October the 22nd, 1844
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was for many people the
worst day of their lives,
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they had
preached a message of hope
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about Jesus' soon
return and then all their hopes
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were dashed.
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Friends who had ridiculed them
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waited with fresh
ammunition in the coming days.
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It was not an easy
time to be a believer.
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The great
disappointment was exactly that.
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A huge disappointment
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to those who had
eagerly waited for Jesus' return
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and while it caused
a lot of embarrassment
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to those who had
fervently preached it,
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all was not doomed and gloom.
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Fervently believing
in the return of Jesus,
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many of the
believers acted practically
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so that their works
corresponded with their faith.
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Some of them sold homes earlier
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in the year as they believed
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that they would
not need them soon.
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Also, some of the farmers
left their crops in the field
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and one of these was
named Leonard Hastings.
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He had a potato patch right here
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and he believed
in Jesus' soon return
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and thought that by
digging his potatoes
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it would be a
denial of his faith.
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Some of his friends
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did not believe
in Jesus' soon return
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and offered to dig
the potatoes for him
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and store them in the barn.
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He was sure that
he wouldn't need them
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and by not digging them,
he would proclaim his faith.
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Some said that the
potatoes would rot in the ground
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while others called him foolish.
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The autumn of 1844
was particularly mild
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and when he finally dug
his potatoes in November,
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he found he had
some of the best potatoes
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he had ever grown.
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Some of his farmers in
the area did not fare so well.
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You see in that
particular part of New England
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there was a potato blight
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that rotted
nearly all the potatoes
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that have been dug on time.
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He had a huge supply of
potatoes enough for himself
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and some of his neighbors
who had called him foolish.
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In spring the next year,
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he was one of the few
farmers who had seed potatoes
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due to the blight that
happened the year before.
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He was then able to
sell these at $4.50 a bushel,
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a huge price in that day.
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Leonard Hastings
wasn't the only potato
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patch preacher, Silas Guildford,
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William Miller's
brother-in-law was another one.
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He planted a
22-acre field of potatoes
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here in upstate New York
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near Oswego in
the spring of 1844.
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In the autumn he
didn't dig his potatoes
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and the snows came early.
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In the spring of the
next year he said to his wife
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that he was going
to go up to the field
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and dig the potatoes.
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She pleaded with him not to,
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saying, they had already
been the joke of the town
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and they didn't
need to give people
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another reason
to make fun of them.
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Besides that the
potatoes would have frozen
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and they would have
rotted in the ground.
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He went up to the
field with his son Ervin
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and as he put his
fork in the ground
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he dug up some lovely potatoes,
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the whole field as
well yielded a huge supply
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of some of the best
potatoes he had ever seen.
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He was able to sell them
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for $4.50 a bushel,
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a huge price,
pay off his mortgage
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and have a good amount of
money left over afterwards.
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God honored the
faith of these believers
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to provide a
testament of His power
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and watch care
over His children.
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Sometimes God allows hard times
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to come upon us
but we are never alone,
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as a mother
watches over her children
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so God watches
over us, His children.
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If you are faithful to God,
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then you can be
assured that there are times
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when God will do the impossible
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for you to
demonstrate His power.
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The Bible says,
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"That the eyes of
the Lord run to and fro
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across the face of the
earth looking for those
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whose hearts are
perfect towards Him
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and on whose behalf
He can show His power."
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Ellen Gould Harmon and
her twin sister Elizabeth
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were born on
November the 26th, 1827
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in the town of Gorham, Maine
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about 12 miles west of Portland.
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The state of Maine has named
her birthplace a historic site.
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Even though there
is some question today
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over the exact
place of the house.
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Her father
Robert was a hat maker
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and this was
the family business.
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Acting upon the
information that hats sold
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for a much higher price
in the south than the north,
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he headed down south
to the state of Georgia.
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Whilst he was gone though,
something tragic would happen.
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Ellen and Elizabeth
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attended the
Brackett Street School.
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The building
stands behind me today
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although it's no
longer used as a school.
