Chapter 19—Angels in Ellen White’s Experience
Ellen White’s Call to Be a Prophet
While I was praying at the family altar, the Holy Ghost fell upon
me, and I seemed to be rising higher and higher, far above the dark
world. I turned to look for the Advent people in the world, but could
not find them, when a voice said to me, “Look again, and look a little
higher.” At this I raised my eyes, and saw a straight and narrow path,
cast up high above the world. On this path the Advent people were
traveling to the city, which was at the farther end of the path. They had
a bright light set up behind them at the beginning of the path, which an
angel told me was the midnight cry. This light shone all the way along
the path and gave light for their feet so that they might not stumble. If
they kept their eyes fixed on Jesus, who was just before them, leading
them to the city, they were safe.—
Early Writings, 14
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At the age of seventeen ... a heavenly visitant came and spoke
to me, saying, “I have a message for you to bear.” “Why,” I thought,
“there certainly must be a great mistake somewhere.” Again were
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spoken the words: “I have a message for you to bear. Write out for the
people what I have given you.”—
Sermons and Talks 2:252
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The Ark of the Covenant in Heaven
The Lord gave me a view of the heavenly sanctuary. The temple of
God was opened in heaven, and I was shown the ark of God covered
with the mercy-seat. Two angels stood at either end of the ark, with
their wings spread over the mercy-seat, and their faces turned toward it.
This my accompanying angel informed me represented all the heavenly
host looking with reverential awe toward the Law of God which had
been written by the finger of God.—
Life Sketches of James White and
Ellen G. White (1880), 236
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The ark of the earthly sanctuary was the pattern of the true ark in
heaven. There, beside the heavenly ark, stand living angels, each with
one wing overshadowing the mercy-seat, and stretching forth on high,
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