Lineage Journey

Adam Ramdin

Lineage: Season 2

Episode 1: The Mayflower & The Birth of America

Episode 2: The Great Awakening

Episode 3: William Miller- Early Life & Conversion

Episode 4: William Miller- Study & Call to Ministry

Episode 5: The Great Disappointment

Episode 6: The Potato Preachers

Episode 7: Ellen White - Early Years

Episode 8: Ellen White- First Vision & Call to Ministry

Episode 9: Hazen Foss & William Foy- Unfaithful and Faithful

Episode 10: Frederick Wheeler, Rachel Oakes Preston & The Sabbath

Episode 11: Joseph Bates & The Sabbath Pact

Episode 12: The Sabbath Pact & The Youth of Paris Hill Maine

Episode 13: Hiram Edson- The Theological Birthplace

Episode 14: The Birth of Spiritualism & The State of the Dead

Episode 15: Henry White’s Death at Fort Howland

Episode 16: Eugene Farnsworth & Ellen White

Episode 17: The First Adventist Press in Rochester

Episode 18: Annie Smith- Short Life Huge Impact

Episode 19: Uriah Smith - A life of service

Episode 20: The Great Controversy

Episode 21: Slavery, The Civil War & Ellen White

Episode 22: The Birth of Adventist Education

Episode 23: Literature Evangelism & George King

Episode 24: J.H. Kellogg & Ellen White

Episode 25: Czechowski & Tramelan: Early Work in Europe

Episode 26: Jakob Erzberger: Europe’s Forgotten Pioneer

Episode 27: J.N. Andrews: The Ablest Man in Our Ranks

Episode 28: The Birth of Youth Ministries in Adventism

Episode 29: James & Ellen White’s Marriage

Episode 30: J.N. Loughbourough: What Doest Thou Here Elijah

Episode 31: Young Pioneers: Death & Honour

Episode 32: The 1888 General Conference Session

Episode 33: S.N. Haskell - Soap Maker to Pioneer

Episode 34: Early Adventism in England

Episode 35: Ellen White Called to Australia

Episode 36: The Birth of Adventism in New Zealand

Episode 37: The Birth of Adventism in Australia & Sanitarium

Episode 38: Avondale College

Episode 40: Nathaniel Faulkhead: From Freemason to Adventist

Episode 39: Ellen White and Sunnyside

Episode 41: From Vision to Printed Page

Episode 42: Edson White: His Work & Conversion

Episode 43: The Morning Star

Episode 44: Madison College & ASI

Episode 45: Anna Knight: Pioneer Missionary

Episode 46: Adventists, Abolition & Oakwood

Episode 47: The 1902 Battle Creek Fire

Episode 48: Loma Linda University

Episode 49: Elmshaven: Ellen White & A.G. Daniells

Episode 50: Elmshaven: Vision & Grandchildren

Episode 51: The Death of Ellen White

Episode 52: The SDA Church: It’s Past, Present & Future


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapter 1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints There were many new discoveries in the Word of God at this time as God was forming His church, and whenever a truth is discovered, a counterfeit is not far behind. Another phenomenon that was sweeping the northeastern part of the United States at this time started with the Fox sisters in the late 1840s. The Fox family of John and Margaret and their 2 daughters, Margaret and Katie, moved into the little town of Hydesville, New York, and although the original home is no longer standing, it would have stood just behind me. The Fox sisters are known as the founders of modern spiritualism. [♪ music ♪ In 1848, Margaret and Katie were 15 and 12 years old and lived in a house that had a reputation as being haunted, making rapping or knocking sounds with their knuckles, mimicking sounds they had heard in the house to give the impression that it was haunted for the purpose of scaring their mother.

Questions were asked and soon she would ask questions and the answers would come back in the number of raps or knocks that they heard. She was convinced. The neighbors were called and it wasn't long before the girls were acting as mediums, communicating with the spirits and taking questions. [♪ music ♪ Some said that it was a hoax, while others claimed that it was real and that there really were mediums communicating directly with the spirits. Whichever way you look at it, few can ignore the phenomenon known as spiritualism, the belief that the spirits communicate with the living.

This would grow over time and become an established part of society. It's fascinating that Hydesville, New York, is only about 15 minutes away from Hiram Edson's farm, the theological birthplace of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It's only about 20 minutes as well from Comorah Hill, where Joseph Smith claimed the Angel of Moroni descended and gave him the golden plates, which were translated as the Book of Mormon. Thus, 3 significant movements all came from the same area. [♪ music ♪ A key figure to bring the biblical view of the state of man in death would be George Storrs, born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, in 1796 as the youngest of 8 children.

