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Pastor Stephen Bohr

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Dear Friend of Secrets Unsealed,

If there is anything that we need now as never before, it is prayer. As I travel

across the United States and the world, I am amazed at how our special end-
time message is reaching thousands. At the same time, I am amazed at the chal-
lenges that the church is presently facing. In all my years of ministry, I have nev-
er seen such a theological ferment within the church such as I am seeing now.
Satan is doing his utmost to tear apart the church, theologically and organiza-
tionally. There are so many ‘winds of doctrine’ out there that at times it is almost
disheartening. But then I remember that God has promised that even though
it might appear that the church will fall, it will not. The sinners in Zion will be
sifted out and God will have a clean church to face the devil’s final onslaught.
Ellen White has warned us that we must know where we stand. We must
know what we believe and why, or else we will be on the wrong side: “In later
years I have been shown that the false theories advanced in the past have by no means
been given up. As favorable opportunities come, they will have a resurrection. Let us not
forget that everything is to be shaken that can be shaken. The enemy will be successful
in overthrowing the faith of some, but those who are true to principle will not be shaken.
They will stand firm amid trial and temptation. The Lord has pointed out these errors;
and those who do not discern where Satan has come in, will continue to be led in false
paths. Jesus bids us be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, which are ready
to die.” Christian Experience and Teaching, p. 81
I believe that we are entering the time of the shaking. Decisions are being made
and sides taken. While Satan is doing his utmost to unite those who belong to his
army, he is putting forth his tireless efforts to divide the Lord’s army. He believes
that if he can unite his army and divide the Lord’s, success is assured. But we all
know that his wiles will ultimately fail!
At Secrets Unsealed, we pray every day that the Lord will use our ministry to
uphold the distinctive message of the church in this time of doctrinal confu-
sion. We firmly believe that God has raised us up for a time such as this, and
if we don’t speak up, ‘help will come from some other place.’ We want help to
come from this place as well as other places! I trust that this newsletter will be a
blessing to you. My article on Daniel 11 attempts to clarify some confusion that
presently exists regarding the identities of the king of the north and the king of
the south.
We crave your prayers because the pressures from without and within are great!
We also greatly appreciate your financial support; thanks so much.
Praying and working for Christ’s soon return,

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T Ellen White’s Use of
here is a passage in the book of
Daniel which has always been Daniel 11
a subject of lively discussion among To my knowledge there are only three
Adventist theologians, Daniel 11:40-45. primary Ellen G. White references to
Until recently, most agreed that the king Daniel 11 (except for the one in A Word
of the north represents the papacy and to the Little Flock Scattered Abroad to
the king of the south represents atheism which we will make reference later).
or secularism. But now a new view has One of these references is indirect,
appeared on the horizon that sees radi- one is general in nature, and another is
cal Islam as playing a significant role in quite specific. Only in the specific ref-
the fulfillment of this prophecy. Those erence does Ellen White actually quote
who have embraced this view have any verses from the chapter (verses
concluded that the events of 9/11 and 30-36). Unfortunately, as stated before,
the war against Al-Qaeda are so sig- she never quotes nor does she even
nificant that they must be contemplated allude to the language of verses 40-45,
somewhere in Bible prophecy. This has so it would seem well nigh impossible to
sparked a new interest in the study of know if or how Ellen White understood
the fifth and sixth trumpets in conjunc- them.
tion with Daniel 11:40-45.
Usually, Ellen White has provided Ellen White’s Three
valuable guidance in the interpreta-
tion of difficult prophetic passages. But
Quotations
The first quotation is indirect because
unlike other passages in the book of
she does not specifically mention Dan-
Daniel, Ellen White seems to be silent
iel 11 but only alludes to it (all bold type
on the meaning of most of chapter elev-
is mine unless specified). In 1896 she
en, particularly verses 40-45. Nowhere,
wrote:
to my knowledge does she ever quote
“The light that Daniel received from
these verses or even echo the terminol-
God was given especially for these last
ogy contained in them.
days. The visions he saw by the banks of
This seeming silence on verses 40-45
the Ulai [Daniel 8:2] and the Hiddekel
has led some to conclude that Ellen
[Daniel 10:4 and chapter 11], the great
White had nothing to say about them.
rivers of Shinar, are now in process of
We therefore ask: Did Ellen White have
fulfillment, and all the events foretold
anything to say about the meaning
will soon come to pass.” Testimonies
of these verses, or does her apparent
to Ministers, p. 112
silence indicate that their meaning
The second quotation is general and
would remain a mystery until long
was written in 1909:
after her death? In this article we will
“The world is stirred with the spirit
seek to answer this question.
of war. The prophecy of the eleventh
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 chapter of Daniel has nearly reached parallel. The prophecy by the Ulai
its complete fulfillment. Soon the scenes was the one given in chapter 8 (Dan-
of trouble spoken of in the prophecies iel 8:2) and the one by the Hiddekel
will take place.” Testimonies for the was the one given in chapters 10 and
Church, volume 9, p. 14 11 (Daniel 10:4).
The third quotation was written in • Second, both of these prophecies
1904 and is the only one where Ellen were in the process of fulfillment
White actually quotes verses from Dan- when Ellen White wrote in 1896.
iel 11: Unfortunately, Ellen White does not
“We have no time to lose. Troublous specify how much of the chapter had
times are before us. The world is stirred already been fulfilled when she wrote
with the spirit of war. Soon the scenes of the statement. She merely stated that
trouble spoken of in the prophecies will these prophecies were in the process
take place. The prophecy in the elev- of fulfillment.
enth of Daniel has nearly reached its
complete fulfillment. Much of the his- The quotation in Testimonies for
tory that has taken place in fulfillment the Church, volume 9, p. 14, adds some
of this prophecy will be repeated. In the very valuable information: When Ellen
thirtieth verse a power is spoken of that White wrote this testimony in 1909, she
‘shall be grieved, and return, and have stated that the prophecy of Daniel 11 had
indignation against the holy covenant: nearly reached its complete fulfillment.
so shall he do; he shall even return, and Thus we can be certain that in 1909, the
have intelligence with them that forsake process of fulfillment of Daniel 11 was in
the holy covenant.’ [Verses 31-36, quot- the last few verses of the chapter.
ed.] Scenes similar to those described The quotation from Manuscript
in these words will take place.” Manu- Releases, volume 13, p. 394 (1904) con-
script Releases, volume 13, p. 394 tains some significant information that
(Letter 103, 1904) is not found in the other two.
In this statement, Ellen White
Analysis of Ellen White’s explains that much of the history that
References to Daniel 11 had taken place in the fulfillment of this
We must now examine more closely the chapter will be repeated. The critical
three quotations above: question then is this: Which history was
The quotation from Testimonies to she referring to? Fortunately we don’t
Ministers, p. 112 (1896) provides two have to guess because she immediately
key items of information: quotes verses 30-36. Then, right after she
quotes these verses, she again repeats
• First, the prophecies of Daniel eight
the thought that much of the history
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that has occurred in fulfillment of their As is well known, at the end of the
fulfillment will be repeated when she 1,260 years the papacy received a deadly
says: “Scenes similar to those described wound when the state turned against it
in these words will take place.” at the conclusion of the French Revo-
Clearly Ellen White understood that lution. But this was not the end of the
verses 30-36 (as well as verses 37-39 papacy’s career. Prophecy predicts that
which she does not quote) had already after a period of convalescence the
been fulfilled in the past when she deadly wound will be healed (Revelation
wrote. If verses 30-39 had already been 13:3) when the United States will return
fulfilled in the past, then the simi- the sword of civil power into the papa-
lar future scenes must be described in cy’s hand. Then the papacy will behave
verses 40-45. Thus verses 30-39 describe once more as it did in the past. Thus the
events in the past while verses 40-45 history of the past papal oppression will
describe events in the future. be repeated in the future because the
It is important to realize that Ellen papacy will rise once again to power.
White is not saying that these verses In summary, Ellen White believed
have a dual fulfillment, one past and that Daniel 11:30-36 was fulfilled in
the other future. What she is saying is the past (and also verses 37-39 though
that much of the history that fulfilled she does not specifically quote them).
these verses will be repeated. Stated She also believed that much of the his-
another way, it is not the prophecy in tory described in these verses would be
verses 30-39 that will be fulfilled once repeated in similar fashion. If verses
again, but rather much of the history 30-39 had already been fulfilled in
which fulfilled the prophecy in the past the past in Ellen White’s day, then the
will be repeated in similar fashion in future repetition of the history of these
the future. verses must be found in verses 40-45.
Notice the following three quotations
a Repetition of History on the past and future role of the papacy:
At this juncture in our study we must “The influence of Rome in the coun-
ask: Why will the historical scenes of tries that once acknowledged her domin-
the past repeat once again in similar ion is still far from being destroyed.
fashion? The answer is not hard to find. And prophecy foretells a restoration of
The arrogant and persecuting power that her power. ‘I saw one of his heads as it
is described in verses 30-39 is the Roman were wounded to death; and his deadly
Catholic papacy as it behaved during its wound was healed: and all the world
1,260 year career. During this period, wondered after the beast’ Verse 3.” The
it joined church and state and used the Great Controversy, p. 579
sword of the state to persecute dissenters. “When our nation [the United States]

