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The 144,000 Servants of God: All Men or Both Sexes?

February 15, 2014

We continue our discussion on the historical identity of the Seventh-day Adventist church as found in the Revelation chapters 7, 10, 12, and 14 by looking more closely at the 144,000 servants of God. This a Part Two of a five part series, for part one in this series please click here. The Servants of [...]

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The 144,000: Revelation Chapters 7 and 14

February 8, 2014

Elder Ted Wilson, the president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has made many appeals to leaders and laity alike to bring about a revival and reformation into our lives as one of the most urgent needs of the church. Therein he shared one principle concern about the church losing its identity in prophecy and [...]

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The 2520 Prophecy: Is It a Missing Part of the Advent Message?

February 1, 2014

We occasionally receive questions regarding the 2520 year prophecy whether it is a missing part of the Seventh-day Adventist message that we need to understand. This is the result of the aggressive promotion of this teaching and its associated doctrines by a small but persistent group of advocates within the church body. The background, history, and [...]

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What Is Laodicea’s Trouble?

January 25, 2014

What is wrong with Laodicea and what is the remedy? Answer: Describing her condition in present-day language, Inspiration declares: “The message to the church of the Laodiceans is a startling denunciation, and is applicable to the people of God at the present time. . . . “The people of God are represented in the message [...]

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Jacob’s Dream: An Antitypical Application for Us Today?

January 18, 2014

In the stream of this most instructive typology on the subject (see prior post on Jacob and Esau), we are now carried along to its climaxing feature— Jacob’s Dream On the first night of his flight from the murderous wrath of Esau, Jacob, using a stone for a pillow, lay down to rest: “And he [...]

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Esau or Jacob — Which? A Lesson in Typology for the Church Today

January 11, 2014

“And Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. “And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the Lord. “And the Lord said unto [...]

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Qualifications for Soul Winning

January 4, 2014

This post is a continuation from last week on the subject of righteousness by faith and what it means to be justified in Christ and become a qualified soul winner. This present reading from the original Shepherd’s Rod message contains many quotes from a book entitled “Christ Our Righteousness” by A.G. Daniels. This is a [...]

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Justification by Faith: What is It?

December 28, 2013

Justification by Faith: What Is It? All the blessings written in the preceding chapters (Shepherd’s Rod Vol. 2) are apprehended in the following Though this most important subject is the simplest of all Biblical truths, it has been widely confused, and largely misunderstood. The example of one man’s experience in the things of God and [...]

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Does the Bible Promote “Hate Speech” Against Homosexuals?

December 21, 2013

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” — 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 We are going [...]

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The Church Steadily Retreating Towards Egypt, How is This Happening?

December 15, 2013

“I am filled with sadness when I think of our condition as a people. The Lord has not closed heaven to us, but our own course of continual backsliding has separated us from God. Pride, covetousness, and love of the world have lived in the heart without fear of banishment or condemnation. Grievous and presumptuous [...]

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