And an host [an army or military force] was given him [FEMININE–papal Rome] against the daily [paganism] sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. Daniel 8:12.

By Reason of Transgression

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. Revelation 13:11.

"The 'speaking' of the nation is the action of its legislative and judicial authorities." The Great Controversy, 442.

"The 'image to the beast' represents that form of apostate Protestantism which will be developed when the Protestant churches shall seek the aid of the civil power for the enforcement of their dogmas. The 'mark of the beast' still remains to be defined." The Great Controversy, 445.

"The enforcement of Sundaykeeping on the part of Protestant churches is an enforcement of the worship of the papacy—of the beast. Those who, understanding the claims of the fourth commandment, choose to observe the false instead of the true Sabbath are thereby paying homage to that power by which alone it is commanded. But in the very act of  enforcing a religious duty by secular power, the churches would themselves form an image to the beast; hence the enforcement of Sundaykeeping in the United States would be an enforcement of the worship of the beast and his image." The Great Controversy, 448–449.

And an host [military force] was given him [papal Rome] against the daily [paganism] sacrifice by [through] reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. Daniel 8:12.

[Through] reason of transgression: is the combination of Church and State.

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake,

The Question: How long shall be the vision concerning the daily [the pagan desolating power] sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation [the papal desolating power], to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? Daniel 8:13.

The Answer:  And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. Daniel 8:14.

And arms [military strength] shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary [Hebrew Migdash: sanctuary] of strength [Hebrew Maoz: fortress], and shall take away [Hebrew Sur; remove] the daily [paganism] sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. Daniel 11:31.

The abomination that maketh desolate: The idolatrous aspect of the Papacy; or the "idol sabbath."

The transgression of desolation: The transgression of combination Church and State or in the symbolism of John the Revelator; "the image of the beast."

And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away [Hebrew Sur: remove], and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Daniel 12:11.

And from the time that the daily [paganism] sacrifice shall be taken away [Hebrew sur: removed], [in order to set up] the abomination that maketh desolate, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Daniel 12:11.

And from the time [A. D. 508] that the daily [paganism] sacrifice shall be taken away [is removed], [in order to set up] the abomination that maketh desolate [the papacy], there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Daniel 12:11.

". . . a thousand two hundred and ninety days." Daniel 12:11.

A.D.   508
        1290 Days. A day is year in Bible prophecy.
        1798

And from the time [A. D. 508] that the daily [paganism] sacrifice shall be taken away [is removed], [in order to set up] the abomination that maketh desolate [the papacy], there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. Daniel 12:11–12.". . . the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days."

1335 days equals 1335 years is Bible prophecy.

A.D.      508
           1335  Days. A day is year in Bible prophecy.
           1843

"I have not been able to sleep since half past one o'clock. I was bearing to Brother T a message which the Lord had given me for him. The peculiar views he holds are a mixture of truth and error. If he had passed through the experiences of God's people as He has led them for the past forty years, he would be better prepared to make the correct application of Scripture. The great waymarks of truth, showing us our bearings in prophetic history, are to be carefully guarded, lest they be torn down, and replaced with theories that would bring confusion rather than genuine light. I have been cited to the very erroneous theories that have been presented over and over again. Those who advocated these theories presented Scripture quotations, but they misapplied and misinterpreted them. The theories supposed to be correct were incorrect, and yet many thought them the very theories to be brought before the people. The prophecies of Daniel and John are to be diligently studied. . . .

"There have been one and another who in studying their Bibles thought they discovered great light, and new theories, but these have not been correct. The Scripture is all true, but by misapplying the Scripture men arrive at wrong conclusions. We are engaged in a mighty conflict, and it will become more close and determined, as we near the final struggle. We have a sleepless adversary, and he is constantly at work upon human minds that have not had a personal experience in the teachings of the people of God for the past fifty years. Some will take the truth applicable to their time, and place it in the future. Events in the train of prophecy that had their fulfillment away in the past are made future, and thus by these theories the faith of some is undermined.

"From the light that the Lord has been pleased to give me, you are in danger of doing the same work, presenting before others truths which have had their place and done their specific work for the time, in the history of the faith of the people of God. You recognize these facts in Bible history as true, but apply them to the future. They have their force still in their proper place, in the chain of events that have made us as a people what we are today, and as such, they are to be presented to those who are in the darkness of error. . . .

"The burden of the warning now to come to the people of God, nigh and afar off, is the third angel's message. And those who are seeking to understand this message will not be led by the Lord to make an application of the Word that will undermine the foundation and remove the pillars of the faith that has made Seventh-day Adventists what they are today. The truths that have been unfolding in their order, as we have advanced along the line of prophecy revealed in the Word of God, are truth, sacred, eternal truth today. . . .

"The leadings of the Lord were marked, and most wonderful were His revelations of what is truth. Point after point was established by the Lord God of heaven. That which was truth then, is truth today. But the voices do not cease to be heard–'This is truth. I have new light.' But these new lights in prophetic lines are manifest in misapplying the Word and setting the people of God adrift without an anchor to hold them. . . ." Selected Messages, book 2, 101-104.

