EGW WritingsIsaiah 58

Christ Triumphant

Our Work Is to Proclaim the Three Angels’ Messages, December 9

CTr 350.1

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Isaiah 58:1.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 11 [Nos. 851-920]

MR No. 906—An Appeal for Acceptance of the Message of Christ’s Righteousness

11MR 293.3

Misunderstanding, misapplication of the truth will alienate the hearts of those who have been brethren. But this would not be if self and self-esteem, if customs and traditions, were not disturbed by the message of truth. Patience, moderation, self-control, and carefulness of speech should ever be cultivated and manifested. But while we show these commendable traits of character, for Christ’s sake let us cry aloud and spare not. Says the Word of God, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sin” (Isaiah 58:1).

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 19 (1904)

Ms 152, 1904

19LtMs, Ms 152, 1904, par. 39

Why, I am wonderfully glad when I find that somebody is different from me, because they are going to help me, or I them, one or the other; and whatever they are, I feel as if we can cement. That is what they want here—they want the cementing power of God upon them, and they want to work as for time and for eternity. I want to cry it out as I have heard it cried out, “Lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] We have to get our sins out of the way before we can expect God to come in here and bring us in a position where we can glorify His name. We have to be where the glory of God can come right through us, where the Holy Spirit of God can come upon us, and it can be reflected right upon others.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 20 (1905)

Lt 121, 1905

20LtMs, Lt 121, 1905, par. 16

The word of God came to Isaiah: “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] As God’s witnesses, we have a message to bear to all the world. The Lord has many children who have never heard the truth for this time. God’s servants must give them the final warning.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 20 (1905)

Lt 187, 1905

20LtMs, Lt 187, 1905, par. 17

Elder A. T. Jones, God calls upon you to go out into the cities and give the last message of warning. Look to God for your support as you go. Call the people together, and you will certainly not work in vain. Let the truth go forth as a lamp that burneth. No longer confine your efforts to one place. Let there be held, right where you are, a solemn convocation. Let there be a renunciation of self to God. Hold fast the beginning of your faith unto the end. Let not your faith waver. Go forth in faith, and work on the same plan that Elder Simpson has followed. Have your charts, and preach the gospel. “Lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sin.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 20 (1905)

Ms 122, 1905

20LtMs, Ms 122, 1905, par. 10

Time is short, and the Lord calls for the separation from His institutions of those who refuse to see their objectionable traits of character. I am instructed to say that such ones will be weighed in the balances and found wanting. Time is short, and the foundation upon which we build our faith must be sound Bible truth. I call upon our people, Get ready, get ready. The last chapters of this earth’s history, as outlined by Christ, are rapidly fulfilling. Our last great work is to be done. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 20 (1905)

Ms 104, 1905

20LtMs, Ms 104, 1905, par. 5

I am awakened in the night season and am given the message that was given to Isaiah: “Cry aloud, spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Let every man stand in the counsel of God and not in the counsel of those who have received the seducing sophistry of the science that of late has sought such a prominent place in our work.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 20 (1905)

Ms 168, 1905

20LtMs, Ms 168, 1905, par. 5

When I awoke from this vision given me, my flesh was as cold as marble, and for a time I lay still, unable to communicate with any one. I feared that I was dying, and yet I had messages that the angel of God had given me to give to our people, ministers and physicians. I asked the Lord to spare my life until I could give the warning to His people. In the words given to Isaiah, I was to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 1 [Nos. 19-96]

Beware—Lest We Lose Our Bearings

1MR 245.1

The Lord calls for a reformation. In every place where believers have adopted worldly principles, He desires a voice of warning to be raised. “Cry aloud,” He says, “spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1). As a people and as individuals we must put away the erroneous principles and ambitious projects which lead us to embrace so much within a narrow compass. God desires us to learn to walk firmly and solidly, ever advancing in His way. He desires us to erect every building with reference to the needs of other places that must sometime have similar advantages.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 21 (1906)

Lt 140, 1906

21LtMs, Lt 140, 1906, par. 26

Many are now perishing for want of knowledge. Shall we not give mind and soul and voice to proclaiming the truth as it is in Christ Jesus? To every worker I would say, Show to unbelievers that there is strength in God. Communicate your ideas in regard to what is required, by the words of warning, “Prepare to meet thy God!” [Amos 4:12.] Sow the seeds of truth by all waters. Wake up the watchmen, and, with them, bear the message in words of power. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] The increase of your own experience will be proportionate to your individual trust and confidence in God.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 22 (1907)

Ms 117, 1907

22LtMs, Ms 117, 1907, par. 16

Those who believe the truths of the third angel’s message need now to make the most of every opportunity for service. Very soon we will have less favorable opportunity than we now have to proclaim this message of warning. We need today workers who are partakers of the divine nature, men who can put new life into the old methods of labor, and whom God can teach how to reach the men and women in the churches and in the world who know not of the issues that are just before them. Now, while we have opportunity, we need to “cry aloud” and “spare not.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Let God work through those whom He chooses. He will use humble men who, moved by the Holy Spirit, will give a message that will stir the world.

22LtMs, Ms 117, 1907, par. 23

The Lord is His Word tells us plainly what to do: “Cry aloud, spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet; and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Let us study our Bibles and humble our hearts before God. Let us seek the Lord while He may be found, asking for the power that God is waiting to give to all who will seek Him in humble, trusting faith.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 23 (1908)

Lt 90, 1908

23LtMs, Lt 90, 1908, par. 17

We have seen the poor wrecks of humanity come to our sanitariums to be cured of the liquor habit. We have seen those who have ruined their health by wrong habits of diet and by the use of flesh meats. This is why we need to lift up the voice like a trumpet and show “My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 23 (1908)

Ms 79, 1908

23LtMs, Ms 79, 1908, par. 23

The message I have to bear is that a much higher standard must be reached by God’s people. I entreat all to heed this warning. I dare not cease to “cry aloud,” and “spare not,” and show God’s people “their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] It is time that we all understood our true position, and that we give, in righteous characters, the evidence that we possess the truth.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 24 (1909)

Ms 142, 1909

24LtMs, Ms 142, 1909, par. 29

We are not to give our whole time to convince a small portion in one location. The Lord calls ministers and teachers, Go out to places where the truth has scarcely been touched. Go forth to the cities that have scarcely been touched, and proclaim the message of truth. Bible readings are to be given. Souls are perishing in their sins; proclaim to the cities the truth. God will give you souls, for there are hearts that are deeply troubled. Members of large churches are hungering for the bread of life. Let ministers take their helpers and go forth. God will make them fishers of men. This will give the church members at home something to do. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 17 [Nos. 1236-1300]

MR No. 1255—Church Leaders to Set an Example of Christlikeness

17MR 99.2

[Ezekiel 3:17-22, quoted.] These solemn words speak to you and me. I have to bear the plain notes of warning from God. I must not suffer my brother to continue in sin. [I must warn him of] his danger. I must tell him “the wages of sin is death.” God has said it. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sin” [Isaiah 58:1]. Here, my brother, is a work that you have not done as you should have done. And why? Because your own soul was not right before God. [Following line illegible.]

Jesus, Name Above All Names

The Root and the Offspring of David, May 10

JNN 141.2

The third angel’s message is to be given with power. The power of the proclamation of the first and second messages is to be intensified in the third. In the Revelation John says of the heavenly messenger who unites with the third angel: “I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with His glory. And He cried mightily with a strong voice” (Revelation 18:1, 2). We are in danger of giving the third angel’s message in so indefinite a manner that it does not impress the people. So many other interests are brought in that the very message which should be proclaimed with power becomes tame and voiceless. At our camp meetings a mistake has been made. The Sabbath question has been touched upon, but has not been presented as the great test for this time. While the churches profess to believe in Christ, they are violating the law which Christ Himself proclaimed from Sinai. The Lord bids us: “Show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1). The trumpet is to give a certain sound....

The Three Angels’ Messages

Chapter 6—Proclaiming the Three Angels’ Messages

3AM 158.2

Make the most of present opportunities—Those who believe the truths of the third angel’s message need now to make the most of every opportunity for service. Very soon we will have less favorable opportunity than we now have to proclaim this message of warning. We need today workers who are partakers of the divine nature, men who can put new life into the old methods of labor, and whom God can teach how to reach the men and women in the churches and in the world who know not of the issues that are just before them. Now, while we have opportunity, we need to “cry aloud” and “spare not.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Let God work through those whom He chooses. He will use humble men who, moved by the Holy Spirit, will give a message that will stir the world.—Manuscript 117, 1907 (October 11)

Manuscript Releases, vol. 16 [Nos. 1186-1235]

MR No. 1216—Experience Following the 1888 Minneapolis Conference; The Danger of Legalism; Emphasizing Religious Liberty

16MR 213.3

I had been writing out Volume 4 of Great Controversy. It was fresh in my mind how those men, upon whom the Lord was moving to bear to the world a message of light and of truth, were treated, and because it did not coincide with their opinions men closed their eyes and ears to the message sent of God. What effect did this resistance and opposition have upon those to whom God had given light to be flashed amid the moral darkness that had been gathering over the church like the pall of death? Did they cease their efforts? No. The Lord had placed the burden upon them: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1).

Manuscript Releases, vol. 10 [Nos. 771-850]

MR No. 815—Evangelizing Big Cities From Outposts

10MR 221.1

We have no time to dwell on matters that are of no importance. Our time should be given to proclaiming the last message of mercy to a guilty world. Men are needed who move under the inspiration of the Spirit of God, men who will obey the words, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1).

Manuscript Releases, vol. 3 [Nos. 162-209]

The Ladder to Heaven

3MR 87.1

Darkness covers the earth, and it is time for God’s servants to “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. Where is a voice of alarm to be heard? The Christian world needs to be aroused, that they may stand. The ladder must be climbed. Jacob saw that it reached from earth to heaven. When at Bethel, while fleeing from the wrong he had committed, as he was lying in his lonely condition, God had pity and compassion upon him and revealed Himself to him. There was presented before him the plan of salvation. Angels were seen ascending and descending from heaven, and Jacob was permitted to see the court of heaven, and there he saw that the light was permitted to shine from heaven to the inhabitants of the earth.

Selected Messages Book 1

Chapter 9—Examine Yourselves

1SM 93.3

Let those who have a knowledge of the truth arise and shine. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet” (Isaiah 58:1). No longer mutilate the truth. Let the soul cry out for the living God. Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils. The Comforter will come to you, if you will open the door to Him. “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:14-16).—Manuscript 51, 1901.

Selected Messages Book 1

The Church’s Great Need

1SM 126.1

Let the church arise, and repent of her backslidings before God. Let the watchmen awake, and give the trumpet a certain sound. It is a definite warning that we have to proclaim. God commands His servants, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1). The attention of the people must be gained; unless this can be done, all effort is useless; though an angel from heaven should come down and speak to them, his words would do no more good than if he were speaking into the cold ear of death.

