"The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign"
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"The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign" is a 19th-century religious treatise by early Seventh-day Adventist pioneer Joseph Bates that argues for the continued, binding observance of the seventh-day Sabbath as a divine sign.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "A Vindication of the Seventh-day Sabbath" | 1 |
| The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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Seventh-day Adventist literature ⓘ religious treatise ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | first-day (Sunday) sacredness ⓘ |
| arguesFrom |
New Testament
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Commandments NERFINISHED ⓘ creation narrative in Genesis ⓘ prophetic and apocalyptic passages ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Millerite Adventist movement
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Seventh-day Adventist Church origins ⓘ early Sabbatarian Adventism ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| denominationalUse |
used in early Seventh-day Adventist evangelism
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used to promote Sabbath reform ⓘ |
| doctrinalInfluenceOn |
Sabbath-keeping Adventist groups
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Seventh-day Adventist doctrine of the Sabbath ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical exposition
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polemical theology ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early systematic defense of seventh-day Sabbath among Adventists
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formative document in Sabbatarian Adventist theology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Sabbath as memorial of creation
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Sabbath as perpetual sign between God and His people ⓘ Sabbath as test of obedience ⓘ Sabbath in last-day events ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian theology of the law
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Sabbath observance ⓘ divine sign ⓘ seventh-day Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
to argue that the Sabbath is a perpetual divine sign
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to defend seventh-day Sabbath observance ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Ellen G. White
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James White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | A Vindication of the Seventh-day Sabbath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestantism
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Seventh-day Adventism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Adventist believers
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Protestant Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabbath reform advocates ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
Sabbath as a sign between God and His people
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binding observance of the seventh-day Sabbath ⓘ continuity of God’s moral law ⓘ perpetual validity of the fourth commandment ⓘ seventh day of the week as Sabbath ⓘ |
| viewOnCovenant | Sabbath sign continues under the new covenant ⓘ |
| viewOnLaw | moral law remains binding for Christians ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"A Vindication of the Seventh-day Sabbath"