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    Are Seventh-day Adventists false prophets? Much as the Slatterys did not want to face that question, they could not avoid it. For four years they wrestled with doubts as they investigated the writings of Ellen White, the claims of SDA historians, the yoke of regulations placed on Adventist followers, and the doctrine of Adventism in comparison to what the Bible says. In this book Wallace D. Slattery explains why he and his wife left the SDA Church—and how they found new freedom in Christ. With the sensitivity of one who has "been there" he invites those ensnared by Adventism to experience free forgiveness themselves. And by alerting readers to the dangers of SDA teachings, he equips evangelicals to minister effectively to Adventist friends, relatives, and associates.

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    Are Seventh-day Adventists false prophets? Much as the Slatterys did not want to face that question, they could not avoid it. For four years they wrestled with doubts as they investigated the writings of Ellen White, the claims of SDA historians, the yoke of regulations placed on Adventist followers, and the doctrine of Adventism in comparison to what the Bible says. In this book Wallace D. Slattery explains why he and his wife left the SDA Church—and how they found new freedom in Christ. With the sensitivity of one who has "been there" he invites those ensnared by Adventism to experience free forgiveness themselves. And by alerting readers to the dangers of SDA teachings, he equips evangelicals to minister effectively to Adventist friends, relatives, and associates.

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    Are Seventh-day Adventists false prophets? Much as the Slatterys did not want to face that question, they could not avoid it. For four years they wrestled with doubts as they investigated the writings of Ellen White, the claims of SDA historians, the yoke of regulations placed on Adventist followers, and the doctrine of Adventism in comparison to what the Bible says. In this book Wallace D. Slattery explains why he and his wife left the SDA Church—and how they found new freedom in Christ. With the sensitivity of one who has "been there" he invites those ensnared by Adventism to experience free forgiveness themselves. And by alerting readers to the dangers of SDA teachings, he equips evangelicals to minister effectively to Adventist friends, relatives, and associates.

