The Three Angels’ Messages and the Seventh-day Sabbath: Antidotes to the 1844 Theological Divide of Neo-Darwinism, Karl Marx, and Frederick Nietzsche

The “Great Disappointment” of October 22, 1844, left a group of believers wondering what did happen in 1844. This seminal time period in world history was also defined by the scientific and philosophical ideas of Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, and Frederick Nietzsche that challenged God’s grace and redemption at (1) creation; (2) Mt. Sinai; and (3) Calvary. The Three Angels’ Messages and the seventh-day Sabbath are Christ’s antidote to awaken humanity from this confused and deceived state of reality. They also address the secular philosophies of Neo-Darwinism, Marx, and Nietzsche. Seventh-day Adventists need to embrace a new understanding of 1844 and the seventh-day Sabbath to encourage youth in a secular world to go from an attitude of “who Cares?” to having a globally inclusive message that unites and ignites the world with the self-sacrificial love of Jesus.