Here we present a side by side comparison of the life of Elijah with the history of the true church to help us more readily see the similarities between the two. These are striking coincidences, and we believe are not accidental, but with Jesus, we believe that to those (of the Israelite’s) who could “receive” Johns testimony, he to such filled the office or work of Elias, which the church more fully accomplishes. The expression, “turn the hearts of…
The history of Elijah the prophet, called in the New Testament Elias, is one full of interest to us, not only because it is a history of a courageous and faithful servant of God, but because we believe that he was also a TYPE, and that, through the medium of his life, God has given us illustrations of some of the deep things of His word. Before touching upon Elijah as a type we wish to call attention to the…
In Job 38:7 we read that when the earth was created, “The morning stars (plural, which we believe there were only two, the Logos and Lucifer) sang together, AND all the sons of God (the rest of the angels) shouted for joy.” Our Lord referred to himself as one of these morning stars in Rev 22:16, when he stated, “I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.” Satan likewise at one time was…