Messiah Ellen G. White 2002 Copyright 2017 Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.
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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
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
Contents Information about this Book.............................. i About This Book....................................... iii Introduction........................................... iv 1. God Becomes One of Us............................... 8 2. The Chosen People.................................... 9 3. At Exactly the Right Time............................ 10 4. A Savior Is Born..................................... 11 5. The Dedication..................................... 12 6. We Have Seen His Star............................. 13 7. As a Child......................................... 14 8. The Passover Visit.................................. 15 9. Days of Conflict.................................... 16 10. The Voice in the Wilderness.......................... 17 11. The Baptism of Jesus............................... 18 12. Temptation in the Desert............................ 19 13. Jesus Gets the Victory.............................. 20 14. We Have Found the Messiah........................ 21 15. Miracle at the Marriage Feast........................ 22 16. Corruption in the Temple............................ 23 17. Nicodemus at Night................................ 24 18. John s Example.................................... 25 19. The Woman at the Well............................. 26 20. The Jewish Officer s Son............................. 27 21. Healing on the Sabbath............................. 28 22. The Death of John the Baptist........................ 29 23. The Kingdom of God............................... 30 24. Isn t This the Carpenter s Son?...................... 31 25. The Call by the Sea................................ 32 26. Days at Capernaum................................ 33 27. Healings in Capernaum............................. 34 28. Matthew: A Tax Collector Becomes a Disciple.......... 35 29. Jesus and the Sabbath............................... 36 30. Messengers to the World............................. 37 31. The Sermon by the Sea............................. 38 v
vi Messiah 32. A Servant is Healed, a Dead Man Comes to Life........ 39 33. Family Problems................................... 40 34. The Load I Give You Is Light....................... 41 35. The Storm on the Sea............................... 42 36. The Touch of Faith................................. 43 37. The First Evangelists............................... 44 38. Taking Time to Rest and Pray........................ 45 39. Give Them Something to Eat....................... 46 40. A Night on the Lake................................. 47 41. The Crisis in Galilee................................ 48 42. Pulled Up by the Roots............................. 49 43. Breaking Down the Barriers......................... 50 44. The Sign of Jonah................................... 51 45. The Coming Cross................................. 52 46. Jesus Transformation.............................. 53 47. The Battle........................................ 54 48. Who Will Be the Most Important?.................... 55 49. Living Water...................................... 56 50. Traps............................................. 57 51. The Light of the World.............................. 58 52. The Good Shepherd................................ 59 53. The Last Journey From Galilee....................... 60 54. The Good Samaritan................................. 61 55. God s Kingdom Is in You........................... 62 56. Jesus Loved Children............................... 63 57. The Wealthy Young Leader.......................... 64 58. Lazarus.......................................... 65 59. Plots and Plans.................................... 66 60. Positions of Power.................................. 67 61. Zacchaeus........................................ 68 62. Mary Anoints Jesus................................ 69 63. Jesus Announced as Israel s King..................... 70 64. Doomed........................................... 71 65. Cleansing the Temple Again......................... 72 66. Jesus Confuses His Enemies......................... 73 67. Jesus Last Visit to the Temple....................... 74 68. We Want to See Jesus............................. 75 69. Signs of the Second Coming......................... 76
Contents vii 70. The Poor and Suffering.............................. 77 71. Servant of Servants................................. 78 72. The Lord s Supper................................. 79 73. Words of Hope.................................... 80 74. The Struggle in Gethsemane.......................... 81 75. The Illegal Trial................................... 82 76. Judas............................................ 83 77. The Roman Trial................................... 84 78. Jesus Dies on the Cross............................. 85 79. The Defeat of Satan................................ 86 80. Jesus Rests......................................... 87 81. Resurrection Morning.............................. 88 82. "Why Are You Crying?"............................ 89 83. The Road to Emmaus............................... 90 84. Jesus Appears to His Disciples........................ 91 85. By the Lake Once More............................. 92 86. Promises in Galilee................................. 93 87. The Triumphant Return to Heaven.................... 94
1. God Becomes One of Us 8
2. The Chosen People 9
3. At Exactly the Right Time 10
4. A Savior Is Born 11
5. The Dedication 12
6. We Have Seen His Star 13
7. As a Child 14
8. The Passover Visit 15
9. Days of Conflict 16
10. The Voice in the Wilderness 17
11. The Baptism of Jesus 18
12. Temptation in the Desert 19
13. Jesus Gets the Victory 20
14. We Have Found the Messiah 21
15. Miracle at the Marriage Feast 22
16. Corruption in the Temple 23
17. Nicodemus at Night 24
18. John s Example 25
19. The Woman at the Well 26
20. The Jewish Officer s Son 27
21. Healing on the Sabbath 28
22. The Death of John the Baptist 29
23. The Kingdom of God 30
24. Isn t This the Carpenter s Son? 31
25. The Call by the Sea 32
26. Days at Capernaum 33
27. Healings in Capernaum 34
28. Matthew: A Tax Collector Becomes a Disciple 35
29. Jesus and the Sabbath 36
30. Messengers to the World 37
31. The Sermon by the Sea 38
32. A Servant is Healed, a Dead Man Comes to Life 39
33. Family Problems 40
34. The Load I Give You Is Light 41
35. The Storm on the Sea 42
36. The Touch of Faith 43
37. The First Evangelists 44
38. Taking Time to Rest and Pray 45
39. Give Them Something to Eat 46
40. A Night on the Lake 47
41. The Crisis in Galilee 48
42. Pulled Up by the Roots 49
43. Breaking Down the Barriers 50
44. The Sign of Jonah 51
45. The Coming Cross 52
46. Jesus Transformation 53
47. The Battle 54
48. Who Will Be the Most Important? 55
49. Living Water 56
50. Traps 57
51. The Light of the World 58
52. The Good Shepherd 59
53. The Last Journey From Galilee 60
54. The Good Samaritan 61
55. God s Kingdom Is in You 62
56. Jesus Loved Children 63
57. The Wealthy Young Leader 64
58. Lazarus 65
59. Plots and Plans 66
60. Positions of Power 67
61. Zacchaeus 68
62. Mary Anoints Jesus 69
63. Jesus Announced as Israel s King 70
64. Doomed 71
65. Cleansing the Temple Again 72
66. Jesus Confuses His Enemies 73
67. Jesus Last Visit to the Temple 74
68. We Want to See Jesus 75
69. Signs of the Second Coming 76
70. The Poor and Suffering 77
71. Servant of Servants 78
72. The Lord s Supper 79
73. Words of Hope 80
74. The Struggle in Gethsemane 81
75. The Illegal Trial 82
76. Judas 83
77. The Roman Trial 84
78. Jesus Dies on the Cross 85
79. The Defeat of Satan 86
80. Jesus Rests 87
81. Resurrection Morning 88
82. "Why Are You Crying?" 89
83. The Road to Emmaus 90
84. Jesus Appears to His Disciples 91
85. By the Lake Once More 92
86. Promises in Galilee 93
87. The Triumphant Return to Heaven 94