?” Gladys persisted. “More Papa said proudly, pulling back the her, and then you can name her.”
dumb questions,” Nels growled. blanket. He put his rough farmer’s Nels finally relented and looked
“Oh, Nels, be civil. She’s only finger into his baby’s diminutive at me. He studied my rosy cheeks
three and a half. She doesn’t under- hand. Instinctively her little fin- and blond hair. In spite of my spas-
stand.” Sixteen-year-old Dorathy gers curled around his, captur- tic newborn motions, a love for me
cuddled her youngest sister closer ing Papa’s heart. “Isn’t she a little started to grow in his heart, and he
to her. “Papa is staying with Mama midget? Just 18 inches long. Shall chose what he thought was the best
because—well, when we get home we name her Midget?” name in the world for me. (When I
from church there’ll be a nice sur- “No, Papa,” Dorathy protested. came to years, I tended to disagree
prise waiting for you.” “We’ll think of something better.” with his choice.) He named me
Now anyone with any experi- Then the girls took turns holding Alice, after the missionary daughter
ence in child psychology knows their new sister until it was time for of Mrs. Flatten who helped Dr. Doty
that promising a three-year-old a them to prepare supper (that’s what deliver me, and Mildred, a famous
surprise just before you want her the evening meal is called on a South dancer. So I was officially named
to settle into a quiet church mood Dakota farm). Their departure gave Alice Mildred. Papa nicknamed me
is in for trouble. For the next two Lela and Gladys free access to me, Middy, while the rest of the family
hours Gladys badgered Dorathy the baby. Somehow I survived the called me Midge. And Nels, who
about the surprise, making Dorathy pummeling, hugs and sloppy kisses played with me a lot, soon became
wish that either she or Gladys was from the two who were to become one of my favorite people. 
deaf and dumb. my closest friends. Perhaps my 80-
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About five p.m. the seven year-old grandmother rescued me Copyright © 2005 by TEACH Ser-
Thompson children drew into the from annihilation more often than vices, Inc., and used with permis-
farmyard. Papa was waiting. “Hey, I will ever know. sion. Available on the web at:
kids, you got a new baby sister.” When Nels and Julius came in to www.teachservices.com and in the
Everyone yelled with delight, change from their church clothes to Hope International Bookstore.

Health Gem Lee Forb e s
Where do your
Vitamins
end up?
O ne of the greatest profit-
generating industries
today is the dietary
supplement industry.
People are aware of their health
needs more than any other time
of billions of dollars a year.
But not all supplements are alike.
Many of the vitamins and miner-
als on the market today are syn-
thetic and are questionable in the
amount of value they contribute to
sive vitamin that she had taken the
night before appeared whole in her
stool that morning.
Is there an answer? Yes. Some of
the products on the market do have
qualities that are very beneficial.
in history. Therefore, they are pur- your health. Synthetics are cheaper What makes the difference? The
chasing supplements on the order and easier to produce, so many, if difference is where they get the vi-
not most, of the supplements that tamins and minerals from. In other
you find in major chain stores at words, what is the source? Whole
low, low prices are synthetics and food is a very important character-
possibly of little value. Couple with istic of a good quality, economical
this the fact that most vitamin pills supplement. Vitamins made with
and tablets break down in the di- whole foods typically break down
gestive tract so slowly that you only faster in the digestive tract, mak-
get a fraction of their value to start ing available the nutrients that you
with, and you will see that you need to have that healthier lifestyle
may be spending a lot of money for you want.
almost nothing. Here is a simple experiment we
It is very easy to surf the web found on the internet that poses
these days and find multitudinous and answers the question, “Does
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accounts by individuals claim- your multi-vitamin dissolve

ing that the vitamin or mineral properly?”
supplement they have taken sim- “Some manufacturers claim
ply passed through their system that many brands of vitamin tablets
without dissolving. I recently had a are so hard that they go through
lady call me to say that an inexpen- the body undissolved, and quote

