Foreword
Ellen G. White at different times wrote of the temptation and
fall of man, the plan of redemption, and of the victory of Christ in
the wilderness of temptation. In 1874 and 1875 in a series of 13
articles published in the Review and Herald she treated these topics
in depth. In these she devoted more attention to lessons drawn from
the experience of man and Jesus Christ in meeting temptation than
to the sequence of historical events. The series closes with practical
applications to present-day situations.
These articles, with some paragraphs added by the author, were
later republished in a 96-page pamphlet and became the second of
eight pamphlets to make up the Redemption series published in 1878.
The other seven present materials published simultaneously in Spirit of
Prophecy volumes two and three, were later replaced by Ellen White’s
Masterpiece, The Desire of Ages.
Number two of the Redemption series, written quite apart from the
others, in its fullness in the treatment of temptation makes a unique
contribution to Ellen G. White materials currently available.
In the first printing some articles carried subheadings; many did
not. A uniform plan is followed in this reprint. Capitalization and
spelling have been brought into keeping with present usage, and some
very long paragraphs have been divided for the sake of readability.
The text is accurately reproduced.
In this attractive reprint the reader will find encouragement and
practical lessons appropriate for these times.
Board of Trustees of the Ellen G. White Estate
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