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The form of the Lamp Stands workmanship was beautiful; picture it if you would, a fruit (a pomegranate) and then a flower, following successively one after another up the main shaft, and likewise out and up the various branches, this represented the True Church as being both beautiful and...
Having entered through the first vail of the Tabernacle into the “Holy” or spirit begotten condition the first thing we note is that there are three distinctive pieces of furniture located in this chamber, the Golden Lampstand, the Table of Showbread, and the Golden Altar. These three items are...
This reply was used in response to a comment made by forum member on another forum who insisted that father Adam had committed the unpardonable sin, I believe he was a JW.
"Whosoever speaks a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit it...
The following is a reply to a comment made under the original post by JesusIsFaithful. We post it here due to character limits.
You state: The Greek word that "quench" was derived from cannot mean the same thing in regard to quenching flames or fire, because the seal of adoption, the Holy...
“But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, And I could not.” Jer 20:9
“When a fire is kept shut off from a draft for some length of time, it will become extinguished. This is as true in the realm of moral and spiritual forces as in...
NECESSARY CHARACTER TRAITS IN SAINTS
It is very important that we heed the Apostle’s words in our text, “Seeing, then, that all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness?” We hope to be copies of God’s dear Son. He had the...
Having passed beneath the first vail we pass beyond the spiritual divide and enter into the “holy or spirit begotten condition, hence forth we are no longer recognized according to the flesh, but as new creatures in Christ Jesus. Such, as the apostle explains, are forthwith in THE SCHOOL OF...
Some further thoughts to ponder,
If indeed “Hell” and “Hades” are what the majority of Christians believe they are, viz. a place of fire and brimstone of endless torment, why then did Job pray to God, “Oh that in Hades thou wouldst hide me! That thou wouldst keep me secret until the turn of...
Another text supposedly to teach the doctrine of Hell as a place of fire and eternal torment is, Matt 13: 41, 42
“The Son of man shall send forth his angels (Servants or messengers, begotten of his spirit), and they shall gather out of his kingdom ALL THINGS (errors, falsehoods, deceptions)...
The following scriptures are likewise some which are generally relied upon by some who believe in the doctrine of Hell as a place of fire and eternal torment. Let us examine such to see if this be true.
We begin with Matt 3:11, 12
"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but he that...
The next text cited as a proof of eternal torment is Matt 25:41: “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.”
This is from The Parable of the Sheep and Goats and describes the fate of the...
“And he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb; and the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever, and ever; and they have no rest day or night.” (Rev 14:10, 11)
Now we apply another test to our texts, one which indicates...
Consider carefully the scriptures that are used to teach eternal torment. Do not imagine that a study of such scriptures is too elementary, for though convinced the doctrine of eternal torment is false, many mature Bible Students cannot readily explain the scriptures used to support the...
The following is a Checklist for Interpreting Scripture
This list of tests may be applied to interpretations of scripture to help determine its real meaning. You may think of other tests also.
Does it square with the ransom?
Is it in accordance with the divine plan?
Is the scripture...
The following excerpt was taken from a discourse by Brother Robert S. Seklemian entitled, “Thus Saith the Lord”
“Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures; and said unto them, Thus it is written.”--Luke 24:45, 46
The expression, “Thus saith the Lord,” is...
Continued from our previous post.
And so we see that the dividing line between the earthly (or natural man), the unconsecrated believer, and that of the spiritual (the New Creature), the fully consecrated is the “First Vail” or “Vail of Consecration” the “door” to the Tabernacle. This...
Having heeded the call echoed by the Apostle Paul to all believers residing within the courtyard condition, viz.
“We beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God"—if you feel gratitude for the manifest love of God, and desire to please Him and enter into the blessings to which you are called--...
AFTER our Lord had fully consecrated himself, surrendering his will for that of the Father’s, or as the Apostle quotes it from the Old Testament, “Lo, I come; in the volume of the Book it is written of me; I delight to do thy will, O my God” (Psa 40:7,8; Heb 10:7) he immediately went down to the...
The “SECOND STEP” entering the Tabernacle proper.
“You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver.” (Exod 26: 36)
This door (the “First Vail”) represents our Lord even as the “Entrance Curtain” to the...
In our previous post we mentioned how the blind guides had deceived many into believing a mere professing of faith is all that is required of them to insure their heavenly reward, that and their membership in one of the various “pens” denominations or institutions devised by men.
The blame...