In her writings, Ellen White describes divine justice as being intrinsically linked with mercy and love. Here are some key points on the topic: **Justice and Mercy Intertwined** * "God's love has been expressed in His justice no less than in His mercy. Justice is the foundation of His throne, and the fruit of His love. It had been Satan's purpose to divorce mercy from truth and justice. He sought to prove that the righteousness of God's law is an enemy to peace. But Christ shows that in God's plan they are indissolubly joined together; the one cannot exist without the other. 'Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.' Psalm 85:10" (DA 762.3). * "The long-suffering of God is wonderful. Long does justice wait while mercy pleads with the sinner. But 'righteousness and judgment are the establishment of His throne.' Psalm 97:2, margin" (COL 177.4). * "Mercy and truth are promised to the humble and penitent, but judgments are prepared for the sinful and rebellious. 'Justice and judgment are the habitation of Thy throne'" (2T 448.1). **The Vindication of God's Law** * "God's law stands fully vindicated. He is just, and yet the justifier of all who believe in Jesus. Nothing less than this plan of atonement could convince the whole universe of God's justice" (4SP 323.2). * "The tendency of the modern pulpit is to strain out the divine justice from the divine benevolence... The new theological prism puts asunder what God has joined together. Is the divine law a good or an evil? It is a good. Then justice is good; for it is a disposition to execute the law" (GC 465.3). **Justice and the Punishment of Sin** * "Love no less than justice demanded that for this sin judgment should be inflicted. God is the guardian as well as the sovereign of His people. He cuts off those who are determined upon rebellion, that they may not lead others to ruin" (PP 325.2). * "God permits the wicked to prosper and to reveal their enmity against Him, that when they shall have filled up the measure of their iniquity all may see His justice and mercy in their utter destruction. The day of His vengeance hastens, when all who have transgressed His law and oppressed His people will meet the just recompense of their deeds" (GC 48.2). **A Call to Repentance** * "This divine Ruler had, in the dark ages of the world, passed lightly over heathen idolatry; but now he had sent them the light of truth, through his Son; and he exacted from all men repentance unto salvation... 'Because He hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom he hath ordained'" (3SP 401.2). In summary, Ellen White portrays divine justice not as a cold, punitive force, but as an essential aspect of God's character, inseparable from His love and mercy. It upholds the righteousness of His law and ultimately ensures the well-being of the universe.