Fundamental Beliefs
 Fundamental
BeliefsSeventh-day Adventists
accept the Bible as their only
creed and hold certain
fundamentalbeliefs to be the
teaching of the Holy Scriptures.
These beliefs, as set forth
here, constitute thechurch's
understanding and expression of
the teaching of Scripture.
Revision of thesestatements may
be expected at a General
Conference session when the
church is led by theHoly Spirit
to a fuller understanding of
Bible truth or finds better
language in which to expressthe
teachings of God's Holy Word.
1. The Holy Scriptures:
The Holy Scriptures, Old and New
Testaments, are the written Word
of God, given by
divineinspiration through holy
men of God who spoke and wrote
as they were moved by the
HolySpirit. In this Word, God
has committed to man the
knowledge necessary for
salvation. TheHoly Scriptures
are the infallible revelation of
His will. They are the standard
of character, thetest of
experience, the authoritative
revealer of doctrines, and the
trustworthy record of God'sacts
in history. (2 Peter 1:20, 21; 2
Tim. 3:16, 17; Ps. 119:105;
Prov. 30:5, 6; Isa. 8:20;
John17:17; 1 Thess. 2:13; Heb.
4:12.)
2. The Trinity:
There is one God: Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit, a unity of
three co-eternal Persons. God
isimmortal, all-powerful,
all-knowing, above all, and ever
present. He is infinite and
beyondhuman comprehension, yet
known through His
self-revelation. He is forever
worthy of worship,adoration, and
service by the whole creation.
(Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor.
13:14; Eph. 4:4-6;1 Peter 1:2; 1
Tim. 1:17; Rev. 14:7.)
3. The Father:
God the eternal Father is the
Creator, Source, Sustainer, and
Sovereign of all creation. He
isjust and holy, merciful and
gracious, slow to anger, and
abounding in steadfast love
andfaithfulness. The qualities
and powers exhibited in the Son
and the Holy Spirit are
alsorevelations of the Father.
(Gen. 1:1; Rev. 4:11; 1 Cor.
15:28; John 3:16; 1 John 4:8; 1
Tim.1:17; Ex. 34:6, 7; John
14:9.)
4. The Son:
God the eternal Son became
incarnate in Jesus Christ.
Through Him all things were
created,the character of God is
revealed, the salvation of
humanity is accomplished, and
the world isjudged. Forever
truly God, He became also truly
man, Jesus the Christ. He was
conceived ofthe Holy Spirit and
born of the virgin Mary. He
lived and experienced temptation
as a humanbeing, but perfectly
exemplified the righteousness
and love of God. By His miracles
Hemanifested God's power and was
attested as God's promised
Messiah. He suffered and
diedvoluntarily on the cross for
our sins and in our place, was
raised from the dead, and
ascendedto minister in the
heavenly sanctuary in our
behalf. He will come again in
glory for the final deliverance
of His people and the
restoration of all things. (John
1:1-3, 14; Col. 1:15-19;
John10:30; 14:9; Rom. 6:23; 2
Cor. 5:17-19; John 5:22; Luke
1:35; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 2:9-18;
1 Cor.15:3, 4; Heb. 8:1, 2; John
14:1-3.)
5. The Holy Spirit:
God the eternal Spirit was
active with the Father and the
Son in Creation, incarnation,
andredemption. He inspired the
writers of Scripture. He filled
Christ's life with power. He
draws andconvicts human beings;
and those who respond He renews
and transforms into the image
ofGod. Sent by the Father and
the Son to be always with His
children, He extends spiritual
giftsto the church, empowers it
to bear witness to Christ, and
in harmony with the Scriptures
leadsit into all truth. (Gen.
1:1, 2; Luke 1:35; 4:18; Acts
10:38; 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Cor.
3:18; Eph. 4:11,12; Acts 1:8;
John 14:16-18, 26; 15:26, 27;
16:7-13.)
6. Creation:
God is Creator of all things,
and has revealed in Scripture
the authentic account of His
creativeactivity. In six days
the Lord made "the heaven and
the earth" and all living things
upon theearth, and rested on the
seventh day of that first week.
Thus He established the Sabbath
as aperpetual memorial of His
completed creative work. The
first man and woman were made
inthe image of God as the
crowning work of Creation, given
dominion over the world,
andcharged with responsibility
to care for it. When the world
was finished it was ``very
good,''declaring the glory of
God. (Gen. 1; 2; Ex. 20:8-11;
Ps. 19:1-6; 33:6, 9; 104; Heb.
