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WITNESSING FOR JESUS, Part 2

WITNESSING FOR JESUS, Part 2

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“WHY BAPTIZEST THOU, THEN?” It is the worldly idea and the nominal Church idea that all associated with religious teaching should make some great boast or claim respecting themselves – that they are wonderful prophets, or reverend, or doctors of divinity, or something else above the ordinary: no wonder then that the Priests and Levites, accustomed to this sort of thing, were surprised to find John making no such boasts and basing his preaching upon no such claims. They inquired…

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WITNESSING FOR JESUS, Part 1

WITNESSING FOR JESUS, Part 1

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John 1:18-34 Golden Text: – “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” John The Baptist had the great honor and distinction of being the first of God’s witnesses amongst men respecting God’s only begotten Son. John was a grand character, from whatever standpoint we view him, and all of the Lord’s people now seeking to witness faithfully may draw some valuable lessons from his course, in addition to which we shall show that he…

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ELIJAH TAKEN IN A WHIRLWIND, Part 3

ELIJAH TAKEN IN A WHIRLWIND, Part 3

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ELISHA, IF A TYPE, A DOUBLE ONE. We might here remark that although we are treating Elisha as a part of the type as well as Elijah, yet there is nothing in the Scriptures that positively intimates that this is the case – it is a mere inference. In Elijah’s case, as we have already pointed out in a previous lesson, there is no doubt; beyond peradventure Elijah was a type of the elect Church in the flesh. But if Elisha…

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ELIJAH TAKEN IN A WHIRLWIND, Part 2

ELIJAH TAKEN IN A WHIRLWIND, Part 2

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HARVEST SIFTINGS TYPIFIED. There has been considerable speculation respecting this account of the three times and places at which Elijah invited Elisha to part company with him: that Elijah was too modest to desire many witnesses of the final manifestation of God’s favor toward him, or that he wished to spare Elisha the sadness of the later parting; but these suggestions are not satisfactory to us. To our mind these were a feature of the type whose antitype must be…

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ELIJAH TAKEN IN A WHIRLWIND, Part 1

ELIJAH TAKEN IN A WHIRLWIND, Part 1

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2 Kings 2:1-11 Golden Text: – “He was not, for God took him.” – Gen 5:24 (R3416) The words, “When the Lord would take up Elijah,” suggest that Elijah had a specially protected life – that it was not subject to the power of his enemies – that he was wholly under divine control. And this is true also of the antitypical Elijah class of this Gospel age. It was true, we remember, of the great Head of this class, Jesus…

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Who will survive Armageddon? Part 17

Who will survive Armageddon? Part 17

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WHAT ELIJAH’S MANTLE MAY SIGNIFY “We answer; we believe that the peoples of earth, the public in general, are to be judged by the truth. The people are represented by waters. It would seem that in some way the people are to be judged and tested; and that a division of public sentiment is to be caused, in connection with the truth. Waters are to be separated from waters, people from people, and the truth being received by some and…

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Who will survive Armageddon? Part 16

Who will survive Armageddon? Part 16

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It is expected that by this time (i.e. during the Hour of Trial) that the great signs and miraculous wonders first begun in the Church of England (the two horned beast which came up out of the earth, Rev 13:11, 13) would have spread throughout all of Christendom and that the False Prophet would be the chief or prominent figure in the propagation and operation of these deceiving wonders. Now understand this false prophet is known only as such by…

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Elijah’s successor—Elisha, Part 2

Elijah’s successor—Elisha, Part 2

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The “*sons of the prophets” (theologians) will disbelieve that the Elijah, the true Church has been taken; but upon the class who shall see (the Elisha class who believe it to be so), a double portion of the Elijah spirit comes. No wonder if this class becomes awake to the grandeur and importance of their work, when they realize the establishment of the kingdom–the glorifying of the Elijah class. And this is shown in type. Elisha received the double portion…

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Elijah’s successor—Elisha, Part 1

Elijah’s successor—Elisha, Part 1

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Before translating Elijah, the Lord arranged that he should prepare and instruct his successor, and sent him to Elisha as such. (1 Kings 19:16). So, if we have found Elijah to represent the over-comers, the “Bride” or “Body” of Christ, we might reasonably infer that Elisha is the representative of those who shall succeed the over-comers, as the Lords mouth-piece on earth; hence our interest in his career. From the time of his call to be the successor, Elisha followed…

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Elias Shall First Come, Part 2

Elias Shall First Come, Part 2

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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…

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