Selected Messages Book 2

Chapter 15—Admonition Will Be Heard

2SM 148.2

The voice of John was lifted up like a trumpet. His commission was, “Shew My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1). He had obtained no human scholarship. God and nature had been his teachers. But one was needed to prepare the way before Christ who was bold enough to make his voice heard like the prophets of old, summoning the degenerate nation to repentance.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 8

Chapter 5—The Work at Home and Abroad

8T 31.3

God’s encouraging message of mercy should be proclaimed in the cities of America. Men and women living in these cities are rapidly becoming more and still more entangled in their business relations. They are acting wildly in the erection of buildings whose towers reach high into the heavens. Their minds are filled with schemes and ambitious devisings. God is bidding every one of His ministering servants: Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 9

Chapter 29—Words of Caution

9T 243.3

It is true that we are commanded to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. This message must be given; but while it must be given, we should be careful not to thrust and crowd and condemn those who have not the light that we have. We should not go out of our way to make hard thrusts at the Catholics. Among the Catholics there are many who are most conscientious Christians and who walk in all the light that shines upon them, and God will work in their behalf. Those who have had great privileges and opportunities, and who have failed to improve their physical, mental, and moral powers, but who have lived to please themselves and have refused to bear their responsibility, are in greater danger and in greater condemnation before God than those who are in error upon doctrinal points, yet who seek to live to do good to others. Do not censure others; do not condemn them.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6

Chapter 2—The Work for This Time

6T 17.1

The light we have received upon the third angel’s message is the true light. The mark of the beast is exactly what it has been proclaimed to be. Not all in regard to this matter is yet understood, nor will it be understood until the unrolling of the scroll; but a most solemn work is to be accomplished in our world. The Lord’s command to His servants is: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6

The Last Warning

6T 60.1

The third angel’s message is to be given with power. The power of the proclamation of the first and second messages is to be intensified in the third. In the Revelation John says of the heavenly messenger who unites with the third angel: “I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice.” Revelation 18:1, 2. We are in danger of giving the third angel’s message in so indefinite a manner that it does not impress the people. So many other interests are brought in that the very message which should be proclaimed with power becomes tame and voiceless. At our camp meetings a mistake has been made. The Sabbath question has been touched upon, but has not been presented as the great test for this time. While the churches profess to believe in Christ, they are violating the law which Christ Himself proclaimed from Sinai. The Lord bids us: “Show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. The trumpet is to give a certain sound.

The Upward Look

Time for Action, March 15

UL 88.1

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Isaiah 58:1.

The Upward Look

Right or Wrong Side—Which? May 6

UL 140.7

God’s people have a serious, solemn work to do. He bids them, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1).—Manuscript 27, May 6, 1900, “Obedience and Disobedience.”

The Upward Look

Have You Found Your Bearings? July 7

UL 202.5

The Lord expects us to make most diligent efforts to free ourselves of the worldly spirit that has come in among us.... The Lord calls for a reformation. In every place where believers have adopted worldly principles, He desires a voice of warning to be raised. “Cry aloud,” He says, “spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1)....

The Voice in Speech and Song

John the Baptist

VSS 357.2

Pure, Native Eloquence—The voice of John was lifted up like a trumpet. His commission was, “Show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. He had obtained no human scholarship. God and nature had been his teachers. But one was needed to prepare the way before Christ who was bold enough to make his voice heard like the prophets of old, summoning the degenerate nation to repentance.

This Day With God

God Hates Deception, February 16

TDG 55.1

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Isaiah 58:1.

To Be Like Jesus

Guard Your Words and Be Tactful as You Witness, September 7

BLJ 265.2

It is true that we are commanded to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1). This message must be given; but while it must be given, we should be careful not to thrust and crowd and condemn those who have not the light that we have....

Selections from the Testimonies for the Church For the Study of Those Attending the General Conference in Oakland, Ca., March 27, 1903

Chapter 21—The Work at Home and Abroad

PH151 91.4

God’s encouraging message of mercy should be proclaimed in the cities of America. Men and women living in these cities are rapidly becoming more and still more entangled in their business relations. They are acting wildly in the erection of buildings whose towers reach high into the heavens. Their minds are filled with schemes and ambitions devisings. God is bidding every one of His ministering servants, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Counsels to Writers and Editors

Chapter 8—Words of Caution

CW 63.2

Thrusts at the Catholics—It is true that we are commanded to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. This message must be given, but while it must be given, we should be careful not to thrust and crowd and condemn those who have not the light that we have. We should not go out of our way to make hard thrusts at the Catholics. Among the Catholics there are many who are most conscientious Christians, and who walk in all the light that shines upon them, and God will work in their behalf. Those who have had great privileges and opportunities, and who have failed to improve their physical, mental, and moral powers, but who have lived to please themselves, and have refused to bear their responsibility, are in greater danger and in greater condemnation before God than those who are in error upon doctrinal points, yet who seek to live to do good to others. Do not censure others; do not condemn them.

Sermons and Talks, vol. 1

Religious Liberty

1SAT 85.3

The word of the Lord has come to us in positive notes. Will you hear and obey? Says the prophet Isaiah, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” [Isaiah 58:1]. Who is doing this at this time? Because of the backslidings of God’s people, living faith has become almost extinct. The deep movings of the Spirit of God are not manifested among us as God would be pleased to manifest His grace. How long will this state of things continue?

Sermons and Talks, vol. 1

Responding to New Light

1SAT 122.3

As John went forth to proclaim his message, God gave him a work to do. He had to do that work and arouse the attention of the people. He had to cry aloud, lift up his voice like a trumpet in the wilderness, just as spoken in Isaiah: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1). Well now, Christ had not come yet upon the stage of action as a minister. But after the ministry of Christ commenced, here was John to prepare the way for the ministry of Christ, that the minds of the people might be agitated, that their hard hearts, and principles, and customs, and practices might be all stirred up. He condemned their course, and condemned their practices, calling them a generation of vipers. The Christ comes in with a healing balm, with a message which, with the heart broken up, the seed can fall into prepared soil.

Sermons and Talks, vol. 1

Work and Baptism of Holy Spirit Needed

1SAT 176.2

We are here for a purpose. Here are souls to save. There is a voice to be raised among the people of God. “Cry aloud, spare not.” Why, what is it? What is the matter? “Show my people,”—Oh, it is God’s professed people, is it?—“their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” [Isaiah 58:1].

1SAT 191.1

Am I a co-laborer with Jesus Christ? What is the matter? It is because you have robbed God all through the week. You have committed robbery of God, and you have no part in His work. God help you to be converted. Some of you may be touched and say, “I don’t like such straight preaching.” I cannot help it if you do not. There must be somebody. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” [Isaiah 58:1]. We want your help, brethren, every soul of you.

The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials

Experience Following the 1888 Minneapolis Conference; The Danger of Legalism; Emphasizing Religious Liberty

1888 353.3

I had been writing out Volume 4 of Great Controversy. It was fresh in my mind how those men, upon whom the Lord was moving to bear to the world a message of light and of truth, were treated, and because it did not coincide with their opinions men closed their eyes and ears to the message sent of God. What effect did this resistance and opposition have upon those to whom God had given light to be flashed amid the moral darkness that had been gathering over the church like the pall of death? Did they cease their efforts? No. The Lord had placed the burden upon them: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1).

The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials

Chapter 46—To Elders M. and H. Miller

1888 421.1

Misunderstanding, misapplication, of the truth will alienate the hearts of those who have been brethren. But this would not be if self and self-esteem, if customs and traditions, were not disturbed by the message of truth. Patience, moderation, self-control, and carefulness of speech should ever be cultivated and manifested. But while we show these commendable traits of character, for Christ’s sake let us cry aloud and spare not. Says the Word of God, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sin.” (Isaiah 58:1.)

The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials

Religious Liberty

1888 508.3

The word of the Lord has come to us in positive notes. Will you hear and obey? Says the prophet Isaiah, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” [Isaiah 58:1]. Who is doing this at this time? Because of the backslidings of God’s people, living faith has become almost extinct. The deep movings of the Spirit of God are not manifested among us as God would be pleased to manifest His grace. How long will this state of things continue?

The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials

Responding to New Light

1888 538.3

As John went forth to proclaim his message, God gave him a work to do. He had to do that work and arouse the attention of the people. He had to cry aloud, lift up his voice like a trumpet in the wilderness, just as spoken in Isaiah: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1). Well now, Christ had not come yet upon the stage of action as a minister. But after the ministry of Christ commenced, here was John to prepare the way for the ministry of Christ, that the minds of the people might be agitated, that their hard hearts, and principles, and customs, and practices might be all stirred up. He condemned their course, and condemned their practices, calling them a generation of vipers. Then Christ comes in with a healing balm, with a message which, with the heart broken up, the seed can fall into prepared soil.

The Review and Herald

August 11, 1891

RH August 11, 1891, par. 1

I wish I could impress on every mind the grievous sinfulness of wasting the Lord’s money on fancied wants. The expenditure of sums that look small, may start a train of circumstances that will reach into eternity. When the Judgment shall sit, and the books are opened, the losing side will be presented to your view—the good that you might have done with the accumulated mites and the larger sums that were used for wholly selfish purposes. And what will it reveal?—Just that deficiency in the bank of heaven,—robbery toward God, some destitute bodies not clothed, some poor souls praying for light and knowledge robbed of the bread of life. Your money went to gratify perverted appetite, or to indulge vanity. O, what shame and grief will come to your souls as you see how much you have lost! Look about you, and see if there is not a work which the Lord has given you. The Isaiah 58:1 presents before you a work that has been neglected.

Testimony Treasures, vol. 2

Not to Give New Light

2TT 283.2

“God has given you your testimony, to set before the backslider and the sinner his true condition and the immense loss he is sustaining by continuing a life of sin. God has impressed this upon you by opening it before your vision as He has to no other one now living, and according to the light He has given you will He hold you responsible. ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.’ Zechariah 4:6. ‘Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.’” Isaiah 58:1.

Evangelism

Reaching Catholics

Ev 575.1

It is true that we are commanded to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up the voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. This message must be given, but while it must be given, we should be careful not to thrust and crowd and condemn those who have not the light that we have. We should not go out of our way to make hard thrusts at the Catholics. Among the Catholics there are many who are most conscientious Christians, and who walk in all the light that shines upon them, and God will work in their behalf. Those who have had great privileges and opportunities, and who have failed to improve their physical, mental, and moral powers, but who have lived to please themselves, and have refused to bear their responsibility, are in greater danger and in greater condemnation before God than those who are in error upon doctrinal points, yet who seek to live to do good to others. Do not censure others; do not condemn them.—Testimonies For The Church 9:241-244 (1909).

