Lessons from The History of How the True Light on the Covenants Was Established
1888 – 1900

Lesson 5

Waggoner On The Inheritance Of The Saints

Historical Prologue

Throughout 1884 to 1885 E.J. Waggoner wrote notes on the Sabbath School Lessons. The Pacific Coast quarterly was on "The Inheritance of the Saints." This was a popular theme among Adventist writers. J.N. Loughborough ran a similar series in "The Gospel Sickle." They covered the same ground and were in agreement with what Waggoner had published one year earlier.

Waggoner's Biblical Line on the Inheritance of the Saints

First, the great Reformer showed that the promised inheritance was Heaven and the earth made new with the New Jerusalem as the capital city.

“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Gen. 12:1-3.

“For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.” Rom. 4:13.

“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

“For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

“Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

“For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

“But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.” Heb. 11:8-16.

Waggoner tied the promise of Genesis 13:15 with Stephen's analysis in Acts 7:5:
“ And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

“And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.” Gen. 13:14, 15, 6.

“Then said the high priest, Are these things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

“And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.” Acts 7:1-5.

But we know that Abraham lived and walked on the land of Canaan. Therefore, the real inheritance that was promised to Abraham must have been the new heavens and the new earth! And the physical land of Canaan was simply a figure or type of the heavenly! The scriptural evidence is as abundant as it is sweet!

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1Peter 1:3-5.

“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

“That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,

“Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.” Ephesians 1:10-14.

“And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.” Micah 4:8.

Second, Waggoner showed that the promises of the inheritance to the patriarchs would be fulfilled by the resurrection of the righteous dead.

Writing in the Sabbath School Lesson for the Pacific Coast, May 16, 1885 and re-emphasising the line he had written in Signs of the Times, ST. 11, 16 (April 16, 1885) p. 246 on "The Inheritance of the Saints, Promises to Abraham," Waggoner made the following comments:
“ Abraham died without seeing their fulfillment … the Lord did not intend that Abraham should receive the inheritance immediately, but that the promise should be fulfilled to him at some future time.”

Abraham did not die discouraged. Rather “he died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” Hebrews 11:13.

Then Waggoner asked an interesting question:
“ Since the promise was made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in person, could the possession of the land by their descendants be a fulfillment of that promise? It evidently could not.” ST 11, 23, (June 11, 1885) p. 358 Sabbath School Lesson July 11).

“After all, Hebrews 4:8 says, For if Jesus [margin, that if Joshua] had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.”

“At some considerable time after Joshua, the Lord made a promise to Israel at the time of King David in 2 Samuel 7:10: “Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime.

“We must conclude that those promises were not fulfilled in the possession of the land of Canaan by the Israelites. If they had been, we would not at this time find the Lord renewing the same promise, when they were already in the land that the Lord had given to them. SS Lesson August 8,, ST. 11, 27 July 9, 1885, p. 422.

The Apostle Peter testified on the day of Pentecost as to the understanding of David concerning the promise made to him.

“Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

“He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

“Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.” Acts 2:29-33.

“Thus the promises to the patriarchs would be fulfilled by the resurrection of the dead. The patriarchs believed in a risen Christ. They knew the promise would not be fulfilled within their lifetime. By faith they believed the earth and the dominion of Christ would be theirs after they were resurrected from the dead.” Ibid.

“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.” Heb. 11:17-19.

These Sabbath school lessons notes (1884-1885) provided insight into Waggoner's views of the covenant promise and its fulfillment.

At this early stage in E.J. Waggoner's writing and teaching career, he had developed a law and covenant theology which was on a different tract than his brethren. He came to his understanding of the covenants in the Old Testament by his study of the Apostle Paul. E.J. Waggoner developed a Pauline model of the covenants, the moral law, and the ceremonial laws. He had an inductive approach to Bible study with regard to the laws and the covenants. In this he differed from his contemporary Adventist theologians.

Third, the Reformer emphasized Paul's doctrine that the promise of the inheritance can only be received by faith because the inheritance, being eternal, cannot be earned by law obedience. It is God's free gift and must be received by faith. Abraham's seed, Jesus Christ, has fulfilled the conditions of the covenant for us. By His faith, His perfect obedience (the perfect obedience of perfect faith), and His infinite sacrifice on the Cross, Christ paid the price for the inheritance and He also paid the price of our entrance fee into the inheritance! One of Waggoner's favorite texts on this point is found in Romans 4:13-25. Let us read this passage from the Good News Bible TEV:

“When God promised Abraham and his descendants that the world would belong to him, he did so, not because Abraham obeyed the Law, but because he believed and was accepted as righteous by God. For if what God promises is to be given to those who obey the Law, then man's faith means nothing and God's promise is worthless. The Law brings down God's anger; but where there is no law, there is no disobeying of the law.

