READ SIS WHITE QUOTES BELOW SHOWING THAT THE PHILADELPHIAN CHURCH CONTINUES DOWN TO OUR TIME AND UNTO THE END, THESE QUOTES ARE SIS WHITE COMMENTS ON REV.3:9 WHICH SPEAKS OF PHILADELPHIA
[REV.3:7 - And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write .... - REV.3:9 - Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee].
Early Writings page 124 "I saw that the priests who are leading on their flock to death are soon to be arrested in their dreadful career. The plagues of God are coming, but it will not be sufficient for the false shepherds to be tormented with one or two of these plagues. God's hand at that time will be stretched out still in wrath and justice and will not be brought to Himself again until His purposes are fully accomplished, and the hireling priests are led to worship at the feet of the saints, and to acknowledge that God has loved them because they held fast the truth and kept God's commandments, and until all the unrighteous ones are destroyed from the earth."
Note: We being told of hireling priests worshipping at the feet of the saints during the time of the plagues, this clearly identifies the Philadelphian church as existing to the end of time.
Spiritual Gifts volume 2 page 32 "The 144,000 were all sealed and perfectly united. On their foreheads was written, God, New Jerusalem, and a glorious star containing Jesus' new name. At our happy, holy state the wicked were enraged, and would rush violently up to lay hands on us to thrust us into prison, when we would stretch forth the hand in the name of the Lord, and the wicked would fall helpless to the ground. Then it was that the synagogue of Satan knew that God had loved us, and they worshiped at our feet. "
Note: here the 144,000 who it is generally understood would exists at the end of time is identified as the ones who the synagogue of Satan worship at their feet; which is clearly a reference to the Philadelphia Church existing at the end of time.
A Word to the Little Flock, page 12 “You think, that those who worship before the saint’s feet, (Rev 3:9), will at last be saved. Here I must differ with you; for God shewed me that this class were professed Adventists, who had fallen away, and “crucified to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put Him to an open shame.” And in the “hour of temptation,” which is yet to come, to show out every one’s true character, they will know that they are forever lost; and overwhelmed with anguish of spirit, they will bow at the saint’s feet.”
Note: those who are being referred to as the "Synagogue of Satan" and "which say they are Jews, and are not" Sis White tells us is a class of professed Adventist. Sis White also refer to the "hour of temptation" as a time to come in the future. This refers to the little time of trouble before probation closes during the Sunday Law, where the saints will be persecuted to accept the Mark of the Beast. This means the Philadelphia church state has not ceased to exist and that it is the church that is spoken of in Rev.14:12 as keeping the commandments and the faith of Jesus. This further implies that the Phialdelphian church shall exists to the end of time.
I ask myself why does not average Adventist not taught these things that they will truly heed the voice of Christ; repent and be Philadelphians, is it that the Leaders find it convenient to tell the members Laodicea is their denomination and that it is God's church regardless of her Lukewarmness, blindness and wretchedness etc. so that they will maintain a stronghold over the flock like professedly holy Catholic priests (the clergy) over a carnal laity.
Time is short my brethren Awake to Righteousness and sin not in being a Philadelphian in this time.
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Quotes from the book "An exhaustive Ellen G. White commentary on Daniel and Revelation" copyrighted in 1980 by Review and Herald Publishing Assocaition.
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