cerned about the bottom line of those corporations.
time it takes for However, when you purchase them
it to be absorbed. from “Hope for Health” here at
Though absorp- Hope International, you are invest-
tion may not be a ing in a ministry that is prayerfully
concern, you may using that money to send out more
want to check the Christ-centered literature, Bibles and
ingredients for DVDs to hasten the second coming
the capsule. The of Christ, so we can all enjoy perfect
primary ingredi- health for eternity. 
ent for most cap-
sules is gelatin, a Lee Forbes writes
substance derived from West Virginia.
primarily from He is a roofing con-
swine. All Hope tractor by trade, but
for Health sup- his favorite pastime
plements that are is teaching others
encapsulated use how to study God’s
veggie-caps from Word.
a purely vegetar-
ian source. *These statements have not been
Another im- evaluated by the Food and Drug Ad-
portant consid- ministration. This product is not in-
eration is liquid tended to diagnose, prevent, treat, or
supplements. Up cure any disease.
to 98% of liquid
nurses who find vitamin pills in vitamin and mineral supplements
the bedpans of their patients. While is absorbed and assimilated, so one
this can happen, here’s a simple might be wise to consider using a
“acid test” you can apply to find out liquid vitamin. Now you may un-
if your multi—or any other pill!— derstand why that vitamin C tablet
dissolves properly: that you have been taking is not
“1. Place approximately one cup fighting off the colds for which you
of white vinegar in a small bowl and were taking it.
warm it to 98 degrees or so by plac- Praise the Lord, we do have an an-
ing it inside a larger bowl of water swer that will help you on your way
that you “top up” several times with to physical, spiritual and economic
warm water from the tap. (The goal health. C-blast, Mega-Multi, Ultra
is to keep the vinegar reasonably Fighter and Mighty Immune Plus
close to 98 degrees for half an hour.) are all whole food, easily digestible
“2. Drop your multi-vitamin vitamin and mineral supplements.
(or other pill) into the vinegar, and Mighty Immune Plus is a liquid
jostle it about every five minutes or vitamin supplement, which allows
so by gently shaking or swirling the your body to absorb the most of the
cup. While you can also stir the mix benefits available to you. Therefore,
with a wooden stick or toothpick, be health wise, you are physically re-
careful not to touch the tablet itself. ceiving the best of the best. And
“3. The tablet should dissolve when you are actually absorbing the
within 30 minutes. (This is the USP nutrients for which you purchased
standard for all pharmaceutical tab- the supplement, your economic
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hour, it’s not doing you much good.” “But how do I benefit spiritually?”
Courtesy: supplementquality.com. you might ask. Every time you pur-
If you are one of those in- chase your vitamin and mineral
dividuals that take capsules, you supplements from commercial or-
may feel that you need not be con- ganizations, you are increasing the

