Answers to Important Questions about the Health Message

IS THE HEALTH MESSAGE SALVATIONAL?

“The light God has given on health reform is for our salvation and the salvation of the world…” {CD 461.1}

DO SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS HAVE THE MOST SUPERIOR HEALTH MESSAGE?

“Seventh-day Adventists are handling momentous truths…the Lord gave us special light on health reform…we should be in advance of all other people…” {CD 24.2}

HOW MUCH OF SICKNESS & DISEASE ARE RELATED TO A VIOLATION OF THE LAWS OF HEALTH?

“Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health…”  {CH 90.1}

“…All sickness is the result of transgression…”  {CH 37.2}

HOW MUCH OF WOMEN’S DISEASES ARE RELATED TO THE WAY THEY DRESS?

“Women especially are the victims of various maladies which might be lessened, if not entirely prevented, by right habits of life. Half their sufferings may be attributed to their manner of dress, and the insane desire to conform to the fashions of the world.” --H. R. {HL 64.4}

WILL ALL THE SICK BE RAISED TO HEALTH?

“There are cases where God works decidedly by His divine power in the restoration of health. But not all the sick are healed. Many are laid away to sleep in Jesus.”   {MH 230.3}

WHY NOT???

Reason #1: “God knows the end from the beginning….He knows whether those for whom prayer is offered would or would not be able to endure the trials that would come upon them should they live. He knows whether their lives would be a blessing or a curse to themselves and to the world…” (MH 230.1)

Reason #2: “We find in every such instance a good reason why they cannot live out the health reform. They do not live it out, and have never followed it strictly, therefore they cannot be benefited by it…”  {CD 399.1}

HOW MANY WILL RECOVER IF THEY DO FOLLOW IT OUT STRICTLY?

“If the sick and suffering will do only as well as they know in regard to living out the principles of health reform perseveringly, then they will in nine cases out of ten recover from their ailments.”  {MM 223.4}

DOES RECOVERY HAPPEN OVERNIGHT?

“The use of natural remedies requires an amount of care and effort that many are not willing to give. Nature's process of healing and upbuilding is gradual, and to the impatient it seems slow. The surrender of hurtful indulgences requires sacrifice. But in the end …Those who persevere in obedience to her laws will reap the reward in health of body and health of mind.”  {MH 127.3}

IN HOW LONG CAN RECOVERY TAKE PLACE?

“An abstemious diet for A MONTH OR TWO would convince many sufferers that the path of self-denial is the path to health.” {MH 235.2}

WHAT IS AN ABSTEMIOUS DIET?

• “I advise you to make your diet abstemious allowing nothing to pass your lips that will be an enemy to your health and life.
• Eat much more sparingly
• Eat simple food, which does not require heavy seasoning…” {CD 102.1}

SO THIS WOULD MEAN NO MORE:

• Additives
• Alcohol in Any Form
• Aspartame
• Bad Combination of Foods
• Baking Powder or Baking Soda
• Breath Mints
• Candies
• Coffee
• Common Salt
• Complicated Mixtures
• Condiments
• Cooking With Grease (Oil of Any Kind)
• Fermented Foods Such As Sauerkraut, Miso, Tempeh
• Food Coloring
• Fried Foods Such As French Fries and Potato Chips
• Gum
• Heavy Seasoning
• MSG
• Pepper or Spicy Food
• Preservatives
• Spices
• Tea
• Vinegar or Vinegar Based Salad Dressings
• White Flour Products
• AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CAUSE SICKNESS.

WHAT ARE OTHER WAYS TO THE RECOVERY OF HEALTH?

“Nature will want some assistance to bring things to their proper condition, which may be found in

• Pure air
• A precious knowledge of how to breathe
• Pure water, with a knowledge how to apply it
• Plenty of sunlight in every room in the house
• How to eat and dress healthfully…” {MM 223.4} (See also MH 127.2)

ARE HERBS ALWAYS NECESSARY FOR RECOVERY OF THE SICK?

