Here is clearly the Omega of Apostasy, saying they believe in the Spirit of Prophecy while at the same time undermining the doctrines and hidding the truth of Adventism in a shifting sands of a "Spirit-led, dynamic movement"?...

Take a look at this article in "Progressive Adventism" called 'Change: The Adventist Constant':

".......Forecasting Future Changes


1. Sanctuary/Investigative Judgment: 1844 will be meaningful subjectively in the Adventist world as the time of the inauguration of the movement, but not objectively as THE fulfillment of Daniel 8:14. What will be salvaged is the “investigative” nature of judgment which is already clearly presaged in John Wesley’s writings.


2. Remnant: That the Adventist church is “the remnant church of Bible prophecy” (Baptismal Vow) will be revised into an expression that is more humble and open to God’s truth and revelation in other churches and religions, while continuing to claim a special, particular mission and calling as a movement raised up by God. The ongoing formal dialogues with other denominations and religions (and the increasing collaborative efforts taking place at the local level) will effectively make the “remnant church” claim a relic of the 19th century Adventism.


3. Daniel & Revelation: The two apocalypses will be read increasingly under the influence of the apocalyptic teachings of Jesus in the Gospels. This will have a tempering impact on reading the two books as definite timelines, but more as illustrations of the power of God and expressions of Christian hope and courage.

4. Ellen White: While her foundational influence will never be forgotten nor ignored, she will be read more and more as Luther, Calvin and Wesley (btw, the three angels of Rev 14 according to early Wesleyan interpreters) have come to be appreciated in their respective traditions. Adventists will come to a place where they are free to disagree with her openly without needing to discard her or her prophetic ministry.


5. Creation/Origin of Life: Most Adventists in the foreseeable future will retain variations of young-earth creationist views, but as global Adventism becomes more educated and affluent, there will be a greater degree of tolerance toward evolutionary creationists in their midst. This issue will increasingly become less of a litmus test.


6. Clean/Unclean Meat: Given the seriousness with which the words of Jesus and Paul (e.g., Mark 7, Romans 14) are taken, Leviticus 11 will cease to be strictly followed by Adventists. Instead, as is the case with jewelry, this issue will become a matter of individual choice.


7. Homosexuality: Most Adventists in the foreseeable future will remain averse to acceptance of homosexuality as a legitimate expression of one’s sexuality. But as global Adventism becomes more educated and exposed to homosexual individuals in their personal lives, there will be a greater degree of tolerance toward homosexuals in their midst. This issue will increasingly become less of a litmus test.


8. Scripture: Adventists will no longer be marked by one way of reading Scripture or one narrow set of interpretations. Diverse interpretations will flourish and lively, at times very contentious, debates will accompany them. Official pronouncements will always take a more cautious, conservative approach, but an acknowledgment will be made of a diversity of opinions that exist on some contentious issues. Life will go on, people and this church will keep on changing, and the Spirit will guide the process.


Some will say that this is a prediction of doom. Others will say that this is the wish list of a desperate, even delusional, soul. For me, it is a simple expression of hope for the future of a Spirit-led, dynamic movement...."

http://progressiveadventism.com/2008/03/09/change-the-adventist-constant/

It is not difficult to imagine these steps to apostasy considering the fact most of them are true now in most SDA churches!

It seems that the two most startling aspects of what appears to be the Omega apostasy are the classes promoting evolution and homosexual acceptance and even promotion in our institutions of higher learning and in many of our churches and some local and divisional church headquarters. (This apostasy began to simmer back in the late '70's with the apostasy of W Rhea and D Ford) When you throw out the prophet, you usually end up thowing out the scriptures as well, and then anything goes! We were told the Omega apostasy would especially target our youth, make light of the Sabbath, would be of a most startling nature, would seek to wrest control of our educational, medical and theological work and institutions away from church control, etc. If you go along with evolution, then it negates what was given at creation- the Sabbath and marriage. Of course what naturally follows is no sancutary message, and no need for a prophet. So- satan's final attack on the testimonies, to make them of none effect including the warning about the Omega apostasy and all it would contain! It seems it is about time for a "shaking out" of the likes we have not seen yet. We should not be surprised by current events and what is happening, we were told this would happen at the very end of time. The rock music that came into many of our churches in the '80's was foretold by EGW, and she said it would happen at the very end! So that shows how really close we are to the end! Such as: we are right there folks!

