i have been studying and thinkin, some time sthat is a dangerous thing. i have been asking question about this doctrine. For those of you who don't know it let me review it for just a second.
SDA teachinge is as follows:
That upon assencion to heaven Jesus began ministry in the Holy place of the Heavenly Sanctuary. He ministered there until the end of the 2300 day prophecy, which ended on oct 22 1844, at which time Jesus moved into the Most Holy Place and began rewiewing the records of all the saints from all time and at some point he will judge those who are living. (This teaching has under gone revision, it used to be thought that in 1844 the door of mercy was shut, this is commonly called the "shut door" theroy." The current belief is a s stated above.)
My question is not so much on teaching it self, but rather on the Historical Evedience and The Theological evidence found in the scripture to support it.
fore example, If one wanted a Historical example of a group of people that Kept sabbath in apostolics all one has to do is look at the Armenian Orthodox Chruch and The Coptic chruch of Ethopia. They both have Apostolic roots and keep the sabbath. There is an UNBROKEN CHAIN of history. that is reality. We are not the only one to believe this and we are not the first.
Theologically you can point to Christ and the Apostles teaching and practice and John the Revelator's vision of the 1st angle referein to Creation and whorship the creator of which the Sabbath is a Memoral of the Reality of Creation.
Can the same be said for the investigative Judgement. If so where? Who else is teaching this or are we the only ones? What are the texts that prove such a thing as the investigative Judgement exists and what is the support for the date 1844 as the start of the It.
From History
From Scripture
What we are looking for is 3 things?
A. God revieweing the records/books for the names and deeds of the saints.
B. God making a determination before the his return
C. God Judging on the sainds , NOT on the wicked