“In case of sickness…

1. The cause should be ascertained.

2. Unhealthful conditions should be changed

3. Wrong habits corrected.

4. Then nature is to be assisted in her effort to expel impurities and to re-establish right conditions in the system.”  {MH 127.1}

“The true method for healing the sick is to tell them of the herbs that grow for the benefit of man…They can themselves administer the simple herbs if necessary…”  {SpM 137.2}

WHAT IS SOMETHING GOD’S PEOPLE DON’T APPRECIATE AND USE ENOUGH OF WHEN TREATING SICKNESS & DISEASE?

“Water treatments are not appreciated as they should be…There are many ways in which water can be applied to relieve pain and check disease. All should become intelligent in its use in simple home treatments…” {MH 237.2}

“There is a work to be done in treating the sick with water…”  {PH144 13.2}

WILL WATER TREATMENTS WORK WELL IF THE PERSON’S DIET IS NOT RIGHT?

“The use of water can accomplish but little, if the patient does not feel the necessity of also strictly.”

{2SM 451.1}

ARE COLONICS NECESSARY AND SAFE?

“There are men who make a specialty of treating the rectum, and some feel that they have been greatly benefitted. But I have been instructed that this treatment, as well as many surgical operations, leaves with many a serious weakness.” {LLM 178.2}

WHAT ABOUT EXPENSIVE APPLIANCES LIKE HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS, SAUNAS, JUICERS, ETC.?

“There is danger of spending far too much money on machinery and appliances which the patients can never use in their home lessons. They should rather be taught how to regulate the diet, so that the living machinery of the whole being will work in harmony.” {CD 445.2}

SHOULD WE EVER RESORT TO DRUGS WHEN WE’VE DONE ALL THAT WE CAN NATURALLY AND IT’S NOT WORKING?

“Not a poisonous drug should be used. When you have a case that does not respond to the use of simple remedies, take it to the Lord in prayer. Talk to Him as the only one who can help. Quote simple scripture with tenderness and faith…” {PC 43.1}

DID SISTER WHITE SUPPORT THE USE OF DRUG MEDICATION AFTER RECEIVING THE LIGHT ON OUR HEALTH MESSAGE?

“In…the book on Christian temperance, that portion that was expressed in reference to DRUG MEDICATION as though it was recommended by me is not according to the light that I have been given to present to the people. I must, if I made this statement, have done so in expressing the idea of WORKING AWAY FROM THE USE OF ALL DRUGS concocted at the apothecary. We have no use for them. We should not vindicate the use of drug medication…”  (20MR 36.2)

BUT DIDN’T SISTER WHITE GET VACCINATED WITH THE SMALL POX VACCINE?

"You ask for definite and concise information regarding what Sister White wrote about vaccination and serum.

“…She did not refer to them in any of her writings. …however…at a time when there was an epidemic of smallpox in the vicinity, she herself was vaccinated.”  {2SM 303.3}

***There was a time Sister White ate pork, drank tea and coffee…She didn’t know better, but when she learned the health message, she stepped in line to obey the light that was given to her. This includes the light given to her about drug medication and mercury.

“God's light-bearers are to adjust their movements to His progressive plans…” {RH, December 24, 1901

par. 7} {RH, April 2, 1914 par. 3-.5}

WHY DO PEOPLE CONTINUE TO TAKE DRUG MEDICATION EVEN AFTER HEARING THE HEALTH MESSAGE FOR SOME TIME?

“…He promises to come to us as a Comforter to bless us. Why do we not believe these promises? That which we lack in faith we make up by the use of drugs. Let us give up the drugs, believing that Jesus does not desire us to be sick, and that if we live according to the principles of health reform, He will keep us well.”  {19MR 51.2}

WHAT ABOUT DOCTORS/PHYSICIANS? ARE THEY THE ONLY ONES WHO KNOW ALL THE ILLS OF INFANTS AND PERSONS OF EVERY AGE?

