The Great Controversy: Events That Will Change Your Future

The Great Controversy is Ellen G. White’s account of the conflict between Christ and Satan as it has unfolded through history — the early church, the persecutions, the Reformation, the rise of religious liberty, and the events still to come. For over a century it has been the most widely distributed book in Adventist publishing.

What’s inside The Great Controversy

The book opens with the destruction of Jerusalem and closes with the end of the world. In between it follows the conflict through nations, empires and movements, showing where Bible prophecy and recorded history meet. The Reformation chapters are the ones most often quoted; the closing chapters are the ones most often argued about.

This paperback is the sharing edition — the same text, priced for giving away rather than keeping.

• The origin and nature of the conflict between good and evil
• Bible prophecy and its fulfilment in history
• The early church and the Reformation
• The rise of religious liberty
• The final events before Christ’s return
• Complete text in an affordable paperback

Who this book is for

For anyone who wants to understand what Adventists believe about history and the future, and for anyone who has been given the book and wants to know why. It is the final volume of the Conflict of the Ages series and can be read alone.

At this price it is bought in quantity by churches and Literature Evangelists for distribution.

About the author and publisher

Ellen G. White completed The Great Controversy in 1888 and revised it in 1911. It is the final volume of the Conflict of the Ages series. Published by The Stanborough Press, the British Adventist publishing house whose health and family titles form the backbone of this catalogue.

The Great Controversy sits in our Ellen G. White range. The complete series is the Conflict of the Ages five-volume set, and readers often add The Next Superpower. The 2027 Mission Diary draws its daily devotional readings from the same series.

Questions about this book

Is this the full text?

Yes. This is the complete book in a paperback sharing edition.

Do I need to read the other four volumes first?

No. It is written to stand alone, and most people read it first.

Is it hard to read?

It is nineteenth-century prose, but clear. The Reformation chapters are the easiest entry point.

Can I buy copies in bulk?

Yes. It is one of the most bulk-ordered titles in the catalogue. Contact HHES for quantities.

Is the full five-volume set available?

Yes. The Conflict of the Ages series is available as a softcover set here.