The prophet John was the connecting link between the two dispensations. As God's representative he stood forth to show the relation of the law and the prophets to the Christian dispensation. He was the lesser light, which was to be followed by a greater. The mind of John was illuminated by the Holy Spirit, that he might shed light upon his people; but no other light ever has shone or ever will shine so clearly upon fallen man as that which emanated from the teaching and example of Jesus. {DA 220.2}

Exactly! And the Desire of Ages shows us what is essetial to evaluate a Bible translation.

Satan is the destroyer, God is the restorer. When we make God the destroyer, we are giving Him the character of Satan.

To sin, wherever found, "our God is a consuming fire." Hebrews 12:29. In all who submit to His power the Spirit of God will consume sin. But if men cling to sin, they become identified with it. Then the glory of God, which destroys sin, must destroy them... wherever men came before God while willfully cherishing evil, they were destroyed. At the second advent of Christ the wicked shall be consumed "with the Spirit of His mouth," and destroyed "with the brightness of His coming." 2 Thessalonians 2:8. The light of the glory of God, which imparts life to the righteous, will slay the wicked. {DA 107.4}

However, the compilation was made to prove a point that has taken up hundreds of pages of debate on this forum, it was not made to vindicate any Bible translation.


One thing about EGW's writings, one can easily compile sentences and phrases to prove a one-sided picture, and if people do that, and then insist the Bible must now agree with this one sided (chose only the sentences one agrees with and exclude her other statements) they can end up with a Bible translation that isn't true to the original writers intent and has lost all its authority to speak the truth.

This is all backwards --
1) find the sentences from EGW that fit one's understanding
2) compile them
3) make the Bible fit these selected EGW quotes

Is that the way?

The opposite happens often as well -- those who despise EGW's writings compile their own sentences and phrases to give a one sided picture of what she wrote and then find the sentences and phrases in scripture that "give the other side" in order to condemn her writings.
(Even though scripture and EGW present both sides as part of a whole)

What we need to do is read things in CONTEXT and take the full picture into perspective.

Right there APL threw in his opinion.

Now there's a blind assumption I'm coming face to face with. I assumed the Bible was the greater light. I had never thought of Christ being the Greater Light referred to. I wonder how many others assumed that? Ellen White probably thought it was obvious!