From Christian Research Institute.
Over the years I have encountered many Seventh Day Adventists who have told me that to worship on Sunday is to take the mark of the Beast. Far from being monolithic, however, Seventh Day Adventism is multifaceted.
First, there are Adventists who are thoroughly orthodox. As such, they embrace the essentials of the historic Christian faith. While we may vigorously debate secondary issues, we are unified around the essentials for which the martyrs shed their blood.
Furthermore, there are Adventists who are thoroughly liberal. They not only compromise and confuse but consistently contradict essentials of the faith such as the virgin birth, the bodily resurrection, and the infallibility of Scripture.
Finally, there are traditionalists who major on aberrant Adventist doctrines including soul sleep, Sabbatarianism, and the seer status of Ellen G. White. In sharp distinction to soul sleep the Bible provides ample evidence that the soul continues to exist apart from the body (Philippians 1:23–24).
Likewise, God himself provided early Christians with a new pattern of worship through Christ’s resurrection on the first day of the week as well as the Spirit’s descent on Pentecost Sunday. Additionally, while Ellen White (1827–1915) claimed divine authority for her prophecies, she was obviously wrong when she prophesied that she would be alive at the second coming of Christ.
http://www.equip.org/bible_answers/is-seventh-day-adventism-orthodox/
I have a lot of respect for CRI. they have much fuller articles on SDA which I think would be worth reading for anyone interested in the topic.
Quote-Likewise, God himself provided early Christians with a new pattern of worship through Christ’s resurrection on the first day of the week as well as the Spirit’s descent on Pentecost Sunday.
He changes not. But Judaism and Christianity is blind to it..
He was raised on the 16th Day, Feast of First Fruits. And that will ALWAYS be the 3rd Day from Passover- even when Passover lands on a Monday like it did in 2014- or when Passover should have landed on a Saturday in 2015- it didn’t because Judaism ignores the calendar He taught Israel..
The 14th Day of our Fathers calendar (Passover in His 1st month) is Always the 6th Work Day of His 2nd Week.
The Son finished His Work on Passover(14th)
The Son rested in the Tomb on the ‘Weekly AND annual’ Sabbath (15th)
The Son rose from the grave on the 1st Day of the next week (16th)
He changes not. But Rome has changed times and laws- just lil Daniel 7 says .
And SDA are as blind as any because they accept the false premise that Rome tells time correctly..
And if people followed the Father’s calendar, they may understand how counterfeit this world, thanks to ‘religion’ , really is..
And if one studies it, they will see how Jesus very life events (birth, circumcision, presentation in the temple, baptism, death,burial,resurrection, and giving of Holy Spirit occurred on appointed Days He taught Israel- New Moons, Sabbaths and Feasts
Literally, The Word Made Flesh.. And it is an awesome story that His Calendar tells of His Creative and Redemptive Work..
Sadly, Judaism and Christianity can’t teach it. They may barely be able to see it. One would see it if they come out of the world system first.. And that would mean unlearning lots of ‘givens’.
The world is counterfeit- so is their calendar. And SDA has issues with the Pope except for the Pope Gregory (Gregorian) calendar that they trust to observe Sabbath- they wonder after the beast themselves..
Satan deceives the whole World- this very day and most don’t see it.
But most call today Friday in honor of some false goddess , according to Rome.
And not His 5th Day, according to His Calendar..(that is found in Scripture and in His Sky)
I don’t know any SDA. I pray I do get to talk to some someday- so I could ask them some pointed questions on why they do what they do, in light of their own teachings about Rome(which BTW,the first reformers had some of the same views)
When one realizes those ‘pesky’ Muslims can stumble into His Sabbath, it brings to light how Satan seems to play 3 card monte in the major religions.
The call to ‘come out’ of babel may be far more weblike than SDA teaches and they may be trapped in that web too..
Which would be news to them.
But I am strange and have come out.. Only by His Amazing Mercy and Grace! And what I have learned about His Creative and Redemptive Work, and His Kingdom ,can be freely given to us with eyes to see and ears to hear..
He does that work if we let Him!
HalleluYah!