Fundamental
BELIEFS

Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed
and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching
of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here,
constitute the church’s understanding and expression of the
teaching of Scripture. Revision of these statements may be
expected at a General Conference Session when the church is
led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth
or finds better language in which to express the teachings of
God’s Holy Word.

The Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration. The inspired
authors spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to humanity the
knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the supreme, authoritative, and the infallible revelation
of His will. They are the standard of character, the test of experience, the definitive revealer of doctrines, and the
trustworthy record of God’s acts in history. (Ps. 119:105; Prov. 30:5, 6; Isa. 8:20; John 17:17; 1 Thess. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:16,
17; Heb. 4:12; 2 Peter 1:20, 21.)

There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three coeternal Persons. God is immortal, all-powerful,
all-knowing, above all, and ever present. He is infinite and beyond human comprehension, yet known through His
self-revelation. God, who is love, is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by the whole creation. (Gen.
1:26; Deut. 6:4; Isa. 6:8; Matt. 28:19; John 3:16 2 Cor. 1:21, 22; 13:14; Eph. 4:4-6; 1 Peter 1:2.)

God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful
and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. The qualities and powers exhibited
in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also those of the Father. (Gen. 1:1; Deut. 4:35; Ps. 110:1, 4; John 3:16; 14:9; 1 Cor.
15:28; 1 Tim. 1:17; 1 John 4:8; Rev. 4:11.)

God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him all things were created, the character of God
is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever truly God, He became
also truly human, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and
experienced temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God. By His

miracles He manifested God’s power and was attested as God’s promised Messiah. He suffered and died volun-
tarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was raised from the dead, and ascended to heaven to minister in

the heavenly sanctuary in our behalf. He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and the
restoration of all things. (Isa. 53:4-6; Dan. 9:25-27; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-3, 14; 5:22; 10:30; 14:1-3, 9, 13; Rom. 6:23; 1
Cor. 15:3, 4; 2 Cor. 3:18; 5:17-19; Phil. 2:5-11; Col. 1:15-19; Heb. 2:9-18; 8:1, 2.)

God the eternal Spirit was active with the Father and the Son in Creation, incarnation, and redemption. He is as
much a person as are the Father and the Son. He inspired the writers of Scripture. He filled Christ’s life with power.
He draws and convicts human beings; and those who respond He renews and transforms into the image of God.
Sent by the Father and the Son to be always with His children, He extends spiritual gifts to the church, empowers
it to bear witness to Christ, and in harmony with the Scriptures leads it into all truth. (Gen. 1:1, 2; 2 Sam. 23:2; Ps.
51:11; Isa. 61:1; Luke 1:35; 4:18; John 14:16-18, 26; 15:26; 16:7-13; Acts 1:8; 5:3; 10:38; Rom. 5:5; 1 Cor. 12:7-11; 2 Cor.
3:18; 2 Peter 1:21.)

God has revealed in Scripture the authentic and historical account of His creative activity. He created the universe,
and in a recent six-day creation the Lord made “the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them” and
rested on the seventh day. Thus He established the Sabbath as a perpetual memorial of the work He performed
and completed during six literal days that together with the Sabbath constituted the same unit of time that we call
a week today. The first man and woman were made in the image of God as the crowning work of Creation, given
dominion over the world, and charged with responsibility to care for it. When the world was finished it was “very
good,” declaring the glory of God. (Gen. 1-2; 5; 11; Exod. 20:8-11; Ps. 19:1-6; 33:6, 9; 104; Isa. 45:12, 18; Acts 17:24;
Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2; 11:3; Rev. 10:6; 14:7.)

