Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
The Holy Spirit – the glory of God in the form of a dove (1877-1901)
The Holy Spirit – the glory of the Father, given to Christ (1892-1896)
The Holy Spirit - the presence of God, the personal presence of Christ (1888-
1911)
The Omnipresence of Christ - in a special way (1897)
Christ, the Spirit of Christ - the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth (1890-1903)
The Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ, the Lord (1894-1902)
The Holy Spirit – Christ’s representative (1895-1910)
The Holy Spirit - a representation of Christ Himself (1899)
Christ is present in the person of the Holy Spirit (1897-1899)
Christ manifests Himself by the Holy Spirit (1895-1909)
The Holy Spirit - the soul of Christ's life (1904)
The Holy Spirit – breath of His own spirit, life of His own life (1898-1905)
The Holy Spirit - the spiritual life of Jesus (1878-1898)
God, the Lord works by His Holy Spirit (1888-1913)
God by His Spirit is everywhere present (1903)
The God of heaven uses His Spirit as it pleases Him (1894-1910)
Jesus - the only medium of communication between God and man (1890-1900)
The seven Spirits of God – seven lamps, seven eyes
Luke 3:21-22 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass,
that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and
the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and
a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in
thee I am well pleased. (KJV)
And what was the result of that prayer <such> as angels and
seraphim and cherubim had never listened to before. It was their
Commander in human nature, that was putting up the cry in behalf of
human nature, that God Himself would give the strength that man must
have in order to be conqueror. And what was the result? The heaven
was opened before him, the glory of God in the form of a dove of
burnished gold encircled the Son of man, while the infinite Father
speaks. Hear His voice: “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well
pleased.” [Matthew 3:16,17.] Well what does that say to you and me? It
tells us that we may, everyone, obtain the victory over every temptation,
however severe, however trying, through the merits of our Lord and
Saviour, Jesus Christ. {Ms12-1895 (May 19, 1895) par. 9} (1895.05.19)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms12-1895.9¶=4759.14
The Lord can take every one of us in His embrace, for His arm
encircles the race. Let us remember this. After Christ (in behalf of the
human race) had taken the necessary steps in repentance, conversion,
and faith, He went to John to be baptized of him in Jordan. “John forbad
him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to
me?” Jesus answered, “Suffer it to be so now; for thus it becometh us to
fulfil all righteousness.” When He came up out of the water, He knelt
down on the banks of the Jordan and offered a prayer such as had never
before entered heaven. While He was praying, the heavens opened, and
the glory of God, in the form of a dove of burnished gold, rested
upon Him, and from the highest heaven was heard the voice of the
infinite One, God the Father, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.” [Matthew 3:13-17.] {Ms144-1901 (April 3, 1901) par.
16} (1901.04.03); {GCB, April 4, 1901 par. 15} (1901.04.04)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms144-1901.16¶=10508.23
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_GCB.April.4.1901.Art.A.par.15¶=448.732
Never before have the angels listened to such a prayer. They are
eager to bear to their loved Commander a message of assurance and
comfort. But no; the Father Himself will answer the petition of His
Son. Direct from the throne issue the beams of His glory. The
heavens are opened, and upon the Saviour’s head descends a dovelike
form of purest light,—fit emblem of Him, the meek and lowly
One. {DA 112.1}
Of the vast throng at the Jordan, few except John discerned the
heavenly vision. Yet the solemnity of the divine Presence rested upon
the assembly. The people stood silently gazing upon Christ. His form
was bathed in the light that ever surrounds the throne of God. His
upturned face was glorified as they had never before seen the face of
man. From the open heavens a voice was heard saying, “This is My
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” {DA 112.2} (1898)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_DA.112.1¶=130.448
The Holy Spirit – the glory of the Father, given to Christ (1892-
1896)
John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with
the glory which I had with thee before the world was. (KJV)
John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be
with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast
given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
(KJV)
Jesus is waiting to breathe upon all his disciples, and give them the
inspiration of his sanctifying spirit, and transfuse the vital influence
from himself to his people. He would have them understand that
henceforth they cannot serve two masters. Their lives cannot be
divided. Christ is to live in his human agents, and work through their
faculties, and act through their capabilities. Their will must be
submitted to his will, they must act with his spirit, that it may be no
more they that live, but Christ that liveth in them. Jesus is seeking to
impress upon them the thought that in giving his Holy Spirit he is