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And one day whilst walking home,
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they were shouted at
angrily by a bigger girl,
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sensing trouble
and wanting to avoid it
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they started to run,
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and whilst running
Ellen turned to look
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and in that split moment a
rock smashed her in the face.
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Despite bleeding heavily
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and fainting several
times she made it home
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and a doctor was
called for immediately.
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The first doctor said that
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she wouldn't live
more than a few days,
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another one suggested that
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they put some
silver wire in her nose
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to maintain its shape
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but in the end nothing was done.
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She lay
unconscious for three weeks
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and when she finally
regained her consciousness
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she had no recollection.
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Her face was forever changed
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and when her father returned
from his trip down south,
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painfully for Ellen,
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he did not
recognize her at first glance.
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Ellen had to put it with
ridicule and name-calling
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from the children
in her neighborhood
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and struggle to read
when she went back to school.
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And eventually she
had to leave school.
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The course of her life
would take another massive turn
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when a popular preacher
William Miller came to town.
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Her family were Methodist
and they went to hear him
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preached at a church
on Casco Street, Portland.
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They heard him
speak convincingly
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and passionately about the soon
and imminent return of Jesus.
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It seems almost
strange today to think that
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this was a radical new teaching.
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They embraced this message
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and for this reason
they were disfellowship
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from the Chestnut
Methodist Church here,
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not because anyone questioned
their morals or Christian life,
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but simply because
they embraced the message
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of the soon return of Jesus.
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Ellen was 17 years old
on October the 22nd, 1844
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when Jesus did not come
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and they experienced
the great disappointment.
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Her twin sister
Elizabeth and her brother Robert
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would lose their faith in
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Jesus' soon
returns in the coming weeks
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though Robert
would later regain it.
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And so, God ordained
that out of obscurity
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from a small town in
Maine in the northeasterly tip
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of the United States of America
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something great would emerge.
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Despite
suffering terrible injuries
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that would have hindered
many other people in life,
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despite a lack of
education facing ridicule
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about her appearance and faith,
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God would use her
to impact the world.
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And so today no matter how small
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or insignificant our
background or experience may be,
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God is looking
for humble vessels
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that He can use.
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May you be one of them.
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Several weeks after
the great disappointment,
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Ellen was in the
home of Mrs. Haynes
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when as all the
young women knelt to pray,
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God gave Ellen Harmon a vision.
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He showed her the travels
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of the people of
God to the City of God
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and assured her that
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the light given before
October the 22nd was genuine.
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No explanation for
the great disappointment
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was given, but the
assurance on its own
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was a huge encouragement.
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A week later God
gave Ellen another vision
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with the added injunction
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to tell the world
what I have told you.
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Ellen was a timid,
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frail and sickly
young 17-year-old
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and she wondered if
she could possibly do
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what God was asking her.
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The angel assured her
that God would be with her,
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that He would be her
guide and her strength.
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Ellen was willing,
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but she wondered if
the Advent believers
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would accept a
message from someone so young
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and in such poor
physical condition.
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That night there was a meeting
at her house of the believers
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but feeling
nervous and frightened
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she actually ran away from home
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and went to a friend's
house three or four miles away.
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There she met a
man named Joseph Turner
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who encouraged
her and told her that
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he was interested in
hearing what she had to say.
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She fled to an upstairs
room and was there troubled
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by a sense of duty and
commitment mixed with fear.
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Had God forsaken her?
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At last, she
surrendered and promised that
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she would share
once she got home
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but when she got
home, the believers had left
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and the meeting was over.
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At the next meeting,
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she gave an account
of her vision in detail
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and instead of being
met with derision and scorn,
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she found the believers happy
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to listen and learn the reasons
for their disappointment.
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Afterwards
still feeling fearful,
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she had a visit
from her angel who said,
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"Deliver the message faithfully,
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endure to the end
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and ye shall eat the
fruit of the tree of life
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and drink the water of life."
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Ellen committed
herself to use in the gift
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that God had bestowed upon her.