Man and woman were made in the image of God with individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do.
Though created free beings, each is an indivisible unity of body, mind, and spirit, dependent upon God for life and
breath and all else. When our first parents disobeyed God, they denied their dependence upon Him and fell from
their high position. The image of God in them was marred and they became subject to death. Their descendants
share this fallen nature and its consequences. They are born with weaknesses and tendencies to evil. But God in
Christ reconciled the world to Himself and by His Spirit restores in penitent mortals the image of their Maker.
Created for the glory of God, they are called to love Him and one another, and to care for their environment.
(Gen. 1:26-28; 2:7, 15; 3; Ps. 8:4-8; 51:5, 10; 58:3; Jer. 17:9; Acts 17:24-28; Rom. 5:12-17; 2 Cor. 5:19, 20; Eph. 2:3; 1
Thess. 5:23; 1 John 3:4; 4:7, 8, 11, 20.)

All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding the character of God, His
law, and His sovereignty over the universe. This conflict originated in heaven when a created being, endowed with
freedom of choice, in self-exaltation became Satan, God’s adversary, and led into rebellion a portion of the angels.
He introduced the spirit of rebellion into this world when he led Adam and Eve into sin. This human sin resulted in
the distortion of the image of God in humanity, the disordering of the created world, and its eventual devastation

at the time of the global flood, as presented in the historical account of Genesis 1-11. Observed by the whole cre-
ation, this world became the arena of the universal conflict, out of which the God of love will ultimately be vindicat-
ed. To assist His people in this controversy, Christ sends the Holy Spirit and the loyal angels to guide, protect, and

sustain them in the way of salvation. (Gen. 3; 6-8; Job 1:6-12; Isa. 14:12-14; Ezek. 28:12-18; Rom. 1:19-32; 3:4; 5:12-
21; 8:19-22; 1 Cor. 4:9; Heb. 1:14; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Peter 3:6; Rev. 12:4-9.)

In Christ’s life of perfect obedience to God’s will, His suffering, death, and resurrection, God provided the only
means of atonement for human sin, so that those who by faith accept this atonement may have eternal life, and

the whole creation may better understand the infinite and holy love of the Creator. This perfect atonement vin-
dicates the righteousness of God’s law and the graciousness of His character; for it both condemns our sin and

provides for our forgiveness. The death of Christ is substitutionary and expiatory, reconciling and transforming.
The bodily resurrection of Christ proclaims God’s triumph over the forces of evil, and for those who accept the

atonement assures their final victory over sin and death. It declares the Lordship of Jesus Christ, before whom ev-
ery knee in heaven and on earth will bow. (Gen. 3:15; Ps. 22:1; Isa. 53; John 3:16; 14:30; Rom. 1:4; 3:25; 4:25; 8:3, 4; 1

Cor. 15:3, 4, 20-22; 2 Cor. 5:14, 15, 19-21; Phil. 2:6-11; Col. 2:15; 1 Peter 2:21, 22; 1 John 2:2; 4:10.)

In infinite love and mercy God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin for us, so that in Him we might be made the

righteousness of God. Led by the Holy Spirit we sense our need, acknowledge our sinfulness, repent of our trans-
gressions, and exercise faith in Jesus as Saviour and Lord, Substitute and Example. This saving faith comes through

the divine power of the Word and is the gift of God’s grace. Through Christ we are justified, adopted as God’s sons

and daughters, and delivered from the lordship of sin. Through the Spirit we are born again and sanctified; the Spir-
it renews our minds, writes God’s law of love in our hearts, and we are given the power to live a holy life. Abiding in

Him we become partakers of the divine nature and have the assurance of salvation now and in the judgment.
(Gen. 3:15; Isa. 45:22; 53; Jer. 31:31-34; Ezek. 33:11; 36:25-27; Hab. 2:4; Mark 9:23, 24; John 3:3-8, 16; 16:8; Rom.
3:21-26; 8:1-4, 14-17; 5:6-10; 10:17; 12:2; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Gal. 1:4; 3:13, 14, 26; 4:4-7; Eph. 2:4-10; Col. 1:13, 14; Titus
3:3-7; Heb. 8:7-12; 1 Peter 1:23; 2:21, 22; 2 Peter 1:3, 4; Rev. 13:8.)

