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The SDA position. Ellen White (who they believe was divinely inspired and corrects inaccurate interpretations of scripture), said Michael is not Lord but the Lord is the Father, thus distinguishing Michael from being the Almighty. This is consistent with the SDA view of the Godhead where the Father alone is the Almighty. ... In the SDA's official "The Signs of the Times": The eternal Word gave Himself. He did not aspire to be equal with God, “did not meditate a usurpation” of the throne of the universe, but He emptied Himself, gave Himself, then and there, for sinners. He took...

my wife and I had just arrived at our new parish. Something I’d not anticipated, however, were the serious theological challenges that were awaiting me in my new church, which was embroiled in debate regarding the nature of the Godhead, particularly the nature of Christ and the personhood of the Holy Spirit. As so often happens, the church was divided into two camps: the majority supported official Adventist teachings, while the minority, consisting of sincere church members, believed that the Adventist Church had erred in embracing the doctrine of the Trinity. This group agitated for a return to the teachings...

the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844. William Miller, a Baptist preacher, had meticulously calculated—and inaccurately predicted—Yeshua's return to Earth on that date. When the world did not end, and Yeshua did not appear, the Millerite movement was plunged into crisis. believers were devastated, their faith shattered. Instead of admitting fundamental misinterpretation of prophecy,a small group of Millerites concocted a new explanation. They posited that Miller's calculations were correct regarding the date, but incorrect regarding the event. Yeshua had not come to Earth, they argued, but had instead entered the second apartment of the heavenly sanctuary to begin an "investigative...

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The purpose of this presentation is to provide to you, in a potent way, the whole idea of the rapture and bring you the scope as to why the rapture is completely necessary in today’s environment. First off, the whole idea of the rapture is one of those things which requires faith. Since we are not accustomed to witnessing radically supernatural occurrences the way ancient Jews did, it is somewhat difficult for a skeptic to comprehend the reality of such radical things happening like that today. But just because it sounds radical and unrealistic doesn’t mean that it is so....