God’s Ten Commandments displayed in full — the unalterable standard of the final judgment. The fourth commandment, the seventh-day Sabbath, is the Seal of the Living God, the sign of His creative power and authority over all the earth.
After October 22, 1844, when Jesus entered the Most Holy Place in the heavenly sanctuary, the Ark of the Covenant — containing the Ten Commandments — became visible to God’s people. The 1850 Law of God chart was produced to show all ten commandments clearly, with special emphasis on the fourth commandment as God’s Seal.
“Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
— Revelation 14:12 (KJV) — The defining mark of God’s remnant in the last days“And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament.”
— Revelation 11:19 (KJV) — The ark appeared when the Most Holy Place was opened in 1844“The ark of the testament is seen in His temple in heaven. The Ten Commandments are there, living and active — the standard by which all who have ever lived will be judged.”
— Ellen G. White, The Great ControversyThe Law of God chart was a companion to the 1850 Sanctuary chart promoted by Otis Nichols. While the Sanctuary chart showed the two-apartment structure of the heavenly sanctuary and the prophetic timeline, the Law of God chart displayed the actual content of what is in the Most Holy Place — the Ark of the Covenant, containing the Ten Commandments.
James White led the early Sixth-day-Adventist movement into a full understanding of the Sabbath truth, publishing The Present Truth and The Advent Review. He presented the Law of God chart to show that all ten commandments are still binding, that the fourth commandment has never been changed by God, and that the seventh-day Sabbath is the Seal placed in the very heart of His law.
Co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Publisher, preacher, and theologian. He worked alongside Ellen White and Joseph Bates to establish the foundational doctrines of Adventism after the Great Disappointment of 1844.
Read his full biography →Written by the finger of God on two tables of stone (Deuteronomy 9:10). Never repealed. Never amended. The eternal standard of His holy character — and the standard of judgment. The Fourth Commandment — the Sabbath — is the Seal of the Living God.
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
Exodus 20:3 (KJV)“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”
Exodus 20:4–6 (KJV)“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”
Exodus 20:7 (KJV)“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
Exodus 20:8–11 (KJV)“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
Exodus 20:12 (KJV)“Thou shalt not kill.”
Exodus 20:13 (KJV)“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
Exodus 20:14 (KJV)“Thou shalt not steal.”
Exodus 20:15 (KJV)“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”
Exodus 20:16 (KJV)“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”
Exodus 20:17 (KJV)“And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.”
— Exodus 31:18 (KJV) — God wrote His law with His own hand. What God writes with His own finger does not pass away.Every official seal of authority contains three elements: the name of the official, his title, and his territory. The fourth commandment contains all three elements of God’s seal — and it alone among the ten commandments does so.
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
— Exodus 20:8–11 (KJV)“The Sabbath is a sign between God and His people. It points back to creation — God made and rested and blessed this day. It is the seal of His law, placed in the very heart of the Ten Commandments.”
— Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6“The change of the Sabbath is the sign or mark of the authority of the Roman Church. Those who, understanding the claims of the fourth commandment, choose to observe the false sabbath in place of the true, are thereby paying homage to that power by which alone it is commanded.”
— Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 448View and download the original 1850 Law of God chart. Produced in 11×17 format for display and distribution. Perfect for printing and sharing.
The books of heaven are being opened. The investigative judgment began October 22, 1844. Jesus stands before the Ark of the Covenant, and the Ten Commandments are the standard by which every case is decided.
“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”
— Ecclesiastes 12:14 (KJV)“So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.”
— James 2:12 (KJV)“Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment.”
— Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 (KJV)“The great judgment is a most solemn reality. In the anti-typical Day of Atonement, every case is decided. The books of record are open in the heavenly sanctuary, and the intercession of Christ in behalf of every soul who has believed on His name is being brought to its final close. Here is the patience of the saints.”
— Ellen G. White, Selected Messages, vol. 1God’s law is living and active. Share this page, print the chart, download the PDF. The world needs to know which day God blessed and sanctified.
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