THE DIETARY ASPECT OF GENUINE HEALTH REFORM OF THE THIRD ANGEL’S MESSAGE

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THE DIETARY ASPECT OF GENUINE HEALTH REFORM OF THE THIRD ANGEL’S MESSAGE

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb [plant] bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for MEAT [Hebrew “oklah,” meaning food].” Gen. 1:29, KJV. Verse 31 states: “And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was VERY good. And the evening and the morning was the SIXTH day.”

After air and water, food is the third most fundamental need of man and lesser creatures. Hence, in His omniscient wisdom and foresight, seeing that food and desire would be the natural testing grounds to prove loyalty of man to God, He contemplated and designed the plan of redemption for fallen man to—naturally and logically—begin the work of restoring His lost image in fallen man by bringing him in the last days, as close as is possible, back to the original diet given in Eden. Thus the Spirit of prophecy reveals:

“Again and again I have been shown that God is trying to lead us back, step by step, to His original design—that man should subsist upon the natural products of the earth.”

“Vegetables, fruits and grains should compose our diet. Not an ounce of FLESH meat should enter our stomachs. The eating of flesh is unnatural. We are to return to God’s original purpose in the creation of man.”

“Among those who are waiting [and preparing] for the coming of the Lord, meat-eating will be done away. Flesh will cease to form a part of their diet.”

“Greater reform should be seen among the people who claim to be looking for the second appearing of Christ. Health reform is to do among our people a work which it has NOT YET done. There are those who ought to be AWAKE to the danger of meat-eating, who are still the flesh of animals, thus endangering the PHYSICAL, MENTAL, and SPIRITUAL HEALTH. Many who are now HALF-CONVERTED on the question of meat-eating will GO from God’s people to walk NO MORE with them.” [Mark that!].

“CANCERS, tumors, and all inflammatory diseases are LARGELY caused by meat-eating. From the light given me, the prevalence of cancers and tumors is largely due to gross living on DEAD FLESH.”

“If there ever was a time [written back in 1869] when the diet should be of the most SIMPLE kind, it is NOW. Meat should NOT be placed BEFORE THE CHILDREN [Take note parents!]. Its influence is to EXCITE the lower passions, and has a tendency to DEADEN the moral powers.” (E.G. White, Counsels on Diet and Foods, pp. 380, 382, 389-399).

Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who works in you both to WILL and to DO His good pleasure! Bless all, NMF.