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The Scriptures testify that one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy.

This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant church and we believe it was manifested in the ministry of Ellen G. White.

Her writings speak with prophetic authority and provide comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction to the church.

They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested.

When Aaron and Miriam rebelled against Moses’ leadership, God said to them:

NUM 12

Throughout Old Testament times the prophetic gift was in operation.

The first person called “a prophet” in the Bible was Abraham

gen 20.

In the history of Israel, Moses was the greatest of the prophets; he communicated with God “face to face”

AMOS

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Shortly before his death he told the Israelites: “The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren.

Him you shall hear” ().

prophecy was initially fulfilled through Joshua and the prophets who followed him.

JOEL

It found its ultimate fulfillment in the appearance of the Messiah who was the prophet who would lead God’s people from the slavery of sin into the heavenly Canaan.

ACTS 2.

The New Testament writers as well as several other individuals mentioned in the New Testament had the gift of prophecy

Paul wrote to the Ephesians that the gift of prophecy would remain in the church

In the book of Revelation, therefore, the remnant church in the time of the end is said to have “the testimony of Jesus” (12:17), which according to is “the spirit of prophecy.”

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What Is the “Spirit of Prophecy”?

They were familiar with this expression, which was frequently used in the Aramaic translation of the Old Testament.

For example, in the Aramaic paraphrase of the Old Testament text says: “Pharaoh said to his servants, ‘Can we find a man like this in whom there is the spirit of prophecy from before the Lord?’”

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And in the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua, son of Nun, a man who has within himself the spirit of prophecy, and lay your hand on him.”

For the early Christians the “spirit of prophecy” was a reference to the Holy Spirit, who imparts the prophetic gift to God’s messengers.

This also becomes evident when we compare with , .

Revelation

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In summary, we can say that one of the identifying signs of the remnant church, which according to prophecy exists after the 1,260-day period, i.e., after 1798, is the testimony of Jesus, which is the spirit of prophecy, or the prophetic gift.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church, from its very beginning, has believed that in fulfillment of the spirit of prophecy was manifested in the life and work of Ellen G. White.

WHAT ARE THE TESTS OF THE PROHETS?

1. Dreams and Visions

NUM 12.

In Scripture, genuine prophets received prophetic dreams and visions.

During her 70-year ministry from 1844 to 1915, Ellen G. White received approximately 2,000 visions and prophetic dreams.

2. Agreement With the Bible

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What a prophet claims to have received from God must be in harmony with the rest of God’s Word, because God does not contradict Himself (; ).

Although Ellen G. White was not a trained theologian, her messages are in harmony with Scripture.

3.The Witness to Jesus

Anyone familiar with the writings of Ellen White, such as the books The Desire of Ages or Steps to Christ, will have to admit that she not only accepted all that the Bible teaches about Jesus, but continually pointed people to Him as their Lord and Savior.

4. Fulfilled Prophecy

JER 28.9

The proof of a true prophet lies, in part, in the fulfillment of his/her predictions.

Although Ellen White’s work did not primarily consist of predicting the future, she did make a number of predictions that have been fulfilled in a remarkable way.

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The Fruit Test

The fruit test takes time.

Ellen White lived and worked for 70 years under the critical eyes of millions of people, largely skeptical, doubtful, suspicious, and in some cases openly hostile.

Any fault or inconsistency was and still is exposed with great satisfaction by her opponents.

Nevertheless, the fruit of her life and labor attests to her sincerity, zeal, and Christian piety.