Those who studied the Bible for themselves could not but see the unscriptural character of the popular views of prophecy, and wherever the people were not deceived by the efforts of the clergy to misstate and pervert the faith, wherever they would search the word of God for themselves, the Advent doctrine needed only to be compared with the Scriptures to establish its divine authority.
Wale waliojifunza Biblia wenyewe walishindwa ila kuona tabia isiyoendana na maandiko ya maoni ya jumla kuhusu unabii, na popote ambapo watu hawakudanganywa kwa juhudi za viongozi wa dini kueleza vibaya na kupotosha imani, popote ambapo wangechunguza neno la Mungu wenyewe, mafundisho ya Waadventista yalihitaji tu kulinganishwa pamoja na Maandiko ili kujenga mamlaka yake ya Ki-Mungu.