March – April 2003
One of the most beautiful chapters in our Bible is Paul’s love chapter (1 Corinthians 13). Drummond in his book, “The Greatest Thing in the World” analyzes it and finds that love is made up of nine ingredients which Paul deals with one at a time. These ingredients when properly mixed together …
It is difficult, in carefree Australia, to imagine what it must be like to live in daily fear of sudden death, blown apart on the bus or in the local café. Or to wait for the day when the missiles might fall, bearing some fearful chemical or biological cargo to maim or kill our children. Iraq has u…
“What To Do When The Siren Sounds…” Read More »
What caused our brethren since the mid 1850’s until today to conclude that the symbology of the Book of Revelation should be applied to relevant historical events that would occur up until the return of Jesus Christ? What caused them to interpret the various symbols the way they did? What caused t…
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In his prayer Isaiah has shown his confidence in Yahweh’s ultimate purpose. He knows that God will intervene in human affairs and that His judgments will bring long awaited justice. Looking beyond this day he sees the emancipation of God’s people from the cruel hands of rulers who have oppressed…
“Yahweh, Thou Wilt Ordain Peace For Us” Read More »
Christadelphians have always been fascinated with the Olivet Prophecy. But perhaps in the struggle to understand the exact meaning and application of the prophecy, we have lost sight of the exhortation that it contains for all generations.
Since the inception of the Christadelphian movement, hope…
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The Oxford edition of the King James Bible contains a dedicatory introduction praising King James for his support and zeal in commissioning this translation of the Bible. In the third paragraph of the ‘dedicatory epistle’ King James is commended for his zeal in aiding the spread of the English B…
The subject of the Rapture and Tribulation is taking the Christian world by storm. As was pointed out in the preceding issue of The Lampstand (Vol 9, No 1—Jan/Feb 2003) the whole subject has become the basis for highly popular novels and films in the world. Our feature articles this issue will loo…
The Rapture and Tribulation Read More »
The Book of Revelation is the last of the inspired writings and contains a personal message from the Lord Jesus Christ to his friends (John 15:15). It is written in a style that only his “friends” can understand, because it expresses “spiritual things in spiritual words” (1 Cor 2:13) and the…
