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of Exodus 3:14 where God says his
name is "I am" (see later in John 10:30-
33 for confirmation of this). The SDA
affirm the deity of Christ, but changing
this is quite odd and is more in line with
the Jehovah's Witness version than the
biblical one.

John “I and the Father are one.” You see, my Father and I are so This is a bad rendition because Jesus'
10:30 close, we’re one. oneness with God is not based on
closeness, but on his nature. He is by
nature both human and divine. This is
called the Hypostatic Union.

For the Lord Himself will When Christ descends from The Seventh Day Adventist theology
descend from heaven with heaven as the Archangel, He will comes shining through in this alteration,
a shout, with the voice of give a shout like a trumpet, which which is more commentary than
1 Thess. the archangel and with the is God’s call to the dead, and those anything else. The SDA church teaches
4:16 trumpet of God, and the who died in Christ will rise first. that Jesus is Michael the Archangel;
dead in Christ will rise first. hence, changing the meaning of the text
to make it fit their theology. This is not
good. Let the Bible speak for itself.

But Michael the archangel, In contrast to these ungodly men is This is another example of the Seventh
when he disputed with the the Lord Jesus, also called Michael Day Adventist theology governing the
devil and argued about the the Archangel, for He is over the paraphrase. Biblically speaking, Jesus is
body of Moses, did not entire angelic host. When He was not Michael the Archangel. They are
dare pronounce against challenged by Satan about His separate, and this combining of them is
Jude 9 him a railing judgment, but intentions to resurrect Moses, He an error that is reflected in this
said, “The Lord rebuke didn’t come at Satan with a modification of the text.
you!” blistering attack, nor did He
condemn him with mockery. He
simply said, “God rebuke you for
claiming Moses’ body.”

And there was war in This controversy between God and Notice again how the theology that
heaven, Michael and his the dragon began years ago in Jesus and Michael the Archangel are
Rev. 12:7 angels waging war with heaven. God’s Son Michael and one and the same comes out in this

the dragon. The dragon the loyal angels fought against the verse. That is not what it is saying.
and his angels waged war, dragon and his angels.

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