上帝慈爱的最后胜利
富有才华的作家怀爱伦所著《救赎的故事》是为现时代而写的。当我们临近二十一世纪的时候，世界所发生的事件在地平线上留下了一个问号：我们饱经磨难的人类，是注定要面对更多的痛苦和困扰，或是明天的前景会变得更好? {SR 9.1}
政治和科学界的领袖对将来抱有一些希望，可是大多数思想家、政治家和教牧人员所发出的，却是消极的声音。{SR 9.2}
何处有希望和保证呢?是的，对于那些不愿绝望，认定上帝了解人类的困境，会采取重大行动改变现状的人而言，出路肯定是会有的。然而本书的读者将会发现，支持乐观看法的，不只是人的理性。在阅读这部人类与邪恶的黑暗势力激烈搏斗的有力灵感的记录时，信心会从他们心中油然而生。本书的依据是圣经中上帝与撒但之间为控制人类意志和命运而长期斗争的主题。其中回顾了人类的受造，堕落犯罪，以及魔鬼的势力挑动战争，引发罪恶和普遍苦难与悲剧的故事。本书的核心是基督在十字架上为人类所成就的救赎。{SR 9.3}
本书的每一页都为史实提供见解。这些史实是圣经以外的其他作者都曾尝试探讨的。救赎的故事的一部真正的战争史，是上帝、鬼魔、人类之间冲突的故事。其高潮的胜利的结局，是一切跟从耶稣基督的人获得平安和恢复。祂是万王之王，必将在凯旋之中重返大地。{SR 9.4}
本书的编者从怀爱伦以前就这个重大主题所写的四部著作中精心选材，按照年代的顺序予以编排，涵盖了人类的全部历史，提供了最广泛最明确的相关篇章。{SR 10.1}
光阴是宝贵的。时间很快就要结束。永恒的世界在向我们所有的人召唤。本书的读者将会发现，前途是光明的。上帝和正义的力量将会取得最后的胜利。{SR 10.2}
出版者 1947年
【GOD'S LOVE TRIUMPHANT AT LAST】
THE STORY OF REDEMPTION, BY THE GIFTED AUTHOR ELLEN G. WHITE, IS A BOOK WRITTEN FOR THESE TIMES. AS WE APPROACH THE YEAR 2000, WORLD EVENTS LEAVE A QUESTION MARK HANGING ON THE HORIZON. ARE WE, A RACE OF TORMENTED HUMAN BEINGS, DOOMED TO MORE TROUBLE AND WORRIES, OR WILL THE VISION OF TOMORROW CHANGE FOR THE BETTER? {SR 9.1}[1]
SOME HOPE IS HELD OUT BY POLITICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LEADERS, BUT THE VOICES OF MOST PHILOSOPHERS, STATESMEN, AND CLERGYMEN SEEM PITCHED IN A MINOR KEY. {SR 9.2}[2]
IS THERE HOPE AND REASSURANCE ANYWHERE? YES, FOR THOSE WHO REFUSE TO DESPAIR AND WHO REASON THAT GOD MUST SURELY KNOW ABOUT THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT AND WILL ACT DRAMATICALLY TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF EVENTS--FOR THEM THERE WILL BE A WAY OUT. BUT THE READER OF THIS VOLUME WILL FIND MORE THAN HUMAN REASONING TO SUPPORT THE OPTIMISTIC VIEW. FAITH WILL SPRING UP IN HIS HEART AS HE READS THIS ENLIGHTENING AND POWERFUL ACCOUNT OF MANKIND'S PASSIONATE STRUGGLES AGAINST THE DARK POWERS OF EVIL. THE NARRATIVE IS BASED UPON THE SCRIPTURAL THEME OF THE AGE-LONG CONFLICT BETWEEN DIVINE AND SATANIC AGENCIES FOR THE CONTROL OF MAN'S WILL AND DESTINY. HERE IS REVIEWED THE STORY OF MAN'S CREATION AND HIS FALL INTO SIN, ALSO OF THE DEMONIC CONTROL THAT HAS INSPIRED WARS AND INSTIGATED CRIME AND UNIVERSAL SUFFERING AND TRAGEDY. AT THE HEART OF THE BOOK IS THE REDEMPTION OF MAN WROUGHT BY CHRIST ON THE CROSS. {SR 9.3}[3]
EACH PAGE IN THIS NARRATIVE PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO HISTORY RARELY ATTEMPTED BY ANY AUTHOR EXCEPT BY THE WRITERS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. THE STORY OF REDEMPTION IS A TRUE WAR STORY--THE STORY OF GOD AND DEMONS AND MAN IN CONFLICT. IT CULMINATES IN A TRIUMPHANT DENOUEMENT, WITH PEACE AND RESTORATION FOR ALL WHO FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST, THE KING OF KINGS, WHO RETURNS TO EARTH TRIUMPHANTLY. {SR 9.4}[4]
THE COMPILERS OF THIS VOLUME HAVE EXTRACTED CHOICE SELECTIONS FROM FOUR PREVIOUS BOOKS BY ELLEN G. WHITE ON THIS COMMANDING THEME. THESE EXCERPTS HAVE BEEN PLACED TOGETHER IN THE ORDER OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT. THE NARRATIVE ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE SPAN OF HUMAN EXISTENCE AND PROVIDES MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND REVEALING CHAPTERS ON THE SUBJECT. {SR 10.1}[5]
TIME IS PRECIOUS. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. ETERNITY BECKONS ALL OF US. THE READER OF THIS BOOK WILL DISCOVER THAT THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT. GOD AND THE FORCES OF RIGHT WILL GAIN THE FINAL VICTORY. THE PUBLISHERS {SR 10.2}[6]
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