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This gift was
given to guide this small
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and fledgling group
through some hard times ahead.
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There was no organized
church, no recognized pastors,
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no health care
or education system,
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no official publications,
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just scattered
groups of believers
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trying to make sense out
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of the great
disappointment experienced
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and be faithful
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to their
understanding of God's Word.
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The gift of
prophecy would be pivotal
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in helping this small
group to pull through,
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it would help to confirm
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what they had
studied in God's Word
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and let them know
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when they were
on the right track.
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It would be a beacon
of life providing guidance
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and direction and
is one of the means
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that God has used
to lead His people.
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In Old and New Testament times,
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the gift of
prophecy has been used.
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In 2 Chronicles 20:20, it says,
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"Believe on the Lord
your God and be established,
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believe His prophets
and you shall prosper."
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God has given us
a great gift today.
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Let us remember
to prove all things
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and hold fast
that which is good.
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When I was growing up, if
you wanted to study history,
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or do research on
a particular topic,
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there was really only
one option that we had,
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and that was to read a book.
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And I never really used
to like reading that much.
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So we decided to
create a resource
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that will translate
this written information
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into the language of today.
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My name is Adam Ramdin.
And my name is Clive Coutet.
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And we are the
cofounders of Lineage Journey.
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Back in 2016, I was
reading a Great Controversy
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and I was really struggling
to find any relevant video
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resources that I could
use to aid me in my study.
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So I decided to approach
Adam about the possibility
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of making some
videos on the Reformation.
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So we started filming in
the end of 2016, and in 2017
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we released 48 videos
that covered the period
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of the early
church all the way through
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to the end of the Reformation.
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Then in 2018
and 2019 we released
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another 52
episodes on church history.
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These have now been
viewed all over the world
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in over 100 countries
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covering about 50
different languages
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and we have over 3
million views online.
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These videos have
been used as a resource
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in both secular
and Christian schools
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as well as several
church denominations
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across the globe
using Bible studies,
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study groups, as well as play
to the general congregation.
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They also make a great
online evangelistic tool
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where people are
able to share them,
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and we've seen
them go into countries
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that we ourselves can't go,
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countries that are
Muslim countries where
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the Christian message cannot go.
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Ellen White wasn't
the first or only person
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to receive visions
during this time period.
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Two men also
received the gift of prophecy,
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but each one would have
vastly different experiences
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and outcomes in
their lives and ministry.
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God often overlooks people
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that are qualified
in an earthly sense
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and uses those
whom others might not.
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Academic
qualifications, eloquent speech
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and a popular personality
are all valued by society,
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but God looks for
the person who is humble,
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who if they are used
will bring honor to God.
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The first person worthy of
our mention is William Foy.
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William Foy, an African-American
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was known as an
exceptional speaker
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and was in his early 20s in 1842
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when he received
several dramatic visions.
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The first was
on January the 18th
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and it lasted for
two and a half hours
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and happened in a church
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in Southwark
Street here in Boston.
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A physician was present
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and could detect no sign of life
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except around his
heart, his breath had left him.
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He had a second
vision on February the 4th
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that lasted for
13 and half hours
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and was instructed to
share this vision with others.
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William Foy was
hesitant to go public
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due to the large
amount of prejudice
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he would receive
as an African-American
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during this period
of America's history.
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Yet when he
received an invitation
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to speak in a church
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and share his vision, he agreed.
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The church
gladly heard his message
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and he soon got invitations
over the next three months
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to speak in churches of
all different denominations.
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William Foy served
faithfully as a prophet
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in the pre-great
disappointment period.
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He never said that
his gift would extend
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for a long time
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or that he would
receive more visions.
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The evidence seems to suggest
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that he'd
received a specific message
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for a specific time
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and that he
faithfully fulfilled this task.
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The second man
to receive visions
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was named Hazen Foss.
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In January of 1845,
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he met Ellen White
and told her his story.
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Shortly after she
received her first vision,
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he received the
exact same vision
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and was
instructed to tell others
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about it yet he didn't.
