Is the one trinity God the one true God?

Is the one trinity God the only true God?

“And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.” (John 17:3).

As I was coming out of deep sleep this morning this question arose in my consciousness. Is the one trinity God the one true God? Is eternal life by two—Father, and Son who He sent—or by three? They say that the Trinity God is one. But, Jesus said that the true God is one—His Holy Father. So which God is the truth, the one God or the three? Does Christ’s choice of the word, “only”, mean anything? Was it spoken accurately?

Here is one Trinitarian’s explanation from his website, https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/don_stewart_320.cfm. I quote it from convenience, as his website was close to the top of my Google Chrome search. So I quote it not because I have a complaint for this person. His explanation is pretty much the norm within Christendom, although it surprised me that he just happened to refer to my opening verse, John 17:3. He infers that the one true God is the one trinity God, the three. Is that what Jesus meant in His final hour? Is that what the Bible said? Or, a very subtle, long held, deeply rooted, church paradigm?

“One of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith is that of the Trinity. From Scripture we learn that God, by nature is a Triune Being or Trinity. The subject of the Trinity is holy ground because it discusses the nature of the one, true, God. Consequently we should approach the subject with all humility and reverence.”

“One of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith is that of the Trinity. From Scripture we learn that God, by nature is a Triune Being or Trinity. The subject of the Trinity is holy ground because it discusses the nature of the one, true, God. Consequently we should approach the subject with all humility and reverence.

All Doctrine Must Be Derived From The Bible

At the outset we must state that any belief about the Trinity must come from the Bible and the Bible alone. It is the only authoritative source to discover answers about God and His nature. The Bible, by itself, must answer the question as to whether or not there is such a thing as a Trinity. Tradition or the pronouncements of some church authority does not make the doctrine true.

The Trinity Is Only Known By Revelation

In addition, the doctrine of the Trinity could only be known by divine revelation- it cannot be known by human reason. The only way in which the inner working of God could be known is that God revealed it to humanity. The Bible says the mind of the Lord is unknown to humanity.

For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16).

The Trinity is a doctrine that God has revealed to humankind through the Scriptures. It is not the result of human reasoning.

The Definition Of The Trinity…

1. There Is Only One God That Exists…

2. There Are Three Distinct Persons Who Exist (The Father, Son, And The Holy Spirit)…

3. Each Of These Three Persons Is Called God…

4. The Three Persons Are The One God (The Trinity)

The conclusion to the above facts is as follows: if only one God exists, and if there are three distinct persons who are all called God, then the three persons must be the one God. This is the doctrine of the Trinity….”

The author of this website goes on to say,

“There Are No Analogies In Nature

Finally, the idea of three centers of consciousness or three distinct personalities has no analogy for us as humans. All attempts to equate the Trinity with some analogy will miserably fail. This includes trying to compare the Trinity to a human being who has intellect, feeling, and will. This is not the same as the Triune God who has three distinct centers of consciousness. Therefore it is best to admit that the Trinity has no analogy with which we can compare it.”

But, is this assertion of no analogies in creation true? He gives no scriptural basis for his statement. Didn’t God make Adam in His image and likeness, man and woman (see Genesis 5:1,2)? Wouldn’t kingly Adam represent the Father, and Eve, the weaker vessel, the Son? “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.” (1Cor. 11:3). “God, who created all things by Jesus Christ” (Eph. 3:9). Wouldn’t the children of Adam make up the miniature of “the whole family in heaven.” (Eph. 3:15)? Wouldn’t the seemingly infinite species in the animal kingdom represent the inhabitants of all “the worlds” (Heb. 1:2) throughout seemingly infinite, deep space? Wasn’t Jesus well known for using nature to explain the kingdom of God? Why would we not say that in the very act of His creating the human race He was revealing the mysteries of the kingdom of God? Therefore, the author needs to rethink his assumption. True, we can’t find in nature a scientific proof of a Trinity, but, neither can we find proof of a Creator God. Yet by faith we see His fingerprint all over His creation. That much he was correct in saying.

