Seventh Day Adventist was founded by William Miller, a
false prophet who predicted Jesus would return in either 1843 or 1844. When
Miller’s prediction of Christ second coming failed to come to pass, the
Millerites disbanded in dismay. Miller’s followers claimed to have visions to
account for the failed prophecy. (Instead of coming to earth, Jesus had entered
the heavenly temple thus, Miller was right, after all they said except his
prophecy have a spiritual fulfilment instead of a physical one). This is
heretical doctrine.
One of the seers who covered for Miller was 17year old
Ellen G. Harmon who married James White in 1846 an Adventist preacher. Seventh
Day Adventist still consider Ellen G White to be a prophetess of God, even
though many of her prophecies failed to come true. They became convinced that
Jewish sabbath should be keep by all Christians.
Seventh Day Adventist believe that worship services
should be conducted on the Seventh Day, the Jewish Sabbath (Saturday) must be
kept by all Christians.
The Sabbath was given as a sign to Israel,
nowhere is it given as a sign to the church. Thousands of years ago after the
Commandment was given, we can still see the sign that separates Israel from the
world, they continue to keep the Sabbath holy.
Speak thou also unto the
children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign
between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the
Lord that doth sanctify you.
Ye shall keep the sabbath
therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be
put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off
from among his people.
Six days may work be done;
but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth
any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
Wherefore the children of
Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their
generations, for a perpetual covenant.
It is a sign between me and
the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Exodus 31:13-17 KJV
Jesus did keep the Sabbath (Luke 4:16). He had to keep the
whole Law (613 precepts) to be the perfect sacrifice to fulfil the Law. The
Bible makes it clear that the Law has been satisfied in Christ. The reason Paul
went to the synagogue each Sabbath wasn’t to keep the Law, that would have been
contrary to everything he taught about being saved by grace alone (Ephesians 2:8,9). It was so
he could preach the gospel to the Jews as evident in the book of Acts.
Paul reasoned 3 Sabbaths with the
scriptures explaining and demonstrating that Christ had to suffer and rise
again from the dead and that Jesus whom I preach unto you is Christ.
And Paul, as his manner was,
went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the
scriptures,
Opening and alleging, that
Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this
Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
Acts 17:2,3 KJV
And he reasoned in the
synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
Acts 18:4 KJV
Paul loved his people and had a burning
passion to reach them with the gospel. He therefore went to synagogue to reason
with the Jews about Jesus being the Christ.
Brethren, my heart's desire
and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Romans 10:1 KJV
The apostles came together on the first
day of the week to break bread which is Sunday. The collection was taken on the
first day of the week.
And upon the first day of
the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto
them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
Acts 20:7 KJV
Upon the first day of the
week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that
there be no gatherings when I come.
1 Corinthians 16:2 KJV
There’s isn’t even one command in the
entire New Testament for Christians to keep the Sabbath holy. In fact, we are
told not to let others judge us regarding Sabbath.
Let no man therefore judge
you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or
of the sabbath days:
Colossians 2:16 KJV
Forasmuch as we have heard,
that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting
your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave
no such commandment:
Acts 15:24 KJV
Seventh Day Adventist believe in the soul
sleep upon death. Hell is replaced with total annihilation. (The Great
Controversy pages 477,478)
And many of them that sleep
in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to
shame and everlasting contempt.
Daniel 12:2 KJV
And these shall go away into
everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Matthew 25:46 KJV
They believe their members should be
vegetarians. (Ellen G White, page 17)
Forbidding to marry, and
commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with
thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3-5 KJV
Conclusion:
Ellen White just could not accept the fact
that Christ did not return in 1843 or 1844 rather than admitting she was in
error Ellen Hermon White claimed that God was the one who had made mistake.
(Early Writing page 74). Ellen’s controversial vision forced the readjustment
of many Adventist dates and doctrines. The pioneers did not believe or teach
the doctrine of Trinity, they rejected it as Biblically unsound. A church that
started not believing that Jesus is God. They do not believe in hell. Hell was
replaced with total annihilation.
As born again Bible believing Christians,
we have great liberty in what we eat, what we drink, what day or days we esteem
(Romans 14:5). We have no
right to tell any Christians what he should eat,
drink, wear, what music he should listen to or what day he should esteem that’s
between him and God. We should never tell him that he must keep the Law, something
the disciple said, “test God and put a restrictive yoke on the neck of the
believers”. The Law is used to show sinners their condition that they need the
Saviour Jesus Christ, who has already paid the price for sins at the cross of
Calvary and fulfilled the Law in doing so.
Wherefore the law was our
schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Galatians 3:24 KJV
Now we know that what things
soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth
may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Therefore by the deeds of
the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the
knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:19,20 KJV
Seventh Day Adventist are legalistic
organization (Old Testament) still living under the Law and expect their
members to do so.
Instead of debating about which day is the
Sabbath, God’s word says clearly Jesus Christ is our Sabbath rest (Hebrews 4:1-11).
People’s salvation is more important, we
should be active doing what Jesus came to do (Luke
19:10).
Inspire faith in the hearts of the lost
and unbelieving as Jesus said:
Jesus answered and said unto
him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God.
John 3:3 KJV
Marvel not that I said unto
thee, Ye must be born again.
John 3:7 KJV
Blessings in Christ
David & Gay
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