“To educate the human family that the doctor alone knows all the ills of infants and persons of every age, IS FALSE TEACHING…” {SpM 137.2}

HOW OFTEN DO WE REALLY NEED TO SEE A PHYSICIAN, PER THE COUNSEL GIVEN TO US?

“Were I sick, I would just as soon call in a lawyer as a physician from among general practitioners…”  

(2SM 290.1)

"...if every family were educated in how to use these herbs in case of sickness…no doctor need be called...”  1897 (2SM 294.1)

WHAT DOES TRUE EDUCATION TEACH RE: PHYSICIANS?

“…true education will lead us to teach the sick that they need not call in a doctor any more than they would call in a lawyer. They can themselves administer the simple herbs if necessary.”  {PH144 13.1}

SHOULD WE SEND FOR A WORLDLY PHYSICIAN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION?

“Your question is . . . "In urgent cases, should we call in a worldly physician, because the sanitarium doctors are all so busy that they have no time to devote to outside practice?...If the physicians are so busy that they cannot treat the sick outside of the institution, would it not be wiser for all to educate themselves in the use of simple remedies…Were I sick, I would just as soon call in a lawyer as a physician from among general practitioners…” (20MR 1.2-1.4)

“It is not safe to trust to physicians who have not the fear of God before them...The physician may claim to possess great wisdom and marvelous skill, while at the same time his practice contrary to the laws of health...the teaching of these physicians is continually leading away from the principles God has given us in regard to health... Brethren, how can the Lord let his blessing rest upon us when we are going right upon the enemy's ground?”   {CTBH 113.1) (5T 194.3)

“Christ will not save from wounds the one who places himself unbidden on the enemy's ground...Then comes suffering...”  (MS 115, 1902). {5BC 1102.7}

WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS?

“As religious aggression subverts the liberties of our nation, those who would stand for freedom of conscience will be placed in unfavorable positions. For their own sake they should, while they have opportunity, become intelligent in regard to disease, its causes, prevention, and cure.”  (1892). {LDE 80.2}

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Why Is There Sickness & Disease? (Part 2)

3 John 2 – “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 

3 John 2 –

If God wants His people in Health, yet the majority of the world is stricken with sickness & disease, the question is…WHAT HAPPENED?

Genesis 3 tells us the story of the fall of man. It started out over a piece of fruit. Adam & Eve ate that which God told them not to eat and this in turn brought wretchedness & death.

WHAT WAS THE RESULT?

Romans 5:12 – “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”

IN THE BIBLE WE ARE TOLD THE FOLLOWING:

Deuteronomy 30:19 – “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”

***God wants us to choose the path of life and blessings, not death and curses.

Proverbs 26:2 – “...the curse causeless shall not come.”

Some of these curses deal with sickness & disease (Deuteronomy 28:15, 21, 27, 28, 35, 45)

WE ARE TOLD THE FOLLOWING REGARDING SICKNESS & DISEASE:

“Disease never comes without a cause. The way is prepared and disease invited by disregard of the laws of health. Many suffer in consequence of the transgression of their parents. While they are not responsible for what their parents have done, it is nevertheless their duty to ascertain what are and what are not violations of the laws of health. They should avoid the wrong habits of their parents and, by correct living, place themselves in better conditions.” {MH 234 .1}

“Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health.”  {MH 127 .1}

“ALL SICKNESS is the RESULT OF TRANSGRESSION.”  {CH 37 .2}

In Genesis chapters 1 & 2: God gave Adam & Eve all that they needed to survive. Air/Oxygen, Water, Fruits, Nuts, grains, seeds, exercise, sunshine, temperance, Rest, and He asked them to trust in Him.

“Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power--these are the true remedies...”   {MH 127 .2}

The green herb of the field was not added until after sin (Genesis 3:18)...Now that man was going to sweat, he would need the electrolytes found in the herb/vegetables of the field. In the days of the FLOOD, when God permitted the eating of Flesh, it was because the vegetation was going to be destroyed....It was not His original plan for the eating of flesh, but He gave permission...However, He counseled that when they ate the flesh, they would lose years off of their lives (Genesis 9:5) ...Prior to the Flood, the youngest man to die was 777...After the flood, after Noah's son's passed, by the time of Abraham, man was dying around 130.

