Former Seventh-day Adventist Pastor Exposes the Lies & Intentional Deceits of Ellen White & the SDA

Dale is author of Sabbath in Christ, The Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventists, The Truth About the Seventh-day Adventist Truth, and Adventist to Christian. Dale was an Adventist pastor for 13 years, seven of which he spent teaching Bible at Monterey Bay Academy , La Selva Beach, California. During his doctoral studies at Andrews University in the 1980’s, Dale became convinced that the 1844 investigative judgment could not be supported by Scripture. Since he could no longer teach this doctrine, he and his wife Carolyn left the Adventist denomination.

The Seventh-day Adventist doctrine of the investigative judgment and cleansing of the heavenly Sanctuary based upon Daniel 8:14 is indeed the central pillar of the Adventist faith. Some Adventists may disagree; however, it is. Ellen White said, “The scripture which above all others had been both the foundation and central pillar of the Advent faith was the declaration, ‘Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed’.

A recent book by Dr. Roy Adams is subtitled, Understanding the Heart of Adventist Theology, and it confirms this.The Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide, 2001, is entitled, Pillars of Our Faith. It includes chapters on “The Sabbath”, “The Heavenly Sanctuary”, “The Hour of God’s Judgment”, “The Remnant”, etc. The last two presidents of the General Conference have both expressed publicly that the Adventist church will not change.

•Ellen G. White said that Daniel 8:14 is the foundation and central pillar of the Advent faith.

•A recent book on the sanctuary by Adventist leader Dr. Roy Adams is subtitled, The heart of Adventist theology.

•A recent Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide, entitled, The pillars of our faith includes chapters on the “The Sabbath”, “The Heavenly Sanctuary”, “The Hour of God’s Judgment”, and “The Remnant”. It includes this quotation from Early Writings, p. 263, “Jesus entered the most holy of the heavenly, at the end of the 2300 days of Daniel 8, in 1844, to make final atonement for all who could be benefitted by His mediation, and thus to cleanse the sanctuary.”

•Dr. Roy Gane stated that he was excited to know that Ratzlaff understood that the sanctuary was central to Adventists.

•Dr. Richard Davidson referred to the sanctuary as the heart of doctrine.

•Dr. Angel Rodriguez, professor of theology at the Adventist seminary and associate director of the Adventist Biblical Research Institute, stated forthrightly, “Without 1844 and the doctrine of the Sanctuary ... there is no reason for us to exist. 1844 provided for us our identity and our mission. And if we are wrong, then we are simply wrong.”

We can see that the stakes are high.

There are many, perhaps the majority, of Adventist pastors and Bible teachers who want to run as far away from Daniel 8:14, 1844 and the investigative judgment, and the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary as possible. Yet the church cannot dismiss this doctrine. This doctrine is not only the central pillar in name, it is the central pillar holding up the whole Adventist identity. That is why the last two General Conference presidents have openly endorsed Ellen White and the sanctuary doctrine. If they were to admit the errors of October 22, 1844, and the investigative judgment as the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary as taught by Ellen White, then Ellen White would fall as “a continuing and authoritative source of truth”.

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The Adventist idea, however, promulgated to the worldwide organization for Sabbath School members all to study on the same day of the year in every Adventist congregation on earth, teaches that humans are saved by their own reaction against Satan! The Scapegoat Heresy!

The final insult in the Adventist “plan of salvation”, however, comes in their scenario of the end of their “investigative judgment”. They teach that when Jesus is finally finished investigating the lives of professed believers and determining which ones have confessed all their sins and have been loyal to God by keeping the law, Jesus will place the sins of the saved upon Satan who is the scapegoat of Leviticus 16. Satan will then bear the sins of the saved out of heaven, thus cleansing “the sanctuary”, and he will be punished for them in the lake of fire.

This teaching makes Satan, not Jesus, the final sin-bearer of the saved.

Adventists are quick to assert that Satan is not the sin-bearer, yet this idea comes directly from Ellen White:

"Since Satan is the originator of sin, the direct instigator of all the sins that caused the death of the Son of God, justice demands that Satan shall suffer the final punishment. Christ’s work for the redemption of men and the purification of the universe from sin, will be closed by the removal of sin from the heavenly sanctuary and the placing of these sins upon Satan, who will bear the final penalty" (Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 358).

"In the typical service the high priest, having made the atonement for Israel, came forth and blessed the congregation. So Christ, at the close of His work as mediator, will appear, “without sin unto salvation” (Heb. 9:28), to bless His waiting people with eternal life. As the priest, in removing the sins from the sanctuary, confessed them upon the head of the scapegoat, so Christ will place all these sins upon Satan, the originator and instigator of sin. The scapegoat, bearing the sins of Israel, was sent away “unto a land not inhabited” (Lev. 16:22); so Satan, bearing the guilt of all the sins which he has caused God’s people to commit, will be for a thousand years confined to the earth, which will then be desolate, without inhabitant, and he will at last suffer the full penalty of sin in the fires that shall destroy all the wicked" (The Great Controversy, pp. 485-486).

