Prophetic Lights covers the foundational prophecies from the book of Daniel, as well as the promises to Israel, to show how the gospel plan is unfolding in the prophetic events.
The author, E.J. Waggoner, lived in the late 1800′s, and ministered in America and England. Of his conversion he wrote:
Many years ago, the writer sat in a tent one dismal, rainy afternoon, where a servant of the Lord was presenting the Gospel of His grace; not a word of the text or texts used, nor of what was said by the speaker, has remained with me, and I have never been conscious of having heard a word; but, in the midst of the discourse an experience came to me that was the turning point in my life. Suddenly a light shone about me, and the tent seemed illumined, as though the sun were shining; I saw Christ crucified for me, and to me was revealed for the first time in my life the fact that God loved me, and that Christ gave Himself for me personally. It was all for me. If I could describe my feelings, they would not be understood by those who have not had a similar experience, and to such no explanation is necessary.
I believed that the Bible is the word of God, penned by holy men who wrote as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, and I knew that this light that came to me was a revelation direct from heaven; therefore I knew that in the Bible I should find the message of God’s love for individual sinners, and I resolved that the rest of my life should be devoted to finding it there, and making it plain to others. The light that shone upon me that day from the cross of Christ, has been my guide in all my Bible study; wherever I have turned in the Sacred Book, I have found Christ set forth as the power of God, to the salvation of individuals, and I have never found anything else.
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Ellet J. Waggoner (1855-1916), a doctor and minister who labored in the late 1800′s, was given a special message to make clear the gospel promises and prophecies surrounding the return of Jesus Christ from heaven. Most of his life was devoted to exploring and explaining these events in a way that common people could understand.
