10. How essential to us is the message of Christ’s closing ministry?

The Seventh-day Adventist Church came into existence as a result of careful study of the earthly sanctuary services and their implications for understanding the essential ministry of Jesus on our behalf since 1844. The first angel of Revelation 14 announces loudly that the hour of judgment has come! The proclamation of this urgent message becomes the mission of every Christian—alerting a world in rebellion against God that there is hope, peace and joy in the Christ-centered judgment message.JTL4 6.1

When Christ finishes His work of judgment in the heavenly sanctuary, our opportunity to decide for Jesus is past. It is imperative that we enter a covenant relationship with Jesus now, participating in His holiness, while there is still opportunity. Soon the last great battle between the forces of God and the forces of Satan will be fought, and sin will finally be eradicated. Let us now, by faith, follow Jesus into heaven’s sanctuary, where we will find grace and mercy to sustain us through Earth’s final conflict.JTL4 6.2