An essay by Robert J. Wieland
(See the address below to obtain a printed copy of the complete 32 page booklet.)

Section One

• The History of the 1888 Message

• The "Beginning" of the Fourth Angel's Message

• Why Was This History So Long Neglected?

• The Common Denominator of All History

• The Background of the 1888 Message

• The Reaction Against the Message

• The 1901 General Conference Session

• The Failure of Jones and Waggoner

• The "Alpha" and the "Omega"

Section Two

• What was the 1888 message?

• The essentials of the Jones / Waggoner message.

• Righteousness by faith in the true Christ.

• Justification is forensic effective.

• Justification is the dynamic of the message.

• The message is consistent with the unique Seventh-day Adventist understanding of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary.

• The message was Good News.

• Sinless living in sinful flesh prepares us for the Second Coming.

• Why should there be opposition to such Good News?