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Still upset after
the great disappointment
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of 1844 and possibly not wanting
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to open himself to
ridicule, he refused.
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The Lord came to
him and told him that
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he would have
another opportunity,
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yet if he still
refused the gift would be given
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to somebody else.
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Even with such a warning,
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he manifested a recalcitrant
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and rebellious attitude
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and did not share
and a strange feeling
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came over him and
he heard a voice say,
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"You have grieved
away the Spirit of God."
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Frightened and horrified,
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he decided he
would share the vision
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and called a meeting
of the Advent believers,
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he explained to those
present what had happened
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but when it came
time to share the vision,
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he couldn't remember any
of it, not even a single word.
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Those present later described it
00:20:07.67\00:20:09.40
as a most horrible
and sobering scene.
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As he spoke to Ellen White,
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he implored her to
be faithful to the gift
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that God had given her
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and lamented
himself as a lost man.
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He would live till his
70s and lies buried here,
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but in his life
he would never show
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any more
spiritual interest again.
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Here in East
Sullivan in Northern Maine,
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we have the
grave of William Foy.
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And so, we have
the story of two men,
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one obedient to the call of God
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and one resistant
to the call of God,
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the best time to follow God,
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the best time to follow His plan
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for our lives is
always the earliest time.
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It is never good to delay,
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to debate or to barter with God.
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If God is
calling you to ministry,
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harden not your
heart, follow the Lord
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and share the
message wherever He leads.
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Rachel Oakes was
attending this church here
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in Washington, New
Hampshire, one particular Sunday
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as she was visiting
her daughter Delight
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when the circuit riding preacher
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who came to town
was Frederick Wheeler.
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That particular
Sunday it was communion
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and as the speaker spoke,
00:22:02.38\00:22:04.09
he spoke how we ought to be
00:22:04.12\00:22:05.49
willing to follow
Christ all the way,
00:22:05.52\00:22:07.99
how we needed to obey God
and keep His commandments.
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Rachel Oakes was a
woman of conviction
00:22:11.56\00:22:14.10
and as she heard these words,
00:22:14.13\00:22:15.73
she decided to
speak to him afterwards.
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She later said that
she wanted to stand up
00:22:18.80\00:22:21.67
in the middle of the message,
00:22:21.70\00:22:23.24
but she refrained from
such a public spectacle.
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My brother, you'd do better
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to set that communion
table back against the wall
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and cover it with a white cloth
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until you're willing to keep
all the commandments of God.
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You see, Rachel Oakes
was a Seventh-day Baptist
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and she felt
strongly about this subject
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and admonished Frederick Wheeler
00:22:48.20\00:22:49.93
that he ought to
follow God all the way.
00:22:49.96\00:22:52.83
Wheeler later stated
that her words cut deep
00:22:52.87\00:22:56.40
and they sent him straight back
00:22:56.44\00:22:57.91
to the Bible to study
the subject for himself.
00:22:57.94\00:23:01.01
This was a
turning point in his life
00:23:01.04\00:23:03.11
and he was convicted
00:23:03.14\00:23:04.48
on the Sabbath
and saw it as binding.
00:23:04.51\00:23:07.35
This event would actually happen
00:23:14.22\00:23:16.02
before the great disappointment
of October the 22nd, 1844
00:23:16.06\00:23:21.03
and the big issue at that time
00:23:21.06\00:23:23.06
was the imminent return of Jesus
00:23:23.10\00:23:24.90
rather than the Sabbath.
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This would soon change though.
00:23:26.77\00:23:29.14
Rachel Preston lived the rest
of her life in Vernon, Vermont
00:23:36.85\00:23:40.25
in an area rich in history.
00:23:40.28\00:23:43.02
Near her home
is a well-preserved
00:23:43.05\00:23:45.12
Advent Christian chapel
00:23:45.15\00:23:46.65
that Joshua V. Himes
dedicated in the 1860s.