Testimony Treasures, vol. 2

Before It Is Too Late

2TT 371.5

The light we have received upon the third angel’s message is the true light. The mark of the beast is exactly what it has been proclaimed to be. Not all in regard to this matter is yet understood, nor will it be understood until the unrolling of the scroll; but a most solemn work is to be accomplished in our world. The Lord’s command to His servants is: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Testimony Treasures, vol. 3

The Great Cities

3TT 217.3

God’s encouraging message of mercy should be proclaimed in the cities of America. Men and women living in these cities are rapidly becoming more and still more entangled in their business relations. They are acting wildly in the erection of buildings whose towers reach high into the heavens. Their minds are filled with schemes and ambitious devisings. God is bidding every one of His ministering servants: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Testimony Treasures, vol. 1

Houses of Worship

1TT 67.1

Satan and his angels are combined against the people of God; but Jesus is seeking to purify them unto Himself. He requires them to advance His work. God has deposited with His people in this world enough to carry forward His work without embarrassment, and it is His plan that the means which He has entrusted to them be used judiciously. “Sell that ye have, and give alms,” (Luke 12:33) is a part of God’s Sacred Word. The servants of God must arise, cry aloud, and spare not, “show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. The work of God is to become more extensive, and if His people follow His counsel, there will not be much means in their possession to be consumed in the final conflagration. All will have laid up their treasure where moth and rust cannot corrupt; and the heart will not have a cord to bind it to earth.

From Here to Forever

Not God’s Will

HF 283.3

The confession of faith made by saints and martyrs, those examples of holiness and steadfast integrity, inspires courage in those who are now called to stand as witnesses for God. To the servant of God at this time is the command addressed: “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” “I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.” Isaiah 58:1; Ezekiel 33:7.

True Revival

The Church to Arise and Repent

TR 13.3

Let the church arise, and repent of her backslidings before God. Let the watchmen awake, and give the trumpet a certain sound. It is a definite warning that we have to proclaim. God commands His servants, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins” (Isaiah 58:1). The attention of the people must be gained; unless this can be done, all effort is useless; though an angel from heaven should come down and speak to them, his words would do no more good than if he were speaking into the cold ear of death.

The Great Hope (Condensed)

Faith and Courage

GrH_c 36.6

The confession of faith made by saints and martyrs, those examples of holiness and steadfast integrity, inspires courage in those who are now called to stand as witnesses for God. To the servant of God at this time is the command addressed: “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” “I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.” Isaiah 58:1; Ezekiel 33:7.

Radiant Religion

On the Sabbath Day, November 25

RRe 331.1

If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words. Isaiah 58:1.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875)

Lt 34, 1875

2LtMs, Lt 34, 1875, par. 7

There are but few, very few, faithful watchmen who stand at their post feeling their responsibility as faithful sentinels to warn of danger and cry to the people the time of night. There are but few men on the walls of Zion to lift up their voice and cry aloud and spare not, showing “My people their transgressions and the house of Israel their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875)

Lt 1, 1875

2LtMs, Lt 1, 1875, par. 7

There are many who are preachers, but O how few who are watchmen upon the walls of Zion! How few realize the sacredness of the office which they have accepted when they became ambassadors for Christ! They are to represent Jesus to the world. The Lord calls for faithful sentinels to reflect light amid the moral darkness of the world, to sound the warning when danger is near, to cry out to the people the time of night. But very few stand as faithful sentinels upon the walls of Zion to fulfill the command, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet and show my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

2LtMs, Lt 1, 1875, par. 18

We are far behind our opportunities because of our want of faith and consecration. Satan is no idler; he watches his chances and takes advantage of every opportunity to win souls to his side. He constantly sows his tares in every heart that is not barricaded with truth. The people of God are in a condition of slumber. They do not discern what favorable opportunities for winning souls they are letting slip by. I have been shown that Satan is stealing a march upon us. The law of God through the agency of Satan is to be made void. In our land of boasted freedom, religious liberty will come to an end. The contest will be decided over the Sabbath question which will agitate the whole world. Our time for work is limited, and God calls us as ministers and people to be minutemen. Teachers as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves must come to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty. There are many who do not understand the prophecies relating to these days and they must be enlightened. It is the duty of both watchmen and laymen to give the trumpet a certain sound. Be in earnest; cry aloud, “Spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sin.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.)

Humility and Faithfulness in Laborers

GW92 449.1

The apostle Paul felt the importance of faithfulness. He says of his own ministry in Christ, “whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.” [Colossians 1:28, 29.] And he exhorts Timothy, “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.” [2 Timothy 4:2.] This is in accordance with the word which through the prophet Isaiah the Lord has spoken to the watchmen on the walls of Zion: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 4 (1883 - 1886)

Lt 6, 1883

4LtMs, Lt 6, 1883, par. 36

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 4 (1883 - 1886)

Ms 55, 1886

4LtMs, Ms 55, 1886, par. 14

I would remain entirely silent upon this point were it not for those who know me not, who have had no knowledge of my work in seeking to win souls to Christ, either in speaking or in writing. I take no credit to myself in this work. The Lord has put His Spirit upon me; and as the end is near, the Lord has said, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew My people their transgression, and the house of Israel their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. I have a work to do—not pleasant at all times, or agreeable—but I will not consult my wishes and choose the easy part of saying Peace, peace, when there is no peace for the transgressor. Warnings must be given, messages from heaven must be borne to them. Whether they will receive or reject the voice of God speaking to them, the warnings must come to them all the same.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 4 (1883 - 1886)

Lt 43, 1886

4LtMs, Lt 43, 1886, par. 5

“Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at My mouth, and give them warning from Me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.” [Ezekiel 3:17-21.] These solemn words speak to you and me. I have to bear the plain notes of warning from God. I must not suffer my brother to continue in sin; [I must warn him of] his danger; I must tell him “the wages of sin is death.” [Romans 6:23.] God has said it. “Cry aloud and spare not. Lift up thy voice like a trumpet and show My people their transgressions and the house of Israel their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Here, my brother, is a work that you have not done as you should have done. And why? Because your own soul was not right before God. [Line illegible.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 4 (1883 - 1886)

Ms 42, 1886

4LtMs, Ms 42, 1886, par. 16

Darkness covers the earth, and it is time for God’s servants to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. Where is a voice of alarm to be heard? The Christian world need to be aroused, that they may stand. The ladder must be climbed. Jacob saw that it reached from earth to heaven. When at Bethel, while fleeing from the wrong he had committed, as he was lying in his lonely condition, God had pity and compassion upon him and revealed Himself to him. There was presented before him the plan of salvation. Angels were seen ascending and descending from heaven, and Jacob was permitted to see the court of heaven; and there he saw that the light was permitted to shine from heaven to the inhabitants of the earth.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 5 (1887-1888)

Ms 18, 1888

5LtMs, Ms 18, 1888, par. 22

The Word of the Lord has come to us in positive notes. Will you hear and obey? Says the prophet Isaiah, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Who is doing this at this time? Because of the backslidings of God’s people, living faith has become almost extinct. The deep movings of the Spirit of God are not manifested among us as God would be pleased to manifest His grace. How long will this state of things continue?

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 6 (1889-1890)

Ms 30, 1889

6LtMs, Ms 30, 1889, par. 5

I had been writing out Volume 4 of The Great Controversy. It was fresh in my mind how those men, upon whom the Lord was moving to bear to the world a message of light and of truth, were treated, and because it did not coincide with their opinions men closed their eyes and ears to the message sent of God. What effect did this resistance and opposition have upon those to whom God had given light to be flashed amid the moral darkness that had been gathering over the church like the pall of death? Did they cease their efforts? No. The Lord had placed the burden upon them: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 6 (1889-1890)

Lt 4, 1889

6LtMs, Lt 4, 1889, par. 72

Misunderstanding, misapplication of the truth will alienate the hearts of those who have been brethren. But this would not be if self and self-esteem, if customs and traditions, were not disturbed by the message of truth. Patience, moderation, self-control, and carefulness of speech should ever be cultivated and manifested. But while we show these commendable traits of character, for Christ’s sake let us cry aloud and spare not. Says the Word of God, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sin.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 6 (1889-1890)

Ms 9, 1890

6LtMs, Ms 9, 1890, par. 8

As John went forth to proclaim his message, God gave him a work to do. He had to do that work and arouse the attention of the people. He had to cry aloud, lift up his voice like a trumpet in the wilderness. Just as spoken in Isaiah: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Well now, Christ had not come, yet, upon the stage of action as a minister. But after the ministry of Christ commenced here, was John to prepare the way for the ministry of Christ, that the minds of the people might be agitated, that their hard hearts, and principles, and customs, and practices might be all stirred up; and he condemned their course, and condemned their practices, calling them a generation of vipers.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892)

Ms 35, 1891

7LtMs, Ms 35, 1891, par. 19

We are here for a purpose. Here are souls to save. There is a voice to be raised among the people of God. “Cry aloud, spare not.” Why, what is it? What is the matter? “Show my people,”—oh, it is God’s professed people, is it?—“their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

7LtMs, Ms 35, 1891, par. 59

Am I a co-laborer with Jesus Christ? What is the matter? It is because you have robbed God all through the week. You have committed robbery of God, and you have no part in His work. God help you to be converted. Some of you may be touched and say, I don’t like such straight preaching. I cannot help it if you do not. There must be somebody [who will] “cry aloud and spare not. Lift up your voice like a trumpet and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] We want your help, brethren, every soul of you. What is the word that comes from the watchman on the walls of Zion? “The morning cometh, and also the night.” [Isaiah 21:12.] Both are coming. The watchman has to give the note of warning.

Gospel Workers (1915 ed.)

The Test of New Light

GW 304.2

The rebuke of the Lord will rest upon those who would bar the way, that clearer light shall not come to the people. A great work is to be done, and God sees that our leading men have need of more light, that they may unite with the messengers whom He sends to accomplish the work that He designs shall be done. The Lord has raised up messengers, and endued them with His Spirit, and has said, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Let no one run the risk of interposing between the people and the message of Heaven. This message will go to the people; and if there were no voice among men to give it, the very stones would cry out.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Lt 20, 1893

8LtMs, Lt 20, 1893, par. 7

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] There is to be more decided work done in this line, more done to specify the sin of this age and awaken the minds of the honest, and those who have become confused by their teachers who have darkened counsel by their words, and put darkness for light, and light for darkness, bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.

