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The following article consists of some questions concerning the
alpha and omega of apostasy, with answering quotes from Ellen White and a
couple of other sources which make it very clear that there is one doctrine
embraced by the SDA church today, which fulfills the specifications of the predicted
Omega heresy, and that this doctrine is the doctrine of the Trinity.
The prophet cautioned, “In the book ‘
“To church members she
wrote, “I must warn our brethren and sisters
not to enter into controversy over the
presence and personality of God. The statements made in ‘
regard to this point are incorrect.
The Scripture used to substantiate the doctrine there set forth, is Scripture misapplied.
I am
compelled to speak in denial of the claim that the teachings in ‘
in harmony with my writings. And
there may be in my writings many statements which, taken from their connection,
and interpreted according to the mind of the writer of ‘
sentiments in ‘
Again the prophet gave a
warning. “The Omega will be of a most
startling nature.” (Series B, no. 2, page 16) “The omega will follow, and will be received by those who
are not willing to heed the warning God has given.” “I knew that the omega would follow in a little while; and I
trembled for our people.” (Series B, no. 2, pp. 50, 53)
Today, acceptance of the 27 Fundamentals, which includes the
Trinity doctrine, is necessary to be part of the corporate S. D. A. Church.
False concepts about God constituted the “alpha” of apostasy and
false concepts about God constitute the “omega” of apostasy. As we shall below carefully
examine Sister White’s statements concerning the “omega” we will see that the
Trinity doctrine and its acceptance within the larger body of Adventism
perfectly fits her predictions.
Let us consider the following candid acknowledgment by Elder
William Johnson, editor of the Adventist Review:
“Some Adventists today think that our beliefs have remained
unchanged over the years, or they seek to turn back the clock to some point
when we had everything just right. But all attempts to recover such “historic
Adventism” fail in view of the facts of our heritage.
Adventist beliefs have
changed over the years under the impact of “present truth.” Most startling is the teaching
regarding Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Many of the pioneers, including
James White, J. N. Andrews, Uriah Smith, and J. H. Waggoner, held to an Arian
or semi-Arian view—that is, the Son at some point in time before the Creation
of our world was generated by the Father.
Likewise, the Trinitarian understanding of God, now part of
our fundamental beliefs, was not generally held by the early Adventists.
Even today a few do not subscribe to it.” (Adventist Review, January 6,
1994, page 10, 11)
LET US NOW CONSIDER THE ALPHA OF DEADLY HERESIES
1. SOME IN THE
ANSWER: It is a salvation issue.
“Hath
a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed
their glory for that which doth not profit.” Jeremiah 2:11
“Are we followers of God as dear children, or are we servants of
the prince of darkness? Are we worshipers of Jehovah, or of Baal? of the living
God, or of idols? No outward shrines may be visible, there may be no image for the eye
to rest upon, yet we may be practicing idolatry. It is as easy to make an idol of cherished ideas
or objects as to fashion gods of wood or stone. Thousands have a false conception of God and His attributes.
They are as verily serving a false
god as were the servants of Baal. Are we worshiping the true God as He
is revealed in His word, in Christ, in nature, or are we adoring some
philosophical idol enshrined in His place? God is a God of truth. Justice and
mercy are the attributes of His throne. He is a God of love, of pity and tender
compassion. Thus He is represented in His Son, our Saviour. He is a God of
patience and long-suffering. If such is the being whom we adore and to whose
character we are seeking to assimilate, we are worshiping the true God.”- Testimonies
for the church volume five, page 173.
2. The teachings
of which book was referred to as “The Alpha of deadly heresies” (Selected
Messages bk.1, p.200) by Ellen White and what was the name of the
author?
ANSWER: Dr. John Harvey
Kellogg was the author and the title of his book that Ellen White referred to was
“The Living Temple.”
To Dr Kellogg she said, “You are not definitely clear on the personality of God, which is
everything to us as a people. You have virtually destroyed the Lord God Himself.”
Letter 300 1903. The
Early Elmshaven Years. Vol. 5. 1900-1905 by Arthur L White 1941.
3. WHAT WAS THE MAIN ISSUE IN THE ALPHA
HERESY?
ANSWER: The main issue was the doctrine of God as she
called it ‘the personality of God”.
“I have been instructed by the heavenly messenger that some of the
reasoning in the book Living Temple is unsound...It introduces that
which is nought but speculation in regard to the personality of God
and where His presence is. . .”