And so the promise was based on faith, in order that the promises should be guaranteed as God's free gift to all of Abraham's descendants - not just to those who obey the Law but also to those who believe as Abraham did. For Abraham is the spiritual father of us all; as the scripture says, “I have made you father of many nations.” So the promise is good in the sight of God, in whom Abraham believed - the God who brings the dead to life and whose command brings into being what did not exist.

Abraham believed and hoped, even when there was no reason for hoping, and so became “the father of many nations.” Just as the scripture says, “Your descendants will be as many as the stars.” He was then almost one hundred years old; but his faith did not weaken when he thought of his body, which was already practically dead, or of the fact that Sarah could not have children. His faith did not leave him, and he did not doubt God's promise; his faith filled him with power, and he gave praise to God. He was absolutely sure that God would be able to do what he had promised.

That is why Abraham, through faith, “was accepted as righteous by God.” The words “he was accepted as righteous” were not written for him alone. The were written also for us who are to be accepted as righteous, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from death. Because of our sins he was given over to die, and he was raised to life in order to put us right with God.”

His other favorite text on this point is found in Galatians 3:15-29.

Let us read 15-18 and 26-29:

“Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

“For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Gal. 3:15-18, 26-29.

The inheritance is given in and through Christ and can only be possessed by receiving Christ by faith and by experiencing the principle of the Cross.

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” Gal. 2:20, 21.

“Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

“Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.” Rom. 6:6-12.

In 1894 while working in London Waggoner continued this beautiful line in Present Truth (PT) Journal. His emphasis was on faith:
“ Faith, and faith alone, stands out through all the history of Israel as the means by which the heirship of the promises of God was received.” E.J.W “True Israel” P.T. 10, 29 (July 19, 1894).

He was squarely in line with other Seventh-day Adventist writers when he said: “As the natural seed of Abraham were not counted as children without faith, so on the other hand those who were not the natural seed could become united to Israel by faith.” Ibid.

Everything promised by God came through the mediation of Jesus Christ. “For how many soever be the promises of God, in Him is the yea; wherefore also through Him is the Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” 2 Corinthians 2:20. Waggoner commented: “There is no promise of God to any man that ever lived on earth, or that will ever live, except through Jesus Christ.” “It is the cross of Christ that transmits the blessings of Abraham to us.” E.J.W. P.T. 10, 37 (Sep. 13, 1894) p. 582.

The Apostle Paul expounded the promise to Abraham. “For the promise that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith." Romans 4:13. Thus, Waggoner understood the promise to Abraham included the whole earth and not just the literal land of Canaan.

The inheritance would be an everlasting possession. Genesis 17:7-11. Thus, it could not refer to any temporal possession in this life. Since everlasting life was a reward of the righteous, it would come only through faith in Christ. Only the righteous would receive the everlasting inheritance.

Waggoner pointed out a common fallacy. God promised the land for a possession. As Stephen said, God “gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on; yet He promised that He would give it to him, and to his seed after him , …” Acts 7:5. Waggoner pointed out the erroneous conclusion: “Sometimes we hear it said that God tried one plan, and that when that failed, He tried another. But that cannot be.” Ibid.

Inherently the progressive dispensationalism theory had the idea that God tried several plans over the course of the Old Testament which failed. God gave Adam a covenant. He gave Abraham, Isaac and Jacob a covenant. Then, He gave Israel a covenant to help the previous covenants along. It was not until the new covenant was instituted that God finally suceeeded; None of the traditionalists would have stated this, but their theory left them open to that criticism.

“Abraham understood God's covenant of grace and died in faith. - He knew that it was not a temporal promise of land. Abraham believed in the resurrection from the dead. Acts 26:6-8; 23:6. Waggoner explained: “…The lord made it so clear that He meant an heavenly and not an earthly inheritance, that Abraham understood him, and looked only for an heavenly country. If Abraham could understand the promise, there is no reason why we should make a mistake…” Ibid p. 598.

