The Desire of Ages by Ellen Gould White - first published in 1898.
“His name shall be called Immanuel, ... God with us.” “The light of the knowledge of the glory of God”
The Conflict of the Ages - the series tells the story of Christian history as told in the Bible,
beginning from Genesis and ending in Revelation, The Desire of Ages covers the life and ministry
of Jesus Christ and provided a theological foundation for the forming of the Seventh-day Adventist Church,
two of the significant books written by Immanualist Ellen G White.
“ Haggai calls him ‘The Desire of all nations,’ and we may well call him
‘The Desire of all ages,’ even as He is ‘The King of ages.’ “
- Ellen G White DOA
A Tome of a Poem : .[Spoiler (click to open)].Reverent Devotions to Hymn - The Marriage of the Lamb
In it, she draws on mystical experience and comes to conclusions far different from the mainstream attitudes of her time. Theologians today still criticize her work on the basis of its potentially heretical views on such core doctrines as those of the Trinity or the Incarnation. Even so, her commentary addresses issues relevant to the Christian faith that many others had failed to mention whatsoever, and her unique and influential voice still challenges readers to reevaluate Christian perspectives on Jesus and the progression of history.
One can listen to her podcasts here : via
That said, I perceive that some women tend to objectify Christ in sexual attraction, ie. The Bride of Christ, such as is the case in the Holy Order of Nuns, “Woman, get thee to a nunnery!” the author Ellen White, a woman of large and deep and long experience in the things of God, has set forth new beauties from the life of Jesus.
Meet The Brides of Christ (1991) Do All Women Aspire to Holy Matrimony?
The wife of the lamb, who is moved by the love she feels for her Lord. The one who is a wife is not looking for inheritance or awards, nor positions, nor fame, what she wants is to be with her Lord, for the wife is deeply in love with her husband and will do anything for her beloved, the bridegroom. She has access to His innermost being.
By this we mean a love that comes from God, which is not the love of a Father, or a Friend, or a Master. It is a love that fills the spirit, and this kind of love does not admit a half-hearted commitment, nor cautious hearts to give oneself without human structures.
Las Bodas del Cordero (The Marriage of the Lamb) - The Desire of Ages
Preface · In the hearts of all mankind, of whatever race or station in life, there are inexpressible longings for something they do not now possess. · This longing is implanted in the very constitution of man by a merciful God, that man may not be satisfied with his present conditions or attainments, whether bad, or good, or better. God desires that the human shall seek the best, and find it to the eternal blessing of his soul.
Satan, by wily scheme and craft, has perverted these longings of the human heart. He makes men believe that this desire may be satisfied by pleasure, by wealth, by ease, by fame, by power; but those who have been thus deceived by him (and they number myriads) find all these things pall upon the sense, leaving the soul as barren and unsatisfied as before. In heaven itself this law was broken. Sin originated in self-seeking. Lucifer, the covering cherub, desired to be first in heaven. He sought to gain control of heavenly beings, to draw them away from their Creator, and to win their homage to himself.Thus he deceived angels. Thus he deceived men. He led them to doubt the word of God, and to distrust His goodness. Because God is a God of justice and terrible majesty, Satan caused them to look upon Him as severe and unforgiving. Thus he drew men to join him in rebellion against God, and the night of woe settled down upon the world. Lucifer had said, “I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; ... I will be like the Most High.” Isaiah 14:13, 14.
Through Christ the circuit of beneficence is complete, representing the character of the great Giver, the law of life.
It is God's design that this longing of the human heart should lead to the one who alone is able to satisfy it. The desire is of Him that it may lead to Him, the fullness and fulfillment of that desire. That fullness is found in Jesus the Christ, the Son of the Eternal God. “For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in Him should all the fullness dwell;” “For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” And it is also true that “In Him ye are made full” with respect to every desire divinely implanted and normally followed. The exercise of force is contrary to the principles of God's government; He desires only the service of love; and love cannot be commanded; it cannot be won by force or authority. Only by love is love awakened. The exaltation of the redeemed will be an eternal testimony to God's mercy. “In the ages to come,” He will “show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” “To the intent that ... unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known ... the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Ephesians 2:7; 3:10, 11,
The purpose of this work to set forth a harmony of the gospels, or even to give in strictly chronological order the important events and wonderful lessons of the life of Christ; its purpose is to present the love of God as revealed in his Son, the divine beauty of the life of Christ, of which all may partake.
It can be said that it is the same love that moved Jesus as he was seen delivering and healing on the Sabbath, regardless of the protocols of the law, for the essence of the law is love; And love comes before rules. It is the greatest of God's attributes. It is higher than justice, wisdom, and the law itself.
Looking unto Jesus we see that it is the glory of our God to give. “I do nothing of Myself,” said Christ; “the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father.” “I seek not Mine own glory,” but the glory of Him that sent Me. John 8:28; 6:57; 8:50; 7:18. There are many passages taken directly from the Bible to prove her claim.
