Another Look at Seventh-day Adventism by Norman F Douty

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Another Look at
| Seventh-day Adventism

with special reference
Questions ox Docrine

by Norman F. Douty

Baker Book House
Grand Rapids 6, Michigan
1962
eS ee ee en ee

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 6217678

Copyright, 1952, by
BAKER BOOK HOUSE

Foreword

Tis book ignated ia my own personal need, When a
member of my cherch was coming into Hequent contact with
Seventh-day Adventism, ie became necessary for me to study the
fubjectaftsh. By the time I had done so, hal invested so much
Df time atl energy that | decided to invest yet more, im the hope
thatthe total reslls of my months of intensive research might,
bythe Blesting of Gad, prove uefa wo othe,

Thu picpared the’ subatance of my mancripe Before T
pwocured copy of Welter R. Martin’ volume, entitled The
Fpruth abou! Seventh-day Adventur, When I bad read bis iter
ting and wellmeaning though, on the whole, disappointing —
{peste Lice it advisable to deal wit some, bt ony some of
fontents. So my book is tot to be considered "A Reply 10
Martin.” Ileave dhac task to other bande, ut ie with suai
fo his volume thit 1 live called mine “Another Lock at
Shenttrday Advent.”

dete to expres my indebcednes to yarious authors, editors
and pullers for the privilege of quoting from their produc
ions, Among authots axe Dre. L. E. Froom and F, D, Nichol
fd I wish to make special mention of Dr. F-F- Brace, Rylands
Profesor of Biblical Critcimn st the University of Manchester,
pho wa also gracious enough, snid multiplied labors, to read
Iny manejo llr some sggestion for it improvement.

"among eitory thanks ste due to the Rev, Herbert F. Steven
of The Life of Frith (London, England) and to Dr. Carl F. H.
Henry of Christianity Today

also make grateful acknowledgment to several publishers,
fnclading The Judson Pres, Wat B. Eerdmans Publishing Cou
Tondervin Publishing House. and Baker Book House. The
Seventivdsy Adventist Ive kindly granted me penission to
vote from all of their publications.

Tn addition co authors, editors and publishers, 1am indebted
onot a few. Elder Artur L. White grandson of Mrs. White,
fd Eider J. 1. Clement, of the Michigan Mook and Iie
Home (\urontist) have gone out of thet way to furnih me
Aaterals new snd old. Ment of these ate listed under “Sources
Gund Reference Works 1," tthe close of this hook.
Yo come nearer home, Lo not forget Mrs. Sanda Shafley. of
amy church, whose stenographic asistance has been invaluable;
tor, last But not least my Wile, to whose constructive criticism
and untemitiing industry, Tam so indebied that without them
this book could noe have been produced

Nomeax F. Dowry

ABBREVIATIONS

“The following abineviations are occasionally used inthe text
ASW or American Standard Version
‘Advent for Seventtrday Adventisa
‘Adventists for Seventhday Adventists
EXX for the Septuagint
SDA for Seventh day Adventist
NT. for New Testament
O11. for Old Testament
Questions on Doctrine for Seventh-day Adventists answer
Questions on Doctrine

In the footnotes, chee additional abbreviations are vse
1G of P. tor Catalog of Publicstione
G.C. for The Great Controversy by Mrs, E. G. White
on D. for Questions on Doctrine
1 and Hor Ievsew and Herald

Table of Contents

Chapter
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1. INSPIRATION
HL, MAN
1M, DEATH
APPENDIX: THE RIGH MAN AND LAZARUS,
Iv, CHRIST
V. SALVATION

APPENDIX: SABBATH-KEEPING
‘AND SALVATION

Vi. THE SABBATH.