“ All the promises of God were given to Abraham the father of faith. The promise to Abraham included Christ's second coming. 2 Peter 3:14. Waggoner said: "The hope of the promise of God unto the fathers, was the hope of the coming of the Lord to raise the dead, and thus to bestow the inheritance.” Ibid p. 597.

The promise of the new heavens and the new earth were all contained in what God purposed for Abraham and his spiritual descendants. Those who have faith in the spiritual promises through Christ will receive a literal inheritance. Spiritual things are, indeed, very literally fulfilled.

The next week Waggoner discussed Jesus the surety. “By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. Hebrews 7:22. A surety is one who makes himself responsible for another's debts and obligations. How was Jesus the surety of the new covenant?

“For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

“For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.” Heb. 6:13-20.

Here God's oath was connected with making Jesus our high priest. God's oath made Jesus the priest. The “priest is the surety of the promise to Abraham.” P.T. 10, 40 (Oct., 4, 1894) p. 627.

When did God confirm with an oath the priesthood of Jesus? Abraham did not need God's oath in order for him to believe God's promise. He readily offered his son Isaac on the altar believing he could be raised from the dead. Hebrews 11:17-19. It was on that occasion that God said, “By myself have I sworn,… because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son.... That in blessing I will bless thee…” Genesis 22:16, 17. Thus, God's oath was taken at the time Abraham offered Isaac.

Why, then, did God confirm the promise to Abraham with an oath? That “…we might have a strong consolation…” It was for us that God took the oath before Abraham.

When do we need consolation? Waggoner explained:
“ When we flee for refuge to Christ as priest in the holy places. Within the veil He ministers as high priest; and it is the oath of God that gives us courage to believe that His priesthood will save us. Then our consolation comes from Christ's priesthood, and so from the oath which made Him priest. Therefore the oath of God to Abraham was identical with the oath that made Christ high priest.” Ibid.

Waggoner viewed the new covenant from the perspective of the sanctuary. This was the first time he published this development in his thinking. All the blessings and fulfillment of the new covenant were ministered by Christ, the high priest, from the heavenly sanctuary. The consolation of the believer came from the sanctuary.

“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.” Heb. 9:15.

The new covenant promise of forgiveness of sins came from the sanctuary. The blessings of Christ's sacrifice upon the cross were ministered from the sanctuary. The righteousness of the law through Christ issued forth from the sanctuary. Christ sent the Holy Spirit to write the law in the hearts of believers. The Spirit came from the presence of Christ in the sanctuary. Maturity of character and the perfecting of the saints came from Christ in the sanctuary. The oath of God established the high priestly ministry of Christ in the sanctuary in order that the new covenant promise might be fulfilled in the experience of every single believer!

This was vintage Waggoner!

His “Bible Studies On The Book Of Romans” was the product of his Present Truth articles. Listen to this:
“ The promise to Abraham was one, though it was repeated a number of times. It was that in him all the nations of the world should be blessed,-that he should be heir of the world. Verse 13; Genesis 12:1-3. The gospel brings to view an inheritance. It brings salvation from death; it brings life; and the fact that life is given implies a place to live in. So we can say, as comprising everything the gospel brings, that it gives to men an eternal inheritance. The doctrine of the saints' inheritance is the doctrine of justification by faith; and if we do not preach justification by faith in preaching the saints’ inheritance, we are not preaching the gospel. The inheritance promised is the same as that promised to the fathers (2 Peter 3:4; Acts 7:5), and this does not relate to this present world.

“This inheritance is not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. But it will only be for those who are righteous, that is, conformable to the law. Yet "if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect." Verse 14.

“Not only can we not work out the inheritance ourselves, but just in so far as we attempt it we are putting ourselves further from the inheritance; “because the law worketh wrath.” Verse 15. If the inheritance is by works, it is not by promise. Yet it is for the righteous only, and righteousness is obedience to the law. In other words, we have perfect obedience to the law which doesn't spring from obedience. Chapter 3:21. This is a paradox.

“The whole gospel is contrary to human reason; it is infinitely above reason. Yet it is reasonable with God. Christ has promised the inheritance, and His promises are yea and amen. He will give not simply the inheritance, but the righteousness which is to merit the inheritance. And so life, righteousness, and the inheritance are all gifts of God.” Bible Study on Romans p. 13.

