I know some will wonder why I put the above quote from Early Writings in here about feelings.
There are definite feelings mentioned in that quote.
I have been studying this quote now for several years. There is so much in it!!
I won't point out all the things I have noticed in it...
I don't want to spoil your fun in finding them for yourself.
But there is one thing about it that I believe is very important.
So important that I believe whether or not we attain eternal life depends upon our knowing this.
You will notice that when Jesus leaves the throne in the holy place and moves into the Most Holy, that holy place throne is not left vacant.
As Paul calls it in 2 Corinthians 11:4
For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached...
We notice that this is when the other Jesus becomes that angel of light mentioned in 2 Corinthians 11:14
And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Since satan is in this position, it is very important for us to know WHERE and to WHOM we are praying.
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I saw that the nominal churches, as the Jews crucified Jesus, had crucified these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge of the move made in heaven, or of the way into the Most Holy, and they cannot be benefited by the intercession of Jesus there.Like the Jews, who offered their useless sacrifices, they offer up their useless prayers to the apartment which Jesus has left, and Satan, pleased with the deception of the professed followers of Christ, fastens them in his snare, and assumes a religious character, and leads the minds of these professed christians to himself, and works with his power, his signs and lying wonders. {1SG 171.1}
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Those who rejected the first message could not be benefited by the second; neither were they benefited by the midnight cry, which was to prepare them to enter with Jesus by faith into the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary.And by rejecting the two former messages, they have so darkened their understanding that they can see no light in the third angel's message, which shows the way into the most holy place.
I saw that as the Jews crucified Jesus, so the nominal churches had crucified these messages, and therefore they have no knowledge of the way into the most holy, and they cannot be benefited by the intercession of Jesus there.
Like the Jews, who offered their useless sacrifices, they offer up their useless prayers to the apartment which Jesus has left; and Satan, pleased with the deception, assumes a religious character, and leads the minds of these professed Christians to himself, working with his power, his signs and lying wonders, to fasten them in his snare.
Some he deceives in one way, and some in another. He has different delusions prepared to affect different minds. Some look with horror upon one deception, while they readily receive another. Satan deceives some with Spiritualism.
He also comes as an angel of light and spreads his influence over the land by means of false reformations. The churches are elated, and consider that God is working marvelously for them, when it is the work of another spirit...{EW 260.1}
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As the priest in the holy place, directed his prayer by faith to the mercy-seat, which he could not see, so the people of God direct their prayers to Christ before the mercy-seat in the heavenly sanctuary.They cannot behold their Mediator with the natural eye, but with the eye of faith they see Christ before the mercy-seat, and direct their prayers to him, and with assurance claim the benefits of his mediation. {ST, June 24, 1880 par. 13}
As you can see from the above, it is eternally important to know WHERE and to WHOM we are praying.
For years, I prayed to the "other Jesus" and didn't know it!!!
And many people are doing the same and don't know it either!
When I saw this, I immediately started directing my prayers to the Most Holy Place. I think that those of you who have read my prayers in this forum have noticed this and may have wondered why.
I'll tell you the truth... when I first started praying this way, I HATED it!!!
I didn't get the same kind of dramatic answers that I've been getting for years to my prayers.
But, I knew it was the correct thing to do, so I've persisted.
Oh wow!!!!
Now I wouldn't change it for anything in this world!!!!!
The answers are totally different than when praying to the "other Jesus".
It is true...
the "other Jesus" does answer prayer...
but the people who pray to him do not get guided into further truth!!
He gives much "light and power" but no sweet love, joy and peace.
It has been about 9 months now since starting to pray to the "REAL Jesus"...
and I'm beginning to know about that sweet love, joy and peace!
These are the TRUE Heavenly feelings to have.
[This message has been edited by Karen (edited May 10, 2001).]