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 shall so abjure the principles of its gov- mighty power for the vindication of his
ernment as to enact a Sunday law, Prot- truth.” Signs of the Times, June 12,
estantism will in this act join hands with 1893
popery; it will be nothing else that giv- In the light of the foregoing analysis
ing life [which means that it must have we can safely conclude that the repeti-
been dead] to the tyranny which has tion of the scenes of the past career of
long been eagerly watching its opportu- the papacy which are described in vers-
nity to spring again [which means that es 30-39 will be repeated once again in
the active despotism that existed before verses 40-45.
died, only to live again] into active [which
means that for a period the tyranny was Ellen White’s View of
inoperative] despotism.” Testimonies Daniel 12:1, 2
for the Church, volume 5, p. 712 But, does Ellen White have anything to
“When the land which the Lord pro- say about the events that are described
vided as an asylum for his people, that in verses 40-45? Where would we even
they might worship him according to the begin to look if she never quotes these
dictates of their own consciences, the verses or even alludes to their terminol-
land over which for long years the shield ogy? I believe the key is found in Daniel
of Omnipotence has been spread, the 12:1. Though Ellen White never quoted
land which God has favored by making or even alluded to the language of Daniel
it the depository of the pure religion of 11:40-45 in the book The Great Contro-
Christ,—when that land shall, through versy, she did quote the very next verse,
its legislators, abjure the principles of Daniel 12:1. I believe that the place
Protestantism, and give countenance where she quotes Daniel 12:1 contains
to Romish apostasy in tampering with the key which unlocks her understand-
God’s law,—it is then that the final work ing of the immediately preceding verses.
of the man of sin will be revealed. Prot-
estants will throw their whole influence Working Deductively
and strength on the side of the Papacy; Because Ellen White did not quote
by a national act enforcing the false Sab- or allude to the terminology of verses
bath, they will give life and vigor [which 40-45 in The Great Controversy, we
means that the corrupt faith of Rome cannot work from verse 40 forwards
must have been dead for a period] to the because we don’t know where her com-
corrupt faith of Rome, reviving [which ments on verse 40 are found. What we
means that her tyranny and oppression must do then is work deductively from
of conscience were dead for a while] her Daniel 12:1, 2 backwards.
tyranny and oppression of conscience. Let’s take a look at Daniel 12:1, 2:
Then it will be time for God to work in “At that time Michael shall stand up,

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the great prince who stands watch over in the forests and the mountains—still
the sons of your people; and there shall plead for divine protection, while in
be a time of trouble, such as never was every quarter companies of armed
since there was a nation, even to that men, urged on by hosts of evil angels
time. And at that time your people shall are preparing for the work of death. It
be delivered, everyone who is found is now, in the hour of utmost extrem-
written in the book. And many of those ity that the God of Israel will interpose
who sleep in the dust of the earth shall for the deliverance of His chosen.”
awake, some to everlasting life, some to It will be noticed also that Ellen
shame and everlasting contempt.” White concluded the previous chap-
The bold type indicates that there are ter, The Time of Trouble, with a
four sequential events in Daniel 12:1, 2: clear allusion to Daniel 12:1 where
• The standing up of Michael we are told that those who are writ-
ten in the book will be delivered:
• The time of trouble “Glorious will be the deliverance of
• The deliverance of God’s people those who have patiently waited for
• The special resurrection His coming and whose names are
written in the book of life.” p. 634
Now let’s notice how Ellen G. White • GC 616: Ellen White describes the
developed these four events in The Great second item on the list by explain-
Controversy but in reverse order, begin- ing the time of trouble through
ning with the fourth item on the list, the which God’s people will go:
special resurrection: “The people of God will then be
• GC 637: Ellen White quotes Dan- plunged into those scenes of affliction
iel 12:2 to describe the fourth item and distress described by the prophet
on the list, the special resurrection as the time of Jacob’s trouble.”
“Graves are opened, and ‘many of • GC 613: Ellen White begins the
them that sleep in the dust of the chapter on the Time of Trouble by
earth… awake, some to everlasting quoting Daniel 12:1 and then ampli-
life, and some to shame and everlast- fies the meaning of the standing up
ing contempt.’ Daniel 12:2.” of Michael, the first item on the list.
• GC 635: Ellen White describes the “Then Jesus ceases His intercession
third item on the list. The chapter’s in the sanctuary above… When He
title is ‘God’s People Delivered’. At the leaves the sanctuary, darkness covers
beginning of the chapter she states: the inhabitants of the earth. In that
“The people of God—some in prison fearful time the righteous must live
cells, some hidden in solitary retreats in the sight of a holy God without an
intercessor.”