As a child he felt afraid of God and alienated from Christianity due to the sermons he would hear preached on the wicked tormenting in Hellfire. At the age of 17 he made a decision to study out the goodness of God, and under this influence and the prayers of his mother, he gave his life to Jesus at the age of 19. Under conviction, he felt a call to preach and started doing this in 1825, and would often preach against slavery, even ending up in prison once for mentioning this in his prayers. 1 day whilst traveling by train, he read a tract by Deacon Henry grew from Philadelphia on the subject of the state of the dead. This led him to study his Bible, and after several years of study, correspondence, and conversation, he came to the settled conclusion that man does not possess inherent immortality, that it is a gift from God, and that the wicked are exterminated by fire at the second death.

He who is dead is not dead. Due to the significant difference from the common view that the dead go straight to heaven. He experienced a lot of persecution and isolation from the various churches. However, this could not stop the printed press. In 1843, Storr's 6 Sermons were published and 10, 000 copies were distributed, with a further 200, 000 over time.

This would have a significant impact on the Millerite movement, and although William Miller himself did not accept this teaching, many others would, and it would go on to be a mainstay of the Sabbath-keeping Adventists as they sought to be true to the Bible as they developed their doctrinal beliefs. [♪ music ♪ Although George Storrs did not accept the Sabbath or the sanctuary, he nonetheless made a significant contribution to a key doctrinal belief. Storrs considered the idea of an eternally burning hell to be a blot on the character of God and contrary to the reality that God is love. The love of God needs to be at the center of every doctrine that we hold and teach from the Bible, and Storrs restored the love of God back to this teaching and showed his character in its true light. May we seek to do the same anytime we share God's Word with others.

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Lineage: Season 2

Episode 14: The Birth of Spiritualism & The State of the Dead

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Other Teachings in Series

Episode 1: The Mayflower & The Birth of America

5m

Episode 2: The Great Awakening

5m

Episode 3: William Miller- Early Life & Conversion

5m

Episode 4: William Miller- Study & Call to Ministry

5m

Episode 5: The Great Disappointment

5m

Episode 6: The Potato Preachers

4m

Episode 7: Ellen White - Early Years

4m

Episode 8: Ellen White- First Vision & Call to Ministry

4m

Episode 9: Hazen Foss & William Foy- Unfaithful and Faithful

5m

Episode 10: Frederick Wheeler, Rachel Oakes Preston & The Sabbath

5m

Episode 11: Joseph Bates & The Sabbath Pact

5m

Episode 12: The Sabbath Pact & The Youth of Paris Hill Maine

4m

Episode 13: Hiram Edson- The Theological Birthplace

5m

Episode 14: The Birth of Spiritualism & The State of the Dead

5m

Episode 15: Henry White’s Death at Fort Howland

5m

Episode 16: Eugene Farnsworth & Ellen White

4m

Episode 17: The First Adventist Press in Rochester

4m

Episode 18: Annie Smith- Short Life Huge Impact

5m

Episode 19: Uriah Smith - A life of service

5m

Episode 20: The Great Controversy

5m

Episode 21: Slavery, The Civil War & Ellen White

5m

Episode 22: The Birth of Adventist Education

4m

Episode 23: Literature Evangelism & George King

4m

Episode 24: J.H. Kellogg & Ellen White

4m

Episode 25: Czechowski & Tramelan: Early Work in Europe

4m

Episode 26: Jakob Erzberger: Europe’s Forgotten Pioneer

5m

Episode 27: J.N. Andrews: The Ablest Man in Our Ranks

5m

Episode 28: The Birth of Youth Ministries in Adventism

5m

Episode 29: James & Ellen White’s Marriage

5m

Episode 30: J.N. Loughbourough: What Doest Thou Here Elijah

4m

Episode 31: Young Pioneers: Death & Honour

4m

Episode 32: The 1888 General Conference Session

6m

Episode 33: S.N. Haskell - Soap Maker to Pioneer

5m

Episode 34: Early Adventism in England

5m

Episode 35: Ellen White Called to Australia

5m

Episode 36: The Birth of Adventism in New Zealand

6m

Episode 37: The Birth of Adventism in Australia & Sanitarium