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Ellen White identified **first-day Adventists** as the most bitter opponents of Seventh-day Adventists. She wrote, "Our most bitter opponents are found among the first-day Adventists" (3T 36). This was a significant concern during the early development of the Seventh-day Adventist movement. Ellen White described the nature of this opposition in stark terms. She explained that these opponents "do not engage in the warfare honorably. They will pursue any course, however unreasonable and inconsistent, to cover up the truth and try to make it appear that the law of God is of no force" (3T 36). She noted that they would even give publicity to statements that were "untrue, unjust, and even ridiculous, if they can make them bear against the truth which they hate" (T21 47.2). The intensity of this opposition was particularly troubling to Ellen White. She warned that ministers who hate the law of God will employ any means to lead souls from their loyalty to Godand that this class of opponents "feel that it is a virtue to talk, write, and act out the most bitter hatred against us" (3T 571.1). She cautioned that Seventh-day Adventists should not look for fair dealing or for justice at their hands,as "many of them are inspired by Satan with insane madness against those who are keeping the commandments of God" (3T 571.1). However, Ellen White also pointed to a broader spiritual conflict. She wrote that "the whole world is to be stirred with enmity against Seventh-day Adventists, because they will not yield homage to the papacy by honoring Sunday, the institution of this antichristian power" (LDE 136.2). This places the opposition in the context of the great controversy between Christ and Satan, where "Satan, the dragon, wages relentless war against those who 'keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus'" (2SM 12). Despite these warnings about opposition, Ellen White encouraged believers not to be discouraged: "Our strength is in Jesus, our Advocate. If in humility we trust in God and hold fast to His promises, He will give us grace and heavenly wisdom to withstand all the wiles of Satan and to come off victors" (3T 571.1). --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about how Seventh-day Adventists should respond to opposition and persecution? • How did Ellen White describe the spiritual warfare that the church faces? • What counsel did she give about maintaining unity and faithfulness during times of attack? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=Who+are+seventh-day+adventist%27s+bitter+enemy%3F)