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 SUMMARY of ELLEN ary structure of Daniel 11:44b-45 as it
WHITE’s COMMENTS on relates to Daniel 12:1 in order to ascer-
DANIEL 12:1, 2: tain to what event the expression “at
that time” refers to. A comparison of
• GC 613: The standing up of Michael these two passages reveals that they are
• GC 616: The time of trouble describing the same events in the same
• GC 635: God’s people delivered
order but with a different terminology
and emphasis:
• GC 637: The special resurrection
Daniel 11:44b-45:
It will be noticed that Ellen White in
The Great Controversy develops the events A. The King of the North goes out
of Daniel 12:1, 2 in the precise order in to destroy and annihilate many
which they appear in Daniel 12:1, 2. (11:44b)
B. The King of the North sets up the
IMPORTANCE of the tents of his palace in a strategic
Expression ‘at that time’ place between the sea and the glori-
It is extremely important to realize that ous holy mountain (11:45a)
Daniel 12:1, 2 cannot be understood C. The King of the North comes to his
independently of its context. Daniel end with none to help him (11:45b)
12:1, 2 is actually a continuation of the
flow of events that transpired in the Daniel 12:1
previous verses. This is clearly indicated A. Michael stands up to defend His
by the fact that Daniel 12:1 begins with people (parallel to 11:44b)
a time reference, “at that time” which
B. A time of trouble such as never was
links Daniel 12:1 with what occurred
(parallel to 11:45a)
previously in verses 40-45.
Now the key question is: Where C. God’s people delivered (parallel to
would we expect to find Ellen White’s 11:45b)
comments about what takes place
Daniel 11:44b-45 and 12:1 are pre-
before Daniel 12:1? The answer is
cisely parallel, but they portray a differ-
unmistakable: It must be in the pages
ent emphasis. Whereas Daniel 11:44b-
that immediately precede the chapter
45 highlights the activities of the king
on the standing up of Michael and the
of the north and its destiny for oppress-
time of trouble.
ing God’s people, Daniel 12:1 focuses
on the jeopardy of God’s people at the
the Literary Structure of
hand of the king of the north and their
Daniel 11:44b-45 and 12:1 deliverance by God.
Now let’s carefully consider the liter-

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 This is the way that it works out: “The books of Daniel and the Rev-
When the king of the north goes “out elation are one. One is a prophecy, the
with great fury to destroy and annihilate other a revelation; one a book sealed,
many” (11:44b), Michael will stand up to the other a book opened.” Christ Tri-
protect and defend them (12:1a). When umphant, p. 344
the king of the north places the tents of Revelation 7:2 describes an angel who
his palace in a strategic location to deliv- ascends from the east having the seal of
er the final death blow against God’s the living God. This angel comes to seal
people (11:45a; vividly described in The the faithful of God upon their foreheads.
Great Controversy, p. 635), they will go In contrast, the land beast will impose
through a terrible time of trouble such the mark of the beast on pain of death to
as never was (12:1b), but the king of the those who refuse it (Revelation 13:15, 16).
north will “come to his end with none to Revelation 18:1-5 portrays a powerful
help him” (11:45b) when God intervenes angel who descends from heaven (the
to deliver His people who are written in north according to Isaiah 14:13) and
the book (12:1c). The expression “at that gives a clarion call for God’s people to
time” thus links Daniel 11:44b-45 with reject the mark of the beast and to get
Daniel 12:1. out of Babylon before she is destroyed.
Thus the tidings from the north and
what about Daniel 11:44a? from the east are identified by the book
But what about Daniel 11:44a? Here we of Revelation as the message of the seal-
are told that “tidings from the north and ing and the call to come out of Babylon.
from the east will trouble the king of the Ellen White concurs with this Bibli-
north.” This phrase explains the reason cal view. The chapter immediately pre-
why the king of the north will go out and ceding the one on the standing up of
attempt to destroy and annihilate many: Michael and the time of trouble is titled
“But news from the east and the north The Final Warning. Ellen White begins
shall trouble [alarm or disturb] him [the this chapter in The Great Controversy, p.
king of the north]; therefore he [the 603 by quoting Revelation 18:1, 2, 4 and
king of the north] shall go out with great 5. In perfect accordance with Revela-
fury to destroy and annihilate many.” tion 7:2, she then describes on p. 605 the
What is this news from the east and issue that will divide the world:
the north that so infuriates the king “While the observance of the false sab-
of the north that he seeks to destroy bath in compliance with the law of the
‘many’? We must go to the book of Rev- state, contrary to the fourth command-
elation for the answer because we are ment, will be an avowal of allegiance to
told that the book of Daniel is unsealed a power that is in opposition to God, the
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 to God’s law, is an evidence of loyalty to ily on the events from Daniel 11:44 to
the Creator. While one class, by accepting Daniel 12:2. But if we continued mov-
the sign of submission to earthly powers, ing backwards in The Great Contro-
receive the mark of the beast, the other versy (before page 603) we would find,
choosing the token of allegiance to divine in reverse order, that Ellen White
authority, receive the seal of God.” The expounds upon each phrase of Daniel
Great Controversy, p. 605 11:40-45 ending with the chapter on The
In the same chapter Ellen White goes Bible and the French Revolution where
on to describe the anger that this mes- the deadly wound of Daniel 11:40a is
sage will cause in the religious world: described (GC p. 265-288). Though
“The power attending the message will she does not employ the terminology
only madden those who oppose it.” The of verses 40-45, the sequence of events
Great Controversy, p. 607 clearly reveals that she is discussing
And, in the next chapter Ellen White these verses.
flashes back to events that occurred
before the time of trouble:
“The power attending the last warn-
ing has enraged the wicked; their anger
is kindled against all who have received
the message, and Satan will excite to
still greater intensity the spirit of hatred
and persecution.” The Great Contro-
versy, p. 614, 615
Thus the news from the north is iden-
tified in Revelation 18 as the Loud Cry
of the angel who descends from heaven
(the north), and the news from the east
is the message concerning the seal of
God in Revelation 7. This message from
the north and the east that is described In Daniel 11:40a we are told that the
in Daniel 11:44a fills the king of the king of the south would push at the
north with fury to the point of wanting king of the north at the time of the end.
to destroy God’s remnant as described Ellen White clearly identifies the begin-
in Daniel 11:44b. ning of the time of the end as the year
1798 when France dealt the papacy its
the Beginning Point of deadly wound (GC, p. 356). The word
Daniel 11:40-45 ‘push’ does not adequately portray the
We have focused in this article primar- idea of the text. The historical event