"Satan did not then exult as he had done. He had hoped to break up the plan of salvation; but it was laid too deep. And now by the death of Christ he knew that he himself must finally die, and his kingdom given to Jesus. He held a council with his angels. He had prevailed nothing against the Son of God, and now they must increase their efforts and with their powers and cunning turn to His followers. They must prevent all whom they could from receiving the salvation purchased for them by Jesus. By so doing Satan could still work against the government of God. Also it would be for his own interest to keep from Jesus as many as possible. For the sins of those who are redeemed by the blood of Christ will at last be rolled back upon the originator of sin, and he must bear their punishment, while those who do not accept salvation through Jesus will suffer the penalty of their own sins" (Early Writings p. 178).

Adventists will say that Jesus is represented by the sacrificial goat on the Day of Atonement, but that Satan is represented by the living goat sent into the wilderness. In truth, however, it required both goats to represent what the Lamb of God did for us. He not only shed His blood as a propitiation—a payment to satisfy the demands of God for sin—but He also bore the penalty of sinners who were sent out of the camp and removed from the fellowship of God’s people. The sacrificial goat represented propitiation; the scapegoat represented expiation—the consequence of sin on sinners: removal from the camp.

Hebrews 13:12, 13 emphasizes this fact:

Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

Satan never, in any sense, bears our sins. Furthermore, our sins never defile heaven, as EGW's doctrine of “the sanctuary” maintains. Jesus’ blood never transfers our sins to heaven where they await being placed on Satan for removal to the lake of fire!

Blood always cleanses! Even in the Old Testament, the blood carried into the tabernacle on the Day of Atonement did not defile. It cleansed.

Jesus’ blood always cleanses, and it cleanses us from the moment the Father draws us to see what Jesus did as our Substitute, and we place our faith and trust entirely in Him alone. His crucifixion marked the fullness of atonement, and that atonement is complete. Jesus Himself declared that “It Is Finished!”

When we believe, we are born again and counted fully righteous with the righteousness of Christ alone on the basis of His propitiating blood! When we believe, we are born again and counted fully righteous with the righteousness of Christ alone on the basis of His propitiating blood!

In spite of its seductive external appearance, Adventism is a trap. It is a “clever and dangerous spiritual counterfeit” that draws people in with gospel-sounding words. Once inside, however, its members find themselves in a tightening web of confusion and guilt, anxiety and shame. They think they believe in Jesus, but their Jesus did not complete the atonement at the cross, and their Jesus is still fighting a battle with the devil.

Their Jesus is not the final Substitute for us in His death for sin and His enduring God’s wrath for our our sin. Rather, their Jesus requires Satan to help complete the eradication of sin. Their Jesus finally offloads our sin onto Satan who bears them into the Lake of Fire where he is punished for them!

In Adventism, Jesus is a noble victim, the volunteer who offered to die to demonstrate that Satan’s claims were false. Satan, conversely, resembles a tragic hero, the evil counterpart to Jesus who ultimately receives the final punishment because of his own fatal flaw: evil.

The real Jesus, however, is not a victim but our Substitute. He received the ultimate punishment for sin: God’s wrath poured out on Him as He hung between heaven and earth on the cross. Jesus alone rescues us from our death and gives us eternal life when we finally see what He has done and trust Him.

The real Jesus is Lord of Lords, and Satan is doomed and disarmed. In Jesus alone we have eternal life.

“Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself” (John 12:31, 32).

[avonallen]

The best thing for all Christians to do is to read and know the bible for themselves. Have a personal relationship with Jesus and he will guide us to the truth we all look for.

[matthewridgeway]

So many people have a relationship with religion and not God.

[chine]

The tragedy is that almost every single denomination has former members, who then label it a false religion. Christianity in the Book Of Acts is the only true one, where no one claims to be superior to others and Christ alone is magnified. People should strictly study scripture for themselves and not base their belief on any particular denomination.

[kairosonearth-yzht]

You guys should all get Born again and believe in Jesus Christ your salvation and leave all traditions, yield to grace that's only in Jesus Christ.

[jessicawarr]

Tell me where she lied in the Great Controversy book that she wrote over 100 years ago. Which part isn’t coming to pass right now now in your face.

[johnnylugo]

If any other angel Preach any other Gospel let him be a curse! The Bible has warmed us time & time again!

[Pflower]

If they do not surrender the heart and life to Jesus, they would not understand scriptures.

