I've authored a book entitled "Exploring the Heavenly Sanctuary".

It answers questions like, is the heavenly temple real, what its purpose is, what is the sabbatismos, and much more. Its all biblically based with academic references in the end notes.

It can also be read online at Adventist Enterprises

I studied at Newbold College, got a BA/MA in Theology/Religion, worked as a licensed minister for five years, and now am doing literature evangelism.

God Bless

Marc

I forget to mention, the book is avaiable from Amazon or other online retailers, or your local bookshop.
ISBN-10: 1449063489
ISBN-13: 9781449063481

I'm hoping to get it stocked in ABC's etc. and have sent review copies to R&H and Pacific Press, but for the moment you can get it at most retailers.

God Bless

Marc

RASELL

THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION

dgrimm60

RASELL

do you need both ISBN numbers??? to order???


dgrimm60

STAN

THANK YOU

dgrimm60

Rasell, I just read the first 3 chapters of your book and find it very interesting. You state that you have degrees and are suppose to be a learned leader and teacher for SDAs.

I found your introduction was right on point, but then found that the chapters I read did not follow what you proposed in the introduction. If I were to take your book to court as evidence, I would have to remove much of it for hearsay. Take for instance where you wrote that God told Noah to build the ark AND to preach to others what was going to happen. Of course we as Adventists have been fed this by the writings of EGW, but no where in the bible can this be confirmed. Just the opposite is the truth, Noah was told that NO ONE other that his family, would be saved. It does not take a 'theology student' to understand that even IF Noah had preached, the ark was not going to change in size--so why preach? Matthew 24 shows us that NO ONE new what was going to happen-and if Jesus said this, then why not believe what He said over what others mistakenly believe?

This is only ONE point of contention as I have found many more. Perhaps the most damaging is the mission of why Jesus came to this earth and a close second on what caused the death of Jesus.

Clearly Jesus' own words (many times) state that He came here to testify to the truth and present the words of His Father to His disciples so they could write them down (John 14:26 and 17:20) so that we could have evidence that was not hearsay.

If your foundation is not correct, then just about everything you wrote will be incorrect. The Gospel that Jesus said would be preached all over the world and then the end shall come is not Paul's gospel, but it is the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven (Mat.24) There is a BIG difference! No where did Jesus say that He came to this world to die for anyone's sin and take on their sin.

Dr. Rich (SDA)

Maybe not Rich, but John the baptist said that is why he came, and so do the Old Testament prophecies.

John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Rich, I don't know of a single Bible commentary covering this subject that says Noah did NOT preach to the people before the Flood, and these are written by writers who neither accept nor even read Ellen White's writings. Their conclusions on this matter are based strictly on the Bible.

Also, I have to ask you whether you believe that God would actually destroy the world with a flood without first warning the people beforehand?

Before His judgments on people, He always sends warnings. He's not interested in sneaking up on people and destroying them when they haven't been given a chance to change. That's what the Third Angels Message is all about-- to help prepare people for Christ's coming and to warn them of the seven Last Plagues so they can be saved.

Do you accept the testimony of the apostle John? He said, through the Holy Spirit, "He [Christ] is the propitiation for our sins... Our sins are forgiven for His names's sake..." (1 John 2: 2, 12; cf. 4: 10).

Also look carefully at John 1: 29, 36; Rev. 5: 6-9; Is. 53: 5,6, 8-12. The prophecies of the OT predicted that the Messiah would be like a lamh, bearing the sins of the lost, and John the Baptist pointed Him out as the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world. Rev. 5: 9 tells us that Christ redeemed us by His blood.

All the above show without a shadow of a doubt that Christ redeemed us by the shedding of His blood. He was the antitype of the lambs and other sacrifices that bore the sins of the pentitant. Lev. 1: 4; Lev. 16.

Finally, there's Matt. 20: 28, which says that Christ came to give his life a ransom for many.