Universal Apostasy

When Archduke Ferdinand was felled by an assassin's bullet in 1914, Europe exploded like a veritable powder keg. Overnight the armies were on the march and then locked in deadly conflict measuring their military strength.

The European Division headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hamburg, Germany, faced a dilemma, a dead-end road. They had only two ways to go: obey God's law and their conscience and not fight, or break God's commandments and fight. The Spirit of Prophecy forewarned that the issue would be over the commandments of God, and thus it proved to be.

What did the Adventist leaders do then ? Did they stay faithful ? Let me quote a statement from Adventist leaders:

• "...But at the outbreak of the war the Leaders of the Adventist Organization in Germany, of their own accord, advised all their military service members, in all the land, ...to do their duties..." (Full statement is available if you order the booklet by e-mail)

Let us look at what the German newspapers wrote about the Adventists:

• "The Adventits men are practically all in the field, or army service, faithfully performing their duty." Dresdener Neueste Nachrichten, April 12, 1918
• "Thousands of their (Adventist) male members are standing in the army, and many of them have already fallen on the field of honor..." Berliner Lokalanzeiger, August 24, 1918

How tragic ! Adventist leaders forced the members to fight. You might ask, did any stay faithful ?

It may sound unbelievable, yet it is true. About 98% of the members were drawn into apostasy; and only a small, insignificant fraction of 2% remained faithful !!! Please, order the course to find out more...