Appendix L: Index
This index covers the main text (Chapters 1-16 and Epilogue) and Appendices A-K. Appendix references appear with their designation (e.g., App. B).
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538 AD 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, App. D
1260 years (prophecy) 8, App. D, App. J
1798 AD 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, App. D
deadly wound 8
Napoleon and the Pope 8, App. D
1844 and sanctuary cleansing 4
A
Adventist. See Seventh-day Adventist Church
Alcazar, Luis de 8, 11, App. B, App. J
preterism origins 8
Alexandrian text type 6, App. H, App. I, App. J
Sinaiticus and Vaticanus App. I
Anabaptists 7, 16, App. B, App. C
Andrews, J.N. 1, 5, 7, 13, App. A, App. B, App. H
History of the Sabbath 7
historicist identification 8
Apocrypha App. H, App. I, App. J
excluded from Protestant canon App. H
Apostolic practice 6, 7, App. B
Arianism App. G
Nicene controversy App. G
Augustine 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, App. D, App. F
Authority (Rome’s vs Scripture’s) 2, 3, 5, 9, 11, App. C
B
Babylon 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14
as religious system 12
call to come out of 14
daughters of 12
Bacchiocchi, Samuele 3, 6, App. B
From Sabbath to Sunday 3
Beast (of Revelation) 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11
identification criteria 8
image to 11
mark of. See Mark of the Beast
Berthier, Louis-Alexandre 8, App. D
captures Pope Pius VI (1798) 8
Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) 7
2,000+ years of Sabbath-keeping 7
pre-Talmudic traditions 7
Black Hebrew Israelites 7
independent Sabbath discovery 7
Blue laws. See Sunday laws
Bohemian Sabbatarians 7
one quarter of Bohemia by 1310 7
Fischer and Glait martyred 7
C
Catholic Church. See Roman Catholic Church
Celtic Christians 7
Ireland, Scotland, Wales 7
pre-Roman Sabbath observance 7
Charagma (Greek: mark) 5, 10, App. J
Roman imperial stamp etymology 5
contrast with sphragizo (seal) 5
China 1
Sabbath-keepers in Communist China 1
Close of probation 4, 14, App. J
Codex Justinianus 7
Constantine’s Sunday law text 7
Colossians 2:16 2, 3, 12, App. B, App. C
Commandments. See Ten Commandments; Fourth Commandment
Constantine 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16
Edict of Milan (313 AD) 7
church-state transformation 7
Council of Laodicea (364 AD) 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16, App. J
Canon 29 (anti-Sabbath decree) 7
Council of Nicaea (325 AD) 7
Council of Trent (1545–1563) 2, 3, 9, App. C, App. D
tradition elevated over Scripture 3
Counter-Reformation 7, 8, 11, App. H, App. I
prophetic interpretations (Ribera, Alcazar) 8
new covenant writes law on hearts 2, App. B
Sabbath as perpetual sign 5
Creation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15
"The Law of Moses" (1846) App. D
D
Daniel (book of) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16
chapter 7 (four beasts) 8
heavenly antitype 4
Decius, Emperor (249–251 AD) 10, App. J
libellus system 10
charagma etymology research 5
Didascalia Apostolorum 7
3rd-century anti-Sabbath pressure 7
E
Eastern religions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14
Rome as center 9
Edict of Milan (313 AD). See Constantine
Ellen White. See White, Ellen G.
