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MARCH/APRIL 2009
VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2

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Correction

 

Ellen White Claimed Prophetic Authority

On page 8 of the November/December, 2008, issue of Proclamation!, Chris Badenhorst quoted these words from Ellen White: "In ancient times, God spoke to men by the mouth of prophets and apostles. In these days, He speaks to them by the testimonies of His Spirit…The Lord has seen fit to give me a view of the needs and errors of His people."

The page number we printed in the citation for that quotation was wrong. The accurate reference is this: Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 5, p. 661.

This passage was not her only claim to prophetic authority rivaling that of Scripture. Following is another of her assertions which has contributed to the foundational fear many Adventists have when they question Adventism's beliefs and claims:

"It is Satan's plan to weaken the faith of God's people in the Testimonies. Next follows skepticism in regard to the vital points of our faith, the pillars of our position, then doubt as to the Holy Scriptures, and then the downward march to perdition. When the Testimonies, which were once believed, are doubted and given up, Satan knows the deceived ones will not stop at this; and he redoubles his efforts till he launches them into open rebellion, which becomes incurable and ends in destruction" (Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 4, p. 211).

 

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