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    LAR en ARE SEVENTH-DAY SEVENTH -DAY ADVENTISTS FALSE PROPHETS? YeV Re) FORMER INSIDER PROPHETS? SPEAKS OUT A Former Insider Speaks Out Wallace D. Slattery PUB LIS HIN G Copyright© 1990 by Wallace. Satery Allright reserved. No part ofthis book may be reproduc in ny form trbyany means excep for brit quotations forthe purpose a eve, Somme or scholarship, without writen permisin fem the publisher, Reb petan a ened Pang Company Box, Palpsbary New Jersey te Manatscrure inthe Unite States of America Libeary of Congres Cataloging-n-Pubication Data Siatery, Wallace, 1981- “Ate sovnth-Day Adventists alee prophets: former inser speaks ‘out / Wale. Shatery. pcm Inches biographical references, Kane ogee) ISHN-1.9780-8552-45-0 I seventh Day Adventists —ControversilIteratare 2 Adventists Conversa iterate 5 Satery, Wallace, 1941. Tile Beis 190 marta deo soe ar Contents Preface 1. Cutting the White Ties 2. The History and Teachings of Seventh-Day Adventism 3. A Closer Look at Ellen G. White 4. Molebills Into Mountains 5. The Great Advent Nonevent 6. Adventism and the Gospel Notes Preface Seventh-day Adventistshaveespoused the teachingsand prophe- cies of Ellen G. White for more than one hundred years. Armed. with her legacy and unchallenged by an indiferent evangelical, ‘Christian church until recent decades, Adventism has multiplied tosh million members spread across every continent. “Having lived under the yoke of Adventism for over 40 years, ‘ama witness to the joy of being liberated from its clutches by the pelofJesus Christ. Now itis my privilegeto share that wonder- {I news with others. The startling discoveries that led tomy wife's ‘and my leaving the SDA Church and the findings of my further research into Adventism as it compares with biblical truth are briefly explained in the pages that follow. ‘Twish to express my deepest gratitude toll those who helped ‘me to understand the gospel forthe fist time in my life. Alhough they are too numerous to lst, the names of Walter Rea, Larry ‘Boshell, William and Joan Cetnar,Syivia Simon, John Craven, Jim and Betty Larson, and Norman Jarnes stand outs representatives, ‘of them al. also wish to thank my wife, Carole, for her extensive ‘editing and help in the formulation ofthe thoughts you are about tonad, 1. Cutting the White Ties “The back woman hushed the ny group of runaways behind ter. Her brow furrowed, she peered Sto the darken rom the Kinpotbusheswherethey hid-Astheclop-clopofharss hooves Sa the ng of aecoutermentsgrev Tour, she quel lowered ere rtherintotheleafy branches Onehorsestumbled slightly ‘vera stone inthe pathy andthe itated imprecation of i det Sud be herd lay through the cai “The nders pulled up tom bat beside the flag ther shotguns and revolvers fanty dscemble through the div ght asthe Tender paused flight his pipe, Aer what seed an eternity 10 the wembling roupiyingllonce, the slave patrol ode off into the dark Hap Tina squared her shoulders ie the ite flock of fghtened saves a quick dash into a Beld across the road ‘Hart Tubman i as widely honored today a she was de- nounced in the past for her valiant bale aga slavery inthe 1850s and "6s. She made dozens of forays deep into the lave States and brought iterally hundreds ou of bondage despite Standing bounty on er ead. During the iil Wars served at 2 opy an lade forthe Union Army on many octasions, amin Tugiprase from Northem officer fr er bravery and devotion su? "Why dd this humble, nected woman repeatedly take her Leino er hands and enter the very batons of slavery to exe people she usualy didnot know? Why did ake stump fare round the nation speaking gait he eat ev of avery? Why ‘was this poor woman suc a powerful aneny of lave interests? ‘neseed only lok at her fet understand her reson Born into slavery in Maryland, she grew up a Christian who revolted against te unthinking accepance of such ev Upon Teaming tat she would soon be tld down South she resolved to ‘Scape Taking her ply few belongings she chided dogs save ‘patos and bounty bunts ss he walked redo in Penney Fania, Botoe log she returned South to rescue cher fay enters 2 Citing the White Tie But she did not stop with family. An indomitable fe of slavery, she entered the slave kingdom again and again in search of other ‘captives to rescue. Having known all too well the bitter fruits of bondage, she was so overwhelmed by the precious giftof freedom. that she iad to share it with others. God had given her a mission, and shehad no choice but to retum for morehostages—eveninthe face of bullets, dogs, and cruel hardships. ‘We may look back on those days with equanimity. Today we have no black slavery in America, The quest fr feeedom must en- counter moresubtle forms of bondage, such as poverty crime, and. ‘addiction. One of the most insidious forms of slavery today is ‘mind contro, in which one man ora group dictates the beliefsand. actions of others. It is especially enslaving because the victim ‘usually does not even know his mind is held captive, Mental control techniques are especially successful in the hands of unseru- ppulous and paranoid religious leaders who manipulate their fol- lowers to their own advantage, often accruing vast fortunes and power in the process ‘This book obviously cannot discuss all forms of mind contro. It focuses instead on one form of mental bondageThave experienced first-hand. In these pages [hope to help others escape the clutches ‘of Seventh-day Adventism—or avoid falling into its grasp in the fist place. Like Harriet Tubman, both my wife, arole, and Lwere “slaves” from birth, until we too were set ree. And we too have received a God-given mission to help free other captives. ‘Wedonot have the slightest malice toward Adventist members. Having “been there,” we know the agony that many (perhaps ‘most ofits clergy experienceas one revelation after another about Adventism’s founders and the shenanigans ofits hierarchy have ‘shattered lifelong llusions. A recent informal study in the Pen sylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists showed that in that conferencealone upwards of 70 percent of itsministers would Teave the ministry if they saw their way clear! ‘And how could Carole and Inot love Adventist bellevers when to forsake them would mean casting off our own family members? ‘To the Adventist reader I say: We have been where you are! We ‘know the guilt and fear foisted on the lity by the General Conter ‘ence and the White Estate, as well as by the SDA press. We have seen and experienced the pain feat, and misery of members trying Cott the Whe Tes 3 to understand the true meaning of the gospel through the fog of ‘Adventism. Our message is the loving message of freedom given, this world by Jesus Christ and the apostles almost two millennia ago! Praise God, dear Adventist believer; the hour of your daliv- france can begin now, in the message inthis book! ‘One warning: Do not expect this freedom to come immediately ‘Adventism is like layers of hardened paint; it may take quite & ‘while to scrape away what has accumulated overtime. Caroleand Tpent four yearsin study after we were first awakened before we left Adventism. But what an experience it was! Here is how it happened. |Lwas bom and reared in the small cty of Chadron in the very northwest corner of Nebraska. Both my folks were of sturdy wer stock, their parents having homesteaded in the area {Immediately after the Indian wars had culminated inthe defeat of theSioux tribe. Thatarea wasand stills truly “cowboy and Indian country,” with cattlemen and Sioux Indians making up a consid- erable proportion of the local population. I spent many happy hhoursasa boy out on my maternal grandparents’ farm nine miles from the Pine Ridge Indian reservation, 'My paternal grandfather was a locally prominent frontier judge, and the Slattery family was much involved in the early "Wild West” days ofthe area. Alva Slattery, my great-uncle, was even a frontier scout and Pinkerton detective, with dealings with Butch (Cassidy and the Wild Bunch—from both sides of the law! ‘My maternal grandfather Joined Adventism before 1920, and before that my grandmother’ father, C. C. Davis, had been the leader of the Adventist schismatic “Holy flesh” movement in Souther indiana during the 1890s. And so my mother was an ‘Adventist from her earliest years. My father wast first a Congre- gationalist, then an agnostic, before studying his way into Ad- Yentism in 1935. ‘My parents married in April of 1940, anda year later Leame into the world, followed over thenext 13 yearsby wo brothersand two sisters. Our first years were poverty-stricken. My father was (and stilis) a wildeatter; thats, he lookesl for oil wells where oll had not yet been discovered. Although he found large amounts of ol, the ‘money usually seemed to benefit others. ‘Through my religious upbringing during those early years, 1 4 Cat the Wie Tie Jones thatthe entire Christian world was wrong in worshipping ‘on Sunday nd that Catholics and Protestants would oon ite and persecute us for keeping the Sabbath. Can you imagine the sifet ona young boy to lok around the schoolvom and believe that his classmates would someday persecute hin? alg learned that we cannot know we re sived. Onc, when Tattended a Fat ‘Chistian Church vacation Bible schoo! with « lssmae, came Tomeand asked my mother whatitmeant obesaved. Shep emphatically tat we are never to say that we ae saved the ‘Adventist prophets Sister White forbade it?” 1195, my ater having atained a messi of prosperity rom an oll guher near Harbury Nebras, elected fo move us to Loveland, Colorado, wherean Adventist church grade sehooland its high school, Campion Academy, ae located That was some thing ofa culture shock while my public schoo fends had been Sports-minded and open the doainat elements inthe church School seem o be paychologil “ashe ces” preaceupiod with curbing teenage ex and rebellion agaist ath, How ‘er together withthe beter lemens inthe school ou parents Setoatto improve tegradeschool and my eight gredeyeat was ‘much happier My best fend DeForest Nests mother was a

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