VIL, PROPHETIC CHRONOLOGY

VIIL “THir FINAL ATONEMENT

IX. THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT
APPENDIX: THLE SCAPEGOAT

X. THE LAST THINGS

XL EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT

XIL, MRS. WHITE'S VISIONS
APPENDIX: THE HISTORIANS WITNESS
CONCLUSION .
SUPPLEMENT: ADVENTISM AND IRVINGISM
AN APPEAL
SOURCES AND REFERENCE WORKS
INDEXES

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Introduction

Jn 1957 a “group of Seventhdsy Adventist leader, Bible
teachers and editors put out hook of nearly 700 pags ented
Sewenthday sent anever Queshons on Decne in which
{hey protest et forth “an explanation of ertaln major specs
Of Scenteay Adventist belek” Inasmuch 3s “the replies were
bree by = grup of recognized leader in lose counsel with
Bible teachers, edits ad suing they eam tha “his
olume can Be viewed a truly represeniaie of the fh and
Telit of the Seventh day Adventat Chute” pp 78). This
represnltive character appears tobe confirmed fy the approval
fh the General Conlerende of the denomination —its aight
Sministative body" at is Qualennial Seaton the Year ales
the publistion of the book

Questions on Doctrine dies not eaim to present 2 new Ad
setist ered. Te saps: “he gal want oth our base belils
Jn terminology cotendly uscd in teolgieal ccles This wa
fot to he a new sateatent of fishy but rather an answer to
fpecc questions concerning our faith, Tt was ature tet tee
hswers would come within the liamevock of te offal sate
tent of Fondamental Beis of Seven dey. Adventists which
Sppears in oar Church Manual” (p. 8) ‘Thus the 1987 boot
Pmports to Be simply de ollsime, Adventism in ew. phe:
logy. The Calalog of Publications speaks of the book as a
Srealiemation of ovr beicls” “Accordingly, ty Mardin sap
This book.» presente the theology and doctrine whieh te
leaders of Seventy Adventn stir they have always held”
(Fhe Truth out Seventh dy’ dcentiom, #1)

“The same estimate of the exaracter of the views prevented in
Questions om Doctrine was expres anticipative ia the Ad
eis monthly peviodieal, Sigs of tee Times Just afer Dr
Bernbonte began his arlng deers of Seventvday Adenia
In th Sepicaber, 1 he 0 Etomity nagar, ts Advent

Sia ez Tennent forthe Chace, White deca the Genera Go
lene t be “the hic suiiy tat Cad ta ops ond aU
felt she sayeth ibe your a the Genet Cotes = a
foie of Gn Tp
0 Another Look at Seventh-day Advention

ablation pried x vtatement (on October 2 1956) contain
Ing thee word: "As tothe efter of Dr. Barahoe's courageous
reippratal of Seventinday Adventism, we are convinced tat it
Yell not only create aseation in cranglcal cles, but will
End thousands to realy the mesage which Seventy Ad
ents feet called to give wo the word i these at days"” The
Ntcent as beadeee “Adventnt Vinliated” Of coune, if
the Advemdns were vindeated, then they had not altered it
lctinal postion.

"The fortyeighth Quadrennial Sion the one mentioned
shore wat held ia Cleveland, Obfo, om Jone 1928, 1958
Toward ls ce, te heads of the Conleresce dered: "Let
‘teremenber thet gemufne enty Fes, abowe all ele 2 unity
{i bet a hanmony in docrng, "We vand withthe pioneers

‘We need no new docries® ‘This declaration appeared
ihe Review ond Herald tor Jone 27, 1958. (p18

‘ull ander Advent. pero, These Times, contained
an artic by Cell alley in. Joy 1038.1 seated. "Fodny
tveryhing has changed for th’ Screntsday Alves exept
‘Dei! dotsinal belie which ane move fomly established than
wer (py

“The tame asorance is given in recent publication to which
vee wil pescnly lt, Phe Huson and Teaching of obert
Trinomead. On'page 24 i stated at "Nom-Adventy a3
well m Advent who fave Tead. te. book. [Question om
‘Docrine}endty tht the auton of the book have ou hanged
or sundone the doctrines ofthe church The answers gen
{ihe book to questions regarding certain pisses of the sanctuary
fd is services aren ful baru WH what we have «ways
Tied and taught” tke

ging trom thee various pronowncements ofthe Advent
aidntivg, wre would eoncude tht The Sunday School Times
feos core when it entitled ss view of Questions om Doctrine
Inthe March 22 108 true," new book of old eon” Appar
iy ce ony thing new n dhe book he languages the ew
AHemocres are the tame as belo