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that is described by this word was not a
friendly nudge or shove. The NIV trans-
lates “will engage him in battle” while
the ESV translates “shall attack him.” French Revolution
That is, in the year 1798, some power
described as the king of the south would
attack the king of the north.
There is a wide consensus among stu-
dents of prophecy in the Seventh-day
Adventist Church that the king of the
north represents the papacy, and until
recently, there was a broad consensus
that the king of the south represents again join together in unholy wedlock
secularism as it was manifested in the with the harlot, but in the end, the kings
French Revolution. But times have of the earth will hate the Babylonian
changed, and some Adventist preach- harlot and destroy her.
ers, as they look at current events, are Babylon was the literal and geographi-
reinterpreting the king of the south as a cal king of the north in Biblical times
symbol of militant Islam. because it was the enemy that invaded
Literally and geographically speak- literal Israel from the literal north. But
ing, the king of the south was Egypt today the king of the north is a global
because Egypt was the kingdom that spiritual system of counterfeit religion—
was south of Israel (see Daniel 11:5, 8). the Roman Catholic papacy. The papacy
But, in the end time we are not deal- is certainly not literally north of literal
ing with literal geographical locations Israel (it is actually west). We must there-
but rather with global systems. Who is fore interpret the king of the north and
the king of the south, spiritually speak- the king of the south symbolically.
ing? I believe that Revelation 11 (which And what was the main character-
is linked with the fifth and sixth trum- istic of France in 1798? The spirit of
pets) clearly identifies France as ‘spiri- the French Revolution was atheism,
tual Egypt’ (verse 8). While Babylon but actually, Daniel 11:40a involves far
represents a global apostate religious more than atheism. The genius of the
system, Egypt symbolizes the secular Revolution culminating with the cap-
powers of the world that threw off the tivity of pope Pius VI was to secularize
yoke of papal Rome beginning with the government and separate it from its
France. Revelation 17 explains that for adulterous relationship with the church.
a very short while at the end of time the In the course of several decades after
secular powers of the world will once the French Revolution, country after

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 Daniel 11:40b-[Link] Events that
transpire between the deadly wound
in 1798 and the Loud Cry (GC 289-
605), Daniel 11:44a; GC 605:
The Loud Cry and sealing message
trouble the papacy.
Daniel 11:44b; 12:1a; GC 607
(flashback to the past in GC 614, 615):
The rage of the wicked increases as
the Loud Cry and sealing message
is proclaimed. Michael stands up,
closing the door of probation and
defending His people from the rage
of the wicked.

country in Europe established secular Daniel 11:45a; 12:1b; GC 613ff:

governments separate from the domi- A universal death decree against
nance of the papacy. Ellen White has God’s people is signed as the king
stated why the papacy has not been able of the north sets up his tents in a
to ascend to power once more: strategic position to deliver the final
“Let the restraints now imposed by death blow. This causes a time of
secular governments be removed and trouble for God’s people.
Rome be reinstated in her former power,
and there would speedily be a revival Daniel 11:45b; 12c; GC 635ff:
of her tyranny and persecution.” The The king of the north comes to his
Great Controversy, p. 564 end with none to help him because
his supporters forsake him, and as
Beginning & Ending Point a result, God’s people are delivered.
So we have the following beginning and Daniel 12:2; GC 637:
ending points for Daniel 11:40-45 in The special resurrection.
The Great Controversy:
Thus the two reference points for
Daniel 11:40a; GC p. 265-288: the beginning and ending of Daniel
France ‘attacks’ the papacy and 11:40-45 are the French Revolution at
inflicts the deadly wound. The illicit the beginning as described in GC 265-
love relationship between church 288 and the deliverance of God’s people
and state is severed and thus the and the special resurrection in GC 635,
papacy is restrained.

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637. In between these two reference criticism. She knew that an understand-
points we have the events that Ellen ing of Daniel 11:40-45 was not a matter
White describes in GC 289-604. A care- of life and death at that time. Her main
ful study of these pages will reveal that concern at the moment was to preserve
Ellen White comments on all the details the unity of the church. If Ellen White
in verses 40b-43 without actually using had quoted the verses of Daniel 11:40-
the language. 45 and offered a view contradictory to
Uriah Smith’s, she would have been
Ellen G. White and Islam accused of nepotism, so she commented
It is simply amazing how Ellen White on these verses without quoting them or
vividly describes the events of Daniel alluding to the language, knowing full
11:40-45 without ever quoting the verses well that someday someone would dis-
or alluding to the language. Why didn’t cover her view of the matter.
she just come out and quote the verses Significantly, in the eschatological
and then comment on them? There is a portion of The Great Controversy, Ellen
clear historical reason. White does not mention Islam, even
The original view of the pioneers was once, as playing any role in the fulfill-
that the king of the north represents the ment of Bible prophecy in the end time.
Roman Catholic papacy. This is the clear It appears that Ellen White saw no pro-
view expressed in the pamphlet A Word phetic significance to the rise of radi-
to the Little Flock Scattered Abroad, cal Islam. The same is true of the great
coauthored by James and Ellen White chain prophecies of Scripture. There is
in 1847. But, in the early 1870’s Uriah no reference to Islam in the prophecies
Smith (who was the highly respected of Daniel 2, Daniel 7, Daniel 8 and 9,
editor of the Advent Review and Sab- Revelation 12, Revelation 13, Matthew
bath Herald) changed the view of the 24 and Revelation 17, neither is there
pioneers by reinterpreting the king of any reference to Islam in the series of
the north as Turkey. You see, in Smith’s the churches and the seals.
day, Turkey was prominent in the news, Ellen White’s silence on the role of
so he changed the traditional view to fit Islam in Bible prophecy has puzzled
current events. some Seventh-day Adventist scholars
James White was flabbergasted by who have concluded that Ellen White
Smith’s new view and accused him of simply did not have all the light on end
removing one of the landmarks of the time events. At least one of these schol-
Advent Movement. Things started get- ars has even reached the conclusion that
ting nasty, and members began tak- Ellen White was wrong in her interpreta-
ing sides. In this context, Ellen White tion of the little horn as a symbol of the
instructed her husband to desist of his papacy and has reinterpreted it as Islam.