11:3.)
7. The Nature of Man:
Man and woman were made in the
image of God with individuality,
the power and freedom tothink
and to do. Though created free
beings, each is an indivisible
unity of body, mind, andspirit,
dependent upon God for life and
breath and all else. When our
first parents disobeyedGod, they
denied their dependence upon Him
and fell from their high
position under God. Theimage of
God in them was marred and they
became subject to death. Their
descendants sharethis fallen
nature and its consequences.
They are born with weaknesses
and tendencies toevil. But God
in Christ reconciled the world
to Himself and by His Spirit
restores in penitentmortals the
image of their Maker. Created
for the glory of God, they are
called to love Him andone
another, and to care for their
environment. (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:7;
Ps. 8:4-8; Acts 17:24-28;Gen. 3;
Ps. 51:5; Rom. 5:12-17; 2 Cor.
5:19, 20; Ps. 51:10; 1 John 4:7,
8, 11, 20; Gen. 2:15.)
8. The Great Controversy:
All humanity is now involved in
a great controversy between
Christ and Satan regarding
thecharacter of God, His law,
and His sovereignty over the
universe. This conflict
originated inheaven when a
created being, endowed with
freedom of choice, in
self-exaltation becameSatan,
God's adversary, and led into
rebellion a portion of the
angels. He introduced the
spiritof rebellion into this
world when he led Adam and Eve
into sin. This human sin
resulted in thedistortion of the
image of God in humanity, the
disordering of the created
world, and itseventual
devastation at the time of the
worldwide flood. Observed by the
whole creation, thisworld became
the arena of the universal
conflict, out of which the God
of love will ultimately
bevindicated. To assist His
people in this controversy,
Christ sends the Holy Spirit and
the loyalangels to guide,
protect, and sustain them in the
way of salvation. (Rev. 12:4-9;
Isa. 14:12-14;Eze. 28:12-18;
Gen. 3; Rom. 1:19-32; 5:12-21;
8:19-22; Gen. 6-8; 2 Peter 3:6;
1 Cor. 4:9; Heb.1:14.)
9. The Life, Death, and
Resurrection of Christ:
In Christ's life of perfect
obedience to God's will, His
suffering, death, and
resurrection, Godprovided the
only means of atonement for
human sin, so that those who by
faith accept thisatonement may
have eternal life, and the whole
creation may better understand
the infinite andholy love of the
Creator. This perfect atonement
vindicates the righteousness of
God's law and the graciousness
of His character; for it both
condemns our sin and provides
for ourforgiveness. The death of
Christ is substitutionary and
expiatory, reconciling and
transforming.The resurrection of
Christ proclaims God's triumph
over the forces of evil, and for
those whoaccept the atonement
assures their final victory over
sin and death. It declares the
Lordship ofJesus Christ, before
whom every knee in heaven and on
earth will bow. (John 3:16; Isa.
53; 1Peter 2:21, 22; 1 Cor.
15:3, 4, 20-22; 2 Cor. 5:14, 15,
19-21; Rom. 1:4; 3:25; 4:25;
8:3, 4; 1John 2:2; 4:10; Col.
2:15; Phil. 2:6-11.)
10. The Experience of
Salvation:
In infinite love and mercy God
made Christ, who knew no sin, to
be sin for us, so that in Himwe
might be made the righteousness
of God. Led by the Holy Spirit
we sense our need,acknowledge
our sinfulness, repent of our
transgressions, and exercise
faith in Jesus as Lordand
Christ, as Substitute and
Example. This faith which
receives salvation comes through
thedivine power of the Word and
is the gift of God's grace.
Through Christ we are
justified,adopted as God's sons
and daughters, and delivered
from the lordship of sin.
Through theSpirit we are born
again and sanctified; the Spirit
renews our minds, writes God's
law of love inour hearts, and we
are given the power to live a
holy life. Abiding in Him we
become partakersof the divine
nature and have the assurance of
salvation now and in the
judgment. (2 Cor.5:17-21; John
3:16; Gal. 1:4; 4:4-7; Titus
3:3-7; John 16:8; Gal. 3:13, 14;
1 Peter 2:21, 22;Rom. 10:17;
Luke 17:5; Mark 9:23, 24; Eph.
2:5-10; Rom. 3:21-26; Col. 1:13,
14; Rom.8:14-17; Gal. 3:26; John
3:3-8; 1 Peter 1:23; Rom. 12:2;
Heb. 8:7-12; Eze. 36:25-27; 2
Peter1:3, 4; Rom. 8:1-4;
5:6-10.)