However, this is not the eoinate of some able men within
ane movements They believe that Adventpm may bave over
fesdhed cll. Defore the end of 1957, Elder M. 1. Andresien,
‘Glendale, Calilorta, who bas Deen «leading man in Ad
Venti and wore ministry covets ax deca, ssed his voce
In protetation. He strenvouly objected, in particular, 10

Introduction n

Section VII of the book, wherein the subject of the atonement is

presented. He also objected to the statement of the Adventist
(Position on the bumantey of Christ At the 1961 spring council
Sesion of the Excautive Comittee of dhe General Conference,
Mr. Andicascn's ministerial credentials were revoked of sit.
pended, and Hele has been heard of him since

“Another powerful proust was registered enriy in 1058 by Mr
ALL. Hudion, of Baker, Oregon, who, two years later, began.
ta publish > periodical, ‘The Ehreh Triumphant — a journal
whlch appears tothe eotamittee just mentioned, “wo be dedicated
{fo the publication of anything it thinks will embarrass the
Surch” Mr. Hudson wat uained for the Adventet miniry
but is prinier Ie sought to get the alice of the General
Conference to grant 3 hearing om Questions on Decirine atthe
fortheoming Sesion in Cleveland in. 1958, for he recogniced
that ie as only that gencral body, componed of delegates from
ail pars of the worl, that posse jortadiction in exes of thie
fort. The ofeers declined to grant his request. Since then he hae
fwrtten some trenchant articles om the ius. At a result, he
ras excommunicated Oct. 7, 1961, but he continues to attend
the SDA church

Other Adventists have concurred in the viewpoint of these
two men. They maintain that Questions on Dectine miscepre
fens the denomination’s historic position. ou several pois
‘To them the trouble is not a mere tnatter of semantics, for they
fontend that the doctrinal expressions of Adventism's carlier
fwrites cannot pomibly bear the constrictions which are 20W
Ipeing put upon them.” Perhaps chief amoug these is Robert D.
Brinsmcad of Australia who came wo the United States late
fn 1930, So disturbing had his influence become that a special
Dimphlee of fortycigh pages was ied in December, 1961,
Gn The History and Teaching of Rovert Brintnead. This
pamphlet was "prepared by the Ofice of the Research nd De-
fense Liverature Commie,” is “approved by the General Con
ference Oficers and Union Conierenc Presidents of North
America” and is dinuibution ix “authored by the General
Gonference Exceutive Committee”

Te will be necessary to consider some of the points disputed
Drerween these two groups in Adventisn But sy main object
frill be to deal with thowe doctrines common to both which com

‘withthe views of Protestants generally. It will be to acer-
fain, not whether Seventday Adventism subscribes to a Hage
Of Serpural guth—no doubt it docs but whether, at
® Another Look a Seventhdey Adventism

the same time, it subscribes ta lange body of belief chat is not
Serpe

Tn pursuing this object, I ehall make large we of Questions
on Dectrine, inasmuch a5 most of is teachings are cherished by
I Adventist (All page numbers not otherwise ideniged refer
to thir book). Wut confimnatory evidence of Adventist beliefs
Will be drawn trom other Iaerature issued by their presses,
Including s nomber of works recommendd in Questions on
Doctrine iell (pp. 62087).

eve iti appropriate to ‘notice what is tae Adventist practice
im its publication work: "For the protection of Seventhlay Ad
‘ventist author, 3 oell3¢ for that of our churches, cach of our
‘enominational publishing hows har» book commitice 0
which all manuscripts for books and pamphlets intended Cor
‘Greulation asiong our embers must be mitted. Cur houses
Swill not pring 4 hok until aler the manuscripe tax passed
Trough the hands of the book commiuce™ (The History and
‘Teaching of Robert rinomced, 17). This means that all of
the lteatute published By the denomination Js ofiially ap
proved. This important

"As there are mumbver of resuicions which L have imposed
fo amyscit inthe writing of tis book, it will, I think, be use
to state them here and now.

int, Iumean to seer clear of all mismpresentation. Few
things are more reprehensible than misconstrving.ancsber's
“words, even thong the miaeonsuuetion i unintentional, What
{yer is mative, sch inaccuracy com init great damage. 1 shall,
therefore, endeavor, in every instance, tbe precae when stating
the views of Adsentism, acither distorting nor taking out of
context anyhing they lave said

