First of all the Holy Spirit is NOT a “Who” it’s an “It” A broad definition of the words “Spirit of God,” or “Holy Spirit,” would be—the divine WILL, INFLUENCE, or POWER, exercised anywhere and everywhere, and for any purpose in harmony with the divine will, which, being a holy will implies that the steps and operations of the Holy Spirit will be in harmony with holiness. God exercises his Spirit or energy in many ways, using various agencies in…
The “Fullness,” and the “Times,” of the Gentiles “By the time-calculation of Section XII it is proved that the upper south wall of the Grand Gallery indicates Autumn of the year 1914 A.D.; and if our understanding regarding the completion of the membership of the Body of Christ, explained at length in the previous Section (XVIII, “The New Covenant Age: The First Resurrection”, Part 21 and 22 in our study), is correct, this date saw the “fullness” of the Gentiles…
As a new member of a bible study forum I noted that various discussions had been made on the subject of dispensationalism, some arguing for, others against, that is to say whether or not it was a man-made doctrine or one actually taught in the scriptures. First of all it might help if we define what a “dispensation” is, as there are various meanings or definitions to this term. Dispensation: an act or instance of dispensing; distribution; for example the…
THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST “We have seen how the last great trial to be overcome by each individual follower of Christ is symbolized by the Step at the head of the Grand Gallery (See Vol. 1, Par. 205, “The Great Pyramid”, Part 39). It will now be shown how the last great trial of the true Church as a whole is also indicated by the Step. The length and other characteristics of the Grand Gallery, prove that it represents…
The General Resurrection In Sections XVII (Part 20 in our study) and XVIII we noticed the Scriptural teaching respecting those who rose from the dead in 1878 A.D.—that they entered into the Spiritual condition (1 Cor. 15:44); while the remnant of the consecrated who are “alive and remain” during Christ’s parousia, or presence-period since that date, are “changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye” to their heavenly state, when they lay aside their “earthly tabernacle” in death…
The Dominion Parallels When God gave the Law to the descendants of Israel, he promised them blessings when they obeyed, and cursing’s if they did not. They constantly disregarded the Law, and therefore every adversity threatened has come upon them. Two of the severest of these were the “seven times” of punishment, and the “desolation of the land,” pronounced together by Moses in the book of Leviticus, 26:14-43. The Scriptural connections show that these punishments both began at the same…
Continued from previous post. The Jubilee Prophecy is the only direct chronological proof of our Lord’s return, thus it is imperative that we fully comprehend it. The method by which the Israelite’s were instructed to calculate the precise year when they were to sound the trumpet of jubilee, namely, the cycle of 7 times 7 years, is also an important part of the type, and should have its corresponding antitype. This is evidently the Lord’s arrangement, that just as in…
Rest and Restitution The application of numerous corroborative time-measurements connected with the Entrance of the Pyramid (Which we have already covered in Part 1 of our study), will be better appreciated by the reader if we first detail the time-features of the diagrams entitled “Rest and Restitution,” (Number 8) and “Dominion Parallels” (Number 3), which we will examine in more detail in the next segment of our study). The Apostle Paul explains that the Law was a “shadow of good…
We present the following due to the fact that many brethren at one time (and some possibly even still today) believed that the harvest period was over, that spirit begettal had ended, that those being called now were being called in respects to matters concerning the earthly phase of the kingdom. This (false) idea has likewise been propagated by our JW friends. This is likewise being presented because in our study on the “Time Features of the Great Pyramid” we…
The New Covenant age; The First Resurrection Continued from previous post. In the time-measurement of Section XVII, (The Jewish “Double” The Resurrection of the “Body” of Christ, Part 20 in our study) it was seen how the year 1878 A.D. is the date for the beginning of the raising of the Body, since which all who “die in the Lord” are changed immediately to the spirit condition. It is certainly appropriate to find, as will be shown in this time-measurement,…