"Jeremiah, what seest thou? . . . I see a rod of an almond tree........ Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it." JEREMIAH 1: 11, 12 What does an almond rod have to do with the Lord "hastening" to fulfill his word? It is evidently a play on words in the Hebrew. In Nelson edition of the American [...]

As there appears to be some question regarding the identity of the dragon of Revelation 20, the following is offered as a summary of the position that it represents primarily the civil power as a tool of the adversary. Dragon appears in the New Testament only in the book of Revelation. There it appears only in chapters 12, 13, 16 and 20. The 12th [...]

"Hew down the tree. . . leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass . . . let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him" - Daniel 4:14- 16 This text comes from a dream of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. Many things occur in dreams which are impossible [...]

Monday, September 22, 1980 - Iraq declared war on Iran. How does this relate to the mustering of nations for the Armageddon conflict at Israel? Ezekiel 38:5 mentions Persia (Iran) as an ally of Gog (Russia). In past decades, however, Iran has been aligned with the Western powers. This changed with the deposition of the Shah in 1979. Since then Iran has been bitterly [...]

A coup from the Turkish military occurred on Friday, September 12. Its purpose was to calm the rising strife fomenting among the leftist element. The coup accented the severity of the unrest which in past months had led to the ambushment of several American military personnel stationed in Turkey. These developments are of particular interest to brethren who have understood Ezekiel's prophecy to show [...]