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00:15 In this place
00:16 where Ellen White spent the last 15 years of her life, 00:19 she found a home that suited her perfectly. 00:22 Here in this house, 00:23 she had a place where she could read, 00:25 write, pursue her hobbies, 00:27 and spend time with her family who lived nearby. 00:30 We see the contrasting side of Ellen White 00:33 during her time in this house. 00:36 We see her as a grandmother 00:37 taking time to spend with her grandchildren 00:40 and be involved in their lives. 00:42 We also know that in this house, 00:44 the angels of God came to minister to her 00:47 and she heard the voice of God speaking. 00:54 On one occasion, 00:56 she reported an extraordinary experience 00:58 that happened on the night of the March 2, 1907, 01:02 here in this very room. 01:04 The room was full of light, 01:06 she awoke to see a bright cloud white as snow 01:10 with the edges tinge in deep pink. 01:12 Angel sang for her, 01:14 and she heard a voice that said, "Fear not. 01:17 I am your savior. 01:19 Holy Angels are all about you." 01:21 She wondered if she was in heaven, 01:23 and if her work on earth was done, 01:25 she inquired, "Is this indeed heaven? 01:28 Am I one of God's little children? 01:30 And shall I always have this peace?" 01:32 The voice replied, "Your work is not yet done." 01:41 According to Ellen White, 01:43 her sleep here was often broken a little after midnight, 01:46 and sometimes before 01:47 as the Lord spoke to her in visions, 01:50 while her mind was free from cares 01:52 and surrounding influences. 01:54 Seldom does she stay in bed after a vision. 01:56 She usually dressed and with kerosene lamp in hand, 01:59 walk down this hallway to her writing room 02:02 to record what the Lord has shown up. 02:08 Here in this spot, 02:10 Ellen White would write her letters and books, 02:12 a work that would have worldwide influence. 02:16 Under the impression of the Holy Spirit, 02:18 she would convey the messages that had been revealed to her. 02:22 However, Ellen White never forgot her human side 02:25 and was ever mindful that she had grandchildren 02:28 who lived nearby who liked nothing more 02:31 than to see their grandmother. 02:35 Ellen White had an assistant named Sarah McEnterfer, 02:39 who was particularly vigilant in ensuring 02:41 that she wasn't disturbed when she was writing. 02:44 If you didn't have an appointment, 02:46 then you couldn't see her, even if you were a grandchild. 02:50 She would often tell the grandkids, 02:52 "Run along, run along." 02:53 The grandkids, however, soon worked out that 02:56 there was a backdoor that they could sneak in, 02:58 and they could come up this back staircase right here. 03:01 They knew that their grandmother's work 03:03 was important, 03:04 but they wanted to see her and so she worked out 03:07 assigned for them. 03:08 If she was holding her pen in her hand and writing, 03:11 then they had to wait at the door. 03:13 But once she laid her pen down, 03:15 then they could run across and see her. 03:22 She would often tell them 03:24 in the short but precious moments, 03:26 "Remember that your name is White, 03:28 you must always keep it that way. 03:30 And there is a heaven to win and a hell to shun." 03:33 These visits would only last maybe two to three minutes, 03:36 and then they would quietly sneak back down the stairs 03:39 and out the back door. 03:40 The kids were happy. 03:42 Grandma was happy. 03:43 And Sarah was happy 03:45 because she didn't know what had happened. 03:50 Well, she was the messenger of God 03:52 and took this role very seriously, 03:55 from the age of 17 until her death. 03:57 She was also an attentive loving 03:59 and caring grandmother 04:01 able to blend family life and ministry together. 04:04 It's not always an easy balance to achieve 04:07 and something that many of us struggle with. 04:10 Maybe not excel in one to the detriment of the other. 