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16. Tampering With the Word—Additions to Scripture

January 8, 2026 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

If anyone adds to them God shall add the plagues One of the main marks of a cult is that it has an additional source of authority. In fact, many […]

15. The Central Pillar: The Heart of SDA Theology

January 2, 2026 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate that the doctrine of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary and the investigative judgment is indeed “the foundation and central pillar of […]

14. We Knew it Was Wrong—But… An Ethical Evaluation

December 25, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

Within traditional Adventism there has developed what could be called “vindication theology.” It finds its roots in the writings of Ellen White and is intimately tied to the cleansing of […]

13. Living in the Judgment: An Experiential Evaluation

December 18, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out […]

12. Is This Truth? A Theological Evaluation

December 11, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

In Chapter 10 a brief biblical evaluation of the doctrine of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary and the investigative judgment was given. It was found to be without biblical […]

11. Lumps Under the Rug—A Historical Evaluation

December 4, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

In previous chapters we have seen several ways Ellen White and the early Adventists dealt with their doctrinal errors. In this chapter we will briefly summarize and enumerate what we […]

10. A Broken Chain: A Biblical Evaluation

November 27, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Great Controversy

Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good In this chapter we will give a short, biblical evaluation of the SDA doctrine of the cleansing of the heavenly […]

9. The Sliver—The Investigative Judgment

November 20, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

The Cleansing of the Heavenly Sanctuary and the Investigative Judgment We have looked briefly at the historical development of the “sliver,” the SDA Doctrine of the cleansing of the heavenly […]

8. The Door Opens Again—Quietly

November 13, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Great Controversy

In the last chapter we saw that after the disappointment of October 22, 1844, early Adventists taught that the door of mercy was shut. Shortly after this, Ellen White and […]

7. The Swinging Door

November 6, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Great Controversy

After the disappointment of 1844, the Millerite movement split into two groups. One group, which Miller later joined, recognized that nothing really happened on October 22, 1844,1 and continued to […]

6. “Truth” Changes—Again!

October 30, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

The word spoken through angels proved unalterable The followers of Miller, including Ellen White, who later became Seventh-day Adventists, have given a number of reasons why Christ did not come […]

5. Right is Wrong—Wrong is Right

October 23, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Doctrine, Feature, Investigative Judgment

Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth For most of us the fact that Miller was wrong is patently evident. However, having grown up […]

4. William Miller: His Methods and Message

October 16, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

Many of the distinctive, foundational doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist church can be traced either to William Miller, to a reinterpretation of his teachings—after they were proved to be in […]

3. White, God, and Miller

October 9, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

The foundation for Adventism is Ellen White’s comprehensive endorsement of William Miller’s methods and message. William Miller was a farmer who, using his King James Bible and a concordance came […]

2. How Dare You?

October 2, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Feature, Investigative Judgment

Test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. It is impossible to do an evaluation of the doctrine […]