In the words of Ellen herself… Study guide : https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/130.4#4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Desire_of_Ages
Get Thee to a Nunnery (1972) Movie (variations on a theme) https://www.studiocanal.com/title/get-thee-to-a-nunnery-1972/
In 1330, the tyrannical major of Florence closes the town's gates and brothels because of the plague. Four students and their girlfriends escape to take refuge at the extremely liberal convent of Abott Giani. There they set up some successful "divine" apparitions and prevent the marriage of the major's daughter to a baron before taking her away to libertine happiness in distant and more tolerant regions...
Get Thee to a Nunnery- Unruly Women in Their Pagentry
A shocking testimony was posted by a child who received an extraordinary vision. It was one of the most awaited events by Christians around the world: The Marriage of the Lamb...
At the feast of the Bride, the following vision appeared : " She was wearing a dress of pure white linen, very beautiful to the eyes, and soft to the touch. Every setting was impeccable, and perfect. The charger (or base) was of the brightest silver, the plates on were crystal white with an unusual marking adorning around the rim of the plates themselves. "
The Bride's hair was always adorned with gold and pearls, and she was adorned with every precious stone and jewels which the family had inherited from past generations. While brides from poor families borrowed the jewelry from their friends.
A large crowd of people coming out of nowhere from the other side of the table. There were many faces, some that I recognized, most I didn't know. But, they appeared in bodily form as if to greet me. I realized that what I was seeing was the coming day where all men of God would sit down and supper, with Christ at their head, as revealed in the book of Revelation 19:9, which says, "Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the lamb."
Suddenly a family of four appeared, their clothes were torn, they looked like rags. I looked at the man, then at the woman and the two children, they were staring at the table, they wanted to be there. Then when I heard a voice saying, "Go through the highways and the hedges, and force me in, so that my house may be full."
The Bride of the Lamb contains Jesus' greatest call of love to His church, for it invites us to enter into a marriage relationship with Him, which is why it has been revealed through the adjectives such as Savior, Provider, Deliverer and a more special one as the manifestation of the "Bridegroom."
We can fulfill Christ's greatest commission in these last days and go out and preach the gospel to all men so that His house will be filled. via
"For he has clothed me with the garments of health, he has put me around with the robe of righteousness, as he has adorned me as a bridegroom, and as a bride made up of his jewels" (Isaiah 61:10)
.Christ-like
"And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, as the roar of many waters, and as the voice of great thunder, saying, Hallelujah! For the Lord, our God Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice, let us be glad, and let us give glory to him, for the marriage feast of the lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. And it has been granted to her to put on fine linen, clean and shining (for fine linen signifies the righteous deeds of the saints)" (Revelation 19:6-8)
A Young Man Shares Vision of the Marriage of the Lamb and Delivers a Message to the Church by Danny HahlBohm
dr. π (pi)
.
The Conflict of the Ages - the series tells the story of Christian history as told in the Bible,
beginning from Genesis and ending in Revelation, The Desire of Ages covers the life and ministry
of Jesus Christ and provided a theological foundation for the forming of the Seventh-day Adventist Church,
two of the significant books written by Immanualist Ellen G White.
“ Haggai calls him ‘The Desire of all nations,’ and we may well call him
‘The Desire of all ages,’ even as He is ‘The King of ages.’ “
- Ellen G White DOA
A Tome of a Poem : .[Spoiler (click to open)].Reverent Devotions to Hymn - The Marriage of the Lamb
In it, she draws on mystical experience and comes to conclusions far different from the mainstream attitudes of her time. Theologians today still criticize her work on the basis of its potentially heretical views on such core doctrines as those of the Trinity or the Incarnation. Even so, her commentary addresses issues relevant to the Christian faith that many others had failed to mention whatsoever, and her unique and influential voice still challenges readers to reevaluate Christian perspectives on Jesus and the progression of history.
One can listen to her podcasts here : via
That said, I perceive that some women tend to objectify Christ in sexual attraction, ie. The Bride of Christ, such as is the case in the Holy Order of Nuns, “Woman, get thee to a nunnery!” the author Ellen White, a woman of large and deep and long experience in the things of God, has set forth new beauties from the life of Jesus.
Meet The Brides of Christ (1991) Do All Women Aspire to Holy Matrimony?
The wife of the lamb, who is moved by the love she feels for her Lord. The one who is a wife is not looking for inheritance or awards, nor positions, nor fame, what she wants is to be with her Lord, for the wife is deeply in love with her husband and will do anything for her beloved, the bridegroom. She has access to His innermost being.
By this we mean a love that comes from God, which is not the love of a Father, or a Friend, or a Master. It is a love that fills the spirit, and this kind of love does not admit a half-hearted commitment, nor cautious hearts to give oneself without human structures.
Las Bodas del Cordero (The Marriage of the Lamb) - The Desire of Ages
Preface · In the hearts of all mankind, of whatever race or station in life, there are inexpressible longings for something they do not now possess. · This longing is implanted in the very constitution of man by a merciful God, that man may not be satisfied with his present conditions or attainments, whether bad, or good, or better. God desires that the human shall seek the best, and find it to the eternal blessing of his soul.