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 king of the north = Roman Catholic papacy
king of the South = Atheism/Secular Government

Don’t get me wrong. I

am not saying that Islam
might not play a role in
the precipitation of end
time events as they are
described in The Great
Controversy. It is true that
Islam might serve as the
catalyst for the fulfillment
of Bible prophecies con-
cerning the United States
and the papacy, but I do
not believe that the rising
power of militant Islam is
contemplated directly by
prophecy itself.
That is to say, in the light of the Bibli- Time has proven that Uriah Smith’s
cal evidence I do not believe that radi- reinterpretation of the king of the north
cal Islam fulfills any specific end time was wrong. Will we learn from his mis-
prophecy but very well could serve as take? Will we ever learn that the best
the catalyst for the fulfillment of proph- way to understand prophecy is not to
ecy. After all, radical Islam has brought read the newspapers or to watch CNN
the United States to prominence and but rather to study our Bibles?
has led it to flex its military muscles, it
has made the curtailing of our civil and
religious liberties easier, and it has also
misdirected the eyes of Christians (and
even a few Seventh-day Adventists) to
the Middle East for the fulfillment of
prophecy, thus hiding from view the
powers that will play a role in end time
events, the papacy and apostate Protes-
tantism. Pastor Stephen Bohr

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 It was voice, “Time to go!” and we were off.
the sum- After working till 3:00pm, we headed
mer following my home to prepare for Sabbath. Immedi-
high school graduation. ately after turning onto the main road,
For the three summer months we saw something that shocked us.
before I began college, my Dad Blinking hazard lights on the side of the
allowed me to work with him to earn road caught our eye, and we saw a wom-
money toward a car. When we weren’t an half stumbling toward the middle
commuting two hours to a job remod- of the road waving her left hand while
eling some high-end retail stores, we clutching her chest with her right. Roll-
would drive across my little home town ing down the window, my dad asked,
of Angwin to my father’s auto-shop to “What’s going on?”
repair cars. On one of these days some- “I… I think I’m having a heart
thing took place that will be burned into attack!” she gasped. I jumped out and
my memory as long as I live. asked for her keys. “Get in, I’ll drive
That morning began no different than you to the hospital,” I said. As we sped
usual. In my devotions, the Lord led me down the road to the nearby St. Helena
to read Psalms 73, and two verses stood Adventist Hospital,  I asked her what
out to me above all the rest. “Memorize had happened.  She said that her heart
these verses!” came the strong impres- began beating incredibly fast (tachy-
sion. Getting a pen and piece of paper, I cardia), and that it had happened once
wrote them out. Soon I heard my dad’s a few years before. I noticed that her
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breathing was becoming more rapid, I in heaven but You? And there is none
and slowed the car so as not to contrib- upon earth that I desire besides You. My
ute to her distress. “Ok Lord,” I prayed. flesh and my heart fail, but God is the
“I’ve got to get her thinking about strength of my heart, and my portion
something besides her heart rate or it’s forever” Psalms 73:25, 26. There it was!
going to skyrocket and throw her into a This was the verse the Lord gave me in
heart attack!” the morning to share with this woman!
Then the thought came to me, “Share He knew that our path would cross with
a Bible promise.”  I went into my mental this woman in need. He knew her heart
file-cabinets to find a verse to offer her would be literally failing her. He knew
peace, but it was as if they were stuck she would need a reassuring word of
closed. Nothing was coming to mind, promise. But how sad that I could not
and I mean nothing. Finally, realizing call it to mind, simply because I had not
that I needed to say something quick- taken the time and made the effort to
ly, I asked her if I could pray with her. engrain it there—to hide His Word in
“Please, yes!” came her quick response. my heart by memorization.
As we went to the throne of God in You can be sure that since then, I have
prayer, I could hear her breathing slow- memorized this text! And although
ing, as a calm came over her. Before we a failure, that experience is a posi-
knew it, I was parking the car, my Dad tive “beacon” that I look back on as a
pulling in beside us. warning not only to always listen to
As we walked into the ER, I assured the promptings of the Holy Spirit, but
her that everything would be alright. to memorize His Word! Listen to this
After I gave the front desk a brief expla- powerful piece of advice from Grandma
nation, they were ready to take her in. Ellen: “Remember this. If you have made
I handed her the car keys, and with an mistakes, you certainly gain a victory if
expression of fear mingled with grati- you see these mistakes and regard them
tude, she looked me in the eyes and said, as beacons of warning. Thus you turn
“Thank you. Thank you!” defeat into victory, disappointing the
A mixture of emotions ran through enemy and honoring your Redeemer.”
my heart and mind as my dad and I drove Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 332.
home. While I was glad that I could help To God’s faithful followers down
by praying with her, I knew something through time, hiding His Word in the
major was missing. Why hadn’t a single heart and mind has always been a mat-
Bible verse come to my mind? ter of importance.  God instructed the
We reached home and I headed Israelites to fix the Ten Commandments
for my bedroom. Turning the corner (and the rest of God’s law) in their mem-
toward my bed, my eyes fell upon the ories. Not only were the adults to do
answer to my question, written by my this, but the children as well. To make
own hand that morning.   I picked it this as effective and enjoyable as pos-
up and read these words: “Whom have sible, they put the words of Scripture to
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 Inspiration from song! What better way to ingrain some-
Inspiration thing in your mind than with a catchy
tune, right? Even in spite of their times
Magnified Spiritual Growth in apostasy, there were always a faithful
“Several times each day precious, golden few in Israel who held onto God’s word
moments should be consecrated to prayer and the tradition of memorization. By
and the study of the Scriptures… to com- the time Jesus was born, it was common
mit a text to memory, that spiritual life that any good Hebrew boy of 14 years
may exist in the soul.” would have the entire Old Testament
Testimonies to the Church vol. 4, p. 459 perfectly memorized! No wonder David
could say with confidence, “I delight to
Victory Over Temptation do Thy will O God, yea, Thy law is within
“We might close the door to many temp- my heart” Psalms 40:8.
tations, if we would commit to memory pas- We also have Jesus’ example. It was
sages of Scripture. Let us hedge up the way with the sure word of God stored in
to Satan’s temptations with ‘It is written.’” His holy memory that Jesus battled and
The Faith I Live By, p. 8 conquered the enemy in the wilderness
(Matthew 4). The words, “It is written”
Heightened Ability to Focus were an evidence of His dependence on
“The mind must be restrained and not the Scriptures for strength and direction.
allowed to wander.  It should be trained As He saturated His mind with Scripture
to dwell upon the Scriptures and upon while growing up, He began to see the
noble, elevating themes. Portions of Scrip- world and the plan of salvation through
ture… may be committed to memory to the eyes of God. And He wants the same
be repeated when Satan comes in with his for us! He desires our hearts to be so full
temptations.” of His word that it changes the way we
Mind Character & Personality vol. 1 p. 95.3 see the world, the way we live.  While
Strengthened Memory the sooner we start the better, it is never
too late to begin memorizing Scripture,
“Though at first the memory be defec- because your memory will grow stronger
tive, it will gain strength by exercise, with exercise.
so that after a time you will delight thus to You may be thinking to yourself, “But
treasure up the words of truth.”
I don’t have time!” Young people, spare
Child Guidance, p. 511
moments are gold. “Keep your Bible with
Greater Joy in Life you. As you have opportunity, read it; fix
the texts in your memory. Even while you
“Through the study of the Scriptures we
are walking the streets you may read a
obtain a correct knowledge of how
to live so as to enjoy the greatest passage… thus fixing it in the mind.” In
amount of unalloyed happiness.” Heavenly Places, p. 138.
Testimonies to the Church, vol. 3, p. 372 Always remember that God does not
only want us to hide His word in our
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hearts for ourselves… but for others.
Remember that woman on the verge of “Build a wall of scriptures
a heart attack? What a comfort those around you, and you will see
words that God had impressed me to that the world cannot
memorize that morning would have break it down.”
been to her if I had taken a Bible with —Last Day Events, p. 67
me to memorize in my spare moments!
The wise man Solomon put it this
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There are many practical ways to pay dividends for both this life, and the
memorize the Bible. Everyone is dif- life to come as you equip yourself to
ferent, so you may need to experiment impact your world. “For the word of God
to find the way that works best for you. is living, and powerful, and sharper than
Here are some ideas: any two-edged sword” Hebrews 4:12,
• Write the verses out on notecards and NKJV.  You will also experience spiri-
carry them in your pocket to review tual growth like never before. The Lord
throughout the day. asks us today, “My child, will you pledge
• Record audio of yourself reciting the to hide My word in your heart?” My
verses and listen to it, speaking along prayer is that your answer be, “Yes Lord!
with it until you’ve got the verse down. Help me set up a plan to memorize Your
word… and to
• Set a memory verse as the back- follow it in Your
ground of your phone, going over it strength!” You’ll
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 by Milton Teske
Obesity Epidemic
30% (one out of three) children
in America are obese or
the massive epidemic of obesity we see
today. Every nation around the world
overweight. Among African-American that has adopted our diet is experiencing
and Hispanic children, it is even higher a similar epidemic of obesity. This prin-
— 40% — almost half. Obesity rates have ciple implies that everyone who is over
tripled in the last three decades. weight is a glutton and a sloth. While it
There are about 60 medical causes of is true that food is more available and
obesity, and none of them explains the higher in calories, we eat more of it than
current obesity epidemic. Our genetics in our past history, and we live a more
have not changed in the last century, but sedentary lifestyle, when you look at the
the environment has changed dramati- numbers carefully, this is not enough to
cally. explain what we are seeing today. It is not
If we eat more than we burn in exer- just a matter of eating too much and not
cise, we will store the extra as fat. While exercising. It is what we are eating that is
this principle is true, it doesn’t explain the real problem.