“One and another come to me, asking me to explain the positions
taken in
“The spiritualistic theories regarding the personality of God, followed
to their logical conclusion, sweep away the whole Christian economy.” (Selected
Messages bk.1, p. 204)
“These theories regarding God make His word of no effect,
and those who accept them are in great danger of being led finally to look upon
the whole Bible as a fiction. . .” (Testimonies for the Church, Vol.
8, page 291)
4. What did Dr Kellogg really believe when he wrote
his book ‘The
ANSWER: “As far as I can fathom, the
difficulty which is found in ‘The Living Temple’, the whole thing may be simmered
down to the question: Is the Holy Ghost a person? You say no. I had supposed
the Bible said this for the reason that the personal pronoun ‘he’ is used in
speaking of the Holy Ghost. Sister White uses the pronoun ‘he’ and has said in
so many words that the Holy Ghost is the third person of the Godhead. How the
Holy Ghost can be the third person and not be a person at all is difficult for
me to see.” Letter: J H Kellogg to G. I.
“I believe this Spirit of God to be a personality you don’t. But
this is purely a question of definition. I believe the Spirit of God is a
personality; you say, No, it is not a personality. Now the only reason why we
differ is because we differ in our ideas as to what a personality is. Your idea
of personality is perhaps that of semblance to a person or a human being.
(Letter from J. H. Kellogg to G. I. Butler, February 21, 1904)
5. what did Brother Butler say to Dr
Kellogg?
ANSWER: Elder
God dwells in us by His Holy Spirit, as a Comforter, as a
Reprover, especially the former. When we come to Him we partake of Him in that
sense, because the Spirit comes forth from him; it comes forth from the Father
and the Son. It is not a person walking around on foot, or flying as a literal
being, in any such sense as Christ and the Father are - at least, if it is, it
is utterly beyond my comprehension of the meaning of language or words. (Letter
from G. I. Butler to J. H. Kellogg, April 5, 1904)
6. What did he say when he wrote to Brother Prescott?
ANSWER: In 1903, the Autumn Council was held in
7. REGARDING CHANGES TO THE
BOOK, “
ANSWER: “Ever
since the council closed I have felt that I should write you confidentially
regarding Dr Kellogg’s plans for revising and republishing ‘The Living
Temple’…. He (Kellogg) said that some days before coming to the council, he had
been thinking the matter over, and began to see that he had made a slight mistake
in expressing his views. He said that all the way along he had been troubled to
know how to
state the character of God and his
relation to his creation works… He then stated that his former views regarding
the trinity had stood in his way of making a clear and absolutely correct statement;
but that within a short time he had come
to believe in the trinity and could now see pretty clearly where all the difficulty was, and
believed that he could clear the matter up satisfactorily.
He
told me that he now believed in God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost; and his view was that it was God
the Holy Ghost, and not God the Father, that filled all space,
and every living thing. He said if he had believed this before
writing the book, he could have expressed his views without
giving the wrong impression the book now gives.
I
placed before him the objections I found in the teaching, and tried to show him
that the teaching was so utterly contrary to the gospel that I did not see how
it could be revised by changing a few expressions.
We
argued the matter at some length in a friendly way; but I felt sure that when
we parted, the doctor did not understand himself, nor the character of his
teaching. And I could not see how it would be possible for him to flop over,
and in the course of a few days fix the books up so that it would be all right.”
Letter: A G Daniells to W C
White. Oct 29. 1903 page 1.2.
8. Did
Sister White change her own understanding of the doctrines given at the
beginning?
ANSWER:
Speaking of herself in the third person, Ellen White wrote,
“I understood that some were anxious to
know if Mrs. White still held the same views that she did years ago when they
had heard her speak in the sanitarium grove, in the Tabernacle, and at the camp
meetings held in the suburbs of
“The greatness of God is to us incomprehensible.
‘The Lord’s throne is in heaven’ (Psalm 11:4); yet by His Spirit He is everywhere present. He has an intimate knowledge
of, and a personal interest in, all the works of His hand.” Education page 132. 1903.
LET US NOW
CONSIDER THE OMEGA OF DEADLY
HERESY
9. WHEN WOULD THE OMEGA HERESY BE INTRODUCED
INTO THE
ANSWER: In a
little while, shortly after the time of the Kellogg apostasy (shortly after
1904). Let us note that the Trinity was introduced into the Church in the 1920s
by Leroy Froom.
“
10. WHAT WOULD BE THE MAIN ISSUE IN THE
OMEGA HERESY?
