4. Spreading the Warning
“That awful day will surely come,Th’ appointed hour makes haste.” From ‘The Millennial Harp’ (published by Joshua V. Himes, 1843) It happened this way: The Reverend Joshua V. Himes was […]
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Category: Books
3. Signs in the Heavens
“Nature in wild amaze Her dissolution mourns; Blushes of blood the moon deface, The sun to darkness turns.” Old camp-meeting hymn Man is used to looking up at the starry […]
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2. The Awakening
“My thoughts on awful subjects roll: Damnation and the dead.” Dr. Watts There were two incidents that occurred during William Miller’s military career, just as he was about to return […]
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1. Early Years
“A youth to whom has given So much of earth, so much of heaven.” “What kind of a man could William Miller have been?” is the wondering question often asked […]
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Introduction to Days of Delusion
DALE RATZLAFF In 2003 I was asked by the Worldwide Church of God to give a presentation on the topic of the Sabbath at their Eastern USA Conference. They paid […]
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Introduction
Meteorologists record atmospheric perturbations as scientific facts, as well as electrical disturbances, cold waves, heat waves, magnetic currents, and other invisible forces influencing man’s physical nature. There are also scientists […]
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25. That Very Special Occasion
That very special day I was preparing for by getting all those pictures in albums had arrived. It was the day of our 50th wedding anniversary, which was June 10, […]
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24. Living in the New Covenant
“I’m going shopping with my daughter this afternoon,” I heard Dale’s secretary say after church. We were still worshiping on the seventh day, and this comment jolted my mind. This […]
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23. Crisis in Freedom
The next few weeks were traumatic. Word was now out in the entire church about our situation. Our elders, now fearful of our being fired, came to our house trying […]
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22. The Inquisition Begins
We were enjoying our new home. Our garden, trees and yard landscaping plants were growing. Our church was continuing to grow. I continued giving Bible studies, but everyday new damaging […]
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21. Building a Solid House
When we left Monterey Bay Academy we rented a nice home, but it was still a rental. We had wanted to purchase a home when we were in the Southern […]
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20. Distressing Discoveries
We were sharing the gospel with people in our congregation in Watsonville and with the people with whom we studying the Bible. Dale prepared and printed about a thousand copies […]
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19. Christmas Fire Miracle
We were spending Christmas of 1978 with my parents in Weiser, Idaho. They had purchased a large ranch with an old, Victorian, two-story home built in the late 1800s and […]
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18. Change in the Wind
Dale made arrangements with MBA and with the Central California Conference to begin work on his doctoral degree program in church growth at Andrews University. His work with the students […]
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