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Is There Something amounts we eat — because of the high
Insidious and amount of fructose in them.
Poisonous In Our
Environment That Is It’s the Fructose…
Causing Obesity? The glucose is no problem compared
Is it all of the high fat foods in our diet? to the fructose. Fructose is a different
The answer is no. Over the last 40 years, molecule and is handled by the body in
the percentage of fat in the American totally different ways and has totally dif-
diet has not gone up. It has actually gone ferent effects.
down a little bit, while at the same time, Sugar can become attached to protein
obesity has been going way up. molecules in our body and when it does,
So what has been going up? The the proteins become nonfunctional.
amount of sugar and high-fructose corn And, worse, they become targets for the
syrup has gone way up and parallels the body’s immune system, and the resulting
rise of obesity. The average American inflammatory response is the underlying
consumes 63 lbs. of high-fructose corn cause of arteriosclerosis — heart attacks
syrup per year in addition to all of the and strokes. These are called advanced
regular sugar in the diet. The total com- glycation end products (AGEs). And,
bined sugar intake per year in the U.S. is guess what? Fructose is seven times
130 lbs./person! more likely than glucose to form these
And, it is getting worse. Children are AGEs! And so, it is the most potent
consuming more sugar per day than cause of heart
adults. attacks and
High-fructose corn syrup is a 50/50 strokes,
mixture of about one-half glucose and which
one-half fructose. By the way, what is are the
regular white cane sugar, also known num-
as sucrose? It is a 50/50 mixture of one- ber one
half glucose and one-half fructose. One cause of
molecule of fructose and one of glucose death.
are joined together by a chemical bond Ghrelin
to make sucrose, and in less than a nano- is a hormone
second after coming in contact with our released from
digestive enzymes, this bond is broken the cells that
and we have glucose and fructose — line the stom-
same as high fructose corn syrup. Inside ach when it is
of the human body there is no differ- empty. Ghrelin
ence between sugar and high-fruc- goes to the brain
tose corn syrup — they are the same! and stimulates
And they both are very harmful in the the appetite cen-

