15. New Covenant Documents and Signs
Do this in remembrance of me It is now time to return to the new covenant and study it in greater depth. In Chapter 6 we had a brief overview […]
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Category: Adventist Doctrines
June 21–27, 2025
Lesson 13: “Images of the End” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Central Problem With This Lesson: This lesson imposes “present truth” on Jonah and Cyrus, modeling great controversy conditional prophecy and […]
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14. Sabbath in the Epistles
In the last chapter we studied about Paul and his companions as they went to Jewish synagogues to preach Christ. We found that in every instance their Sabbath activities were […]
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June 14–20, 2025
Lesson 12: “Precursors” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Problem with this lesson: This lesson assumes that the Sabbath will be the final issue representing loyalty to God at the end of […]
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Worship Jesus Because He Is
RICHARD PEIFER | Pastor I had agreed to write commentary on the thirteenth Sabbath School lesson of the third quarter of 2011 from a Christian perspective. As I read the […]
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13. Sabbath In Acts
On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue This chapter will examine all the Sabbath incidents in the book of Acts to discover what, if anything, is taught regarding the Sabbath […]
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12. The Paradox of Sabbath Law
“You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses” John 9 This story, like those in John 5 and 7, is a very important one and deserves our most […]
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11. Sabbath Conflicts
“He not only was breaking the Sabbath” A Sabbath in a Synagogue (Lk. 6:6−11; Mt. 12:9−14; Mk. 3:1−6) In all the synoptic gospels, this Sabbath episode follows the one we […]
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10. Lord of the Sabbath
In this chapter we will examine two occurrences in the ministry of Jesus where He clearly exerts His authority over old covenant Sabbath law. Authority over the Demonized (Mark 1:21−34; […]
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May 17–23, 2025
Lesson 8: “In the Psalms: Part 1” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Central Problem with This Lesson: This lesson equates the 144,000 and the three angels’ of Revelation 14 with the […]
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9. Jubilee Sabbath
As we study the life of Jesus in the four Gospels we should keep several concepts well in mind. Transition between the covenants The Gospels record the historical time period […]
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May 10–16, 2025
Lesson 7: “Foundations for Prophecy” COLLEEN TINKER | Editor, Proclamation! Magazine Central Problem With This Lesson: The lesson builds a theology of God’s holiness that features Him as self-denying and self-sacrificing, Satan […]
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Bible Passage Adventism Really Doesn’t Like
RICHARD FOSTER | Contributor “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full […]
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Vegetarianism: Is It Christian?
VERLE STREIFLING, PhD | Minister, Author, and Missionary Dear [Proclamation!] Editorial Staff, I am very surprised that Verle Streifling thinks that Romans 14:1-2 is talking about vegetarianism. I would expect a good […]
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8. Jesus and Old Covenant Moral Laws
You have heard that it was said, “YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY”; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already […]
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