SNARES IN THE PATH

Beware of Half Truths

Some will agree that the old Protestant view of prophecy has more merit than other interpretations. However, as you consider various writings remember this word of warning.

A Snare of Satan, A Word of Warning

Beware of Holy Cow!

Be warned of one modern group that holds to the Protestant interpretation of prophecy. They retain some elements of old Protestant thinking but mix in the error of the Galatians. This is the Seventh Day Adventist sect. They have produced massive volumes on Bible Prophecy and have nicely presented some connected history. Caution, their conclusions are terribly flawed! They do not follow the Biblical view of Salvation through faith. Their teaching always returns to the error of legalism and bondage to the Law. Watch out for their trap!

Adventism was founded upon the "date setting" system of Lacunza the Jesuit and Edward Irving. FN1. While their founders set dates for Christ's coming they also introduced a non-Christian legalism. In Galatians, Paul described people under "Adventist like" bondage as under a spell of witchcraft! Saturday is truly the old Sabbath but Paul made his message in Galatians clear. The council at Jerusalem agreed and established a non-legalistic guide for non-Jewish Christians. Finally, God terminated all Jewish feasts, with the destruction of the Temple. Without Temple worship the law has totally collapsed as a means of seeking God's approval. Salvation through faith is our only hope! Paul said, "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days:" (Colossians 2:16) Legalism removes the blessing of Christ as completely as unbelief. Jesus is my only Sabbath and true rest and in him alone do I trust. Jesus is the beginning and fulfillment of the Sabbath law.

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FN1. Prophetic Faith of our Fathers, -- LeRoy Edwin Froom, Volume III, Page 303 about Lacunza, and page 514 about Irving. This Adventist text clearly demonstrates the adoration they hold for these "Second Coming" date setters.

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Half & Half, Anyone?

When a mistaken group holds both true and false notions we must reject the wrong. Their true ideas should also be set aside and only embraced from a pure biblical foundation. Caution! Falsehood simultaneously perverts good and bad. Adventists hold some good and bad notions. Please, don't use Seventh Day Adventist literature as a base for further study into the old Protestant view of prophecy. Their hope is to interest you and finally place you in legalistic bondage that will rob your Salvation.

Read Galatians

Legalism waits with claws a-gape and jaw a-drape. Who will be its next tangy morsel?

  • Don't let the Devil's minions steal God's truth from you.

  • Don't fall into delusions these have tied to truth.

  • Adventist literature can be identified by the nest it returns to, which is always Salvation by the Law and Sabbath bondage.

Research will demonstrate the Adventist did not author old Protestant Eschatology. They rather gleaned interesting historical information from other Protestant writers in the 1800's. The Adventist writers next added a peculiar mix of legalism that revokes the grace of God. Old Protestant material is abundant and pure. Therefore, study much but be wary of traps that lead away from Salvation through Christ alone!

The Master Trap

A crafty Jesuit introduced the Futurist interpretation of prophecy to Protestants. His effort was launched under a false identity. He was attempting to bring straying Protestants back to Rome by hiding the well-known embodiment of antichrist's spirit. Consider the leaven created by this cunning scheme. Satan has put on a mask to hide his person. Therefore, the Church peers in the wrong direction.

We are told the Devil is just ahead, while he is already present. His foul stench warns us he is near. We must remember only a fresh anointing and love for God's Word, prevent us from being devoured. Satan plans to steal our hearts and is not above using our knife for the task. Take up your swords my brothers; the fight is upon us!

Is it possible for so many people to be tricked? Well, remember the time when a false "Church" held sway over the world! Satan is still the roaring lion. The fiery stake still waits to receive the determined blood of martyrs. The Devil did not want to lose control of the nations. Great men of God wrested power from Satan and restored "the faith which was once delivered unto the saints."

 

 

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