giving to them the glory which the Father has given him, that he and
his people may be one in God. {Lt11b-1892 (July 17, 1892) par. 7} {ST
October 3, 1892, par. 4} (1892.10.03)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt11b-1892.7¶=7334.13
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_ST.October.3.1892.par.4¶=820.11273
Christ impresses upon the mind of believers the fact that they are to
have the glory which the Father has given him, in order that all who
love and serve him may be one with God. “For I have given unto them
the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have
known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that
thou didst send me.... And the glory which thou gavest me I have
given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and
thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world
may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast
loved me.{Lt13-1894 (September 27, 1894) par. 17} (1894.09.27);
{SSW February 1, 1896, par. 3} (1896.02.01)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt13-1894.17¶=5486.23
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_SSW.February.1.1896.par.3¶=1625.411
“I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you.” The divine
Spirit that the world’s Redeemer promised to send, is the presence and
power of God. {ST November 23, 1891, par. 1} (1891.11.23)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_ST.November.23.1891.par.1¶=820.10683
Not to keep the commandments of God is not to love Him. None will
keep the law of God unless they love Him who is the only begotten of
the Father. And none the less surely, if they love Him, they will express
that love by obedience to Him. All who love Christ will be loved of the
Father, and He will manifest Himself to them. In all their emergencies
and perplexities they will have a helper in Jesus Christ. {Ms44-1897
(May 13, 1897) par. 3} {SW September 13, 1898, par. 1}
That Christ should manifest Himself to them, and yet be invisible to
the world, was a mystery to the disciples. They could not understand the
words of Christ in their spiritual sense. They were thinking of the
outward, visible manifestation. They could not take in the fact that they
could have the presence of Christ with them, and yet He be unseen by
the world. They did not understand the meaning of a spiritual
manifestation. {Ms44-1897 (May 13, 1897) par. 3} (1897.05.13); {SW
September 13, 1898, par. 2} (1898.09.13)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms44-1897.2¶=7028.7
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_SW.September.13.1898.par.1¶=492.15
The Lord encourages all who seek Him with the whole heart. He
gives them His Holy Spirit, the manifestation of His presence and
favor. But those who forsake God in order to save their lives will be
forsaken by Him. In seeking to save their lives by yielding the truth,
they will lose eternal life. {Ms9-1900 (January 26, 1900) par. 9}
(1900.01.26); {9T 230.3} (1909)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms9-1900.9¶=10093.15
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_9T.230.3¶=115.1298
…Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands in
blessing, bade them, “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel,”
adding, “Lo, I am with you alway” (Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:20); when
on the Day of Pentecost the promised Comforter descended and the
power from on high was given and the souls of the believers thrilled
with the conscious presence of their ascended Lord—then, even
though, like His, their pathway led through sacrifice and martyrdom,
would they have exchanged the ministry of the gospel of His grace,
with the “crown of righteousness” to be received at His coming, for the
glory of an earthly throne, which had been the hope of their earlier
discipleship? {GC 350.1} (1888,1911)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_GC.350.1¶=132.1600
Christ by the Holy Spirit is there to set the seal to His own
ordinance. He is there to convict and soften the heart. Not a look, not a
thought of contrition, escapes His notice. For the repentant,
brokenhearted one He is waiting. All things are ready for that soul’s
reception. He who washed the feet of Judas longs to wash every heart
from the stain of sin. {DA 656.3} (1898)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_DA.656.3¶=130.3236
Revelation 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of
the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had
been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven
Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. (KJV)
Revelation 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These
things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars;
(KJV)
Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they
shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with
those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro
through the whole earth. (KJV)
The grace of Christ was to be given to the disciples to fit them for
their work, for in their assemblies would be all classes of men, and if
they themselves were receiving grace from Christ, they could give grace
for grace. The Holy Spirit’s power would attend the appeals
made. {Ms138-1897 (December 2, 1897) par. 20}
In giving His commission to His followers, Christ did not tell them
they would be left alone. He assured them that He would be near them.