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 ters. Ghrelin says, “I’m hungry, lets eat!” hol is also a slow poison because of how
Eating food suppresses ghrelin, and then it is metabolized in the liver, resulting
we aren’t hungry anymore. Fructose in much disease. Alcohol is also a car-
does not suppress ghrelin — so we can bohydrate, but it cannot be metabolized
load up on fructose and we are still just like glucose, and it cannot be made into
as hungry as before we ate. glycogen in the liver. Instead, it is pro-
Leptin is another hormone that has cessed by the mitochondria and made
the opposite effect as ghrelin on the into fat — which is stored in the liver as
brain. Leptin says, “we’ve had enough little droplets of fat inside the cells — this
food — you can stop eating now.” Fruc- is what we call fatty liver. Fatty liver is
tose lowers leptin levels in the blood, not normal; it is a disease state that is a
and thus the normal suppression of the sign of a dysfunctional liver. This fat is
appetite center does not take place — so also made into VLDL and transported
we remain hungry. through the blood to the fat cells where
But, the most serious issue relating to it can be stored as fat.
our massive excess fructose intake has to Lots of beer equals lots of fat equals
do with how fructose is metabolized in the “beer belly” — that central obesity
the liver. that is so characteristic of one with a
regular daily intake of beer.
What the Liver Does
With Glucose: What The Liver Does
Glucose is the energy of life. It is the car- With Fructose:
bohydrate found in bread, rice, and pota- The liver cells are the only cells in the
toes. It is the fuel we were meant to run body that can metabolize fructose — no
on. When you eat these carbohydrates, other cells can handle this toxic sugar.
80% spread out through the body and So, the liver must metabolize 100% of the
are used directly by the muscles, brain, fructose we take in. How is it metabo-
and other organs for energy. Only about lized? Exactly the same way as alcohol.
20% of the glucose goes to the liver where It is made into droplets of fat resulting
it is metabolized and made into glycogen in a fatty liver and transported as VLDL
(glycogen is the safe, clean way to store to the rest of the body to be stored as fat
energy). All these are good very good — resulting in a “fructose belly” which is
things. the same as the “beer belly”.
Fructose produces the things we refer
What the Liver Does to as the metabolic syndrome: obesity,
With Alcohol: hypertension, heart disease, type-2 dia-
Alcohol (ethanol) as found in beer, wine, betes and arthritis. Fructose produces
or hard liquor is a poison that does a lot inflammatory substances increasing the
of bad things to the brain, and acute alco- overall inflammatory state of the body.
hol toxicity is the cause of a great amount Our obesity epidemic today is a result of
of evil and misery in the world. But, alco- a fructose epidemic, a sugar epidemic.
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What About Fruit? Sugar Addiction
Doesn’t fruit have fructose in it? Yes, that When researchers examined the direct
is why fruit is sweet. But when God puts effects of sugar on the brain using spe-
something toxic in the food he always cialized brain scans, it was discovered
packages the antidote with it — so that that sugar is as addictive as cocaine.
it is rendered harmless when we eat it. And, we have all become addicted to it.
What is the antidote to fructose? Fiber! But, we can be a new creation in Christ
Everywhere you find fructose you will Jesus! He overcame the temptation on
find fiber. The more fructose, the more appetite in our behalf. And, He invites
fiber. Consider sugar cane, very high in us to follow Him. He rose from the tomb
fructose and very high in fiber. Have you and said, “All power is given unto Me in
ever tried to eat sugar cane? How much heaven and in earth.” And, this resur-
can you eat? How much watermelon can rection power is to be infused into us to
you eat? live a victorious life. He is “able to keep
Fiber reduces the rate of carbohydrate us from falling.” But (as symbolized in
absorption from the intestines. It makes baptism) the rising to this new victorious
us feel full and satisfied with our meal life of power is preceded by death. This
sooner, and it reduces fat absorption as sugar-addicted “old man,” the “flesh”
well. All these are anti-obesity measures. “wherein dwelleth no good thing,” must
The fiber content of a fruit is directly be crucified, put to death. Paul said, “I
proportional to the fructose content of die daily.”
the fruit. Basically, it means that you Jesus said, “If anyone wants to follow
can’t get too much fructose from fruit. me, let him deny himself, and take up his
It is all counteracted by the fiber content cross daily, and follow me.” He led the
of the fruit. You have to take it to a fac- way and will be with you every step of
tory and remove all the fiber to make it the way. You can eat a clean diet of the
into refined sugar. Then, we create all the fruits, grains, and vegetables as given to
problems caused by fructose. us in Eden. You don’t have to add 130
lbs. of refined sugar and high-fructose
The Sugar Has corn syrup to it. Eating clean is not a
Got to Go punishment — it
Exercise is good and it makes the body is a reward. Free-
healthy, but you cannot out-exercise a dom from the
bad diet. The sugar has got to be elimi- adverse effects
nated if you want to lose weight. Eating of this toxic food
fruits and vegetables is good for you, but additive is one of
unless you also cut out sugar, you cannot the greatest gifts
lose weight by adding more fruits and God offers to this
vegetables to the diet. Bottom line: you present diseased
have to eliminate refined sugar and high- generation. Milton Teske, MD
fructose corn syrup from the diet.
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 Lesson # 12
(Matthew 13:51,52; Christ’s Object Lessons p. 124-134; II Corinthians 3:13-18)

Introduction
The parable we will study today reads like this: “Therefore, every scribe which is
instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder,
which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.” What is represented by
the householder? What is symbolized by the treasure? What is meant by the act of
“bringing forth” the treasure? What are the new and old things which are brought
forth?

The Householder
1. In a limited sense, who is represented by the householder? “The faith-
ful householder represents what every ________________ of the chil-
dren and youth should be.” (Christ’s Object Lessons (COL), p. 131)

2. In a broader sense, who is represented by the householder? “Through

endless ages will the faithful _______________ bring forth from
________ treasure things new and old.” (COL, p. 134)

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The Treasure
1. What is represented by the treasure? “The great storehouse of
_____________ is the ______________ of God.” (COL, p. 125)

2. In what three ways does God speak to us? “The great storehouse of
truth is the word of God—the ____________ word, the book of
________________, and the book of __________________ in God’s deal-
ing with human life. Here are the ________________ from which Christ’s
workers are to draw.” (COL, p. 125)

3. Which is the only way we can grasp and appreciate the sciences of the
natural world? “If the follower of Christ will ________________ His
word, and __________________ it, there is no science in the natural world
that he will not be able to grasp and appreciate.” (COL, p. 125)

4. Which is the most reliable means to gain a knowledge of God? “But

it is in the ___________ word that a knowledge of God is most
_____________ revealed to fallen man. This is the treasure house of the
___________________ riches of Christ.” (COL, p. 126)

Sharing the Treasure

1. The householder felt compelled to bring forth his treasures. What will
happen when we receive the gospel treasure into our heart? “All who
receive the gospel message into the heart will long to _______________ it.
The heaven-born love of Christ ___________ find expression.” (COL, p. 125)

2. What will happen as we make known the treasures of Christ’s

grace? “And as they make known the rich treasures of God’s grace,
_________________ and still more of the grace of Christ will be
_________________ to them.” (COL 125)

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 Things Old and New
1. What is represented by the things old? “Christ as manifested to the
_________________, as symbolized in the ____________________
service, as portrayed in the _________, and as revealed by the
_____________________, is the riches of the Old Testament.” (COL 126)

2. What is represented by the things new? “Christ in His __________,

His _____________, and His ___________________, Christ as He
is manifested by the Holy _____________, is the treasure of the New Testa-
ment.” (COL 126)

3. How do the truths of the Old Testament compare with those of the
New? “The word of God includes the Scriptures of the Old Testament a
well as of the New. One is not ________________ without the other. Christ
declared that the truths of the Old Testament are as _________________ a
those of the New.” (COL 126)

4. What relationship exists between old and new truth? “The old truths
are all _____________; new truth is not ____________________
of the old, but an __________________ of it. It is only as the old truths are
_________________ that we can comprehend the new.” (COL 127)

Two Dangerous Errors

The First Error: Claiming to believe in the Old Testa-
ment while rejecting the New:

1. What grave mistake did the Jews commit in the days of Christ? “There
are those who profess to believe in the _______ Testament, while they
reject the ________. But in refusing to receive the teachings of Christ, they
show that they do not _______________ that which patriarchs and prophets
have spoken.” (COL 128)

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2. What did Jesus say to the Jews after healing the paralytic at the pool of
Bethesda? “Ye search the _________________; for in them ye think
ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of _______. And ye will
not come to _______, that ye might receive life.” (John 5:39-40)
Note: Irony of ironies, the Jews were searching for eternal life in the Scriptures yet
they rejected the life giver of the Scriptures!

