The 7th Day Adventist Church is the church that holds up the Everlasting Gospel to the world. What is the "Everlasting Gospel"? Couldn't John just use the word "Gospel"? He used "Everlasting Gospel" because there are many false "gospels" out there today. The "Everlasting Gospel" is the truth of His word.
1st Angel- And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven,
1) having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
2) Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: (Sanctuary Doctrine-the Judgement has begun)
3) and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Worship the Creator of which His Sabbath identifies and acknowledges Him as such) Revelation 14:6,7
2nd Angel- And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. (The fall of apostate churches is coming and we are to call people out of them). And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. God has what He calls "My People" in Babylon. There are good and bad people in all churches. In the end time events, His true believers in "Babylon" will hear His voice and come out. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Revelation 14:8 & 18:2,4
3rd Angel- And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; Revelation 14:9,10 (To sound the alarm of the mark of the beast when it happens).
What else of this remnant? 1) Here is the patience of the saints: (waiting patiently for His 2nd Advent-His return) 2) here are they that keep the commandments of God, (All 10 of His Commandments-which includes the Sabbath of the 7th day. Not just keep 9 of His Commandments) 3)and the faith of Jesus. Revelation 14:12
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. Revelation 14:13 (Here is the doctrine of the state-of-the-dead, resting in the grave until resurrection day. And the judgement of their works in the Heavenly Sanctuary).
What does Lucifer think of this remnant? And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation 12:17 But What does God say to ALL peoples of the earth- Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14 And what is the "Testimony of Jesus"? ....for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Revelation 19:10 (Ellen G. White - the lesser light to point toward the greater light of God's word. "It is because you have neglected to aquaint yourselves with God's inspired Book that He has sought to teach you by simple testimonies, calling your atteention to the words of inspiration....The written testimonies are not to give new light, but to impress vividly upon the heart the truths of inspiration already revealed.....The testimonies are not to belittle the word of God, but to exalt it and attract minds to it, that the beautiful simplicity of truth may impress all." Testimonies for the Church vol. 5 p.665
What else of this remnant/Spiritual Israel? The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth:Zephaniah 3:13 (In other words they have and speak the truth-the "Everlasting Gospel").
What characteristics of "Babylon" (apostate churches of spiritual Israel) are we told?
1) And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. Ezekiel 8:9,10 ...her priests have polluted the sanctuary,... Zephaniah 3:4 (They pollute His sanctuary/church with false doctrines).
2) He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. ...and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. Ezekiel 8:13,14 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: Zephaniah 3:4 (Are worldly).
3) ...turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. Ezekiel 8:15,16 ...they have done violence to the law. Zephaniah 3:4 (Trample on His law-for example the institution of the first day/Sunday in place of His 7th day/Sabbath of the 4th Commandment....doing violence to His law. Have they not instituted the day of the sun-Sunday-in place of the Sabbath? With their backs toward the Temple "worshipping the Sun"?).
God has true belivers in all churches. We are judged by the light we know and our hearts. But if you know the truth-why wait to come out of Babylon? As for the end time remnant-they will of course be more than SDA's for many will "come out of Babylon" and many SDA's will be shaken out. The point of the remnant today is to hold up the truth and sound the cry of the 3 Angels to prepare the world for the end-by preaching the Everlasting Gospel.
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