“Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples . . . . and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come !” I Corinthians 10:11
“God has permitted the Light of health reform to shine upon us in these last days, that by walking in the Light we may escape many dangers to which we will be exposed. Satan’s temptations are powerful upon the human family to lead them to indulge appetite, gratify inclination, and live a life of heedless folly. . . . In this fast age, the less exciting the food the better. Temperance in all things and firm denial of appetite, is the only path of safety . . . !”
– Testimonies, vol.3 p.560-561
“The same injunctions that rested upon ancient Israel rest upon God’s people now, to be separate from the world. The great Head of the church (Christ Jesus) has not changed. The experience of Christians in these last days is much like the travels of ancient Israel.
Please read 1 Corinthians 10, especially from the 6th to the 15th verse: “Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. . . . Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.”–T., V. I, p. 283. {HL 282.1}
The LORD intends to bring His people back to live upon simple fruits, vegetables, and grains. He led the children of Israel into the wilderness, where they could not get a flesh diet; and He gave them the bread of heaven. “Man did eat angels’ food.” But they craved the flesh pots of Egypt, and mourned and cried for flesh, notwithstanding the promise of the LORD that if they would submit to His will, He would carry them into the land of Canaan, and establish them there, a pure holy, happy people, and there should not be a feeble one in all their tribes; for He would take away all sickness from among them !
But although they had a plain “Thus saith the LORD (Jehovah, Yehuwah),” they mourned and wept, and murmured and complained, until the LORD was wroth with them. Because they were so determined to have the flesh of dead animals, He gave them the very diet that He had withheld from them.
The LORD would have given them flesh from the first had it been essential to their health; but He had created and redeemed them, and led them the long journey in the wilderness, to educate, discipline and train them in correct habits. The LORD understood what influence flesh eating has upon the human system. He would have a people that would, in their physical appearance, bear the Divine credentials, notwithstanding their long journey. . . .”
-U. T., Nov. 5, 1896.