“During the long centuries of the Gospel age, the Church, as instructed by her Lord, has prayed, “Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven.” But, like drowsy children, because the time was long, many have almost forgotten the import of the words that now seem to die upon their lips. To all such whose hearts are still loyal to the Lord, we call in the words of the Apostle Paul, “It is…
In our last post we took a look at Verses 28 and 29 of Joel’s prophecy; let us now examine the remainder of that prophecy, Verses 30-32. “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the…
VERSES 28 and 29 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.” As is the custom of God to hide the truth, both form the true Church as well as from the “worldly…
VERSE 6-10 “The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory. Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods. Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O Lord. For You, Lord, are most high above all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. You, who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His…
VERSE 3 “A fire goes before Him, and burns up His enemies round about.” “If we inquire, why is this Day of His presence such a Time of Trouble and distress of nations? The answer comes, because righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His Throne, and He is judging the nations and weighing them in the balance. Judgment is being laid to the line and righteousness to the plummet (Isa 28:17), to the intent that ere long the equitable…
VERSE 2 “Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.” “The morning cometh (the blessed day), and also the night (a night of clouds and thick darkness)…” Isa 21:12 “Suddenly the picture changes from joy to gloom! David now characterizes the effects of the beginning of the reign lest anyone err in picturing the Millennium as all sunshine. “Darkness is round about him.”—Darkness is a symbol. It stands for lack of understanding. David shows…
Psalm 97 was written by the Psalmist David, who taking a prophetic standpoint of observation looked forward in time to our day, the “day of the Lord”, the day of his (Greek: Parousia, presence), the Second Advent. It is important to remember that most of the prophetic utterances of the prophets of old were written not for their benefit, but rather “for our admonition upon whom the ends of the Ages have come” (1 Cor. 10:10) “To them it was…
HOPE BEYOND ARMAGEDDON (The following extract was taken from The End Times Spring 2001 Issue # 16) The Left Behind series of religious novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, and the movies based upon these books promote an overly dramatic and sadistic view of end time prophecy. The authors tell of the horrors of a vindictive God destroying three billion people by fire and earthquakes. (It is a fact that too many professed believers these days allow their faith…
We present the following due to the fact that many brethren at one time (and some possibly even still today) believed that the harvest period was over, that spirit begettal had ended, that those being called now were being called in respects to matters concerning the earthly phase of the kingdom. This (false) idea has likewise been propagated by our JW friends. This is likewise being presented because in our study on the “Time Features of the Great Pyramid” we…
It should be evident now from the foregoing study as well other studies found both here on this forum, and on our (Bible Student) blogs and websites that it is our belief that the Lord Jesus returned to earth in 1874, but nevertheless at present known only to those who are fully awake and who have taken notice of the “signs” the Lord stated in Matthew the 24th Chapter which would reveal his parousia or presence. Having studied the matter…