"The church, soon to enter upon her most severe conflict, will be the object most dear to God upon earth. The confederacy of evil will be stirred with power from beneath, and Satan will cast all the reproach possible upon the chosen ones whom he cannot deceive and delude with his satanic inventions and falsehoods."
Maranatha p.203 E.G.W.
The people were "naked"
And when Moses saw that the people were naked;
Exodus 32:25
Who made them "naked"?
(for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
Exodus 32:25
What people are said to be "naked"?
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write;
...and knowest not that thou art........ naked:
Revelation 3:14,17
SUMMARY:
So it was/is the spiritual leaders who made/make the people "naked".
Today in the SDA Church we now have leaders at the congregation, conference, union & division
levels as well as academics who are making the people "naked".
From mocking &/or downplaying the "mathematics" of the Sanctuary Doctrine & Bible Prophecy, to bringing in women ordination to bringing in forensic justification (Adventist form of Cheap Grace) to pushing for acceptance of homosexuality to redefining divorce to pushing for evolution to dividing congregations along something as frivolous as music by having a traditional then a contemporary service Sabbath mornings to dabbling in the emergent church movement via contemplative prayer to bringing in non-SDA speakers to the flock to pushing ecumenicalism to assaulting the traditional view of what 666 is/means & desiring to change our eschatology to downplaying the SOP to confusing some by introducing the unbiblical 2520 prophecy to the unbiblical Wednesday crucifixion & the list could go on & on.....
"The church may appear as about to fall, but it does not fall. It remains, while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out--the chaff separated from the precious wheat. This is a terrible ordeal, but nevertheless it must take place." Selected Messages vol.2, p.380 E.G.W.
1) Notice in Scripture-we are not told to leave Laodicea, but rather to reform.
2) Notice in the SOP-we are not told to flee the church, but rather God will sift it for purity.
3) So in other words-we are not to leave the church when the leaders (as they are doing) introduce apostasy, but rather stay and push for reform & revival.
1) Notice in Scripture-we are not told to leave Laodicea, but rather to reform.
2) Notice in the SOP-we are not told to flee the church, but rather God will sift it for purity.
3) So in other words-we are not to leave the church when the leaders (as they are doing) introduce apostasy, but rather stay and push for reform & revival.