These twenty-six monumental sermons form a vital continuation and expansion of the heaven-sent message presented by A.T. Jones two years prior at the 1893 General Conference. Not long after the 1895 General Conference concluded in April, in May of that year, Mrs. Ellen G. White bore the following testimony:
The Lord in His great mercy sent a most precious message to His people through Elders Waggoner and Jones. This message was to bring more prominently before the world the uplifted Saviour, the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. It presented justification through faith in the Surety; it invited the people to receive the righteousness of Christ, which is made manifest in obedience to all the commandments of God. Many had lost sight of Jesus. They needed to have their eyes directed to His divine person, His merits, and His changeless love for the human family. All power is given into His hands, that He may dispense rich gifts unto men, imparting the priceless gift of His own righteousness to the helpless human agent. This is the message that God commanded to be given to the world. It is the third angel’s message, which is to be proclaimed with a loud voice, and attended with the outpouring of His Spirit in a large measure.
— Letter 57, May 1, 1895, par. 43 (Letter of Ellen G. White to General Conference President O. A. Olsen)