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So what are the differences between the two cults?

So tell me seventh day adventists, is the roman catholic RELIGION the great whore? Seems one of the cult members is nearby and could explain?

Seventh-Day Adventism sprang out of a false prediction of the Second Coming. William Miller (1782–1849), a Baptist minister, had interpreted the 2,300-day prophecy of Daniel 8:14 as indicating that the year of Christ’s return to Earth would be 1843 (later revised to 1844). He ignored the New Testament warning that “no one knows about that day or hour” (Matt. 24:36).

When Christ failed to return, Miller withdrew from setting dates, but some of his followers were not so willing to confess error. They insisted the end was imminent. They re-interpreted the prophecy to mean Christ’s heavenly ministry had entered a new phase in 1844. Several leaders of this group, through a series of “theological insights” confirmed by the visions of Ellen Gould White (1827–1915), who was thought a prophetess, formed the Seventh-day Adventist denomination.

One of these “theological insights,” that Christians are required to observe the Jewish Sabbath, led Seventh-day Adventists to conclude they were God’s movement for the last days. Just as the Reformers believed they had recovered the principle of justification by faith, Seventh-day Adventists believed they have rescued God’s Law from Catholic corruptions.

Even though Seventh-day Adventism had much of its origins in Baptist theology, it is considered heterodox by Fundamentalists and Evangelicals, many of whom consider Seventh-day Adventism a non-Christian cult because of its doctrinal deviations.

The first theological point that a Seventh-day Adventist is likely to challenge a Catholic on is the belief that the Jewish Sabbath is still binding on Christians. This is a central tenet of Adventist teaching. In Adventist theology, the Catholic Church is the Great Whore of Babylon described in Revelation 17 because it has trampled on God’s commandments by changing the observance of the Sabbath to Sunday. In fact, Seventh-day Adventists teach that “Sunday-keeping” will be the mark of the beast and will be evident when the divine com¬mand goes forth to observe the Sabbath.

This divine command is carried by the angel from Revelation 14:7 who says, “Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.” Since this verse points to God as Creator, and since the Sabbath is a memorial of creation, Adventists conclude this means the angel will make it clear it is idolatrous to observe Sunday worship.

A second doctrine which Seventh-day Adventists are likely to challenge Catholics on is the doctrine of the extinction of the soul. Adventists teach that the soul of man is not conscious after death, but that it enters into a kind of sleep when the body dies. When the resurrection occurs, bodies and souls will be revivified. Just people will enter into life everlasting, while the wicked will be punished by fire until they die and cease to exist once again. A corollary to the doctrine of the extinction of the soul is the doctrine that the punishment of hell is not eternal. This doctrine Adventists share with Jehovah’s Witnesses and Herbert W. Armstrong’s Worldwide Church of God.

https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/seventh-day-wondering


40 posted on 07/29/2024 4:08:06 PM PDT by patriot torch (..)
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How many false prophecies has the cultist leader of sda made that never came to pass?

Deuteronomy 18:20
King James Version
20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

Jeremiah 14:14
King James Version
14 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Matthew 7:15
King James Version
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

These scriptures highlight key characteristics of false prophets, including:

Speaking in God’s name without His command
Prophecying lies and offering false visions
Associating with idolatry and other gods
Having a hidden, wolf-like nature despite appearing outwardly righteous.
These biblical passages serve as a foundation for identifying and distinguishing false prophets from true prophets.


42 posted on 07/29/2024 4:29:49 PM PDT by patriot torch (..)
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