8LtMs, Lt 20, 1893, par. 8

Now, do see if something cannot be prepared at once in leaflet or pamphlet form for distribution. We have no time to lose. We are, it seems to me, drifting away, careless and half-paralyzed. We must not be satisfied to do the large things, for the little jots and tittles will fill in, and do a work that the large things will never do. Not a stone must be left for people to stumble over. The ministers are placing stumbling stones in the way to the city of refuge, and many souls are being misguided, also, by being pointed into wrong paths. It is no time now to be dull, no time now to whisper danger. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Verse 1.] Lift up our ensign to the people, something that can be seen, something that will show them correct, safe paths. There are lost sheep everywhere, whichever way we may turn.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Lt 55, 1894

9LtMs, Lt 55, 1894, par. 9

I was reading in Isaiah this morning that the Lord Jesus came to preach the gospel to the meek. [Isaiah 61:1.] I desire the meekness of Christ; and yet, when I see men interposing their unsanctified decision in the way of the Lord’s work, I shall not be clear in holding my peace. I shall speak decidedly; I shall not be silent, although my mission and the work given me of God may not be recognized by some in your councils. But I dare not be silent, whether men will hear or forbear. I have had my commission, “Cry aloud, and spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] There are many things that God does not approve that pass currency in Battle Creek.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Lt 102, 1894

9LtMs, Lt 102, 1894, par. 13

But there are presented to me dangers and quicksands that must be carefully avoided. While those who are obeying the Word in Isaiah, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] In this work so essential to be done, things will be encouraged that will result in marring the work of God, unless the messengers are endued with heavenly wisdom. We must act like men in earnest. We need to obtain a rich daily experience in prayer; we should be like the importunate widow, who, in her conscious need, overcame the unjust judge by the bare force of her determined pleading. God will be enquired of to do these things for us, for this is giving depth and solidity to our experience. The soul that seeks God will need to be in earnest. He is a rewarder of all those that seek Him diligently.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Lt 29, 1895

10LtMs, Lt 29, 1895, par. 15

Only the most earnest, persevering labor can accomplish anything in this time; but we are to do everything that can possibly be done to win souls to Christ. We should pray, presenting our petitions to the throne of grace. Many whom you address are dead in trespasses and sin. Let the work that needs to be done, go forward. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] I have been shown that your past labors would have been far more efficient in establishing souls in the truth, if you had cut out from your discourses, in a large degree, your favorite themes. The people do not need them, but they do need to know what is truth.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Lt 57, 1895

10LtMs, Lt 57, 1895, par. 35

God says to His servants, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] But when the plain, straight testimony comes from lips under the moving of the Spirit of God, there are many who treat it with disdain. There are among us those who, in actions if not in words, “say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Lt 11, 1895

10LtMs, Lt 11, 1895, par. 13

If ever a people needed to walk in humility before God, it is His church, His chosen ones in this generation. We all need to bewail the dullness of our intellectual faculties, the lack of appreciation of our privileges and opportunities. We have nothing whereof to boast. We grieve the Lord Jesus Christ by our harshness, by our unchristlike thrusts. We need to become complete in Him. It is true that we are commanded to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] This message must be given; but while it must be given, we should be careful not to thrust and crowd and condemn those who have not the light that we have. We should not <go out of our way to> make hard thrusts at the Catholics. Among the Catholics there are many who are most conscientious Christians, and who walk in all the light that shines upon them, and God will work in their behalf.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Ms 32a, 1896

11LtMs, Ms 32a, 1896, par. 9

“Lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Talk of the speedy appearing of the Son of man in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Put not off that day. God has given no man light to say, “My Lord delayeth his coming.” [Matthew 24:48.] Let the inquiry be made, Shall I stand at the right hand or at the left hand of the Judge at that day? “Seeing all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness.” [2 Peter 3:11.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 137, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 137, 1896, par. 7

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sin.” [Isaiah 58:1.] The straight testimony must be borne whether men will hear or whether they will forbear. Those reproved who will not be warned, counseled, or reformed, but who justify their own course of action will be left to their own ways, to be filled with their own doings. Like the inhabitants of the old world, they will follow with persistent zeal the imagination of their own hearts, and they will perish in their sins. When the earth is reeling to and fro like a drunkard, when the heavens are shaking, and the great day of the Lord has come, who shall be able to stand? One object they behold in trembling agony from which they will try in vain to escape. “Behold, he cometh with clouds, and every eye shall see him.” [Revelation 1:7.] The unsaved utter wild imprecations to dumb nature—their god: “Mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.’” [Revelation 6:16.]

Gospel Workers (1915 ed.)

Not to Hedge Up the Way

GW 328.4

It is true that we are commanded to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] This message must be given; but we should be careful not to thrust and crowd and condemn those who have not the light that we have. We should not go out of our way to make hard thrusts at Catholics. Among the Catholics there are many who are most conscientious Christians, and who walk in all the light that shines upon them; and God will work in their behalf. Those who have had great privileges and opportunities, but who have failed to improve their physical, mental, and moral powers, and have lived to please themselves, refusing to bear their responsibility, are in greater danger and in greater condemnation before God, than those who are in error upon doctrinal points, yet who seek to live to do good to others.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 19a, 1897

12LtMs, Lt 19a, 1897, par. 4

The voice of John was lifted up like a trumpet. His commission was: “Show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] He had obtained no human scholarship. God and nature had been his teachers. But one was needed to prepare the way before Christ who was bold enough to make his voice heard like the prophets of old, summoning the degenerate nation to repentance.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 183, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 183, 1898, par. 13

I feel my heart yearning for souls. Oh, that every one could feel his need of entire consecration to God. Deep, vital, practical godliness is needed so much. At this time Satan himself is transformed into “an angel of light.” [2 Corinthians 11:14.] Worldly compromise and worldly conformity is the great evil that all who profess to believe the truth will have to meet. The path of duty is becoming obscured in many ways. We are living in a period of time when professed Christians bear but the name and the very slightest resemblance to the self-denying, cross-lifting, Christ-following Christians. God has given us our work as His watchmen. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet and shew my people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 150, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 150, 1898, par. 34

There are many ministers who are blind leaders of the blind. They are clouds without water, carried out of winds. They are trees whose fruit withereth, twice dead, plucked up by the roots. We need to be alarmed. The time has come when the words of Isaiah should be considered, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Read the entire chapter. Here is enjoined upon every soul the necessity of receiving truth in the heart. Your own individual souls are at stake. The times in which we now live ask, What is truth? Eternal realities ask it. Pure and undefiled religion asks it.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 121c, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 121c, 1898, par. 3

To prepare the way before Christ, one was needed, who, like the prophets of old, could summon the degenerate nation to repentance, and the voice of John was lifted up like a trumpet. His commission was, “Show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] He presented no long arguments, no fine-spun theories, elaborately delivered in their “first,” “secondly,” and “thirdly.” Pure, native eloquence was revealed; every word carried with it certainty and truth.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 128, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 128, 1898, par. 9

The time to work is short. I cannot leave this country until I see the standard of truth planted in our cities and their suburbs. If the ministerial laborers are imbued with the Holy Spirit, souls will be converted, and we shall see of the salvation of God. There might be twenty workers employed where there is now one. May the Lord give the people for whom we are working an understanding heart. The work is not ours; it is God’s. The Lord Jesus bids us to let our light shine in clear and distinct rays. He tells us to lift the voice like a trumpet, to cry aloud, and spare not. [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 198, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 198, 1899, par. 2

Others with arms outstretched pleaded, “Come over and help us. We are hungering for the bread of life.” Still others I saw coming from the different churches who were distressed and cast down. All were in need. My Guide said to me, “These are as sheep having no shepherd. Speak My Word faithfully to them; for unless their ministers are converted, they will sleep on until the judgments of God will come upon the world. Cry aloud, spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [See Matthew 9:36; Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 139, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 139, 1899, par. 3

Show church members that they have a work to do. They in turn are to proclaim the message. Their work is represented in the words of the prophet Isaiah: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet; and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] Let those who have ears to hear now hear as for their lives, and with lips touched with a live coal from off the altar, echo the great testing truths which are to go to every nation and kindred and tongue and people.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 51, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 51, 1899, par. 8

The world will never be converted by conformity to its evil practices. But what an influence will be exerted upon the world by a people who live and speak and act as sons and daughters of God, as citizens of heaven itself! We should be as salt with all its saving properties. Oh what witnesses we would be for Christ! What a power would be our example to the world. We could lift up our voice like a trumpet, and show “my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] As souls born again, as our high and exalted birthright, we are never to venture to stoop to anything low, cheap or questionable, never to be found in suspicious places, never to let our good be evil spoken of.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 209, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 209, 1899, par. 25

The Lord has a special message for us to bear to the world, even the third angel’s message. “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet,” He says, “and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] The trumpet is to give a certain sound. While the churches profess to believe in Christ, they are violating the law of God, which Christ proclaimed from Sinai. Our condition through sin has become preternatural, and the wisdom which must restore to man that which he has lost must be supernatural, else it is a physician of no account. Said Christ, “O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee; but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.” [John 17:25.] “I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world.” [Verse 6.] This is our work in the world. We are to reveal Christ in spirit and action. The knowledge of God is the peculiar gift of Jesus Christ, and this gift He gives to His followers, to be communicated by them to the world.

Life Sketches of Ellen G. White

Chapter 32—A Solemn Dream

LS 202.2

“God has given you your testimony to set before the backslider and the sinner his true condition, and the immense loss he is sustaining by continuing a life of sin. God has impressed this upon you by opening it before your vision as He has to no other one now living; and according to the light He has given you, will He hold you responsible. ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.’ ‘Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.’” Zechariah 4:6; Isaiah 58:1.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 3, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 3, 1899, par. 3

This is our work. The light that we have upon the third angel’s message is the true light. The mark of the beast is exactly what it has been proclaimed to be. All in regard to this matter is not yet understood, and will not be understood until the unrolling of the scroll, but a most solemn work is to be accomplished in our world. The Lord’s command to His servants is, “Cry aloud; spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 232, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 232, 1899, par. 16

We are cautioned not to misunderstand the great part we have to act in these last days. God says to us, “Cry aloud; spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sin.” [Isaiah 58:1.] The standard of truth is to be uplifted in every place. People are to be taught that sin is the transgression of the law.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Lt 3, 1900

15LtMs, Lt 3, 1900, par. 11

Donations large and abundant have come into the hands of Dr. Kellogg. These should not have been swallowed up in doing [that] which the world would do largely, but the world will not do the work which God has committed to His people. He requires us to be wide awake in preparing the way for Christ’s second coming. This work is included in the commission Christ gave to His disciples. He bids us, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 5, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 5, 1900, par. 4

While the churches profess to believe in Christ, they are violating the law which Christ Himself proclaimed from Sinai. The Lord bids us, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] The trumpet is to give a certain sound.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 19, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 19, 1900, par. 17

But we should be careful not to lessen the force of the warning which God has given for this time. We are in danger of giving the message in so indefinite a manner that it does not impress the people. So many other interests are brought in that the very message which should be proclaimed with power becomes tame and voiceless. While the churches profess to believe in Christ, they are violating the law which Christ Himself proclaimed from Sinai. The Lord bids us, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] The trumpet is to give a certain sound. Lift up the standard, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Make this the important theme. Then by your strong arguments wall it in, and make it of still greater force. Dwell more on the Revelation. Read, explain, and enforce its teaching.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 51, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 51, 1901, par. 17

Let those who have a knowledge of the truth arise and shine. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet.” [Isaiah 58:1.] No longer mutilate the truth. Let the soul cry out for the living God. “Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils.” [Isaiah 2:22.] The Comforter will come to you, if you will open the door to Him. “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in every time of need.” [Hebrews 4:14-16.]

Manuscript Releases, vol. 8 [Nos. 526-663]

MR No. 530—“Surface Religion”-Will It Stand the Test?

