Practica Prophetica

While researching some early Advent material, I came across a reprint of this article in the defense of the seventh-day Sabbath, from the days of the Dissenters in the mid-1600’s. Part of it was reprinted in the Review and Herald of September 2, 1851. Here is the description they gave: The friends of the Sabbath … Continue reading The Royal Law Contended For

Here is the first volume of a two-volume set of collected Articles and transcribed Sermons by Robert Brinsmead, a man whom God used to spearhead the revival of the 1888 message in the late 1950’s and into the 1960’s. This volume is full of the treasures of truth that the Advent message has brought to … Continue reading Gems of Truth, Book 1

In this collection are gathered the writings by J. N. Andrews on the topic of the Sabbath, from one of the earliest pamphlets on the Sabbath truth, into more elaborate sermons and writings establishing the historical and Biblical foundation of the Sabbath within the framework of the Law and the Gospel. Andrews’ larger book, History … Continue reading Sabbath Collection

This tract on the Sabbath, from 1845, was the first to appear among Adventists. It led to the conversion of J. N. Andrews and other Advent families in Paris, Maine, as well as to Joseph Bates. It’s a short pamphlet, but sums up nicely most of the main truths that established the seventh-day Sabbath as … Continue reading The Seventh-Day Sabbath

Advocates for Sunday allowed their zeal for their tradition to get the better of their scholarship, and misused the writings of the early church Fathers (100AD-300AD) in order to gather support for the idea that Sunday was an apostolical institution, observed immediately as a replacement for the Sabbath in the early church. Because of this, … Continue reading The Complete Testimony of the Fathers