• Why Do Seventh-Day Adventists Worship On The Seventh Week?

The Seventh-day Adventist church started when a Baptist preacher named William Miller studied the prophecy of Daniel 8:14. His study led to finding the date of the second coming of Jesus Christ-October 22, 1844. Many believers felt a deep sorrow when Jesus did not appear. This time in history was to be called “the Great Disappointment.” Most of the followers felt hopeless, while a small group refused to give up. Feeling the presence of God, the group stood their ground and decided to dig deeper. They discovered that the date was correct, but the interpretation was false. That date was the time a special ministry from heaven began. More and more people who were used by God were brought together to spread His love. There are four main points the Seventh-day Adventist doctrine hold that are different from other religions, making it the most Biblically based doctrine (First Church of Seventh-day Adventists). Why do Seventh-day Adventists worship on the seventh day of the week? In Genesis 2:3 it clearly states, “Then God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it, because that in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.” Consequently, God rested

“Originally it was God’s intention that man should have free communion with his Maker” (“The Sanctuary Service” p. 16). The turning point of the problem was when man disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden. The direct communion between God and man was disconnected. The Bible first talks about the fall of man in Genesis 3, when Eve gave in to temptation and ate the forbidden fruit. As a result, Adam and Eve were separated from God’s presence. Even though it happened, God provided a way through the service of the sanctuary. God’s desire to show His presence to the fallen humanity was expressed when he commanded Moses, “And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them” (Exodus