The Great Controversy Chapter 21: A Warning Rejected

This week, Pastor Ted Wilson discusses Chapter 21 of The Great Controversy, titled “A Warning Rejected,” in which the concept of freedom is considered. God gave us the incredible gift of choice—the freedom to love our Creator and follow Him, or to reject all He is and go our own way. He's given us the freedom to love, or to hate; to choose life, or death.

Through the ages, God has sent His messengers to proclaim the way of life, encouraging all to "take up their cross" and follow Him. When William Miller first began preaching the Advent message, it was generally accepted by churches because the message tended to strengthen members in their faith. However, before long, the ministers and religious leaders of the well-established churches rejected the message of a soon-coming judgment and the return of Christ. As the prophetic message was rejected by these churches, a spiritual darkness descended on them that was widely noticed.

[oleksandrhrytsak]

thank you, Pastor Ted for your important message

[kitutudiana]

Amen 🙏🙏 Lord help us to choose the life that will lead us to eternity in Christ Jesus name l pray amen

[jorgeluisosoriobustillo]

🎵 Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling 🎵 ....Today is the time for decision.

[achdebrah]

This is the message we need at this time of the world‘s history. Thanks so much dear Pastor Wilson.

[edithdotson]

When churches seek to be the consciences for people this pleases Satan, promoter of FORCE and fighter against religious liberty and freedom of CHOOCE. Thse are some of the best gifts given us of God and are to be treasured and used to bring honor to His Holy Name. May the Lord help us to to love him supremely and serve Him devotedly. Thank you Pastor Wilson for sharing.

[jejoo]

Praise God ❤ Thank You, Pastor Ted! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 God bless you and family, and our ministry.

[patrickmatemwa]

Amen and Thank you for this information 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[Over-for-now]

The message we need is Paul's gospel given to him by Jesus himself. It was a MYSTERY NOT known before

[marioglosy]

Yes men of GOD you need to read the Shepherd's Rod message to the SDA denomination internationally also Sir thank you and GOD direct your team members management services ok

sign our brother Mario Glosy

[marioglosy]

And at Manuscript realises page 260 say and volume 5 Testimonies for the church page 211 to 217 Holy Spirit says The SDA denomination internationally want to make God have a stroke

[SolaScriptura]

EGW taught in EW that the chart had errors in it and they were not seen until after 1844, these errors were about the 1843 chart teaching that Jesus would return instead of enter the most holy place in heaven.

In 1SM EGW taught that Jesus would have returned in 1844 if more adventists were faithful, implying that the chart was correct.

[davidway]

My message is from the Creator of. Eternal LIFE LIGHT LIVING BEINGS. NOT HUMANS. US Purified Sanctified Consecrated Anointed.

[juanalonsocobarrubiasverdu]

Book The Great Controversy. Step by Step,
Ellen G.White

[dawnawest]

That includes the choice for medical autonomy by avoiding the jab because He created us with an amazing immune system. God bless

[mauricerose]

The Great Controversy as an Appendum to the King James Bible.

[justthink]

God's Sabbath and Israel's Sabbath are different.

In Genesis Chapter 1 verse 1 - 2 we read, in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and covered with darkness while a mighty wind swept over the waters.

Day 1. Then God created light and he separated light from darkness.

Day 2. God created a dome that separated the waters below and above.

Day 3. God made the dry land appeared. He called the dry land earth and the water the sea. He created the vegetation.

Day 4. He created light to separate day and night. He created fixed times, seasons, days and years. He made two great lights to rule the day and the night (sun and moon?).

Day 5. Then God created sea creatures, birds

Day 6. God created animals, beasts and man.

Notice that God's day 1, day 2, day 3 were not depended upon the sunlight or the shadow of the earth that caused our day and night. This is to say, God's day and night are not the same as our day and night which is a 24 hours cycle.

In the 10 commandments, God commanded the nation of Israel to keep the Sabbath rest just as he had rested on the 7th day after the completion of his creation.

Thus, Israel's Sabbath is just a foreshadow of God's Sabbath. It is just a copy.

Now, if we try to keep Israel's Sabbath then it should be from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. However, if we are on Norway, or at the North pole, how will we observe the lengthy Sabbath day during April to August where the sun shines for about half a year?

Also, if we claim to observe Israel's Sabbath, then people all over the world especially the so called Sabbath keepers like the Seventh Day Adventists should keep the Sabbath exactly at the same time the Jews in Israel keep their Sabbath. But this will violate the principle of sunset to sunset in other parts of the world, like Norway. Therefore, it is not possible to keep Israel's Sabbath.

So far we have seen that Israel's Sabbath and God's Sabbath are different. We have also seen that we can't keep Israel's Sabbath too.

But then Christians are the new Israel and Jesus did not come to do away with the law but to fulfill it. So what about the new Sabbath?

Jesus said, come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. What does this rest mean? Is it the same thing as Paul talked about entering God's in Hebrews 4 : 1 - 11? Paul said Israel did not enter into God's rest when they entered into the land of Canaan. That is why Paul further said God spoke of another day to enter into God's rest. Paul then exhorted the Hebrews to enter into that rest the day they hear God's voice without hardening their heart. From this passage, we see that God's rest, or God's Sabbath is not about 7 day cycle but about finding our salvation in Jesus Christ.

In the gospel, Jesus said that his Father is always working and likewise he was doing the same. This raises a question of how could God work always but still have his rest on the 7th day? The only logical explanation is that God rested from creating new things but he did not rest from sustaining the things he created already.

Thus, every day (24 hours day of our day) is a Sabbath day for God till he the day he creates the new heaven and the new earth.

And since we are to keep the new Sabbath, or God's Sabbath, of which Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath, everyday should be a Sabbath day for us. We have found our rest in Jesus Christ. We don't have to roam restlessly to find rest in Judaism, Islam or Hinduism or Budhism.... We should observe this Sabbath rest till we receive our glorified body in heaven.

[JamesE-fb]

YOU ARE BEING/BEEN WARNED: It is Acts 17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming [thither] went into the synagogue of the Jews.
17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

"It is Matthew 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.