Study Guide: Last Day Events
By: Ellen G. White
Study
Guide Index
Chapter 1
pages 11-17
1. Ellen White uses several phrases
on page 11:
- "Something great and decisive
is about to take place"
- "The world is on the verge of
a stupendous crisis"
- "Great changes are soon to take
place in our world"
- "The final movements will be
rapid ones"
- Was the end really near in Ellen
White's lifetime?
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2. Note some of the things Ellen
White predicted as yet future: "spirit of war," "lawlessness," "perplexities,"
"judgments of God--fire, flood, earthquake, war." How many are yet future now?
(12)
3. Review some Bible experiences
when human beings responded to God's warnings of coming judgment. Lot and Noah
are examples. (13:2)
4. Why were Jesus' disciples unprepared
for His death? What lesson is there for us at the present? (13:3)
5. What two Bible books should have
our special attention today? (15:3)
6. What chapter in Daniel is especially
important now? (15:4)
7. When will the end come?
(16:4)
8. What are we counseled about dwelling
on the time of trouble ahead of time? Why? (17:4)
Chapter 2
pages 18-31
1. Read Matthew 24.
2. Of what is the destruction of
Jerusalem a prophetic type? (18:1)
3. What is our safeguard against
the deceptions taught by false prophets? (20:3)
4. In what way are the last days
similar to the days of Noah? (23:2)
5. How are we to understand the statements
that wars are a sign of Jesus' soon return when the world is now entering a
period of peace, a sense of global community, and a new world order? (24:1,
2)
6. Are the natural disasters taking
place now a fulfillment of the predictions given on pages 25:2-26:3, or are
we to expect calamities that are more disastrous?
7. Why does God permit the several
natural calamities predicted by Ellen White? (28:2,
3)
8. On the basis of 29:5-30:0, develop
a Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of history.
Chapter 3
pages 32-42
1. EGW declares unequivocally, repeatedly,
that the last date in historical time that
can be established from any
Bible prophecy is:___________________. (35:3-36:2)
2. SDAs are told NOT to attempt to
supply "day and date" for the occurrence of ANY as-
yet "___________________ " (35:2);
three particular events are especially
singled out as examples:
a. ___________________ (33:0, 1,
3, 4; 34:1)
b. The outpouring of the ___________________(33:1)
c. The close of ___________________
(35:3)
3. EGW bluntly characterized the
time-setters of her day (as well as ours) as:
a. "___________________ " because
of their "many successive failures." (34:1)
b. "___________________. " (34:1)
c. "___________________ ones" (35:0);
participants in "___________________ and ___________________ movements." (35:2)
d. "They were in "___________________"
(35:3), and were "doing the work of ___________________ of ___________________."
(35:3)
4. What is the implication
of these two statements concerning time-setters:
a. They "called themselves
Seventh-day Adventists" (32:3) (Emphasis supplied)
Implication:
b. SDAs "who claim to be
led of God" (35:2) (Emphasis supplied)
Implication:
5. What negative results did EGW
identify as following in the wake of time-setting?
a. Among worldings:
(1) "In a ___________________
state of ___________________ than before." (34:3)
(2) They view time-setters with
"___________________." (34:3)
(3) "They turn away from the
truth" that "the ___________________ of all ___________________ is at hand.
(34:3)
b. Within the remnant church:
(1) They lead into "false lines,"
thus causing "___________________ and ___________________." (35:2)
(2) They create an unhealthy
"excitement" which, in turn, ___________________ Holy Spirit. (35:0)
c. With Satan:
The enemy is ___________________.
(35:2)
6. In assigning various reasons for
the delay of Christ's return, EGW identified:
a. Specific sins (many of which
delayed Israel's entrance into Canaan by 40 years):
(1) ___________________
(2) ___________________
(3) ___________________
(4) ___________________
(5) ___________________
(6) ___________________ (38:1)
(7) ___________________ (39:1)
b. The "___________________ " of
"___________________ " must be "___________________" reproduced in Christ's
people before "He will come to claim them as His own." (39:2)
c. The gospel must be given to
the ___________________ before Christ can
return to earth. (38:2; 39:4; 37:5)
d. The "image to the beast" (Rev.