The website author quotes from 1 Corinthians 2:16, that we have the mind of Christ. But, I would like to know his thoughts on 1 Corinthians 2:11. For there Paul uses the nature of man’s spirit to help understand the nature of God’s Spirit.

“For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.” (1Cor. 2:11,12).

So, in the author’s statement, “There Are No Analogies [the Trinity doctrine] In Nature”, he begins to force a deeply rooted paradigm upon the readers of his article. He transgresses his earlier statements: “Tradition or the pronouncements of some church authority does not make the doctrine true”; and, “In addition, the doctrine of the Trinity… cannot be known by human reason”. Without including all biblical evidences human reasoning becomes the revealer of secrets.

What is Paul saying to the saints at Corinth? Paul wants to separate the pervasive idolatrous philosophies from the truth by comparing God the Father to the spiritual man. But first, Paul makes sure that they understand that he is not speaking of God as a plurality.

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.” (1Cor. 2:9). God is a singular person, in Paul’s monotheistic understanding. Jehovah is his only true God. “For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.” (Rom. 11:36).

Jesus did the same through John in the Revelation.

“And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.” (Rev. 4:2,3).

Then again, God the Father and His Only begotten.

“And I saw in the right hand of Him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne.” (Rev. 5:1-7).

And again,

“And I saw another mighty Angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon His head, and His face was as it were the sun, and His feet as pillars of fire: and He had in His hand a little book open: and He set His right foot upon the sea, and His left foot on the earth, and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when He had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.” (Rev. 10:1-3).

That mighty Angel with a book opened and that roared like a lion was Jesus, the Lamb that took the book out of God’s right hand. “the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” (Rev. 5:5).

And once more only Two,

“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne.” (Rev. 3:21).

Over and over again, in the Revelation all we see in the Godhead is the Father and the Son.

They are the focus of the heavenly court’s praise. The whole great controversy centers around the Son saving His Father and His earth-bound children from Satan.

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, saying, We give Thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to Thee Thy great power, and hast reigned.” (Rev. 11:15-17).

“And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.” (Rev. 5:13).

All worship and praise goes to Father and His only begotten Son, but ultimately, and in the highest and fullest sense, to the Father. And the Son loves to have it so.

 “These words spake Jesus, and lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify Thy Son, that Thy Son also may glorify Thee:

As Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him.

And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.

I have glorified Thee on the earth: I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do.

And now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine own Self with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.

I have manifested Thy name unto the men which Thou gavest Me out of the world: Thine they were, and Thou gavest them Me; and they have kept Thy word.

Now they have known that all things whatsoever Thou hast given Me are of Thee.

For I have given unto them the words which Thou gavest Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from Thee, and they have believed that Thou didst send Me.” (John 17:1-8).

Where is a third person in the Godhead? Biblically speaking, all that revelation shows is two Persons. We don’t see as the latest hymnal lyricizes, “Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!...God in three persons, blessed Trinity!”

Here are our first hymnal’s lyrics. Notice how purely non-Trinitarian Adventism still was even as late as 1941. The words were all about God the Father. The world Seventh-day Adventists church was all singing to our Father in heaven!

1
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God over all who rules eternity!

2
Holy, holy, holy! Angels adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Thousands and ten thousands worship low before Thee,
Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

3
Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of man Thy great glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love and purity.

These words evoke the scene in Revelation chapter 4. The praises in that scene are alone to the Father. Why not to the Son also? Because this was a picture of the pre-great controversy kingdom of God. No mention of redemption or a Redeemer is heard until the next chapter. But the omniscient and omnipotent Spirit was there in Revelation 4--the pre-incarnate Son. And then the omniscient and omnipotent Spirit is owned by and comes from the Lamb of God in Revelation 5. The Lamb of God who was slain from the foundation of the world was the omniscient and omnipotent Spirit from His Father, and later encapsulated His Father’s Spirit in a human body forever (see Revelation 5:6).