Conclusion

“In the Bible the inheritance of the saved is called "a country." Hebrews 11:14-16. There the heavenly Shepherd leads His flock to fountains of living waters. The tree of life yields its fruit every month, and the leaves of the tree are for the service of the nations. There are ever-flowing streams, clear as crystal, and beside them waving trees cast their shadows upon the paths prepared for the ransomed of the Lord. There the wide-spreading plains swell into hills of beauty, and the mountains of God rear their lofty summits. On those peaceful plains, beside those living streams, God's people, so long pilgrims and wanderers, shall find a home.

"My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places." "Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise." "They shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: . . . Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands." Isaiah 32:18; 60:18; 65:21, 22.

“There, "the wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose." "Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree." "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; . . . and a little child shall lead them." "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," saith the Lord. Isaiah 35:1; 55:13; 11:6, 9.

“Pain cannot exist in the atmosphere of heaven. There will be no more tears, no funeral trains, no badges of mourning. "There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying: . . . for the former things are passed away." "The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity." Revelation 21:4; Isaiah 33:24.

“There is the New Jerusalem, the metropolis of the glorified new earth, "a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God." "Her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal." "The nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it." Saith the Lord: "I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in My people." "The tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God." Isaiah 62:3; Revelation 21:11, 24; Isaiah 65:19; Revelation 21:3.

“In the City of God "there shall be no night." None will need or desire repose. There will be no weariness in doing the will of God and offering praise to His name. We shall ever feel the freshness of the morning and shall ever be far from its close. "And they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light." Revelation 22:5. The light of the sun will be superseded by a radiance which is not painfully dazzling, yet which immeasurably surpasses the brightness of our noontide. The glory of God and the Lamb floods the Holy City with unfading light. The redeemed walk in the sunless glory of perpetual day.

"I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." Revelation 21:22. The people of God are privileged to hold open communion with the Father and the Son. "Now we see through a glass, darkly." 1 Corinthians 13:12. We behold the image of God reflected, as in a mirror, in the works of nature and in His dealings with men; but then we shall see Him face to face, without a dimming veil between. We shall stand in His presence and behold the glory of His countenance.

“There the redeemed shall know, even as also they are known. The loves and sympathies which God Himself has planted in the soul shall there find truest and sweetest exercise. The pure communion with holy beings, the harmonious social life with the blessed angels and with the faithful ones of all ages who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb, the sacred ties that bind together "the whole family in heaven and earth" (Ephesians 3:15)--these help to constitute the happiness of the redeemed.

“There, immortal minds will contemplate with never-failing delight the wonders of creative power, the mysteries of redeeming love. There will be no cruel, deceiving foe to tempt to forgetfulness of God. Every faculty will be developed, every capacity increased. The acquirement of knowledge will not weary the mind or exhaust the energies. There the grandest enterprises may be carried forward, the loftiest aspirations reached, the highest ambitions realized; and still there will arise new heights to surmount, new wonders to admire, new truths to comprehend, fresh objects to call forth the powers of mind and soul and body.

“All the treasures of the universe will be open to the study of God's redeemed. Unfettered by mortality, they wing their tireless flight to worlds afar--worlds that thrilled with sorrow at the spectacle of human woe and rang with songs of gladness at the tidings of a ransomed soul. With unutterable delight the children of earth enter into the joy and the wisdom of unfallen beings. They share the treasures of knowledge and understanding gained through ages upon ages in contemplation of God's handiwork. With undimmed vision they gaze upon the glory of creation--suns and stars and systems, all in their appointed order circling the throne of Deity. Upon all things, from the least to the greatest, the Creator's name is written, and in all are the riches of His power displayed.

“And the years of eternity, as they roll, will bring richer and still more glorious revelations of God and of Christ. As knowledge is progressive, so will love, reverence, and happiness increase. The more men learn of God, the greater will be their admiration of His character. As Jesus opens before them the riches of redemption and the amazing achievements in the great controversy with Satan, the hearts of the ransomed thrill with more fervent devotion, and with more rapturous joy they sweep the harps of gold; and ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands of voices unite to swell the mighty chorus of praise.

"And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever." Revelation 5:13.

“The great controversy is ended. Sin and sinners are no more. The entire universe is clean. One pulse of harmony and gladness beats through the vast creation. From Him who created all, flow life and light and gladness, throughout the realms of illimitable space. From the minutest atom to the greatest world, all things, animate and inanimate, in their unshadowed beauty and perfect joy, declare that God is love.” G.C. 675-678.

Next in the series: Waggoner's Analysis of the Events at Sinai

Appeal

“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1 John 1:5 – 7.

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