04:14 But may we be able to find harmony 04:16 between these two areas in our lives. 05:49 And so after more than 70 years, 05:52 the active ministry of Ellen White 05:54 would come to a close. 05:55 Her public ministry started at the age of 17 05:59 in the State of Maine in the north easterly tip 06:01 of the United States of America. 06:04 Never could she have imagined way would take her from there 06:07 to its close in California. 06:09 She spoke to congregations large and small 06:12 in nearly every state in the union. 06:15 She also spent two very active years in England, 06:19 France, Switzerland, Norway, 06:21 and other parts of Europe, 06:23 as well as nine years in New Zealand and Australia. 06:30 Whether travelling by horse and carriage 06:33 across the New England states, 06:35 by canal boat across New York State, 06:38 or across the great plains states 06:39 of Texas, and Oklahoma, 06:41 or by tourists train to the state of California, 06:44 or by ocean steamer across the Atlantic or Pacific, 06:48 wherever she was, she sought every opportunity 06:51 to speak to people the words of life. 06:57 Despite only having a third grade formal education, 07:02 Ellen White would go on to become 07:03 the most translated American author, 07:06 and the third most translated author of all time. 07:10 Her words would have an impact far beyond the life 07:13 that she lived, leaving a legacy of missions, 07:16 educational institutions, health centers, 07:19 and in the church at large. 07:21 She always sought to uplift Jesus in her sermons, 07:25 in her life and through her writings. 07:28 When she finally died here in this home, 07:31 she was sure in whom she believed. 07:38 It is interesting to contrast Ellen White's death 07:41 with that of the other people. 07:43 When lying there dying one is often brought 07:45 to contemplate life, and how successful it has been. 07:49 Ellen White had no such thoughts. 07:51 Two days before her death, here in this very room, 07:55 her last words were, 07:57 "I know in whom I have believed." 08:00 Confident in her Savior, right until the end, 08:03 even though death is never easy 08:05 when you live a life in Jesus, 08:08 you can die with a peace and assurance. 08:15 Ellen White would have three funerals. 08:18 The first one was here in the Elmshaven area, 08:21 the second one was in Oakland, California, 08:23 and the third one was in Battle Creek, Michigan. 08:26 The third one took place at 11 am on a Sabbath morning 08:30 in the Dime Tabernacle, 08:32 and there were 3,000 people in attendance. 08:35 Even her bitter critic, DM Canright came 08:38 and went through the viewing line twice, 08:40 and commented that she was a woman of God. 08:43 At the request of Ellen White, 08:45 her longtime friend and colleague in ministry 08:48 from across the United States and around the world, 08:51 SN Haskell delivered the funeral sermon, 08:54 after which she was taken to the Oak Hill Cemetery 08:57 and buried alongside her husband and sons. 09:06 The words written about her 09:08 in the newspapers after her death 09:11 illustrate the kind of person that she was. 09:13 The St. Helena Star wrote on the July 23, 1915, 09:19 "The life of Mrs. White is an example 09:21 worthy of emulation by all. 09:23 She was a humble, devout disciple of Christ, 09:26 and ever went about doing good. 09:28 Honored and respected by all who appreciate noble womanhood, 09:31 consecrated to unselfish labor for the uplifting 09:34 and the betterment of mankind. 09:36 She showed no spiritual pride, 09:39 and she saw it in a filthy lucre. 09:41 She lived the life and did the work 09:43 of a worthy prophetess, 09:44 the most admirable of the American succession." 09:52 She died confident in her Savior 09:55 and confident that she would see Him 09:57 on the resurrection morning. 09:59 When our life draws to a close, 10:01 it doesn't matter 10:02 how many continents we have lived on, 10:04 how many houses we have own, 10:06 how many books we have written, or how much money we have made. 10:10 Ultimately, it matters if we have accepted Jesus 10:13 into our lives and made Him our personal Savior. 