By the way, it was only the clean animals that were permitted to be eaten, and there were rules and regulations that had to be followed in order to eat the flesh.  (See Gen. 7:1-3, then Gen. 9:3-5 and Lev. 11, Deut. 14).

Then, several hundred years later, when God was bringing His people out of Egypt, He attempted to give them a FLESH-FREE DIET, but they murmured and complained...He fulfilled their wishes of having the FLESHPOTS OF EGYPT and rained quail down for them to eat. We are told that they died while it was between their teeth. (Numbers 11:4-34)

So from then on, God allowed the eating of flesh among His people, but this was not according to His original purpose. (Ezekiel 20:25)

Even back then, God promised if His people obeyed His voice, kept His statutes and His commandments, He would not put the diseases of the Egyptians on them (Exodus 15:26), yet we have tons of current Scientific articles showing that man today has the very diseases the Mummies had in the days of Moses.

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/apr/14/researchers-find-heart-disease-in-mummies/

WHY? IS GOD A LIAR?

NO WAY!!! GOD CANNOT LIE (Titus 1:2)

SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

“The tables of many professed Christian women are daily set with a variety of dishes which irritate the stomach and produce a feverish condition of the system. Flesh meats constitute the principal article of food upon the tables of some families, until their blood is filled with cancerous and scrofulous humors. Their bodies are composed of what they eat. But when suffering and disease come upon them, it is considered an affliction of providence.”  {3T 563.2}

“The violation of physical law, with its consequent suffering and premature death, has so long prevailed that these results are regarded as the appointed lot of humanity; but God did not create the race in such a feeble condition. This state of things is not the work of Providence, but of man. It has been brought about by wrong habits,--by violating the laws that God has made to govern man's existence...”   {CD 118 .1}

“The greater number, however, suffer because of their own wrong course of action. They disregard the principles of health by their habits of eating, drinking, dressing, and working. Their transgression of nature's laws produces the sure result; and when sickness comes upon them, many do not credit their suffering to the true cause, but murmur against God because of their afflictions. But God is not responsible for the suffering that follows disregard of natural law.” {MH 234 .2}

Leviticus 17:11 – “For the life of the flesh is in the blood...”

What you put in your body has an effect on the blood, and what kind of blood you have has an effect on your health.

Whether you get enough water, rest, exercise, sunshine, trust in God, etc., also has an effect on the blood...

God is trying to lead His people back to the lifestyle that was given in Eden, including the Genesis 1:29 diet, + the Herb of the Field.

Jeremiah 6:16 – Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Acts 3:20, 21 – And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

LET US STRIVE TO HEAD BACK TOWARD EDEN...

The fall_________________+_________________Restored

“As our first parents lost Eden through the indulgence of appetite, our only hope of regaining Eden is through the firm denial of appetite and passion. Abstemiousness in diet, and control of all the passions...”  {CD 59 .1}

***All verses are taken from the KJV Bible...All others have been changed or omitted.

***Forks over Knives is a documentary showing the relationship between the eating of animal products and disease.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZGs0XsS_lI

***Medical Science has proven and stated that if everyone became a strict vegetarian, 97% of heart disease would disappear.

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Why Is There Sickness & Disease? (Part 1)

CANCER IS NOW THE #2 DISEASE IN AMERICA. 

It is killing approximately 4,500 people every day. That is an equivalent of NINE jumbo jets crashing every day with a 100% death rate.

In 2012 alone, there were 1,700,000 new cases of cancer reported, not including some types of skin cancer.