13:14-17; 14:9-11) must be formed before Jesus comes.
This fills the national "cup of iniquity," and will take the form of
a legislative enactment (law) that
requires Christians to abstain from work and
to engage in religious worship on ___________________. (40:1)
7. Christ could have come in the
19th century (indeed, EGW expected it in her own lifetime); but it has been
postponed to our time (for reasons listed above in #6); but it
is abundantly clear that the delay was not caused by a failure
in the ___________________ of God. (38:1)
8. Christians actively preparing
for the second coming of Christ will educate themselves to
be "___________________ and ___________________ upon the scenes of the [final]
___________________" of this world. (41:5) The Christian will "___________________
with God" daily, in an attitude
of "___________________ and ___________________" (42:5).
"Jesus would have us keep ever before"
our minds "an awareness of the ___________________ time," for "the is ___________________
near." (42:6)
THOUGHT QUESTIONS as you reflect
upon Chapter 3 as a whole:
1. Peter declares that Christians
may actually "hasten" (or, by implication, also "hinder")
the return of Jesus (2 Peter 3:12); while Paul declares that God has
already "appointed a day" for the
final judgment of the world (Acts 17:31). EGW also
sets forth both motifs--which, for many, seem contradictory, mutually exclusive.
Can you harmonize this seeming discrepancy? If so, how?
2. According to EGW, both the promises
and threatenings of God are alike conditional (38:3), and the time for
the 2nd Coming was conditional (36-38). What assurance do you find in Nahum
1:9 that the fact of the 2nd Coming is not conditional?
Chapter 4
pages 43-62
1. According to John the Revelator,
God will have a "remnant" people in the last days who
will be identified by these characteristics:
a. They "keep" ___________________.
(Rev. 12:17; 14:12)
b. They have the ___________________
of the saints and the ___________________ of Jesus. (Rev. 14:12)
c. They also "have" ___________________
(Rev. 12:17), which he subsequently defines as "the Spirit." (Rev. 19:10,
KJV)
2. What two interesting and highly
significant metaphors does EGW employ to describe the function/role of the remnant
in the work of God? "___________________" and "___________________." (45:2)
3. In addition to fulfilling Isa.
58:12 (43:2), their unique task is characterized as:
a. Vindicating the ___________________
of God. (43:3)
b. Proclaiming "the most ___________________
and ___________________ warnings ever sent by God
to man" (45:2)--the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ___________________ of Rev. 14:8-12.
"There is no ___________________ of so great importance," and
"they are to allow ___________________ to absorb their attention."
(46:0)
4. In addition to the doctrine of
Christ's second advent, which Bible doctrines did EGW especially
single out as significant, important "landmark" doctrines?
a. The heavenly ___________________
and its ___________________.
b. The ___________________ messages
of Rev. 14.
c. The ___________________ of God,
especially the ___________________ commandment.
d. The ___________________ of the
wicked (and of all others, as well!) (44:4; 45:0)
5. In the earliest days of the advent
movement it became increasingly "evident" that
"___________________ form of ___________________"
would be necessary if they were to avoid two
undesirable consequences:
a. "Great ___________________"
and
b. The inability to carry forward
the work "___________________ ." (46:1)
6. EGW used three related terms to
describe how things are done in heaven, which should also
characterize God's work (and workers) on the earth:
a. "___________________"
b. Thorough "___________________"
c."___________________" (46:2)
6. Five reasons, offered by EGW,
as to why the early SDA church needed to organize are:
a. "To provide for the ___________________
of the ___________________."
b. To carry forward God's "work
in ___________________ fields."
c. To protect both churches and
ministry from "___________________ ."
d. To enable them to hold legal
title to "___________________ ."