8MR 13.1

Let us hear what Christ has to say. “Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” (Mark 8:34.) To follow in the footsteps of Christ is to practice true godliness. All who are partakers with Christ of his humiliation and self-sacrifice will be constantly learning how to lay upon the foundation stone gold, silver, precious stones, not the material represented as wood, hay, and stubble, which will perish in the fire of the last days. We want true sanctification, true wholeness to God. We would not encourage the soaring element in the make up of character, but we would encourage true solidity. What is the chaff to the wheat? The world is not to be saved through the divine songs and melodies of even the angelic host in heaven. These angels have their appointed work to do on earth. They find a world in gross darkness as to what constitutes sin, which is the transgression of the law of God. Darkness, vice, deception, prevarication, dishonesty, exist among those who profess godliness. And there is a call made, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, ... as a nation that did righteousness and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” (Isaiah 58:1.)

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

Ms 154, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 154, 1902, par. 2

God’s encouraging message of mercy should be proclaimed in the cities of America. Men and women living in these cities are rapidly becoming more and still more entangled in their business relations. They are acting wildly in the erection of buildings whose towers reach high into the heavens. Their minds are filled with schemes and ambitious devisings. God is bidding every one of His ministering servants: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

Ms 127, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 127, 1902, par. 23

Sometimes it becomes necessary for God’s messengers to “cry aloud” and to “spare not” [Isaiah 58:1]; but even then the reproof is borne by the truth itself, and not by the human agent. In speaking words of reproof, let us put all the Christlike tenderness and love possible into the voice. The higher a minister’s position, the more circumspect should he be in word and act.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

Lt 211, 1902

17LtMs, Lt 211, 1902, par. 27

We have no time to dwell on matters that are of no importance. Our time should be given to proclaiming the last message of mercy to a guilty world. Men are needed who move under the inspiration of the Spirit of God, men who will obey the words, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

Ms 96, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 96, 1902, par. 15

The Lord calls for a reformation. In every place where believers have adopted worldly principles, He desires a voice of warning to be raised. “Cry aloud,” He says, “spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] As a people and as individuals we must put away the erroneous principles and ambitious projects which lead us to embrace so much within a narrow compass. God desires us to learn to walk firmly and solidly, ever advancing in His way. He desires us to erect every building with reference to the needs of other places that must sometime have similar advantages.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 18 (1903)

Lt 21, 1903

18LtMs, Lt 21, 1903, par. 16

In Australia and America, and in every part of the world, a straightforward message is to be proclaimed in the power of the Holy Spirit. God says to His workers everywhere, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] We need to feel the importance of proclaiming the gospel message with earnestness and fervor, not with tame, lifeless utterance. Our testimony is not to be borne in smothered tones. It is to be clear, decided, stirring. The messengers must know the life and power of salvation.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 18 (1903)

Lt 44, 1903

18LtMs, Lt 44, 1903, par. 41

Looking to Jesus for help and guidance, seeking to understand and to proclaim the message for this time—this is our work. God says to us: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sin.” [Isaiah 58:1.] “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.” [Isaiah 60:1-3.] We need to awake. Many have long been in a state of confusion and uncertainty. Christ came to seek and save that which was lost. When the spirit of the third angel’s message takes hold upon the hearts of Seventh-day Adventists, there will be a work done that God can approve.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 18 (1903)

Ms 10, 1903

18LtMs, Ms 10, 1903, par. 25

Brethren and sisters, from the light given me, I know that if the people of God and preserved a living connection with Him, if they had obeyed His Word, they would today be in the heavenly Canaan. O how sad it makes me to see the way hedging up before us and to know that it is becoming more and more difficult to carry the message to the people. We have not done a hundredth part of the evangelical work that God desires us to do among our neighbors and friends. In every city in this land there are those who know not the truth. There are many new fields, in which we must plough the ground and sow the seed. God says to us: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] We are to make known to the men and women of the world what God’s test is, that if they will they may refuse to receive the seal of the papacy.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 19 (1904)

Ms 36, 1904

19LtMs, Ms 36, 1904, par. 23

The end is near, and the message contained in the third chapter of Ephesians is the message that I am bidden to give to believers. A worldwide message is to be borne. The situation has been laid open before me. We are now to take hold of God in earnest. The Voice said, “Lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.] They are hindering the proclamation of the last message of warning to the world.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892)

Lt 3, 1892

7LtMs, Lt 3, 1892, par. 25

The minister will meet wrongs that will seem to defy correction. They will be made aware of sins that seem to be covered, that will need to be exposed on the right hand and on the left. The prophet says, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness and forsook not the ordinance of their God:” “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; preach the word, be instant in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2; 2 Timothy 4:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 78, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 78, 1896, par. 49

Could none of those who have made themselves detectives see the tendency of the position they have taken in endeavoring to become a controlling power? Where was their clear spiritual eyesight? Why could they discern a moat in the eye of a brother, while they failed to see that a beam was in their own eye? O, if ever a temple upon earth needed purifying, the institutions in Battle Creek need it now. Will you not seek God most humbly, that you may give the Laodicean message, with clear distinct utterance in Battle Creek? Where are God’s watchmen who will see the peril and give the warning? Be assured that there are messages to come from human lips under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. “Cry aloud, spare not; show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, as a people that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 36, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 36, 1897, par. 16

Our work now is to rouse the people. Satan with all his angels has come down with great power, to work with every conceivable deception to counterwork the work of God. The Lord has a message for His people. This message will be borne, whether men will accept or reject it. As in the days of Christ, there will be the deep plottings of the powers of darkness, but the message must not be muffled with smooth words or fair speeches, crying peace, peace, when there is no peace, to those who are turning away from God. “There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.” [Isaiah 57:21.] “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sin. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinance of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 164, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 164, 1899, par. 15

The world is not to be saved through the divine songs and melodies of even the angelic host in heaven. These angels have their appointed work to do on earth. They find a world in gross darkness as to what constitutes sin, which is the transgression of the law of God. Darkness, vice, deception, prevarication, dishonesty, exist among those who profess godliness. And there is a call made, “Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, as a people that did righteousness and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 147, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 147, 1899, par. 9

The world is soon to meet God over His broken law, and its binding claims must be set before the people. May the Lord help His people to do their God-given work with fidelity. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.] God calls His people to press together, to be a unit. This is their strength.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 20 (1905)

Lt 223, 1905

20LtMs, Lt 223, 1905, par. 13

The Lord has a work to be done that has not yet been carried forward as He designs it to be. “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a people that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 20 (1905)

Lt 346, 1905

20LtMs, Lt 346, 1905, par. 9

“Cry aloud, spare not. Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinance of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.” Isaiah 58:1, 2. This whole chapter is appropriate to be applied now.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 21 (1906)

Lt 90, 1906

21LtMs, Lt 90, 1906, par. 10

When men have advanced so far in the wrong way that they no longer believe in Christ as the atoning sacrifice, they are receiving the lying, seducing sentiments of Satan; and had they not been arrested in their course, they would have wrought fearful harm to souls. I am to do all possible to save the flock of God. I am to obey the word, “Cry aloud, spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” “Yet they seek Me daily,” God says, “as a people that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinances of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 25 (1910 - 1915)

Lt 64, 1910

25LtMs, Lt 64, 1910, par. 10

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.” [Isaiah 58:1-2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 25 (1910 - 1915)

Ms 79, 1910

25LtMs, Ms 79, 1910, par. 36

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 25 (1910 - 1915)

Ms 86, 1910

25LtMs, Ms 86, 1910, par. 56

Brethren, let us do everything that we can, and our very best. That is all we can do—leave our cases in the hands of God. We will have perplexities to the close of time; we shall have it. Souls are deciding one way or the other. May God help us to lift up our “voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, ... as a people that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinances of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 25 (1910 - 1915)

Ms 79a, 1910

25LtMs, Ms 79a, 1910, par. 42

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways as a nation that did righteousness and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

The Voice in Speech and Song

Chapter 60—Practical Godliness

VSS 345.3

Christ’s Lifestyle—Although it is not congenial to the natural inclinations, the minister must proclaim the straight truth which will make the ears of them that hear tingle; for they must lay before those who are lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God the dangers and the perils that are around them, and the doom that awaits the impenitent. Because this message is not agreeable to their inclination or welcome to those who must be warned, they are solemnly charged to be faithful in its declaration. The minister will meet wrongs that will seem to defy correction. They will be made aware of sins that seem to be covered that will need to be exposed on the right hand and on the left. The prophet says, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinances of their God” [Isaiah 58:1, 2].

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 5 (1887-1888)

Lt 92, 1887

5LtMs, Lt 92, 1887, par. 3

We shall often be compelled to “cry aloud and spare not, and to lift up the voice like a trumpet, show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins, and yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God. They ask of me the ordinances of justice. They take delight in approaching to God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Ms 72, 1893

Refiled as Ms 6, 1893.

Sermons and Talks, vol. 1

Instruction to Sanitarium and Restaurant Workers

1SAT 349.1

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and Thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge?” (Isaiah 58:1-3).

1SAT 349.3

“Behold,” He says, “in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high” (Verses 3 and 4).

1SAT 350.1

In contrast with the worship offered Him by this people, God places the work that He desires them to perform. [Isaiah 58:5-7 quoted.]

Manuscript Releases, vol. 2 [Nos. 97-161]

MR No. 106—EGW Materials on Southern Work and Oakwood College

2MR 82.4

“Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and Thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge?” Here the complaint comes not against themselves, but against God. Listen to the answer: “Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labors. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?” [Isaiah 58:1-5.]

2MR 83.1

The Lord declares what is the fast that He chooses. “Is not this the fast that I have chosen?” He says, “to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?” [Verses 6, 7].

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892)

Ms 48, 1891

7LtMs, Ms 48, 1891, par. 23

The Lord has faithful watchmen on the walls of Zion to “cry aloud and spare not,” to lift up their voice like a trumpet, and show His people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sins. [Isaiah 58:1.] The Lord has permitted the enemy of truth to make a determined effort against the Sabbath of the fourth commandment. He designs by this means to awaken a decided interest in that question which is a decided test for the last days. This will open the way for the third angel’s message to be proclaimed with power.

7LtMs, Ms 48, 1891, par. 31

With His eye upon the church, the Lord has again and again allowed matters to come to a crisis, that in their extremity the people should look to God alone for His help. Their prayers, their faith, together with the steadfast promise to be true, call for the interference of God, and then He has fulfilled His promise, “Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and the Lord shall say, Here I am.” [Isaiah 58:9.] His mighty arm has been stretched out for the deliverance of His people.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 157, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 157, 1899, par. 8

I am instructed to say that our work is not yea and nay, but yea and amen. The third angel’s message is the trumpet call which all the world must hear, and all whom the Lord uses in His service must work to prepare a people for the great crisis before us. This is our work: “Cry aloud, spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sin. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.]