PROSTATE CANCER IS THE #1 NON-SKIN CANCER AMONG THE MALE POPULATION

https://www.pcf.org/about-prostate-cancer/what-is-prostate-cancer/?utm_source=google_cpc&utm_medium=ad_grant&utm_campaign=cbc_ggrant_awareness_general_us&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzJOtBhALEiwAtwj8th35ZTHS30c9d3ygoJQ9pRPmjYRmoyk4lPK_sd9OfbChlRbojy6o-RoCUNMQAvD_BwE

https://zerocancer.org/about-prostate-cancer/facts-statistics?kw=&matchtype=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAzJOtBhALEiwAtwj8tmWpg883OXAXnkGwAvJCbxkHKkmCMgjmRTx5rhP3FuU4j9G85yk3kBoC8U0QAvD_BwE

HEART DISEASE IS THE #2 DISEASE IN AMERICA

It is known as the silent killer with someone dying every 30 seconds from a heart attack. That's approximately 2 heart attacks every minute; 120 every hour; 2,880 every 24 hours; 20,160 every week & approximately 1,050,000 every year.

Diabetes – Causing blindness in a minimum of 14,000 people every year.

Arthritis – A very debilitating disease, especially crippling the elderly.

Depression, Obesity, and Numerous other Diseases

***They said by the year 2020, Depression would be the #2 leading cause of death.

It is no hidden fact that the Healthcare system is failing the American people. With billions being spent every year on healthcare costs and prescription drugs, disease is at a higher rate than ever, with new diseases each year coming off the woodwork, so to say.

Also, emergency rooms are being filled at a higher rate every year with new strains of the flu breaking out in different parts of the world.

THE BIG QUESTION IS WHY???????

As we study this subject, we will be covering the following:

1: WHY ARE PEOPLE SICK?

2: WHY IS THERE DISEASE?

GOD TELLS US:  “...the curse causeless shall not come.”  (Proverbs 26:2)

Some of the curses dealing with disease mentioned in the Bible are found in the following verses: Deut. 28:22, 27, 35; Lev 26:16; and Deut. 28:61

THEY ARE:

1. Pestilence = infections, deadly diseases like AIDS (vs: 22)

2. Consumption = tuberculosis OR a wasting of flesh (vs: 22)

3. Fever (vs: 22)

4. Inflammation = Edema; anything ending in citis like bursitis, arthritis, etc. (vs: 22) 5. Extreme Burning =

    bones; heartburn; etc. (vs: 22)

5. Blasting = to prevent from growing like dwarf’s

6. Botch = a swelling on the skin; growth; ulcers; tumors (vs: 27)

7. Emerods = Hemorrhoids (vs: 27)

8. Scab = psoriasis, eczema, shingles, etc. (vs: 27)

9. Itch = Scabies; athlete’s foot; dandruff; seborrhea; etc. (vs: 27)

10. Madness = Schizophrenia (vs: 28)

11. Blindness = loss of sight (vs: 28)

12. Astonishment of Heart = heart problems (vs: 28)

13. Smitten in the Knees = knee problems (vs: 35)

14. Smitten in the legs = leg problems; gait problems (vs: 35)

15. A Sore Botch = painful swellings, painful ulcers, and painful tumors (vs: 35)

16. A Trembling Heart = heart failure; heart attack; cardiac arrest (vs: 35)

17. Failing Eyes = vision problems like glaucoma or cataracts (vs: 65)

18. Sorrow of Mind = any type of depression or worry (vs: 65)

19. Terror = fear; phobia; anxiety (Lev 26:16)

20. Burning Ague = chills; shivering (cold/flu); shock; etc. (Lev 26:16)

21. Disease & Sickness not listed – examples are Mad Cow Disease and Swine Flu (Deut. 28:61)

GOD SAID:

“...If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I WILL PUT NONE OF THESE DISEASES UPON THEE, WHICH I HAVE BROUGHT UPON THE EGYPTIANS...”   (Exodus 15:26)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/even-ancient-mummies-had-clogged-arteries-study-finds/

WHAT HAPPENED?