11. Growing in Christ:
By His death on the cross Jesus
triumphed over the forces of
evil. He who subjugated
thedemonic spirits during His
earthly ministry has broken
their power and made certain
their ultimate doom. Jesus'
victory gives us victory over
the evil forces that still seek
to control us, as we walk with
Him in peace, joy, and assurance
of His love. Now the Holy Spirit
dwells within us and empowers
us. Continually committed to
Jesus as our Saviour and Lord,
we are set free from the burden
of our past deeds. No longer do
we live in the darkness, fear of
evil powers, ignorance, and
meaninglessness of our former
way of life. In this new freedom
in Jesus, we are called to grow
into the likeness of His
character, communing with Him
daily in prayer, feeding on His
Word, meditating on it and on
His providence, singing His
praises, gathering together for
worship, and participating in
the mission of the Church. As we
give ourselves in loving service
to those around us and in
witnessing to His salvation, His
constant presence with us
through the Spirit transforms
every moment and every task into
a spiritual experience. (Ps 1:1,
2; 23:4; 77:11, 12; Col 1:13,
14; 2:6, 14, 15; Luke 10:17-20;
Eph 5:19, 20; 6:12-18; 1 Thess
5:23; 2 Peter 2:9; 3:18; 2 Cor.
3:17, 18; Phil 3:7-14; 1 Thess
5:16-18; Matt 20:25-28; John
20:21; Gal 5:22-25; Rom 8:38,
39; 1 John 4:4; Heb 10:25.)
12. The Church:
The church is the community of
believers who confess Jesus
Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Incontinuity with the people of
God in Old Testament times, we
are called out from the world;
andwe join together for worship,
for fellowship, for instruction
in the Word, for the celebration
of theLord's Supper, for service
to all mankind, and for the
worldwide proclamation of the
gospel.The church derives its
authority from Christ, who is
the incarnate Word, and from
theScriptures, which are the
written Word. The church is
God's family; adopted by Him
aschildren, its members live on
the basis of the new covenant.
The church is the body of
Christ, acommunity of faith of
which Christ Himself is the
Head. The church is the bride
for whom Christdied that He
might sanctify and cleanse her.
At His return in triumph, He
will present her toHimself a
glorious church, the faithful of
all the ages, the purchase of
His blood, not havingspot or
wrinkle, but holy and without
blemish. (Gen. 12:3; Acts 7:38;
Eph. 4:11-15; 3:8-11;Matt.
28:19, 20; 16:13-20; 18:18; Eph.
2:19-22; 1:22, 23; 5:23-27; Col.
1:17, 18.)
13. The Remnant and Its
Mission:
The universal church is composed
of all who truly believe in
Christ, but in the last days, a
timeof widespread apostasy, a
remnant has been called out to
keep the commandments of Godand
the faith of Jesus. This remnant
announces the arrival of the
judgment hour,
proclaimssalvation through
Christ, and heralds the approach
of His second advent. This
proclamation issymbolized by the
three angels of Revelation 14;
it coincides with the work of
judgment inheaven and results in
a work of repentance and reform
on earth. Every believer is
called tohave a personal part in
this worldwide witness. (Rev.
12:17; 14:6-12; 18:1-4; 2 Cor.
5:10; Jude3, 14; 1 Peter
1:16-19; 2 Peter 3:10-14; Rev.
21:1-14.)
14. Unity in the Body of
Christ:
The church is one body with many
members, called from every
nation, kindred, tongue,
andpeople. In Christ we are a
new creation; distinctions of
race, culture, learning, and
nationality,and differences
between high and low, rich and
poor, male and female, must not
be divisiveamong us. We are all
equal in Christ, who by one
Spirit has bonded us into one
fellowship withHim and with one
another; we are to serve and be
served without partiality or
reservation.Through the
revelation of Jesus Christ in
the Scriptures we share the same
faith and hope, andreach out in
one witness to all. This unity
has its source in the oneness of
the triune God, whohas adopted
us as His children. (Rom. 12:4,
5; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; Matt. 28:19,
20; Ps. 133:1; 2Cor. 5:16, 17;
Acts 17:26, 27; Gal. 3:27, 29;
Col. 3:10-15; Eph. 4:14-16;
4:1-6; John 17:20-23.)