Erasmus of Rotterdam 7
on Bohemian Sabbatarians 7
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church 7
36-46 million members 7
Acts 8 connection 7
longest continuous Sabbath tradition 7
Eusebius of Caesarea 4, 8, App. D, App. G
church historian 8
Ezekiel 9 5
forehead marking precedent 5
F
False Prophet (second beast) 10, 11, App. J
United States as earth-beast 10
See also Image to the beast
First day of the week 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16, App. B
biblical references examined App. B
Fischer, Andreas 7
martyred 1540 7
See also Bohemian Sabbatarians
Fourth Commandment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, App. A
as seal of God 5
Jesuit origins 8
G
Geneva Bible App. I
pre-KJV Protestant translation App. I
Gibbons, Cardinal James 3, App. C
on Sunday having no biblical basis 3
on "spirit of prophecy" definition 13
Glait, Oswald 7
drowned in Danube 1546 7
See also Bohemian Sabbatarians
Grace, and Sabbath-keeping 2, 13
Graham, Henry G. 3
on the Catholic Church before the Bible 3
H
Hebrews 4 (sabbatismos) 3, 15, App. A, App. B
definition 8
vs. futurism and preterism 8
Hostile witness principle 3, App. C, Epilogue
plural elders pattern 14
I
author’s journey from 1
Ignatius of Antioch 3, 9, App. B
Epistle to the Magnesians App. B
Image to the beast 11
Indulgences 3, 7, 8, 9, App. B, App. D, App. E
Inquisition 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 15, App. A, App. B, App. C, App. D, App. H, App. I, App. J
persecution of Sabbath-keepers 7
International Date Line Week Unchanged study
established 1884 (no effect on weekly cycle) Week Unchanged study
Investigative Judgment 4, App. J
1844 and sanctuary cleansing 4
Irenaeus of Lyon 4, App. H, App. I
early church father 4
J
Vulgate translator App. H
Jesuits 8, 9, 11, 13, App. B, App. I, App. J
futurism and preterism origins 8
See also Ribera; Alcazar
Jesus Christ 1, 6, 15, 16, App. G
Lord of the Sabbath 6
cosmic Sabbath witness 15
Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts 15
First Apology 67 (c. 155 AD) 7
earliest Sunday worship description 7
decree establishing papal supremacy (538 AD) 8
K
Karaites 7
Scripture-only Jewish movement 7
1,200 years of Torah-based Sabbath 7
L
Laodicea. See Council of Laodicea
Law (moral vs ceremonial) 2, 6, App. B, App. E
Decalogue permanent, ceremonies ended 6, App. B
Colossians 2:16 context App. B
Libellus (Roman certificate) 10, App. J
economic coercion precedent 10
Little horn (Daniel 7) 4, 7, 8
identification criteria 8
"think to change times and laws" 4, 8
Liu, Rebekah 1
Sabbath in Communist China 1
Lunar Sabbath (theory refuted) Week Unchanged study, App. J
Luther, Martin 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13
on papal Antichrist 8
M
Mark of the Beast 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
not yet enforced 10
Martyrs 1, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16
Barbara of Thiers (1529) 7
Sabbath-keepers 7
Mary (the Catholic Church’s veneration of) 9
mediatrix doctrine, contrasted with 1 Timothy 2:5 9
Queen of Heaven title (Jeremiah 7, 44) 9
Masoretic Text App. H, App. I, App. J
Hebrew Old Testament tradition App. H
Mass (Catholic) 9, 12, App. C, App. J
Council of Trent definition 9, App. C
Hebrews "once for all" contrast 9, App. C
historicist interpretation 8
year-day principle App. D
Baptist, 2300-day prophecy App. D
Milton, John 7
on Waldensian antiquity 7
Moneta of Cremona 7
Catholic inquisitor admitting Waldensian Sabbath 7
Moravians 7
Zinzendorf on Sabbath observance 7
N
Nazarenes (early Jewish Christians) 7
original Jerusalem church 7
kept Sabbath and Torah 7
New Age. See Eastern religions
historicist interpretation 1, 8
subordinationist theology App. G
O
Objections answered App. B
Origen of Alexandria 5, App. G, App. J
early church father App. G
P
Papacy. See Roman Catholic Church
Paulicians 7
Armenia, 7th-9th centuries 7
100,000 martyred under Empress Theodora 7
Persecution 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Petri, Johann Philipp App. D, Bib.