Answer: The doctrine of God “
(Selected Messages
bk.1, page 203)
11. WOULD IT BE RECEIVED?
Answer: It would be received by
those who did not heed the warning.
“In the
book Living Temple there is presented the alpha of deadly heresies. The
omega will follow, and will be received by those who are
not willing to heed the warning God has given.”
(Selected Messages bk.1, page 200)
12. WHAT WOULD BE THE RESULT OF THE CHURCH’S
ACCEPTING THE OMEGA HERESY?
Answer: It would result in a change of our religion. This
change consists of the rejection of the pioneer concept of God and the
acceptance of the Trinity.
“The
enemy of souls has sought to bring in the supposition that a great reformation was
to take place among Seventh-day Adventists, and that this reformation would
consist in giving up the doctrines which stand as the pillars of our faith, and
engaging in a process of reorganization. Were this reformation
to take place, what would result!
The principles of truth that God in His wisdom has given to the remnant church,
would be discarded. Our religion would be changed. The fundamental
principles that have sustained the work for the last fifty years would
be accounted as error. A new organization would be established. Books of a
new order would be written. A system of intellectual philosophy would be
introduced. (Selected Messages bk.1, page 204)
13. HAS THE
ANSWER:
Yes. There has
been a change in the doctrine of the S. D. A. Church. The General
Conference of SDA church at
The following quotation is from the Ministry Magazine of
October 1993, page 10. This magazine is an official publication of the
"Most of the founders of Seventh-Day Adventism would
not be able to join the church today if they had to subscribe to the
denomination's fundamental beliefs. More specifically, most would not be able
to agree to belief number 2 which deals with the doctrine of the Trinity".(Ministry
magazine of October 1993, page 10.)
“In the
balances of the sanctuary the Seventh-day Adventist church is to
be weighed. She will be judged by the privileges and advantages
that she has had. If her spiritual experience does not correspond to the
advantages that Christ, at infinite cost, has bestowed on her, if
the blessings conferred have not qualified her to do the work entrusted to her,
on her will be pronounced the sentence: "Found wanting." By the light
bestowed, the opportunities given, will she be judged.” {8T, p 247}.
“Of
those who boast of their light, and yet fail to walk in it, Christ says, ‘but I
say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for
14. WHAT SHOULD BE THE ONLY SAFETY FOR TRUE
AND HONEST SOULS IN THE SDA CHURCH AS OMEGA IS NOW FULFILLING RIGHT BEFORE THEM?
Answer:
"Our
holy faith cries out separation."- {ST, February 19, 1880 par. 1}
“As the
light and life of men was rejected by the ecclesiastical authorities in the
days of Christ, so it has been rejected in every succeeding generation.
Again and again the history of Christ's withdrawal from
“You are exhorted to touch not the unclean thing; for in
touching this, you will yourself become unclean. It is impossible
for you to unite with those who are corrupt, and still remain pure”. {RH,
January 2, 1900}.
“We have a testing message to give, and I am instructed to
say to our people, "Unify, unify." But we are not to unify
with those who are departing from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits
and doctrines of devils”. Manuscript 31, 1906. {3SM, p 412}.
“As in
the days of Noah and
15. Has Ellen
White ever prophesied that God's
people just before the falling of the plagues will be called out of the SDA churches?
ANSWER: YES!
“One
thing it is certain is soon to be realized, – the great apostasy, which is
developing and increasing and waxing stronger, and will continue to do
so until the Lord shall descend from heaven with a shout. . . . ”
(Special Testimonies, Series B7, p. 57-8)
“I saw that God has honest children among the nominal
Adventists and the fallen churches, and before the plagues shall
be poured out, ministers and people will be called out from these
churches and will gladly receive the truth. Satan knows this;
and before the loud cry of the third angel is given, he raises an excitement
in these religious bodies, that those who have rejected the truth may think
that God is with them.” {EW, p 261}.
The most fearful news here is the prophecy
that those who will reject the call to come out of the SDA churches and the
fallen churches will experience an 'excitement', coming from
Satan to deceive them into thinking that 'God is with them".
I was shown the
necessity of
those who believe that we are having the last message of mercy, being separate from those who are daily imbibing new
errors. I saw that neither young nor old should attend their meetings;
for it is wrong to thus encourage them while they teach error that is a deadly
poison to the soul and teach for doctrines the commandments of men. The influence of such gatherings is not good.
