The Desire of Ages
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ch. 87 - To My Father, and Your Father
28 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The time had come for Christ to ascend to His Father's throne. As a divine conqueror He was about to return with the trophies of victory to the heaven...
Ch. 86 - Go Teach All Nations
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Standing but a step from His heavenly throne, Christ gave the commission to His disciples. “All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth,” He...
Ch. 85 - By the Sea Once More
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus had appointed to meet His disciples in Galilee; and soon after the Passover week was ended, they bent their steps thither. Their absence from Je...
Ch. 84 - Peace Be Unto You
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On reaching Jerusalem the two disciples enter at the eastern gate, which is open at night on festal occasions. The houses are dark and silent, but the...
Ch. 83 - The Walk To Emmaus
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Late in the afternoon of the day of the resurrection, two of the disciples were on their way to Emmaus, a little town eight miles from Jerusalem. Thes...
Ch. 82 - Why Weepest Thou
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The women who had stood by the cross of Christ waited and watched for the hours of the Sabbath to pass. On the first day of the week, very early, they...
Ch. 81 - The Lord Is Risen
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The night of the first day of the week had worn slowly away. The darkest hour, just before daybreak, had come. Christ was still a prisoner in His narr...
Ch. 80 - In Joseph's Tomb
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At last Jesus was at rest. The long day of shame and torture was ended. As the last rays of the setting sun ushered in the Sabbath, the Son of God lay...
Ch. 79 - It Is Finished
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christ did not yield up His life till He had accomplished the work which He came to do, and with His parting breath He exclaimed, “It is finished.”...
Ch. 78 - Calvary
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him.” “That He might sanctify the people with His own blood...
Ch. 77 - In Pilate's Judgment Hall
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the judgment hall of Pilate, the Roman governor, Christ stands bound as a prisoner. About Him are the guard of soldiers, and the hall is fast filli...
Ch. 76 - Judas
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The history of Judas presents the sad ending of a life that might have been honored of God. Had Judas died before his last journey to Jerusalem he wou...
Ch. 75 - Before Annas and the Court of Caiaphas
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over the brook Kedron, past gardens and olive groves, and through the hushed streets of the sleeping city, they hurried Jesus. It was past midnight, a...
Ch. 74 - Gethsemane
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In company with His disciples, the Saviour slowly made His way to the garden of Gethsemane. The Passover moon, broad and full, shone from a cloudless ...
Ch. 73 - Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Looking upon His disciples with divine love and with the tenderest sympathy, Christ said, “Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in ...
Ch. 72 - In Remembrance of Me
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“The Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: and when He had given thanks, He brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is My body,...
Ch. 71 - A Servant of Servants
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the upper chamber of a dwelling at Jerusalem, Christ was sitting at table with His disciples. They had gathered to celebrate the Passover. The Savi...
Ch. 70 - The Least of These my Breathren
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall...
Ch. 69 - On The Mount of Olives
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christ's words to the priests and rulers, “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate” (Matthew 23:38), had struck terror to their hearts. They ...
Ch. 68 - In the Outer Court
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: the same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee...
Ch. 67 - Woes on the Pharisees
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was the last day of Christ's teaching in the temple. Of the vast throngs that were gathered at Jerusalem, the attention of all had been attracted t...
Ch. 66 - Controversy
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The priests and rulers had listened in silence to Christ's pointed rebukes. They could not refute His charges. But they were only the more determined ...
Ch. 65 - The Temple Cleansed Again
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the beginning of His ministry, Christ had driven from the temple those who defiled it by their unholy traffic; and His stern and godlike demeanor h...
Ch. 64 - A Doomed People
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The triumphal ride of Christ into Jerusalem was the dim foreshadowing of His coming in the clouds of heaven with power and glory, amid the triumph of ...
Ch. 63 - Thy King Cometh
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, an...
Ch. 62 - The Feast at Simon's House
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Simon of Bethany was accounted a disciple of Jesus. He was one of the few Pharisees who had openly joined Christ's followers. He acknowledged Jesus as...
Ch. 61 - Zacchaeus
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the way to Jerusalem “Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.” A few miles from the Jordan, on the western edge of the valley that here sprea...
Ch. 60 - The Law of the New Kingdom
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The time of the Passover was drawing near, and again Jesus turned toward Jerusalem. In His heart was the peace of perfect oneness with the Father's wi...
Ch. 59 - Priestly Plottings
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bethany was so near Jerusalem that the news of the raising of Lazarus was soon carried to the city. Through spies who had witnessed the miracle the Je...