00:23:46.69\00:23:50.79
Dwight L. Moody lived nearby
00:23:50.83\00:23:52.56
and preached here
on a few occasions
00:23:52.59\00:23:54.46
and Ira D.
Sankey also sang here.
00:23:54.50\00:23:57.63
Rachel Preston did not become
00:23:57.67\00:23:59.17
a Seventh-day Adventist
00:23:59.20\00:24:00.54
until just a
year before her death.
00:24:00.57\00:24:02.90
She is buried here
in Vernon, Vermont.
00:24:02.94\00:24:05.37
And near her grave,
00:24:05.41\00:24:06.74
there is a
fitting historic marker
00:24:06.78\00:24:08.78
that outlines her
special place in history.
00:24:08.81\00:24:12.25
The town of
Washington, New Hampshire
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has a special place in history
and whilst it might not be
00:24:21.76\00:24:25.23
entirely accurate to
say, it's the birthplace
00:24:25.26\00:24:28.13
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
00:24:28.16\00:24:29.80
it is the location
of the first Sabbath
00:24:29.83\00:24:32.07
keeping Millerite
Church that continues
00:24:32.10\00:24:34.94
as a Seventh-day
Adventist Church today.
00:24:34.97\00:24:37.57
Here you can
walk the Sabbath trail
00:24:44.71\00:24:46.78
that charts the
history of the Sabbath
00:24:46.82\00:24:48.88
from creation to the new
earth on 31 granite stones.
00:24:48.92\00:24:53.09
The Sabbath is a beautiful truth
00:24:53.12\00:24:55.29
that God was
slowly restoring back
00:24:55.32\00:24:57.46
to His people bit by bit.
00:24:57.49\00:24:59.96
The Sabbath is a gift
that God has given to us,
00:25:00.00\00:25:02.93
a time to take out
of our busy schedules
00:25:02.96\00:25:05.43
to renew and deepen
our relationship with Him.
00:25:05.47\00:25:09.00
I pray that this
week you may take the time
00:25:09.04\00:25:11.47
to spend with Him on the
day that God has given to us.
00:25:11.51\00:25:14.98
Frederick Wheeler moved
00:25:22.92\00:25:24.35
from the
Washington, New Hampshire area
00:25:24.39\00:25:26.49
and went to live
in upstate New York
00:25:26.52\00:25:28.96
and lived a long life
of loyal service to God,
00:25:28.99\00:25:32.73
always faithful in following Him
00:25:32.76\00:25:34.80
and remaining
confident in his beliefs.
00:25:34.83\00:25:37.73
At the age of 96 he wrote,
00:25:37.77\00:25:40.04
"The gospel armor
I will not put off,
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the contest I will not yield
00:25:42.77\00:25:45.01
until with the ransomed
host I shout the final victory."
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He died at the age of 99
00:25:50.01\00:25:52.65
and is buried here in
West Monroe, New York.
00:25:52.68\00:25:56.22
His tombstone reads,
00:25:56.25\00:25:57.92
"He was a pioneer minister
of the Seventh-day Adventists."
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Rachel Preston teaches us
the importance of boldness
00:26:08.86\00:26:12.53
but not any type of boldness,
00:26:12.57\00:26:14.54
boldness that was
kind and courteous,
00:26:14.57\00:26:17.21
she didn't seek to
embarrass the person
00:26:17.24\00:26:19.17
she was talking to but
approached him in a kind,
00:26:19.21\00:26:22.24
courteous and
Christ-like manner.
00:26:22.28\00:26:24.85
Frederic Wheeler
teaches us the importance
00:26:24.88\00:26:27.22
of humble honesty,
00:26:27.25\00:26:28.98
when he saw
something in his life
00:26:29.02\00:26:30.75
and it was pointed out
something that wasn't right,
00:26:30.79\00:26:33.46
he changed what
he did and he changed
00:26:33.49\00:26:35.96
what he believed to be
in line with God's Word.
00:26:35.99\00:26:39.36
May God grant us these
attributes of character
00:26:39.39\00:26:42.46
as we follow Him in our lives.
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