If God has delivered us from such darkness and error, we should stand fast in
the liberty wherewith He has set us free and rejoice in the truth. God is
displeased with us when we go to listen to error, without being obliged to go;
for unless He sends us to those meetings where error is forced home to the
people by the power of the will, He will not keep us. The angels cease their watchful care over us,
and we are left to the buffetings of the enemy, to be darkened and weakened by
him and the power of his evil angels; and the light around us becomes
contaminated with the darkness. {EW 124.3}
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  written by Yesudas Nathan, July 08, 2009
 written by Natalie K, February 23, 2009
Dear Rawle Pierre,
We appreciate your comments and concerns. I think that we will both agree that to pick at words would be futile, so I would simply like to direct your attention to the following links that will that will give some insight as to how the SDA Church is forsaking the truths it was founded upon and is deliberately shrinking the breach between them and the papacy: http://worldslastchance.com/for-sdas-only/an-appeal-to-sdas.html http://worldslastchance.com/for-sdas-only/chronology-of-sda-apostasy.html You might be interested to see what this says: http://worldslastchance.com/fo...issue.html God bless you. In His love and service, WLC Team
 written by rawle pierre, February 21, 2009
Firstly, with regards to question 15 on separation from SDA churches, your first quote deals with apostasy continuing until the second coming. If apostasy is about leaving, then it is synonymous with separation and therefore it is Satan who is behind separation.
Secondly, you deal with "among the nominal Adventists and the fallen churches". But these cannot be referring to established sda churches since Ellen White would not refer to these with the vague term "religious bodies" which rather is a polite reference to the multitude of other religious denominations. I think that you have stretched the grammar here way too much. To conclude such would be to subscribe to the concept that Satan only wants to ensnare SDAs but he doesen't really 'have' the other sheep whom God will ultimately call, does he? Thirdly, I agree that our SDA leaders should not 'sell out' to any other religious bodies, but you have given no insight as to the nature of such 'negotiations' or the context of the presence of sda leaders at certain meetings. Certainly there should be openness to the church membership at large on the nature of these 'meetings' but indicating the worst without providing evidence other than 'present at the scene of the crime' is perhaps unfair. Fourthly, Jesus was very clear to His disciples that He would resurrect himself; obedient unto death, yes, but still holding the keys of life and death. God cannot die. Jesus became human so that He could die for us. He remained God so that He could live for us and offer salvation to us. For him to die as God and need to be resurrected by the Father would mean that He would have to be granted life and divinity by the Father. The Bible does not support this. Fifthly, the Holy SPirit does not have an 'image' for man to be made into, so that is a hard sell. Lastly, I have a burden for my local SDA church in Trinidad, West Indies, and its role. I think rather than utilizing resources on separating, which can be an infinitely unending sprial, we should try to utilise resources and system and procedures to make things right, rather than cut and run so we can do our own 'right thing'. There is tremendous counsel on making things right and it would be pointless to keep separating whenever things don't go right. Thanks for your time - love the videos so far.
 written by afolabi samuel, November 07, 2008
QUESTION:WHAT DOCTRINE IS THE CURRENT SDA CHURCH TEACHES IN COMMON WITH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH?
ANSWER: The Trinity doctrine. And this conclusively make them daughter of the mother church- Babylon. Babylon is said to be "the mother of harlots." By her daughters must be symbolized churches that cling to her doctrines and traditions, and follow her example of sacrificing the truth and the approval of God, in order to form an unlawful alliance with the world.' The Great Controversy 1911 ed, page 382. "The term ‘Babylon’ is derived from ‘Babel,’ and signifies confusion. It is employed in Scripture to designate the various forms of false or apostate religion." "The message of Revelation 14, announcing the fall of Babylon must apply to religious bodies that were once pure and have become corrupt.” The Great Controversy, page 381, 383. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH "The mystery of the Trinity is the central doctrine of the Catholic faith. Upon it are based all the other teachings of the church." (Handbook for Today's Catholic, p. 11) SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH In the 1980 General Conference session at Dallas, Texas SDA church officially adopted the Trinity as a teaching of Adventism they stated: "While no single Scripture passage states the doctrine of the Trinity, it is assumed as a fact... only by faith can we accept the existence of the Trinity." (Special Edition of the Review & Herald) The Trinity: "There is one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons. God is immortal, all powerful, all knowing, above all, and ever present. He is infinite and beyond human comprehension, yet known through His self-revelation. He is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by the whole creation." Taken from current Baptismal certificate "The origin of the human race is found in a divine council. God said, ‘Let Us make man’ (Gen. 1:26). The plural ‘Us’ refers to the trinitarian Godhead ... God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS BELIEVE - Page 80. ELLEN WHITE DISAGREES:"After the earth was created, and the beasts upon it, the Father and Son carried out their purpose, which was designed before the fall of Satan, to make man in their own image. They had wrought together in the creation of the earth and every living thing upon it. And now God said to His Son, "Let us make man in our image." (The Story of Redemption, page 20, 21) "Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. Thou art thy mother's [Rome's] daughter, that loatheth her husband [Christ] and her children [God's professed people who preach the three angels' messages]; and thou art the sister of thy sisters [apostate Protestantism]..." Ezekiel 16:44-45. "There is no need to marvel that the church is not vivified by the Holy Spirit's power. Men and women are setting aside the instruction Christ has given. Anger and covetousness are obtaining the victory. The soul-temple is full of wickedness. There is no room for Christ. Men follow their own perverse ways. They will not heed the words of the Saviour. They take themselves into their own hands, rejecting reproofs and warnings, until the candlestick is moved out of its place, and spiritual discernment is confused by human ideas. Though deficient in service, they justify themselves, saying, "The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord are we." They set the law of God aside to follow the light of their own imagination." {RH, April 8, 1902 par. 10} My Guide said, "This work will be sowing seed for time and for eternity." And then the instruction was given, "The angels of the Lord will go before him. He will be accounted out of line. But many ought to be out of the lines that have been maintained to be the regular routine, and unless they themselves come into line, they will say, 'The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are we.' Unless that temple is purified, cleansed, sanctified, God will not give them His presence in the temple of which they boast." . . . {3MR 264.2} The message for this time is not, "The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are we." Whom does the Lord receive as vessels unto honor? Those who cooperate with Christ, those who believe the truth, who live the truth, who proclaim the truth in all its bearings. {SpM 321.6} In His love and service, WLC Team.
 written by Charles Cleveland, November 05, 2008
I agree with the article, which makes the point that the Omega of Apostacy is the entering in to controversy regarding the presence and personality of God. By doing so, we are in effect "negotiating" with those who do not hold fast to the doctrine as held by historic (pioneer) Adventists, and thus we elevate error and heresy to an equal footing with truth. This (controversy) is the error that will lead us into deeper deception (trinity, immortality of the soul, security of the believer, ecumenism, and so on....
We must not try to be wise above that which is written. Only such as has been revealed to us in God's holy word (the Bible), and by the Spirit of Prophecy, is safe ground for us. The traditions of men, and the broad way, have been wicked snares for the faithful since the beginning of the church. Our Saviour warned us beforehand. The warning was repeated to us through the Spirit of Prophecy, if we will receive it. "Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one! Deu 6:4 Again,Jn 10:30 "I and My Father are one". This is not negotiable. Charles
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I write this as a lay man who feels fooled by the present established churches regarding the nature of God. Knowing well it is impossible for man being a physical form to know God(spirit) fully, at the same time being aware that humans are created in the image of God, I know(no indefinite feelings here) any theology propounded should be in conformity with the God given natural conscience and rationality.
The present doctrinal base is the printed materials selected and approved by the catholic church giving support to one of the two streams of traditional groups one called the Apostolic(those who followed the disciples of Jesus) and the other Pauline(the people who followed Paul). There was a schism existing as the records goes, from the last apart of the first century between these two groups. Paul was accused of bringing Roman traditions into the teachings of Jesus. The Catholic church supported the Pauline group and suppressed the other.
It is a very sensitive matter for any christian to question the writings of Paul. The question is what was the part played by the catholic church in including the writings of Paul in the new Testament. Do we have access to the original manuscripts? Are we not following those which were coded and approved by the catholic church? I understand some of the manuscripts are not opened to the public but are kept safe in the Papal library. We are treading dangerous grounds here, as Mrs. white said. What Jesus taught was a very rationally consistent nature of God since He was a Jew and had no conflict. He never questioned the Jewish theology, but the practical life of the Jews.
So I want to ask the people who are dealing with the issue of "Trinity", have you studied the manuscripts written in the second century and the belief systems of the early followers of Christ, which were rejected by the then Catholic Church? Do you know why the North African Church did not accept the church of Rome in the 3rd century? Have you considered the existence of the issue of trinity before Arius? And Why? What was the part played by the church of Carthage in opposing the church of Rome?
This is a serious matter demanding in depth study. You cannot solve this issue unless you go to the second century manuscripts as research student and not as a "christian". You should be ready to be shaken to the roots.