Ch. 58 - Lazarus Come Forth
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Among the most steadfast of Christ's disciples was Lazarus of Bethany. From their first meeting his faith in Christ had been strong; his love for Him ...
Ch. 57 - One Thing Thou Lackest
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“And when He was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to Him, and asked Him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit...
Ch. 56 - Blessing the Children
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus was ever a lover of children. He accepted their childish sympathy and their open, unaffected love. The grateful praise from their pure lips was ...
Ch. 55 - Not With Outward Show
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the Pharisees had come to Jesus demanding “when the kingdom of God should come.” More than three years had passed since John the Baptist g...
Ch. 54 - The Good Samaritan
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the story of the good Samaritan, Christ illustrates the nature of true religion. He shows that it consists not in systems, creeds, or rites, but in...
Ch. 53 - The Last Journey from Galilee
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the close of His ministry drew near, there was a change in Christ's manner of labor. Heretofore He had sought to shun excitement and publicity. He ...
Ch. 52 - The Divine Shepherd
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“I am the Good Shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” “I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine. As ...
Ch. 51 - The Light of Life
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of...
Ch. 50 - Among Snares
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All the while Jesus was at Jerusalem during the feast He was shadowed by spies. Day after day new schemes to silence Him were tried. The priests and r...
Ch. 49 - The Feast of Tabernacles
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Three times a year the Jews were required to assemble at Jerusalem for religious purposes. Enshrouded in the pillar of cloud, Israel's invisible Leade...
Ch. 48 - Who Is the Greatest?
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On returning to Capernaum, Jesus did not repair to the well-known resorts where He had taught the people, but with His disciples quietly sought the ho...
Ch. 47 - Ministry
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The entire night had been passed in the mountain; and as the sun arose, Jesus and His disciples descended to the plain. Absorbed in thought, the disci...
Ch. 46 - He Was Transfigured
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Evening is drawing on as Jesus calls to His side three of His disciples, Peter, James, and John, and leads them across the fields, and far up a rugged...
Ch. 45 - Foreshadowing of the Cross
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The work of Christ on earth was hastening to a close. Before Him, in vivid outline, lay the scenes whither His feet were tending. Even before He took ...
Ch. 44 - The True Sign
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Again He went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.” It wa...
Ch. 43 - Barriers Broken Down
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After the encounter with the Pharisees, Jesus withdrew from Capernaum, and crossing Galilee, repaired to the hill country on the borders of Phoenicia....
Ch. 42 - Tradition
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The scribes and Pharisees, expecting to see Jesus at the Passover, had laid a trap for Him. But Jesus, knowing their purpose, had absented Himself fro...
Ch. 41 - The Crisis in Galilee
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Christ forbade the people to declare Him king, He knew that a turning point in His history was reached. Multitudes who desired to exalt Him to th...
Ch. 40 - A Night On The Lake
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Seated upon the grassy plain, in the twilight of the spring evening, the people ate of the food that Christ had provided. The words they had heard tha...
Ch. 39 - Give Ye Them to Eat
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christ had retired to a secluded place with His disciples, but this rare season of peaceful quietude was soon broken. The disciples thought they had r...
Ch. 38 - Come Rest Awhile
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On returning from their missionary tour, “the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told Him all things, both what they had done, an...
Ch. 37 - The First Evangelists
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The apostles were members of the family of Jesus, and they had accompanied Him as He traveled on foot through Galilee. They had shared with Him the to...
Ch. 36 - The Touch of Faith
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Returning from Gergesa to the western shore, Jesus found a multitude gathered to receive Him, and they greeted Him with joy. He remained by the seasid...
Ch. 35 - Peace, Be Still
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It had been an eventful day in the life of Jesus. Beside the Sea of Galilee He had spoken His first parables, by familiar illustrations again explaini...
Ch. 34 - The Invitation
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” These words of comfort were spoken to the multitude that followed...
Ch. 33 - Who are my Brethren
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The sons of Joseph were far from being in sympathy with Jesus in His work. The reports that reached them in regard to His life and labors filled them ...
Ch. 32 - The Centurion
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christ had said to the nobleman whose son He healed, “Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.” John 4:48. He was grieved that His ow...
Ch. 31 - The Sermon on the Mount
19 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christ seldom gathered His disciples alone to receive His words. He did not choose for His audience those only who knew the way of life. It was His wo...
