Clifford Goldstein

Clifford R. Goldstein (born in 1955) is an American author and editor. He is a leading figure in the Seventh-day Adventist denomination and espouses mainline Adventist beliefs.

Biography Goldstein was born in Albany, New York in the United States.Brief biography on the publisher's page for his book God, Gödel, and Grace: A Philosophy of Faith. Accessed 2008-01-19 He was raised a secular Jew, but became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1980. He studied at Southern College and at Outpost Centers International. He received a B.A. from the University of Florida.

He edited the journal Shabbat Shalom from 1984 till 1992. In the early 90s, Goldstein interpreted the end of the Cold War as a new sign of the end of the world, with the end of the Soviet Union as the end of "the most implacable barrier to Adventist eschatology."Seeking A Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism and the American Dream, 2d ed. (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2006), by Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart, p62. Quote from Goldstein, as quoted in Seeking a Sanctuary He was a popular apocalyptic writer in the church at this time.Seeking a Sanctuary, p107

In 1992 he received a M.A. in Ancient Northwest Semitic languages from Johns Hopkins University. He was the editor of Liberty magazine from 1992 till 1997.Adult Bible Study Guide: Contact Us . Accessed 2008-01-17 He became the editor of the Adventist Adult Sabbath School Lesson in 1999. He wrote the 2006 third quarter (July to September) edition, entitled The Gospel, 1844, and Judgment,Available online from the Sabbath School Network here (an independent site), and from the Archives of the official Adult Bible Study Guide website which upheld the traditional views of the 1844 investigative judgment and heavenly sanctuary teachings.

Goldstein and his wife Kimberly have two children.

Beliefs According to Goldstein he has never been a member of the Adventist Theological Society (ATS)."The Hypocrisy of the Adventist Left ", an excerpt from The Day of the Dragon by Goldstein. Chapter reprinted in Adventist Today However he has been described as one of the two "effective spokesmen for the ATS perspective", and "the most visible and vocal exponent of the ATS agenda"."Goldstein Declares War: An Adventist Fundamentalist Ultimatum " by Ervin Taylor

He is known to espouse the belief that one cannot be an Adventist and an Evolutionist, a claim that some disagree with.

Publications 1844 Made Simple (1989) (publisher's page) Best Seller (1990), republished as The Clifford Goldstein Story (1996) (publisher's page), an autobiography How Dare You Judge Us, God (1991) False Balances (1992) A Pause for Peace: What God's Gift of the Sabbath Can Mean to You (1992) The Day of the Dragon (1993) (publisher's page). Excerpt "The Hypocrisy of the Adventist Left" reprinted in Adventist Today The Remnant: Biblical Reality or Wishful Thinking? (1994) (publisher's page) Between the Lamb and the Lion (1995) One Nation Under God? (1996) Children of the Promise (1997) (publisher's page) Like a Fire in My Bones (1998) By His Stripes (1999) The Day Evil Dies (1999) (publisher's page) The Great Compromise (2001) (publisher's page) God, Gödel, and Grace: A Philosophy of Faith (2003) (publisher's page) Graffiti in the Holy of Holies (2004) (publisher's page). Chapter 5: "The Gospel and the Judgment" and Chapter 7: "The Gift of Prophecy" reprinted on the Adventist Review website The Mules That Angels Ride (2005) (publisher's page) Life Without Limits (publisher's pages: normal version, deluxe version) Risen: Finding Hope in the Empty Tomb (2020) (publisher's page)

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