1. Great Controversy Issues (John C. Peckham)

• The cosmic conflict over God’s character
• Differing understandings of the great controversy
• Issues and questions pertinent to LGT
• Addressing the issues: The remainder of this book

2. What Is Last Generation Theology? (Woodrow Whidden)

• Introduction
• Who developed LGT?
• The contribution of E. J. Waggoner
• The crucial role of M. L. Andreasen and his LGT
• Similarities between Waggoner’s and Andreasen’s LGT concepts
• The later advocates of Waggoner’s and Andreasen’s LGT ideas
• Conclusions and further challenges to ponder

3. What Shall We Say About Sin? (Martin Hanna)

• Introduction: The semantic complexity of sin
• Part 1: Sin in Romans 1–4
• Part 2: Sin in Romans 5–8
• Conclusion: I’m pressing on the upward way

4. How Shall a Person Stand Before God? What Is the Meaning of Justification? (Richard M. Davidson)

• I. Importance of the Issue
• II. The Debate Over Justification: Differing Views
• The traditional Protestant view
• Protestant versus Catholic view of justification
• Recent Protestant rapprochement with Catholics
• The new perspective on Paul and justification
• Seventh-day Adventist alternatives to the traditional Reformation view
• III. The Biblical Teaching on Justification by Faith
• Word study
• Old Testament passages regarding justification (especially those cited by Paul)
• IV. Conclusions and Implications
• Addendum: Personal Experience

5. Sanctification and Perfection Are the Work of a Lifetime (Denis Fortin)

• God’s love and the human condition
• Justification by grace through faith
• Sanctification by grace through faith
• The lingering presence of sin
• The Holy Spirit and regeneration to new life
• Obedience and good works
• Character development and perfection
• Conclusion

6. Inhabiting the Kingdom: On Apocalyptic Identity and Last Generation Lifestyle (Ante Jerončić)

• Introduction
• Clearing: Naming malfunctions
• Deepening: On “seeing,” “standing,” and “being”
• Broadening: Inhabiting the apocalyptic “space”

7. Inside the Mind of a Struggling Saint: The Psychology of Perfection (H. Peter Swanson)

• Perfection perplexities
• Quest for certainty
• Trust your gut?
• Fickle feelings
• Logic’s limits
• Imperious pronouncements
• Best methods
• Certainty is illusive
• Progressive perfection
• Ordinary overcomers
• The high points
• Faith under fire
• Unwavering faith
• Remorse and regret
• Pathological perfectionism
• Twisted self-confidence
• Healthy self-distrust
• Significant insights
• Active faith
• Blessed assurance

8. Jesus Christ: Savior and Example (Darius W. Jankiewicz)

• Introduction
• The call to holiness during Old Testament times
• Jesus as “the holy thing”: The uniqueness of Christ in the New Testament
• The identification of Christ with the suffering of humanity
• Christ as a perfect human example
• Was Christ exactly like us?
• Some theological implications
• Did Jesus’ human nature really need to be exactly like ours?

9. What Did Jesus Accomplish on the Cross? (Félix H. Cortez)

• The folly of the cross
• The centrality of the cross for the gospel
• The tree in the middle of the Garden
• The promise
• The tree in the middle of the earth
• The cross and the wrath of God
• The cross and the victory of God
• The cross and the glory of God

10. The Significance, Meaning, and Role of Christ’s Atonement (Jiří Moskala)

• My response: The foundational biblical truth—Christ’s death on the cross defeated Satan
• Critique of the LGT view
• Further crucial biblical and theological observations on Christ’s high-priestly ministry with selected Ellen G. White quotations
• Conclusion

11. What Is the State of the Last Generation? (Ranko Stefanovic)

• The last generation as the 144,000
• Purpose of Revelation 7
• Sealing of the end-time saints (Revelation 7:1–3)
• The sealed 144,000 (Revelation 7:4–8)
• The great multitude (Revelation 7:9–17)
• The militant and triumphant church
• Preliminary (first) conclusion
• The characteristics of the 144,000
• Second conclusion
• Ellen G. White on the state of the last generation
• Final conclusion

12. Misinterpreted End-Time Issues: Five Myths in Adventism (Jiří Moskala)

• 1. God’s two seals: The seal of the gospel and the apocalyptic seal
• 2. The assurance and joy of salvation
• 3. God’s apocalyptic sealing—at any time?
• 4. Living without the Holy Spirit after the close of probation
• 5. Living without an Intercessor
• Summary
• Conclusion

13. The Second Coming of Christ: Is There a “Delay”? (Jo Ann Davidson)

• Contemporary thinking about eschatology
• Delay in the Old Testament
• New Testament “waiting”
• On the other side of the coin

14. The Triumph of God’s Love (John C. Peckham)

• Revisiting the issues and questions pertinent to last generation theology
• Conclusion