2300-day exposition (1768) App. D
Piedmont massacre (1655) 7
1,700+ Waldenses killed 7
Milton’s sonnet 7
Pope. See Roman Catholic Church
Jesuit origins 8
Prophecy. See Daniel; Revelation; Historicism
Protestant Reformation. See Reformation
Protestantism 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14
on papal Antichrist 8
Purgatory 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, App. F, App. G, App. H
unbiblical doctrine App. F
R
Rastafarians 7
independent Babylon identification 7
many keep seventh-day Sabbath 7
Reformation 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
incomplete 12
Reformers on papal Antichrist 8, 11
sign equals seal precedent 5
Remnant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Epilogue
identifying marks 13
Rest (sabbatismos) 1, 15, Epilogue, App. J
"there remaineth a rest" (Hebrews 4:9) 15, Epilogue
thematic thread 1, 15, Epilogue
Revelation (book of) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, Epilogue
chapter 14 (three angels) 4
chapter 17-18 (Babylon) 12, 14
Ribera, Francisco 8, 11, App. B, App. J
futurism origins 8
Roman Catholic Church 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, App. C
admissions on Sabbath change 3, App. C
catechism alterations 2
identified in prophecy 8
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 15
in eternity Epilogue
Jesus and 6
vs. Sunday App. A
Sanctuary (heavenly) 4, App. J
cleansing of (Daniel 8:14) 4
Most Holy Place 4
"angel of light" deception (2 Corinthians 11:14–15) 1
"lying wonders" (2 Thessalonians 2:9) 1
Sabbath as 5
Septuagint (LXX) App. H, App. I, App. J
Seventh Day Baptists 7
400+ years continuous witness 7
Stephen Mumford (1664) 7
Seventh-day Adventist Church 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Shahbaz, Rashid 1
testimony from Muslim background 1
Sign (Sabbath as) 2, 5, App. B
Exodus 31:13, 17 5
Ezekiel 20:12, 20 5
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, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13
Soul, state of the dead App. E, App. F
Sphragizo (Greek: seal) 5, App. J
voluntary covenant acceptance 5
contrast with charagma (mark) 5
defined as essence of prophecy, not a prophet title 13
Spiritualism 1, 9, App. E, App. F
author’s journey through 1
Subbotniks (Russian Sabbatarians) 7
independent discovery from Scripture 7
Ariel Sharon’s family 7
Sunday 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, App. A, App. B
as mark of Catholic Church authority 3, 5
Catholic claims of authority 3, App. C
no biblical command for 3, App. B
Sunday laws 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16
Szekler Sabbatarians 7
Transylvania, 380 years (1588–1968) 7
Holocaust martyrs (1944) 7
village flooded (1988) 7
T
Ten Commandments 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13
Catholic alterations 2
Tertullian 7
on Sunday observance (c. 200 AD) 7
Textus Receptus App. H, App. I
Three angels' messages 4
Three kingdoms (uprooted) 8
Heruli, Vandals, Ostrogoths 8
Thread (remnant) 1, 7, Epilogue
continuous Sabbath witness 7
book’s central metaphor 1, Epilogue
Time (linear vs cyclical) 1, 15
biblical linearity toward rest 1, 15
Eastern cyclical contrast 1
"Times and laws" (Daniel 7:25) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 16
Tolingerin, Christina. See Martyrs
Transubstantiation App. C, App. J
See also Mass (Catholic)
Trinity, history of doctrine App. G
Tyndale, William 1, App. B, App. F, App. H, App. I
martyrdom App. I
translation work App. H
U
Unfalsifiability, addressed Epilogue
United States 5, 7, 10, App. A, App. D
as prophetic earth-beast 10
Sunday legislation history 10
V
Vatican. See Roman Catholic Church
Vaticanus (Codex) App. H, App. I, App. J
omissions and alterations App. I
Vulgate (Latin Bible) App. H, App. I, App. J
Jerome’s translation App. I
W
Waldenses 7
Piedmont valleys 7
Sabbath-keeping documented by Moneta 7
1655 massacre 7
Westcott and Hort App. H, App. I
Witnesses, hostile. See Hostile witness principle
Sabbath as test 5
See also Sabbath; Sunday
Y
Year-day principle 8
biblical basis 8
Z
Zinzendorf, Count Nikolaus Ludwig von 7
Moravian leader 7
"employed the Sabbath for rest" (1738) 7