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Last Generation Theology or "final generation" theology is a religious belief regarding moral perfection achieved by sanctified people in the last generation before the Second Coming of Jesus. Although no longer a part of official Seventh-day Adventist theology, some hold that there will be an end-time remnant of believers who are faithful to God, which will be manifest shortly prior to the second coming of Jesus, as suggested by the 144,000 saints described in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament.
Some claim LGT is related to "historic Adventism", but as one supporter claims, it differs in that it forms an extension or development of "historic" or mainstream Adventist beliefs, or takes them to their logical conclusion. It has similarities to the teachings of John Wesley, in his book A Plain Account of Christian Perfection.
Seventh-day Adventists teach that Jesus Christ was not only the Substitute but also the Example for man, and that Christians, through the process of sanctification overcome sin, and have the character of Christ perfectly reproduced in them through the Holy Spirit. But "final generation" believers hold that God's people will cease from committing sinful acts before the "close of probation," and before the "time of trouble" just prior to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Most also believe that the close of human probation has been delayed by human sin and unbelief in the "Laodicean church," but can be accelerated through their consistent living of holy lives so Christ can come.