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| − | The Seventh-Day Adventist Church <ref>http://www.adventist.org/</ref> is a Christian denomination of millions who follow the teachings of the bible rather than human authority(Mark 7:9) and emphasize: | + | The Seventh-Day Adventist Church <ref>http://www.adventist.org/</ref> is a [[Christian]] denomination of millions who follow the teachings of the [[Bible]] rather than [[human]] [[authority]] (Mark 7:9) and emphasize: |
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| − | *observance of Saturday, not Sunday, as the [[Sabbath]] (to keep the 4th commandment--Exodus 20:9/Deuteronomy 5:13 and following the practice of God resting on the seventh day of creation--Genesis 2:1-3) | + | *Observance of Saturday, not Sunday, as the [[Sabbath]] (to keep the 4th commandment--Exodus 20:9/Deuteronomy 5:13 and following the practice of God resting on the seventh day of creation--Genesis 2:1-3) |
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| − | *social work in the form of hospitals, schools and missionary work | + | *Social work in the form of [[hospital]]s, [[schools]] and [[missionary]] work |
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| − | *a return of [[Jesus Christ]] and an end to the world in near rather than distant future | + | *A return of [[Jesus Christ]] and an end to the [[world]] in the near rather than distant future |
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| − | Seventh-Day Adventists believe in [[Annihilationism]]. | + | Seventh-Day Adventists believe in [[Annihilationism]], the belief that the [[soul]]s of the wicked are destroyed, rather than spending eternity in [[Hell]]. |
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| | == History == | | == History == |
| − | The seventh day adventist movement came out of the Millerite movement. | + | The Seventh-Day Adventist movement came out of the Millerite movement. The Church was founded by Ellen White. |
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| | == References == | | == References == |