May – June 2002
In a previous issue of The Lampstand (Volume 7 No 6) we published a feature on Shepherds and Sheep. In this issue we consider a complementary theme under the title The Rôle of a Watchman. Both of these themes occur in consecutive chapters in Ezekiel 33 and 34 and are significantly located in the se…
“I Have Set Thee a Watchman” Read More »
Nothing is more definitely set forth in the gospel than the fact that its very heart is the work of Christ. Do we think of the gospel as the covenant with Abraham concerning everlasting inheritance of the land promised? Then we find that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth …
Forgiveness and The Gospel Read More »
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…
Blessed is that Servant Read More »
Luke 21:36
Knowledge
Academically we know that the day of our judgment is fast approaching. Intellectually we understand that Israel’s present day push for security tells us that Christ is at the door. We see the nations of Europe being moulded and welded together by a common currency and open b…
“Watch Ye Therefore, and Pray Always, that Ye may be Accounted Worthy” Read More »
Matthew 26:40
As Jesus’ public ministry concluded, he turned his attention to the needs of his disciples in the Olivet prophecy and the series of parables and exhortations recorded in Matthew 24 and 25. The repetition of the words “watch” and “pray” in this section of the record cannot be…
What, Could ye not Watch with me One Hour? Read More »
The Watchman and His Duties
Hebrew tsaphah = “to lean forward, to peer”. A watchman stands on a vantage point (Hab 2:1–3) and carefully observes the horizon for signs of danger or good news. Immediately they appear he warns those he is caring for with a clear blast on his trumpet (1 Cor 14:7,…
“No Way Out”
We shall consider this remarkable prophecy, consistent as it is with all that the prophets have spoken, verse by verse and phrase by phrase.
24:16–23 Worldwide Chaos and Judgment Gives Place to the Manifestation of Christ and the Saints in Jerusalem
Verse 16 (continued) “…
Isaiah’s Visions of Salvation and Judgment (3) Read More »
For many years in public lectures brethren have quoted this prescient passage from Elpis Israel: “There is, then, a partial and primary restoration of Jews before the manifestation [of Messiah], which is to serve as the nucleus, or basis, of future operations in the restoration of the rest of the …
Israel and the Eastern Tarshish Read More »