From our beginning, Adventism was soundly non-Trinitarian. And we were not unschooled in the ramifications of that truth, as our scholars want us to believe today. However, in 1919 Elders Lacey, Prescott, and Daniells used their political clout to sway the younger generation of impressionable church leaders, pastors, and educators who were comparably inexperienced because, like the generation following Moses and Joshua,  they had not suffered through what the Lord had done in our past history. In that convention, but few incisive questions from dynamic leaders could be raised to withstand the strong influence of these three renowned elders and others that they swayed, and that quickly lined up behind them. Elder A. G. Daniells, whether or not he was honest and sincere, stood against the position of Mother White.

His book, Christ Our Righteousness, although sounding repentant and righteous, may have been a ruse to cover his real intentions. Longevity in the highest office of Earth’s last days movement says nothing about his character, any more than did the seemingly endless reign of King Manasseh, which was the longest of any other Judean king, and the least loyal to his father David, and to Christ on His heavenly throne. Maybe some people find it wrong to compare King Manasseh with Elder Daniells, President of the General Conference. But, both were guilty of subverting the only true church of their day from their fathers’ God and His Son. Both invited their people to join into a unity with the larger umbrella of the one false religion in the world, the worship of the Queen of heaven. And it should not bring much controversy that suspicion should arise in the timing of this private Bible conference of church thought leaders that worked to promote the trinity after, and not during, Ellen White’s reign of righteousness in powerful authority.

This Movements within our Adventist leadership, beginning with Elders Lacey, Prescott, and Daniells, was handed down to church historian, Le Roy E. Froom, to bring the Adventist people in line especially with the Trinity doctrine, and the World Council of Churches. So by the 1980 General Conference we could nail down our new stance on the Godhead in our new confession of faith. Once done, rapid moves were afoot to update one publication among only a few that could reach the whole world church, our denomination’s 1985 Hymnal. In that book we have Catholic dogma merged with and watering down Adventism’s strong stance of the original third angel’s message. The most popular song of worship, #73, retained its position within the church’s hymnal, but was transformed from praise to the one true God into praise to the Trinitarian god. With much sadness I envision the day when all of Christendom will sing this song together in glad unison.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! Angels adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Thousands and ten thousands worship low before Thee,
Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Imagine the day! All denominations, maybe even all the world religions, singing identical doctrine shoulder to shoulder, live streamed into the Vatican, before Lord God the pope; and in response, His Holiness pleasingly sitting on his throne live streamed into all the houses of worship! What a glorious day of worship to “God”—to Father, to Son, and to the mighty one who said, “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High”!

Why do I bring up the issue of the Trinity on this blog, and not put it in my specialized blog, Semi-Arian Sabbatarian? It is because of another publication also among the few that reach the world Adventist church, the Adult Sabbath School Quarterly. This information organ has, over the past year or so, been used as a bully pulpit in favor of the Trinity God that our pioneer fathers never knew, including which our pioneer mother of Israel never knew. As said above, not until the founders of our faith were finally laid in the grave, and not until Ellen White had passed from the scene, did the push begin for departing from our non-trinitarian platform.

True, Ellen White spoke and wrote of Jesus and the Holy Spirit interchangeably. That is because They are the same. The Holy Spirit is the Father’s authoritative power and His personal presence, which He uses to empower His only begotten Son, through whose divine dispensation of the Father’s Spirit the whole family of heaven and earth are blessed with light and life. “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2Cor. 3:17). The Spirit is both the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Christ because They both express the same mind. They both have the same Spirit and, from our tiny perspective, They both are the Spirit that keeps our minds converted. The closest thing we have for an apostolic stance on the Godhead is 1 Corinthians 8:6. “To us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by Him.” (1Cor. 8:6). And two Persons was all Paul had to describe the Godhead. “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.” (Rom. 8:9). The Spirit is the Father; and the Spirit is the Son; and therefore, the Spirit is not a third person. “Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God.” (Heb. 9:14). “He had by Himself purged our sins.” (Heb. 1:3).

A Bible text conspicuously left out in the previous Quarterly on the Holy Spirit is 1 Peter 1:11. Why did they not bring it into the discussion? Why did they not lay it next to a similar verse from the same Bible writer, 2 Peter 1:21, a verse that the Quarterly did proclaim to the ends of the earth. “Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.” “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” (1Pet. 1:11; 2Pet. 1:21). The Holy Ghost, i.e., the holy Spirit, is the Spirit of Christ. If those two verses had been analyzed side by side, they would have ignited a loud voice against the Trinity. It would have divided the soul and the spirit like Jesus said the truth would. But the Adult Sabbath School Quarterly editor and his Principal Contributor could have none of that!

“Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.” (Luke 12:51-53).

Jesus back then in person speaking of division sounded a lot like what He inspired Mother White to write in Great Controversy concerning the separation that took place in the early post-apostolic era of the church history:

“After a long and severe conflict, the faithful few decided to dissolve all union with the apostate church if she still refused to free herself from falsehood and idolatry. They saw that separation was an absolute necessity if they would obey the word of God. They dared not tolerate errors fatal to their own souls, and set an example which would imperil the faith of their children and children’s children. To secure peace and unity they were ready to make any concession consistent with fidelity to God; but they felt that even peace would be too dearly purchased at the sacrifice of principle. If unity could be secured only by the compromise of truth and righteousness, then let there be difference, and even war.” Great Controversy, p. 45.

This quarter our Adult Sabbath School Study Guide is on the subject of church unity. Sound good? Of course, it sounds good. We all want peace. I want peace as much as anybody. But will we “sacrifice … principle” for that “unity”? Will we “compromise … truth and righteousness” for that peace? The Principal Contributor this quarter is Denis Fortin. What does he have in mind when he thinks of church unity? Does it include the subtle paradigm that involves the third person of a Trinity? Does he have in mind the end of our fight against Ecumenism?

http://www.atsjats.org/publication_file.php?pub_id=232&journal=1&type=pdf is a PDF that gives Denis Fortin’s introduction to the 2006 Andrews University (probably annual) symposium, that year’s symposium presenting a defense of the Trinity. This PDF is not an exegetical study of the trinity doctrine, and, being the introductory speech, I wouldn’t expect it to be exegetical. It contains a few scripture references with simple, brief statements, without any exegesis. But, it does make plain Denis Fortin’s strong loyalty to the unbiblical Trinitarian doctrine. We may infer that he stands behind much, if not all, of the exegesis brought forth from other speakers during that pro-Trinitarian symposium. I don’t know of other published or unpublished works by Denis Fortin regarding the Trinity issue. So I can only believe that he stanchly remains a supporter of the Trinity doctrine.

Ellen White’s constant appeal to the world church was, “I commend to you the Bible.”

So, this quarter with Denis Fortin we study church “unity”. The word “unity”, or its related words, are on almost every page. But, what are we unifying around? I admit that I haven’t read the whole quarterly yet. But even if the Trinity issue doesn’t come to the fore; even if the Trinity issue isn’t even mentioned; the inference to that issue is there and can be referred back to later. I make this declaration so boldly because the quarterly is not just about unity and oneness in Christ. It is more than a plea to the many conflicting proponents of new ideas on the church’s many fronts. Due to Denis Fortin being its Principal Contributor, it’s a plea for unifying around the Trinity dogma, as the above PDF clarifies.

The following is another presentation from Denis Fortin in 2002. http://documents.adventistarchives.org/ScholarlyJournals/AUSS/AUSS20031001-V41-02.pdf

“For John Paul II, the Petrine ministry of the papacy is the principle of unity for all Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant), who are all united in the papacy, whether they realize it or not. Given this self-understanding and its implications for Christianity, the pope views himself as the divinely appointed agent to establish the true visible unity of the church. From being an unresponsive and indifferent observer in the early years of the ecumenical movement, the papacy now sees its role as central to the future of any real church unity. In the midst of these conversations and dialogues, the pope expresses his wish to exercise a ministry of love among all Christians as the servant of the servants of God.”

“‘The mission of the Bishop of Rome within the College of all the Pastors consists precisely in ‘keeping watch’ . . . over the handing down of the Word, the celebration of the Liturgy and the Sacraments, the Church’s mission, discipline and the Christian life. . . . He has the duty to admonish, to caution and to declare at times that this or that opinion being circulated is irreconcilable with the unity of faith . . . [and to] declare that a certain doctrine belongs to the deposit of faith.’”

