November – December 2011
In 1981 the Australian Christadelphian Committee published a paper on Jury Service written by Brother Kevin Dawes. We are grateful that permission has been given by Brother Kevin to publish it in The Lampstand. On account of its length it will be divided and appear in this and the following issue. I…
The Christian Faith and Jury Service Read More »
We concluded the last article with Henry VIII near the end of his life. He was head of the Church of England, having broken with Rome and the Catholic Church. Before his death he had authorised the use of two Bibles, The Great Bible of 1539 and the Matthew’s Bible of 1537. This now allowed the peo…
Henry VIII’s legacy to the nation Read More »
Isaiah 59 divides into three parts.
59:1–8 Judah’s sins have separated God from His people; therefore He has not delivered them. In verses 2 and 3 the people are accused of sin and this is evident by use of the second person pronouns “you” and “your”; but in verses 4 to 8 the third p…
Isaiah 59:1–8 “Your Iniquities have Separated between You and Your God” Read More »
This title is taken from the Apostle Paul’s description of “that man of sin”, “the son of perdition”. He would arise after the apostolic period when Christianity was eclipsed by paganism. His ‘revelation’ was therefore in the time of Emperor Constantine. In a series of civil wars Const…
Doctrines of Demons Read More »
A questioner asks: “Wrested Scriptures shows that the Satan of 1 Chronicles 21:1 is the Lord of 2 Samuel 24:1. If God was angry with the people of Israel and wanted to punish them, why do you think He instructed David to number Israel? 1 Chronicles 21:7 indicates that God was displeased with David…
The Numbering of Israel Read More »
“I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.”
(Ezekiel 33:7) “Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the L…
“I KNOW NOT whether the men, who at present contrive the foreign policy of Britain, entertain the idea of assuming the sovereignty of the Holy Land, and of promoting its colonization by the Jews; their present intentions, however, are of no importance one way or the other; because they will be com…
The Balfour Declaration Read More »
ONE of the surprises about marriage can be to discover that we now have four ‘parents’ instead of two. This can be a joyous realisation or a painful one. We have to learn to come to terms with our new and enlarged family. Not only have we four parents but we have extra brothers and sisters, some…
During an excavation in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem, archaeologists have discovered a small golden bell that may be from the high priest’s garments (Elad Benari, ‘Archaeologists discover high priest’s bell?’ Israel National News, 21 July 2011[1]).
Archaeologists Eli Shu…
Golden Bell and Remains from 70 AD Discovered During Jerusalem Excavations Read More »
Timing of the prophecy
There are several indicators in Joel that he wrote towards the end of the southern kingdom’s demise, when the captivity in Babylon was looming and for some had already commenced. Consider the following pointers:
A northern army had already come upon them 1:6; 2:…
The Prophecy of Joel Read More »