3. What did Jesus say to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus on the
evening of the resurrection? “O fools, and slow of ___________ to
believe all that the prophets have spoken: _____________ not Christ to have
suffered these things, and to enter into his _____________?” (Luke 24:25-26)
Note: Make sure to study Luke 24:31-32. Was it only their physical sight which was
opened? Why did their hearts burn within themselves as Jesus opened unto them
the very same Scriptures which they had studied many times before?

4. How did Jesus prove to these two disciples that He was the Christ? “And
beginning at ______________ and all the ________________, he
expounded unto them in all the ___________________ the things concern-
ing ________________.” (Luke 24:27)

5. What did Jesus say to His disciples later on in the Upper Room?
“These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with
you, that all things must be __________________ which were written in
the law of _____________, and in the __________________, and in the
________________, concerning ________.” (Luke 24:44)

6. The apostle Paul spoke of a veil which the Jews had upon their hearts.
What is represented by this veil? “But their ___________ were
blinded: for until this day there remaineth the same veil in the reading of the
________ Testament.” (II Corinthians 3:14).
Note: Reading the Old Testament without discerning Christ is to have a veil of
unbelief upon the heart and mind.

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 7. What was the only way for this veil to be removed? “Which veil is
__________ away in Christ … Nevertheless, when it [better: “they”]
shall _____________ to the Lord, the veil shall be ___________ away.” (II
Corinthians 3:14-16)
Note: This exposition by the apostle Paul draws upon the experience of Moses in
Exodus 34:28-34. When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, the congregation of Isra-
el refused to see the glory on his face. Paul, picking up on this, states that the Jews of
his day were committing the same mistake. They searched the writings of Moses but
failed to see the glory of Christ in them. In other words, they were reading the writ-
ings of Moses but were blinded to the fact that Christ was at the very center of them .
It was in this sense that they had a veil upon their hearts and their eyes were blinded.

8. What was Stephen’s appearance when he was brought before the Jew-
ish Council? “And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on
him, saw his _________ as it had been the face of an _____________.”
(Acts 6:15)
Note: The face of Stephen shone just like the face of Moses had some fifteen centu-
ries earlier.

9. Who was at the very center of Stephen’s sermon before the Jewish
Council? “Which of the prophets have not ________ fathers perse-
cuted? And they have slain them which shewed _______________ of the
coming of the _________ One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and
___________________.” (Acts 7:52)

10. Thought Question: Saul of Tarsus was the ringleader at the

stoning of Stephen. Did Saul have the veil over his heart at this point? In
what sense?_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

11. When Saul’s eyes were opened, how did he look upon his past advan-
tages as a Jew? “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but ________
for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus _______ Lord: for whom I
have suffered the loss of _______ things, and do count them but ________,
that I may win ____________.” (Philippians 3:8)

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The Second Error: Claiming to believe in the New
Testament while rejecting the Old:

1. What is said about those who claim to accept the New Testament but
reject the Old? “In rejecting the Old, they virtually ______________
the New; for both are parts of an inseparable ____________. No man can
rightly present the ________ of God without the gospel, or the ___________
without the law.” (COL 128)
Note: Many people today claim to be “New Testament Christians.” They accuse
Adventists of being “Old Testament Christians.” Are they right in their assessment?

2. Thought Question: What do you think Ellen White meant

when she said: “The law is the gospel embodied, and the gospel is the
law unfolded?”______________________________________________

God’s Treasure House of Truth

1. How much may we grasp of God’s treasure house of truth? “The work
of our Redeemer on this earth is and _________ will be a subject that
will put to the _____________ our highest imagination. Man may _______
every mental power in the endeavor to fathom this mystery, but his mind will
become ____________ and _______________. The most diligent searcher
will see before him a boundless, _________________ ocean.” (COL 128-129)

2. How may we best comprehend God’s compassion? “We shall under-

stand God’s ________________ just in proportion as we appreciate
His _________________ for us.” (COL 129)

3. What does the heart become when it receives the word of God? “The heart
that receives the word of God is not as a pool that ________________,
not like a broken cistern that loses its _________________. It is like the
mountain stream fed by unfailing springs, whose cool, sparkling waters leap
from rock to rock, _________________ the weary, the thirsty, the heavy
laden.” (COL 130)

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 4. What happens to the minister when he is in constant contact with God’s
treasure house? “The minister will not preach over and _________
the same set discourses. His mind will be open to the _________________
illumination of the Holy Spirit.” (COL 130)

5. What else is said about ministers who make the word of God their con-
stant study? “There will not be a fund of _________, oft-repeated ideas.
The tame, dull _____________ will cease. The old truths will be presented, but
they will be seen in a new _____________. There will be a new _____________
of truth, a clearness and a power that all will discern.” (COL 130-131)

6. How will the children and youth look upon the word of God when the
teacher brings out treasures from it? “Under a ___________ instruc-
tor the word will become more and more _________________. It will be as
the bread of life, and will never grow ________. Its freshness and beauty will
attract and __________ the children and youth.” (COL 132)

7. What does Ellen White say about the hidden treasures of the Jew-
ish economy? “The significance of the Jewish economy is not yet
_________ comprehended. Truths ________ and _______________ are
shadowed forth in its rites and symbols. The ___________ is the key that
unlocks its mysteries.” (COL 133)

8. What other jewels of God’s treasure house must be brought forth

in the last days? “As we near the close of this world’s history, the
_________________ relating to the last days __________________ de-
mand our study. The last book of the New Testament scriptures is full of truth
that we __________ to understand.” (COL 133)

9. For how long will Christ bring out new treasures from His treasure
house? “The themes or redemption will employ the hearts and minds
and tongues of the redeemed through the ___________________ ages…
Forever and ___________ new views of the perfection and glory of Christ will
appear. Through ____________ ages will the faithful Householder [notice
the capital “H”] bring forth from His treasure things new and old.” (COL 134).

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 Across Down
1. He was sold into 1. He deceived his aging
slavery by his father into giving
brothers. him a blessing.
4. The first baby to be 2. Japheth was the
born. younger brother
of this man.
7. Naomi became nurse
to this child. 3. The youngest of eight
sons, and yet he
9. Moses was hidden
became a king.
among the bulrushes
in this river. 5. He foretold that
Bethlehem children
10. This boy was
up to two years old
prepared as a burnt
would be killed.
offering, but spared
just in time. 6. This child was hidden
from his murderous
11. This king was seven
grandmother.
years old when he
began to reign. 8. This child was a
twin, and Abraham’s
14. The widow who met
grandson.
the baby Jesus at the
temple. 10. He was cast under a
shrub in Beersheba
15. A Jewish boy was
and left to die.
circumcised after
this many days. 11. His daughter died
while Jesus was on
16. He was brought to
the way to his house
Eli as soon as he was
to heal her.
weaned.
13. The younger
brother of Cain
who inherited in
his stead.

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