14LtMs, Lt 157, 1899, par. 9

We have no peace and safety message to give. We are near, very near, the end of the world’s self-indulgence. Selfishness and pride is to be thoroughly purged from the people who claim to be Seventh-day Adventists. If we seek the Lord in humility, He will hear and answer our prayers. “Thou shalt call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day.” [Verses 9, 10.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 24 (1909)

Ms 15, 1909

24LtMs, Ms 15, 1909, par. 11

What light there is in the Word! In Isaiah we read, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions.” [Isaiah 58:1.] This is the work we are to do. Note the expression, “My people.” Why should the prophet say, “My people”? They were not walking in accordance with the light of truth, but God desired to save them from their sins. The truth was to be brought to them anew in its simplicity.

24LtMs, Ms 15, 1909, par. 12

The message of the third angel must go to all peoples; and Christ has declared that it is to be proclaimed in the highways and in the byways. “Cry aloud; spare not,” He commands. [Verse 1.] This means that wherever they shall present the truth, whether before a public congregation or from house to house, they are to present it as it is revealed in God’s Word. In the days of Christ’s earthly ministry, He wept over the city of Jerusalem. Why?—His chosen people had had great privileges, and yet they had not responded to the light that had shined on their pathway as Jesus went about all Judea, presenting before the people the Word of God.

24LtMs, Ms 15, 1909, par. 16

“Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and Thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and Thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord? Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?” [Verses 1-7.]

24LtMs, Ms 15, 1909, par. 38

“And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day: and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” [Isaiah 58:10, 11.]

24LtMs, Ms 15, 1909, par. 39

Some may say, “If I were to engage in this sort of work, some connected with the church would discountenance me.” What if they should? Christ has said, “Thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward.” [Verse 8.] We need no greater encouragement than this; we are to seek to save those who are willing to be saved. We are to bring the truth before those who will hear it. Our own souls must be filled with a love for the truth. And as we do our part faithfully, Christ will acknowledge our efforts and add His signal blessing. And oh, what a reward awaits the winner of souls! When the gates of that beautiful city on high are swung back on their glittering hinges, and the nations that have kept the truth shall enter in, crowns of glory will be placed on their heads, and they will ascribe honor and glory and majesty to God. And at that time some will come to you, and will say, If it had not been for the words you spoke to me in kindness, if it had not been for your tears and supplications and earnest efforts, I should never have seen the King in His beauty. What a reward is this! How insignificant is the praise of human beings, in this earthly, transient life, in comparison with the infinite rewards that await the faithful in the future, immortal life!

Counsels on Health

Submission and Faith

CH 377.1

In such cases of affliction, where Satan has control of the mind, before engaging in prayer there should be the closest self-examination to discover if there are not sins which need to be repented of, confessed, and forsaken. Deep humility of soul before God is necessary, and firm, humble reliance upon the merits of the blood of Christ alone. Fasting and prayer will accomplish nothing while the heart is estranged from God by a wrong course of action. Read Isaiah 58:6, 7, 9-11.

CH 377.2

It is heart work that the Lord requires, good works springing from a heart filled with love. All should carefully and prayerfully ... investigate their motives and actions. The promise of God to us is on condition of obedience, compliance with all His requirements. Read Isaiah 58:1-3....

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 24 (1909)

Ms 31, 1909

24LtMs, Ms 31, 1909, par. 2

“Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and Thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and Thou takest no knowledge?” [Isaiah 58:1-3.] This people is represented as complaining to the Lord. The Lord in His answer to their complaints reveals that He understands where the defect lies—that the trouble is with themselves. He presents to them His side of the picture, declaring what should be the work of every soul who claims to be a follower of Him. They have no need to spread sackcloth and ashes under them; they have a higher work than this—a work to do for God and for humanity, that the world may have the light given to the people of God.

24LtMs, Ms 31, 1909, par. 5

“Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee: the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.” [Verses 3-8.]

24LtMs, Ms 31, 1909, par. 7

The Lord wants those who are His servants to prove Him. “Then shalt thou call,” He says, “and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am.” Here I am waiting to give you the blessing, ready to impart to all who seek. “If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in obscurity and thy darkness be as the noonday. And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” [Verses 9-11.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 24 (1909)

Ms 81, 1909

24LtMs, Ms 81, 1909, par. 11

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and that forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. Wherefore have we fasted, say they and Thou seest not; wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and Thou takest no knowledge?” [Isaiah 58:1-3.]

24LtMs, Ms 81, 1909, par. 14

“Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” [Verses 3-11.]

24LtMs, Ms 81, 1909, par. 22

There are those here who need to make advanced moves. You may not have a penny to bestow on the cause of God, but you can give yourselves. You can say, I am resolved to follow on to know the Lord and to keep His commandments. Let us right here at this camp-meeting seek to reach others. We are not here to sit and listen to the truth day after day and do nothing for the enlightenment of those around us. The Word says, “Cry aloud, spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet.” [Verse 1.] God intends that every soul of us shall work with all the powers of our being. There are many places where work must be done, but we cannot do this work while we sit with folded hands in our homes. God calls us to work diligently, for time is short.

Testimony Treasures, vol. 1

Prayer for the Sick

1TT 212.2

Fasting and prayer will accomplish nothing while the heart is estranged from God by a wrong course of action. “Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?” “Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” Isaiah 58:6, 7, 9-11.

1TT 213.1

It is heartwork that the Lord requires, good works springing from a heart filled with love. All should carefully and prayerfully consider the above scriptures, and investigate their motives and actions. The promise of God to us is on condition of obedience, compliance with all His requirements. “Cry aloud,” saith the prophet Isaiah, “spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of Me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and Thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and Thou takest no knowledge?” Verses 1-3.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 25 (1910 - 1915)

Ms 66, 1911

25LtMs, Ms 66, 1911, par. 1

Text read by Mrs. E. G. White: Isaiah 58:1-8.

25LtMs, Ms 66, 1911, par. 3

“Thy righteousness shall go before thee.” [Verse 8.] That means that the work of God’s people makes itself known wherever they are. It goes before them. “The glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.” [Verse 8.] Thank the Lord! Thank the Lord with all your heart that we have evidence that He is working with those who are endeavoring to keep His commandments.

25LtMs, Ms 66, 1911, par. 4

“Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.” Verse 8.

25LtMs, Ms 66, 1911, par. 6

“Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” Verses 9-11.

25LtMs, Ms 66, 1911, par. 8

And health of body and soul shall spring forth speedily, “and thy righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.” [Verse 8.] Then sinners will be converted. You will see that souls will be turned to the Lord with full purpose of heart.

25LtMs, Ms 66, 1911, par. 10

“And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday.” Verse 10.

The Three Angels’ Messages

“And receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand”

3AM 90.3

Worshipers distinguished by regard for the Sabbath—While the worshipers of God will be especially distinguished by their regard for the fourth commandment—since this is the sign of His creative power and the witness to His claim upon man’s reverence and homage—the worshipers of the beast will be distinguished by their efforts to tear down the Creator’s memorial, to exalt the institution of Rome. It was in behalf of the Sunday that popery first asserted its arrogant claims; and its first resort to the power of the state was to compel the observance of Sunday as “the Lord’s day.” But the Bible points to the seventh day, and not to the first, as the Lord’s day. Said Christ: “The Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.” The fourth commandment declares: “The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord.” And by the prophet Isaiah the Lord designates it: “My holy day.” Mark 2:28; Isaiah 58:13.—The Great Controversy, 446, 447 (1888, 1911)

3AM 95.1

More to be understood—The light that we have upon the third angel’s message is the true light. The mark of the beast is exactly what it has been proclaimed to be. All in regard to this matter is not yet understood, and will not be understood until the unrolling of the scroll; but a most solemn work is to be accomplished in our world. “Cry aloud; spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sin.” [Isaiah 58:1.] A message is to be given to arouse the churches. Every effort is to be made to give the light not only to our people, but to the world.—Letter 123, 1898 (March 3) (Testimonies for the Church 8:159, 160)

The Great Controversy (1888 ed.)

Chapter 26—A Work of Reform

GC88 452.2

Again, the command is given, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” It is not the wicked world, but those whom the Lord designates as “my people,” that are to be reproved for their transgressions. He declares further, “Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.] Here is brought to view a class who think themselves righteous, and appear to manifest great interest in the service of God; but the stern and solemn rebuke of the Searcher of hearts proves them to be trampling upon the divine precepts.

GC88 452.3

The prophet thus points out the ordinance which has been forsaken: “Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words; then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord.” [Isaiah 58:12, 13.] This prophecy also applies in our time. The breach was made in the law of God when the Sabbath was changed by the Romish power. But the time has come for that divine institution to be restored. The breach is to be repaired, and the foundation of many generations to be raised up.

The Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 4

Chapter 20—The Third Angel’s Message

4SP 284.3

Again, the command is given, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” It is not the wicked world, but those whom the Lord designates as “my people,” that are to be reproved for their transgressions. He declares further, “Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God.” [Isaiah 58:1, 2.] Here is brought to view a class who think themselves righteous, and appear to manifest great interest in the service of God; but the stern and solemn rebuke of the Searcher of hearts proves them to be trampling upon the divine precepts.

4SP 285.1

The prophet thus points out the ordinance which has been forsaken: “Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words; then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord.” [Isaiah 58:12, 13.] This prophecy also applies in our time. The breach was made in the law of God when the Sabbath was changed by the Romish power. But the time has come for that divine institution to be restored. The breach is to be repaired, and the foundation of many generations to be raised up.

Counsels on Health

Our Work for Today

CH 520.2

“If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” Isaiah 58:6-9, 13, 14.

CH 520.3

This is our work. The light that we have upon the third angel’s message is the true light. The mark of the beast is exactly what it has been proclaimed to be. Not all in regard to this matter is yet understood, and will not be understood until the unrolling of the scroll; but a most solemn work is to be accomplished in our world. The Lord’s command to His servants is, “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1. A message that will arouse the churches is to be proclaimed. Every effort is to be made to give the light, not only to our people, but to the world. I have been instructed that the prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation should be printed in small books, with the necessary explanations, and should be sent all over the world. Our own people need to have the light placed before them in clearer lines.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 19 (1904)

Ms 72, 1904

19LtMs, Ms 72, 1904, par. 2

The Lord has given me this message for our churches: “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show My people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.” [Isaiah 58:1.]

19LtMs, Ms 72, 1904, par. 3

The whole of the fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah is to be regarded as a message for this time, to be given over and over again.