e. To enable them to legally own
and operate institutions, especially ___________________. (46:1)
8. In 1875 EGW wrote "that which
can be said of men under certain circumstances cannot be said
of them under other circumstances" (3T 470; 5T 670); and concerning her own
inspired writings she added in 1911,
"Nothing is ignored; nothing is cast aside; but
time and place must be considered" (1SM 57). In other words, some things may
be true at one time and not
true at another, depending upon changed circumstances. This
is well illustrated in the matter of decisions of the General Conference--in
world session assembled (55:4; 56:0)--being
respected by church leaders and members as
"the voice of God" on earth, as it relates to the work of the gospel.
a. In 1875 she wrote:
(1) "God has invested His church
with special ____________ and ___________ which no one can be justified
in ________________and _______________, for in so doing he despises the
___________ of ____________." (47:4)
(2) "God has bestowed the power
under heaven upon His church.
It is the ____________ of God
in His united people in church capacity which is to be _________________."
(47:5; 48:0)
b. But in the 1890s a change came
which caused her no longer to consider the actions and decisions of the General
Conference as "the voice of God" (50, 51). Two problems in particular surfaced
among top GC leaders:
(1) "Altogether too many ___________________
were given to a ___________________"; and
(2) "Some" of these leaders were
unconverted and did "not make God their ___________________." (49:5)
c. But a change came at the 1901
GC Session (54, 55), and even though some leaders still did not change
their ways and remained unconverted (57, 58), probably the majority of those
elected and re-elected were consecrated, and EGW again reverted to
her prior 1875 position.
(1) In 1909 she wrote, "God has
ordained that the representatives of His church from all parts of the earth,
when assembled in a General Conference [session], shall
have ________________. (56:1)
(2) And in 1911 the words she
chose (in M 164, cited in 56:2) are almost identical to her original
words in 1875 (in 3T 417, cited in 47:4)!
9. EGW predicted that as we near
the end of time, "more and more" SDAs will be led "astray"
by men and women arising and claiming they had the same gift she had and
were receiving visions from God as
she did. This will happen not only in North America
but also in other countries. And she gave a two-word test that must be
applied before such are accepted as
authentic and genuine:
"When God gives you ___________________
that the vision is from Him, you
may accept it, but do not accept it on any other evidence. . . ." (44:3)
Chapter 5
pages 63-74
1. What twofold life should every
Christian live? (63:2)
2. You should "pray as though the
___________________ and were all due to God, and ___________________ as though
___________________ were all your own." (63:3)
3. What is suggested as the topic
of a "thoughtful hour each day"? (64:4)
4. How might we keep the Spirit from
abiding with us? (65:4)
5. How only will we be able to stand
through the last great conflict? (66:3)
6. What are some of the values of
committing Scripture to memory? (66-68)
7. The three angels' messages are
a "___________________ chain of ___________________," and "an ___________________
to the people of God." (68:2)
8. What are the dangers of doubting
"where there is any chance to be disbelieving"? (68:3-64:0)
9. The servants of Christ "are to
prepare no set speech" for future trials. What are they to do instead? (69:2)
10. What is often a consequence of
controversy? (70:1)
11. Is it enough to be able to give
a reason for our faith? Explain. (70:2)
12. If we don't preoccupy our minds
with sacred and eternal things, what will they likely cherish? (70:3)
13. How did Enoch walk with God?
(71:1,2)
14. Who is Enoch a representative
of? (71:3)
15. For what reasons might we have
"fear for the future"? (72:1)
16. "Every one of us should be ___________________
in reference to the ___________________ which is soon to come upon us." (73:2)
Chapter 6
pages 75-93
1. Develop a philosophy of life that
will meet the challenges of everyday life yet allow for a state of preparedness
for Jesus' soon return. (75:1-77:3)
2. How does true Sabbath observance
preserve a knowledge of God among men? (77:4-78:2)
3. What is the relationship between
paying tithe and offerings and a fitness for heaven? (78:3-79:3)
4. Define true temperance. (81:2)
5. Why is temperance important? (81:4;
82:1)
6. On the basis of the instruction
given on page 82:2, 3, what menu would you plan for a day set aside for fasting
and prayer?
