Spiritual Dictionary Section W-1
Water – at wedding feast of Cana – “The gift of Christ to the marriage feast was a symbol. The water represented baptism into His death; the wine, the shedding of His blood for the sins of the world. The water to fill the jars was brought by human hands, but the word of Christ alone could impart to it life-giving virtue. So with the rites which point to the Savior’s death. It is only by the power of Christ, working through faith, that they have efficacy to nourish the soul.” DA 148-149
Water – living – “The smitten rock was a figure of Christ, and through this symbol the most precious spiritual truths are taught. As the life-giving waters flowed from the smitten rock, so from Christ, “smitten of god,” “wounded for our transgressions,” “bruised for our iniquities” (Isaiah 53:4-5), the stream of salvation flows for a lost race. As the rock had been once smitten, so Christ was to be “once offered to bear the sins of many.” Hebrews 9:28. Our Saviour was not be sacrificed a second time; and it is only necessary for those who seek the blessings of His grace to ask in the name of Jesus, pouring forth the heart’s desire in penitential prayer. Such prayer will bring before the Lord of hosts the wounds of Jesus, and then will flow forth afresh the life-giving blood, symbolized by the flowing of the living water for Israel.” PP 411
Water of Life- "His words (Christ) were the water of life." 2SP 346
Water of Life - "The water of life, the spiritual life which Christ gives to every thirsty soul, had begun to spring up in her (the woman at Jacob's well) heart. The Spirit of the Lord was working with her." DA 190
Water - living - "The divine grace which He alone can impart, is as living water, purifying, refreshing, and invigorating the soul." DA 187
Wavereth - "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." James 1:6
Waves – Righteousness. Isaiah 48:18
Wicked. Isaiah 57:20; Jude 12-13
Waves - "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." James 1:6
Waves - of the sea - "Worldly influences, like the waves of the sea, beat against the followers of Christ to sweep them away from the true principles of His meekness and grace; but we are to stand as firm as a rock to principle." 6 T 146
Way - of life - "Reproofs of instruction are the way of life." Proverbs 6:23
Way - Way of the wicked is as darkness. Proverbs 4:19
Wealth - "The rich mans wealth is his strong city." Proverbs 18:11
Wealth- "They had wealth, but it consisted of mind and soul culture." MYP 33
Wedding - garment - "Previous to the wedding the king comes in to see the guest, to see if all are attired in the wedding garment, the spotless robe of character washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb. Matthew 22:11; Revelation 7:14" GC 428
Wedding – garment – “…the wedding garment represents the character which all must possess who shall be accounted fir guests for the wedding.” COL 307
Weeds - poisonous - "But when the garden of the heart is neglected, poisonous weeds of pride, self-esteem, self-sufficiency, obtain a rank growth." EV 342
Weight ( Hebrews 12:1) – “The weights that are here referred to are the evil habits and practices we have formed by following our own natural dispositions.” 7BC 934
Weights (Hebrews 12:1) – “…Envy, malice, evil thinking, evilspeaking, covetousness—these are the weights that the Christian must lay aside if he would run successfully the race or immortality. Every habit or practice that leads into sin and brings dishonor upon Christ must be put away, whatever the sacrifice. The blessing of heaven cannot attend any man in violating the eternal principles of right. One sin cherished is sufficient to work degradation of character and to mislead others.” AA 312
Well – A hole dug in the ground to tap into underground water. Also a reservoir containing life giving fluid – either literal or spiritual. CO
Righteous are a well of water to share with others. John 4:13-14
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life. Proverbs 10:11
False prophets are wells without water. II Peter 2:1-17
Wellspring - of life - "Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it." Proverbs 16:22
Wellspring - of wisdom - "The words of a mans mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook." Proverbs 18:4
Where also our Lord was crucified – Revelation 11:8 – “This specification of the prophecy was also fulfilled by France. In no land had the spirit of enmity against Christ been more strikingly displayed. In no country had the truth encountered more bitter and cruel opposition. In the persecution which France had visited upon the confessors of the gospel, she had crucified Christ in the person of His disciples.” GC 271
White robes- "…their (Millerites) white robes were purity of soul - character cleansed from sin by the atoning blood of Christ." GC 373
