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Another Look at Seventh-day Adventism ‘with special reference Questions on Doctrine by Norman F. Douty Beker Book House Grand Rapids 6, Michigan 1962 ee eee a tee eee eet eee Library of Congrest Catalog Card Number: 6217678 Copyright, 196, by BAKER BOOK HOUSE Foreword ‘This book originated in my own penonal need. When a member of my chorch was coming into Requent contact with Seventh-day Adventom, ie became necesary for me to study the Subject ale. By the time I had dove so, Phad invested so much ff time and energy that I decided to invest yet more, in the hope Aha the total reuls of my monthe of intensive research might, bythe biewing of God, prove useful to other IT had prepared the substance of my manuscript before 1 red copy of Walter R. Martin's volume, emt The TPrath about Seventheday Advent. When I had read is iter ‘xing snd wellincaning though, on the whole, appointing — frente I felt it advisable to deal with some, but only some, of famtents. So my book is not to be comidered "A Reply (0 Martin” Lleave that ask to other hands But iis with allusion fo bis volume that Ihave called mine "Another Look at Seventh day Advent. T desire to expres my indebtedness to various authors, editors land publishers for the privilege of quoting from their produc tons: Among author are Di L. Es Froom and F. D. Nichol fand I wish to make special mention of Dr FF. Bruce, Rylands Profesor of Biblical Criticism at the University of Manchester “who wt also gracious enough, amid multiplied labors, to read Thy manuscript and to offer some sigestion for its improvement “among editors thanks are dc to the Rev. Herbert F. Stevensoa ff The Lije of Foth (London, England) spd to Dr. Cari F. H. Henry of Christianity Today. Talto make grateful acknowledgment to several publishers, Inching The Jusion Pres, Wes. B. Eerdmans Publishing Coy Zondervan Publishing Howse, and Baker Book Howse.” The Seventh-day Adventists have kindly granted me permision to Quote from all oftheir publications. Tn addition to author, editors and publishers, 1am indebued Aomnot a few. Elder Arthor L. White, grandson of Mrs. White, Elder J. 1. Clements, of the Michigan Book and Bible (Adventist) have gone out of their way to furnish me als new and old. Most of these are Listed under "Sourees Reference Works ,” atthe close of this book. ‘To come nearer home, I do not forget Mrs. Sandra Shale, of amy chuteh, whose stenographie assistance has been imaluable; ror, lst but not leat, my wife, to whione conutractive eins Sd unremitting industry, Tam 10 indebted that without them {this book could not have been produced. Nonsaw F. Dovry ABBREVIATIONS ‘The folowing abbreviations are ocasionally used in the text: ‘ASN. for American Standard Version ‘Adventism for Seventh-day Adventimn ‘Adventists for Seventh-day Adventist EXX for the Septuagint SSDA for Seventheday Adventist NIT. for New Testament O°: for Old Testament Questions on Doctrine for Seventh-day Adventits annoer (Questions om Doctrine In the footnotes, these additional abbreviations are wed: ‘Co Pfr Catalog of Publications GG. for The Great Controversy by Mrs. E.G. White on D. for Questions on Doctrine Bend H. lor Review and Herald Table of Contents Gapter FOREWORD INTRODUCTION INSPIRATION MAN DEATH .PPENDIX: THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS cuRisr SALVATION APPENDIX: AND SALVA’ ‘THE SABBATH PROPHETIC CHRONOLOGY ABBATH KEEPING iON, ‘THE FINAL ATONEMENT ‘THE INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT APPENDIX: THE SCAPEGOAT ‘THE LAST THINGS EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT MRS. WHITE'S VISIONS APPENDIX: THE HISTORIAN'S WITNESS CONCLUSION SUPPLEMENT: ADVENTISM AND IRVINGISM, AN APPEAL SOURCES AND REFERENCE WORKS INDEXES Page 5 ° 6 2 % 6

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