Fundamental Beliefs
 Fundamental
Beliefs Seventh-day Adventists
accept the Bible as their only
creed and hold certain
fundamental beliefs to be the
teaching of the Holy Scriptures.
These beliefs, as set forth
here, constitute the church's
understanding and expression of
the teaching of Scripture.
Revision of these statements may
be expected at a General
Conference session when the
church is led by the Holy Spirit
to a fuller understanding of
Bible truth or finds better
language in which to express the
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
divine inspiration through holy
men of God who spoke and wrote
as they were moved by the
Holy Spirit. In this Word, God
has committed to man the
knowledge necessary for
salvation. The Holy Scriptures
are the infallible revelation of
His will. They are the standard
of character, the test of
experience, the authoritative
revealer of doctrines, and the
trustworthy record of God's acts
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
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.
(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
is just and holy, merciful and
gracious, slow to anger, and
abounding in steadfast love
and faithfulness. The qualities
and powers exhibited in the Son
and the Holy Spirit are
also revelations 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 misjudged. Forever
truly God, He became also truly
man, Jesus the Christ. He was
conceived of the Holy Spirit and
born of the virgin Mary. He
lived and experienced temptation
as a human being, but perfectly
exemplified the righteousness
and love of God. By His miracles
He manifested God's power and was
attested as God's promised
Messiah. He suffered and
died voluntarily on the cross for
our sins and in our place, was
raised from the dead, and
ascended to 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,
and redemption. He inspired the
writers of Scripture. He filled
Christ's life with power. He
draws and convicts human beings;
and those who respond He renews
and transforms into the image
of God. Sent by the Father and
the Son to be always with His
children, He extends spiritual
gifts to the church, empowers it
to bear witness to Christ, and
in harmony with the Scriptures
leads it 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
creative activity. In six days
the Lord made "the heaven and
the earth" and all living things
upon the earth, and rested on the
seventh day of that first week.
Thus He established the Sabbath
as perpetual memorial of His
completed creative work. The
first man and woman were made
in the image of God as the
crowning work of Creation, given
dominion over the world,
and charged 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 to think
and to do. Though created free
beings, each is an indivisible
unity of body, mind, and spirit,
dependent upon God for life and
breath and all else. When our
first parents disobeyed God, they
denied their dependence upon Him
and fell from their high
position under God. The image of
God in them was marred and they
became subject to death. Their
descendants share this fallen
nature and its consequences.
They are born with weaknesses
and tendencies to evil. But God
in Christ reconciled the world
to Himself and by His Spirit
restores in penitent mortals the
image of their Maker. Created
for the glory of God, they are
called to love Him anode
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
the character of God, His law,
and His sovereignty over the
universe. This conflict
originated in heaven when a
created being, endowed with
freedom of choice, in
self-exaltation became Satan,
God's adversary, and led into
rebellion a portion of the
angels. He introduced the
spirit of rebellion into this
world when he led Adam and Eve
into sin. This human sin
resulted in the distortion of the
image of God in humanity, the
disordering of the created
world, and its eventual
devastation at the time of the
worldwide flood. Observed by the
whole creation, this world became
the arena of the universal
conflict, out of which the God
of love will ultimately
be vindicated. To assist His
people in this controversy,
Christ sends the Holy Spirit and
the loyal angels 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, God provided the
only means of atonement for
human sin, so that those who by
faith accept this atonement may
have eternal life, and the whole
creation may better understand
the infinite and holy 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 our forgiveness. The death of
Christ is substitution and
expiatory, reconciling and
transforming. The resurrection of
Christ proclaims God's triumph
over the forces of evil, and for
those who accept the atonement
assures their final victory over
sin and death. It declares the
Lordship of Jesus 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 Him we
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 Lord and
Christ, as Substitute and
Example. This faith which
receives salvation comes through
the divine 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 the Spirit we are born
again and sanctified; the Spirit
renews our minds, writes God's
law of love incur hearts, and we
are given the power to live a
holy life. Abiding in Him we
become partakers of 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
the demonic 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 Savior 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 Savior.
In continuity with the people of
God in Old Testament times, we
are called out from the world;
and we join together for worship,
for fellowship, for instruction
in the Word, for the celebration
of the Lord'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
the Scriptures, which are the
written Word. The church is
God's family; adopted by Him
as children, its members live on
the basis of the new covenant.
The church is the body of
Christ, community of faith of
which Christ Himself is the
Head. The church is the bride
for whom Christ died that He
might sanctify and cleanse her.
At His return in triumph, He
will present her to Himself a
glorious church, the faithful of
all the ages, the purchase of
His blood, not having spot 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
time of widespread apostasy, a
remnant has been called out to
keep the commandments of God and
the faith of Jesus. This remnant
announces the arrival of the
judgment hour,
proclaims salvation through
Christ, and heralds the approach
of His second advent. This
proclamation is symbolized by the
three angels of Revelation 14;
it coincides with the work of
judgment in heaven and results in
a work of repentance and reform
on earth. Every believer is
called to have 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,
and people. 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 divisive among us. We are all
equal in Christ, who by one
Spirit has bonded us into one
fellowship with Him 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, and reach out in
one witness to all. This unity
has its source in the oneness of
the triune God, who has 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
our death to sin and of our
purpose to walk in newness of
life. Thus we acknowledge Christ
as Lord and Savior, become His
people, and are received as
members by His church. Baptism
is a symbol of our union with
Christ, the forgiveness of our
sins, and our reception of the
Holy Spirit. 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 Christ like
humility, and to unite our
hearts in love. 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 is to employ in loving
ministry for the common good of
the church and of humanity.