Whore - "For a whore is a deep ditch and a strange woman is a narrow pit." Proverbs 23:27
Wicked- "…that represents the Papacy." GC 356
Witnesses (Hebrews 12:1) – “…Who are the witnesses? They are those spoken of in the previous chapter (Hebrews 11).” 7BC 934
Wilderness - A Scriptural word that has many contextually driven interpretations. Strong's Concordance defines the word as meaning an open area, a pasture, a desert, or a desolation. The following are the collectors sampling of definitions:
Attributes of:
Like a defenced city. Isaiah 27:10
A place for the Babylonians. Isaiah 23:13; Jeremiah 9:25-26
A place where there is no way. Psalms 107:40
Like a desert. Numbers 27:14
No water. Psalms 68:6-7
A place away from people. Genesis 16:6-7; Genesis 21:14-21; Job 38:26
A place to meet God. Exodus 3:18; 5:1; 19:1-2
A state of mind - usually of fear or rebellion. Exodus 14:10-12; Numbers 14-16 (Children of Israel rebel against God sentenced to die in the wilderness; Korah's rebellion - see swallowed up); Murmur about water - 20:1-4; Bit by serpents 21:4-9; Psalms 68:6-7; 106:14; Jeremiah 12:10-12
A state of mind - an awareness of need. Psalms 63:1; Jeremiah 17:5-8
A testing area to see if one will obey God. Exodus 15:22-26; Manna Exodus 16:1-32; Water Exodus 17:1-7; Deuteronomy 8:1-3; Jeremiah 22:1-9
A place of banishment, destruction and punishment. Numbers 14:21-34; 32:15; Isaiah 64:1-12; Jeremiah 3:1-3; 4:23-28; Ezekiel 29:1-5
A place of desolation - no water, serpents, scorpions, pits. Genesis 37:22; Leviticus 16:10, 20-25; Deuteronomy 8:15; Psalms 107:33
A place to display the love and power of God. Deuteronomy 1:31; 2:7; 8:15-16; 32:10; Nehemiah 9:19-21; Psalms 107:35; Isaiah32:15-16; 34:16-35:10; 41:10-20; 43:18-21; 51:3
Deliverance from Babylon Ezekiel 20:33-44; 34:25; Hosea 2:14-16
A place where flooding can occur. King Sihon Numbers 21:21-34; Og of Bashan 21:33-35; Balaam and Balak Numbers 22-25
A place where Jesus was tested just like Israel. Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-2
Church in the wilderness. Acts 7:38; Revelation 12:6,14; 17:3
Lucifer turned the world into a wilderness. Isaiah 14:12-17(Matthew 13:26-28)
See Desert, Dry Up; Flood, Overflow, Rain, Latter Rain
Will- "The will is not taste or inclination but it is choice which works unto obedience." MLT 318
Will- "The will is not taste or inclination, but it is the deciding power which works in the children of men unto obedience to God or disobedience. Pure religion has to do with the will. The will is the governing power in the nature of man, bringing all the other faculties under its sway. The will is not the taste or the inclination, but it is the deciding power which works in the children of men." 5T 513; OHC 103
Will - “…the governing power- the power of decision, or of choice.” SC 47
Will - "Every child should understand the true force of the will. He should be led to see how great is the responsibility involved in this gift. The will is the governing power in the nature of man, the power of decision, or choice. Every human being possessed of reason has power to choose the right. In every experience of life, God's word to us is, "Choose you this day whom ye will serve." Joshua 24:15 Everyone may place his will on the side of the will of God, may choose to obey Him, and by thus linking himself with divine agencies, he may stand where nothing can force him to do evil. In every youth, every child, lies the power, by the help of God, to form a character of integrity and to live a life of usefulness." ED 289
Will- Sanctified- "…unison of the will with the will of Christ." ST 10/29/1894
Winds – An element to dry up waters; literal and spiritual. After the Flood Genesis 8:1
Dry up the Red Sea Exodus14:21
Provide a way for God's people to leave Assyria Isaiah 11:15-16
Foolish talk. Job 15:2-3
God’s Word. Psalms 147:18
One who boasts in falsehood. Proverbs 25:14
Vanity. Isaiah 57:13
False gods. Isaiah 41:29
Our iniquities. Isaiah 64:6
False prophets. Jeremiah 5:13
War. Jeremiah 49:36-37; 51:1,11,28; 4:11-13
Holy Spirit. Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 3:8
False doctrine. Ephesians 4:14; Jude 12; Matthew 7:24-27
Doubt and confusion. Matthew 14:30-33; Mark 6:45-52
East, or North wind –a message from God. Ezekiel 1:4; Exodus 10:13
South wind – a message from Satan. Isaiah 21:1; Job 1:19
Winds – “As the angels of God cease to hold in check the fierce winds of human passion, all the elements of strife will be let loose.” GC 614
Winds - "…They (the rabbis) were swayed this way and that by the winds of popular opinion… He (John the Baptist) was no trembling reed, swayed by the winds of human praise or prejudice." DA 218