By His death on the cross Jesus triumphed over the forces of evil. He who subjugated the demonic spirits during His
earthly ministry has broken their power and made certain their ultimate doom. Jesus’ victory gives us victory over
the evil forces that still seek to control us, as we walk with Him in peace, joy, and assurance of His love. Now the Holy
Spirit dwells within us and empowers us. Continually committed to Jesus as our Saviour and Lord, we are set free

from the burden of our past deeds. No longer do we live in the darkness, fear of evil powers, ignorance, and mean-
inglessness of our former way of life. In this new freedom in Jesus, we are called to grow into the likeness of His

character, communing with Him daily in prayer, feeding on His Word, meditating on it and on His providence, sing-
ing His praises, gathering together for worship, and participating in the mission of the Church. We are also called

to follow Christ’s example by compassionately ministering to the physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual
needs of humanity. As we give ourselves in loving service to those around us and in witnessing to His salvation, His
constant presence with us through the Spirit transforms every moment and every task into a spiritual experience.
(1 Chron. 29:11; Ps. 1:1, 2; 23:4; 77:11, 12; Matt. 20:25-28; 25:31-46; Luke 10:17-20; John 20:21; Rom. 8:38, 39; 2 Cor.
3:17, 18; Gal. 5:22-25; Eph. 5:19, 20; 6:12-18; Phil. 3:7-14; Col. 1:13, 14; 2:6, 14, 15; 1 Thess. 5:16-18, 23; Heb. 10:25;
James 1:27; 2 Peter 2:9; 3:18; 1 John 4:4.)

The church is the community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. In continuity with the

people of God in Old Testament times, we are called out from the world; and we join together for worship, for fel-
lowship, for instruction in the Word, for the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, for service to humanity, and for the

worldwide proclamation of the gospel. The church derives its authority from Christ, who is the incarnate Word re-
vealed in the Scriptures. The church is God’s family; adopted by Him as children, its members live on the basis of

the new covenant. The church is the body of Christ, a community of faith of which Christ Himself is the Head. The
church is the bride for whom Christ died that He might sanctify and cleanse her. At His return in triumph, He will
present her to Himself a glorious church, the faithful of all the ages, the purchase of His blood, not having spot
or wrinkle, but holy and without blemish. (Gen. 12:1-3; Exod. 19:3-7; Matt. 16:13-20; 18:18; 28:19, 20; Acts 2:38-42;
7:38; 1 Cor. 1:2; Eph. 1:22, 23; 2:19-22; 3:8-11; 5:23-27; Col. 1:17, 18; 1 Peter 2:9.)

The universal church is composed of all who truly believe in Christ, but in the last days, a time of widespread
apostasy, a remnant has been called out to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. This remnant
announces the arrival of the judgment hour, proclaims salvation through Christ, and heralds the approach of His
second advent. This proclamation is symbolized by the three angels of Revelation 14; it coincides with the work
of judgment in heaven and results in a work of repentance and reform on earth. Every believer is called to have a
personal part in this worldwide witness. (Dan. 7:9-14; Isa. 1:9; 11:11; Jer. 23:3; Mic. 2:12; 2 Cor. 5:10; 1 Peter 1:16-19;
4:17; 2 Peter 3:10-14; Jude 3, 14; Rev. 12:17; 14:6-12; 18:1-4.)

The church is one body with many members, called from every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. In Christ we
are a new creation; distinctions of race, culture, learning, and nationality, and differences between high and low,
rich and poor, male and female, must not be divisive among us. We are all equal in Christ, who by one Spirit has
bonded us into one fellowship with Him and with one another; we are to serve and be served without partiality or
reservation. Through the revelation of Jesus Christ in the Scriptures we share the same faith and hope, and reach
out in one witness to all. This unity has its source in the oneness of the triune God, who has adopted us as His
children. (Ps. 133:1; Matt. 28:19, 20; John 17:20-23; Acts 17:26, 27; Rom. 12:4, 5; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 5:16, 17; Gal.
3:27-29; Eph. 2:13-16; 4:3-6, 11-16; Col. 3:10-15.)

