Ellen G. White, who claimed to have “the spirit of prophecy,” was an important early leader of the movement and taught a number of distinctive Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) doctrines, including the Investigative Judgment and Sabbatarianism. While the churchs official theology now appears to be generally in the tradition of evangelical Christianity, certain SDA claims and unique doctrines continue to raise questions.
These doctrines include the SDA belief that Sunday worship will result in the “Mark of the Beast,” imbalanced teachings on keeping the commandments (baptism, Sabbath observance) that often implies a kind of salvation by works, the “Remnant Church” doctrine that implies that the SDA is or will be God’s only true church, and the doctrine of the Investigative Judgment. Profile available.
Adventism: Widespread trans-denominational movement inspired by William Miller’s prediction that Jesus’ “advent” (return) would take place in 1844. Even after the Great Disappointment (the date’s failure), many people in the movement continued to believe. Some suggested revised chronologies and new dates, eventually forming groups such as the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Others, notably Hiram Edson and Ellen G. White, suggested that the 1844 date was accurate but that a heavenly (thus invisible) event had taken place. Their teachings became the basis of Seventh-day Adventism, which eventually spawned its own offshoots, including Armstrongism and the Branch Davidians.
That does not mean that they believe Christ came. They did mistakenly believed, based on their understanding of prophecy, that Christ would come again in 1844. When that didn’t happen, they went back to the Bible to try to understand what might have happened. They believe that the cleansing of the sanctuary refers to the blotting out of the sins of the saved.
It’s based on the Jewish sacrificial system. Adventists believe that the system is a model of what God I doing to save mankind. Everything the Jews had to do, in the sacrificial system, God is doing for us.
IIRC, Jonty is SDA. Things some see as problematic with Carson’s religious beliefs are not seen as problematic by others.
Truthfully, Carson’s vegetarianism, and his statement that he “hopes their comes a time when Americans don’t feel the need to eat red meat.” put him on my not my kind of guy list.