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Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White
for He never changes. But the pope had changed it from the seventh to
the first day of the week; for he was to change times and laws.
And I saw that if God had changed the Sabbath from the seventh
to the first day, He would have changed the writing of the Sabbath
commandment, written on the tables of stone, which are now in the
ark in the most holy place of the temple in heaven; and it would read
thus: The first day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. But I saw that
it read the same as when written on the tables of stone by the finger
of God, and delivered to Moses on Sinai, “But the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” I saw that the holy Sabbath is, and will
be, the separating wall between the true Israel of God and unbelievers;
and that the Sabbath is the great question to unite the hearts of God’s
dear, waiting saints.
I saw that God had children who do not see and keep the Sabbath.
They have not rejected the light upon it. And at the commencement
of the time of trouble, we were filled with the Holy Ghost as we
went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath more fully. This enraged the
churches and nominal Adventists, as they could not refute the Sabbath
truth. And at this time God’s chosen all saw clearly that we had the
truth, and they came out and endured the persecution with us. I saw
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the sword, famine, pestilence, and great confusion in the land. The
wicked thought that we had brought the judgments upon them, and
they rose up and took counsel to rid the earth of us, thinking that then
the evil would be stayed.
In the time of trouble we all fled from the cities and villages, but
were pursued by the wicked, who entered the houses of the saints with
a sword. They raised the sword to kill us, but it broke, and fell as
powerless as a straw. Then we all cried day and night for deliverance,
and the cry came up before God.
The sun came up, and the moon stood still. The streams ceased to
flow. Dark, heavy clouds came up, and clashed against each other. But
there was one clear place of settled glory, whence came the voice of
God like many waters, which shook the heavens and the earth. The
sky opened and shut, and was in commotion. The mountains shook
like a reed in the wind, and cast out ragged rocks all around. The sea
boiled like a pot, and cast out stones upon the land.
And as God spoke the day and the hour of Jesus’ coming, and
delivered the everlasting covenant to His people, He spoke one sen-