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    The Changing Meaning of the “Shut Door” in 1848

    Reporting on the Sabbath Conference held in David Arnold’s barn in late August, 1848, James White wrote:EGWSDQ 28.1

    Joseph Bates preached the Sabbath to them with strong argument, much boldness and power. My principal message was on Matthew 25:1-11 [The parable of the ten virgins]. The brethren are strong on the Sabbath and Shut Door.—James White to Brother and Sister Hastings, August 26, 1848.EGWSDQ 28.2

    On October 2 of the same year, what we term the fifth Sabbath Conference to be held at Topsham, Maine, beginning October 20, James White declared:EGWSDQ 28.3

    The principle points on which we dwell as present truth are the 7th Day Sabbath and Shut Door. In this we wish to honor God’s most holy institution and also acknowledge the work of God in our Second Advent experience.—James White to Brother and Sister Hastings, October 2, 1848.EGWSDQ 28.4

    These statements reveal the changing meaning of the term “shut door.” While it carried some connotation of a close of probation for those who had rejected the light of the first and second angel’s messages, its broader meaning and now prime meaning was involved in the sanctuary truth, with the closing of the door in the first apartment and the opening of the door into the Most Holy Place where were seen the ten commandments and the Sabbath.EGWSDQ 28.5

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