"The proclamation of the first, second, and third angels' messages has been located by the word of Inspiration. Not a peg or pin is to be removed. No human authority has any more right to change the location of these messages than to substitute the New Testament for the Old. The Old Testament is the gospel in figures and symbols. The New Testament is the substance. One is as essential as the other. The Old Testament presents lessons from the lips of Christ, and these lessons have not lost their force in any particular. The first and second messages were given in 1843 and 1844, and we are now under the proclamation of the third; but all three of the messages are still to be proclaimed. It is just as essential now as ever before that they shall be repeated to those who are seeking for the truth. By pen and voice we are to sound the proclamation, showing their order, and the application of the prophecies that bring us to the third angel's message. There cannot be a third without the first and second. These messages we are to give to the world in publications, in discourses, showing in the line of prophetic history the things that have been, and the things that will be." Counsels to Writers and Editors, 26-27.

Continue to present by pen and voice the application of the prophecy that brings us to 1843.

". . . the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days."

1335 days equals 1335 years is Bible prophecy.

A.D.      508
           1335  Days. A day is year in Bible prophecy.
           1843

The Blessed Year

In 1843 a Blessing is promised and in 1844 a Blessing is pronounced.

"I know from the light that God has given me that there should be a revival of the messages that have been given in the past, because men will seek to bring in new theories, and will try to prove that these theories are scriptural, whereas they are error, which, if allowed a place, will undermine faith in the truth. We are not to accept these suppositions and pass them along as truth. No, no; we must not move from the platform of truth on which we have been established.

"There will always be those who are seeking for something new, and who stretch and strain the Word of God to make it support their ideas and theories. Let us, brethren, take the things that God has given us, and which His Spirit has taught us is truth, and believe them, leaving alone those theories which His Spirit has not endorsed. Manuscript 125, July 4, 1907." The Upward Look, 185.

"The people of God need to study what characters they must form in order to pass through the test and proving of the last days. Many are living in spiritual weakness and backsliding. They know not what they believe. Let us read and study the twelfth chapter of Daniel. It is a warning that we shall all need to understand before the time of the end. There are ministers claiming to believe the truth who are not sanctified through the truth. Unless a change comes in their lives, they will say, 'My Lord delayeth His coming.'" Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 228.

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Daniel 12:3, 10.

"The Lord wants all to understand His providential dealings now, just now, in the time in which we live. There must be no long discussions, presenting new theories in regard to the prophecies which God has already made plain.

Now the great work from which the mind should not be diverted is the consideration of our personal safety in the sight of God.

Are our feet on the rock of ages?

Are we hiding ourselves in our only refuge?

The storm is coming, relentless in its fury. Are we prepared to meet it?

Are we one with Christ as He is one with the Father? Are we heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ?

Are we working in copartnership with Christ?" Evangelsim, 199.

"We have, as had John, a message to bear of the things which we have seen and heard. God is not giving us a new message. We are to proclaim the message that in 1843 and 1844 brought us out of the other churches. We need the Holy Spirit to kindle in our hearts the zeal and earnestness that were then seen among God's people. I thank the Lord that there are still living a few who can remember those days, and who know whereof they speak." Review and Herald, January 19, 1905.

"One week ago, last Sabbath, we had a very interesting meeting. Brother Hewit from Dead River was there. He came with a message to the effect that the destruction of the wicked and the sleep of the dead was an abomination within a shut door that a woman Jezebel, a prophetess had brought in and he believed that I was that woman, Jezebel. We told him of some of his errors in the past, that the 1335 days were ended and numerous errors of his. It had but little effect. His darkness was felt upon the meeting and it dragged." Manuscript Releases, volume 16, 208.

"There will always be false and fanatical movements made by persons in the church who claim to be led of God–those who will run before they are sent, and will give day and date for the occurrence of unfulfilled prophecy. The enemy is pleased to have them do this, for their successive failures and leading into false lines cause confusion and unbelief." Selected Messages, book 2, 84.

Manuscript Releases, Volume Fifteen–In Context:

"I am deeply moved by the unprepared condition of our churches. One thing we must do. We must keep our feet in the straight and narrow path that leads to eternal life. We must make no missteps now. The first and second chapters of Colossians have been presented to me as an expression of what our churches in every part of the world should be. The great apostle had many visions. The Lord showed him many things that it is not lawful for a man to utter. Why could he not tell the believers what he had seen? Because they would have made a misapplication of the great truths presented. They would not have been able to comprehend these truths. And yet all that was shown to Paul molded the messages that God gave him to bear to the churches.

"The people of God need to study what characters they must form in order to pass through the test and proving of the last days. Many are living in spiritual weakness and backsliding. They know not what they believe. Let us read and study the twelfth chapter of Daniel. It is a warning that we shall all need to understand before the time of the end. There are ministers claiming to believe the truth who are not sanctified through the truth. Unless a change comes in their lives, they will say, 'My Lord delayeth His coming.'

"Read the 21st chapter of Luke. In it Christ gives the warning, 'Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things, and to stand before the Son of man' (Luke 21:34-36).

"The signs of the times are fulfilling in our world, yet the churches generally are represented as slumbering. Shall we not take warning from the experience of the foolish virgins, who when the call came, 'Behold the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him,' found that they had no oil in their lamps? And while they went to buy oil, the bridegroom went in to the marriage supper with the wise virgins, and the door was shut. When the foolish virgins reached the banqueting hall, they received an unexpected denial. The master of the feast declared, 'I know you not.' They were left standing without in the empty street, in the blackness of the night." Manuscript Releases, volume 15, 228-229.