21 Years Ago: The “Christmas Eve Sermon”

So, I installed a video player for the purposes of this post. If there are any issues, please let me know. If none are reported, I will probably purchase the pro version, as I am inclined to support good software as I come across this. Warning: This video is almost…

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The Origins of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and How Modern Sabbatarianism Rose Out of the Ashes of the Great Disappointment

  A Millerite prophetic chart from 1843 There have long been Sabbatarians in North America, beginning from the time before the United States was a country and people fled Europe to escape religious persecution.  However, Sabbatarianism stayed mostly under the radar until the late 19th century when William Miller began…

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What Is the “Third Angel’s Message”, and What Does It Have to Do With Church of God History?

  Woocut from Luther’s Bible for Revelation 17 depicting the Beast and Babylon the Great 1. True Gospel The world had lost the Gospel. They didn’t know what the Gospel was: I came among the True Church of God of the Sardis Era, They didn’t know what the Gospel was,…

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Christmas Eve Sermon, 16 Years Later

December 7th might be the “day that shall live in infamy”, but December 17th was when Joseph Tkach Sr dropped a bombshell on the Worldwide Church of God.  Known as the “Christmas Eve Sermon”, it was taped and played in all congregations on 7 January 1995.  Thus, the exodus trickle…

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Sabbath Truth Website

I recently came across a website called Sabbath Truth”. It is apparently a Seventh Day Adventist site, but it contains some real gems on it. For example: Law and grace do not work in competition with each other but in perfect cooperation. The law points out sin, and grace saves…

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WWJD: Keeping Passover

It is during times of the year such as this that my mind wanders to the phrase “What would Jesus do?”  Yet, it is merely a slogan for most.  Like a magical charm, people will wear “WWJD” on bracelets, but they never seem to make the transition to actually doing…

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