This was Peter’s instruction to the elders of the ecclesias to which he wrote his first epistle. The responsibilities of elders, or in today’s parlance, arranging brethren, are no less demanding today and Peter’s words cannot be set aside. They have been recorded and preserved for succeeding g…
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So wrote the Spirit by Isaiah, the prophet, of the days immediately preceding the advent of the Lord. The “darkness” speaks of ignorance of God’s ways, and so great would this be that the prophet says “gross darkness” would cover the peoples of the earth. It is no secret to us that “in t…
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Have you ever stopped to think how important the resurrection of the dead is? Without resurrection there is no hope for man. There will be those who will be privileged to be “alive and remaining” until the coming of the Lord, or as Paul puts it in another place “we shall not all sleep”, and …
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One of the paradoxes of our high calling is that we are called to serve. Baptism into Christ elevates us to the status of brethren of the Son of God. Whereas we were “dead in sins”, we have been raised up with Christ, and “made to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus”! Our future …
Many characters both in scripture and in history are remarkable for what they endured “for conscience sake”. The legendary endurance of the Christians under Roman persecution and more recently the faithful steadfastness of our brethren and sisters under great adversity during times of war and re…
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With all the agitation and excited anticipation that surrounds the approach of the “new millennium” it is vital to keep our minds well focused on the spiritual implications of these events. The new millennium for which we look will not be ushered in with revelry and folly but with righteousness …
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With the world in a state of crisis and near hysteria, we who have “known these things before” by the grace of God and through His Word, cannot be complacent about the state of affairs. We have hope that the end of all things as at present constituted is at hand; we mourn the terrible loss of li…
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In our last issue we carried a brief report from Sydney outlining the results of a combined Arranging Brethren’s meeting held in June. The purpose of the meeting was to address a number of issues relating to false ideas on the Spirit, unbalanced views on grace and redemption and misleading positio…
This edition of The Lampstand has for its feature section a series of articles on prophecy. There is a two-fold reason for this. First on account of the dramatic events that are leading us to the dawning of that great day when the day star shall arise, and secondly to register our opinion as to the …
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This is a special edition of The Lampstand. Special, for the times call for it! The world rushes headlong to its destined end. A spirit of madness is in the air, spreading terror and confusion among all nations, dragging them inexorably into the vortex of Armageddon (Rev 16:14–16). Everywhere poli…
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