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About the book The Desire of Ages:
In the inner heart of all mankind, whatever race or station in life, there
are longings for something we do not now posses. The devil, by wily schemes
and deception, has perverted these longings of the human heart. He makes men
believe that these desires may be satisfied by pleasure, by money, by ease,
by power; but those who have been deceived by him find all these things
leaving the soul as barren and unsatisfied as before. It is a myth in which
we all have been caught up.
It is the purpose of this book to set forth Jesus Christ, the One in whom
every longing can be satisfied. He has been described as the infinitely
merciful Saviour, compassionate Friend and ever with us.
Many experts in the field consider this book to be one of the most accurate
and spiritually helpful biographies of the life of Christ ever written. The
curator of the religious book section of the Library of Congress in
Washington D.C., (the largest library in the world) was asked if he would
name the book that he considered to be the finest book on the life of
Christ, either in print or out of print. An expert in his field and well
acquainted with the holdings and accessions of the Library of Congress on
the life of Christ, both in English and other languages, he replied without
hesitation: "The book, Desire of Ages, by Ellen G. White is the most
beautifully written book on the life of Christ in the Library of Congress."
Starting from His birth, "A helpless babe, subject to the weakness of
humanity. He permitted Him to meet life's peril in common with every human
soul, to fight the battle as every child of humanity must fight it, at the
risk of failure and eternal loss." Desire of Ages page 49. The book takes
us through His childhood, His sermon on the mount and the judgment hall; it
describes His crucifixion, and ends with the ascension.
"Satan with his fierce temptations wrung the heart of Jesus. The Saviour
could not see through the portals of the tomb. Hope did not present to Him
His coming forth from the grave a conqueror, or tell Him of the Father's
acceptance of the sacrifice. He feared that sin was so offensive to God that
their separation was to be eternal. Christ felt the anguish which the sinner
will feel when mercy shall no longer plead for the guilty race." Desire of
Ages page 753
"With hands outstretched in blessing, and as if in assurance of His
protecting care, He slowly ascended from among them, drawn heavenward by a
power stronger than any earthly attraction. As He passed upward, the
awe-stricken disciples looked with straining eyes for the last glimpse of
their ascending Lord. A cloud of glory hid Him from their sight; and the
words came back to them as the cloudy chariot of angels received Him, "Lo, I
am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Desire of Ages page
831
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The Desire of Ages
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