Seventh Day Adventist
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I have seen SDA's say non-SDA's are not saved and that is a huge issue regarding cultish behavior. They also believe Sunday worship is or at least will become the mark of beast which further proves they think non-SDA's are not saved or will loose salvation due to the mark. A further non-biblical doctrine they have is they think Saturday worship/keeping the Sabbath will be outlawed despite this not being found in the bible.
They also teach that the Archangel Michael is Jesus. Does that make their Jesus just as false as the Jesus Jehovah Witnesses believe in?
So here is a portion of the SDA book my grandfather in law gave me. What do you think it is saying?
“The work of judgment which began in 1844, must continue until the cases of all are decided, both of the living and the dead hence it will extend to the close of human probation That men may be prepared to stand in the Judgment,
the message commands them to "fear God, and give glory to Him," "and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." The sult of an acceptance of these messages is given in the words, "Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." In order to be prepared for the Judgment, it is necessary that men should keep the law of God. That law will be the standard of character in the Judgment. The apostle Paul declares. "As many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law. in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ." And he says that "the doers of the law shall be justified." Romans 2:12, 13, 16. Faith is essential in order to keep the law of God; for "without faith it is impossible to please Him." Hebrews 11:6. And "whatsoever is not of faith is sin." Romans 14:23.
Romanists declare that "the observance of Sun day by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the (Catholic) Church." Mgr. Segur, Plain Talk About the Prot estantism of Today, page 213.
The enforcement of Sundaykeeping on the part of Protestant churches is an enforcement of the worship of the papacy of the beast. Those who, understanding the claims of the fourth commandment, choose to observe the false in stead of the true Sabbath; are thereby paying homage to that power by which alone it is commanded. But in the very act of enforcing a religious duty by secular power, the churches would themselves form an image 449 to the beast; hence the enforcement of Sundaykeeping in the United States would be an enforcement of the worship of the beast and his image.
But Christians of past generations observed the Sunday, supposing that in so doing they were keeping the Bible Sabbath, and there are now true Christians in every church, not excepting the Roman Catholic com munion, who honestly believe that Sunday is the Sabbath of divine appointment. God accepts their since of purpose and their integrity before Him. But whe Sunday observance shall be enforced by law, and the world shall be enlightened concerning the obligation of the true Sabbath, then whoever shall transgress the command of God, to obey a precept which has no h authority than that of Rome, will thereby honor popery above God. He is paying homage to Rome, and to the power which enforces the institution ordained by Home He is worshipping the beast and his image.
As men the reject the institution which God has declared to be the sign of His authority, and honor in its stead that whics Rome has chosen as the token of her supremacy, they will thereby accept the sign of allegiance to Rome "the mark of the beast." And it is not until the issues thus plainly set before the people, and they are brough to choose between the commandments of God and the commandments of men, that those who continue transgression will receive "the mark of the beast"
—The Great Controversy by Ellen White.
“The work of judgment which began in 1844, must continue until the cases of all are decided, both of the living and the dead hence it will extend to the close of human probation That men may be prepared to stand in the Judgment,
the message commands them to "fear God, and give glory to Him," "and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." The sult of an acceptance of these messages is given in the words, "Here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." In order to be prepared for the Judgment, it is necessary that men should keep the law of God. That law will be the standard of character in the Judgment. The apostle Paul declares. "As many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law. in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ." And he says that "the doers of the law shall be justified." Romans 2:12, 13, 16. Faith is essential in order to keep the law of God; for "without faith it is impossible to please Him." Hebrews 11:6. And "whatsoever is not of faith is sin." Romans 14:23.
Romanists declare that "the observance of Sun day by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the (Catholic) Church." Mgr. Segur, Plain Talk About the Prot estantism of Today, page 213.
The enforcement of Sundaykeeping on the part of Protestant churches is an enforcement of the worship of the papacy of the beast. Those who, understanding the claims of the fourth commandment, choose to observe the false in stead of the true Sabbath; are thereby paying homage to that power by which alone it is commanded. But in the very act of enforcing a religious duty by secular power, the churches would themselves form an image 449 to the beast; hence the enforcement of Sundaykeeping in the United States would be an enforcement of the worship of the beast and his image.
