Messiah. Ellen G. White. Copyright 2017 Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.

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5 Information about this Book Overview This ebook is provided by the Ellen G. White Estate. It is included in the larger free Online Books collection on the Ellen G. White Estate Web site. About the Author Ellen G. White ( ) is considered the most widely translated American author, her works having been published in more than 160 languages. She wrote more than 100,000 pages on a wide variety of spiritual and practical topics. Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exalted Jesus and pointed to the Scriptures as the basis of one s faith. Further Links A Brief Biography of Ellen G. White About the Ellen G. White Estate End User License Agreement The viewing, printing or downloading of this book grants you only a limited, nonexclusive and nontransferable license for use solely by you for your own personal use. This license does not permit republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. Any unauthorized use of this book terminates the license granted hereby. Further Information For more information about the author, publishers, or how you can support this service, please contact the Ellen G. White Estate at mail@whiteestate.org. We are thankful for your interest and feedback and wish you God s blessing as you read. i

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7 About This Book Messiah is a modern adaptation of Ellen G. White s great work on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ The Desire of Ages. iii

8 Introduction On the day that sin and suffering entered this world, a promise was given. Someone was coming to make it right. Someone was coming to pay the price. Someone was coming to save us Jesus, the Savior, the Promised One. The MESSIAH. With His life and His death, Jesus did more than just restore the damage caused by sin. By becoming one of us, Jesus bound Himself to humans with a tie that will never be broken. More than a hundred years ago, Ellen G. White penned The Desire of Ages, a classic volume on the life of Jesus that has been a source of inspiration and enlightenment to millions of readers all over the world. Author Jerry D. Thomas s passion to make this powerful story more accessible to today s reader has given birth to Messiah. Thomas s contemporary adaptation amplifies the beautiful message of this devotional classic, making the sublime themes of the original easier to grasp. The stories and teachings that thrilled the simple country folk of Galilee can touch our hearts also. Like its predecessor, this book is sure to leave its mark on future generations because of one thing: it lifts up the Man who kept the promise and changed the world. Come and meet the MESSIAH. iv

9 Contents Information about this Book i About This Book iii Introduction iv 1. God Becomes One of Us The Chosen People At Exactly the Right Time A Savior Is Born The Dedication We Have Seen His Star As a Child The Passover Visit Days of Conflict The Voice in the Wilderness The Baptism of Jesus Temptation in the Desert Jesus Gets the Victory We Have Found the Messiah Miracle at the Marriage Feast Corruption in the Temple Nicodemus at Night John s Example The Woman at the Well The Jewish Officer s Son Healing on the Sabbath The Death of John the Baptist The Kingdom of God Isn t This the Carpenter s Son? The Call by the Sea Days at Capernaum Healings in Capernaum Matthew: A Tax Collector Becomes a Disciple Jesus and the Sabbath Messengers to the World The Sermon by the Sea v

10 vi Messiah 32. A Servant is Healed, a Dead Man Comes to Life Family Problems The Load I Give You Is Light The Storm on the Sea The Touch of Faith The First Evangelists Taking Time to Rest and Pray Give Them Something to Eat A Night on the Lake The Crisis in Galilee Pulled Up by the Roots Breaking Down the Barriers The Sign of Jonah The Coming Cross Jesus Transformation The Battle Who Will Be the Most Important? Living Water Traps The Light of the World The Good Shepherd The Last Journey From Galilee The Good Samaritan God s Kingdom Is in You Jesus Loved Children The Wealthy Young Leader Lazarus Plots and Plans Positions of Power Zacchaeus Mary Anoints Jesus Jesus Announced as Israel s King Doomed Cleansing the Temple Again Jesus Confuses His Enemies Jesus Last Visit to the Temple We Want to See Jesus Signs of the Second Coming

11 Contents vii 70. The Poor and Suffering Servant of Servants The Lord s Supper Words of Hope The Struggle in Gethsemane The Illegal Trial Judas The Roman Trial Jesus Dies on the Cross The Defeat of Satan Jesus Rests Resurrection Morning "Why Are You Crying?" The Road to Emmaus Jesus Appears to His Disciples By the Lake Once More Promises in Galilee The Triumphant Return to Heaven

12 1. God Becomes One of Us 8

13 2. The Chosen People 9

14 3. At Exactly the Right Time 10

15 4. A Savior Is Born 11

16 5. The Dedication 12

17 6. We Have Seen His Star 13

18 7. As a Child 14

19 8. The Passover Visit 15

20 9. Days of Conflict 16

21 10. The Voice in the Wilderness 17

22 11. The Baptism of Jesus 18

23 12. Temptation in the Desert 19

24 13. Jesus Gets the Victory 20

25 14. We Have Found the Messiah 21

26 15. Miracle at the Marriage Feast 22

27 16. Corruption in the Temple 23

28 17. Nicodemus at Night 24

29 18. John s Example 25

30 19. The Woman at the Well 26

31 20. The Jewish Officer s Son 27

32 21. Healing on the Sabbath 28

33 22. The Death of John the Baptist 29

34 23. The Kingdom of God 30

35 24. Isn t This the Carpenter s Son? 31

36 25. The Call by the Sea 32

37 26. Days at Capernaum 33

38 27. Healings in Capernaum 34

39 28. Matthew: A Tax Collector Becomes a Disciple 35

40 29. Jesus and the Sabbath 36

41 30. Messengers to the World 37

42 31. The Sermon by the Sea 38

43 32. A Servant is Healed, a Dead Man Comes to Life 39

44 33. Family Problems 40

45 34. The Load I Give You Is Light 41

46 35. The Storm on the Sea 42

47 36. The Touch of Faith 43

48 37. The First Evangelists 44

49 38. Taking Time to Rest and Pray 45

50 39. Give Them Something to Eat 46

51 40. A Night on the Lake 47

52 41. The Crisis in Galilee 48

53 42. Pulled Up by the Roots 49

54 43. Breaking Down the Barriers 50

55 44. The Sign of Jonah 51

56 45. The Coming Cross 52

57 46. Jesus Transformation 53

58 47. The Battle 54

59 48. Who Will Be the Most Important? 55

60 49. Living Water 56

61 50. Traps 57

62 51. The Light of the World 58

63 52. The Good Shepherd 59

64 53. The Last Journey From Galilee 60

65 54. The Good Samaritan 61

66 55. God s Kingdom Is in You 62

67 56. Jesus Loved Children 63

68 57. The Wealthy Young Leader 64

69 58. Lazarus 65

70 59. Plots and Plans 66

71 60. Positions of Power 67

72 61. Zacchaeus 68

73 62. Mary Anoints Jesus 69

74 63. Jesus Announced as Israel s King 70

75 64. Doomed 71

76 65. Cleansing the Temple Again 72

77 66. Jesus Confuses His Enemies 73

78 67. Jesus Last Visit to the Temple 74

79 68. We Want to See Jesus 75

80 69. Signs of the Second Coming 76

81 70. The Poor and Suffering 77

82 71. Servant of Servants 78

83 72. The Lord s Supper 79

84 73. Words of Hope 80

85 74. The Struggle in Gethsemane 81

86 75. The Illegal Trial 82

87 76. Judas 83

88 77. The Roman Trial 84

89 78. Jesus Dies on the Cross 85

90 79. The Defeat of Satan 86

91 80. Jesus Rests 87

92 81. Resurrection Morning 88

93 82. "Why Are You Crying?" 89

94 83. The Road to Emmaus 90

95 84. Jesus Appears to His Disciples 91

96 85. By the Lake Once More 92

97 86. Promises in Galilee 93

98 87. The Triumphant Return to Heaven 94