7. What are the extremes to be avoided
in our association with the world? (84:3-85:0)
8. What is to be done with new doctrines
and interpretations of Scripture? Why? (91:3)
9. What experience is to be avoid
in our worship services? (93:1-3)
Chapter 7
pages 94-108
1. EGW's message "for this time"
(1901) was "___________________ " (95 2); and
get out "as ___________________ as ___________________." (95:1; cf. also 97:1;
100:0; 106:2)
2. Which two chapters of the Bible
did EGW especially single out as detailing the potential dangers posed for those
who remain living in the cities in the last days?
a. ___________________
b. ___________________ (95:4)
3. Even though vacated by the righteous,
the cities are not to be neglected, left unworked, and
abandoned:
a. "As did Enoch, we must ___________________
in the cities but not ___________________ in them." (96:2)
b. "The cities are to be worked
from ___________________." (96:3)
c. "For the present, ___________________
will be obliged to labor in Chicago [and other large
cities], but these should be preparing ___________________ in rural
districts from which to work the city." (96:6-97:0)
4. When was the "now" when SDAs should
"begin to heed" EGW's repeated counsels to leave the cities in favor of "rural
districts"? ____________________. (100:0)
5. In relocating SDA institutions
in more rural areas, care must be taken not to go too far
out and away from the cities, lest:
a. "They cannot be ___________________
with them [city-dwellers], to them good, [and] to
let light shine." (101:1)
b. Institutional workers be so
distanced they are not "near enough" to church offices
(still in the city) to be able "to ___________________ with the workers
there." (105:2)
6. EGW approved of the transfer of
our publishing house from Battle Creek, Mich., to Takoma
Park, MD, at the turn of the century; but with an eye on possible changing
conditions, she also recognized that
another move to a more rural area might be necessary:
"If, after a time ___________________, ___________________" from
the greater Washington area. (105:1)
7. DISADVANTAGES to living in the
cities:
a. Personal/Physical Safety:
(1) Very soon God will rain "___________________
and ___________________" upon these cities.
(95:3)
(2) The general "___________________
and ___________________" in the cities, plus "conditions
brought about by the ___________________ and ___________________ would prove
a great hindrance to our work." (96:4)
(3) In the cities there would
more likely be "___________________ of enemies." (100:0)
b. Conditions Particularly Unfavorable
to Youth:
(1) During school hours: "Every
phase of ___________________ is waiting to ___________________ and ___________________
them," making character-building ___________________ harder for both parents
and children. (98:1)
(2) After school hours: Children,
with nothing to do,"obtain a ___________________" from which "they acquire
habits of ___________________ and ___________________." (97:3; cf. also
98:2,3; 106:2)
c. Health Considerations:
(1) "The whole system is ___________________
by the ___________________, ___________________, and ___________________"
of the city (98:5)--particularly by the "___________________ and ___________________"
of noise created by public and private transportation. (98:4)
(2) The "peril to health" and
"many evils to be met" from city-living include: "the ___________________
liability to contact with ___________________, the prevalence of ___________________
air, ___________________ water, ___________________ food, the crowded, dark,
unhealthful ___________________. " (99:2; cf. also 100:0; 103:0; 104:1;
106:0; 108:2)
8. ADVANTAGES of Country Living:
a. Financial:
(1) Availability of land/houses,
"without a ___________________ of ___________________." (101:4; cf. also
105:3)
(2) Often one may "also find
___________________" (101:4), as well as a
lower cost of living and lower institutional operating expense. (106:0)
(3) A garden enables one to provide
food, especially in the future time of trouble when "the problem of ___________________
and ___________________ will be a
very serious one." (99:4-100:0; cf. also 95:1; 99:3)
b. Health Concerns:
Apart from a rural environment
aiding the achievement and maintenance of good
health, we find here "the most favorable conditions for ___________________
of ___________________." (103:2)
c. Educational Benefits:
(1) A rural setting may facilitate
___________________ being "educated in the ___________________ of the ___________________"
(103:0) "and the ___________________ of ___________________." (102:2)
(2) Equally important is "___________________"
(102:2) and the learning
of building construction techniques "in a ___________________ manner." (108:1)
d. Spiritual Benefits:
Our priority in lifework is "to
seek for ___________________" (97:2); a rural
setting enables us to "be alone with God, to learn His ___________________
and ___________________" (97:1) in "lessons of ___________________ and ___________________."
