Appendix L: Index
This index covers chapters 1–16, the epilogue, and Appendices A–K. References use chapter numbers and appendix letters (for example, 5 and App. B). Bib. points to the complete web bibliography.
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538 AD 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, App. D
Belisarius and Rome; historicist starting-point correlation 12, App. D
1260 years (prophecy) 12, App. D, App. J
1798 AD 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, App. D
deadly wound in historicist interpretation 12
Napoleon and the Pope 12, App. D
1844 and sanctuary cleansing 10
A
Adventist. See Seventh-day Adventist Church
Alcazar, Luis de 12, 15, App. B, App. J
influential early-modern preterist formulation 12
Alexandrian text type App. H, App. I, App. J
Sinaiticus and Vaticanus App. I
historicist identification 12
Protestant Reformers on 12, 15
excluded from Protestant canon App. H
Apostolic practice 3, 5, App. B, App. B (post-resurrection)
Aquinas, Thomas App. C
Arianism App. G
Nicene controversy App. G
Athinganoi (Phrygian group) 5
hostile report that they “seem to observe the Sabbath” without circumcision; not identified as Paulicians 5
Authority (Scripture, tradition, and Church) 2, 4, 11, 13, 15, App. B (ecclesiology), App. C
B
Babylon 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16
as religious system 16
call to come out of 7
daughters of 16
Bacchiocchi, Samuele 3, 4, App. B
From Sabbath to Sunday 4
Baptism in the Holy Spirit App. G
Beast (of Revelation) 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
identification criteria 12
image to 15
mark of. See Mark of the Beast
Berthier, Louis-Alexandre 12
commanded the French forces that entered Rome and proclaimed the Roman Republic (1798); French authorities subsequently removed Pope Pius VI 12
Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) 5
long-established Sabbath practice; origins debated 5
Blue laws. See Sunday laws
Bohemian Sabbatarians 5
hostile report that “some” celebrated the Sabbath; extent unknown 5
C
Catholic Church. See Roman Catholic Church
Celtic Christians 5
Ireland, Scotland, Wales 5
distinctive practice; limited direct Sabbath evidence 5
Charagma (Greek: mark) 11, 14, App. J
imperial and commercial uses 11
comparison with sphragizo (seal) 11
Chrysostom, John App. B
anti-Judaizing polemic documents Christians joining named Jewish practices; it is not a positive Sabbatarian program App. B
on Peter’s confession 5
Church authority, Catholic App. B
See also Authority (Scripture, tradition, and Church); Sola Scriptura
Close of Christ's mediatorial ministry App. J
Codex Justinianus 5
Constantineâs Sunday law text 5
Colossians 2:16 2, 4, 16, App. B, App. C
Commandments. See Ten Commandments; Fourth Commandment
Constantine 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15
Sunday civil-rest measure (321 AD) 5, 12
Edict of Milan (313 AD) 5
church-state transformation 5
Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) App. G, App. J
two natures in one person App. G
Council of Constantinople, Third (680–681 AD) App. G, App. J
dyothelitism defined App. G
Council of Laodicea (c. 363–364 AD) 4, 5, 9, 11, 14, 15, App. J
Canon 29 against Sabbath rest as Judaizing 5
Council of Nicaea (325 AD) 5, App. G, App. J
homoousios formula App. G
Council of Trent (1545â1563) 2, 4, 13, App. C
Scripture, Tradition, and Catholic authority 4
Counter-Reformation App. I, App. J
prophetic interpretations (Ribera, Alcazar) 12
new covenant writes law on hearts 2, App. B
Sabbath as perpetual sign 11
Creation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11
âThe Law of Mosesâ (1846) App. D
D
Daniel (book of) 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
chapter 7 (four beasts) 12
little horn prophecy 5, 10, 12
heavenly antitype 10
Decius, Emperor (249â251 AD) 14, App. J
libellus system 14
Didascalia Apostolorum 5
third-century Paschal Sabbath polemic 5
Dispensationalism 6, App. E, App. J
Dyothelitism (two natural wills) App. G, App. J
Gethsemane in dyothelite interpretation App. G
Maximus the Confessor App. G
E
Catholic ecumenical vision and Protestant participation 13
Edict of Milan (313 AD). See Constantine
Ellen White. See White, Ellen G.