He spoke of His Omnipresence in a special way. Go to all nations, He
said. Go, to the farthest portion of the habitable globe, but know that
My presence will be there. Labor in faith and confidence, for the time
will never come when I shall forsake you. {Ms138-1897 (December 2,
1897) par. 21}
The assurance of His abiding presence was the richest legacy Christ
could give His disciples. Having the High Priest of our profession close
by our side, we need not imperil our souls by opening the secrets of our
hearts to priest or minister. In all confidence we may open our heart to
the head over all the church. {Ms138-1897 (December 2, 1897) par. 22}
(1897.12.02)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms138-1897.20¶=7000.25
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (KJV)
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto
you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from
the Father, he shall testify of me: (KJV)
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you
things to come. (KJV)
The nights are long and painful, but Jesus is my Comforter and my
Hope. Today I have been able to sit up very little. {Ms20-1892 (July 23,
1892) par. 16} {Ms34-1892 (July 23, 1892) par. 39} (1892.07.23)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms20-1892.16¶=5740.29
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms34-1892.39¶=5439.80
If I could see you, I would have words to speak that might be more
acceptable than these traced with my pen. Christ comes as a
Comforter to all who believe. He invites your confidence. He says,
“Abide in me.” [John 15:4.] Surely we may trust in our loving Saviour.
You can say, “Yes, my Saviour; in thee I can and will trust. I will abide
in thee.” Then how trustfully you can work in His presence. Your
works will be but the fruit of Christ working in you. You may rest in
what Christ can do for you. And the energies of your soul will be
awakened to co-operate [with] Him. He will work in you to do His good
pleasure. {Lt103-1898 (November 21, 1898) par. 14} (1898.11.21)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt103-1898.14¶=6217.21
Jesus comes to you as the Spirit of truth; study the mind of the
Spirit, consult your Lord, follow His way. If you yield to the dictates of
the mind and flesh, your spirit will lose its proper character and balance,
and you fail to discern and cannot appreciate moral power. Then you
will seek to carry out the maxims of worldlings. Their voices are heard
on every side, Here is the path of success. Your mind will, if you follow
their suggestions, be deceived, carnalized, and you will esteem the
enlightenment of the Holy Spirit as less than human invention. God
calls upon you to close the door to human inventions and to open the
door to divine illumination. Be careful that you do not resist the Spirit
of God in its office work upon the temple of the soul. Be determined to
please God, to magnify His name, to enjoy the sweet influence of His
grace. {Ms8c-1891 (July 26, 1891) par. 14} (1891.07.26)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms8c-1891.14¶=6103.19
“But if the spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in
you, He that raised up Jesus from the dead shall also quicken your
mortal bodies by His spirit that dwelleth in you.” [Romans 8:11.] O
how precious are these words to every bereaved soul. Christ is our
Guide and Comforter, who comforts us in all our tribulations. When
He gives us a bitter draught to drink, He also holds a cup of blessing to
our lips. He fills the heart with submission, with joy and peace in
believing, and enables us to say submissively, “not my will, but thine, O
Lord be done. The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be
the name of the Lord.” [Luke 22:42; Job 1:21.] With this submission,
hope is resurrected, and the hand of faith lays hold upon the hand of
infinite power. “He that raised up Christ from the dead, shall also
quicken your mortal bodies by His spirit that dwelleth in you.” {Lt65a-
1894 (January 1, 1894) par. 5} (1894.01.01)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt65a-1894.5¶=7061.11
The reason why the churches are weak and sickly and ready to die, is
that the enemy has brought influences of a discouraging nature to bear
upon trembling souls. He has sought to shut Jesus from their view
as the Comforter, as one who reproves, who warns, who admonishes
them, saying, “This is the way, walk ye in it.” {RH August 26, 1890,
par. 10} (1890)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.August.26.1890.par.10¶=821.10654
Let them study the seventeenth of John, and learn how to pray and
how to live the prayer of Christ. He is the Comforter. He will abide in
their hearts, making their joy full. {Ms1-1903 (January 7, 1903) par.
