The gift of prophecy, bestowed on God's faithful throughout history, most recently rested upon Ellen White, who conveyed the given messages in admonition and writing. Many of her earliest testimonies and views are published in the Spiritual Gifts volumes.

Volume 1 of the series presents her original publication regarding the great controversy between God and Satan, in which is chronicled the fall of Lucifer in heaven, the work of patriarchs and prophets, the ministry of Christ Jesus, the powerful days of the apostolic church, the persecution of the Dark Ages, and a prophetic view of the great and final battle and triumphal victory of the God who is Love.