(95:1)
Chapter 8
pages 109-122
1. The Bible notes that the first
builders of cities were people who chose to live in rebellion against God. What
is a possible reason for this? (109:1, 2)
2. What is to be the condition of
cities just prior to Jesus' return? Have they reached this condition yet? (110:3)
3. Draw a mental picture of the judgments
coming upon the cities of earth. (110:5-111:5)
4. What will determine the extent
of the judgment for each city? (111:3)
5. What is in store for:
a. New York City (112:3-113:2)
b. Chicago and Los Angeles (113:3-114:0)
c. San Francisco and Oakland (114:1-3)
d. Other great cities (115:2)
6. What will be the impact of labor
unions upon Adventists at the end of time? (116:3-117:3)
7. What does God require from us
on behalf of the cities? (117:4-118:3)
8. What plan has God presented for
the work in cities and the work of the church in general? (120:1)
9. What is the signal to move out
of the large cities? (121:1)
Chapter 9
pages 123-142
1. What is the "fornication" of Babylon?
(123:2)
2. Why does Satan make the fourth
commandment the object of his special attack? (123:3)
3. How does the fourth commandment
identify God, the Lawgiver? (124:1)
4. In the 1880s, the time had not
"fully come" for liberties to be restricted. Why would the winds of strife be
held back? (125:1, 2)
5. Did the leaders in the Sunday
movement of the 1880s all understand what they were doing? Will later leaders
all understand? (125:3)
6. What are we to do with the few
more years of grace we have? (126:3)
7. If we make no effort to do the
work God has given us, what will be the result? (127:3)
8. What are two arguments that will
be made by Sunday law advocates for these laws? (129:4, 5)
9. Who will change when there is
a union between Protestants and Catholics? (130:2)
10. Upon what will the leading churches
unite? (131:1)
11. What threefold union of powers
can we expect? (131:4)
12. What door are Protestants opening
for the papacy in America? (132:3)
13. What was the sign of the impending
destruction of Jerusalem? What is the sign that God's forbearance is reached
in the last days? (133:1)
14. How widespread will Sunday legislation
be? (135)
15. What will be the theater of the
last great and decisive actions? (136:4)
16. Into what two classes will all
Christendom be divided? (137:2)
17. What cautions are given for those
who expect Sunday restrictions? (138:2)
18. For what reasons should we try
to avoid Sunday work? (138, 139)
19. "Whenever it is ___________________,
let ___________________ services be held on ___________________." (140:2)
20. "It is better to ___________________
than to ___________________; better to ___________________ than to ___________________,
better to ___________________ than to ___________________." (142:2)
Chapter 10
pages 143-154
1. List two things that will occur
during the short time of trouble that immediately precedes the close of probation:
a. (143:1)
b. (143:2)
2. In the crisis awaiting Seventh-day
Adventists, what is at the center of the battle they will have to fight? (144:2,
3)
3. When brought before judges because
of the conflict over God's Sabbath and Sunday legislation, what is to be our
attitude toward our personal civil rights? (146:1)
4. What can God's people anticipate
as they stand firm for His law? (147:1)
a.
b.
c.
d.
5. How intense will be the persecution
of Sabbathkeepers in the last days? (147:2)
6. What will you do when 148:4 becomes
a reality?