Given by the agency of the Holy
Spirit, who apportions to each
member as He wills, the gifts
provide all abilities and
ministries needed by the church
to fulfill its divinely ordained
functions. According to the
Scriptures, these gifts include
such ministries as faith,
healing, prophecy,
proclamation, teaching,
administration, reconciliation,
compassion, and self-sacrificing
service and charity forth help
and encouragement of people.
Some members are called of God
and endowed by the Spirit for
functions recognized by the
church in pastoral,
evangelistic, apostolic, and
teaching ministries particularly
needed to equip the members for
service, to build up the church
to spiritual maturity, and to
foster unity of the faith and
knowledge of God. When
members employ these spiritual
gifts as faithful stewards of
God's varied grace, the church
is protected from 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
remnant church and was manifested
in the ministry of Ellen. G.
White . As the Lord's messenger,
her writings 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 by which 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
in the life of Christ. They
express God's love, will, and
purposes concerning human
conduct and relationships and are
binding upon all people in every
age. These precepts are the
basis of God's covenant with His
people and the standard in God's
judgment. Through the agency
of the Holy Spirit they point out
sin and awaken a sense of need
for a Saviour. Salvation is all
of grace and not of works, but
its fruitage is obedience to the
Commandments. This
obedience develops Christian
character and results in a sense
of well-being. It is an evidence
of our love for the Lord and our
concern for our fellow men. The
obedience of faith demonstrates
the power 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
instituted the Sabbath for all
people as a memorial of
Creation. The fourth commandment
of God's unchangeable 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
the Sabbath. The Sabbath is a day
of delightful communion with God
and one another. It is symbol
of our redemption in Christ, a
sign of our sanctification, a
token of our allegiance, and
foretaste of our eternal future
in God's kingdom. The Sabbath is
God's perpetual sign of
His eternal covenant between Him
and His people. Joyful
observance of this holy time
from evening 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
and possessions, and the
blessings of the earth and its
resources. We are responsible to
Him frothier 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 the support and growth of His
church. Stewardship is a
privilege given to us by God for
nurture in love and the victory
over selfishness and
covetousness. The steward
rejoices in the blessings that
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
of heaven. For the Spirit to
recreate in us the character of
our Lord we involve ourselves
only in those things which will
produce Christ like purity,
health, and joy in our lives.
This means that our amusement and
entertainment should meet the
highest standards of Christian
taste and beauty. 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
the imperishable ornament of a
gentle and quiet spirit. It also
means that because our bodies
are the temples of the Holy
Spirit, we are to care for them
intelligently. Along with
adequate exercise and rest, we
are to adopt the most healthful
diet possible and abstain from
the unclean foods identified in
the Scriptures. Since alcoholic
beverages, tobacco, and
the irresponsible 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
the discipline 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
union between a man and a woman
in loving companionship. For the
Christian a marriage commitment
is to God as well as to the
spouse, and should be entered
into only between partners who
share a common faith. Mutual
love, honor, respect, and
responsibility are the fabric of
this relationship, which is to
reflect the love, sanctity,
closeness, and permanence of the
relationship between Christ and
His church. Regarding divorce,
Jesus taught that the person 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
fully commit themselves to each
other in Christ may achieve
loving unity through the
guidance of the Spirit and the
nurture of the church. God
blesses the family and intends
that its members shall assist
each other toward complete
maturity. Parents are to bring
up their children to love and
obey the Lord. By their example
and their words they are to
teach them that Christ is
loving 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
gospel message. (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
it Christ ministers on our
behalf, making available to
believers the benefits of His
atoning sacrifice offered once
for all on the cross. He was
inaugurated as our great High
Priest and began His intercessory
ministry at the time of His
ascension. In 1844, at the end
of the prophetic period of 2300
days, He entered the second and
last phase of His atoning
ministry. Its a work of
investigative judgment which is
part of the ultimate disposition
of all sin, typified byte
cleansing of the ancient Hebrew
sanctuary on the Day of
Atonement. In that typical
service the sanctuary was
cleansed with the blood of
animal sacrifices, but the
heavenly things are purified with
the perfect sacrifice of the
blood of Jesus. The
investigative judgment reveals
to heavenly intelligences who
among the dead are asleep in
Christ and therefore, in Him,
redeemed worthy to have part in
the first resurrection. It also
makes manifest who among
the living are abiding in Christ,
keeping the commandments of God
and the faith of Jesus, and
in Him, therefore, are ready for
translation into His everlasting
kingdom. This judgment
vindicates the justice of God in
saving those who believe in
Jesus. It declares that those
who have remained loyal to God
shall receive the kingdom. The
completion of this ministry of
Christ will mark 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 Savior'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 and taken to heaven,
but the unrighteous will die.
The almost complete fulfillment
of most lines of prophecy,
together with the present
condition of the world,
indicates that Christ's coming
is imminent. The time of that
event has not been revealed, and
we are therefore exhorted to
be ready 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
His redeemed. Until that day
death is an unconscious state
for all people. When Christ, who
is our life, appears, the
resurrected righteous and the
living righteous will be
glorified and caught up to meet
their Lord. The second
resurrection, the resurrection
of the unrighteous, will take
place a 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 first and second
resurrections. During this time
the wicked dead will be judged;
the earth will be utterly
desolate, without living human
inhabitants, but occupied by
Satan and his angels. At
its close Christ with His saints
and the Holy City will descend
from heaven to earth.
The unrighteous 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 of sin 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
the redeemed and a perfect
environment for everlasting
life, love, joy, and learning in
His presence. For here God
Himself will dwell with His
people, and suffering and death
will have passed away. The great
controversy will be ended, and
sin will be no more. All things,
animate and 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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