13} (1903.01.07); {RH, January 27, 1903 par. 13} (1903.01.27)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms1-1903.13¶=9345.19
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.January.27.1903.Art.A.par.13¶=821.22495
It is not essential for you to know and be able to define just what the
Holy Spirit is. Christ tells us that the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, and
the Comforter is the Holy Ghost, "the Spirit of truth, which the Father
shall send in My name." "I will pray the Father, and He shall give you
another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit
of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not,
neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him, for He dwelleth with you, and
shall be in you" [John 14:16, 17]. This refers to the omnipresence of the
Spirit of Christ, called the Comforter. {Lt7-1891 (June 11, 1891) par. 14}
(1891.06.11)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt7-1891.14¶=5132.20
The words spoken to the disciples come to us through their words.
The Comforter is ours as well as theirs, at all times and in all places, in
all sorrows and in all affliction, when the outlook seems dark and the
future perplexing, and we feel helpless and alone. These are times when
the Comforter will be sent in answer to the prayer of faith. {RH October
26, 1897, par. 14}
There is no comforter like Christ, so tender and so true. He is
touched with the feeling of our infirmities. His Spirit speaks to the
heart. Circumstances may separate us from our friends; the broad,
restless ocean may roll between us and them. Though their sincere
friendship may still exist, they may be unable to demonstrate it by
doing for us that which would be gratefully received. But no
circumstances, no distance, can separate us from the heavenly
Comforter. Wherever we are, wherever we may go, he is always there,
one given in Christ’s place, to act in his stead. He is always at our right
hand, to speak soothing, gentle words; to support, sustain, uphold, and
cheer. The influence of the Holy Spirit is the life of Christ in the soul.
This Spirit works in and through every one who receives Christ. Those
who know the indwelling of this Spirit reveal its fruit,—love, joy,
peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith. {RH October 26,
1897, par. 15} (1897.10.26)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.October.26.1897.par.14¶=821.16322
To the poor and oppressed and downtrodden of earth, Christ says, “If
ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, even the Spirit of truth, (which is
Christ formed within the hope of glory,) whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not: but ye know him, for he dwelleth with
you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless.” [John 14:15-
18.] {Ms24-1898 (February 22, 1898) par. 21} (1898.02.22)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms24-1898.21¶=4974.26
The Holy Spirit is Jesus Christ, the Lord (1894-1902)
2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is liberty. (KJV)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_KJV.2Corinthians.3.17¶=1965.58847
2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is liberty. (NKJV – New King James Version)
2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is freedom. (NIV – New International Version)
2 Corinthians 3:17 And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of
the Lord [is], there [is] liberty; (YLT – Young’s Literal Translation)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_YLT.2Corinthians.3.17¶=11144.58847
1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom
are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are
all things, and we by him. (KJV)
Although our Lord ascended from earth to heaven, the Holy Spirit
was appointed as His representative among men. “If ye love Me, keep
My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you
another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever; even the Spirit
of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not,
neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and
shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless” [John 14:15-
18]. {Lt119-1895 (February 19, 1895) par. 17}
Cumbered with humanity, Christ could not be in every place
personally; therefore it was altogether for their advantage that He
should leave them, go to His father, and send the Holy Spirit to be His
successor on earth. The Holy Spirit is Himself divested of the
personality of humanity and independent thereof. He would represent
Himself as present in all places by His Holy Spirit, as the Omnipresent.
{Lt119-1895 (February 19, 1895) par. 18} (1895.02.19)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt119-1895.17¶=5294.23
When Christ ascended to heaven, the Holy Spirit took His place,
and was a perfect representation of Him. It is the work of the Spirit to
minister the richest grace, and make it effectual in the hearts of God’s
people, that the elect may be gathered into one family. {Lt126-1898
(December 18, 1898) par. 16} (1898.12.18); {GH, June 11, 1902 par. 7}
(1902.06.11)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt126-1898.16¶=6266.22
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_GH.June.11.1902.par.7¶=503.364
Christ came to our world, but the world could not endure His purity.