15. Baptism:
By baptism we confess our faith
in the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ, and testify of
ourdeath to sin and of our
purpose to walk in newness of
life. Thus we acknowledge Christ
asLord and Saviour, become His
people, and are received as
members by His church. Baptism
isa symbol of our union with
Christ, the forgiveness of our
sins, and our reception of the
HolySpirit. It is by immersion
in water and is contingent on an
affirmation of faith in Jesus
andevidence of repentance of
sin. It follows instruction in
the Holy Scriptures and
acceptance oftheir teachings.
(Rom. 6:1-6; Col. 2:12, 13; Acts
16:30-33; 22:16; 2:38; Matt.
28:19, 20.)
16. The Lord's Supper:
The Lord's Supper is a
participation in the emblems of
the body and blood of Jesus as
anexpression of faith in Him,
our Lord and Saviour. In this
experience of communion Christ
ispresent to meet and strengthen
His people. As we partake, we
joyfully proclaim the
Lord'sdeath until He comes
again. Preparation for the
Supper includes
self-examination, repentance,and
confession. The Master ordained
the service of foot washing to
signify renewed cleansing,to
express a willingness to serve
one another in Christlike
humility, and to unite our
hearts inlove. The communion
service is open to all believing
Christians. (1 Cor. 10:16, 17;
11:23-30;Matt. 26:17-30; Rev.
3:20; John 6:48-63; 13:1-17.)
17. Spiritual Gifts and
Ministries:
God bestows upon all members of
His church in every age
spiritual gifts which each
member isto employ in loving
ministry for the common good of
the church and of humanity.
Given by theagency of the Holy
Spirit, who apportions to each
member as He wills, the gifts
provide allabilities and
ministries needed by the church
to fulfill its divinely ordained
functions. Accordingto the
Scriptures, these gifts include
such ministries as faith,
healing, prophecy,
proclamation,teaching,
administration, reconciliation,
compassion, and self-sacrificing
service and charity forthe help
and encouragement of people.
Some members are called of God
and endowed by theSpirit for
functions recognized by the
church in pastoral,
evangelistic, apostolic, and
teachingministries particularly
needed to equip the members for
service, to build up the church
tospiritual maturity, and to
foster unity of the faith and
knowledge of God. When
membersemploy these spiritual
gifts as faithful stewards of
God's varied grace, the church
is protectedfrom the destructive
influence of false doctrine,
grows with a growth that is from
God, and is built up in faith
and love. (Rom. 12:4-8; 1 Cor.
12:9-11, 27, 28; Eph. 4:8,
11-16; Acts 6:1-7; 1Tim. 3:1-13;
1 Peter 4:10, 11.)
18. The Gift of Prophecy:
One of the gifts of the Holy
Spirit is prophecy. This gift is
an identifying mark of the
remnantchurch and was manifested
in the ministry of Ellen. G.
White . As the Lord's messenger,
herwritings are a continuing and
authoritative source of truth
which provide for the church
comfort,guidance, instruction,
and correction. They also make
clear that the Bible is the
standard bywhich all teaching
and experience must be tested.
(Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21;
Heb. 1:1-3;Rev. 12:17; 19:10.)
19. The Law of God:
The great principles of God's
law are embodied in the Ten
Commandments and exemplified
inthe life of Christ. They
express God's love, will, and
purposes concerning human
conduct andrelationships and are
binding upon all people in every
age. These precepts are the
basis ofGod's covenant with His
people and the standard in God's
judgment. Through the agency
ofthe Holy Spirit they point out
sin and awaken a sense of need
for a Saviour. Salvation is all
ofgrace and not of works, but
its fruitage is obedience to the
Commandments. This
obediencedevelops Christian
character and results in a sense
of well-being. It is an evidence
of our lovefor the Lord and our
concern for our fellow men. The
obedience of faith demonstrates
thepower of Christ to transform
lives, and therefore strengthens
Christian witness. (Ex.
20:1-17;Ps. 40:7, 8; Matt.
22:36-40; Deut. 28:1-14; Matt.
5:17-20; Heb. 8:8-10; John
15:7-10; Eph.2:8-10; 1 John 5:3;
Rom. 8:3, 4; Ps. 19:7-14.)
