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Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

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control, brutal, despisers <strong>of</strong> good, traitors,<br />

headstrong, haughty, lovers <strong>of</strong> pleasure rather than<br />

lovers <strong>of</strong> God, having a form <strong>of</strong> godliness but<br />

denying its power" (2 Tim. 3:1-5).<br />

So to<strong>day</strong>, love <strong>of</strong> self, material things, and the<br />

world has supplanted the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Christ in many<br />

hearts. People no longer allow God's principles and<br />

His laws to direct their lives; lawlessness has taken<br />

over. "'And because lawlessness will abound, the<br />

love <strong>of</strong> many will grow cold'" (Matt. 24:12).<br />

4. A Resurgence <strong>of</strong> the Papacy<br />

According to Biblical prophecy, at the end <strong>of</strong><br />

the 1260 years the papacy would receive "a deadly<br />

wound" but it would not die (see chapter 12 <strong>of</strong> this<br />

book). Scripture reveals that this deadly wound<br />

would heal. The papacy would experience a great<br />

renewal <strong>of</strong> influence and respect--"all the world<br />

marveled and followed the beast" (Rev. 13:3).<br />

Already to<strong>day</strong> many view the pope as the moral<br />

leader <strong>of</strong> the world.<br />

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