Э.Г. Уайт - История спасения - Глава 52. Полночный крик - текст песни, слова, перевод, видео

“And as the groom slowed down, they just dozed off and fell asleep. But at midnight a scream rang out:“ Here, the groom is coming, go out to meet him. ”Then all the virgins stood up and corrected their lamps” (Matthew 25: 5-7).

In the summer of 1844, the Adventists found a mistake in their previous calculation of the prophetic periods and established the true meaning of the prophecy about the cleansing of the sanctuary. 2300 evenings and utr-about Dan.-8: 14 and which, as everyone at that time believed, ends with the coming of Jesus Christ in the spring of 1844, now, according to new, more accurate calculations, they should end not in the spring, but in the fall, but in the fall the same year. The minds and hearts of all Adventists have now concentrated in the fall of 1844 as at the time of the coming of the Lord. The proclamation of the news that Jesus will come in the fall was the next step of the performance of the words of Christ, recorded in the parable of the ten virgins, and now everyone clearly saw that this parable was directly related to the coming of Jesus Christ.

In the parable of the ten virgins, a scream that proclaims the approach of the groom was heard at midnight - in the summer of 1844, when half the term was held between the moment of the initial assumption of the end of 2300 days and in the fall of the same year, when, as subsequently, this period ended. Then there was a scream, word for word by secondary news recorded in the Holy Scriptures: "Here, the groom is coming."

The movement, uniting the awaiting coming of Christ, like a sea wave, swept the earth. The news rushed from the city to the city, from the village to the village, reaching the most distant corners of the country, until the whole people of God awakened to meet with the Lord. Before the power of this light, any manifestation of fanaticism disappeared, just as hooks melting under the rays of the rising sun. Doubts and confusion disappeared, hope and courage lit up the souls of believers.

It was possible to avoid those extremes that always appear where people act without the restraining influence of the Word and the Spirit of God. Everything resembled those times of humility and return to God, which the ancient Israel experienced under the influence of the revealing speeches of the faithful of God's servants. This movement was on the seal of that transformative work that has been performed in all centuries. No one indulged in frantic fun, people looked into the depths of their heart, professed sins, leaving everything vain and earthly. Covered by the desire to prepare themselves to meet with the Lord, they raised persistent prayers to the sky and devoted themselves entirely to God.

The news of the approach of the groom - Jesus Christ - did not require evidence, since it was based on a clear and certain biblical evidence. These words had a special force, acting on the soul of a person. They left no room for doubt and ambiguities.

During the solemn entry of Christ into Jerusalem, the people gathered there from all over the country went to the Eleon Mountain and, joining the crowd, accompanied by Jesus, shouted joyfully with everyone: "Blessing the coming in the name of the Lord!" (Matt. 21: 9). In a similar way, unbelievers now adjoined the Adventist movement - some came out of curiosity, others - to have fun, but they all experienced an insurmountable power to lead: "Here, the groom is coming."

People had such a solid faith that allowed to get a response to a prayer, a faith that does not remain without a reward. Like the rain falling on the exhausted earth, the spirit of grace took place on everyone who longed to accept the truth. Those who were hoping soon to face their Redeemer felt inexpressible joy. The mitigating, all submissive power of the Holy Spirit melted the hearts, and the waves of His glory one after another fell on the true adherents of the truth.