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In a world
increasingly agitated and confused, torn apart by strident and
dissonant calls toward unreliable solutions, we have found light
and comfort in the three angels' messages of Revelation 14. The
Lord, in His great mercy, sent a most precious message to His
people. This message was to bring more prominently before the
world the uplifted Saviour, the sacrifice for the sins of the
whole world.
Why "more
prominently"? So they could understand what no other generation
of God's people ever understood: The final mission of Christ was
to reveal before the world, shrouded in the darkness of
misapprehension, the character of the Father. 2000 years from
this glorious revelation, the people of God still need to see
light in the cross of Christ, that leads to the house of the
Bridegroom. They need to know that windows in heaven are open,
ready to lighten the lonely children of an ever-compassionate
Father.
Coming near
humanity gently and delicately, as we saw Him doing in
Bethlehem, the message of the righteousness of Christ came to
our people in the humble and unpretentious gathering of
delegates to the 1888 General Conference Session in Minneapolis.
The message was brought by two young searchers for the truth,
Alonzo T.Jones and Ellet J.Waggoner.
But they have
not received a better welcome than their Master. The bitterness
of the opposition speaks itself of the valuable message sent by
them. An inspired eyewitness describes the episode as being
"cruelty" to the Spirit of God and a new "crucifixion" of
Christ, and we can clearly see today that the "prejudices" that
prevailed at Minneapolis are not dead by any means. They still
bear their unholy fruit, "to poison the judgement, pervert the
perceptions and blind the understanding" of those who come in
contact with the message or the messengers. The light that has
to lighten the earth with the glory of God's character is
rejected, but the message of Christ's righteousness is still the
only antidote for the troubles of this world, sick of
loneliness, fear and despair.
We have found
meaning and identity in spreading this good news that our
Heavenly Father is not the arbitrary, severe and unforgiving
person that His enemies have made Him out to be. He is the
Loving Friend described as the one who goes another mile, who
turns the other cheek and who "receives sinners."
This site is built in the blessed hope that Jesus Christ will be
"brought more prominently before the world" as soon as possible,
and the billions on this planet will be able to clearly see the
"matchless charms" of Him who is
agape.
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