20. The Sabbath:
The beneficent Creator, after
the six days of Creation, rested
on the seventh day and
institutedthe Sabbath for all
people as a memorial of
Creation. The fourth commandment
of God'sunchangeable law
requires the observance of this
seventh-day Sabbath as the day
of rest,worship, and ministry in
harmony with the teaching and
practice of Jesus, the Lord of
theSabbath. The Sabbath is a day
of delightful communion with God
and one another. It is asymbol
of our redemption in Christ, a
sign of our sanctification, a
token of our allegiance, and
aforetaste of our eternal future
in God's kingdom. The Sabbath is
God's perpetual sign of
Hiseternal covenant between Him
and His people. Joyful
observance of this holy time
fromevening to evening, sunset
to sunset, is a celebration of
God's creative and redemptive
acts.(Gen. 2:1-3; Ex. 20:8-11;
Luke 4:16; Isa. 56:5, 6; 58:13,
14; Matt. 12:1-12; Ex. 31:13-17;
Eze.20:12, 20; Deut. 5:12-15;
Heb. 4:1-11; Lev. 23:32; Mark
1:32.)
21. Stewardship:
We are God's stewards, entrusted
by Him with time and
opportunities, abilities
andpossessions, and the
blessings of the earth and its
resources. We are responsible to
Him fortheir proper use. We
acknowledge God's ownership by
faithful service to Him and our
fellowmen, and by returning
tithes and giving offerings for
the proclamation of His gospel
and thesupport and growth of His
church. Stewardship is a
privilege given to us by God for
nurture inlove and the victory
over selfishness and
covetousness. The steward
rejoices in the blessingsthat
come to others as a result of
his faithfulness. (Gen. 1:26-28;
2:15; 1 Chron. 29:14;
Haggai1:3-11; Mal. 3:8-12; 1
Cor. 9:9-14; Matt. 23:23; 2 Cor.
8:1-15; Rom. 15:26, 27.)
22. Christian Behavior:
We are called to be a godly
people who think, feel, and act
in harmony with the principles
ofheaven. For the Spirit to
recreate in us the character of
our Lord we involve ourselves
only inthose things which will
produce Christlike purity,
health, and joy in our lives.
This means thatour amusement and
entertainment should meet the
highest standards of Christian
taste andbeauty. While
recognizing cultural
differences, our dress is to be
simple, modest, and neat,
befitting those whose true
beauty does not consist of
outward adornment but in
theimperishable ornament of a
gentle and quiet spirit. It also
means that because our bodies
arethe temples of the Holy
Spirit, we are to care for them
intelligently. Along with
adequateexercise and rest, we
are to adopt the most healthful
diet possible and abstain from
theunclean foods identified in
the Scriptures. Since alcoholic
beverages, tobacco, and
theirresponsible use of drugs
and narcotics are harmful to our
bodies, we are to abstain from
themas well. Instead, we are to
engage in whatever brings our
thoughts and bodies into
thediscipline of Christ, who
desires our wholesomeness, joy,
and goodness. (Rom. 12:1, 2; 1
John2:6; Eph. 5:1-21; Phil. 4:8;
2 Cor. 10:5; 6:14-7:1; 1 Peter
3:1-4; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; 10:31;
Lev.11:1-47; 3 John 2.)
23. Marriage and the Family:
Marriage was divinely
established in Eden and affirmed
by Jesus to be a lifelong
unionbetween a man and a woman
in loving companionship. For the
Christian a marriagecommitment
is to God as well as to the
spouse, and should be entered
into only betweenpartners who
share a common faith. Mutual
love, honor, respect, and
responsibility are thefabric of
this relationship, which is to
reflect the love, sanctity,
closeness, and permanence ofthe
relationship between Christ and
His church. Regarding divorce,
Jesus taught that theperson who
divorces a spouse, except for
fornication, and marries
another, commits
adultery.Although some family
relationships may fall short of
the ideal, marriage partners who
fullycommit themselves to each
other in Christ may achieve
loving unity through the
guidance ofthe Spirit and the
nurture of the church. God
blesses the family and intends
that its membersshall assist
each other toward complete
maturity. Parents are to bring
up their children to loveand
obey the Lord. By their example
and their words they are to
teach them that Christ is
aloving disciplinarian, ever
tender and caring, who wants
them to become members of His
body,the family of God.
Increasing family closeness is
one of the earmarks of the final
gospelmessage. (Gen. 2:18-25;
Matt. 19:3-9; John 2:1-11; 2
Cor. 6:14; Eph. 5:21-33; Matt.
5:31, 32;Mark 10:11, 12; Luke
16:18; 1 Cor. 7:10, 11; Ex.
20:12; Eph. 6:1-4; Deut. 6:5-9;
Prov. 22:6;Mal. 4:5, 6.)