Erasmus of Rotterdam App. I
printed Greek New Testament and Textus Receptus debates App. I
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church 5
2017 report of a 36 million estimate based on 2010 data 5
Acts 8 connection 5
ancient Saturday liturgy and dual observance 5
Eusebius of Caesarea 13
source for the Victor-Polycrates Paschal dispute 13
Ezekiel 9 11
forehead marking precedent 11
F
False Prophet (second beast) 14, 15, App. J
Protestant-American identification in Adventist historicism 14
See also Image to the beast
First day of the week 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, App. B
biblical references examined App. B
Fischer, Andreas 5
death after capture c. 1539–1540 in a secondary reconstruction 5
See also Bohemian Sabbatarians
Fourth Commandment 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, App. A
as seal of God in Adventist historicism 11
Catholic authority and the Sabbath/Sunday dispute 2, 4
influential Counter-Reformation formulation App. J
G
Geneva Bible App. I
pre-KJV Protestant translation App. I
Gibbons, Cardinal James 4, App. C
Catholic Mirror authority argument 4
on âspirit of prophecyâ definition 6
drowned in Danube 1546 5
See also Bohemian Sabbatarians
Grace, and obedience App. B
Grace, and Sabbath-keeping 2, 6, App. B
Graham, Henry G. 4
on the Catholic Church before the Bible 4
H
Hebrews 4 (sabbatismos) 4, 8, App. A, App. B
definition 12
vs. futurism and preterism 12
Holy Spirit App. G
baptism, tongues, and gifts App. G
Homoousios (of one substance) App. G, App. J
Nicene Creed formula App. G
Christology Synthesis App. G
Hostile witness principle 4, Epilogue, App. C
plural elders pattern 7
I
authorâs journey from 1
Ignatius of Antioch 4, 13, App. B
Epistle to the Magnesians App. B
Image to the beast 15
Investigative Judgment (Pre-Advent Judgment) 10, App. J
1844 and sanctuary cleansing 10
J
Vulgate translator App. H
influential early-modern futurist and preterist formulations 12
See also Ribera; Alcazar
Jesus Christ 1, 3, 8, 9, App. G
Lord of the Sabbath 3
Jubilees, Book of App. H, App. J
cosmic Sabbath witness App. H
Qumran Hebrew copy App. H
Justin Martyr 5, App. F, App. G, App. K, Bib.
First Apology 67 (c. 155 AD) 5
mid-second-century Sunday worship description 5
legal recognition of the Roman see (533–545) and the 538 historicist marker 12
K
L
Laodicea. See Council of Laodicea
Law (moral vs ceremonial) 2, 3, App. B, App. B (OT continuity), App. E
Law, Old Testament continuity App. B
Decalogue prominence and transformed ceremonial law 3, App. B
Colossians 2:16 context App. B
Legalism objection App. B
See also Grace, and obedience
Libellus (Roman certificate) 14, App. J
religious loyalty certificate; not a buying-and-selling pass 14
Little horn (Daniel 7) 5, 10, 12
identification criteria 12
âthink to change times and lawsâ 10, 12
Lunar Sabbath App. J
Luther, Martin 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 15, 16
on papal Antichrist 12
M
Mark of the Beast 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
future enforced Sunday observance as the proposed public test in Adventist historicism; Revelation does not name Sunday 11, 14
Barbara of Thiers (1529) 5
Sabbath-related and broader dissent 5
Tolinger, Christina: long imprisonment; died in confinement 5
Hebrew Old Testament tradition App. H
Mass (Catholic) 13, 16, App. C, App. J
Council of Trent definition 13, App. C
Hebrews âonce for allâ contrast 13, App. C
Baptist, 2300-day prophecy App. D
Milton, John App. I, App. J, Bib.