The church is one body with many members, called from every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. In Christ we
are a new creation; distinctions of race, culture, learning, and nationality, and differences between high and low,
rich and poor, male and female, must not be divisive among us. We are all equal in Christ, who by one Spirit has
bonded us into one fellowship with Him and with one another; we are to serve and be served without partiality or
reservation. Through the revelation of Jesus Christ in the Scriptures we share the same faith and hope, and reach
out in one witness to all. This unity has its source in the oneness of the triune God, who has adopted us as His
children. (Ps. 133:1; Matt. 28:19, 20; John 17:20-23; Acts 17:26, 27; Rom. 12:4, 5; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 5:16, 17; Gal.
3:27-29; Eph. 2:13-16; 4:3-6, 11-16; Col. 3:10-15.)

The Lord’s Supper is a participation in the emblems of the body and blood of Jesus as an expression of faith in Him,
our Lord and Saviour. In this experience of communion Christ is present to meet and strengthen His people. As we

partake, we joyfully proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes again. Preparation for the Supper includes self-exam-
ination, repentance, and confession. The Master ordained the service of foot-washing to signify renewed cleansing,

to express a willingness to serve one another in Christlike humility, and to unite our hearts in love. The communion
service is open to all believing Christians. (Matt. 26:17-30; John 6:48-63; 13:1-17; 1 Cor. 10:16, 17; 11:23-30; Rev. 3:20.)

The Lord’s Supper is a participation in the emblems of the body and blood of Jesus as an expression of faith in Him,
our Lord and Saviour. In this experience of communion Christ is present to meet and strengthen His people. As we

partake, we joyfully proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes again. Preparation for the Supper includes self-exam-
ination, repentance, and confession. The Master ordained the service of foot-washing to signify renewed cleansing,

to express a willingness to serve one another in Christlike humility, and to unite our hearts in love. The communion
service is open to all believing Christians. (Matt. 26:17-30; John 6:48-63; 13:1-17; 1 Cor. 10:16, 17; 11:23-30; Rev. 3:20.)

The Scriptures testify that one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the rem-
nant church and we believe it was manifested in the ministry of Ellen G. White. Her writings speak with prophetic

authority and provide comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction to the church. They also make clear that the
Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested. (Num. 12:6; 2 Chron. 20:20; Amos 3:7; Joel
2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; Heb. 1:1-3; Rev. 12:17; 19:10; 22:8, 9.)

The great principles of God’s law are embodied in the Ten Commandments and exemplified in the life of Christ.
They express God’s love, will, and purposes concerning human conduct and relationships and are binding upon
all people in every age. These precepts are the basis of God’s covenant with His people and the standard in God’s

judgment. Through the agency of the Holy Spirit they point out sin and awaken a sense of need for a Saviour. Sal-
vation is all of grace and not of works, and its fruit is obedience to the Commandments. This obedience develops

Christian character and results in a sense of well-being. It is evidence of our love for the Lord and our concern for

our fellow human beings. The obedience of faith demonstrates the power of Christ to transform lives, and there-
fore strengthens Christian witness. (Exod. 20:1-17; Deut. 28:1-14; Ps. 19:7-14; 40:7, 8; Matt. 5:17-20; 22:36-40; John

14:15; 15:7-10; Rom. 8:3, 4; Eph. 2:8-10; Heb. 8:8-10; 1 John 2:3; 5:3; Rev. 12:17; 14:12.)