“...GOD CANNOT LIE...” (Titus 1:2)

If God cannot lie, yet He said He would not put the diseases of the Egyptians on us, yet we have the very same diseases, the question is:WHAT HAPPENED????

LET'S GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING AND SEE:

“And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”(Gen 1:31)

“...GOD IS LOVE” (1 John 4:8)

BIBLE:

3 John 2 – “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

Psalms 139:14 – “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made...”

Isaiah 45:12 – “I (God) have....created man...”

NOTE: As all manufacturers provide an owner’s manual for their creation/product, our Heavenly Father has also provided an owner's manual for the human race (His creation). Unfortunately, when it comes to health, most humans, including those calling themselves Christians, for some reason feel that that is one area God does not cover, and they do not believe we need to consult the Word of God when it comes to our bodies and our health.

So let's go to the Word of God and see what God tells us about our bodies and how to preserve our health.

HOWEVER, THE WORD OF GOD SAYS:

Matthew 4:4 – “...Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every wordthat proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

Exodus 15:26 – “... If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in His sight, and will give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I WILL PUT NONE OF THESE DISEASES UPON THEE, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.”

Deuteronomy 28:15 – “But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.”  

Galatians 6:7 – “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

GOD IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE TAKE CARE OF OUR BODIES:

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”  (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

1 Corinthians 10:31 – “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”

HE TELLS US:

Deuteronomy 30:19 – “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.”

OUR POOR CHOICES CAN BRING AN EARLY DEATH TO OURSELVES

Ecclesiastes 7:17 – “Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?” 

HOW MANY YEARS DID GOD PROMISE US?

“The days of our years are threescore years and ten (70); and if by reason of strength they be fourscore (80) years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off...” (Psalms 90:10)

It is estimated that about 9 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE DIE PREMATURELY(90% of diseases are R/T Diet & Lifestyle... (MM 225.2-.3)

***We're not referring to accidents here. We're talking about sickness & disease. IT IS NOT GOD'S PROVIDENCE FOR US TO BE SICK AND DIE PREMATURELY... “The violation of physical law, with its consequent suffering and premature death, has so long prevailed that these results are regarded as the appointed lot of humanity; but God did not create the race in such a feeble condition. This state of things is not the work of Providence but of man.

Note: This is how long they lived eating flesh food. Those giving up flesh are living 100+ years.

The violation of physical law, with its consequent suffering and premature death, has so long prevailed that these results are regarded as the appointed lot of humanity; but GOD DID NOT CREATE THE RACE IN SUCH A FEEBLE CONDITION. This state of things is not the work of Providence but of man. It has been brought about by wrong habits,--by violating the laws that God has made to govern man's existence....” (CD 118.1)

“I wish you could read the daily papers of this country, and notice the accounts of how men in responsible positions have dropped dead while traveling or while at some entertainment. Never have the deaths of wealthy men in high life been so frequent as of late. This is the result of a violation of nature's laws. The cause is being followed by effect. The lifeforces are extinguished by indulgence. “Heart failure,” say the physicians who attended these men at their death. Poor souls! They abused the Lord's wonderful machinery until it could endure no longer, and gave up the conflict. GOD DOES NOT WORK A MIRACLE TO KEEP IN MOTION THE MACHINERY THAT IS WORN OUT BY THE ABUSE PUT UPON IT.” {7MR 56.1}

LET'S GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING AND SEE WHERE MAN WENT WRONG:

Gen. 1:29 –  “And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” 

Gen. 3:18 – “Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.”  

Gen. 3:18 – “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground...”  

NOW GOING DOWN TO THE DAYS OF NOAH

Genesis 7:1-3 – “And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 9:3 – “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.” 

MAN'S LIFESPAN BEFORE FLESH GIVEN BECAUSE OF THE FLOOD IN NOAH'S DAY:

Genesis 5:31 – “And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.”  

MAN'S LIFESPAN AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF FLESH FOOD DUE TO THE FLOOD:

Genesis 11:24-25  - “And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah. And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.”

