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past, all through the advent movement, gave her confidence for the
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future. Witness the following statement, written by her in 1890 in
review of her own experience, and with full knowledge of the fact that
controversies and doctrinal differences would arise in days to come:
“I have had precious opportunities to obtain an experience. I have
had an experience in the first, second, and third angels’ messages. The
angels are represented as flying in the midst of heaven, proclaiming to
the world a message of warning, and having a direct bearing upon the
people living in the last days of this earth’s history. No one hears the
voice of these angels, for they are a symbol to represent the people of
God who are working in harmony with the universe of heaven. Men
and women, enlightened by the Spirit of God, and sanctified through
the truth, proclaim the three messages in their order.
“I have acted a part in this solemn work. Nearly all my Christian
experience is interwoven with it. There are those now living who
have an experience similar to my own. They have recognized the truth
unfolding for this time; they have kept in step with the great Leader,
the Captain of the Lord’s host. In the proclamation of the messages,
every specification of prophecy has been fulfilled. Those who were
privileged to act a part in proclaiming these messages have gained an
experience which is of the highest value to them; and now when we
are amid the perils of these last days, when voices will be heard on
every side saying, ‘Here is Christ,’ ‘Here is truth’; while the burden of
many is to unsettle the foundation of our faith which has led us from
the churches and from the world to stand as a peculiar people in the
world, like John our testimony will be borne:
“‘That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which
we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our
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hands have handled, of the Word of life; ... that which we have seen
and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with
us.’
“I testify the things which I have seen, the things which I have
heard, the things which my hands have handled, of the Word of life.
And this testimony I know to be of the Father and the Son. We have
seen and do testify that the power of the Holy Ghost has accompanied
the presentation of the truth, warning with pen and voice, and giving
the messages in their order. To deny this work would be to deny the