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Who is Ellen G White | James Matola
PROPHETIC GIFT through Ellen G. White
A synopsis into who was Ellen G. White By James Matola
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Put your trust in the Lord your God and you will be established. Put your trust in His prophets and succeed” (2 Chron. 20:20, NASB). The Bible teaches that God leads His people through the prophetic gift.
The latter-day-church of God will have the gift of prophecy which is the testimony of Jesus Christ. (cf Rev. 19:10; Revelation 12:17). Seventh-day Adventists believe that God led in establishing the first major ministries of the church through the visions and dreams of Ellen G. White.
Ellen Gould White (born Harmon; November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915) was an American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, along with other Adventist pioneers such as Joseph Bates and her husband James Springer White. Ellen and her twin sister Elizabeth were born to Robert and Eunice Harmon at a home on State Route 114 in Gorham, Maine. She met her future husband James Springer White in 1845 and got married a year later on August 30, 1846. Together they had four children; Henry Nichols White, James Edson White, William C. White and John Herbert White.
Passing the Biblical tests for a true prophet (not included), she went on to minister through her spiritual gift for 70 years. From 1844, when she was 17, until 1915—the year of her death— she had more than 2,000 visions in public and private meetings throughout her life, which were witnessed by Adventist pioneers and the general public. During that she period lived and worked in America, Europe, and Australia, counseling, establishing new work, preaching, and writing. During her lifetime she wrote more than 5,000 periodical articles and James White and Ellen G. White circa 1864 40 books. Her most notable books are Steps to Christ, The Desire of Ages and The Great Controversy.
Her Spritual gift of guidance and prophecy has led to the establishment of churches areound the world, and ministries in the church such as the publishing, health and educational ministries. God cares enough about people, and about effectively sharing a message of hope to a dying world, that He gave direct guidance through visions and dreams. No wonder Seventh-day Adventists appreciate the writings of Ellen White.
