E.G.W. to our Ministers SERIES: #9 [Diligent Study Will Bring Greater Under­standing]

Diligent Study Will Bring Greater Under­standing

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him,

to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass;

Revelation 1:1

 

"This book [Revelation] demands close, prayerful study, lest it be interpreted ac­cording to the ideas of men, and false con­struction be given to the sacred word of the Lord, which in its symbols and figures means so much to us. There is so much that we positively must understand in order that we may shape our course of action so that we shall not receive the plagues which are coming upon the

world.

In the Revelation the deep things of God are portrayed. Those whose hearts are wholly sanctified to God will be brought nigh to see priceless gems through the telescope of faith. And as they apply the truth to practice, the still deeper mysteries are stamped on the soul.

Those thus honored are to communicate to others that which they have received. And as they do this, angels make the impression upon hearts.

Let none think, because they cannot explain the meaning of every symbol in the Revela­tion, that it is of no use for them to search this book with deep earnest longing and in­tense desire to know the meaning of the truths it contains.
The One who revealed these mysteries to John can and will give the dili­gent searcher for truth a foretaste of heavenly things, hereafter to be realized. Rich blessings will come to him who reads and hears the words of this prophecy, and keeps those things which are written therein."
Ellen G. White Letter 16, 1900