Monarchia (Father as source) App. G, App. J
Gregory of Nazianzus, Oration 29.15 App. G
filioque rejection App. G
Moneta of Cremona 5
Sabbath controversy in a polemic against Cathars and Waldenses 5
limits of attributing the charge to every Waldensian group 5
Moravians 5
Zinzendorf on Sabbath observance 5
N
Nazarenes (early Jewish Christians) 5
later writers report Christ-confessing Jewish Christians who retained Mosaic practices; a uniform Sabbath practice and direct institutional continuity are not independently established 5
historicist prophetic interpretation 12
subordinationist theology App. G
O
Objections answered App. B
Origen of Alexandria App. G
early church father App. G
P
Papacy. See Roman Catholic Church
Persecution 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Piedmont massacre (1655) 5
death estimates vary; massacre not Sabbath-specific 5
Miltonâs sonnet App. I
Pope. See Roman Catholic Church
Post-resurrection practice App. B
See also Apostolic practice
influential Counter-Reformation formulation App. J
Prophecy. See Daniel; Revelation; Historicism
Protestant Reformation. See Reformation
Protestantism 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16
on papal Antichrist 12
R
Reformation 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16
incomplete 16
Reformers on papal Antichrist 12, 15
Remnant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Epilogue
loyalty to God and Jesus under pressure; no denominational algorithm 6
Rest (sabbatismos) 1, 8, Epilogue, App. J
âthere remaineth therefore a restâ (Hebrews 4:9) 8, Epilogue
thematic thread 1, 8, Epilogue
Revelation (book of) 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Epilogue
chapter 13 (two beasts) 12, 15
chapter 14 (three angels) 10
chapter 17â18 (Babylon) 7, 16
Ribera, Francisco 12, 15, App. B, App. J
influential early-modern futurist formulation 12
Roman Catholic Church 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, App. C
Catholic explanations of Sunday authority 4, App. C
catechetical numbering and summaries 2
papal identification in historicist interpretation 12
circumcision described as both sign and seal 11
S
Sabbath 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Epilogue, App. A, App. B
how to keep 8
in the new-earth vision Epilogue
Jesus and 3
vs. Sunday App. A
Sanctuary (heavenly) 10, App. J
cleansing of (Daniel 8:14) 10
Most Holy Place 10
âangel of lightâ deception (2 Corinthians 11:14â15) 1
âlying wondersâ (2 Thessalonians 2:9) 1
Sabbath identification in Adventist historicism 11
Septuagint (LXX) App. H, App. I, App. J
Seventh Day Baptists 5
documented since the early seventeenth century 5
Stephen Mumford (1664) 5
Seventh-day Adventist Church 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16
Shahbaz, Rashid 1
testimony from Muslim background 1
Sign (Sabbath as) 2, 11, App. B
Exodus 31:13, 17 11
Ezekiel 20:12, 20 11
See also Seal of God
God came down to man 1
law given 2
Sinaiticus (Codex) App. H, App. I, App. J
Alexandrian manuscript family App. I
Sola Scriptura 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15, 16, App. B (ecclesiology)
Soul, state of the dead App. E, App. F
Sphragizo (Greek: seal) 11, App. J
seal of covenant belonging 11
comparison with charagma (mark) 11
Spirit baptism App. G
genitive and authority claims examined 6
Spiritualism 1, 13, App. E, App. F
authorâs journey through 1
Subbotniks (Russian Sabbatarians) Bib.
diverse origins, identities, and Sabbath practice 5
Sunday 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, App. A, App. B
Catholic claims concerning Sunday authority 4, 11, App. C
no biblical command for 4, App. B
Sunday laws 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
current laws and advocacy 14
Szekler Sabbatarians 5
documented Transylvanian movement from the late sixteenth century 5
deportation and murder during the Holocaust (1944) 5
village flooded (1988) 5
T
Ten Commandments 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16
Catholic and Protestant numbering traditions 2
Tertullian 5, App. F, App. G, Bib.
described Sabbaths as “strange” to his Christian circle (c. 200 AD); not a universal calendar claim 5
Textus Receptus App. H, App. I
Thread (remnant) 1, 5, Epilogue
recurring but non-continuous Sabbath witness 5
book’s central metaphor 1, Epilogue
Three angelsâ messages 10
Three kingdoms (uprooted) 12
Heruli, Vandals, Ostrogoths 12
âTimes and lawsâ (Daniel 7:25) 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
Tolinger, Christina. See Martyrs
Tongues and interpretation App. G
Transubstantiation App. C, App. J
See also Mass (Catholic)
Trinity, history of doctrine App. G
Tyndale, William App. B, App. I
influence on KJV New Testament wording App. I
U
United States 5, 11, 14, App. A, App. D
earth-beast identification in Adventist historicism 14
Sunday legislation history 14
V
Vatican. See Roman Catholic Church
Vaticanus (Codex) App. H, App. I, App. J
textual differences and disputed readings App. I
Vulgate (Latin Bible) App. H, App. I
Jeromeâs translation App. I
W
Waldenses 5
Piedmont valleys 5
Sabbath controversy in Moneta’s polemic; attribution limits 5
1655 massacre 5
Westcott and Hort App. H, App. I
Witnesses, hostile. See Hostile witness principle
Sabbath as proposed allegiance sign in Adventist historicism 11
See also Sabbath; Sunday
Y
Year-day principle 12
proposed biblical analogies 12
Z
Zinzendorf, Count Nikolaus Ludwig von 5
Moravian leader 5
“for many years already I have used the Sabbath for rest, as [I have used] our Sunday for the proclamation of the gospel” (1738); personal practice, not a Moravian rule 5