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I understand you're looking for information from *Early Writings* page 15, which corresponds to the To The People" (TTP) section, paragraph 60 in some editions. However, the documents provided in the context don't contain that specific page reference from *Early Writings* page 15. The closest relevant passage I can find is from *Early Writings* pages 282-283, which describes a vision Ellen White had about end-time persecution. In this vision, she wrote: "I saw the leading men of the earth consulting together, and Satan and his angels busy around them. I saw a writing, copies of which were scattered in different parts of the land, giving orders that unless the saints should yield their peculiar faith, give up the Sabbath, and observe the first day of the week, the people were at liberty after a certain time, to put them to death" (LDE 258.3). This passage describes a future time when a decree will be issued against Sabbath-keepers, commanding them to abandon the seventh-day Sabbath and observe Sunday instead, with the threat of death for non-compliance. If you're looking for a different passage from *Early Writings* page 15, could you provide more context about the topic you're researching? This would help me search for the most relevant information from the available documents. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the final crisis over the Sabbath question? • How did Ellen White describe the role of Satan in end-time deception regarding worship? • What counsel did Ellen White give about remaining faithful during persecution? --- 📚 **For more comprehensive searching**, you might want to use the [Full-Text Search](/advanced-search) to locate specific page references from *Early Writings*.

# Ellen White's Vision from Early Writings Pages 282-283 The passage from *Early Writings* pages 282-283 describes a powerful vision Ellen White received in 1858 about the final crisis over the Sabbath question. In this vision, she witnessed the dramatic events that would unfold when God's people are commanded to abandon the seventh-day Sabbath. Ellen White wrote: "I saw the leading men of the earth consulting together, and Satan and his angels busy around them. I saw a writing, copies of which were scattered in different parts of the land, giving orders that unless the saints should yield their peculiar faith, give up the Sabbath, and observe the first day of the week, the people were at liberty after a certain time, to put them to death" (LDE 258.3). This vision reveals that earthly leaders, influenced by Satan himself, will issue a decree demanding that Sabbath-keepers renounce their faith and observe Sunday instead, with the death penalty as the consequence for refusal. ## The Sabbath as the Central Issue The vision emphasizes that the Sabbath will be the defining issue separating God's faithful people from those who reject His authority. Ellen White saw that "the holy Sabbath is, and will be, the separating wall between the true Israel of God and unbelievers; and that the Sabbath is the great question to unite the hearts of God's dear, waiting saints" (WLF 18.4). She further explained the permanence of God's Sabbath commandment, stating: "And I saw that if God had changed the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day, He would have changed the writing of the Sabbath commandment, written on the tables of stone, which are now in the ark in the most holy place of the temple in heaven; and it would read thus: The first day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. But I saw that it read the same as when written on the tables of stone by the finger of God, and delivered to Moses on Sinai, 'But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God'" (EW 33.1). ## The Time of Trouble and Persecution The vision also revealed what would happen during the time of trouble. Ellen White saw that "at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were filled with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath more fully. This enraged the church, and nominal Adventists, as they could not refute the Sabbath truth" (WLF 18.4). She witnessed that God's people would proclaim the Sabbath truth with power, which would provoke intense opposition. The persecution would intensify as "the wicked thought that we had brought the judgments down on them. They rose up and took counsel to rid the earth of us, thinking that then the evil would be stayed" (WLF 18.4). The vision showed that those who reject the Sabbath would blame God's faithful people for the calamities falling upon the earth and would seek to eliminate them. ## The Seal of God Throughout her writings, Ellen White connected Sabbath observance with receiving the seal of God. She declared that "the seal of the living God is placed upon those who conscientiously keep the Sabbath of the Lord" (LDE 220.1), and that "those who would have the seal of God in their foreheads must keep the Sabbath of the fourth commandment" (LDE 220.2). This vision from *Early Writings* pages 282-283 remains one of the most sobering prophecies Ellen White received, warning God's people of the final test over His holy Sabbath and calling them to remain faithful even unto death. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about how to prepare spiritually for the time of trouble? • How did Ellen White describe the close of probation and its relationship to the Sabbath crisis? • What counsel did Ellen White give about standing firm under persecution for the Sabbath?