By Elder Lawrence Nelson There is absolutely nothing of more importance in the preparation for persecution than to fully know, without a doubt, that you are right with God. Such an experience requires a person to have repented of every…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson Every time I see the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor or see its picture in a book or magazine I feel moisture gathering in my eyes and a heartbeat in my throat. For in…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson In the early years of the Advent Movement, Elder Loughborough, then one of our younger pioneers, became so depressed with the many difficulties he faced that he decided to leave the gospel ministry and take up…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson A few months ago my telephone rang and I lifted the receiver to hear an angry voice declare these challenging words, “Pastor Nelson, are you saved?” I hesitated a moment for I was not accustomed to…

In Part 1, we spoke of two brief quotations from the Spirit of Prophecy that are often taken out of context, misunderstood, and therefore misused. The one we presented is found in the Review & Herald, June 20, 1903. It…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson Every day brings us closer to the final crisis. Inspiration describes it as, “a time of trouble such as never was that is soon to burst upon us in an overwhelming surprise.” God knew the intensity…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson Every week we receive letters and phone calls from sincere, faithful Seventh-day Adventists who are greatly disturbed because of the rapid growth of apostasy within God’s true church. These individuals are concerned about drama being portrayed…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson Some years ago an impressive dream was given to the servant of the Lord. Ellen White often likened the church to a sea-going vessel. In this dream she saw a terrible storm coming in which the…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson We begin with a question: Why was justification by faith rejected in 1888 at the Minneapolis Conference? The answer: Back in the Dark Ages God began to prepare a people for the Second Coming of Jesus…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson For over 6000 years man has succumbed to Satan’s temptations to break God’s eternal law, thus becoming subject to death as we read in Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death.” Satan hates God’s…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson There are many questions concerning the 144,000. Some can be answered others cannot. For instance, is the 144,000 a literal or a symbolic number? Are the 144,000 sealed before or after the latter rain. Will the…

By Elder Lawrence Nelson Dearly beloved, let us begin by reading the Word of God in Revelation 3:17, 18. It says, “Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that…