29 yrs. +119 yrs. = 148 yrs. old

***NOW IT IS TRUE, God did give man permission to eat flesh food after the flood. BUT, IT WAS NEVER HIS ORIGINAL DESIGN. WHEN HE GAVE PERMISSION FOR THIS NEW DIET, HE HAD RESTRICTIONS TO ONLY CLEAN ANIMALS.  (See Genesis 7:1-3; Leviticus 11:1-23 and Deut. 14)

EIGHT RULES FOR EATING FLESH:

1. Must Be Clean (Leviticus 11/Deuteronomy 14)

2. No Fat (Leviticus 3:17)

3. No Blood (Leviticus 3:17)

4. No Blemish (Leviticus 3:1)

5. Not Strangled (Acts 15:20)

6. Cannot Be Cooked In Its Mother's Milk (Deuteronomy 14:21) (example: No Stroganoff)

7. Not Dying of Itself (Deuteronomy 14:21)

8. Must Be Eaten By The Third Day (Leviticus 19:5-7)

However, the introduction of FLESH FOOD CAUSED MAN'S LIFE SPAN TO DECREASE DRASTICALLY.

Today, in a documentary called 'Forks Over Knives', MEDICAL SCIENCE IS NOW SAYING IF YOU WANT TO REVERSE DISEASE AND ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFE, YOU MUST CUT OUT ALL FLESH FROM THE DIET.

https://www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/

WHY???

Isaiah 46:9-10 – The Bible tells us that God declares the end from the beginning.  

WHAT DID HE TELL US REGARDING FLESH FOODS IN THE LAST DAYS?

“...in the latter days there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.” (Hosea 3:5-4:3)

LANGUISH = to die from sickness or disease

Deuteronomy 14:21 – “Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself...” 

TODAY:

• COWS ARE MAD
• CHICKENS HAVE THE FLU
• FISH ARE FULL OF MERCURY 

SOME QUOTES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF EATING FLESH FOOD:

“Flesh was never the best food; but its use is now doubly objectionable, since disease in animals is so rapidly increasing. THOSE WHO USE FLESH FOODS LITTLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE EATING. Often if they could see the animals when living and know the quality of the meat they eat, they would turn from it with loathing. People are continually eating flesh that is filled with tuberculous and cancerous germs. Tuberculosis, cancer, and other fatal diseases are thus communicated.” {MH 313.2}

“The effects of a flesh diet may not be immediately realized; but this is no evidence that it is not harmful. Few can be made to believe that it is the meat they have eaten which has poisoned their blood and caused their suffering. MANY DIE OF DISEASES WHOLLY DUE TO MEAT EATING, while the real cause is not suspected by themselves or by others.”   {MH 315.1}

“THE LIABILITY TO TAKE DISEASE IS INCREASED TENFOLD BY MEAT EATING...Your safest course is to let meat alone.”   (CH 70.2)

“...Flesh food is injurious to health...” (MH 315.2)

 SO IF ONE CHOOSES TO GIVE UP FLESH FOOD, WHAT SHOULD THEY EAT IN ITS PLACE?

“In order to know what are the best foods, we must study God's original plan for man's diet. He who created man and who understands his needs appointed Adam his food. . . Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the diet chosen for us by our Creator.”  {CG 380.1}

“Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables constitute the diet chosen for us by our Creator. These foods prepared in as simple and natural a manner as possible, are the most healthful and nourishing. They impart a strength, a power of endurance, and a vigor of intellect...” (MH 296.1)

“Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables, in proper combination,CONTAIN ALL THE ELEMENTS OF NUTRITION; and WHEN PROPERLY PREPARED, they constitute the diet that best promotes both physical and mental strength.” (Ed 204.3)

“The grains, with fruits, nuts, and vegetables, contain all the nutritive properties necessary to make good blood. These elements are not so well or so fully supplied by a flesh diet. Had the use of flesh been essential to health and strength, animal food would have been included in the diet appointed man in the beginning.” (CD 396.1)

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