M: Do you agree the passages above reflect the official SDA position? And, do you believe when Jesus arrives that everyone alive will be divided between those who keep the seventh-day Sabbath and those who keep the first-day Sabbath, and that those who keep the first-day Sabbath will be destroyed rather than translated alive and taken to heaven?
V: If the SDA church had an official position, it would be a 29th FB. I think the end time scenario you paint is a fair fit for 1900 America and Europe. Christians may well be fighting each other over the Sabbath day. How you will get Muslims and Hindus and Buddhists and Atheists and Animists to get fired up around Sabbath or Sunday is a mystery.
Still don't know what your answer is. It sounds like, no, you do not agree with it. Regarding the official SDA position and the passages posted above, please consider the following:
18. The Gift of Prophecy:
One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant church and was manifested in the ministry of Ellen. G. White . As the Lord's messenger, her writings are a continuing and authoritative source of truth which provide for the church comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction. They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested. (Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21; Heb. 1:1-3; Rev. 12:17; 19:10.)
Do you think it is accurate to say the SOP reflects the official position? Or, do you suspect the SDA church has no official position?
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