9. Was Ellen G. White a Prophet—A Messenger with a Message?
- 1. Experience of Ellen White in Receiving the Visions
- 2. Call Established in Own Mind—1845
- 3. Understanding of Binding Claims of Testimonies
- 4. Why Given in Our Day
- 5. E. G. White Work Not Unlike Bible Prophets
- 6. Relationship of E. G. White Writings to Bible
- 7. Not for the Purpose of Giving New Light
- 8. To Correct Error and Specify what is Truth
- 9. Was Ellen G. White a Prophet—A Messenger with a Message?
- 10. The Work of a Prophet and More
- 11. Experiences of Ellen White While in Vision
- 12. Mind Illuminated by the Visions
- 13. Bearing Testimony—Instruction to Ellen White
- 14. Bearing Testimony—Aided by the Spirit of God
- 15. Bearing Testimony—“I Stand Alone, Severely Alone”
- 16. The Visions—Not Controlled by Man
- 17. The Question of Influence
- 18. The Question of Ellen G. White’s Opinion
- 19. When There was no “Thus Saith the Lord”
- 20. Sister White’s Judgment
- 21. The Integrity of Her Message
- 22. E. G. White Guarded Against a Misuse
- 23. The Problem of Confidentiality
- 24. Visions Paul Could Not Tell Molded His Messages
- 25. E. G. White Understanding of Her Writings
- 26. The Visions and Their Relationship to Mrs. White’s Testimony
- 27. Not Always a Special Vision
- 28. Testimony Expressed in Her Own Words
- 29. The Question of Infallibility
- 30. Are There E. G. White Writings Which Are Not Inspired?
- 31. “I Saw” and “I was Shown”
- 32. E. G. White Benefited by the Message Given
- 33. Giving Up Faith in Testimonies
- 34. E. G. White Writings to Speak to the End
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9. Was Ellen G. White a Prophet—A Messenger with a Message?
“Some have stumbled over the fact that I said I did not claim to be a prophet; 1Note: Reference is here made to a discourse given at Battle Creek, Oct. 2, 1904, in which she said, “I do not claim to be a prophetess.” and they have asked, Why is this?EGWATHW 3.2
“I have had no claims to make, only that I am instructed that I am the Lord’s messenger; that He called me in my youth to be His messenger, to receive His word, and to give a clear and decided message in the name of the Lord Jesus.EGWATHW 3.3
“Early in my youth I was asked several times, Are you a prophet? I have ever responded, I am the Lord’s messenger. I know that many have called me a prophet, but I have made no claim to this title. My Saviour declared me to be His messenger....EGWATHW 3.4
“Why have I not claimed to be a prophet?—Because in these days many who boldly claim that they are prophets are a reproach to the cause of Christ; and because my work includes much more than the word ‘prophet’ signifies.”—The Review and Herald, July 26, 1906. In Selected Messages 1:31, 32.EGWATHW 3.5
W. C. White’s statement regarding E. G. White’s work: “As regards Mother’s being a prophetess: There is no doubt in her mind or the mind of any of her family or helpers, but that she is a prophet of the Lord. But Mother takes the same position regarding this matter as did John the Baptist. Please read the first chapter of the Gospel of John, verses 19-23, and you will observe that John, in his modesty, said he was not Elias nor that prophet. He said: ‘I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord.’ But we learn from the words of Christ that John was the Elias, and a prophet. Mother says of her work: ‘I do not care to be called a prophet. I am a messenger with a message.’ But she has never said that she was not a prophet.”—W. C. White letter to Mr. J. J. Gorrell, May 13, 1904.EGWATHW 3.6