He has gone to His Father, but He has sent His Holy Spirit to
represent Him in the world till He shall come again. This is the
message we are to bear, “Behold he cometh with clouds, and every eye
shall see him, and they also which pierced him; and all kindreds of the
earth shall wail because of him.” [Revelation 1:7.] {Ms1-1897 (January
11, 1897) par. 13} (1897.01.11)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms1-1897.13¶=5911.18
The Lord Jesus acts through the Holy Spirit; for it is his
representative. Through it he infuses spiritual life into the soul,
quickening its energies for good, cleansing it from moral defilement,
and giving it a fitness for his kingdom. Jesus has large blessings to
bestow, rich gifts to distribute among men. He is the wonderful
Counselor, infinite in wisdom and strength; and if we will acknowledge
the power of his Spirit, and submit to be molded by it, we shall stand
complete in him. {RH August 25, 1896, par. 6} (1896.08.25); {RH
February 10, 1903, par. 6} (1903.02.10)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.August.25.1896.par.6¶=821.15153
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.February.10.1903.par.6¶=821.22538
The Holy Spirit - a representation of Christ Himself (1899)
When God’s people search the Scriptures with a desire to know what
is truth, Jesus is present in the person of His representative, the
Holy Spirit, reviving the heart of the humble and contrite ones. “If a
man love me, he will keep my words,” Christ said, “and my Father will
love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”
[Verse 23.] {Ms158-1898 (December 7, 1898) par. 4} (1898.12.07)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Ms158-1898.4¶=5305.9
What saith our Saviour? “I will not leave thee comfortless; I will
come unto you.” “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them,
he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my
Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” When
trials overshadow the soul, remember the words of Christ, remember
that He is an unseen presence in the person of the Holy Spirit, and
He will be the peace and comfort given you, manifesting to you that He
is with you, the Sun of Righteousness, chasing away your darkness. “If
a man loves me,” Christ said, “he will keep my words, and my Father
will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with
him.” [John 14:18, 21, 23.] Be of good cheer; light will come, and your
soul will rejoice greatly in the Lord. {Lt124-1897 (March 7, 1897) par. 10}
(1897.03.07)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt124-1897.10¶=7309.16
The living fountain is to be kept before the souls who are perishing
in their sins. They must arouse. They must come to the fountain opened
in the house of David. They need the balm of the Saviour’s love applied
to their bruised and wounded souls. We must have the mighty energy of
the Holy Spirit, with all its quickening, transforming, life-giving power,
in order to penetrate the palsied soul. Work we must in spiritual lines.
Lift up Christ in His power in the person of the Holy Spirit. He is
waiting for them to open the door and admit Him. His presence will
thrill every nerve and muscle. Every organ will begin to perform its
functions, and the whole man will be restored to spiritual soundness as
he sees Christ by faith. {Lt59-1899 (March 29, 1899) par. 11}
(1899.03.29)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt59-1899.11¶=5942.17
Christ declared that after his ascension, he would send to his church,
as his crowning gift, the Comforter, who was to take his place. This
Comforter is the Holy Spirit,—the soul of his life, the efficacy of his
church, the light and life of the world. With his Spirit Christ sends a
reconciling influence and a power that takes away sin. {Lt155-1902
(September 5, 1902) par. 15}, {RH, May 19, 1904, par. 1} (1904.05.19)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt155-1902.15¶=10565.25
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.May.19.1904.par.1¶=821.24250
The Holy Spirit – breath of His own spirit, life of His own life
(1898-1905)
All who consecrate soul, body, and spirit to God will be constantly
receiving a new endowment of physical and mental power. The
inexhaustible supplies of heaven are at their command. Christ gives
them the breath of His own spirit, the life of His own life. The Holy
Spirit puts forth its highest energies to work in heart and mind. The
grace of God enlarges and multiplies their faculties, and every
perfection of the divine nature comes to their assistance in the work of
saving souls. Through co-operation with Christ they are complete in
Him, and in their human weakness they are enabled to do the deeds of
Omnipotence. {DA 827.3} (1898)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_DA.827.3¶=130.4074
All who consecrate body, soul, and spirit to His service will be
constantly receiving a new endowment of physical, mental, and
spiritual power. The inexhaustible supplies of heaven are at their
command. Christ gives them the breath of His own Spirit, the life of
His own life. The Holy Spirit puts forth its highest energies to work in
mind and heart. Through the grace given us we may achieve victories
that because of our own erroneous and preconceived opinions, our
defects of character, our smallness of faith, have seemed
impossible. {MH 159.4} (1905)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_MH.159.4¶=135.748
The apostles were not sent forth to be witnesses for Christ until they
had received that spiritual endowment necessary to fit them for the
execution of their great commission. All professions of Christianity are
but lifeless expressions of faith until Jesus imbues the believer with his
spiritual life, which is the Holy Ghost. The evangelist is not prepared
to teach the truth, and to be the representative of Christ, till he has
received this heavenly gift. {3SP 242.2} (1878)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_3SP.242.2¶=142.1030
“And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto
them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are
remitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are
retained.”… The Holy Spirit is the breath of spiritual life in the soul.
