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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 […]

1. Sliver in the Foot

September 25, 2025 Dale Ratzlaff Books, Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventism, Dale Ratzlaff, Investigative Judgment

Beginning now, we will be publish a chapter weekly from Dale Ratzlaff’s important book, Cultic Doctrine of Seventh-day Adventists. You can go here to access the book’s webpage and access […]