Discovering the New Covenant by Greg Taylor - exAdventist Outreach

CHAPTER SIX
THE INVESTIGATIVE
JUDGMENT
A
nother issue that we had to encounter was the unique
Adventist doctrine, the investigative judgment. As mentioned
earlier, this is the one doctrine, with the exception of
the “prophetic” status given to Ellen White, that is held only
and exclusively by Seventh-day Adventists. Other churches
or individuals believe in the prophetic gift, soul sleep, and
annihilation of the wicked versus an ever burning hell, the
Levitical food laws, and Saturday Sabbath. None, however,
to my knowledge believe in the investigative judgment. This
does not necessarily mean that Adventists are incorrect. It
does, however, send up some warning signals that there must
be strong and unequivocal scriptural support for such a
doctrine if it is to be considered the centerpiece of a
denomination and a test of fellowship.
As stated in the first chapter, early Adventists were
fascinated by Bible prophecy, especially the one in Daniel
8:13-14:
Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one
said to him, "How long will it take for the vision to be
fulfilled--the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the
rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the
sanctuary and of the host that will be trampled