The impartation of the Spirit is the impartation of the life of Christ. It
imbues the receiver with the attributes of Christ… {DA 805.2-3}
(1898); {RH, November 19, 1908 par. 10} (1908.11.19)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_DA.805.2¶=130.3957
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.November.19.1908.Art.B.par.10¶=821.29499
The Lord calls for men who live in close connection with Himself.
He will work by His Holy Spirit all who will be worked. {Lt140-1898
(December 20, 1898) par. 6} (1898.12.20)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt140-1898.6¶=5976.12
It is for you to carry forward the work as the Lord has said it should
be carried. Preach the word, and the Lord by His Holy Spirit will send
conviction to the minds of the hearers. The word is: “And they went
forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and
confirming the word with signs following.” Mark 16:20. {Lt195-1901
(September 23, 1901) par. 5} (1901.09.23); {9T 141.1} (1909)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_Lt195-1901.5¶=8627.11
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_9T.141.1¶=115.776
The Lord Jesus acts through the Holy Spirit; for it is his
representative. Through it he infuses spiritual life into the soul,
quickening its energies for good, cleansing it from moral defilement,
and giving it a fitness for his kingdom. Jesus has large blessings to
bestow, rich gifts to distribute among men. He is the wonderful
Counselor, infinite in wisdom and strength; and if we will acknowledge
the power of his Spirit, and submit to be molded by it, we shall stand
complete in him. {RH August 25, 1896, par. 6} (1896.08.25); {RH
February 10, 1903, par. 6} (1903.02.10)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.August.25.1896.par.6¶=821.15153
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_RH.February.10.1903.par.6¶=821.22538
Thus was made known to Jacob that which met the need and longing
of his soul—a Saviour. With joy and gratitude he saw revealed a way
by which he, a sinner, could be restored to communion with God. The
mystic ladder of his dream represented Jesus, the only medium of
communication between God and man. {SC 19.2} (1892-1893)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_SC.19.2¶=108.62
Since the sin of our first parents there has been no direct
communication between God and man. The Father has given the
world into the hands of Christ, that through His mediatorial work He
may redeem man and vindicate the authority and holiness of the law of
God. All the communion between heaven and the fallen race has
been through Christ. It was the Son of God that gave to our first
parents the promise of redemption. It was He who revealed Himself to
the patriarchs. Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses
understood the gospel. They looked for salvation through man’s
Substitute and Surety. These holy men of old held communion with the
Saviour who was to come to our world in human flesh; and some of
them talked with Christ and heavenly angels face to face. {PP 366.1}
(1890)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_PP.366.1¶=84.1647
Ever since Adam’s sin, the human race had been cut off from direct
communion with God; the intercourse between heaven and earth
had been through Christ. {DA 116.2} (1898)
https://egwwritings.org/?ref=en_DA.116.2¶=130.470
Revelation 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be
unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to
come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; (KJV)
Revelation 3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These
things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars;
Revelation 4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and
thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning
before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. (KJV)
Revelation 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of
the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had
been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven
Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. (KJV)
Zechariah 3:9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon
one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving
thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, (KJV)
Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they
shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with
those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro
through the whole earth. (KJV)