24. Christ's Ministry in the
Heavenly Sanctuary:
There is a sanctuary in heaven,
the true tabernacle which the
Lord set up and not man. In
itChrist ministers on our
behalf, making available to
believers the benefits of His
atoningsacrifice offered once
for all on the cross. He was
inaugurated as our great High
Priest andbegan His intercessory
ministry at the time of His
ascension. In 1844, at the end
of theprophetic period of 2300
days, He entered the second and
last phase of His atoning
ministry. Itis a work of
investigative judgment which is
part of the ultimate disposition
of all sin, typified bythe
cleansing of the ancient Hebrew
sanctuary on the Day of
Atonement. In that typical
servicethe sanctuary was
cleansed with the blood of
animal sacrifices, but the
heavenly things arepurified with
the perfect sacrifice of the
blood of Jesus. The
investigative judgment reveals
toheavenly intelligences who
among the dead are asleep in
Christ and therefore, in Him,
aredeemed worthy to have part in
the first resurrection. It also
makes manifest who among
theliving are abiding in Christ,
keeping the commandments of God
and the faith of Jesus, and
inHim, therefore, are ready for
translation into His everlasting
kingdom. This judgment
vindicatesthe justice of God in
saving those who believe in
Jesus. It declares that those
who haveremained loyal to God
shall receive the kingdom. The
completion of this ministry of
Christ willmark the close of
human probation before the
Second Advent. (Heb. 8:1-5;
4:14-16; 9:11-28;10:19-22; 1:3;
2:16, 17; Dan. 7:9-27; 8:13, 14;
9:24-27; Num. 14:34; Eze. 4:6;
Lev. 16; Rev.14:6, 7; 20:12;
14:12; 22:12.)
25. The Second Coming of
Christ:
The second coming of Christ is
the blessed hope of the church,
the grand climax of the
gospel.The Saviour's coming will
be literal, personal, visible,
and worldwide. When He returns,
the righteous dead will be
resurrected, and together with
the righteous living will be
glorified andtaken to heaven,
but the unrighteous will die.
The almost complete fulfillment
of most lines ofprophecy,
together with the present
condition of the world,
indicates that Christ's coming
isimminent. The time of that
event has not been revealed, and
we are therefore exhorted to
beready at all times. (Titus
2:13; Heb. 9:28; John 14:1-3;
Acts 1:9-11; Matt. 24:14; Rev.
1:7; Matt.24:43, 44; 1 Thess.
4:13-18; 1 Cor. 15:51-54; 2
Thess. 1:7-10; 2:8; Rev.
14:14-20; 19:11-21;Matt. 24;
Mark 13; Luke 21; 2 Tim. 3:1-5;
1 Thess. 5:1-6.)
26. Death and Resurrection:
The wages of sin is death. But
God, who alone is immortal, will
grant eternal life to
Hisredeemed. Until that day
death is an unconscious state
for all people. When Christ, who
is ourlife, appears, the
resurrected righteous and the
living righteous will be
glorified and caught upto meet
their Lord. The second
resurrection, the resurrection
of the unrighteous, will take
placea thousand years later.
(Rom. 6:23; 1 Tim. 6:15, 16;
Eccl. 9:5, 6; Ps. 146:3, 4; John
11:11-14;Col. 3:4; 1 Cor.
15:51-54; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; John
5:28, 29; Rev. 20:1-10.)
27. The Millennium and the
End of Sin:
The millennium is the
thousand-year reign of Christ
with His saints in heaven
between the firstand second
resurrections. During this time
the wicked dead will be judged;
the earth will beutterly
desolate, without living human
inhabitants, but occupied by
Satan and his angels. At
itsclose Christ with His saints
and the Holy City will descend
from heaven to earth.
Theunrighteous dead will then be
resurrected, and with Satan and
his angels will surround the
city;but fire from God will
consume them and cleanse the
earth. The universe will thus be
freed ofsin and sinners forever.
(Rev. 20; 1 Cor. 6:2, 3; Jer.
4:23-26; Rev. 21:1-5; Mal. 4:1;
Eze. 28:18,19.)
28. The New Earth:
On the new earth, in which
righteousness dwells, God will
provide an eternal home for
theredeemed and a perfect
environment for everlasting
life, love, joy, and learning in
Hispresence. For here God
Himself will dwell with His
people, and suffering and death
will havepassed away. The great
controversy will be ended, and
sin will be no more. All things,
animateand inanimate, will
declare that God is love; and He
shall reign forever. Amen. (2
Peter 3:13;Isa. 35; 65:17-25;
Matt. 5:5; Rev. 21:1-7; 22:1-5;
11:15.)
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