In our last article we covered the basic function of Biblical prophets and the Biblical tests that we can use to expose false prophets. So now that we can tell the difference between true and false prophets, we can return to our study of inspiration. What we want to do at this point as systematic Adventists (Adventists that see their faith as a sys
Looking for Jesus Hankow, China, mid–1930s. A missionary family is having their morning devotions. Little Billy Clark listens with rapt attention as they read about the second coming of Christ in the Great Controversy: Soon there appears in the east a small black cloud, about half the size of a man's hand. It is the cloud which surrounds the
As the people of God living in the last days, a perennial question that demands clarity is, “How should we study, understand, and apply the prophetic messages of the Bible?”[1] As I had the task of teaching on biblical prophecy several years ago, it became apparent to me that I was not as clear on the matter as needed. So,I started a journey to tak
Proclaiming that the world is coming to an end isn’t new to Christianity. Centuries have already passed since we began preaching that “the end of all things is near” (1 Peter 4:7).[1] The popular image of a solitary man walking through the streets holding a sign with the words “The end of the world is near” has already become a Christian cliché. Wh
