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164the TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, and nothing but the TRUTHthose who despised the men and the message they bore. They havetaunted them with being fanatics, extremists, and enthusiasts.The Faith I Live By, p. 296Let the Testimonies be judged by their fruits. What is the spirit of theirteaching? What has been the result of their influence? “All who desire todo so can acquaint themselves with the fruits of these visions.SummationFalse revivals lead to a neglect of the Bible and do not lead to a renouncing ofthe world. Ellen White’s writings prove themselves by the fruit they produce.Ernie’s dreams also prove themselves by the fruit they produce.ConclusionErnie’s dreams do not lead to fanaticism as Mr. Prewitt suggests. They containsolemn messages that call God’s people to repent and to prepare for Christ’simminent return. It is interesting to note that the critics of Noah’s time alsoaccused Noah of fanaticism. This type of situation has not changed today.More on fanaticismPrewitt says: (see Appendix I)“One thing, Ellen White wanted to say as little as possible about Anna.Fanaticism is better treated with a calming influence than with anagitation. And Ellen White knew that scores of similar cases would arisein the future. She wrote of ‘tidal waves’ that would come were leadingmen to take up a prophet like Anna and support his or her claims...“And what if you have resolved the issue of Ernie already? EllenWhite indicates ‘scores’ of similar experiences would occur. I can countabout a score of them. Maybe there are a score I know nothing about it.That would still leave room for several more. Why did Jesus say‘beware?’ Because the false would not be obvious – that is how EllenWhite explained it.”God says:The Desire of Ages, p. 62Now pride and envy closed the door against the light. If the reportsbrought by the shepherds and the wise men were credited, they wouldplace the priests and rabbis in a most unenviable position, disprovingtheir claim to be the exponents of the truth of God. These learned teacherswould not stoop to be instructed by those whom they termed heathen. Itcould not be, they said, that God had passed them by, to communicatewith ignorant shepherds or uncircumcised Gentiles. They determined toshow their contempt for the reports that were exciting King Herod and allJerusalem. They would not even go to Bethlehem to see whether thesethings were so. And they led the people to regard the interest in Jesus as afanatical excitement. Here began the rejection of Christ by the priests andrabbis. From this point their pride and stubbornness grew into a settledhatred of the Saviour. While God was opening the door to the Gentiles,the Jewish leaders were closing the door to themselves.Life Sketches of Ellen G. White, p. 220