“And he said unto me, Unto two

thousand and three hundred days; then

shall the sanctuary be cleansed”
Daniel 8:14
…that there should be
time no longer. Rev 10:4
8. And the voice which I heard from heaven spake
unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book
which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth
upon the sea and upon the earth.
9. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give
me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and
eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall
be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
10. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand,
and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey:
and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

Let us look at the meaning of each of these

Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I
did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy
and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by
thy name, O LORD God of hosts

Ezekiel 3:3,4 And he said unto me, Son of

man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy
bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then
did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as
honey for sweetness. And he said unto me,
Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of
Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
According to the texts above;
To eat the book (Roll) is to study the contents of a given
word.
Honey for sweetness is enjoying the message studied and
desiring to take more and more.
Belly being bitter is the disappointment when the
intended taste is not what the stomach has received
In otherwords;
There is a man who desired to study the prophecy of
Daniel which was sealed and he was allowed to study it. It
was so beautiful to the ears which taste the words but was
disappointed when they never happened as expected.
In the first part, John was representing Daniel. Who was
the second man John was representing?
 William Miller
(1782 – 1849)
William Miller, (born Feb.
15, 1782, Pittsfield, Mass.,
U.S.—died Dec. 20, 1849,
Low Hampton, N.Y.),
American religious
enthusiast, leader of a
movement called Millerism
 that sought to revive belief
that the bodily arrival
(“advent”) of Christ was 
imminent.

William Miller | American religious leader | Britannica


William Miller | American religious
leader | Britannica
William Miller (1782 – 1849)
After years of Bible study he
began to preach in 1831 that
the present world would end
“about the year 1843.” He
based this belief primarily
on a passage in the Book of
Daniel (8:13–14). He
published a pamphlet in
1833 and a book of lectures
in 1836, the first of many
publications. Principal
organs of the Millerite
movement were the Signs of
the Times (Boston) and
the Midnight Cry (New
York).
Miller’s 1843 chart
Later studied and revised to 1844
Here in America, he reached above between 500,000 people who
believed the message. But the prophecy shows the belly must get
bitter. What happened? In 1844, Jesus of course never came as miller
thought.
Revelation 10:11.
And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many
peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

The problem was not the timing but the prophesying. The
understanding of the prophecy was misaligned.

He was told to prophecy again. He was not to give up, but

find out the mistake that led to the bitterness.

According to this prophecy, the disappointment was expected

or prophesied.

He was to prophecy to many people, and nations and togues

and kings. This makes this a universal prophet. He is also the
last one since he goes to all the world.
Revelation 10:11 … Thou must prophesy again before
many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
Was there such a disappointment
before? If yes, how did they
handle it?… As the disciples were
disappointed by Jesus’ death, so was
miller. The road to Emmaus enlightens
us how to deal with this.
The problem was not the death, but
what they had perceived of him, when
it did not happen, they lost hope. Our
expectations and interpretations of
what Jesus says may be the problem
not what he says.
Luke 24:25-28 … On the road to Emmaus, the disciples
were confused and full of doubts. They had been
disappointed by the death of their would-be king.
How did Jesus help them to
overcome the disappointment?
Vs. 27, says: And beginning at Moses
and all the prophets, he expounded unto
them in all the scriptures the things
concerning himself.

He expounded from type to antitype. This

is what prophecy is all about. Gods
people need to trace current events in
connection with the history.

What does spirit of prophecy tell us?

 There is a study of history that is not to be condemned.
Sacred history was one of the studies in the schools of the
prophets. In the record of His dealings with the nations were
traced the footsteps of Jehovah. So today we are to consider
the dealings of God with the nations of the earth. We are to
see in history the fulfillment of prophecy, to study the
workings of Providence in the great reformatory
movements, and to understand the progress of events in the
marshalling of the nations for the final conflict of the great
controversy. {Testimonies for the church Vol. 8 307.2}
Jesus used the very method, the book above is talking about. He
used history and explained how the events that had happened,
had a connection with what was written. Sadly many, even in the
ranks of the remnant condemn this and call those doing it
conspiracists.
 Seek the First Love
Into the hearts of many who have been long in the truth
there has entered a hard, judicial spirit. They are sharp,
critical, faultfinding. They have climbed upon the judgment
seat to pronounce sentence upon those who do not conform
to their ideas. God calls upon them to come down and bow
before Him in repentance, confessing their sins. He says to
them: "I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left
thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art
fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will
come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out
of his place, except thou repent." Revelation 2:4, 5. They
are striving for the first place, and by their words and acts
they make many hearts sore. {8T 298.3}.
Going back to revelation 10,
After the disappointment, many came up with
accusing sentiments of discouragement. Many
left the faith. It was a sifting time.

But the text says

Thou must prophesy again.

Which movement rose out of this

disappointment and prophesied again to the
whole world?
Seventh-day Adventism | Catholic Answers
Seventh-day Adventism | Catholic Answers
From Catholic History and encyclopedia
Britannica, the only movement that ever
came from the disappointment (Belly being
bitter), is Seventh day Adventist.

This is the Last Elias. The one like John the

Baptist, to rebuke kings, teach the way of
Salvation, have a simple dress, have unique
diet, baptize by immersion and most
important of all, Teach that the judgement
(day of Atonement) of God is near, by
teaching the sanctuary message.
When the Woman of Samaria said: Thou art a
prophet, it was symbolic to the Christian
world today (Woman of Samaria) to say to the
Seventh day Adventists, thou art a prophet.

This church should tell people their sins and

condemn the use of their fallen state to make
decisions. This church ought to show men to
rely on obedience to Jesus by keeping God’s
law.

If they faithfully do this, the world will say, I

perceive thou art a prophet
Seventh-day Adventists have been chosen by God as a
peculiar people, separate from the world. By the great
cleaver of truth He has cut them out from the quarry
of the world, and brought them into connection with
Himself. He has made them His representatives, and
has called them to be ambassadors for Him in the last
work of salvation. The greatest wealth of truth ever
intrusted to mortals, the most solemn and fearful
warnings ever sent by God to man, have been
committed to them to be given to the world; and in the
accomplishment of this work our publishing houses
are among the most effective agencies.--Testimonies,
vol. 7, p. 138. {ChS 147.5}

What a task!!!! Thus was the burden of Elias. Feel it

Is it wrong to tell someone his sin?
Isaiah 58:1; Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like
a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression,
and the house of Jacob their sins.
Ezekiel 3:18-19;
18. 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.
19. 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.
Warn the wicked men. This is what the jew ought to do to the
woman in samaria. What a task!!!! Do it and save your soul.
As we near the close of time, there will be greater and still
greater external parade of heathen power; heathen deities will
manifest their signal power, and will exhibit themselves before
the cities of the world; and this delineation has already begun to
be fulfilled. By a variety of images the Lord Jesus represented
to John the wicked character and seductive influence of those
who have been distinguished for their persecution of God's
people. All need wisdom carefully to search out the mystery of
iniquity that figures so largely in the winding up of this earth's
history. . . . In the very time in which we live, the Lord has
called His people and has given them a message to bear. He has
called them to expose the wickedness of the man of sin who has
made the Sunday law a distinctive power, who has thought to
change times and laws, and to oppress the people of God who
stand firmly to honor Him by keeping the only true Sabbath,
the Sabbath of creation, as holy unto the Lord. {TM 117.5}
 Amen
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episode 19