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The Publishing Ministry
You who love God, whose minds are stored with precious items
of experience, and with the living realities of eternal life, kindle the
flame of love and light in the hearts of God’s people. Help them to
deal with the problems of life.
The articles that go to thousands of readers should show purity,
elevation, and sanctification of body, soul, and spirit on the part of
the writers. The pen should be used, under the control of the Holy
Spirit, as a means of sowing seed unto eternal life. Let the space in
our papers be occupied with matter of real worth. Crowd in subjects
weighty with eternal interests. God calls us into the mount to talk with
Him, and when by faith we behold Him who is invisible, our words
will be indeed a savor of life unto life.
Literature Dealing With Daniel and Revelation—Let all have
more to teach, to write, and to publish in regard to those things that are
now to be fulfilled and that concern the eternal welfare of souls. Give
meat in due season to the old and the young, to saints and to sinners.
Let everything that can be said to awaken the church from its slumbers
be brought forward without delay. Let no time be lost in dwelling on
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those things that are not essential, and that have no bearing upon the
present necessities of the people. Read the first three verses of the
Revelation, and see what work is enjoined upon those who claim to
believe the word of God: [
Revelation 1:1-3
quoted].—
Testimonies for
the Church 7:155-158
.
The books of Daniel and the Revelation should be bound together
and published. A few explanations of certain portions might be added,
but I am not sure that these would be needed.
This is the suggestion that I made to Elder Haskell which resulted
in the book he published. [
The reference here is to a book entitled The
Story of Daniel the Prophet, Published in 1901 by Elder S. N. Haskell.
It is a volume presenting a brief comment on the prophecies of Daniel.
This statement by Mrs. White was penned in the year 1902. A few
years later Elder Haskell published a companion volume entitled The
Story of the Seer of Patmos, commenting on the book of Revelation.
]
The need is not filled by this book. It was my idea to have the two
books bound together, Revelation following Daniel, as giving fuller
light on the subjects dealt with in Daniel. The object is to bring these
books together, showing that they both relate to the same subjects.