Biggest Problem
In the water-source illustration, what lesson does the “neighbor upstream” teach us?
The quality of your source determines the quality of what you give; if your source is bad, your output will be bad.
In the third angel’s message (Revelation 14:9-10), what is the warning issued?
If anyone worships the beast and its image, receives its mark, they will drink the wrath of God.
In the prison analogy, before someone realizes they’re captive, how do they usually think about their situation?
They think they’re free, trying different “routes” in life, not realizing they are actually in a prison of their nature.
What major prophetic event began in 1844?
The beginning of the Investigative Judgment when Christ entered the Most Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary.
What do the first four commandments reveal about where we should “take” from, and what do the last six show about where we should “give”?
The first four direct us to take from God, the last six show us to give to people—revealing love as taking to give.
What additional “angel” is sometimes included in SDA end-time teaching alongside the three angels, and what role does it play?
The “fourth angel” who gives the “Loud Cry” and calls the world out of Babylon just before Christ’s return. (While the main three are Revelation 14:6-12, the fourth is a connected closing-work message.)
Why must God allow negative consequences from our bad decisions, even if we don’t know they are bad?
So that we start questioning our perspective and see that what we’re believing isn’t really true.
What is the main personal purpose of the Early Rain in a believer’s life?
To convert us, give victory over sin, cleanse us from every tendency to evil, and prepare us for the great test (National Sunday Law, sealing, and Latter Rain).
Before the fall, what was Eve’s true identity, and what false identity did she adopt?
She was a child of God, but she deceived herself into believing she could be like God.
How do the Three Angels’ Messages relate to the concept of a remnant church in SDA theology?
They describe the mission of the remnant — those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus; SDA church sees itself as commissioned to proclaim these messages worldwide.
Explain why God cannot simply “fix” our self-deception from the outside
Because only we can accept or reject information internally, and God won’t force truth into us. We were created to self-govern from the inside, so He cannot override our will and still keep us truly free.
According to Acts 3:19–20, what two major experiences are linked together in the end-time: “Repent… that your sins may be ________ when the times of ________ shall come”?
Blotted out and the times of refreshing (the Latter Rain).
What does Dr. Sandoval mean when he says we were “born delusional”?
We inherit a fallen nature that believes lies about identity and gain, so we see evil as good and good as loss.
What is meant by the “marriage in the Most Holy Place” in relation to the Three Angels’ Messages?
In SDA eschatology, as the closing work in the heavenly sanctuary is finished (investigative judgment) and the saints are sealed (three angels’ messages proclaimed), the bride (church) is made ready for the Bridegroom (Christ) before His return.
One temptation in the wilderness was to turn stones into bread. What deeper temptation does that represent for Jesus?
The temptation to use His own divinity as His source instead of staying dependent on His Father.
In Revelation 15, what does it mean when the temple is filled with smoke and “no one can enter”?
It marks the Close of Probation—Christ’s intercession ends and the destiny of every soul is fixed.
List three ways the “I am God” delusion manifests in daily life.
Believing “I am my own” (self-ownership).
Giving to receive (selfish love).
Manipulating and controlling others because I see them as my source.
Explain how the health reform, the sanctuary doctrine, the investigative judgment, and the Three Angels’ Messages all integrate to support the final message of God to the world.
The health reform shows respect for God as Creator and steward of the body, preparing believers for service.
Sanctuary doctrine (Christ in the Most Holy Place) shows God’s judgment and Christ’s intercession.
The investigative judgment illustrates that the hour of judgment has come (first angel).
The three angels’ messages call for true worship, separation from Babylon, and endurance in faith — showing the world the final crisis and sealing work. Together they present a coherent end-time framework of salvation, character preparation, and proclamation.
In the growth process, how does God change what we see as “gain” and “loss,” and why is that crucial for victory over sin?
Over time, God changes our heart so that we see true gain as gain and true loss as loss. Since the heart always pursues what it sees as gain and avoids what it sees as loss, this change causes us to naturally pursue righteousness and hate sin.
Describe the sequence of major events from the Latter Rain to the Second Coming, using the key terms from the notes (in order).
Latter Rain / Loud Cry (true and false excitement; sealing and blotting out of sins).
Sunday Law Crisis (miracles, persecution, economic restrictions, Mark of the Beast).
Close of Probation (temple filled with smoke, Revelation 15:8; Revelation 22:11).
Seven Last Plagues (Revelation 16).
Second Coming of Christ (Revelation 19; resurrection and translation of the righteous).