10:33 When I was growing up, if you wanted to study history, 10:36 or do research on a particular topic, 10:38 there was really only one option that we had, 10:40 and that was to read a book. 10:42 And I never really used to like reading that much. 10:44 So we decided to create a resource 10:46 that will translate this written information 10:48 into the language of today. 10:52 My name is Adam Ramdin. 10:54 And my name is Clive Coutet. 10:55 And we are the cofounders of Lineage Journey. 10:58 Back in 2016, I was reading a Great Controversy 11:00 and I was really struggling 11:02 to find any relevant video resources 11:04 that I could use to aid me in my study. 11:05 So I decided to approach Adam about the possibility 11:08 of making some videos on the Reformation. 11:10 So we started filming in the end of 2016, 11:13 and in 2017 we released 48 videos 11:17 that covered the period of the early church 11:19 all the way through to the end of the Reformation. 11:22 Then in 2018 and 2019 we released another 52 episodes 11:27 on church history. 11:28 These have now been viewed all over the world 11:31 in over 100 countries covering about 50 different languages 11:35 and we have over 3 million views online. 11:38 These videos have been used as a resource 11:40 in both secular and Christian schools 11:43 as well as several church denominations 11:45 across the globe using Bible studies, study groups, 11:48 as well as play to the general congregation. 11:51 They also make a great online evangelistic tool 11:53 where people are able to share them, 11:55 and we've seen them go into countries 11:56 that we ourselves can't go, 11:58 countries that are Muslim 11:59 countries where the Christian message 12:01 cannot go. 12:02 One of the challenges we have though, 12:04 is that amongst our team of almost 10 people, 12:06 we are all volunteers on this project, 12:08 sacrificing our time, our effort and energy 12:10 in order to make these resources together. 12:13 Just to put things into perspective, 12:15 each Lineage episode as well as the filming 12:17 takes an additional two to three days 12:19 in post-production. 12:21 That is a lot of time and sacrifice 12:23 that this team has made 12:24 in putting 100 episodes together. 12:26 So we need to raise the funds 12:27 to cover the cost of the filming 12:29 as well as the continued production costs 12:32 that come after that. 12:33 So for as little as $1 a month, 12:35 you can help us to expand this ministry 12:37 to create new resources to reach more people 12:40 across the world. 12:42 Thank you for visiting this page and taking the time 12:44 to watch this video. 12:45 We really appreciate that. 12:47 Thank you for your support of the ministry so far. 12:49 And we ask that you would prayerfully consider 12:51 being a partner with us on this Patreon page. 12:55 May God bless you. 12:56 And we ask that you continue to keep this ministry 12:59 and our future plans in prayer. 13:35 What did they say? 13:37 There's no on there. 13:38 Go to the EasyJet main desk. 13:39 So no tripod. No. 13:41 You'll have to report it. 13:43 It may be able to get back tomorrow. 13:46 Anton? Anton. 13:47 Okay. 13:49 Eden. Eden. 13:50 Hello. 13:52 He is the pastor and director of the youth for SCR France. 13:58 Dr. Fred Nicholls. 14:00 Oh, I'm sorry. 14:18 Adam is the youth director of North England. 14:25 Get up. Where we're staying? 14:26 At UB. 14:28 No, no, we got accommodation. 14:29 You have to be there at... 14:32 5 o'clock, you're driving. 14:34 Come on. 14:35 Let's go guys. 14:36 Let's go. Let's go. 14:38 Hey, you wanted a picture. 14:41 Let's go. Let's go. 14:44 We got to get going. 15:02 You please stay down the road. 15:04 Amen. 15:05 Are we going to do the tape, Denver? Uh-huh. 15:07 Well, I am from the quartet Cleveland minister. 15:10 Yeah. 15:11 Sun's about to drop below the mountain. 