Strange Fire: Adventist Worship is becoming more Pagan than Christian

As reported by Saved to Serve, the Southwest Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has just concluded their 2023 annual camp meeting. It took place from June 7 to 10, 2023. During the worship services, the entire camp was filled with the sound of war, similar to what Moses experienced during the golden calf apostasy. While Moses was receiving the law of God on Mt. Sinai-laws that were to prepare the people for entering the promised land-Satan began to lay his own groundwork to prevent that passage. He introduced pagan worship to overthrow ancient Israel.

Pagan worship is not dead. The new dynamic worship services that are being conducted in Adventist camp meetings and convocations today have incorporated strange displays, jumping, shouting, dancing, and loud Pentecostal music. These demonstrations are no different than the drug-fueled dance clubs where DJs play secular music on loud sound systems while partygoers dance hypnotically. These styles and expressions of worship are not new. They have their origins in paganism and can be traced to Baal worship in the Holy Scriptures. When our church services become indistinguishable from the world's style of entertainment, our worship has become more pagan than Christian.

Remember, it was the prophets of Baal that "leaped" upon the altar, "cried aloud", and "cut themselves." (1 Kings 18:26-28) They had 450 prophets calling upon Baal through shouting, dancing, jumping, and self-mutilation. This was almost always the case with pagan worship. However, our true God is not worshiped this way. What did Elijah do that caused God to accept his sacrifice and worship? Did he leap, shout, and dance? No. He simply restored the altar of God by stacking 12 stones, God's original blueprint, and humbled himself in prayer. And God answered the prayer of his obedient, faithful servant. The contrast between the pagan worship of Baal and the true worship of Jehovah could not be more evident when we look at the showdown of apostasy on top of Mount Carmel. Inspiration highlights this very fact:

"The calm demeanor of the prophet stands out in sharp contrast with the fanatical, senseless frenzy of the followers of Baal" (Prophets and Kings, 151).

This very "fanatical, senseless, and frenzy worship" is now being marketed to Seventh-day Adventists around the world. It is the new evangelism that is supposed to keep your young people engaged. New modern worship styles are being implemented at places where Seventh-day Adventists meet to worship. There is a well-funded, well-coordinated attempt to transform the church experience for our people that has the approval of top leadership, and tragically, this new worship is frightfully similar to the ancient pagan traditions that seduced the nation of Israel and caused them to lose their way.

"Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary?" Ezekiel 8:6.

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