The gracious Creator, after the six days of Creation, rested on the seventh day and instituted the Sabbath for all
people as a memorial of Creation. The fourth commandment of God’s unchangeable law requires the observance
of this seventh-day Sabbath as the day of rest, worship, and ministry in harmony with the teaching and practice
of Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath. The Sabbath is a day of delightful communion with God and one another. It is a
symbol of our redemption in Christ, a sign of our sanctification, a token of our allegiance, and a foretaste of our
eternal future in God’s kingdom. The Sabbath is God’s perpetual sign of His eternal covenant between Him and
His people. Joyful observance of this holy time from evening to evening, sunset to sunset, is a celebration of God’s
creative and redemptive acts. (Gen. 2:1-3; Exod. 20:8-11; 31:13-17; Lev. 23:32; Deut. 5:12-15; Isa. 56:5, 6; 58:13, 14;
Ezek. 20:12, 20; Matt. 12:1-12; Mark 1:32; Luke 4:16; Heb. 4:1-11.)

We are God’s stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings
of the earth and its resources. We are responsible to Him for their proper use. We acknowledge God’s ownership

by faithful service to Him and our fellow human beings, and by returning tithe and giving offerings for the procla-
mation of His gospel and the support and growth of His church. Stewardship is a privilege given to us by God for

nurture in love and the victory over selfishness and covetousness. Stewards rejoice in the blessings that come to
others as a result of their faithfulness. (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:15; 1 Chron. 29:14; Haggai 1:3-11; Mal. 3:8-12; Matt. 23:23;
Rom. 15:26, 27; 1 Cor. 9:9-14; 2 Cor. 8:1-15; 9:7.)

We are called to be a godly people who think, feel, and act in harmony with biblical principles in all aspects of
personal and social life. For the Spirit to recreate in us the character of our Lord we involve ourselves only in those

things that will produce Christlike purity, health, and joy in our lives. This means that our amusement and enter-
tainment should meet the highest standards of Christian taste and beauty. While recognizing cultural differenc-
es, our dress is to be simple, modest, and neat, befitting those whose true beauty does not consist of outward

adornment but in the imperishable ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit. It also means that because our bodies
are the temples of the Holy Spirit, we are to care for them intelligently. Along with adequate exercise and rest, we
are to adopt the most healthful diet possible and abstain from the unclean foods identified in the Scriptures. Since
alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and the irresponsible use of drugs and narcotics are harmful to our bodies, we are to

abstain from them as well. Instead, we are to engage in whatever brings our thoughts and bodies into the disci-
pline of Christ, who desires our wholesomeness, joy, and goodness. (Gen. 7:2; Exod. 20:15; Lev. 11:1-47; Ps. 106:3;

Rom. 12:1, 2; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; 10:31; 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1; 10:5; Eph. 5:1-21; Phil. 2:4; 4:8; 1 Tim. 2:9, 10; Titus 2:11, 12; 1
Peter 3:1-4; 1 John 2:6; 3 John 2.)

Marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong union between a man and a
woman in loving companionship. For the Christian a marriage commitment is to God as well as to the spouse, and
should be entered into only between a man and a woman who share a common faith. Mutual love, honor, respect,

and responsibility are the fabric of this relationship, which is to reflect the love, sanctity, closeness, and perma-
nence of the relationship between Christ and His church. Regarding divorce, Jesus taught that the person who

divorces a spouse, except for fornication, and marries another, commits adultery. Although some family relation-
ships may fall short of the ideal, a man and a woman who fully commit themselves to each other in Christ through

marriage may achieve loving unity through the guidance of the Spirit and the nurture of the church. God blesses

the family and intends that its members shall assist each other toward complete maturity. Increasing family close-
ness is one of the earmarks of the final gospel message. Parents are to bring up their children to love and obey the

Lord. By their example and their words they are to teach them that Christ is a loving, tender, and caring guide who
wants them to become members of His body, the family of God which embraces both single and married persons.
(Gen. 2:18-25; Exod. 20:12; Deut. 6:5-9; Prov. 22:6; Mal. 4:5, 6; Matt. 5:31, 32; 19:3-9, 12; Mark 10:11, 12; John 2:1-11;
1 Cor. 7:7, 10, 11; 2 Cor. 6:14; Eph. 5:21-33; 6:1-4.)