It gets worse, but where it the righteousness and holiness of Christlikeness in our midst - anywhere among us: I'm not so concerned about how active the devil is..., but how certain and clear a trumpet sound is our message? It's not a certain or clear sound, anymore, is it: too superficial, and needing a revival. Not too many members in teh church, but too many variations in teaching allowed since Ford was dismissed. Time for a recovery

How is the OP list a sign of apostasy?

Thomas, without no.1 on the list remaining objective fulfilment of Dan 8:14, as illustrated by Ezek 9 - as Prof. Richard Davidson, head of OT at the seminary points out, you can forget the rest of the list remaining at all relevant.

Apostacy from the 3 Angels' Message is the issue, not whether you keep the 7th day Sabbath or not - and even the Sabbath is now flouted across America in their way, while Scandinavia and the Benelux countries have their way, and the rest of the first world, and so on: maybe the rest of the world may be conscientious, I don't know it too well.

Those 8 points delineate the abandonment of the 3 Angels' Message, without which we are no longer the Remnant church for the world to look to.

So, if we change the traditional adventist interpretation of Dan 8:14, it makes what we think about Ellen or creation or scripture irrelevant?

I think that at least point 2 is a change for a more true understnading of the bible. Maybe other points aswelll such as the 3rd.

I dont see how the points in the list, with the possible exceptions of point 5, can be connected with apostacy from the 3 angles message. It is in such case a highly buffed version of the message.

Well, what is the SDA in existence for? To finish both the Reformation and to usher in the kingdom by preparing a people on earth to live to see Christ come in all the glory of heaven: that's big stuff, and involves Christian perfection on the ground down here, as taught by the 1844 interpretation of Dan 8:14.

Sorry for stating the obvious there, but whatever else Christians believe is true in the Bible, creation, the spirit of prophecy in the last days, the whole book, Christ himself as Saviour of all men, unless the last step of the gospel - completing sanctification for those who are justified by faith in heart and mind and then life itself too, the gospel is incomplete on earth.

We can be socialite Adventists all we like - and there is a need for also relaxing together without theology filling our minds, but "dynamic" Adventism isn't workable - isn't what Adventism is, given the teachings of the Bible espoused by Ellen White's contemporaries and those since who have upheld that clarity of our high calling to perfect Christlikeness, for vindicating God's glory.

7)"But as global Adventism becomes more educated..."
5)"as global Adventism becomes more educated and affluent
8)"Adventists will no longer be marked by one way of reading Scripture or one narrow set of interpretations....a diversity of opinions

Ya -- those uneducated narrow minded Seventh-day Adventists must be educated and changed from their narrow mindedness and beliefs in absolutes, so they will fit into the global paradigm of ecumenical thought.
That is the agenda. How else can the "whole world wander after the beast and his image" unless the people are educated into a global, non-dogmatic religious mindframe, -- a where ever the "spirit" leads acceptance of "diverse interpretations" is the goal in the outline above.

Yet once the foundations are removed it's an easy slide into the popular "worship" program predicted in Rev. 13. I mean -- if everything in the Bible has MANY possible interpretations, who is going to stand up to civil force to resist a very "peace, unity, love" quoting movement, to cling to their "narrow, uneducated" beliefs?

Yes, the simplicity of faith will be lost without absolutes. Well said, Dedication.

Relative is solely how each person experiences God's truth and grows in it. The foundations are resolute.