The True Church Of Christ

The True Church Of Christ

The True Church Of Christ has always been in question until now!

Back in the 1970s, there was a very popular “game show” called “To Tell The Truth!” In this game show, a panel of four judges was to find out which of the three “witnesses” was truthful about who they were! At the very end of the show, the game show host would say these famous last words: “Will the real _______ please stand up?” And the witness who was really telling the truth would reveal themselves!

This game show actually portrays what is currently happening on a much bigger scale with all of the world’s religions! There is only one organized religion that really is the “true bride of Christ,” and the real answer may surprise you!

The Bible, in fact, has a prophecy that reveals exactly which Protestant denomination is the real bride of Christ! This prophecy is found in Song of Solomon chapter 5!

No, the Bible does not have the denomination’s actual name, but the indication is still very clear!

The Man
1 I went to my garden, dear friend, best lover!
    breathed the sweet fragrance.
I ate the fruit and honey,
    I drank the nectar and wine.

Celebrate with me, friends!
    Raise your glasses—“To life! To love!”

The Woman
2 I was sound asleep, but in my dreams I was wide awake.
    Oh, listen! It’s the sound of my lover knocking, calling!

The Man
“Let me in, dear companion, dearest friend,
    my dove, consummate lover!
I’m soaked with the dampness of the night,
    drenched with dew, shivering and cold.”

The Woman
3 “But I’m in my nightgown—do you expect me to get dressed?
    I’m bathed and in bed—do you want me to get dirty?”

4-7 But my lover wouldn’t take no for an answer,
    and the longer he knocked, the more excited I became.
I got up to open the door to my lover,
    sweetly ready to receive him,
Desiring and expectant
    as I turned the door handle.
But when I opened the door he was gone.
    My loved one had tired of waiting and left.
And I died inside—oh, I felt so bad!
    I ran out looking for him
But he was nowhere to be found.
    I called into the darkness—but no answer.
The night watchmen found me
    as they patrolled the streets of the city.
They slapped and beat and bruised me,
    ripping off my clothes,
These watchmen,
    who were supposed to be guarding the city.

8 I beg you, sisters in Jerusalem—
    if you find my lover,
Please tell him I want him,
    that I’m heartsick with love for him.

Song Of Solomon 5:1-8  MSG (The Message Bible)

Here we see a very romantic and intense story! The question is, was there really a very similar story that actually happened in fairly modern times? Yes! Absolutely!

It was called “The Great Disappointment”! William Miller was preaching that Jesus would return on October 22, 1844, but Jesus did not return as expected! And if you look into the actual personal experiences of the people in the Millerite movement during that time period, then the description found in Song Of Solomon 5:1-8 is a perfect match!

But this is not the only Bible reference regarding “The Great Disappointment!”

"10 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings."

Revelation 10:1-11  KJV

The “little book” spoken of in Revelation 10 is the mistaken interpretation of Daniel 8:14 that led the Millerites to believe Christ would return on October 22, 1844. That book was “as sweet as honey” because they expected Jesus to return (reminds me of Song of Solomon 5). Still, it turned bitter in John’s stomach, reflecting the bitterness the Millerites experienced firsthand!

One more thing. Since John was told about this “little book,” this shows that God knew about the future and this mistaken interpretation. Why didn’t God stop them before they had to go through “The Great Disappointment?” Because God knew they NEEDED that disappointment to “permanently bond” them into an intense love relationship with Him! (See Song of Solomon 5) By combining these two Bible references, we can clearly see that God wanted His Bride to go through all of that…it was His “romantic gesture” toward His future bride!

It was a terrible ordeal! Most people abandoned the Millerite movement. But those who remained faithful and continued to study the Bible to discover precisely what they had misinterpreted eventually adopted the formal denominational name “Seventh-day Adventists” in 1863!

Many other protestant denominations now point to the SDA denomination and point out that they were “wrong” about the second coming and just “invented” some other wacky idea called “the Investigative Judgment” to take the place of that event. But careful study of the Bible will reveal that this doctrine of the Investigative Judgment is indeed correct!

The Great Disappointment Was Foretold!

The “Great Disappointment” was foretold in Song of Solomon 5:1-8 in a Bible prophecy with the second-longest time span of any prophecy in the entire Bible! The whole book of Song of Solomon is all about the relationship between Christ and His Bride, which is His Church!

So, the SDA denomination isn’t the “wacky cult” that so many denominations say we are…in fact, we are the true “Bride of Christ”!

SDAs Are Not Perfect!

Now, we SDA’s are not perfect! We admit that the “Laodicean Message” of Revelation 3:14-22 refers primarily to our own denomination! But the Bible assures us that God will “purify” His church in the final days, just before the 2nd coming of Jesus! This will also be a terrible ordeal! But it must take place so that His Bride (SDA church) will be ready for her Husband (Jesus Christ)!

Do Your Own Research!

I know that there’s a lot of confusion about which denomination is correct! But I’ve just pointed you in what I know is “the right direction”! I’ve given you a combination of Biblical and historical information that you can easily verify by your own research! One of the best places to do this research is The White Estate.

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