Evangelism

The True Objective of Medical Evangelism

Ev 516.4

The Pattern in Isaiah 58—The fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah contains present truth for the people of God. Here we see how medical missionary work and the gospel ministry are to be bound together as the message is given to the world. Upon those who keep the Sabbath of the Lord is laid the responsibility of doing a work of mercy and benevolence. Medical missionary work is to be bound up with the message, and sealed with the seal of God.—Manuscript 22, 1901.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 12 [Nos. 921-999]

MR No. 938—Ellen White’s Missionary Visits

12MR 77.1

Sabbath day, what a burden was upon my soul for the A family! We had services. I spoke most earnestly from Isaiah 58, bringing out the Sabbath question, dwelling upon verses 12-14 and on Exodus 31:12, 17. I presented the foundation of the Sunday—its being converted by the Roman power into a sacred day, and how nearly all Christendom had turned from the holy commandment, the fourth precept of the Decalogue—the day upon which the Lord rested, the day He sanctified as the day of His rest. He instituted the seventh day as the Sabbath, the memorial of Creation, that the Lord God should ever be reverenced and worshiped on the seventh day and no servile work should be done therein.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892)

Lt 52, 1891

7LtMs, Lt 52, 1891, par. 34

Read (Isaiah 58) carefully. It is the voice of God to all His instrumentalities which are at the present time surely being turned from the purposes for which they were established and ordained. [They are] serving selfish purposes, and unconverted, because elements are brought into our institutions that do not work as Christ worked. They have not a single eye to the glory of God and their whole body is becoming full of darkness.

7LtMs, Lt 52, 1891, par. 35

As a church let every instrumentality be sanctified, working decidedly as God has spoken to them in Isaiah, fifty-eighth chapter. There is something to do in setting things in order, something to do beside fasting and praying. Were Christ Jesus in person to address us, He would prescribe just such a work to be done as is found in this chapter as described by Isaiah. The health of our institutions demand a revolution in principles which are now buried up under the rubbish of false ideas and selfish principles that have no connection with God. Would they listen to the words of Christ speaking to His people, “Go, stand and speak all the words of this life” [Acts 5:20], and would [they] put the workers in possession of means to go?

7LtMs, Lt 52, 1891, par. 46

These little acts of sympathy, of kindness, omitted, reveal that were they in positions where they could exercise their power, the heavy hand of selfishness would gather to themselves, benefit themselves, and please themselves. If they did not directly oppress [they] would take no notice if others abused and oppressed, but pass by unheeded, saying with Cain, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” [Genesis 4:9.] The idle, thoughtless words that misjudge and misrepresent in regard to those cases who need help in words, and the tenderest compassion opened to them in relieving their necessity as they can, even to their own disadvantage, is weighed in the balances of the Sanctuary. The cherishing of evil thoughts, the unchaste look, the deed of darkness in secret, all are brought into judgment. Isaiah speaks of the putting forth of the finger and the speaking of vanity. [Isaiah 58:9.] Let every man and woman study to avoid this. It means oppression and wrong to someone.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 21 [Nos. 1501-1598]

MR No. 1596—American Sentinel Not to Change Its Policies; Circulation of The Great Controversy and Daniel and Revelation Urged; Publishing House Leaders Need to Be Converted

21MR 449.4

I spoke from Isaiah 58 to a room packed with interested listeners. The Lord’s presence was in the congregation. We knew that His Holy Spirit was impressing the hearts of those present. As soon as I had ceased speaking, a woman of commanding appearance arose and bore a testimony from a full heart. She thanked the Lord, she said, that she was present to hear that discourse, for it had decided her to keep the Sabbath of the Lord. Although trials and difficulties were before her, she would trust in the Lord, for He would be her fortress, her support, and she would make known the light of truth to others. Testimonies followed in quick succession.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892)

Ms 38, 1892

7LtMs, Ms 38, 1892, par. 25

I was weak in physical strength. I did not attend meeting. Elder Daniells carried on the exercises of the meeting, and I remained at home and rested as far as it is possible for me to rest. Wrote 14 pages on Isaiah 58:12-14.

7LtMs, Ms 38, 1892, par. 30

Today I am sixty-five years old. I spoke to our people from the fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah. I dwelt particularly upon the necessity of making up the breach that the man of sin has made in the law of God. I felt the power of God resting upon me, and I long to see souls converted.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Lt 26, 1893

8LtMs, Lt 26, 1893, par. 17

Well about Auckland: It pained my heart to see the empty seats, and the testimony I had to bear was close and cutting. I had not a message of peace. I spoke from (Isaiah 58), and Brother Hare especially seemed to feel; he wept much. Some confessions were made, but thorough work was not made, and my testimony had no change; it was presenting to them their wicked course of action which had separated them from Christ.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Ms 85, 1893

8LtMs, Ms 85, 1893, par. 21

Sabbath, September 9, I spoke to those assembled in Ormondville from (Isaiah 58), dwelling especially upon the last three (verses 12-14), presenting the necessity of accepting the light as it comes to us. After the Lord sends His messages of warning, and the light of truth reveals to us that we are not keeping the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, then we must make earnest, diligent inquiry, searching the Scriptures as did the noble Bereans to see if these things are so.

8LtMs, Ms 85, 1893, par. 22

There has been a breach made in the law of God, and the Sabbath of the Lord has been trampled down by unhallowed feet. They that hear the message of warning coming to them for this time must not reject it. “And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places.” [Verse 12.] The Sabbath must be proclaimed. It has been ignored. It has been desecrated, laid waste, and it is the duty of every Christian to search the Scriptures with diligence and with earnest prayer, laying aside all prejudice, all his own misconceived ideas, and see if he is indeed keeping the original Sabbath, the seventh day, or the first day, an institution of the papacy, a common working day that bears not the signature of the authority of a “Thus saith the Lord.”

8LtMs, Ms 85, 1893, par. 24

“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places; thou shalt raise up the foundation of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from” (treading under foot) “the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” [Verses 12-14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Ms 88, 1893

8LtMs, Ms 88, 1893, par. 27

Sabbath spoke in afternoon to the people assembled under the tent from Isaiah 58.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Ms 32, 1893

Auckland, New Zealand

February 16, 1893

Portions of this manuscript are published in PM 91; 6MR 376.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 1

There is a subject that urges itself upon my mind that I must open before the Battle Creek Church; it is the fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah. The Word of the Lord is given to His people, showing them the very things they should do if they would have physical and spiritual strength. Are they individually heeding the Word of the Lord in Battle Creek? Are they making personal efforts right in their own midst for the children and youth, and for every one who needs the help which they can give?

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 2

It is specially well to be interested in deeds of charity and love for those not of our faith. But do the household of faith receive all the thoughtful attention that would meet the mind of God, as expressed so fully in the fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah? One of the special sins that has been presented before me is the neglect of this very kind of work by the Battle Creek Church. The reproof that has been given to those in positions of trust in the office is [regarding] their heartless dealings with the widow and the fatherless, making no difference in their treatment of those in their very midst, the very ones they should have a special interest in, and those who are not in a measure dependent upon thoughtful plans and care bestowed in order to save their souls. There have been serious neglects in this direction that have brought the frown of God upon His people who have had great light and opportunities and privileges. Will the church in Battle Creek awaken to their God-given responsibilities in this respect? Will they have some thought of the widows and the fatherless? Will they be missionaries for God?

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 3

I have felt much burden over neglected duties in this respect. I have felt that there might be zeal misdirected for those who do not have so great struggles because of our faith in keeping the Sabbath of the fourth commandment; and while those in the faith would have eyes wide open to see some needs among unbelievers, they are in danger—of neglecting the very work for youth and children who need personal looking after—[of not having] the grace of God to administer to their necessities in tender, pitying love for Christ’s sake.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 4

I have felt deeply over the case of Martha Lockwood’s family. How do they stand? Are there efforts made to help the children to help themselves? I learn that the second boy has been to Chicago to get work, because he could not get work in the Review office. Are there not unbelievers employed there who have no idea of coming into the truth? And should there not be special efforts made to employ those who are children of Sabbathkeepers, and [are] fatherless? I mention this case as a representative one. Those who are connected with the office may think they have some reason to let him drift, because in every case he has not met their ideas. I ask them, If Jesus Christ should let you drift, as you surely would if He let go His hold on you, where would you go? And how would you stand in His sight? Every soul is precious, bought with the ransom money of the blood of the Son of the infinite God.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 5

I hope that the Lord will awaken an interest in those cases, not a casual half-hearted thought, but a live interest for all those youth who need your special influence to help them in the narrow, royal path that leads to obedience to God and to life eternal. “Feed my lambs,” was the command of Christ to Peter. [John 21:15.] Will you have a watchcare, church of Christ in Battle Creek, you who are at the very center of the work, for those who have not a father’s care, and a father to plan, advise, and counsel them? Will you act [as] the fathers and mothers in Israel?

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 6

When my husband was alive and connected with the office, he was ever interested for the sorrowing. As a religious duty devolving on him, he had a care for the widows and fatherless. And I will say, If the ones who made so much of any mistake or error they thought they saw in him would only manifest the spirit of compassion and watchful caretaking of those who needed help and counsel, the Lord would be better pleased with their course of action. Now will someone or ones act the fathers and mothers in Israel? Will they go to Sister Lockwood and make inquiry in reference to her children? The things they know not, like Job “search out” [Job 29:16], and see if they cannot save a soul from death; give this lad a place in the office. That is one of the very things that was presented before me when the reasons from the Lord were given why an office should be established in Battle Creek. It was that parents keeping the Sabbath, and Sabbathkeeping children, should find employment, and that the managers should in every respect be men who have the converting power of God upon them, and should be in living connection with God, that the children and youth should see the tenderness of Christ, the compassion of Christ, in those who are in responsible places.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 7

A disinterested benevolence needs to be practiced. The office was to be a training school—the youth to be under discipline respecting the rules and requirements, and feeling their responsibility to bring themselves under discipline. I saw that many youth would, as the result of wise planning and careful generalship, be saved to Jesus Christ; and they would become faithful and true in service to God.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 8

But if the managers turn heartlessly away from these individual cases because of prejudice, or because of their own un-Christlike traits of character which would lead to indifference and neglect, the Lord will in the book of His remembrance trace their names, and there will be written in distinct clear lines, Weighed in the balance of the sanctuary and found wanting. This will be a terrible sentence passed against any case.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 9

The Lord sees not as worldly men see; His eyes are too holy to behold any wrong practice. Men may do wrong and they may do righteousness; they may exhibit an unsympathizing spirit and judge hastily, and place a soul by their hasty spirit where Satan may delight in their council and action, for he sees he can overcome them by making their surroundings the most unfavorable for the development of Christian character.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 10

Neither occasional good deeds nor occasional bad deeds constitute character, or form habit, but it is training and educating the mind to the feelings of the same kind by repetition. What is done once by impulse one will more readily do a second time. I have been shown that the Lord has not been glorified in such manifest neglect of the children and youth in our midst; special personal labor has been strangely neglected. Some may ask, Am I my brother’s keeper? Yes, you are decidedly so if you claim to be sons and daughters of the heavenly King. Many souls have died unprepared, many live without Christ, because they are neglected by those who profess to believe the truth.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 11

Many in our institutions have been shoved off, disconnected from them as incorrigible; but if the tenderness of Christ had been shown them and personal labor put forth for them, they would have become workers together with God. And as a result of the lack of this love, they have been lost to the cause, lost to Jesus Christ, and some souls will have to give an account in the judgment for this personal neglect, for this want of patience, of long-suffering, kindness and love.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 12

Are there those in the church who are looking for the backsliding ones? Those who have gone on Satan’s ground are the very ones who need your help the most. Said Christ, “I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” [Mark 2:17.] “Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.” [Revelation 3:2.] There is need of much more of the mind of Christ.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 13

Who has made any Christlike efforts for Edson White? Who has ever come close to his side in love for his soul? Who has conversed with him in real, deep earnestness, evidencing a lively interest to save his soul? His soul is precious in the sight of God, but who has taken any genuine burden in his case? Who has the tender sympathy of a father in Israel? He is in the enemy’s snare, but who has the interest to save him?