‘Secondly, Lim to avoid — how far ¥ succeed the reader must
judge the wie of invalid angwment. A large porcon of ant
Adventist lteatute consis of sch miter. What valid
‘reasoning i likely to beset ane along with that which i ot
Instead of being carefully elitinguished from i. 1 do net wonder
that Seventheday Adventists are more stcngthened than weak
ned dhrough reading auch lteratre-

“Thindly, I intend to reirain trom ateriboting to Seventhday
[Adventish those fallacies that logically flow from ite expres
Gsclarations. More than three centuries ago, Bishop Jowplt
Hall sid: "There cannot be a more weful role for ou moder
tow in judganent than thie that we may not tke chat [or &
‘man’s opinion which. .doth, by nmecesary inference, follow

Introduction an

upon is but only that which himself profeses wo maintain”
‘Aezodngly, in toe inane in whch Sal abou ai ne
inevtabie implications of SDA tench. I aut etal tee
‘hargng she! apon te movements

Fourthly. determine to forse all use Caling hig

; abu Calling ting

thee right names is quite another matter, ‘Though I intesd
>this T do roe iced to doi in nd pie Near as
aicy to God, there the obligation fant ts thet
lave never recived anything bet Hinds rms Advete and
shall T rear el for goth Ava mur of fee T have na
Impaison but that of tine in pestorming my prac

tly, resolve to excl Korn tay eamiason of Seventh
day Advent the estchas which sess hae ase
tots acne ih egy Ira, Dl ot
Ge ch be cnne fy inten Whi The to
Imus stand upem its own oes unspgored hy fapong oe

Sixth, 1Wwih to avoid witing something merely negative
Aceoingy, fe will be my object to provide someting one
five truth im handling cach nec of SDA decane ae Ee
40 a to insure a treatment that is constructive as well as
eae vel as

‘And sow, with malice toward none, but with ferent prayer
hat what hete appears may be of everlasting bencat Ae
ents ws well =r othe commit ay hot oy eater
CHAPTER ONE
Inspiration

“Seventh clay Adventsm concurs with che church universal in
divine inspiration to the ible. ‘The church universal
Theld thst, dive to the sypematural operation uf dhe Holy
jt, the words of the original Scipaures were both the words
mand the words of God? Such being the case, it follows
fe the Bible is infallible» twuntworty* and authortaive?
oncarrence of Seventh-day Adventsi in this inate of
Bible is expresed in its fast article of belies “The oly
rs ofthe Old and New Testaments were given by inspira.
fof God, contain an allsuffcient revelation of His wil t
fd sre the only sinerring rile of faith and practice” (p.
Wek pp. 225 28), This declares not only that the ible
but also that ic is infallible (unerrng”), trustworthy
alfsufcient scvelation") and authoritative. Crue")
et Advent diverges from the chzeh universal ta aseibing
ine inspiration also to the writings of Mrs. Ellen G, White

BB Wait, The Impiaion and Authority of the Re, yp
Sabet Join Urge Php Briere, Fes ih
\Goural of Poneto of tae Feria

UE Thesoie utes po B8. HG G. Mee, YE retry

twa io ten, wich ay in tenes fe unites W. He
‘the let spin of, p
Ee Ja ln of ie, ep. md
fe spatin” (nar Dacnonry of Taig, pe
Matis, lnm tothe Aer of the Esch of Enid.
The rte Diary. Mle ue of ta
16 Another Look at Seventleday Adventiom

(qseriots)s Ta their 1957 publication, Questions on Doctrine,
(erat "Sevendh-day Adventists regard her writings as conta
Ing impited sel and instruction. Under dhe sane inspira
TER ctcowroce much in the great fel of sacred history” (D
G5. Tu the 1961 annotated. Adventist Catalog of Publications
tabich it about seventy of Nis, White's productions inside the
(eo luver the sume euumate appears repeatedly in the descip-
Ten of hed books, a Gall to Medial Evangelism, contains “i
Wied satements” Highways to Heaven caries “eredentials of
weGhadon” ‘The Story of Jess has woven into ia “wealth of
BEE macaning” Tomperonce isan inspired reference wate”

