What are the major themes of The Great Hope?
As explained by the author, Ellen White, the book was written: “To unfold the scenes of the great controversy between truth and error; to reveal the wiles of Satan, and the means by which he may be successfully resisted; to present a satisfactory solution of the great problem of evil, shedding such a light upon the origin and the final disposition of sin as to make fully manifest the justice and benevolence of God in all His dealings with His creatures; and to show the holy, unchanging nature of His law” (p. xii). We understand that a universal conflict is raging between God (the entirely good all-powerful Being who created all life in perfection and complete happiness) and Satan (a created being who wished to usurp God’s power, sought to effect this by accusing God of unjust government, and in so doing originated all known evil). God’s power is not in jeopardy in this conflict. Rather, the conflict is over Satan’s false claims about the character of God. To allow all created beings in
