即将来到的安息日是预言之灵/复临信徒遗产日。在这特别的一天，我们回顾复临主义是怎样开始以及上帝是如何带领这个教会的。

在《全球总会公报》1883年第24页，怀爱伦写下：“回顾过去的历史，想到我们走到今天的每一步路程，我只能说：赞美上帝！我看到上帝的作为，感到无比的惊讶。我完全信任基督的引导。对于将来，我们没有什么可恐惧的，除非我们忘记了主带领我们所走过的路。如果我们愿意依靠主，我们现在是一班强大的子民，因为我们所传扬的，乃是上帝圣言的伟大真理。我们应当凡事存心感恩。”

确实，记住上帝在过去怎样带领我们，以及祂如何教导我们《圣经》中伟大的真理是非常重要的。因此，我们回顾复临信徒的遗产，珍惜预言之灵这份礼物。

启示录12:17，我们读到：“龙向妇人发怒，去与她其余的儿女争战，这儿女就是那守上帝诫命，为耶稣作见证的。”

现在，耶稣的见证是什么？启示录19:10说到是“预言之灵”。多么及时而重要的礼物！

然而，怀爱伦在《信息选粹》卷二，第78页中警告我们：“撒但最后的欺骗，就是要使上帝圣灵的见证失效。“没有异象，民就放肆”（箴29:18）。撒但要极尽全力透过不同的方式和不同的人，来动摇上帝的余民对真正见证的信心。他会引进似是而非的异象来误导人，将真假混在一起，使人反感到将所有称为异象的事视为狂热。但诚实的人，对真假细作比较，必能有所分辨。”

此外，预言之灵不是《圣经》，也不能将其放在与之平等的地位。但是，就像怀爱伦所说，预言之灵会把我们引向《圣经》，并且预言之灵是被耶稣的见证所激励的。

《信息选粹》卷一，第41页中写道：“上帝藉着圣灵不断地警告并教训我们，使信徒坚定了对于预言之灵的信心。我一再得到主的指示：把我所赐给你的都写下来，好坚固我的子民对于他们所持之立场的信心。时间与考验并没有使所赐的指示失效；见证的真理藉着多年的苦难与自我牺牲而得以确立。要把复临信息早期所赐的教训，作为末日可靠的行动指南。”

现在，耶稣的见证是复临运动的一部分，是上帝的恩赐：是以基督为中心，代表着拯救、恩典，和天上圣所的事工。

现今我们迫近末世之时，我们需要通过学习上帝的圣言、遵循预言之灵的教导来靠近上帝。预言之灵作为稍小的光把我们引向《圣经》——更大的光。

在你探索预言之灵的奇妙礼物之时，愿上帝赐福你。

弟兄姐妹们，我们想通过本平台分享更多国外本会优质影像资料。因为人手有限，希望招募一些志同道合的主内同工，做英文视频字幕翻译，视频字幕合成制作，视频中文配音，配音对轨制作。有意者请留言输入“义工申请”。以马内利！

Spirit of Prophecy [How Can It Help Us Proclaim Jesus’ Testimony?] – Pastor Ted Wilson

This coming Sabbath is Spirit of Prophecy/Adventist Heritage Day. It is a special day to commemorate how Adventism began and how God has been leading the church.

In The General Conference Bulletin, 1893, p. 24, Ellen White wrote: “In reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of advance to our present standing, I can say, ‘Praise God!’ As I see what God has wrought, I am filled with astonishment and with confidence in Christ as Leader. We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us and His teaching in our past history. We are now a strong people if we will put our trust in the Lord, for we are handling the mighty truths of the word of God. We have everything to be thankful for.”

Indeed, it is good to remember how God has led us in the past and how He has taught us His mighty truths in the Bible. For this reason, we commemorate the Adventist heritage and value the gift of the Spirit of Prophecy.

In Revelation 12:17, we read: “And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.“

Now, what is the testimony of Jesus? Revelation 19:10 says it is “the spirit of prophecy.”

What a timely and important gift!

Yet, Ellen White warns us in Selected Messages Book 2, p. 78: “The very last deception of Satan will be to make of none effect the testimony of the Spirit of God…Satan will work ingeniously, in different ways and through different agencies, to unsettle the confidence of God’s remnant people in the true testimony. He will bring in spurious visions to mislead and will mingle the false with the true, and so disgust people that they will regard everything that bears the name of visions as a species of fanaticism; but honest souls, by contrasting false and true, will be enabled to distinguish between them…”

Meanwhile, the Spirit of Prophecy is not the Bible, nor is it equal to it. But, as White says, it leads us to the Bible. And it is inspired by the testimony of Jesus.

According to the Selected Messages Book 1, p. 41, “Through His Holy Spirit, the voice of God has come to us continually in warning and instruction, to confirm the faith of the believers in the Spirit of prophecy. Repeatedly the word has come, ‘Write the things that I have given you to confirm the faith of My people in the position they have taken.’ Time and trial have not made void the instruction given, but through years of suffering and self-sacrifice have established the truth of the testimony given. The instruction that was given in the early days of the message is to be held as safe instruction to follow in these closing days.”

Now, the testimony of Jesus is part of the Advent movement. It is a gift from God, centered in Christ and all that represents – salvation, grace, and ministry in the heavenly sanctuary.

As we near the end of time, we need to stay close to God by studying His Word and following His counsels in the Spirit of Prophecy. This testimony serves as the lesser light that leads to the greater light of God’s Word.

With this, may God bless you as you discover the wonderful gift He has given you through the Spirit of Prophecy.