News Watch chidonic acid, an essential fatty acid
that is converted into inflammatory
earthly glory and riches, of living a
life free from trial. Instead He calls
chemicals in the body. upon them to follow Him in the
“Although a vegetarian diet is path of self-denial and reproach.”
ideal for reducing inflammation AA 576.
and promoting weight loss (no
more than 6% of vegetarians are
obese), few Americans are will-
ing to give up meat altogether.”
Those who do “usually find that
they don’t miss it after a few
weeks—while those who continue
to eat some meat may find the crav-
ings harder to resist.”
Harris McIlwain, MD, rheuma-
tologist and pain specialist, “Diet
for a Pain-Free Life,” Bottom Line
Personal, March 15, 2007, 1.
End-time perspective: Once again
we learn “He who created man and
who understands his needs ap-
pointed Adam his food…. Grains,
fruits, nuts, and vegetables consti-
tute the diet chosen for us by our
Creator.” CG 380.
Pain Relief Shopping and Sin
News Item: “As many as 150 million News Item: “At last, scientific
Americans live with ongoing pain. proof of the link between shop-
This usually is caused by such ping and sin. A study by Daniel
problems as arthritis or injuries to Hungerman… and Jonathan
the neck or back. Gruber… found that when states
“Being overweight and having dropped blue laws…, church at-
a poor diet are crucial factors, too. tendance dipped by 15 percent
Fatty tissue is an endocrine (hor- among those who had been going
mone-producing) organ, just like weekly. That’s not all: church-goers
other organs in the body. Studies became as likely as non-attendees
show that patients who are over- The Love of Money to use drugs, and the gap between
weight produce high levels of cy- the two groups’ heavy-drinking
tokines, C-reactive protein and other News Item: A survey of college rates closed sharply. Hungerman’s
proinflammatory chemicals—sub- freshmen found that “nearly three- take: What you do Sunday morning
stances that promote joint and tis- quarters of respondents said it is could make a big difference in how
sue damage and increase pain. very important to them to become you spend Saturday night.”“Never
“Losing as little as 10 pounds ‘very well-off financially.’… Less On A Sunday,” Reader’s Digest,
can significantly reduce inflamma- than half did so in the inaugural December 2006, 26.
tion, pain and stiffness—regard- years of the survey, 1966….” Timo- End-time perspective: The aware-
less of the underlying cause of the thy Lamer, “Setting up snares,” ness Sabbathkeepers have on Friday,
discomfort. People who combine World, February 3, 2007. “preparation day,” of the holiness of
weight loss with a diet that includes End-time perspective: The au- the day beginning at sunset serves
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anti-inflammatory foods (and ex- thor wrote, “If the sheer desire to God’s people well. “While prepara-
cludes proinflammatory ones) can be rich is gaining as much social tion for the Sabbath is to be made
reduce pain by up to 90%. The effect favor as the surveys suggest, then all through the week, Friday is to
rivals that of ibuprofen and similar a lot of ‘snares’ that ‘plunge people be the special preparation day.” 6T
painkillers—without gastrointesti- into ruin and destruction’ (1 Tim 354. “The Lord has placed barriers
nal upset and other side effects. 6:9) are being set.” around His Sabbath, that it may not
“…People who eat a lot of meat “Jesus does not present to His be regarded with the least careless-
(including poultry) consume ara- followers the hope of attaining ness or irreverence.” 13 MR 294.

cells are hailed as a hope for medi- Scientists Alarmed
cal breakthroughs because they
have the ability to become any tis- News Item: An “Open Letter from
sue of the body. Research has in- World Scientists to All Governments
dicated they can be used to grow Concerning Genetically Modified
limbs and organs, but the research Organisms (GMOs)” was signed
involves the destruction of frozen by 828 scientists from 84 different
embryos created for in vitro fertil- countries. Versions of the letter
ization…. were submitted to many govern-
[Only] “adult stem cells have ments and international forums,
been used in research and the including various UN commissions
Amalgamation is Moral? treatment of leukemia at the medi- and conventions, the WTO, and US
cal center [at LLU]” and an alterna- Congress. They are “extremely con-
News Item: “UK scientists have ap- tive to the controversial embryonic cerned about the hazards of GMOs
plied for permission to create em- stem cell research was presented in to biodiversity, food safety, and hu-
bryos by fusing human DNA with January at LLU. man and animal health....”
cow eggs. The hybrid human-bo- A decision will be made on a na- Among its listed concerns:
vine embryos would be used for tional level; documents and guide- “Secret memoranda of US Food
stem cell research and would not lines are expected to be completed and Drug Administration revealed
be allowed to develop for more within the next few months. that it ignored the warnings of its
than a few days…. A member of “Those making the decisions own scientists that genetic engi-
the [petitioning] Committee said, about the Seventh-day Adventist neering is a new departure and
‘If human benefit can be derived,… position on embryonic stem cell introduces new risks.” Indeed, the
then it would actually be immoral research include researchers, theo- risks “give rise to unpredictable,
to prevent it….” Fergus Walsh, logians, ethicists and church lead- random effects, including gross
BBC News, Nov. 6, 2006. ers.” abnormalities in animals and un-
End-time perspective: One won- Gerald Winslow, LLU’s vice expected toxins and allergens in
ders how “human” would the hy- chancellor and vice president of food crops.” Says this group of sci-
brid embryo need to be before it spiritual life, said, “They will find entists: “We urge all Governments
becomes immoral to kill it? “Every the balance possible that recog- to take proper account of the new
species of animal which God had nizes the important prospects rep- substantial scientific evidence of
created were preserved in the ark. resented by stem cell research and actual and suspected hazards aris-
The confused species which God protects the value, dignity and sa- ing from GM technology and envi-
did not create, which were the re- credness of human life. I am going ronmental releases, including open
sult of amalgamation, were de- to be really eager to see what state- field trials….”
stroyed by the flood.” 3SG 75. ment the church does make.” C. L. Source: Institute of Science in
Lopez, “Adventists consider ethics Society, www.i-sis.org.uk/list. php
of embryonic stem cell research,” (March 7, 2007).
redlandsdailyfacts.com, March 7, End-time perspective: “Through
2007. disobedience to God Adam and
Endtime perspective: “The sci- Eve had lost Eden, and because of
ence of holiness, the ethics that the sin the whole earth was cursed.
gospel inculcates, acknowledge But if God’s people followed His
no standard but the perfection of instruction, their land would be re-
God’s mind, God’s will.” OHC 108. stored to fertility and beauty. God
Himself gave them directions in re-
gard to the culture of the soil, and
Awaiting a Decision they were to co-operate with Him
in its restoration. Thus the whole
News Item: “The possibility of em- land, under God’s control, would
bryonic stem cell research may become an object lesson of spiritual
become reality at Loma Linda truth. As in obedience to His natu-
University. But for religious in- ral laws the earth should produce
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stitutions like the Seventh-day its treasures, so in obedience to His