Winds - "Winds are a symbol of strife. The four winds of heaven striving upon the great sea represent the terrible scenes of conquest and revolution by which kingdoms have attained to power." GC 440
Wind without rain – “Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.” Proverbs 25:14
Wine - Wine equals error, pride of opinion, bad judgment, lies, falsehood, and a covenant with death and hell, by the leaders. Isaiah 28:1,3,7,14-15
Wine- "…symbol of plenty." 4BC 1158
Wine (Rev. 17)- "Wine of error is made up of false doctrines." TM 62
Wine – at wedding feast of Cana – “The wine which Christ provided for the feast, and that which He gave to the disciples as a symbol of His own blood, was the pure juice of the grape…The unfermented wine which He provided for the wedding guests was a wholesome and refreshing drink. It’s effect was to bring the taste into harmony with a healthful appetite.” DA 149
Wine – at wedding feast of Cana – “The gift of Christ to the marriage feast was a symbol. The water represented baptism into His death; the wine, the shedding of His blood for the sins of the world. The water to fill the jars was brought by human hands, but the word of Christ alone could impart to it life-giving virtue. So with the rites which point to the Savior’s death. It is only by the power of Christ, working through faith, that they have efficacy to nourish the soul.” DA 148-149
Wine of Babylon- "…is the exalting of the false and spurious sabbath above the Sabbath which the Lord Jehovah hath blessed and sanctified for the use of man, also the immortality of the soul." 2SM 68
Wine of error – “Babylon has been fostering poisonous doctrines, the wine of error. This wine of error is made up of false doctrines, such as the natural immortality of the soul, the eternal torment of the wicked, the denial of the pre-existence of Christ prior to His birth in Bethlehem, and advocating and exalting the first day of the week above God’s holy and sanctified day.” TM 61
Wine of the wrath of her fornication – “These and kindred errors (see wine of error) are presented to the world by the various churches, and thus the Scriptures are fulfilled that say; “for all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” It is a wrath which is created by false doctrines, and when kings and presidents drink this wine of the wrath of her fornications, they are stirred with anger against those who will not come into harmony with the false and satanic heresies which exalt the false Sabbath and lead men to trample underfoot God’s memorial.” TM 62
Wine – new – “The teaching of Christ, though it was represented by the new wine, was not a new doctrine, but the revelation of that which had been taught from the beginning. But to the Pharisees the truth of God had lost its original significance and beauty. To them Christ’s teaching was new in almost every respect, and it was unrecognized and unacknowledged.” DA 279
Wineskins – “Continuing His answer to the disciples of John, Jesus spoke a parable, saying, “No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.” The message of John the Baptist was not to be interwoven with tradition and superstition. An attempt to blend the pretense of the Pharisees with the devotion of John would only make more evident the breach between them.
Nor could the principles of Christ’s teaching be united with the forms of Pharisaism. Christ was not to close up the breach hat had been made by the teachings of John. He would make more distinct the separation between the old and the new. Jesus further illustrated this fact, saying, “No man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.” The skin bottles which were used as vessels to contain the new wine, after a time became dry and brittle, and were then worthless to serve the same purpose again. In this familiar illustration Jesus presented the condition of the Jewish leaders. Priest and scribes and rulers were fixed in a rut of ceremonies and traditions. Their hearts had become contracted, like the dried-up wine skins to which He had compared them. While they remained satisfied with a legal religion, it was impossible for them to become the depositaries of the living truth of heaven. They thought their own righteousness all-sufficient, and did not desire that a new element should be brought into their religion. The good will of God to men they did not accept as something apart from themselves. They connected it with their own merit because of their good works. The faith that works by love and purifies the soul could find no place for union with the religion of the Pharisees, made up of ceremonies and the injunctions of men. The effort to unite the teachings of Jesus with the established religion would be vain. The vital truth of God, like fermenting wine, would burst the old, decaying bottles of the Pharisaical tradition.” DA 278-279