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“God's dealings with the nation of Israel were of a typical character; yet few have any adequate conception of how fully this was the case. It has doubtless been observed by many that the apostles, particularly the apostle Paul, in instructing the Christian Church, frequently refer to some...

“And He will be as a sanctuary, but a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, as a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And many among them shall stumble; they shall fall and be broken, be snared and taken.” Isa 8:14, 15 We believe the following will...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” “Here again our Lord clearly showed the disciples that the end of the age was much farther off than they had supposed; that the message of...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 4 “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.” AROUND THE THRONE WERE TWENTY-FOUR THRONES: Here, in this picture representing the beginning...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders The following is presented in support of our fifth and final view that the 24 elders represent the 24 divisions of the Old Testament Scriptures. “The identity of these elders is considered by some brethren to be a reference to the office of the...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders continued. We continue with our examination of the texts in support of the 3rd view that the 24 elders represent the Church in its glorified condition. Rev. 5:5 “One of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders We would now like to present scriptural support for the 3rd view in our study in which it is believed that the 24 elders represent the Church in its glorified condition. As was stated in our previous post, the identity of these “elders” is considered...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders continued. 4) Another possibility that many Bible students favor is that the twenty four elders represent 24 Old Testament prophets. This seems like a likely solution at first glance, even though there are more than 24 prophets in the Old Testament (I...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders continued. 3) As was stated in our previous post of the five most predominant views as to whom the twenty four elders represent the most widely held is that they represent the Church in the glorified state. Our Futurist friends naturally hold to this...

Words and Phrases The Twenty Four Elders “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders ...” (Rev 4:4) A quick search of the internet will reveal that there are various opinions held as to who precisely these elders are; in fact on this very forum we...

Matthew Chapter 24 In Verses 4-8 our Lord briefly summarized the history of the past nineteen centuries not only foretelling of wars, earthquakes, famines and pestilences to come, but also of false Christ who would appear at various times deceiving and leading many astray. Our Lord then turning...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 6-8 continued, “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 6-8 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 3 continued, “And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.” AND THERE WAS A RAINBOW AROUND THE THRONE: A rainbow in Scripture represents a covenant. IN...

Revelation Chapter 4 VERSE 3 continued, “And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.” AND HE WHO SAT THERE WAS LIKE A JASPER AND A SARDIUS STONE IN APPEARANCE: The Scriptures unequivocally...

Revelation Chapter 4 Before we precede any further with this chapter and the next it is VERY IMPORTANT to point out that THIS IS NOT A LITERAL SCENE OF HEAVEN, and for that reason, is not what you would actually see if you went to heaven. This vision is intended to teach a symbolic lesson, to...

One of the evidences we have that the Ancients Worthies will represent the visible earthly ruler-ship of the kingdom and not simply all who make a profession or who survive Armageddon is found in the words of our Lord in Matthew 7 and Luke 13. Here the Lord was speaking about the narrow way and...

Who will constitute the administrating or governing body of the two phases of the kingdom? In respects to the heavenly phase of the kingdom not everyone (spirit begotten) who goes to heaven will sit on thrones governing with Christ, but only the faithful over-comers of the Gospel age, God’s...

The following we present in reply to a comment made by our friend Barney Bright (a Jehovah’s Witness) who like most Witnesses believe that there is no future hope for natural Israel and that as such all the promises made to that people have been forfeited. Chief among these promises was that if...

Matthew Chapter 24 VERSE 4 and 5 “And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.” “In other words, before Jesus began his discussion, he warned the disciples against being deceived...