But Christians of past generations observed the Sunday, supposing that in so doing they were keeping the Bible Sabbath, and there are now true Christians in every church, not excepting the Roman Catholic com munion, who honestly believe that Sunday is the Sabbath of divine appointment. God accepts their since of purpose and their integrity before Him. But whe Sunday observance shall be enforced by law, and the world shall be enlightened concerning the obligation of the true Sabbath, then whoever shall transgress the command of God, to obey a precept which has no h authority than that of Rome, will thereby honor popery above God. He is paying homage to Rome, and to the power which enforces the institution ordained by Home He is worshipping the beast and his image.
As men the reject the institution which God has declared to be the sign of His authority, and honor in its stead that whics Rome has chosen as the token of her supremacy, they will thereby accept the sign of allegiance to Rome "the mark of the beast." And it is not until the issues thus plainly set before the people, and they are brough to choose between the commandments of God and the commandments of men, that those who continue transgression will receive "the mark of the beast"
—The Great Controversy by Ellen White.
She did not set the date and I was not speaking of Miller as I was referencing the quote
On June 27, 1850, Mrs. White wrote that only a few months remained for the people to get ready: "My accompanying angel said, 'Time is almost finished. Get ready, get ready, get ready.' . . . now time is almost finished. . . and what we have been years learning, they will have to learn in a few months."
Time was to be finished in a few months of 1850.
She may had never directly said it but I found these quotes answering about being called a prophet.
My work includes much more than this name signifies. I regard myself as a messenger, entrusted by the Lord with messages for His people. —Letter 55, 1905, Selected Messages, book 1, pp. 32, 35, 36.
I am now instructed that I am not to be hindered in my work by those who engage in suppositions regarding its nature, whose minds are struggling with so many intricate problems connected with the supposed work of a prophet. My commission embraces the work of a prophet, but it does not end there. It embraces much more than the minds of those who have been sowing the seeds of unbelief can comprehend. —Letter 244, 1906. Addressed to elders of the Battle Creek church; See Selected Messages, book 1, pp. 34-36.
She claimed to be more than a prophet. Regardless the Church has viewed her as their prophet.
People have said she had 2000 visions iincluding visions of the end of the world. Visions are one of the gifts of a Biblical prophet except even for the Biblical prophet, they were rare in number.
On June 27, 1850, Mrs. White wrote that only a few months remained for the people to get ready: "My accompanying angel said, 'Time is almost finished. Get ready, get ready, get ready.' . . . now time is almost finished. . . and what we have been years learning, they will have to learn in a few months."
Time was to be finished in a few months of 1850.
She may had never directly said it but I found these quotes answering about being called a prophet.
My work includes much more than this name signifies. I regard myself as a messenger, entrusted by the Lord with messages for His people. —Letter 55, 1905, Selected Messages, book 1, pp. 32, 35, 36.
I am now instructed that I am not to be hindered in my work by those who engage in suppositions regarding its nature, whose minds are struggling with so many intricate problems connected with the supposed work of a prophet. My commission embraces the work of a prophet, but it does not end there. It embraces much more than the minds of those who have been sowing the seeds of unbelief can comprehend. —Letter 244, 1906. Addressed to elders of the Battle Creek church; See Selected Messages, book 1, pp. 34-36.
She claimed to be more than a prophet. Regardless the Church has viewed her as their prophet.
People have said she had 2000 visions iincluding visions of the end of the world. Visions are one of the gifts of a Biblical prophet except even for the Biblical prophet, they were rare in number.
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Not at all. We see Paul debating fiercely with the religious people of his day including correcting Peter at one point. Then we find in Acts 15 the apostles in sharp dispute over theology. It is to protect the gospel from heresy and false teachings. It is in many ways just a internal attack of Satan to deceive people. Of course, you will see spiritual warfare between churches as Satan tries to destroy what God has designed.