While the great majority of Adventists in the Samoa-Tokelau mission area joined other Christian churches in worshiping on Sunday, after the government’s dateline realignment on December 30, 2011, a small group of Seventh-day Adventists have continued to worship on the seventh day of the week. The current dilemma facing Seventh-day Adventists in Samoa has affected … [Click to read more …]
(Source: eventpolynesia.com) The controversial decision by the SDA church administration in Samoa to worship on Sunday has drawn many letters on the issue from Seventh-day Adventists around the world. Many are critical of the inconsistency in the position of the Samoa-Tokelau Mission by rejecting Saturday as the 7th day of the week following the Government’s … [Click to read more …]
(Source: eventspolynesia.com) The current division in beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists in Samoa over which day to observe the Sabbath has resulted in a request to the Samoa Government to use the Prayer House on Mt. Vaea for church service starting this Saturday morning. It is confirmed that the Government have granted the request by members … [Click to read more …]
(Source: eventpolynesia.com) As Samoa prepared to mark the change of Samoa’s position in relation to the International Dateline, where on the stroke of midnight Thursday night, the date shifted from Thursday 29th of December 2011 to Saturday 31st of December 2011; it also marked the division in conviction of Seventh Day Adventists in Samoa. Those … [Click to read more …]
(Source: eventpolynesia.com) Samoa’s shift to the west to align with days in New Zealand and Australia also saw a change in the sequence of days of the week according to the new calendar being adopted by the Seventh-day Adventist church in Samoa, with Monday becoming the first day of the week to Sunday starting in … [Click to read more …]
The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Samoa issued a statement to clarify its position on the time zone change, which is happening at midnight on December 29, according to the Samoa Observer (No longer available online). The planned realignment of Samoa to the western side of the date line was announced by Prime Minister Tuilaepa … [Click to read more …]
(From Signs of the Times, Warburton, Victoria, Nov 26, 1906. High-lighting added by editor.) IN the year 1844 a movement denominated the “third angel’s message,” took its rise. Commencing in a small way, it has at the present time assumed world-wide dimensions. It has for its object the proclamation of solemn and important truths to … [Click to read more …]
(Source The Bible Echo, January 28, 1901. High-lighting added by Sabbath Issues editor.) WE are living in times when not only many old errors are being revived and strenuously advocated, but when many new and strange theories are being advanced and seeking recognition. One of the latter is that Eden, or the place where Eden … [Click to read more …]
