31. The Investigative Judgment doctrine has no basis in Scripture.


Answer: On the Biblical basis for the doctrine of the investigative pre-advent judgment in the heavenly sanctuary, see the following sources.


Resources:

Seventh-day Adventists Believe . . . , 1988. See chapter 23 on Christ's ministry in the heavenly sanctuary, pp. 312-331.

C. Mervyn Maxwell, God Cares, vol. 1, 1981. See especially the chapters on Daniel 7 and 8, pp. 107-188.

W. H. Shea, Daniel 7-12, "The Abundant Life Bible Amplifier Series," 1996.

Questions on Doctrine, 1957, see sections VI and VII, chapters 22-36, pp. 205-445 on the heavenly sanctuary and the judgment.

"The Daniel and Revelation Committee Series," vols. 1-7 published by the Biblical Research Institute at the General Conference: vols. 1-3 on Daniel, vol. 4 on Hebrews, vol. 5 on the history of the doctrine in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, vols. 6-7 on Revelation, 1982-1992. In volume 5, Doctrine of the Sanctuary: A Historical Survey (1845-1863), ed. Frank B. Holbrook, see the excellent section on "The Investigative Judgment: Its Early Development," by C. Mervyn Maxwell, pp. 119-157.

F. Holbrook, ed., The Sanctuary and the Atonement, abridged,1989