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I notice you asked about Noah preaching for **120 days**, but Ellen White's writings actually state that Noah preached for **120 years**, not days. This is an important distinction that appears consistently throughout her counsel. Ellen White wrote that "Noah preached to the people of his time that God would give them one hundred and twenty years in which to repent of their sins and find refuge in the ark, but they refused the gracious invitation" (1TT 506.1). She emphasized that this extended period demonstrated God's mercy, as "abundant time was given them to turn from their sins, overcome their bad habits, and develop righteous characters" (1TT 506.1). This 120-year period of warning appears multiple times in her writings. She explained that "for a hundred and twenty years was sounded in their ears the warning to repent, lest the wrath of God be manifested in their destruction" (GC 337.3). Despite this lengthy opportunity, the antediluvians rejected the gracious invitationand "the merciful warning of God was rejected with sneers, with mockery and derision" (4T 308.3). Ellen White used Noah's experience as an encouragement to faithful workers who might not see immediate results. She wrote: "Noah preached for one hundred and twenty years to the people before the flood; yet out of the multitudes on the earth at that time only eight were saved" (CET 216.5). This reminds us that faithfulness in proclaiming truth matters more than visible success, and that God's patience extends far longer than human expectations might suggest. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What parallels did Ellen White draw between Noah's time and the last days? • How did Ellen White describe the response of the antediluvians to Noah's message? • What counsel did she give about persevering in ministry when results seem small? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=Where+does+it+say+that+Noah+preached+for+120+days%3F)