Volume 1, No.1, Oct. 1990
Beauties of the Truth
"Truth, like a modest little flower in the wilderness of life, is surrounded and almost choked by the luxuriant growth of the weeds of error. If you would find it you must be ever on the lookout. If you would see its beauty you must brush aside the weeds of error and the brambles of bigotry. If you would possess it you must stoop [...]
Messiah’s Conquering Reign
In attempting to understand what the prophets of the Old and New Testaments have spoken regarding the setting up of God's Kingdom in its early stages, it is helpful to draw together the various lines of testimony in chart form. This facilitates a comparison of related texts, similar language and patterns to clarify the meaning of individual Bible texts. There are several areas of [...]
Fillets of the Tabernacle
As Bible students, we have come to appreciate deeply the typical significance of Israel's Tabernacle, both in its construction and in its services. One of the details of the construction of the court seems to have received little attention as to what it was and its possible significance. The Lord's instructions to Moses concerning the construction of the Tabernacle include the following directions about [...]
Cords and Pins
In an accompanying article, we read how the posts that held up the curtains around the tabernacle were strengthened and stabilized by the "fillets," or silver curtain-rods, which connected them. Considering the tremendous weight of a continuous curtain, seven and a half feet high and over 400 feet long, it is no wonder that such an architectural feature was required. However, these rods would [...]
Tabernacle Symbols
Enclosures = our conditions in the house of God Fixtures = positions (a) as humans, (b) as New Creatures Furniture = activities (sphere of use, fullness) Priests = ourselves as agents and intelligent worshippers Sacrifices = experiences Camp = our environment Tabernacle itself; set up = House of God - John Meggison Download PDF
The Beginning and the End (of Revelation 13)
Students of the Bible have become aware that chapter divisions can be misplaced and thus cause confusion in the understanding of a passage. One of the better known examples is Matthew 16 and 17. If there were no chapter division after 16:28, it would be much easier to discern that the transfiguration was the fulfillment of the statement of 16:28. The 13th chapter of [...]
Let your Life be a Bible
Have Christ for its Genesis Have Consecration for its Exodus Have Love for its Leviticus Have joy for its Psalms Have in it the courage of a Daniel, the patience of a Job, the zeal of a Jeremiah, the Love of a John. Have plenty of Jesus in it, and may its end be as much grander than its beginning as Revelation is grander [...]