Matthew 24:42, 45, 46
We cannot be exactly sure when our Lord will return. We know from the signs that it will be soon. We do know that before his appearing there will be a time of trouble such as never was, distress of nations with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring. Our Lord warns us to ex…
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Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?” asks Yahweh through the prophet Amos. The question to those familiar with lions in ancient times is rhetorical. Obviously the answer is, “No”! A lion is not going to signal his…
In this fifth and final article concerning the development of the Divine purpose in men, we summarise and enlarge upon some aspects of what brother Thomas wrote in the excellent section in Eureka Volume 1—The Mystery of Godliness Apocalypsed in Symbol—and consider the final phase of the Manifest…
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After the first sin in Eden, Adam and Eve were barred access to the tree of life “lest”, said Yahweh, “they eat of it and live for ever”.
Refinement and Perfection
Clearly implied is the Lord’s concern that they should become immortal in their then imperfect moral state.
The con…
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The relationships we are developing in the present can build friendships for eternity. What are the implications in this for us now?
The Apostle John in his first epistle describes one of the characteristics which identify the immortal saints of the future, when he says, “We know we have passed f…
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One of the greatest blessings of life in the Truth is the pleasure that real friendship affords. We love our Brethren and Sisters because of the qualities we see in them. Our Lord combines all of the finest qualities we admire in our friends, and more. Our friends we have seen, Christ we have not….
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It is an irony of our existence that the greater part of our allotted span is dedicated to those things pertaining to the here and now; the ephah and the shekel, mundane tasks, recreation and even an extraordinary component of sleep. We may not think often about eternity, yet that is the focus of Sc…
Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?” asks Yahweh through the prophet Amos. The question to those familiar with lions in ancient times is rhetorical. Obviously the answer is, “No”! A lion is not going to signal his…
It is very likely true that we would not be writing this article and you would not be reading it were it not for a certain boat running aground on the treacherous sable shoals somewhere between England and America. That ship carried John Thomas who had taken passage as ship’s doctor in the hope, l…
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In our first article in this series we were introduced to this ‘man of destiny’ as he began the career marked out for him by the Most High. We followed his meteoric rise from a poor Corsican officer to Commander of the army of Italy. His genius and audacity as General of the French forces were p…
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