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  1. Harvest 1874

    Our Lord's Great Prophecy, Part 7

    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...
  2. Harvest 1874

    The Study of Revelation, Part 55

    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...
  3. Harvest 1874

    How to study the book of Revelation, Part 33

    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...
  4. Harvest 1874

    Some good information for Dave

    First of all there are no JW books pre-1900 they were not even in existence at the time, they didn't formed as an organization until 1931. “The Bible Students are an interesting group. I attended a few of their meetings as I was coming out of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and found them to be very...
  5. Harvest 1874

    Some good information for Dave

    And what branch of the cult which is Christendom i.e. Babylon the Great are you a member? And don't give us that line about not belonging to any particular denomination or sect, because it doesn't matter whether or not one is a participating member of any organization but whether or not they...
  6. Harvest 1874

    Some good information for Dave

    Better get used to it my sister, most threads get high jacked over time, some right away, as it appears yours has. If you wish to state your case with out any undue interruptions and etc. I would suggest you start a blog, although the readership is a bit less, (Although I myself prefer quality...
  7. Harvest 1874

    Some good information for Dave

    Once again as was stated Bible Students have never changed the date of our Lord's parousia (invisible presence), whereas the Jehovah's Witlessness have. In the beginning they accepted the 1874 date as the date of our Lord's second advent, but later they changed it to 1914. As for your quotes it...
  8. Harvest 1874

    Some good information for Dave

    I believe we have had this discussion on the forum numerous times I am a Bible Student not a JW, if you had actually visited a "reliable" website on the subject you would know the difference. As to your last statement this is a prime example of just how reliable second hand sources are. It's...
  9. Harvest 1874

    Some good information for Dave

    "I have heard that Mormonism...", "I have heard that Jehovah's Witnesses...", "I have heard that Catholicism..." etc., etc. This is all "hear say", we are not interested in hear say, someones always spouting off about the beliefs of one group or another and rather than go directly to the...
  10. Harvest 1874

    How to study the book of Revelation, Part 32

    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...
  11. Harvest 1874

    How to study the book of Revelation, Part 31

    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...
  12. Harvest 1874

    How to study the book of Revelation, Part 30

    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...
  13. Harvest 1874

    How to study the book of Revelation, Part 29

    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...
  14. Harvest 1874

    How to study the book of Revelation, Part 28

    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...
  15. Harvest 1874

    Our Lord's Great Prophecy, Part 6

    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...
  16. Harvest 1874

    Our Lord's Great Prophecy, Part 5

    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...
  17. Harvest 1874

    Our Lord's Great Prophecy, Part 4

    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...