The Messages of Mrs. E. G. White

As already mentioned, Seventh-day Adventists have believed through the years that the gift of prophecy has been manifested in their midst. For seven decades Mrs. E. G. White, the messenger of the Lord to the Advent people, gave messages of counsel and warning, which we believe were just as verily from God as were the messages of the prophets in days of old. It is true that the life of Mrs. White closed in 1915, but it is also true that her work still lives. Her books of counsel are still with us. Near the close of her life she declared:BSPC 113.1

“Whether or not my life is spared, my writings will constantly speak, and their work will go forward as long as time shall last.”—Writing and Sending Out of the Testimonies to the Church, pp. 13, 14.BSPC 113.2

We can rejoice that the church has had the counsel of the prophetic gift for guidance and direction.BSPC 113.3

What the future may hold none of us can tell. World conditions may bring about situations where large sections of the church may be isolated, and where they may be unable to communicate one with the other. What the Lord may do under such circumstances we cannot forecast. God may raise up other prophets to meet local situations, but be it ever remembered that the bestowment of this gift is made by the Lord, and when it is manifested in any particular individual it will meet every Bible test, and there will be clear, definite evidences, so that the church will recognize it just as they did in the case of youthful Samuel. He was given that gift. He exercised it, the people watched, they listened to his counsel, they watched his life, they learned to have confidence in him. The Divine Record mentions that then “Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.” 1 Samuel 3:20.BSPC 113.4