THE CRUCIFIXION(S)

	"When the early church became corrupted by departing from the simplicity of the gospel
and accepting heathen rites and customs, she lost the Spirit and power of God; and in order to
control the consciences of the people, she sought the SUPPORT OF THE SECULAR POWER.
The result was the PAPACY, a church that controlled the power of the state and employed it to
further her own ends, especially for the punishment of 'heresy.'  In order for the United States to
form an image of the beast, the religious power must so control the civil government that the
authority of the state will also be employed by the church to accomplish her own ends."  GC 443.
	"It was apostasy that led the early church to seek the aid of the civil government, and this
prepared the way for the development of the papacy..."  GC 443.
	"Contentions, strife, and lawsuits between brethren are a disgrace to the cause of truth.
Those who take such a course expose the church to the ridicule of her enemies and cause the
powers of darkness to triumph.  They are piercing the wounds of Christ afresh and putting Him to
open shame."  5T 242,43.  This quote applies to brethren; but how much more would it pertain to
a CHURCH BODY entering into litigation against anyone, believer or not.
	"...Some, when God reproves them for wanting their own way, make the world their
confidence, and bring church matters before the world for decision.  THEN...Christ is Crucified
Afresh and put to open shame.  Those church members who appeal to the courts of the world
show that they have chosen the world as their judge, and their NAMES [whether it be individuals
or CHURCHES] are registered in heaven as one with unbelievers."  MS 64, 1898.  What does this
tell us about the NAME:  General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists or General Conference
Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists ?
	The following is a chronology published by Church and State Observer, Special Edition,
Summer, 1990:

        1980...General Conference hires Catholic attorney to         
               trademark the name "Seventh-day Adventist." 
        1981...SDA name  trademarked.   General  Conference        
               remains  silent during a "five-year" waiting         
               period: a time when   the   trademark could        
               have been contested had it been known.
        1986...General Conference took legal action against one  	  
               hundred thirty-five  different cases charged         
               with violating trademark laws.
        1987...John Marik, pastor of the 12 member Seventh-        
               day Adventist  Congregational  Church, Kona,        
               Hawaii loses court case in  trademark lawsuit        
               brought by the General Conference.
        1989...May 5, the  U.S . Court  of   Appeals refers         
               Marik  case  back  to  Hawaii to be tried in
               lower court.  Marik  remains in hiding since        
               February, 1988.
        1989...Pastor John Marik jailed for contempt of court        
               and released  after five days on $25,000 bail.        
               Trademark case in lower court pending.
        1990...April 11,  the  charges of  contempt of court        
               were  lifted  against John Marik;  the  fines
               have been   eliminated  and the  bail money        
               returned.    General   Conference   continues
               pressing  Trademark case in lower court as of        
               July, 1990.

	The unholy alliance of Church with State occurred in 1981; but inevitable persecution did
not begin until 1986, at which time the first of a long line of crucifixions began. It is what you might
label a "civilized inquisition".  With the blessing of protection from her "new husband", the State,
Apostate Protestantism [the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination] continues to coerce and press
her dogmas in the courts of America. "The force of persecution follows the steps of the dragon."
Letter 55, 1886.
	In 1880 Ellen White wrote a principle which has modern-day application.  "If most earnest
vigilance is not manifested at the great heart of the work [General Conference] to protect the
interests of the cause [of religious liberty], the church will become as corrupt as the churches  of
other denominations [daughters of Babylon]." 4T 513.  And in 1891, she stated that "The world
must not be introduced into the church, and MARRIED to the church, forming a BOND OF UNITY
[Church/State union].  THROUGH THIS MEANS the church [SDA] will become indeed corrupt,
and as stated in Revelation (18:2), 'a cage of every unclean and hateful bird' [Babylon fallen]."  TM
265.
	Seeing a parallel between Ancient Israel and the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination,
we cite the following:
	1) "They cried out for the crucifixion of Christ and, as representatives of the Jewish nation,
placed themselves under the Roman jurisdiction, which they despised, by saying 'We have no
king but Caesar.'  When they said this they unchurched themselves." MR 999-4.  They united with
civil government for the enforcement of their wishes.  The Jewish nation, in securing that alliance,
broke their covenant relationship with God. [See: 5BC 1149 & DA 737,738].
	2) "When Christ cried out, 'it is finished,' the Holy Watcher that was an unseen guest at
Belshazzar's feast pronounced the Jewish nation to be a nation unchurched.  The same hand that
traced on the wall the characters that recorded Belshazzar's doom and the end of the Babylonian
kingdom, rent the veil of the temple from top to bottom, opening a new and living way for all, high
and low, rich and poor, Jew and Gentile.  From henceforth people might come to God without
priest or ruler." 5BC 1109.
	As a corporate body, the Jewish nation's probation was officially closed at the crucifixion
of Christ.  In like manner probation for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Church
Denomination closed when they "Crucified Afresh the Son of God, and put Him to open shame."
Hebrews 6:6. "...to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine...you did it to me,"
Christ says.  Matthew 25:40.