There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle that the Lord set up and not humans. In it Christ ministers on
our behalf, making available to believers the benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered once for all on the cross. At His
ascension, He was inaugurated as our great High Priest and, began His intercessory ministry, which was typified
by the work of the high priest in the holy place of the earthly sanctuary. In 1844, at the end of the prophetic period
of 2300 days, He entered the second and last phase of His atoning ministry, which was typified by the work of the
high priest in the most holy place of the earthly sanctuary. It is a work of investigative judgment which is part of the
ultimate disposition of all sin, typified by the cleansing of the ancient Hebrew sanctuary on the Day of Atonement. In

that typical service the sanctuary was cleansed with the blood of animal sacrifices, but the heavenly things are puri-
fied with the perfect sacrifice of the blood of Jesus. The investigative judgment reveals to heavenly intelligences who

among the dead are asleep in Christ and therefore, in Him, are deemed worthy to have part in the first resurrection.
It also makes manifest who among the living are abiding in Christ, keeping the commandments of God and the faith
of Jesus, and in Him, therefore, are ready for translation into His everlasting kingdom. This judgment vindicates
the justice of God in saving those who believe in Jesus. It declares that those who have remained loyal to God shall
receive the kingdom. The completion of this ministry of Christ will mark the close of human probation before the
Second Advent. (Lev. 16; Num. 14:34; Ezek. 4:6; Dan. 7:9-27; 8:13, 14; 9:24-27; Heb. 1:3; 2:16, 17; 4:14-16; 8:1-5; 9:11-
28; 10:19-22; Rev. 8:3-5; 11:19; 14:6, 7; 20:12; 14:12; 22:11, 12.)

The second coming of Christ is the blessed hope of the church, the grand climax of the gospel. The Saviour’s com-
ing will be literal, personal, visible, and worldwide. When He returns, the righteous dead will be resurrected, and

together with the righteous living will be glorified and taken to heaven, but the unrighteous will die. The almost
complete fulfillment of most lines of prophecy, together with the present condition of the world, indicates that
Christ’s coming is near. The time of that event has not been revealed, and we are therefore exhorted to be ready at
all times. (Matt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:51-54; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 5:1-6; 2 Thess. 1:7-
10; 2:8; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Titus 2:13; Heb. 9:28; Rev. 1:7; 14:14-20; 19:11-21.)

The wages of sin is death. But God, who alone is immortal, will grant eternal life to His redeemed. Until that day
death is an unconscious state for all people. When Christ, who is our life, appears, the resurrected righteous and
the living righteous will be glorified and caught up to meet their Lord. The second resurrection, the resurrection of
the unrighteous, will take place a thousand years later. (Job 19:25-27; Ps. 146:3, 4; Eccl. 9:5, 6, 10; Dan. 12:2, 13; Isa.
25:8; John 5:28, 29; 11:11-14; Rom. 6:23; 16; 1 Cor. 15:51-54; Col. 3:4; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 20:1-10.)

The millennium is the thousand-year reign of Christ with His saints in heaven between the first and second resur-
rections. During this time the wicked dead will be judged; the earth will be utterly desolate, without living human

inhabitants, but occupied by Satan and his angels. At its close Christ with His saints and the Holy City will descend
from heaven to earth. The unrighteous dead will then be resurrected, and with Satan and his angels will surround

the city; but fire from God will consume them and cleanse the earth. The universe will thus be freed of sin and sin-
ners forever. (Jer. 4:23-26; Ezek. 28:18, 19; Mal. 4:1; 1 Cor. 6:2, 3; Rev. 20; 21:1-5.)

On the new earth, in which righteousness dwells, God will provide an eternal home for the redeemed and a per-
fect environment for everlasting life, love, joy, and learning in His presence. For here God Himself will dwell with

His people, and suffering and death will have passed away. The great controversy will be ended, and sin will be no
more. All things, animate and inanimate, will declare that God is love; and He shall reign forever. Amen. (Isa. 35;
65:17-25; Matt. 5:5; 2 Peter 3:13; Rev. 11:15; 21:1-7; 22:1-5.)