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Ellen White did not make a direct statement confirming if the earth is flat or round. However, she did address the "flat-world theory" and considered it a distraction from the primary mission of the church. When a church member approached her with the idea that the world is flat, she responded: > "When at one time a brother came to me with the message that the world is flat, I was instructed to present the commission that Christ gave His disciples, 'Go ye therefore, and teach all nations: ...and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end.' [Matthew 28:19, 20.] In regard to such subjects as the flat-world theory, God says to every soul, 'What is that to thee? follow thou Me. I have given you your commission. Dwell upon thegreat testing truths for this time, not upon matters that have no bearing upon our work.'" (GW 314.1) Her focus was on evangelism and the core truths of the gospel, discouraging debates on topics she considered irrelevant to that work.

The concept of leaving the earth is central to the biblical narrative of Christ’s departure and His promised return. While Jesus completed His earthly mission and ascended to His Father's throne as a conqueror, He did not leave His followers without hope of a future relocation (HLv 552.1). His ascension serves as a bridge between the family of heaven and the family of earth, ensuring that believers have an intercessor in the heavenly courts (DA 835.2). The departure of Christ was a literal event where He was taken up into heaven in the sight of His disciples (LS 50.3).

This transition marked the end of His immediate physical work on earth and His return to His heavenly home (1SM 306). However, this separation is temporary, as the promise remains that the same Jesus who ascended will return in the same manner (LS 50.3). Regarding the timing of when humans leave this earth, the focus is placed on the second coming of Christ rather than an immediate transition at death. Jesus explicitly told His disciples that He was going to prepare a place for them and would return to receive them (GC 548.1).

The biblical hope is not that individuals go to Him immediately upon breathing their last, but that they will be "caught up" to meet the Lord in the air when He descends from heaven (4SP 367.1). Believers are encouraged to view themselves as "heaven-bound" travelers on a journey toward their Father's house (YI August 25, 1898, par. 8). This perspective shifts the focus from being permanently bound to this world to anticipating the moment when the dead in Christ are raised and the living are transformed to be with Him forever (GC 548.1).

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I don't find a specific vision in the provided documents where Ellen White describes a "deformed world" that attracted God's love. However, the documents do contain her reflections on the earth's current condition under sin's curse and God's love for it. Ellen White acknowledged that while she could "be perfectly satisfied with this earth, surrounded with the good things of God, if it were not blighted with the curse of sin" (LDE 285.3). She recognized that our world bears the marks of sin's effects, yet she consistently pointed people toward hope in the new earth that will be free from this curse. In her counsel, she encouraged believers to look beyond the present brokenness: "As your senses delight in the attractive loveliness of the earth, think of the world that is to come, that shall never know the blight of sin and death; where the face of nature will no more wear the shadow of the curse" (SC 86.2). This suggests she saw both beauty and brokenness in our current world. One document references the fallen, redeemed raceand describes angels who witnessed the fall of man and his expulsion from his Eden homeas being "most intensely interested to work in union with the fallen, redeemed race" (PH008 9.2). This speaks to heaven's love for our fallen world, though it doesn't describe a specific vision of a "deformed" earth. If you're looking for a particular vision or statement about God's love for a corrupted world, it may be in writings not included in these excerpts. Could you provide any additional details about where you encountered this reference, or what specific aspects of the vision you remember? --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the contrast between this earth and the new earth? • How did she describe God's love for humanity despite our fallen condition? • What counsel did she give about focusing on God's beauty despite the world's brokenness?