Adventist-owned-and-operated moral law the hearts of the people
university, the research remains were to reflect the attributes of His
a topic of debate. Embryonic stem character.AH 143. 

Historical Footnotes
“We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we
shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching
in our past history.”—E. G. White, Life Sketches, 196. Many
today have neglected to study the history and people that
made up the early days of the Advent movement. To help
encourage interest in Adventist history, we have put to-
gether questions about people and events of our past. Our
goal is to spark faith and further study into “the way the
Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.”
S ource: William Miller: Herald of the Blessed Hope by Ellen G. White (Review and Herald, 1994).
1. William Miller was the oldest of 5. As he grew older, thoughts of sin, a. Too lazy.
___ children? death, and destruction troubled b. He stuttered.
a. 5 him greatly. The Bible he had re- c. He hoped some minister
b. 8 jected as uninspired now offered would take on the task.
c. 12 information he sought about d. He didn’t want to commit the
d. 16 a. the existence of a Savior. time.
b. what happened after death.
c. why death existed. 9. Finally, in ____, at age 49, Miller
2. Although recognized for his could no longer ignore his per-
keen intellect, he attended school d. all of the above.
sonal duty. He presented the re-
for only ___ months. sults of his study to the public.
a. 18 6. It was in ____, after two years of
intense Bible study, that Miller a. 1823
b. 24 b. 1831
c. 28 was convicted that in 1843 Christ
would redeem His people. c. 1838
d. 36 d. 1840
a. 1818
b. 1828
3. As an adult, his income came c. 1830 10. Miller’s first lecture led to the
from d. 1832 conversion of how many entire
a. his role as justice of the peace. families, excepting two individ-
b. farming. uals?
c. both a and b. 7. He spent ___ more years review- a. 13
d. part ownership of a general ing his conclusions, lest he lead b. 10
store anyone astray when doing his c. 8
duty to warn the world of com- d. 7
ing judgment.
4. As a young man, Miller, through a. 3
association with good citizens b. 5
who were ____, adopted their re- c. 7
ligious viewpoints, even though
International.
d. 9 any answer, please contact Hope
they rejected the Bible. Source: For specific references to
a. universalists 6:a; 7:b; 8:c; 9:b; 10:a.

b. deists 8. Miller began to present his views Answers: 1:d; 2:a; 3:c; 4:b; 5:d
c. agnostics privately. Why didn’t he do so

d. pragmatists publicly?

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