15:13 I know. Yeah. 15:14 Where are we? 15:15 I think we're in Torre Pellice. 15:17 Torre Pellice. 15:18 Which is... Angrogna. 15:20 Angrogna. 15:21 Angrogna Valley. Chanforan. 15:23 Chanforan. 15:24 I think it was in this place in 1592 when the bar... 15:28 Well, I'm reading the same. 15:32 Let me pretend to be Adam. 15:34 On this spot in 1532, 15:37 it was, and the people had in this place 15:40 a six day complex. 15:42 See that. 15:44 I'm sorry, sorry. My neck, my neck, sorry. 15:54 And not this... 15:55 Slideshow. Yep. Leg up. 15:57 Yeah. 15:58 Give him some leg. 16:00 Adam, I'll probably recommend 16:02 not leaving your hand on there too long 16:04 'cause it's crawling with ants. 16:06 So are you. 16:07 They're on the underside. 16:09 Eden's so diplomatic, gonna highly recommend. 16:12 All right. 16:14 We got to go quick 'cause we're losing light very quickly. 16:16 So now 6% of the sunlight. 16:18 Let's pray. 16:22 Man, that sunlight is going so quick. 16:43 It is beautiful in there. 16:44 Ah! 16:45 Donât see welcome. 16:47 That's amazing. 16:49 Hey, you got to get this one. 16:53 What is this? 17:08 Sir Jeremy? 17:09 Yes. What exactly is this? 17:12 This is a school. School. 17:14 It is a school of eight children. 17:17 You know, only eight. 17:19 And... It's a museum as well. 17:22 It's a museum as well. 17:23 Yes. Yes. Now it's museum. 17:25 Right. 17:26 And it's the first group of movement. 17:28 Okay. Yeah. Yeah. 17:30 And the picture you see here... Yeah. 17:32 It's the English had this time, 17:35 and they need a cross to put a cross 17:37 because of the law and the marriage, 17:40 the picture to be half where it's emerging, you know. 17:44 Yeah, yeah. So, that's right. 17:47 You know this place? 17:48 Yeah. 17:51 It's the place. 17:53 Have you been here before, Jeremy? 17:54 No, not here. 17:56 But I know people who went there in September. 18:00 All right. 18:01 Oh, yeah. 18:08 Can we go in? 18:17 Wow! 18:19 Way to go. 18:24 My photo. My photo. 18:26 Come on, it is time to check. 18:28 Time to check. Yeah. 18:34 Watch out for that massive spider here. 18:36 There's a massive spider here. 18:37 Oh, my goodness! Look at all these spiders. 18:39 There's load of them. 18:55 Come on guys. 18:57 All right, guys. It was short. 19:00 You woke up in here. 19:02 Before the cars. 19:03 Yeah. 19:18 Ramdin, where are we? 19:21 We are in Pradeltorno. 19:23 This is a Waldensian Church. 19:24 Lovely church. 19:26 It's sits right on the edge of the cliff. 19:27 The more famous place historically we're near, 19:29 it's just up the hill, is the College of the Barbs, 19:33 an example of one of the Waldensian training schools 19:35 that would have littered the valley 19:37 before where they trained their pastors 19:38 to be missionaries. 19:40 Today, this is, 19:41 I think it's a functional Waldensian Church. 19:43 It's always open, so you could come here 19:45 and go in any time and enjoy the view. 19:49 We're at the end of the valley. 19:50 Road doesn't go any further. 19:52 And it's quite stunning really. 20:13 Yeah. 20:14 I think it's college. 20:20 Ha, at end of the cleft of the rock. 20:35 Oh, I see here, in French. 20:38 You know what, 20:40 because it's the language of here. 20:48 Guess what? 20:49 You can go back and see a lot of people. 20:51 They were California, these Adventists. 20:55 You know them? Yeah. 20:56 Wow. 20:58 And I'm sure there are others. 21:26 There is an oft-repeated quote that says, 21:28 "We have nothing to fear for the future, 21:30 except we forget the way the Lord has led us 21:33 and His teaching in our past history." 21:36 As we look back, we can see God's hand guiding 21:39 through the various chapters of earth's history 21:42 and leading His people from generation to generation. 21:45 Since the beginning, there has been a struggle 21:48 between good and evil 21:50 and this has played out in the Christian world 21:52 since its inception, 21:54 in particular since the time of Constantine. 