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Yes, Ellen White explicitly taught that Abraham saw the cross of Calvary during the Mount Moriah experience. She wrote that "this terrible ordeal was imposed upon Abraham that he might see the day of Christ, and realize the great love of God for the world, so great that to raise it from its degradation, He gave His only-begotten Son to a most shameful death" (DA 468.4). ## Abraham's Vision of the Divine Sacrifice Ellen White explained that Abraham had greatly desired to see the promised Saviourand "offered up the most earnest prayer that before his death he might behold the Messiah" (DA 468.4). In response to this earnest longing, "a supernatural light was given him, and he acknowledged Christ's divine character. He saw His day, and was glad" (DA 468.4). The experience on Mount Moriah became the means through which God revealed this vision. As Abraham laid Isaac on the altar and raised the knife to obey God, he was given "a view of the divine sacrifice for sin. Of this sacrifice he had an illustration in his own experience" (DA 468.4). The command to sacrifice "thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest" (DA 468.4) paralleled God's own sacrifice of His only-begotten Son. ## What Abraham Saw Through Faith Ellen White described the scope of Abraham's prophetic vision: "How could Abraham behold the plan of redemption? How could he comprehend the great and grand working out of this plan through the future ages? By faith. He saw the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star. He saw the one great anti-typical Sacrifice gracing the word with his presence, living the life of God in this sinful world" (GH August 1, 1906, par. 7). The Mount Moriah experience was specifically designed to help Abraham "see the day of Christ and realize the great love of God for the world, so great that He gave His only-begotten Son to raise it from its degradation" (HLv 317.1). Through this "terrible ordeal," Abraham gained insight into the depth of God's love and the reality of the coming sacrifice at Calvary. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the connection between the sanctuary services and Christ's sacrifice? • How did other Old Testament prophets see Christ's day and mission? • What does Ellen White teach about the significance of Mount Moriah in salvation history? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=%E2%80%9CIn+that+scene+on+Mount+Moriah%2C+Abraham+saw+the+cross+of+Calvary.%E2%80%9D)

The passage you're looking for is found in **The Desire of Ages, page 468, paragraph 4** (DA 468.4). Here is the complete quote from that page: > "Abraham had greatly desired to see the promised Saviour. He offered up the most earnest prayer that before his death he might behold the Messiah. And he saw Christ. A supernatural light was given him, and he acknowledged Christ's divine character. He saw His day, and was glad. He was given a view of the divine sacrifice for sin. Of this sacrifice he had an illustration in his own experience. The command came to him, 'Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, ... and offer him ... for a burnt offering.' Genesis 22:2. Upon the altar of sacrifice he laid the son of promise, the son in whom his hopes were centered. Then as he waited beside the altar with knife upraised to obey God, he heard a voice from heaven saying, 'Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from Me.' Genesis 22:12. This terrible ordeal was imposed upon Abraham that he might see the day of Christ, and realize the great love of God for the world, so great that to raise it from its degradation, He gave His only-begotten Son to a most shameful death." (DA 468.4) Ellen White also expressed this same truth in another publication: "This terrible ordeal was imposed on Abraham that he might see the day of Christ and realize the great love of God for the world, so great that He gave His only-begotten Son to raise it from its degradation" (HLv 317.1). The Mount Moriah experience was God's way of giving Abraham a prophetic vision of Calvary—showing him through personal experience the magnitude of the Father's sacrifice in giving His only Son. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What other prophetic visions did Abraham receive about the Messiah? • How did the ram caught in the thicket symbolize Christ's substitutionary sacrifice? • What does Ellen White say about the parallel between Isaac carrying the wood and Christ carrying the cross? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=%E2%80%9CIn+that+scene+on+Mount+Moriah%2C+Abraham+saw+the+cross+of+Calvary.%E2%80%9D+show+me+the+page)