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SILVER SPRING, Md. — The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is asking members to stop drinking the coffee substitute Roma as the products name “sounds too Catholic.” Tray Poastuhm, a spokesperson for the GC’s Department of Interfaith Stonewalling, said the name “Roma” clearly betrayed the drink’s roots in Papal Rome and should therefore not form […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-gc-asks-adventists-to-stop-drinking-roma-as-it-sounds-too-catholic/
par Loren Seibold | 8 août 2024 | Imaginons – de façon purement hypothétique – qu’un jour vous preniez la Revue Adventiste et que vous y voyiez, en couverture, un article intitulé «La vérité sur les juifs». Supposons que l’article dise que les juifs ourdissent une conspiration secrète pour dominer le monde; que, parce qu’ils […] Source: https://atoday.org/les-adventistes-sont-ils-des-fanatiques-anticatholiques-officiellement-oui/
30 August 2024 | In a letter to Adventist Today, in response to our report about his Northern Maine Camp Meeting sermon, AFM (Adventist Frontier Ministries) president Conrad Vine wrote that we had misunderstood his message. He explained that he was trying to keep tithe for the church, not divert it. He wrote In this […] Source: https://atoday.org/secrets-unsealed-cancels-conrad-vine/
30 August 2024| The Disability & the Church Conference occurred in Orlando, Florida, on May 1-3, 2024. Hosted by Key Ministry, the conference had speakers and exhibitors from across North America and various denominations and ministries to discuss practical ways to create inclusive worship environments for those with and without disabilities Rosemary Graham was the […] Source: https://atoday.org/orlando-conference-advocates-for-accessible-worship-practices/
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 31st of August 2024
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Memory Text:
“ ‘Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then He will send His angels, and gather His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven’ ” (Mark 13:26-27, NKJV).
This week’s lesson starts with a very brief story at the end of Mark 12:1-44, where Jesus makes a profound statement about a small act by a widow. The main portion of this week’s lesson, however, deals with Mark 13:1-37, a striking prophecy about the fate of the Jerusalem temple and more. This chapter, along with its parallels in Matthew 24:1-51 and Luke 21:1-38, tell about the fall of Jerusalem and beyond, even to the end of the world.
What Mark 13:1-37 makes quite clear is that the prophecy goes from the time of the prophet, Jesus, to the time of the end, His second coming. This pattern follows what is known as “the historicist interpretation of end-time prophecy,” as opposed to the attempt to put these prophecies in the past or way off into the future.
Like many teachings of Jesus in Mark, the Lord’s instruction is in response to a question or a misunderstanding by His disciples. These questions or misunderstandings give Jesus the opportunity to teach truths vital to Christian life and experience. Jesus not only predicts the future but also instructs His disciples both then and now in how to prepare for the coming trials.
*Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, September 7.
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