Ch. 30 - He Ordained Twelve
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“And He goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto Him whom He would: and they came unto Him. And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, ...
Ch. 29 - The Sabbath
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Sabbath was hallowed at the creation. As ordained for man, it had its origin when “the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shou...
Ch. 28 - Levi Matthew
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Of the Roman officials in Palestine, none were more hated than the publicans. The fact that the taxes were imposed by a foreign power was a continual ...
Ch. 27 - Thou Canst Make Me Clean
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Of all diseases known in the East the leprosy was most dreaded. Its incurable and contagious character, and its horrible effect upon its victims, fill...
Ch. 26 - At Capernaum
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At Capernaum Jesus dwelt in the intervals of His journeys to and fro, and it came to be known as “His own city.” It was on the shores of the Sea o...
Ch. 25 - The Call By The Sea
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Day was breaking over the Sea of Galilee. The disciples, weary with a night of fruitless toil, were still in their fishing boats on the lake. Jesus ha...
Ch. 24 - Carpenters Son
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Across the bright days of Christ's ministry in Galilee, one shadow lay. The people of Nazareth rejected Him. “Is not this the carpenter's son?” th...
Ch. 23 - Kingdom of God at Hand
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent y...
Ch. 22 - Imprisonment and Death of John
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John the Baptist had been first in heralding Christ's kingdom, and he was first also in suffering. From the free air of the wilderness and the vast th...
Ch. 21 - Bathesda and the Sanhedrin
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great mult...
Ch. 20 - Except Ye See Signs
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Galileans who returned from the Passover brought back the report of the wonderful works of Jesus. The judgment passed upon His acts by the dignita...
Ch. 19 - At Jacobs Well
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the way to Galilee Jesus passed through Samaria. It was noon when He reached the beautiful Vale of Shechem. At the opening of this valley was Jacob...
Ch. 18 - He Must Increase
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For a time the Baptist's influence over the nation had been greater than that of its rulers, priests, or princes. If he had announced himself as the M...
Ch. 17 - Nicodemus
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicodemus held a high position of trust in the Jewish nation. He was highly educated, and possessed talents of no ordinary character, and he was an ho...
Ch. 16 - In His Temple
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“After this He went down to Capernaum, He, and His mother, and His brethren, and His disciples: and they continued there not many days. And the Jews...
Ch. 15 - At the Marriage Feast
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus did not begin His ministry by some great work before the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem. At a household gathering in a little Galilean village His power...
Ch. 14 - We Have Found the Messiah
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John the Baptist was now preaching and baptizing at Bethabara, beyond Jordan. It was not far from this spot that God had stayed the river in its flow ...
Ch. 13 - The Victory
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Then the devil taketh Him up into the holy city, and setteth Him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto Him, If Thou be the Son of God, cast T...
Ch. 12 - The Temptation
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness.” The words of Mark are still more sig...
Ch. 11 - The Baptism
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tidings of the wilderness prophet and his wonderful announcement, spread throughout Galilee. The message reached the peasants in the remotest hill tow...
Ch. 10 - The Voice in the Wilderness
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From among the faithful in Israel, who had long waited for the coming of the Messiah, the forerunner of Christ arose. The aged priest Zacharias and hi...
Ch. 9 - Days of Conflict
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From its earliest years the Jewish child was surrounded with the requirements of the rabbis. Rigid rules were prescribed for every act, down to the sm...
Ch. 8 - The Passover Visit
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Among the Jews the twelfth year was the dividing line between childhood and youth. On completing this year a Hebrew boy was called a son of the law, a...
Ch. 7 - As a Child
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The childhood and youth of Jesus were spent in a little mountain village. There was no place on earth that would not have been honored by His presence...
Ch. 6 - We Have Seen His Star
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where ...
Ch. 5 - The Dedication
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
About forty days after the birth of Christ, Joseph and Mary took Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the Lord, and to offer sacrifice. This was accord...
Ch. 4 - Unto You a Savior
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The King of glory stooped low to take humanity. Rude and forbidding were His earthly surroundings. His glory was veiled, that the majesty of His outwa...
Ch. 3 - The Fulness of the Time
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“When the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, ... to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of s...
Ch. 2 - The Chosen People
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For more than a thousand years the Jewish people had awaited the Saviour's coming. Upon this event they had rested their brightest hopes. In song and ...
Ch. 1 - God With Us
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“His name shall be called Immanuel, ... God with us.” “The light of the knowledge of the glory of God” is seen “in the face of Jesus Christ....