[uwinezanerca]

I believe that God doesn’t judge us based on which church we attend whether you’re an Adventist or catholic or presbiterian idk, God gave us bible to guide us throughout this journey. And the bible itself says it all, you people i want you to know that SATAN IS POWERFUL AND THAT HE’S NOT A HUMAN. So dont just listen to what people even EGW says, listen to what God SAID... because it is all written, we just don’t want to open our eyes and ears yet Jesus is soon Coming

I pray that we all prepare for the second coming of JESUS and that we will all be able to see him coming and be with him eternally!.. AMEN

[JamesCardo]

I believe with the grace of God, that Ellen G. White is the prophet of His church in the last days, i am one of the readers of her books, so far, i have not read even a single word that is against the Word of GOD.

[time__get_ready]

I'm definitely no SDA but in all fairness, there WERE no copyright/plagiarism laws back in EGW's day.

[Ladybug]

I'm just trying to find a biblical church😢

[ManuelPinner]

This is Why We Must Spend More Time with Our Lord Yeshua Jesus in Prayer and Reading His Word to Know Him Even More!

[CAnswersTV]

Dale is author of Sabbath in Christ, The Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventists, The Truth About the Seventh-day Adventist Truth, and Adventist to Christian. Dale was an Adventist pastor for 13 years, seven of which he spent teaching Bible at Monterey Bay Academy, La Selva Beach, California. During his doctoral studies at Andrews University in the 1980’s, Dale became convinced that the 1844 investigative judgment could not be supported by Scripture. Since he could no longer teach this doctrine, he and his wife Carolyn left the Adventist denomination.

The Seventh-day Adventist doctrine of the investigative judgment and cleansing of the heavenly Sanctuary based upon Daniel 8:14 is indeed the central pillar of the Adventist faith. Some Adventists may disagree; however, it is. Ellen White said, “The scripture which above all others had been both the foundation and central pillar of the Advent faith was the declaration, ‘Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed’.

A recent book by Dr. Roy Adams is subtitled, Understanding the Heart of Adventist Theology, and it confirms this.The Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide, 2001, is entitled, Pillars of Our Faith. It includes chapters on “The Sabbath”, “The Heavenly Sanctuary”, “The Hour of God’s Judgment”, “The Remnant”, etc. The last two presidents of the General Conference have both expressed publicly that the Adventist church will not change.

•Ellen G. White said that Daniel 8:14 is the foundation and central pillar of the Advent faith.

•A recent book on the sanctuary by Adventist leader Dr. Roy Adams is subtitled, The heart of Adventist theology.

•A recent Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide, entitled, The pillars of our faith includes chapters on the “The Sabbath”, “The Heavenly Sanctuary”, “The Hour of God’s Judgment”, and “The Remnant”. It includes this quotation from Early Writings, p. 263, “Jesus entered the most holy of the heavenly, at the end of the 2300 days of Daniel 8, in 1844, to make final atonement for all who could be benefitted by His mediation, and thus to cleanse the sanctuary.”

•Dr. Roy Gane stated that he was excited to know that Ratzlaff understood that the sanctuary was central to Adventists.

•Dr. Richard Davidson referred to the sanctuary as the heart of doctrine.

•Dr. Angel Rodriguez, professor of theology at the Adventist seminary and associate director of the Adventist Biblical Research Institute, stated forthrightly, “Without 1844 and the doctrine of the Sanctuary ... there is no reason for us to exist. 1844 provided for us our identity and our mission. And if we are wrong, then we are simply wrong.”

We can see that the stakes are high.

There are many, perhaps the majority, of Adventist pastors and Bible teachers who want to run as far away from Daniel 8:14, 1844 and the investigative judgment, and the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary as possible. Yet the church cannot dismiss this doctrine. This doctrine is not only the central pillar in name, it is the central pillar holding up the whole Adventist identity. I agree 100% with Dr. Rodriguez on this point. If the Adventist church were to jettison this teaching, the organization would be morphed into something it is not. That is why the last two General Conference presidents have openly endorsed Ellen White and the sanctuary doctrine. If they were to admit the errors of October 22, 1844, and the investigative judgment as the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary as taught by Ellen White, then Ellen White would fall as “a continuing and authoritative source of truth”. If Ellen White is rejected, the doctrine of the remnant church would fall on the heap. If the remnant church doctrine goes, then the Sabbath as the seal of God for end time believers and Sunday as the mark of the beast crumbles into the dust.

[rassb]

Am still an SDA but my faith is not in SDA lies doctrines
I am more of Jesus as my personal Sabbath Rest not the teaching of EGW

[chalkkey]

Is he right or wrong?
It would be foolish to believe them or him without studying for yourself 📖

[lesliecrawford]

God said study to show thyself approved. Chapter by chapter and verse by verse.

[stevefitzgerald]

It has always seemed odd to me that when a sabbath keeper tells a Sunday keeper that they rest on the seventh day according to the commandment, the Sunday keeper accuses the sabbath keeper of trying to work their way into heaven!! Working by resting! A strange idea!!

[ksk]

Can somebody please explain to me why the pastor said that he will not look at Ellen White's books for six months (time stamp: 9:13), instead of not looking at them at all?

[CAnswersTV]

2 Timothy 4:2-5, "preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."