7. What are the odds that some of
our brothers and sisters will be martyrs? (149:5-150:5)
8. Why does God permit His people
to suffer persecution?
a. (152:3-153:1)
b. (153:3-154:1)
Chapter 11
pages 155-171
1. Why does Satan practice last-day
deceptions under the garb of Christianity? (155:1)
2. What is the strongest bulwark
of vice in our world? (156:1)
3. Why are the greatest hindrances
for the church found WITHIN it rather than outside? Discuss. (156:2)
4. Why is it especially important
for us to understand the state of the dead as portrayed in Scripture? (157:0)
5. Through what two great errors
will Satan bring people under his deceptions in the last days? (157:2)
6. Who are the "nominal Adventists"
Ellen White speaks about? (158:1)
7. How would you define "primitive
godliness"? (158:2)
8. How might we avoid the emotional
excitement and the mingling of true and false in false revivals? (158:3)
9. How will Satan make music a snare
for us? (159:2)
10. What effect will false happiness
in meetings have on us? Why? (160:0)
11. Both Satan's angels and God's
angels will appear as ___________________ during the last days. Why? (160:3,
4; 161:1)
12. What is Satan's most successful
and fascinating delusion? (161:3)
13. Why will Satan personate Christ
in the last days? (162)
14. The personation of Christ will
be Satan's ___________________ deception. (163:2)
15. What will Satan claim when he
personates Christ? (164:0)
16. What will Satan NOT be able to
counterfeit? Discuss. (165:2)
17. When Satan imitates Christ, on
what point will there be a marked distinction? (166:1)
18. Why will Satan work miracles?
(166:2-4; 167:1)
19. Can Satan REALLY work miracles,
or do they just seem so? (168:1)
20. Why are we not now to work miracles
as Christ did? (169:2)
21. Do miracles supersede the Bible?
Discuss (170:1)
Chapter 12
pages 172-182
A. The Reason for Being Shaken Out
of the Church
1. Related to the Christian lifestyle:
Those who "possess no more ___________________ and ___________________ than
do the nominal churches." (172:2)
2. Related to the extremes: " ___________________
on the one hand and ___________________ on the other." (175:0)
3. Related to doctrines: Those
who "will give heed to ___________________ and ___________________ of ___________________
will depart from the faith." (177:2)
4. Related to the Testimonies:
"When the Testimonies . . . are ___________________ and ___________________,
Satan . . . launches them into ___________________, which becomes incurable."
(178:2)
B. The Extent of the Shaking
5. "A ___________________ than
we now anticipate." (174:2)
6. "The ___________________ of
those who now appear to be genuine and true." (180:3)
7. "As the storm approaches, a
___________________ who have professed faith . . . abandon their position
and join the ranks of the opposition." (180:6; 181:0)
8. Among Church leaders: " ___________________
be the apostasies of men who have occupied responsible positions." (179:1)
C. Good News in the Midst of Trouble
9. The Church will not fall. (180:5)
10. The true Christian "will stand
firm as a rock, his faith stronger, his hope brighter. . . ." (181:3)
11. Large numbers will enter to
the Church. (182:2)
Chapter 13
pages 183-196
1. What is accomplished by:
a. Early rain (183:1, 2)
b. Latter rain (183:1, 2)
2. At what point in the disciples'
personal experience did the early rain come
upon them? (184:3)
3. What was the results of the early
rain given on the Day of Pentecost? (185:4)
4. Historically when will the latter
rain come? (186:1)
5. What will be the results of the
latter rain? (186:4-187:0)
6. At what point does the early rain
come to us today as individuals? (187:1)
7. What are the conditions upon which
God has promised His blessings under the
power of His Spirit? (189:1)
8. How do 184:3 and your answer to
question #2 relate to 190:1, 2?
9. Who will fail to receive the latter
rain? (195:1-196:1)
Chapter 14
pages 197-214
1. In light of the fact that there
are good people in all churches, what caution should be observed? (197, 198)
2. When will the fall of Babylon
be complete? (198:2-4)
3. What is the last message that
will be given to the world? (199:1)
4. The message of justification by
faith is the _______________ message in verity. (199:4-200:0)
5. How are the children of God to
give the last message of mercy to the world? (200:4-201:0)
6. According to Ellen White, what
is the "loud voice" giving the third angel's message? (201:3)
7. Compare the power and strength
of the last message to that of the midnight cry in 1844. (202:2)
8. What are some of the comparisons
between the time of the Day of Pentecost and the final preaching of the truth?
