“Don’t judge me!”
That’s the plea of many in today’s world. But David actually prayed, “Judge me, O Lord” (Psalm 26:1, KJV). Why would anyone want God to judge them?
Pastor Bradley R. Williams answers this question as he investigates the topic of the pre-advent investigative judgment depicted in the Scriptures.
Surprisingly, God’s end-time judgment announced in Revelation 14 is part of the “everlasting gospel.” In other words, it’s supposed to be good news! Williams shows how God’s judgment of believers, rather than creating fear and uncertainty, actually builds our Christian peace and assurance.
In this updated and expanded book, Williams gives new, compelling proof of the investigation of the saints, offers new perspectives on why God conducts an investigation, and presents a more encouraging understanding of what God is looking for in this judgment. He answers the most important gospel-based objections that detractors have raised about the investigative judgment doctrine.
You’ll see how the hour of God’s judgment, as announced in Revelation 14:6, 7, was repeatedly prefigured in the history of God’s dealings with mankind. You’ll also discover how this prophecy was unquestionably fulfilled beginning in 1844.
The Silencing of Satan is silencing critics of the doctrine of the investigative judgment. If you have questions about what God’s judgment means for you, you’ll find answers in this book.
What people are saying about this book:
An excellent work which if available in the 1970's would have prevented the Glacier View conference. Australian lay-evangelist, Herb Kersten, July 2, 2014
I can find very little to criticize about the doctrine as you present it because it is Gospel-oriented — Rabidly Anti-SDA author, Kerry Wynne (former SDA)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Terror in the Heavens and on the Earth
Chapter 2: Is the Investigative Judgment (Including of Believers) Found in the Bible?
Chapter 3: Why Would There Be an Investigation of the Saints? Because of the Everlasting Gospel
Chapter 4: Why Would There Be an Investigation of the Saints? Because of Satan
Chapter 5: The True Ground of Christian Assurance/How Can We Have Assurance If There Is an Investigative Judgment?
Chapter 6: On the Path with Jesus There is Peace: a Parable of True Assurance
Chapter 7: The Bigger Picture: the Context for the Investigative Judgment Doctrine
Chapter 8: The Judgment of the Living
Chapter 9: The Challenge of a Questionable Relationship
Chapter 10: From the Little Horn to the Investigation of the Saints: Two Unsupportable Leaps of Logic? No!
Chapter 11: Illustrations of the Gospel of the Investigative Judgment
Chapter 12: The Judgment of Believers: Enacted, Envisioned, and Demonstrated
Chapter 13: Daniel 8:14: The Broader Setting of the Investigative Judgment Prophecy
Chapter 14: Daniel 8:14: End-time Atonement and Prophet of the En d
Chapter 15: The Conclusion of the Evil Empire
Chapter 16: The Silencing of Satan: an In-depth Bible Study with Explanatory Notes
Appendix A: The Competition In and Around 1844 (Islam, Darwinism, Marxism, Spiritualism, Cults, and More)
Appendix B: The Insights of Ellen White
Appendix C: A List of Foundational Passages
ISBN: 978-1-63068-052-7
Pages: 240, paperback
Dimensions: 6 x9 inches