THE NAME

	"Christianity is that system of religion founded by Christ, of which His life and teachings
are the true exponents.  Uppermost in His life we clearly see the principle of devotion to His
Father's will.  This will was embraced in two considerations, which from their nature are
inseparable--a life of irreproachable holiness, and a forgetfulness of self in ministering to the
wants of others...If Seventh-day Adventism does not embrace those principles in theory and in
practice, then it is something distinct from Christianity.  And in that case it is utterly useless and
worse than useless...It is always a great pleasure to find any article to be just what it pretends to
be.  In verity, a NAME is a SIGN of CHARACTER...every man is in honor bound to make his
NAME a guaranty of integrity and purity.  How much more so when we bear the name of
Christ!...Our aim should not be to obtain the NAME.  That is worthless.  But with largeness of
heart let us strive to comprehend the breadth of Christian principles.  The sacred obligations
under which we, by our profession, are placed, do not consist in contending for a NAME or a sect,
but in the maintaining of a character that exhibits the fullness of the graces of Christ.  It is better to
have the thing itself
WITHOUT THE NAME, than to have the NAME WITHOUT THE OBJECT...Let our lives, our
characters, give us our names, and be it our best endeavor to deserve the NAME which means to
the world, Christlikeness. If we are FAITHFUL TO OUR PRINCIPLES, Seventh-day Adventism
may mean that." G.C. Tenney, (33).
	From the above extract it is apparent that the Seventh-day Adventist attitude of 1895 was
greatly diverse from the present-day Denominational "trademark policy".  To those who own "THE
NAME" by the character they live, and suffer persecution, Jesus says, "I know your tribulation and
your poverty (but you are rich) and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews [Seventh-day
Adventists] and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan." Revelation 2:9.
	"We are Seventh-day Adventists.  Are we ashamed of our name?  We answer, 'No, no!
We are not.  It is the name the Lord has given us.  It points out the TRUTH that is to be the TEST
of the churches." 2SM 384. But we must ever remember, "We are not saved as a sect; no
denominational name has any virtue to bring us into favor with God.  We are saved individually as
believers in the Lord Jesus Christ." RH February 10, 1891.
	"We may claim to be Seventh-day Adventists, and yet fail of realizing how EXALTED is
the STANDARD to which we must attain in order to deserve this NAME.  Some have felt ashamed
of being known as Seventh-day Adventists.  Those who are ashamed of this name should never
connect with those who feel it an honor to bear this name.  And those who are Christ's witnesses,
standing where the TRUTHS OF THE BIBLE have placed them, are worthy of the NAME they
bear." Letter 6, 1903.
	Note this concept, if you will.  Just as "the sanctification of the Spirit signalizes the
DIFFERENCE between those who have the SEAL OF GOD and those who keep a SPURIOUS
REST DAY" (7BC 980), the sanctification of the Spirit differentiates between the true Seventh-day
Adventist and the spurious Seventh-day Adventist.  Since "no man should be forced to act in
harmony with human laws that are in direct opposition to the law that God has given" (Letter 187,
1903), we can not honor the papal trademark law.  You might rightly ask, "What is the law that
God has given?"  This is the Word of the Lord: "...put your trust in the Lord your God, and you will
be established.  Put your trust in His prophets and succeed." 2 Chronicles 20:20. And the
following is the unmistakable counsel of the Prophet:
	1)  "We are Seventh-day Adventists...It is the name the Lord has given us." Letter 110,
1902.
	2)  "We are Seventh-day Adventists, and of this name we are never to be ashamed.  As a
people we must take a firm stand for truth and righteousness.  Thus we shall glorify God."  Letter
106, 1903.
	3)  "Our institutions have taken a name which sets forth the character of our faith, and of
this name we are NEVER to be ashamed.  I have been shown that this name means much, and in
adopting it we have followed the light given us from heaven...This distinctive banner is to be borne
through the world to the CLOSE OF PROBATION."  MS 15, 1896.
	4)  "No line of truth that has made the Seventh-day Adventist people what they are is to be
weakened.  We have the old landmarks of truth, experience, and duty, and we are to stand firmly
in defense of our principles, in full view of the world."  6T 17.
	5)  "No name which we can take will be appropriate but that which accords with our
profession and expresses our faith and marks us a peculiar people.  The name Seventh-day
Adventist is a standing rebuke to the Protestant world.  Here is the line of distinction between the
worshipers of God and those who worship the beast and receive his mark.  The great conflict is
between the commandments of God and the requirements of the beast...  The name Seventh-day
Adventist carries the true features  of our faith in front and will convict the inquiring mind.  Like an
arrow from the Lord's quiver, it will wound the transgressors of God's law, and will lead to
repentance toward God  and faith  in our Lord  Jesus  Christ."  1T 223,24.
	Given the abundance of counsel and Bible principles which have been set before us, one
concludes as follows:

1)  To change the name "Seventh-day Adventist" would be akin to changing the Sabbath from
Saturday to Sunday.  This prerogative is God's alone.
2)  To devise a law protecting the name "Seventh-day Adventis"t or to control its use by civil law
would be  the equivalent to a Sunday Law [or Sabbath law].
	Those who "keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus" cannot conform to
either of these postures. We must "...come to the front, gird [ourselves] with the whole armor of
God, and exalt His law, adhere to the faith of Jesus, and maintain the cause of religious liberty
which reformers defended with toil and for which they sacrificed their lives..." 1888 Mat. 378.
	We would further allege that the following points must be considered in light of
PRINCIPLE and the prophetic diversion of the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination, in her linking
up with Apostate Protestantism:
1)  To agree with and support the General Conference Trademark Policy, with the enforcement of
it, would be akin to receiving the "mark of the beast" in the forehead.
2)  To support the General Conference Trademark Policy, with the enforcement of it, by the
contribution of tithes, offerings, time, or continued membership in the fallen organization, would be
tantamount to receiving the "mark of the beast" in the hand.
3)  To "Come out from among them and be ye separate, and touch not the unclean thing", along
with bearing "the third angels message to the the world, warning men against the worship of the
beast and his image and directing them to take their places in the ranks of those who keep the
commandments of God and have the faith of Jesus" (RH October 9, 1894), is to continue
preparing for the Seal of the Living God and the Loud Cry which "has already begun in the
revelation of the righteousness of Christ, the sin-pardoning Redeemer.  This is the beginning of
the light of the angel whose glory shall fill the whole earth." RH November 22, 1892.

THE JUDGMENT

	Did you ever wonder when "the judgment of the living" would begin?  You do remember
that "judgment must begin at the house of God". 1 Peter 4:17.
	"In the balances of the sanctuary the Seventh-day Adventist church is to be weighed.  She
will be judged by the privileges and advantages that she has had.  If her spiritual experience does
not correspond to the advantages that Christ, at infinite cost, has bestowed on her, if the blessings
conferred have not qualified her to do the  work entrusted to her, on her will be pronounced the
sentence: 'Found wanting.'  By the light bestowed, the opportunities given, will she be judged." 8T
247.
	"The [SDA] church cannot measure herself by the world nor by the opinion of men nor by
what she once was.  Her faith and her position in the world as they now are must be compared
with what they would have been if her course had been continually onward and upward.  The
[SDA] church will be weighed in the balances of the sanctuary. If her moral character and spiritual
state do not correspond with the benefits and blessings God has conferred upon her, she will be
found wanting...If her talents are unimproved, if her fruit is not PERFECT before God, if her light
has become darkness, she is indeed found wanting.  5T 83.
	"...as Belshazzar of old was interrupted in his midnight revelry by the handwriting on the
wall and too late learned his terrible fate for disregarding the law of heaven, so will all who spurn
God's holy law, or ANY PART THEREOF, in order that they may enter into an UNHOLY
ALLIANCE WITH THE WORLD...find, when it is too late, that the Lord has used the very balances
they have cast aside as worthless, in which to weigh their characters; and they, too, have been
found wanting." A.H. Antisdale, (34).
	The "judgment of the living" has begun in that the living in the "house of God" must make
a decision concerning the worship of idols and the crucifixion of their Redeemer.  The choices are
plain. "How long will you hesitate between two opinions?  If YAH is Elohim, follow Him; but if Baal,
follow him" 1 Kings 18:21.
	"By continual resistance the sinner places himself where he knows nothing but resistance.
When he disregards the calls of God's mercy, and continues to sow the seeds of unbelief, the
dread mark is placed over his doorway, 'Ephraim is joined to his idols; let him alone." 4BC 1174.
	"Your only safety is in coming to Christ, and ceasing from sin this very moment.  The
sweet voice of mercy is sounding in your ears today, but who can tell if it will sound tomorrow."  ST
August 29, 1892
	"Let no one despair of gaining the victory.  Victory is sure when self is surrendered to
God." 7BC 1095..