Sean of kira White's writings pervades Adventist itera
une, For example, ALG. Daniell (President of the General
Conterence, 101-28) attributes 3 statement of hers to “the pen
Peesraton™ (Chrat ur Righeoumes, p. $8). On Angest
To, 19ST heard R. R. Figuhr, now occupying the same ofice,
Wor the tame words in rlerring to het. In The History and
‘Mooching of Robert Brinsnend, mentioned in, the Inteodoction
eect las Dectmber, we Gd "the inspired pen” of Mrs
kite mentioned on page 17. (See aso pages 20, $3, 45, 48)
WM Span Mr. Daniels Suctsaor as President of the General
Conner (1922-30), cite with approval, ina single diapter, the
Seeicsions often persons who considered Mr. White inspived
(rhe Spirit of Prophecy in the Advent Movement, cb.) F. W.
Pre Sei chor of Just What do you believe in your Churcht
Dettpe Adventist Church) declares in The Youth’ Istracor fo
Gtiaber 28, 1917. "T Inve noe the slightest doubt. about the
sete inspiration and accuracy of the Spirit of Prophecy.”
Fre Nichol the present editor of Review and Ierald, sys: “She
Toke by inspiration Elle. White ond her Critics, p. 28)
Eoigie'h Hlnynes went a far as to aver that “im aller numer
GarEEo, there fs not one seatement, one word that is conta.
rm poet form tenching of the Holy Sexipeures” (The Gift of
Prophecy, p 158)

ephee, Fctnis believe in the inspiration of both the Bible
and bs, White's iting are we to cance that chey hold her
eel eee be on 2 par with the Bible? Thelt reyponse pussy
Meer They replys “We ave never equated them with the
SEIRAIG, axeome Eely charge” (p. 99). "We donot regard the
Serhugr of Mr White as an addition to the saced canon of

Ti th of eine Arlt tie (Qo By
‘Ramen by Mes spl ete om 6

pirtion ”
ee.ore do net mp tem in he ve wnt
Fit Sci wich on sie nd oage = Se sanaard
Meh al othr wings must be Jodged™ (pf) “We tat
Berns ot Hen G. Wha by the ile, Wu ino ese do
pe the Bible by her writing?” (29
Se can only cucle,then tint Sveudhday Advent bas
Mnusie dautine of Inptaon, one lox the Spares, an
torte pings hn, Was. “The preen of Ss
i mal inert sat o he ae
Ws hoe dow Adve eine te inpison of sn
Bits wring 1 dcines tein wo wast tne negate and
Sea:

Mri ened "a Seenhaay Adve peat bck Gel,
Sis ine of Crtanty Ted) hae Wie gk
Bn heel srbly piel eke sept sow

may son ns bok Dees of he Pa
ee cee nel eee
Mabe cioinca ta though the gu of te Spat specal Up
Behe ee a
ee Sty WW Asp dea te soca
Scns tok, Fhe Spr a) Pophey ine tdcent Nose
to eapnting tsatothe iy” whe
Of Jona ee 12 ah by FN. Wiles the heir

Fhe Taney J
ao oop SS. ald “gil ook” in he

Bras cacchcen i MOT

Io ae om ate Whe cin feed Sere Bi, He Te
<rea in Rta Mine, Bk Hc
8 Another Lok « Seventhay Adventiom

of Review and Herald, (1911-46), Uriah Sasth, who, despite
is Arianism, was for about Ball a century editor of the Review
Gnd Herald, dilated on this subject in the March 13, 1688
fue of that periodical It appears, chen, that whereas Seventh
thy Adventiam holds chat the inspiration of the ible relates
fo iw words as well ae tite thoughts, it holds that the
{vpieaton of Mrs White relates only to her thoughts and not
to her wor

