WAA Podcast Episode 53: Throwing Away The Remnant? (1:05:42)

Welcome to another podcast episode of “What’s an Adventist?”

The word “remnant” first appears in Revelation 12:17 and refers to a group of believers who “keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Following the Great Disappointment of 1844, a small group of Advent believers, through dedicated Bible study, discovered that the Ten Commandments were not done away with but played an important part in identifying God’s people. Besides discovering the importance of the Ten Commandments, they also witnessed God’s gift of the spirit of prophecy (the testimony of Jesus Christ) through the life and ministry of Ellen G. White. As they studied the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation, they came to identify themselves with the “remnant” of Revelation 12:17. This group eventually organized into what is today the Seventh-day Adventist church. 

Today, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is the only Christian church that teaches all the commandments, including the observance of the seventh day Sabbath, and believes that God has continued to grant His people the spirit of prophecy to become powerful witnesses for Christ. However, there are those who would like to see this identity done away with (click on title to listen).

This week Jesse Sias and Abraham Miranda talk about the significance of the “remnant” within Adventism and discuss how this identity is slowly being done away with. 

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Click here to read the entire article "The Remnant and the Adventist Church" by Angel Manuel Rodriguez.

WAA Podcast Episode 52: Adventist Food Fighters (1:00:52)

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“One night I was awakened and instructed to write a straight testimony regarding the work of our school at Loma Linda. By that school a solemn, sacred work is to be done. The teachings of health reform are to stand out clearly and brightly, that all the youth in attendance may learn to practice them. All our educators should be strict health reformers.” -Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene Ch. 32 "A Deeper Consecration"

At the time Ellen White wrote these words regarding Loma Linda, there was widespread ignorance regarding health among the general population. Loma Linda was to be a place where people could come and learn how to live healthy lives according to Biblical principles. Besides being a central part of the health reform movement, it was also to be a place of spiritual awakening. “We are called upon God to present the truth for this time to those who year by year come to Southern California from all parts of America...Never are we to lose sight of the great object for which our Sanitariums are established-the advancement of God’s closing work in the earth.” -Counsels on Health Ch. 99 "Our Southern California Sanitariums"

Loma Linda is known today as one of a handful of “Blue Zones” around the world. According to a study conducted by National Geographic, a “Blue Zone” is an area where the longest living people on earth are known to live. Recently, Loma Linda made national news when some of its residents were outraged over McDonald’s revealing its plans to set up a restaurant within the their community. Could this be major set back in God’s plans for Loma Linda? (click on title to hear podcast).

This week on “What’s an Adventist?” Jesse Sias and Samuel Ikonne talk about the recent controversy at Loma Linda and tell you what our WAA listeners had to say about it. This podcast also includes shorter commentaries on the Tebow phenomenon and on the work of one of our partner ministries “Advent Connect” out of Austin, Texas.

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Article mentioned in this podcast; "Seventh-day Adventists Outraged Over McDonalds"

WAA Podcast Episode 51: "Raquel Goes Back to GYC" (1:01:05)

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Welcome to WAA’s first podcast of 2012!

“Strengthened by the endowment of the Holy Spirit, they (disciples) went forth filled with zeal to extend the triumphs of the cross. The Spirit animated them and spoke through them. The peace of Christ shone from their faces. They had consecrated their lives to Him for service, and their very features bore evidence to the surrender they had made.” Acts of the Apostles, Ch. 4 “Pentecost”

Adventists believe that it is through the working of the Holy Spirit that the gospel message will touch the lives of people around the entire globe as Christ said it would. But unless Christians are praying everday for the Holy Spirit to work in them, they will not be fully empowered to share Jesus with others. The theme at this year’s GYC was Fill Me: Our Earnest Plea. Thousands of young Adventists gathered in Houston, TX to learn about what it means to really be used by God’s Spirit for His purpose and for His work. (click on title to listen to podcast)

This week our WAA contributor and GYC reporter Raquel Coy tells us first-hand what she learned and what she experienced at this year’s GYC.

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WAA Podcast Episode 22: Raquel Goes Solo to GYC