Satan, by wily scheme and craft, has perverted these longings of the human heart. He makes men believe that this desire may be satisfied by pleasure, by wealth, by ease, by fame, by power; but those who have been thus deceived by him (and they number myriads) find all these things pall upon the sense, leaving the soul as barren and unsatisfied as before. In heaven itself this law was broken. Sin originated in self-seeking. Lucifer, the covering cherub, desired to be first in heaven. He sought to gain control of heavenly beings, to draw them away from their Creator, and to win their homage to himself.Thus he deceived angels. Thus he deceived men. He led them to doubt the word of God, and to distrust His goodness. Because God is a God of justice and terrible majesty, Satan caused them to look upon Him as severe and unforgiving. Thus he drew men to join him in rebellion against God, and the night of woe settled down upon the world. Lucifer had said, “I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; ... I will be like the Most High.” Isaiah 14:13, 14.
Through Christ the circuit of beneficence is complete, representing the character of the great Giver, the law of life.
It is God's design that this longing of the human heart should lead to the one who alone is able to satisfy it. The desire is of Him that it may lead to Him, the fullness and fulfillment of that desire. That fullness is found in Jesus the Christ, the Son of the Eternal God. “For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in Him should all the fullness dwell;” “For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” And it is also true that “In Him ye are made full” with respect to every desire divinely implanted and normally followed. The exercise of force is contrary to the principles of God's government; He desires only the service of love; and love cannot be commanded; it cannot be won by force or authority. Only by love is love awakened. The exaltation of the redeemed will be an eternal testimony to God's mercy. “In the ages to come,” He will “show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” “To the intent that ... unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known ... the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Ephesians 2:7; 3:10, 11,
The purpose of this work to set forth a harmony of the gospels, or even to give in strictly chronological order the important events and wonderful lessons of the life of Christ; its purpose is to present the love of God as revealed in his Son, the divine beauty of the life of Christ, of which all may partake.
It can be said that it is the same love that moved Jesus as he was seen delivering and healing on the Sabbath, regardless of the protocols of the law, for the essence of the law is love; And love comes before rules. It is the greatest of God's attributes. It is higher than justice, wisdom, and the law itself.
Looking unto Jesus we see that it is the glory of our God to give. “I do nothing of Myself,” said Christ; “the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father.” “I seek not Mine own glory,” but the glory of Him that sent Me. John 8:28; 6:57; 8:50; 7:18. There are many passages taken directly from the Bible to prove her claim.
In the words of Ellen herself… Study guide : https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/130.4#4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Desire_of_Ages
Get Thee to a Nunnery (1972) Movie (variations on a theme) https://www.studiocanal.com/title/get-thee-to-a-nunnery-1972/
In 1330, the tyrannical major of Florence closes the town's gates and brothels because of the plague. Four students and their girlfriends escape to take refuge at the extremely liberal convent of Abott Giani. There they set up some successful "divine" apparitions and prevent the marriage of the major's daughter to a baron before taking her away to libertine happiness in distant and more tolerant regions...
Get Thee to a Nunnery- Unruly Women in Their Pagentry
A shocking testimony was posted by a child who received an extraordinary vision. It was one of the most awaited events by Christians around the world: The Marriage of the Lamb...
At the feast of the Bride, the following vision appeared : " She was wearing a dress of pure white linen, very beautiful to the eyes, and soft to the touch. Every setting was impeccable, and perfect. The charger (or base) was of the brightest silver, the plates on were crystal white with an unusual marking adorning around the rim of the plates themselves. "
The Bride's hair was always adorned with gold and pearls, and she was adorned with every precious stone and jewels which the family had inherited from past generations. While brides from poor families borrowed the jewelry from their friends.
A large crowd of people coming out of nowhere from the other side of the table. There were many faces, some that I recognized, most I didn't know. But, they appeared in bodily form as if to greet me. I realized that what I was seeing was the coming day where all men of God would sit down and supper, with Christ at their head, as revealed in the book of Revelation 19:9, which says, "Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the lamb."
Suddenly a family of four appeared, their clothes were torn, they looked like rags. I looked at the man, then at the woman and the two children, they were staring at the table, they wanted to be there. Then when I heard a voice saying, "Go through the highways and the hedges, and force me in, so that my house may be full."
The Bride of the Lamb contains Jesus' greatest call of love to His church, for it invites us to enter into a marriage relationship with Him, which is why it has been revealed through the adjectives such as Savior, Provider, Deliverer and a more special one as the manifestation of the "Bridegroom."
We can fulfill Christ's greatest commission in these last days and go out and preach the gospel to all men so that His house will be filled. via
"For he has clothed me with the garments of health, he has put me around with the robe of righteousness, as he has adorned me as a bridegroom, and as a bride made up of his jewels" (Isaiah 61:10)
.Christ-like
"And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, as the roar of many waters, and as the voice of great thunder, saying, Hallelujah! For the Lord, our God Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice, let us be glad, and let us give glory to him, for the marriage feast of the lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. And it has been granted to her to put on fine linen, clean and shining (for fine linen signifies the righteous deeds of the saints)" (Revelation 19:6-8)
A Young Man Shares Vision of the Marriage of the Lamb and Delivers a Message to the Church by Danny HahlBohm
dr. π (pi)
.