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History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week - John N. Andrews

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They teach that <strong>the</strong> gifts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Spirit set forth<br />

in 1 Cor. 12 <strong>and</strong> Eph. 4, were designed to remain in<br />

<strong>the</strong> church till <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> time. They believe that<br />

<strong>the</strong>se were lost in consequence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same<br />

apostasy that changed <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sabbath</strong>. They also<br />

believe that in <strong>the</strong> final restoration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

comm<strong>and</strong>ments by <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> third angel, <strong>the</strong><br />

gifts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Spirit <strong>of</strong> God are restored with <strong>the</strong>m. So<br />

<strong>the</strong> remnant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> church, or last generation <strong>of</strong> its<br />

members, is said to "keep <strong>the</strong> comm<strong>and</strong>ments <strong>of</strong><br />

God, <strong>and</strong> have <strong>the</strong> testimony <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ."<br />

(Rev. 12:17; 14:12) And <strong>the</strong> angel <strong>of</strong> God explains<br />

this by saying, "The testimony <strong>of</strong> Jesus is <strong>the</strong> spirit<br />

<strong>of</strong> prophecy." (Rev. 19:10) The spirit <strong>of</strong> prophecy<br />

<strong>the</strong>refore has a distant place assigned to it in <strong>the</strong><br />

final work <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sabbath</strong> reform. Such are <strong>the</strong>ir views<br />

<strong>of</strong> this portion <strong>of</strong> Scripture; <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir history from<br />

<strong>the</strong> beginning has been marked by <strong>the</strong> influence <strong>of</strong><br />

this sacred gift.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong> strong opposition, <strong>the</strong> people<br />

known as Seventh-day Adventists have arisen to<br />

bear <strong>the</strong>ir testimony for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Sabbath</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord.<br />

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