The doctrine of the Sabbath as the end-time seal of God follows the same pattern of theological deduction as doctrines like the Trinity, which are built on the harmony of biblical teachings rather than on a single explicit statement. The Sabbath, as a sign of God’s authority and a mark of His creative power, holds a central place in the final test of loyalty between God's law and human tradition.
Read MoreThe Brinsmead Heresy and Last Generation Theology, Part 3
In this third installment of our series on the heresy taught by Robert Brinsmead during the 1960s—which, as we have seen, attempted to combine the classic Adventist paradigm many call Last Generation Theology with the doctrine of original sin as taught by Augustine and the magisterial Reformers—we will consider what is taught by the inspired writings regarding preparation for the end-time sealing, an event inspired writings place just before the close of probation. We will especially consider whether, according to the inspired pen, the sealing/latter rain experience involves any change in the believer beyond a settling and confirmation of an experience already possessed.
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