(202:3-203:2)
9. What are some of the agencies
that God will use to finish the work that will surprise us? (203:3-204:2)
10. In the last solemn work God will
manifest that "He is not dependent on ___________________, ___________________
mortals." (204:3)
11. What are more important to God's
work than brilliant talent, tact, or knowledge? (205:1)
12. "When divine ___________________
is combined with human ___________________, the work will spread like fire in
the ___________________." (207:3)
13. For what special reason should
we study the Word of God now? (209:2)
14. Will the great majority of those
who hear the last message accept it? What are some reasons? (210:2-211:0)
15. Name some of the groups that
will answer the call out of the world. (211:1:212:0)
16. In the final gospel call how
many will be converted in a day? (212:1-3)
17. At what time will the larger
number of readers of The Great Controversy take their position with the
church? (214:1)
18. To a large degree the work of
the angel of Revelation 18:1 will be done through what agency? (214:2)
Chapter 15
pages 215-226
1. On whose side of the great controversy
is the person sitting on the fence? (215:2)
2. What principle forms the basis
for judging each individual? (216:3-217:2)
3. How is it possible for someone
to be saved who knows very little about God's law? (218:4-219:1)
4. How are God's people sealed? (219:4-220:0)
Is this different from the Sabbath being the seal of God?
5. Who from among God's people will
be sealed? (221:2, 4, 5)
6. What is the mark of the beast?
(224:1, 2)
7. When is the mark of the beast
received? (224:6-225:0; 225:4-226:0)
8. What constitutes the worship of
the beast and his image? (226:1)
Chapter 16
pages 227-237
A. Events Preceding the Close of
Probation
1. The "image to the beast" is
formed. "The Lord has shown me clearly that the image of the beast will be
formed ___________________ probation closes." (227:3)
2. The sealing of the righteous
is completed. "An angel . . . reported to Jesus that his work was done, and
the saints were ___________________ and ___________________." (229:1)
3. Jesus' intercession ceases in
the sanctuary. After the saints are sealed, "Then Jesus ceases His intercession
in the sanctuary above. He lift His hands, and with a loud voice says, 'It
is done.'" (229:3)
B. The Time For the Close of Probation
4. Not revealed by God. "God has
not revealed to us the time when this message will close or when probation
will have an end." (227:1)
5. Unknown for everybody. "The
righteous and wicked will still be living upon the earth . . . all ___________________
that the final, irrevocable decision has been pronounced. . . ." (231:1)
6. Unexpected even for God's people.
"When probation ends, it will come ___________________, ___________________--at
a time when we are least expecting it." (230:1)
7. God's people will be still doing
business as usual. (231:4)
8. The wicked and the professed
people of God will be still looking forward to forbidden pleasures. (232:3)
C. Now is the Time To Be Ready
9. We can have the assurance of
salvation today: "When probation ends, it will come suddenly, unexpectedly.
. . . But we can have a ___________________ in heaven today, and ___________________
that God accepts us." (230:1)
10. Now is the time for character's
transformation and fitness for heaven. (236:2, 3)
Chapter 17
pages 238-252
This chapter and the next divide
up the consideration of the seven last plagues and their effect, first on the
wicked, then the righteous.
1. Note the actions of God's angels
in holding events back:
They hold back ____________________________
(238:3)
They restrain ________________________
(239:1)
They hold in check ___________________________
(239:3)
2. The glory of God is shown in His
___________________ and His ___________________. (240:1)
3. At the present time Jesus is our
___________________, but when the judgment is complete He will become ___________________.
(240:3)
4. In no government can lawbreakers
determine their own ___________________. (241:1)
5. "Law that has no ___________________
is of no ___________________." (241:1)
6. What actions would God NOT allow
Noah or Lot to take? (241:2)
7. Under what circumstances does
God remove His protection from us? (242:1)
8. Give some examples from the Bible
of the destructive power of God's angels. (243)
9. "The same destructive ___________________
exercised by ___________________ angels when God commands, will be exercised
by ___________________ angels when He ___________________." (244:0)
10. Consider the cumulative effect
of the seven last plagues if they were to be universal.
