101 Questions on the Sanctuary and on Ellen White

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To The Reader

Questions have been raised by Desmond Ford, Walter Rea, and others with respect to two important doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. These questions deal primarily with sanctuary-related issues and the gift of prophecy as manifested in the ministry of Ellen G. White. QSEW 4.2

We have attempted to provide information in a form that will be useful, to most Seventh-day Adventist Church members. Our purpose has not been to present an exhaustive treatise where everything possible is said on every subject. Rather, we have endeavored to set forth the issues briefly and succinctly by means of a simple question-and-answer format. QSEW 4.3

This is not an official statement of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It has not been formally endorsed by any group of church leaders. It has, however, been read by the staff of the White Estate and a few others. The many suggestions and criticisms have been deeply appreciated. QSEW 4.4

It is our prayer that this pamphlet will help the reader to see truth more clearly, and so have strong confidence in the gift of prophecy and in the special message being proclaimed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. QSEW 4.5

—Robert Olson

A. Two Vital Doctrines
1. What These Doctrines Are	6
2. Why These Doctrines Are Important To Adventists	6
B. Daniel 8:14 and the Investigative Judgment
3. The SDA Church On The Investigative Judgment	8
4. Ellen White On The Investigative Judgment	8
5. Desmond Ford On The Investigative Judgment	9
6. The Commencement Of The Judgment	10
7. Daniel 8:14 Points To October 22, 1844	10
8. Ford’s Challenge To October 22, 1844	11
9. The Year-Day Principle	11
10. Time Prophecies Extend Beyond The First Century	13
11. The Year-Day Principle In History	14
12. The 70 Weeks A Part Of The 2300 Days	14
13. The First Expositor To Begin These Two Periods Together	15
14. Why Artaxerxes’ Decree Is Chosen	15
15. Correctness Of The Prophetic Dates	16
16. Ellen White Supports The Year-Day Principle	16
17. Correctness Of The October 22 Date	17
18. Ellen White Supports The October 22 Date	17
19. Ford And Antiochus Epiphanes	17
20. Ford’s Principle of Multiple Fulfillment	18
21. Multiple Fulfillment for 2300 Days Impossible	19
22. The Sanctuary of Daniel 8:14	19
23. Ford’s View of the Cleansing	19
24. SDA View of the Cleansing	20
25. Ford On The Linking Of Daniel 8:14 And Leviticus 16	21
26. Reasons For Linking Daniel 8:14 And Leviticus 16	21
27. The Meaning of NITSDAQ	21
28. Need For Cleansing the Earthly Sanctuary	22
29. Need For Cleansing the Heavenly Sanctuary	23
30. All Professed Christians Come Into Judgment	23
31. Ellen White agrees that Saints Will Be Investigated	23
32. The Books of Record	24
33. True Christians Need Not Fear the Judgment	24
34. The Purpose of the Judgment	25
C. The Epistle to the Hebrews
35. What Hebrews 8 to 10 teaches us	27
36. Hebrews 6:19, 20	27
37. Ellen White On Hebrews 6:19, 20	28
38. Two Apartment Heavenly Ministry Is Biblical	29
39. Basing A Doctrine on Types and Symbols	30
40. The Appearance of the Heavenly Sanctuary	30
41. Hebrews 9:8	31
D. The Glacier View Questionnaire
42. Where Adventist Theologians and Administrators Stand	32
E. Ellen White and the Bible
43. The SDA Church On Ellen White	36
44. “The Testimony of Jesus Is The Spirit of Prophecy”	36
45. Prophecy A Unique Gift	37
46. Ford’s Degrees Of Revelation	38
47. Ellen White’s Relationship To The Bible	38
48. Belief In Ellen White Not A Test Of Fellowship	40
49. Ellen White As An Interpreter Of Scripture	41
50. Ellen White’s Role In Doctrinal Controversy	44
51. Dissecting The Testimonies	45
52. Don’t Quote Me Till You Obey The Bible	46
F. Allegations of Errors and Mistakes
53. Ellen White’s Personal Failings	47
54. Historical Errors In Ellen White’s Writings	47
55. Revelation 9 And Josiah Litch	50
56. Revelation 11 And The French Revolution	51
57. Revelation 14 And Rome “Alone”	51
58. Discrepancies In Narrating Biblical Events	52
59. Mistakes Of A Doctrinal Nature	53
60. The Use Of Swine’s Flesh	54
61. Time To Begin The Sabbath	54
62. Systematic Benevolence And Tithing	55
63. The Law In Galatians	56
64. The Two Covenants	57
65. The Shut Door	57
66. The Parable Of The Ten Virgins	61
67. The Shaking Of The Powers Of Heaven	61
68. The Lisbon Earthquake and Signs In The Heavens	62

69. The Astronomy Visions	62
70. Ballenger’s Letter Not Answered	63
G. Ellen White as a Writer
71. The Plagiarism Charge	64
72. Copyright Laws And Plagiarism A Century Ago	64
73. Why Quotation Marks Were Omitted	66
74. Why Credit Lines Wore Included	68
75. Was Ellen White Deceptive?	68
76. The Words ... Are My Own	69
77. Why Ellen White Borrowed From Others	71
78. Ellen White Acknowledges Her Literary Borrowing	73
79. Borrowing From Uriah Smith On The Sanctuary	74
80. Examples Of Word For Word Copying	76
81. Criteria Of Dependence	79
82. W. C. White’s Integrity	81
83. W. W. Prescott’s April 6, 1915, Letter	82
84. The SDA Church On Verbal Inspiration	86
85. Ellen White’s Literary Assistants	87
86. The Work Of The Literary Assistants	88
87. Only Ellen White’s Thoughts Used	88
88. Examples Of Manuscript Editing	89
89. Editorial Imperfections	94
90. Ellen White Invites Constructive Criticism	96
91. Ellen White’s Basic Sources	96
92. Marian Davis, “My Bookmaker”	98
93. The Literary Beauty Of The Desire of Ages	101
94. Ellen White Gives Final Approval	102
95. Is More Information Called For?	103
96. Her Ideas Came From God	104
97. Inspired Writings Without A Vision Source	105
98. The Bible Writers Borrowed	105
99. Peter’s Literary Assistant	108
100. Why Doesn’t The White Estate Tell Us?	109
101. The Whites’ Financial Affairs	110
Ten More Questions To Think About	112