THE SEPARATION

	During the early centuries of the church--"The doctrine of religious freedom was termed
heresy, and its upholders were hated and proscribed.  After a long and severe conflict, the faithful
few decided to dissolve all union with the apostate church if she still refused to free herself from
falsehood and idolatry.  They saw that SEPARATION was an absolute necessity if they would
obey the word of God.  They dared not tolerate errors fatal to their own souls, and set an example
which would imperil the faith of their children and children's children.  To secure peace and unity
they were ready to make any concession consistent with fidelity to God; but they felt that even
peace would be too dearly purchased at the sacrifice of principle.  If unity could be secured only by
the compromise of truth and righteousness, then let there be difference, and even war.  Well
would it be for the church and the world if the PRINCIPLES that actuated those steadfast souls
were revived in the hearts of God's professed people." GC 45,46.
	"That night the angel of the Lord stood by my bed and said to me many things which I will
not attempt to write here, but I was commanded to stand at my post of duty; that there was a spirit
coming in taking possession of the churches [SDA], that if permitted would separate them from
God as verily as the churches who refused light that God sent them in the messages of warning
and of light that they might advance in regard to His second coming to our world." 1888 Mat.,
p.296.
	"I will relate what I remember of the 1888 General Conference in Minneapolis, Minn.  It
rings in my ears still how Sister White earnestly appealed to the conference to accept the
message of justification by faith.  She used some very strong terms such as the following: 'Don't
think that wisdom is going to die with you!  The Lord has men all prepared to step right in and
carry the message to success.  God is not dependent upon you to finish His work in the earth.'
She said that she had almost lost confidence in humanity and the Lord seemed to be on the point
of taking the blessing of carrying the message to the world out of the hands of our people [SDA]
and raising up others to do the work."  Letter from F.H. Westphal to W.C. White, 1932.
	"It is impossible for you to unite with those who are corrupt, and still remain pure. God and
Christ and the Heavenly Host would have man know that if he unites with the corrupt, he will
become corrupt." RH Jan. 2, 1900.
	"Shall I obey the voice of God that bids me shake off the lethargy of the world, and escape
from the world as did Lot from Sodom, or shall I listen to the voice of the world that cries peace
and safety to my soul?  Shall I wait for a more convenient season?  All the sophistry of Satan is
bound up in that one word, 'WAIT'.  O that those who are now moved by the Spirit of God, would
make a decided stand for God and for the truth!" RH September 19, 1893.
	Israel..."became corrupt, immoral, and rebelled against the Lord, turning from Him to the
worship of IDOLS.  God bore long with them, calling them often to repentance.  But they refused
to hear...He saw that they were determined to have their own way...The alliances made by the
Israelites with their heathen neighbors resulted in the loss of their IDENTITY as God's peculiar
people...The experience of Israel will be the experience of ALL WHO GO TO THE WORLD FOR
STRENGTH, turning away from the living God.  Those who forsake the mighty One, the Source of
all strength, and affiliate with worldlings, placing on them their DEPENDENCE, become weak in
moral power, as are those in whom they trust.  God comes with entreaties and assurances...to
show them their error, and lead them to repentance.  But if they refuse to humble their hearts
before Him, if they strive to EXALT THEMSELVES [or their NAME] above Him, He must speak to
them in judgment.  No semblance of nearness to God, no assertion of connection with Him, will be
accepted from those who persist in dishonoring Him by LEANING UPON THE ARM OF
WORLDLY POWER. TODAY God's word to His people is: 'Come out from among them, and be
ye separate, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you,
and ye shall be my sons and daughters'"  RH August 4, 1904.  "No longer have the hosts of evil
power to keep the Church captive; for 'Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city,' which hath 'made
all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication'; and to spiritual Israel is given the
message, 'Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive
not of her plagues'."  PK 715.