1. Grievous sores
2. The seas turned to blood
3. Rivers and fountains of waters
turned to blood
4. Scorching sun
5. Darkness
6. Gathering for the battle of
God Almighty
7. The battle of Armageddon and
great hail
11. What saves the wicked world from
total destruction by the plagues? (246:1)
12. What special class do those who
are lost condemn? (247:3)
13. Is the battle of Armageddon a
literal or spiritual conflict? (250:2; 251:4)
Chapter 18
pages 253-270
This chapter deals with the plagues
and their effect on the righteous.
1. When will the atoning blood of
Christ be of no more value? (253:1)
2. Will the trouble ahead be worse,
less, or about the same as expected? (254:3)
3. Why will some of the righteous
be laid in their graves before the time of trouble? (255:2, 3)
4. Why will Satan especially stir
up the wicked powers of earth to destroy the people of God? (256:1)
5. When calamities come, what charge
will be made against Sabbathkeepers? (256:3)
6. What argument will be used to
convince the people that God's people should be destroyed? (257:1)
7. What universal decree will finally
be made against Sabbathkeepers? (258:1)
8. What will be our responsibility
regarding our property before probation closes? (261:1, 2)
9. If we have unconfessed sins, what
effect will this have on us in the time of trouble? (263:1)
10. Why will no righteous be killed
after probation closes? (264:2)
11. Why should we not make provision
for our temporal wants in the time of trouble?
12. What is promised to the remnant
in the time of trouble? (265:3)
13. When the righteous have no Intercessor
during the time of trouble, how will they be sustained? (266:0, 1)
14. Is there any stopping place in
the process of sanctification? (267:3)
15. Do we know who the 144,000 are?
(268:4)
16. Review the experience of the
righteous when threatened with death during the time of trouble. (269,270)
Chapter 19
pages 271-282
1. Who are brought up in a special
resurrection to witness the second advent of Jesus? (271:2-272:0)
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. As God speaks from heaven before
Jesus appears in the clouds, what will His people hear?
a. (272:2)
b. (272:3)
3. When the wicked see Jesus, what
do they regret? (274:0)
4. In the description of Jesus' return
to earth (274:1-3), which event impresses you the most?
5. How does the resurrection of God's
faithful people affect you? (276-278)
6. Why does God not take the sinner
to heaven? (279:3)
7. Who fixes the destiny of the wicked?
(279:3)
8. Why will everyone who is saved
have at least one star in his/her crown? (282:3)
Chapter 20
Pages 283-306
1. Where are both our title and fitness
for heaven to be found? (283:2) 2. What thoughts will be a shield against Satan,
our enemy? (284:2)
3. List several "mighty incentives"
for giving loving service to our Creator. (285:1)
4. Heaven will be our home where
the wicked cease from ______________ and the weary are at ______________.
5. Why did heaven cease to be indefinite
space to the disciples? (286:1)
6. If we could see heaven's city
just once, what would we never want to do again? (287:4)
7. How is the tree of life described?
(288:0)
8. How are the following to be different
from what they are now? (288:1-3) Streams Beasts Woods
9. How will the righteous be different
from each other at the resurrection? How will this change later? (289:3)
10. At his creation Adam had _____________times
as much vital force as we have today. How has this affected us all? (289:4)
11. In heaven, "we shall ever
feel the _____________ of the morning, and shall be far from its _______________."
(290:1)
12. When we are tempted to speculate
about the conditions in heaven we are assured that God "has made every
_______________for our _______________ in the future life." (290:5)
13. Does it encourage you that infants
and even imbeciles will be resurrected to go to heaven? (293:1-4)
14. What special recognition will
be given to mothers? (294:2,3)
15. In heaven there will be no.
. . (296,297)
16. What will we learn from a special
angel? (298:2)
17. What testimony will only the
redeemed be able to give? (299:2)
18. What song will the ransomed sing?
(300:2)
19. What eternal reminder will we
have of the cruel work of sin? (302:3)
20. Review some of the activities
of heaven as presented in this chapter.
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