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Month: December 2022

Stumbling in the Way, Part 11

Stumbling in the Way, Part 11

THE FIRST SEAL continued. As further evidence that although the first church possessed the white horse (the pure doctrine of Christ) in its possession, nevertheless those who were soon to be riding (controlling and directing) this doctrine were already aspiring to do so. “The apostle Paul declares that; The Mystery of Iniquity (“Mystic Babylon“) was already beginning to work amongst the Lord’s people IN HIS DAY; but the working was evidently but slight until after the death of Paul and…

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Stumbling in the Way, Part 10

Stumbling in the Way, Part 10

THE FIRST SEAL Revelation Chapter 6 VERSE 1 and 2 “Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see. And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.” The traditional view held by the majority in the nominal…

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Stumbling in the Way, Part 9

Stumbling in the Way, Part 9

The Seven angels of the Seven Churches The first Church: was Ephesus: meaning “First” or “desirable” this period covered the time in which the apostles lived beginning at Pentecost 33 A.D. to about 100 A.D. “The angel of this Church is the Apostle Paul who wrote the greater part of the New Testament —ALL in the form of letters to the various churches and to the Hebrews as a group. Texts like 2 Cor 11:28 and Acts 9:15 demonstrate his…

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Stumbling in the Way, Part 8

Stumbling in the Way, Part 8

The History of the Gospel Age Church The importance of history cannot be overestimated most especially as it pertains to the history of the Gospel age church. Unfortunately, the vast majority of professed Christians have little or no knowledge of church history. They may know something about the early days of the church its founding by the Lord and the apostles and its progress up until about the time of the fall of Jerusalem, but beyond that it all becomes…

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Stumbling in the Way, Part 7

Stumbling in the Way, Part 7

As stated in our previous post before we delve into the history of each of the seven churches and their respective angels, we would first like to ask, What are the qualifications for being one of the Seven Angels? The following excerpt comes to us from the New Albany Notes on Revelation. “Much discussion has gone into naming the seven messengers (angels) to the seven Churches. On the whole, Bible students have been in basic agreement as to the identities…

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Stumbling in the Way, Part 6

Stumbling in the Way, Part 6

Zechariah’s Vision The foregoing vision given Zechariah confirms what we were discussing in our previous post concerning the divine channels chosen to dispense the truth to the household of faith. In the narrative found in (Zech 4:1-14), Zechariah was given another vision by the angel of the Lord, and the angel (messenger) asked him, “What do you see?” Zechariah answered saying, “I am looking, and there is a lamp-stand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and…

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Stumbling in the Way, Part 5

Stumbling in the Way, Part 5

The Seven angels and the Proper Food On the Lord’s Day the apostle John banished upon the island of Patmos was in spirit when he saw one like the Son of Man standing in the midst of seven golden lamp-stands. In his right hand he held seven stars. He later explained to John that the seven stars were the angels (or messengers) of the seven churches, and that the seven golden lamp-stands represented the seven churches. (Rev 1:9-20) These seven…

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