‘Now let us consider whether this idea of Mrs. Whit’s now
verbal inspiration is defensible. Such a concept is unteasonable
Treause its at vatiance with paychologieal las Wishop Light
{oor in his Notes on the Fister of Se Pel, says: “Whe notion
of verbal inspiration ina certain sense is involved in the Very
Conception of an inspiration at all, because words are at once
the istuments of camrying on and the means of expressing
fea an thatthe words must Bodh fad and follow the thought”
{b 160, Lightoors sucesor, Bishop Westcot, declared in his
(Gaay on “Inspiration” that “choughts are wedded to words”
Sill another Anglican, W. Hl. G. Thoms stated: “There is am
Tnuimate connection, 4 néceary conection, between thoughts
find words Whether it be for on own thought, or for inter
Gnome betwcen man and man, thoughts must be expressed in
words” (The Stronghold of Truth, ps 43). Dr. Thoms article
Un “Inspication”™ in the Janay 1901 issue of BiBlitheos Sacra
feafirms this. The rugged Detrx dedared: “Ifthe word wavers,
the sense wavers..-- The word is the visibility and form of the
tii (The Bibie the Word of God, pp. 1755). Unqubare ex
preses the same truth in The Inspiration and Accuracy of the
Froly Soriptues: “Thought ix defined by words. Perfectly dear
thought is welded! to the words which express it—co these words
nd no oller™ (p13), Accordingly, chere is no such thing a8
fn insltation of thoughts without words

‘sul an limpiration isnot only unressonable; I is alo usles~
Ie did exit, it would confer no special beneht, For, i the
Bible, by virive of ie inspiration, i infallible and, therefore
bwolucely veliable and fully authoritative, then semiinspired
Sritings would be deficient in all of these qualities. OC what
Special value would such writings be? They would not be a whit
‘More useful than uninepired wetings proceeding from godly
Scholas who enjoy the Mlumination of the Spirit of God.

TRarthermore, this ies of Mrs. White's nonverbal inspiration
fs not sustained by her owa statements relative to her inpiri
ton. She called her mesages Testimonies” with clear allusion

the se ofthat term in the O:T. forthe revelations of God
a ir aime for th Chr 20 he
“ts God and not an ering mortal who has spoken
Sthove.«-who. would break down our tinny. ie not
inet ue but again Gol” (The fe aaioment i
iy Scena by Dv etn the ale vtere to abe)
Tol. 1V (pp. 47) se ssi with evident allusion to Tle.
2: “In ancient times, God spoke to men by the mouth of
fds and spawn In these days He spent to them by the
ov of Ha Spit ‘There vat never ae when Cod
Med Vis people note earealy than Hie nerves deca
Bot will they prot by tl teaching? Gor wil scept
fo jaa obedience" In VoL V we ead: “When I send yo
Estnony of warning and reproot many of you declare to
Mherely We opinion of Sizer White. You have thteby im
ithe Spit of Cod (p. 68), Ik yo lenen the onfdence
Beets peopl in she estagntey His bw sot thes you art
Belling sgsist Cod ae cern ae were Korah, Daan ad
(G05, “Lil ake the wore rom the Lord and speak
to the people” (p. 7)"
Surcy in there statenent we do not fd “a quale view of
‘ch as Me Martin mye cone sould rely
(rhe Truth sbout Seventhdey Advcntiom, p26) Mere
‘White lye clam fo an inspiration tat not & whi Below
evel ofthe Serpcures theives" Advestit have teed 9
Epis, but have never repudiated thaw words of Mn. White
Gt cont wake ther tenn anything che tt hat they
nly ete
Ets the concept of Mr, Whit's nonverbal inspiration is
ly unvesonsble and wale; is uanutaned by her Own
Paeerts concerning her Separation,
eco, on the positive side, Mix, White’ inspiration i ad
bein the same cegry a that of hore Biblical prope
foes uterances wee never part ef Scriprre canan™ (pp
I). Quen ow Doctrine Vets twentyvo of her, Both
mand woren. “There are, however si oahers i Serine

Des 4; 1, 2h King 28; Kings Ui; 28% | chron, 2948
een i: Nek i: Pe Byte SE 65% 19 pat J
Ife reo ae me carats wn Me. Winds wo

