The members of the church will individually be tested and proved. They will be placed in circumstances where they will be forced to bear witness for the truth. Many will be called to speak before councils and in courts of justice, perhaps separately and alone.” Testimonies, vol. 5, 463.
Seventh-day Adventists will need to be able to explain the following beliefs:
- God’s special warning messages, found in Revelation 14:6–12, to prepare mankind for what is coming:
The world is now in the time of judgment which began in 1844, according to Daniel 8 and 9.
Because of this all men everywhere are to fear God, which means to hate evil (Proverbs 8:13).
Because of this all men everywhere are to glorify God in their body and in their spirit.
Because of this all men everywhere are to worship God as the Creator by acknowledging the day He has set aside as a memorial of His creation (Exodus 20:8–11).
Flee out of Babylon, that is, out of false religious systems which teach people to break the law of God (Revelation 18:1–4; 14:8).
Do not to worship the papacy, which is the beast power described in Revelation 13:1–10.
Do not worship the image of the papacy, which is a union of church and state in the United States for the purpose of eliminating freedom of the conscience, as was done in the Dark Ages (Revelation 13:11–17).
Avoid the mark of the papacy, which is the substitution of Sunday worship for worship according to the law of God (Exodus 20:8–11).
God’s children in the very last days will be a people who keep God’s commandments and who have the same kind of faith Jesus had, which was a faith that resulted in obedience to every Word that proceeded from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4; Revelation 14:12).
- When a person dies, he goes into an unconscious state and knows nothing (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6). Therefore, those spirits masquerading as spirits of the dead are actually the spirits of demons impersonating the dead and should be shunned. A person should order his life according to the word of God and not according to the miracles worked by spirits (Revelation 16:13, 14).
- The plan of salvation is going to come to an end. When Jesus comes the second time, there will be no more atonement for sin, there will be no further chance for salvation. Anybody who is saved must be saved before the close of probation, which occurs a short time before Jesus returns again (Revelation 22:11, 12). If we ignore the opportunity to be saved now, there will be no future time after the close of probation or after we die when we can be saved (Luke 16:19–31; 2 Corinthians 6:1, 2).