22:04 Constantine was the one 22:05 who brought many practices into Christianity 22:08 that were pagan in origin and thus the battle 22:11 between truth and error was not just a matter 22:14 for the Christian world 22:15 to look for attacks from outside, 22:18 but now they had to look internally as well. 22:20 The Bible speaks about wolves coming into the flock, 22:24 giving us the imagery of wolves in sheep's clothing, 22:27 professing piety, 22:29 yet clinging to unbiblical practices 22:32 and thus corrupting the church. 22:41 During the year 1,260 year prophecy 22:44 from 538 to 798, 22:47 God's church was in the wilderness, 22:49 hunted, persecuted, and marginalized. 22:52 Groups such as the Waldensians in northern Italy 22:55 struggled to keep the gospel light 22:57 burning during the Dark Ages. 23:00 From the 1300s and the time of John Wycliffe onwards, 23:04 the light slowly started to pierce through the darkness 23:08 as the Bible was translated into the English language, 23:11 a huge and revolutionary advancement for the church. 23:21 As the Reformation journeyed on, 23:23 later reformers such as John Huss 23:26 and Jerome in Bohemia, 23:28 Martin Luther in Germany, 23:30 Zwingli in Switzerland, John Knox in Scotland, 23:33 and John Calvin in France, 23:35 each would be key in standing for truth 23:38 during their time 23:39 and once again showing the beauty of the Bible 23:42 as light was being unshackled. 23:44 Each reformer advanced truth, 23:47 but the problem was that their followers would often 23:49 only go as far as they did 23:51 in their rediscovery of the Bible. 23:58 In the early 1800s, 24:00 the Great Advent Movement looked for the return of Jesus, 24:04 but He did not come. 24:05 The tears of this bitter disappointment 24:07 would form the stream of Adventism 24:10 that would grow from these humble beginnings 24:12 into the church that it is today. 24:15 The challenge today is still to present 24:17 the beauty of God's Word and the love of Jesus 24:20 to a society that is indifferent, 24:23 ambivalent, hostile, 24:25 and ignorant of biblical realities. 24:28 The battle between truth and error, 24:31 good and evil still rages on. 24:38 Ellen White wrote so eloquently about the great controversy 24:42 between Christ and Satan through time, 24:44 and we still see it today on a daily basis. 24:48 Today, we stand on the precipice of time, 24:50 in the very feet and toes of the image of Daniel 2, 24:54 on the cusp of earth's history. 24:56 As we look back, we can see the amazing experiences 25:00 that God has led us through, but the journey is not over. 25:04 As a people we need to be clear on our prophetic identity 25:09 and committed to taking the message around the world. 25:12 As we look back, our legacy is assured 25:15 but there is still work to do. 25:22 The gospel still needs to go to every nation, 25:25 kindred, tongue, and people. 25:27 Matthew 24:14 says 25:30 that when, "This gospel of the kingdom 25:32 shall be preached in all the world for a witness 25:34 unto all nations, and then shall the end come." 25:38 Whilst there has been much growth in recent years 25:41 and decades and while many new areas 25:43 have heard the message, 25:44 there are still huge swathes of the world 25:47 that have yet to hear the good news. 25:54 The Bible still needs translation and distribution, 25:58 missionaries are still needed both in far-off lands 26:01 and also in the big cities. 26:04 The best days of the church 26:06 and mission service still lie ahead. 26:09 The best sermons have yet to be preached. 26:12 The best Bible studies have yet to be given. 26:15 The best health work has yet to be accomplished. 26:17 The best schools have yet to be built. 26:20 The character of Christ and His love still needs 26:24 a more complete revelation in His people. 26:27 Don't be an armchair supporter or a bystander, 26:30 but get involved in the work of God 26:33 that we can finish it together. |
Revised 2020-04-23