Teta, Vl. pp ff oH Om, Ht, OO,
se nes pth Cs Fg
20 Another Look at Seventh-ley Advention

which is st dows not nctude, ‘These ae Hanan, Jeu, Mi
CHER! [ahancl andthe geeae Ebja and. Hla. Out of the
Ghiits deenoyeighs the Diblecootde utterances made by all of
‘Rein excep ld Anna, Sins sd he four daoglters of Philip
other words uitrancs of threefours of these prophets a,
Tl all "a part of Seiptre canon.” Very manifest, what the
attic of Guastions on Doctrine meant to sa was that Mis,
{Wittes nopnation is the sone st that of thovepropbetswhowe
Minings were sever 4 part ofthe Bibl
"Tid queton now tobe sted is: What was the quality ofthe
Inpitation of these now leary prophes? Was 1 of & lower
[INES than dat of thove who peaaed the Scriptutes” No, indet,
eS eters un the Bible accounts of these persons proves.
Micra that “The Word ofthe LORD (or of Cl) came unto™
Nithan, Gath Sheonaiah, Jeo, Elijah and Jobe" and that
‘Sf sath the LORD (or, th Holy Ghost)” was declared by
‘Nathan, Gad Abijaty Dijah, Esha, Hilda and Agabus™
itinia the category of thc, as well a other noniterary
wopies oat Seveneday Advenian places Mir Whit. But
Tretheray prophs have nothing grestr sad of thom than
if hese in acy the very same things are sid ot ah
Hea fo Staci contains only 2 epeion of che
dy cies "We veal that “The Word of the LORD
Pi unto” [evemiah, Ezekiel, Hones Joc, Jonab, Micah, Zepba
‘ih, Haggai Zacharsh and Malachi3* and that Ames, Obadiah
at Nahin used the expen “Thos sith the LORD."
in the light ofthe survey, there cam be no doubt whatever
that one prophet was jos vip se another. Te made abso
ieee ao diference whether he wrote oF spoke In oth ss,
{hereselation given posse fll divine authority. Accordingly,
th guano henley pope as a et
that of the wring prophets. Ata matter of fac Questions on
Dourine ems tr iesst on this fuel, when it ys, "The mes
oe thae cme Hugh dese prope it should be recognized,
EER fom the same God who spoke dough these prope
Sse wings were incloded in the cred canon" (p. 91}
‘Nove ft Nix Whites inspiaion belongs to the eategory of

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{be non Tierary prophets, and if thee prophets were a ingpired
Gr those who wrote the Bible, chen it necessarily follows that
Bis Whites writings sre as inspired 35 Holy Weit The com
ison is escapable. “There is simply no way to avoid it~
xcept by denying tac ehings equal to che same thing ae equal
each her. Look at it once moe:
Mrs, Whites inpiration = that of the wowtteraty prophes
“he inspiration of these prophets = that of the writes ofthe
Scriptures
Then Nis. White's inspiration = that of the Seriprure write.
This loge deduction conGimed by expres statements on
Be part of some SDA leaders G. A. Irwin (President of the
eral Gonference, 1897-190), declared that ise Wiite’s wri
Tings were "the only infallible inerpreer of Bible principles,
eit i Christ through this agency. giving che veal meaning
His own words” (The Mark of the Beas, p. 8). Editor F. Mt
leo mae the following sttement about Mis. White in 1914
tas withthe ancient prophets, the talking ix done by the Holy
rit though her vocal organs. The prophets spake as they
moved by the Holy Ghost’ (juelof Review and Herald
(Oct 5}. On Awpwst 20, 1915, Mie Wikox abled these
think yor'timt Fle world choose an faferor mua
fe through whom to insract the remnant choreh? On the
Thands as itis the greatest crisis ofall Sze, we should
rally expect that the mouthpicee God would we for this
‘wot he inferior to none in the past agen” Tn 1928 Mr.
qx deciared: "Like the prophets and mesengers of old.
Iwork belongs to the prophetic order... the same Spit
which the prophets and messengers of old were guided in
Hr work, ae ws disc and guided in her work as‘ prophet
{Gon sx Fis mesenger to the curch in this generation’ (pe.
Two weeks later he stated “As Jeremiah wes prophet in
days of the capivty.- 0 we belie that Sis. White was 4
het to the church today. And the sume asthe menage of the
Wwere received in olden times, ap her mesages should
eeived at the present cine” (Oct 4, 1928). More rece,
1, 1869, ehe same paper asserts tyes wither asf wes
the prophets of old. “Holy men spake as they were moved
the Holy Ghow (Peer 1:2
Bie sane sentient ccrurs inthe Celalog of Publications for
(On page 42, Grits and. Victory, by Kayman Cote,
iertised thus: “A wealth of information trom the Bibie and
Spirie of Prophecy is bere given in condensed, composte