- Preface
- Preface to First Edition of “Experience and Views”
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- The Great Advent Awakening
- The Reckoning of the Prophetic Periods
- The Disappointment and Its Aftermath
- A Vision Is Given to Ellen Harmon
- Two Groups of Adventists
- Dawn of the Light on the Sanctuary
- Truths Confirmed by Vision
- The Beginnings of Sabbath Observance
- Significance of the Sabbath Revealed
- The Important Sabbath Conferences
- The Pioneers Begin to Publish
- Starting the Review and Herald
- The Publishing Work Grows
- Battle Creek Becomes the Publishing Center
- The “Shut Door” and the “Open Door”
- The Two Ways Out of the Perplexity
- The Call for Church Organization
- The Great Controversy Vision
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- Subsequent Visions
- The Sealing
- God's Love for His People
- Shaking of the Powers of Heaven
- The Open and the Shut Door
- The Trial of our Faith
- To the “Little Flock”
- The Last Plagues and the Judgment
- End of the 2300 Days
- Duty in View of the Time of Trouble
- “Mysterious Rapping”
- The Messengers
- Mark of the Beast
- The Blind Leading the Blind
- Preparation for the End
- Prayer and Faith
- The Gathering Time
- Mrs. White's Dreams
- William Miller's Dream
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- Introduction
- The Fall of Satan
- The Fall of Man
- The Plan of Salvation
- The First Advent Of Christ
- The Ministry of Christ
- The Transfiguration
- The Betrayal of Christ
- The Trial of Christ
- The Crucifixion of Christ
- The Resurrection of Christ
- The Ascension of Christ
- The Disciples of Christ
- The Death of Stephen
- The Conversion of Saul
- The Jews Decide to Kill Paul
- Paul Visits Jerusalem
- The Great Apostasy
- The Mystery of Iniquity
- Death Not Eternal Life in Misery
- The Reformation
- The Church and the World United
- William Miller
- The First Angel's Message
- The Second Angel's Message
- The Advent Movement Illustrated
- Another Illustration
- The Sanctuary
- The Third Angel's Message
- A Firm Platform
- Spiritualism
- Covetousness
- The Shaking
- The Sins of Babylon
- The Loud Cry
- The Third Message Closed
- The Time of Trouble
- Deliverance of the Saints
- The Saints’ Reward
- The Earth Desolated
- The Second Resurrection
- The Second Death
- Appendix
Truths Confirmed by Vision
While this study was in progress, and before their work was made known, far to the east in the state of Maine, a vision was given to Ellen Harmon in which she was shown the transfer of the ministry of Christ from the holy place to the most holy place at the end of the 2300 days. The record of this vision is found in Early Writings, 54-56.EW xix.1
Of another vision shortly after this, as referred to by Mrs. White in a statement written in April, 1847, she records that “the Lord showed me in vision, more than one year ago, that Brother Crozier had the true light on the cleansing of the sanctuary, etc.; and that it was His will that Brother Crozier should write out the view which he gave us in The Day-Star Extra, February 7, 1846. I feel fully authorized by the Lord to recommend that extra to every saint.”—A Word to the Little Flock, 12. Thus the finding of Bible scholars was confirmed by the visions of God's messenger.EW xix.2
In subsequent years Ellen White wrote a great deal concerning the sanctuary truth and its significance to us, and there are many references to this in Early Writings. Note especially the chapter beginning on page 250 entitled “The Sanctuary.” The understanding of the ministry of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary proved to be the key that unlocked the mystery of the great Disappointment. Our pioneers saw clearly that the prophecy announcing the hour of God's judgment at hand had its fulfillment in the events that took place in 1844, but that there was a work of ministry to be accomplished in the most holy place in the heavenly sanctuary before Jesus should come to this earth.EW xix.3
The message of the first angel and the message of the second angel had been sounded in the proclamation of the Advent message, and now the message of the third angel began to sound. Under this message the significance of the Seventh-day Sabbath began to dawn.EW xx.1