Volume 6, No.4, Nov. 1995
Five Smooth Stones (1 Samuel 17:40)
One of the most notorious, heroic events of the Old Testament is the courage and faith of David in the slaying of Goliath. David was a humble lad and the youngest among eight brothers. The Philistines were an ominous foe and it took the strongest and bravest to stand against the enemy. There has been much written about this conquest. There are also two [...]
Seven Kings and Eight Princes
“And this shall be our Protection from Assyria: When he comes into our land, And treads upon our soil, Then we will mise up against him seven shepherds and eight princes of men,- And the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword,- And they shall rescue us from Assyria When he comes into our land, And treads upon our border.” (Micah 5.-5, 6, Smith-Goodspeed, [...]
The Sea of Glass
“Also before the throne there is as it were a sea of glass, like crystal.” (Revelation 4:6, RSV) In the Holy Scriptures the sea often symbolizes the asses, peoples, multitudes and nations. The Bible says that the sea is the gathering of waters (Genesis 1:10). The signification of the waters is given to us in Revelation in this way: “The waters you saw ... [...]
Things Which Must Shortly Come to Pass
THE PROBLEM It has bothered many, justifiably, that Bible student interpretations of Revelation tend to ignore the above phrase of 1:1 when these interpretations explain the message to Ephesus (2:1-7) with Paul's being its “angel.” Since Revelation was written at the very end of th ' e first century, by that time the Ephesus stage of the church was almost all history, and the [...]
From our Readers
On reading the article “The Parable of the Vineyard Laborers” in the August issue, I was reminded of Pastor Russell's explanation of this parable given in 1914, R5473. Pastor Russell pointed out the “penny” wage for vineyard labor could hardly signify “the prize of eternal association with the Lord Jesus Christ in the glory of the kingdom” as the previous article suggests - but [...]
Articles for Beauties
Articles for this journal are reviewed by each of the editors for clarity and value according to the mission printed with the banner of each issue. We look for helpful critique from each author and substantive recommendations for change are reviewed with the author. We also look for approval of at least four of the six editors before using an article in these pages. [...]