Twisted Scripture Revelation 14:6-12

Called by the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) the “three angels’ messages,” this passage forms the core of the SDA belief system. According to SDA interpretation, the following points are true. (1) “The hour of his judgment has come” (v. 7) refers to the “investigative judgment” of 1844. (2) “Worship the one who made heaven and earth” (v. 7) is a call to observe Saturday as the Sabbath. (3) “Babylon the Great has fallen” (v. 8) refers to the “apostate” or non-SDA church as the notorious prostitute who seduces the nations. (4) “If anyone worships the beast. . . and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand” (v. 9) is a warning against following the antichrist and worshiping on Sunday. Those refusing to heed the warning will be “tormented with fire and sulfur” (vv. 9-10). Only the remnant church, those who embrace SDA beliefs, will be saved.