In his presentation Denis Fortin quotes Catholic leaders in a tone that is not for or against the papacy. He hints hopefully with past papal hopes couched in soft, hearty words, and leaving cozy concepts in the memory of the minds of those desiring world peace at any cost. He blows the watchman’s trumpet with an uncertain sound.

“So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at My mouth, and warn them from Me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.” (Eze. 33:7,8).

“If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” (1Cor. 14:8).

Very similar to the 1919 convention whose audience was still rattled by the first World War, Denis Fortin introduced into the theology students’ minds this 2002 discussion on the son of perdition, shortly after the sixth trumpet began at the end of 1999 to unsettle and to quickly move a rattled world into the arms of the Mary mercy and her peace-preaching Vatican. Once again, 15 years ago smooth subject matter appeals to distraught Adventist minds in the wake of 9/11.

“Will John Paul’s invitation to engage in ‘patient and fraternal dialogue’ on this subject produce any tangible and lasting results? Is there a need for a modem understanding of Petrine ministry and papal primacy among all Christian churches and communities? Are non-Catholic churches willing to take a positive look at the papacy and to welcome its universal ministry? The answers given to these questions by representatives of various churches and denominations over the last few years are, in fact, quite surprising. While some evangelical spokespersons have historical and theological difficulties in even seeing the need for a papacy, other churches, which have historically been closer to the apostolic succession, are more willing to consider the potential benefits of a renewed primacy if it were to be understood and exercised in different terms. Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, states: ‘Today many churches see that in this increasingly globalized world it could be helpful to have such a center of reference as the pope offers—a voice that can speak on behalf of the church.’”

“For many theologians, the difficulty with papal primacy is not centered on its existence, for most will admit that it can play a vital role in reunifying Christians. The real difficulty resides in its role and exercise of authority, with the greatest points of dispute relating to the pope’s infallible, dogmatic teachings and his universal jurisdiction over the whole church. Many theologians and church representatives, however, could envision a Petrine ministry exercised within a conciliar context.”

“Given these qualified responses of Orthodox and Protestant theologians, John Quinn, former archbishop of San Francisco, is correct in saying that ‘it is immensely significant that in Orthodox, Anglican, or Protestant dialogues about Christian unity there is no mention of abolishing the papacy as a condition for unity. There is, in fact, a growing realization of the true service the Petrine ministry offers the whole Church, how truly providential the primacy is.’ Such an assessment of the ecumenical landscape on dialogues regarding the future role of the papacy reveals that much work has been done in theological thinking during the last fifty years. Opinions have certainly changed since the times when the papacy was commonly equated with the Antichrist or the beast of the apocalypse.”

With Denis Fortin’s above quotes from various authority voices concerning papal issues he attaches no warning voice of his own. He brings with his quotations no alarm from the third angel of Revelation 14. He only accomplishes to prove their apostolic “Petrine” succession to be biblically unfounded. This is very regrettable in light of his multitude of opportunities to use his massive theological knowledge and experience. In that PDF compare his treatment of papal primacy with Ellen White’s in The Great Controversy, chapter entitled, Liberty of Conscience Threatened. We see a vast difference between the two, and a great boldness from Mrs. White even though her audience was a thousand times the size of his, and a thousand times the threat of Jesuit assassination. Thus, it is obvious she sought the uncompromising message of Jesus’ prophetic fore-warnings, and even a verbal war against the man of sin, the Vatican. But, Denis Fortin, none of that.

This Denis Fortin is the principal contributor of this quarter’s Adult Sabbath School Study Guide. With his apparently conciliatory stance to the post-apostolic and pre-papal church, and his connection to the Trinity dogma of that era, I foresee this world-wide Adult Sabbath School Quarterly will prepare today’s sleeping Adventism for Ecumenism, and a widely spread post-modern celebration, Spiritual Formation, and Midianite worship to the most ancient Trinity since the days of Nimrod, “the abomination that maketh desolate” (Dan. 11:31). The Baal-Peor dam is about to break and spew abomination throughout an Advent movement discouraged, but still struggling to get to the heavenly Canaan. Yet, Jesus will win the war, with many or with few.

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains.” (Matt. 24:14-16).