Adventist Teaching: Yes
Biblical Teaching: No
Ellen White—who the Adventist Church believes was divinely inspired and that her writings correct inaccurate interpretations of scripture—claimed in one of her most popular books, Patriarchs and Prophets, that Adam and Eve only became naked after Adam ate of the forbidden fruit. This contradicts the Bible.
Scripture makes it clear that Adam and Eve were both created naked but felt no shame over that reality (Genesis 2:25). After the Adam sinned, an awareness of shame came over the both of them over being naked (Genesis 3:7-11). They didn’t become naked.
Ellen White claims in the same book that “whatever contradicts God’s Word, we can be sure proceeds from Satan.” We’ll let you connect the dots.
For a more in-depth breakdown of how the SDA Church twists the narrative of the Fall of Man, watch this.
