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A short time ⏰ Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

See: https://spectrummagazine.org/interviews/2020/who-sends-their-kids-adventist-schools

See: https://atoday.org/indian-sdas-meet-in-dc-area-to-discuss-leadership-integrity/

Lou: Here’s another question. “God has the power to take away our eternal life. But does He have the right to take away our life on this earth?” I think this question is talking about the first death that you referred to. Why should or would God ever want to interrupt our pursuit of happiness? […] The post Questions and Answers (20:11) appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

With thanks to Spectrum and Pam Dietrich:

dont be too quick to opine here. I am very exhausted from looking after a terminally ill family member and do not have time/energy to reply to most things that I could if I had more energy. Its not easy to see behind the scenes and what is really going on with people. We should just stick with the subject/s of the OP.

Greetings @stinsonmarri I believe that history can and does repeat itself, and that it incrementally gets worse, every time we fail to learn the lesson that God would have us know. I think this is something that is clearly reflected in scripture: This text clearly shows that after repeated failure to learn what we need to, things keep getting worse each time. The opportunity is always there for people to say yes to Jesus. Some take longer than others, thats why history not only repeats itself; but also incrementally presents us with more severe events by which to learn about God and know Him.

With thanks to Spectrum and Pam Dietrich:

The Old and New Testaments are linked together by the golden clasp of God. We need to become familiar with the Old-Testament Scriptures. The unchangeableness of God should be clearly seen; the similarity of his dealings with his people of the past dispensation and of the present, should be studied. Under the inspiration of the Spirit of God, Solomon wrote, "That which hath been is now: and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past." In mercy God repeats his past dealings. He has given us a record of his dealings in the past. This we need to study carefully; for history is repeating itself. We are more accountable than were those whose experience is recorded in the Old Testament; for their mistakes, and the results of those mistakes, have been chronicled for our benefit. The danger-signal has been lifted to keep us off forbidden ground, and we should be warned not to do as they did, lest a worse punishment come upon us. The blessings given to those of past generations who obeyed God are recorded that we may be encouraged to walk circumspectly, in faith and obedience. The judgments brought against wrong-doers are delineated that we may fear and tremble before God. This Scripture biography is a great blessing. This precious instruction, the experience of ages, is bequeathed to us. {RH, April 20, 1897 par. 14}

thats correct. There is no such thing in EGW writings as "a failed Christ" no matter how many times someone bruits a single sentence (with lots of square bracket "emphasis") they cannot make it to mean something that it does not.

Of course, you are ALWAYS welcome here to discuss what you'd like us to know. This is not a text I raised any questions about above. I did cite some specifics in my last post. Especially interested in Gen 3:15 :)