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The Great Controversy

The Great Controversy

Ellen Gould White (1827–1915) was an American religious author and a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Beginning with visions in her teens, she wrote extensively on Bible history, health, education, and Christian living, and helped shape Adventist institutions worldwide. Adventists regard her writings as an authoritative prophetic voice. Our library carries Steps to Christ, The Desire of Ages, The Great Controversy, and others of her Conflict of the Ages series.

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First published
1888
Length
232k words · about 15 hours
Chapters
45
Narration
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About this book

Ellen G. White's sweeping narrative of the conflict between good and evil, published in 1888. The book moves from the destruction of Jerusalem through the persecutions of the early church, the Reformation, and the revival movements of the nineteenth century, looking ahead to the final triumph of God's kingdom. It is the concluding volume of White's Conflict of the Ages series.

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. 1. The Destruction Of Jerusalem
  4. 2. Persecution In The First Centuries
  5. 3. The Apostasy
  6. 4. The Waldenses
  7. 5. John Wycliffe 🔒
  8. 6. Huss and Jerome 🔒
  9. 7. Luther's Separation From Rome 🔒
  10. 8. Luther Before The Diet 🔒
  11. 9. The Swiss Reformer 🔒
  12. 10. Progress Of Reform In Germany 🔒
  13. 11. Protest Of The Princes 🔒
  14. 12. The French Reformation 🔒
  15. 13. The Netherlands And Scandinavia 🔒
  16. 14. Later English Reformers 🔒
  17. 15. The Bible And The French Revolution 🔒
  18. 16. The Pilgrim Fathers 🔒
  19. 17. Heralds Of The Morning 🔒
  20. 18. An American Reformer 🔒
  21. 19. Light Through Darkness 🔒
  22. 20. A Great Religious Awakening 🔒
  23. 21. A Warning Rejected 🔒
  24. 22. Prophecies Fulfilled 🔒
  25. 23. What Is The Sanctuary? 🔒
  26. 24. In The Holy Of Holies 🔒
  27. 25. God's Law Immutable 🔒
  28. 26. A Work Of Reform 🔒
  29. 27. Modern Revivals 🔒
  30. 28. The Investigative Judgment 🔒
  31. 29. The Origin Of Evil 🔒
  32. 30. Enmity Between Man And Satan 🔒
  33. 31. Agency Of Evil Spirits 🔒
  34. 32. Snares Of Satan 🔒
  35. 33. The First Great Deception 🔒
  36. 34. Spiritualism 🔒
  37. 35. Aims Of The Papacy 🔒
  38. 36. The Impending Conflict 🔒
  39. 37. The Scriptures A Safeguard 🔒
  40. 38. The Final Warning 🔒
  41. 39. “The Time Of Trouble.” 🔒
  42. 40. God's People Delivered 🔒
  43. 41. Desolation Of The Earth 🔒
  44. 42. The Controversy Ended 🔒
  45. Appendix 🔒

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