(For differing theological perspectives, see the articles on Progressive Adventists and Historic Adventists.) Furthermore, a traditionally historicist approach to prophecy has led Adventists to develop a unique system of eschatological beliefs which incorporates a commandment-keeping ' remnant', a universal end-time crisis revolving around the law of God, and the visible return of Jesus Christ prior to a millennial reign of believers in heaven.
Some distinctive doctrines of the Seventh-Day Adventist church which differentiate it from other Christian churches include: the perpetuity of the seventh-day Sabbath, the unconsciousness of man in death, conditional immortality, an atoning ministry of Jesus Christ in the heavenly sanctuary, and an “ investigative judgment” that commenced in 1844. There are many teachings held exclusively by Seventh-day Adventists. The 28 fundamental beliefs constitute the church's official doctrinal position. Adventists believe in the infallibility of Scripture and teach that salvation comes from grace through faith in Jesus Christ. The theology of the Seventh-day Adventist Church resembles that of Protestant Christianity, combining elements from Lutheran, Wesleyan-Arminian, and Anabaptist branches of Protestantism.