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 14

There is no excuse for the church in thus neglecting to put forth her hand in determined effort to save the souls that you see are ready to perish. Let those who have helped him [Edson White] by their counsels, and encouraged him from time to time in pursuing a course that has been a snare to him, now become converted and see if they cannot now counteract their work. Those who close the door of their hearts like the Pharisees, let them fall on the Rock and be broken, and then let them work interestedly, pray with him, and not let go, but press this case to the throne of grace as Moses pleaded for Israel. Is not his soul worth making an effort for? Shall the wayward, straying sheep be left to perish because no one who is Christlike, no shepherd, will go to seek and save the one that is lost? There are some solemn questions [that] will be addressed to souls in the judgment in regard to your slothfulness in not doing the very work that needs to be done in saving those souls that are ready to perish.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 15

I remember in Battle Creek when there were those who felt the burden for the unconverted and those who were in darkness and saw no light, then prayer meetings were appointed that they might make the strength of God their strength. In every case the heavenly intelligences worked with these efforts, and souls were saved. This effort was made for Will Sicily, and when ready to perish he was saved. Why is there not true burdens for these souls who might be bright and shining lights if some one would do their God-given duty, and give them proper assistance in time of need? Censures and condemnation you may be excused from giving, but show them you have a care for the souls for whom Christ has died; make earnest, decided efforts, and be determined you will not fail nor be discouraged.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 16

Go hunt for the straying sheep and bring them back to the fold. This work will be rewarded. God sees that you need to come into close union with Jesus Christ and work in His lines. Put away your condemnation, and put on the armor of Christ’s righteousness to save. There are plenty who are ready to crush and to destroy—this is the first element that comes to the surface. They can talk, they can accuse, they can condemn; but to heal, to restore, to bind up, is a work they have no experience in.

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Now, may the Lord open your eyes to see a field of work before you, and to enter it without delay, for if you neglect this very work, you will be called unfaithful servants. I call upon you in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth to take up these lines of work you have neglected, and see if you will not have a rich harvest to reward such kind of labor. Censuring, accusing, and cutting off is much more in harmony with your feelings; but do you want Jesus to treat you thus? Do you want Christ to cut you loose from Him when you make mistakes and dishonor Him?

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I will add a few words more. A letter came to Sister Starr from Martha Lockwood, and she related how they were circumstanced. She said she was trying to sustain herself, and she found it was sometimes quite hard. Her second boy was at work at [the] Review and Herald office, and every cent of his earnings he brought to his mother. But he felt a strong desire to earn more for his mother’s support. An offer was made to him to work for Dr. Kellogg where he would command a higher wage, and he left the office to go into the Sanitarium office. No complaint was made of his work in either place; but when the office was burned then he was thrown out of work, and he tried to get a situation in the Review and Herald office, but they did not give him work. He tried to get work at anything but could not, and as his earnings were so much needed at home he went to Chicago to find work, and succeeded, but could not keep the Sabbath. He, after a time, came home, and I think tried again to get work in the office, but there was no opening. Now, this young man is fatherless, his mother a widow, and he has not given his heart to God. If some earnest missionary work was done, I think it would be a blessing bestowed. Every soul is precious, and not one is to be treated indifferently. This has called up in my mind the light given me of the Lord, and I have felt that it was time that these souls for whom Christ has died were receiving personal labor; and that, if it is a possible thing, the fatherless should be employed rather than unbelievers.

8LtMs, Ms 32, 1893, par. 19

This is the very matter which I have had presented to me again and again. If the young man acted unwisely in leaving the office, as he probably did, older heads have acted in many things with far less wisdom and principle. There should be the greatest care taken to look into these cases by the fathers and mothers in Israel. If there have been mistakes made by the young man, this is no reason why there should not be efforts made to keep him from the great cities by giving him employment. One soul saved to Jesus Christ is of such value that the world sinks into insignificance in comparison with it, and we are to view every soul in this light.

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The office was to be an educating, training school for the youth. Those connected with the office should have a deep, abiding love for Jesus Christ, and they will have a care for all the souls for whom He has given His precious life. There will be the tenderest sympathy exercised toward the motherless and the fatherless, and these are to be especially the subjects for determined effort, the subjects of wise, well-directed labor, approaching them with the tenderness of Christ Jesus. Personal religion will reveal itself in bearing good fruit; sanctification is not the work of a day but a lifetime. The human heart becomes a medley of passions, vanities, love of self, love of money, and love of the world. There should be in the heart of everyone grace which can bloom in the garden of God. Selfishness will cut out every precious likeness of Christ, will expel humility and self-denial and devotion. Abide in Christ and then, you will have the mind of Christ appear, and will work the works of Christ. The Lord requires of His people more than they give Him. We are to work in our family, in the church, and in our business, with an eye single to the glory of God; then our work will not be swept away as so much hay, wood and stubble by the fires of the last day.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 2 [Nos. 97-161]

MR No. 117—Ellen White’s Statements Misunderstood and Misused; She Desired to Speak as the Spirit Directed

2MR 153.2

Brother Matteson suggests that it would please the people if I speak less about duty and more in regard to the love of Jesus. But I wish to speak as the Spirit of the Lord shall impress me. The Lord knows best what this people needs. I spoke in the forenoon [Sabbath, October 17, 1885] from Isaiah 58. I did not round the corners at all.... My work is to elevate the standard of piety and true Christian life, and urge the people to put away their sins and be sanctified through the truth.—Manuscript 26, 1885, 5. [Diary, October 15-30, 1885.]

Selected Messages Book 3

Chapter 8—The Question of Influence

3SM 64.1

An Attempt to Guide Mrs. White—Brother E suggests that it would please the people if I speak less about duty and more in regard to the love of Jesus. But I wish to speak as the Spirit of the Lord shall impress me. The Lord knows best what this people needs. I spoke in the forenoon [Sabbath, October 17] from Isaiah 58. I did not round the corners at all.—Manuscript 26, 1885.

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Ms 63, 1893

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Spoke to a full congregation from Isaiah 58. The Lord gave much clearness and His power to speak in the demonstration of the Spirit. All seemed intensely interested. I treated the entire chapter and made a few earnest remarks upon the Sabbath being God’s memorial. The Lord helped my infirmities. I did not think of them. I was strong in His grace.

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Lt 19, 1893

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I spoke, in a house of worship well-filled with believers and unbelievers, from Isaiah 58. I again presented the Sabbath showing its importance, and that it was not to be regarded as a matter of little moment whether they shall decide to obey the light given or reject [it]. I read to them from the 31st chapter of Exodus, where it is plainly stated that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people throughout their generations forever. And I read and remarked upon the words spoken by Christ, enshrouded in the pillowy cloud, to Moses from Deuteronomy 7:6-9. “For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1

Chapter 69—The Rebellion

1T 355.2

I saw that God is purifying and proving His people. He will refine them as gold, until the dross is consumed and His image is reflected in them. All have not that spirit of self-denial and that willingness to endure hardness and to suffer for the truth’s sake, which God requires. Their wills are not subdued; they have not consecrated themselves wholly to God, seeking no greater pleasure than to do His will. Ministers and people lack spirituality and true godliness. Everything is to be shaken that can be shaken. God’s people will be brought into most trying positions, and all must be settled, rooted, and grounded in the truth, or their steps will surely slide. If God comforts and nourishes the soul with His inspiring presence, they can endure, though the way may be dark and thorny. For the darkness will soon pass away, and the true light shine forever. I was pointed to Isaiah 58; 59:1-15; Jeremiah 14:10-12, as a description of the present state of our nation. The people of this nation have forsaken and forgotten God. They have chosen other gods and followed their own corrupt ways until God has turned from them. The inhabitants of the earth have trampled upon the law of God and broken His everlasting covenant.

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Ms 76, 1893

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I passed a restless night. There did not seem to be much vitality in the air. I spoke to the few assembled upon the Sabbath from (Isaiah 58), showing that the message given by Isaiah was to impress the self-righteous who were trusting in their fasts and their prayers, that there was a work neglected which was mercy and love for God, and love for their fellow men. Their claiming connection with God will reveal itself in their doing works of righteousness for their fellow men. Our reliance in Christ cannot be partial. It cannot be accompanied with large self-confidence and exalting excellences in self. When the human soul lies low at the foot of the cross, then the world’s Redeemer can be seen distinctly by the eye of faith in His matchless love and His glory. Self is humbled in the dust.

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Ms 86, 1893

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The Lord’s Supper was celebrated, preceded with the ordinance of feet washing. I spoke to the little church from Isaiah 58.

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Ms 59, 1893

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Sabbath day what a burden was upon my soul for the [Brown] family! We had services. I spoke most earnestly from (Isaiah 58), bringing out the Sabbath question, dwelling upon (verses 12-14) and on Exodus 31:12, 17. I presented the foundation of the Sunday—its being converted by the Roman power into a sacred day, and how nearly all Christendom had turned from the holy commandment, the fourth precept of the Decalogue—the day upon which the Lord rested, the day He sanctified as the day of His rest. He instituted the seventh day as the Sabbath, the memorial of creation, that the Lord God should ever be reverenced and worshiped on the seventh day and no servile work should be done therein.

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Lt 23a, 1893

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Sabbath, January 14, was a day of great interest to us. In the morning I spoke from Isaiah 58. The Lord gave me strength and grace to deliver His message to the people. As a social meeting had been appointed, I did not intend to speak again in the afternoon; but as the testimonies were borne I felt urged to present the cases of some who seemed altogether too blind to comprehend their true condition. I was constrained to speak in regard to the dangers of those who were so completely absorbed in dwelling upon the mistakes and failings of others that they themselves were falling into far greater evils, and sinning against God. I told Brother P. that he would surely lose the reason that God had given him if he did not cease this work of accusing, and employ his powers to better purpose than feeding on the faults and errors of others. Christ has declared Himself to be the Bread that cometh down from heaven. John 6:61, 53, 57, 63.

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Ms 106, 1893

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Please read the entire book of Malachi in connection with the 58th chapter of Isaiah. Especially read the third chapter of Malachi; “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in; behold, he shall come saith the Lord of Hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming and who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap, and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them [as] gold and silver, that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness ... And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorrows and against the adulterers and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of Hosts ... Even from the days of your fathers ye have gone away from mine ordinances and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of Hosts. But ye said wherein shall we return? Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, wherein have we robbed me? Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse; for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.” [Verses 1-3, 5, 7-9.]