The Remnant of God - What Constitutes Babylon?

The dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the Remnant of her seed which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ Revelation 12:17

What Constitutes Babylon?

"We are not to seek any strange, new message. We are not to think that the chosen ones of God who are trying to walk in the light compose Babylon. The fallen denominational churches are Babylon. Babylon has been fostering poisonous doctrines, the wine of error. This wine of error is made up of false doctrines, such as the natural immortality of the soul, the eternal torment of the wicked, the denial of the pre-existence of Christ prior to His birth in Bethlehem, and advocating and exalting the first day of the week above God's holy and sanctified day. These and kindred errors are presented to the world by the various churches." Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers p. 61,62.

The Sins of Babylon

     "The great sin charged against Babylon is, that she "made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication." This cup of intoxication which she presents to the world, represents the false doctrines that she has accepted as the result of her unlawful connection with the great ones of the earth. Friendship with the world corrupts her faith, and in her turn she exerts a corrupting influence upon the world by teaching doctrines which are opposed to the plainest statements of Holy Writ." --GC. 388.

The Doctrine of Eternal
                                  Torment

     "The theory of eternal torment is one of the false doctrines that constitute the wine of the abominations of Babylon, of which she makes all nations drink. That ministers of Christ should have accepted this heresy and proclaimed it from the sacred desk, is indeed a mystery. They received it from Rome, as they received the false sabbath. True, it has been taught by great and good men; but the light on this subject had not come to them as it has come to us." --GC 536.

       Alliance with the World

     "Babylon is also charged with the sin of unlawful connection with "the kings of the earth." It was by departure from the Lord, and alliance with the heathen, that the Jewish church became a harlot; and Rome, corrupting herself in like manner by seeking the support of worldly powers, receives a like condemnation." --GC 382.

What Constitutes Babylon?

Belief in the natural immortality of the soul.

The eternal torment of the wicked.

The denial of the pre-existence of Christ prior to his birth in Bethlehem.

Advocating and exalting the first day of the week above God's holy, sanctified day.

These and kindred errors are presented to the world by the various churches. RH, September 12, 1893 par. 20

Q. Does the Adventist Church believe is the natural immortality of the soul?

A. No!

Q. Does the Adventist Church believe in the eternal torment of the wicked?

A. No!

Q. Does the Adventist Church deny the pre-existence of Christ prior to his birth in Bethlehem?

A. No!

Q. Does the Adventist Church advocate and exalt the first day of the week above God's holy, sanctified day?

A. No!

Conclusion

The Seventh Day Adventist Church is NOT Babylon !!!

Q. What is the truth when someone claims a message denouncing "The Remnant of God?"

A. "This matter has been brought before my mind in other cases where individuals have claimed to have messages for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of a similar character, and the word has been given me, "Believe them not." "I have not sent them, and yet they ran." {2SM 63.3}

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