Volume 15, No.3, Aug. 2004
About our Chronology and Time Prophecies
"Without chronology," says Dr. Hales, "history would lose its most valuable characters of truth and consistency, and scarcely rise above the level of romance" - Martin Anstey, The Romance of Bible Chronology (1913). The Jewish nation had a Divine chronicler. "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets" (Hebrews 1:1). "Knowing this first, [...]
An Altar to God
"No one should give the answer that it is impossible for a man occupied with worldly cares ...to pray always. Everywhere, wherever you may find yourself, you can set up an altar to God in your mind by means of prayer. And so it is fitting to pray at your trade, on a journey, standing at the counter or sitting at your handicraft. Everywhere [...]
Notes on Translation: Only Begotten
We owe a debt of gratitude to the clear explanation presented by Pastor Russell in The Atonement between God and Man (Study III). This study elucidates the confusing subject of "only begotten." In the Englishman's Greek Concordance we also find an invaluable study tool (now available keyed to Strong's Concordance), which shows the nine biblical uses of "monogenees." This is the single Greek word [...]
Robert Greathead
Historians frequently focus on those characters who both shape and are the products of their times. Luther was one such man who stood up against the prevailing religious oppression and bombast of his time and found that society was prepared to heed his message. John Hus (1369-1415 AD) a century earlier than Luther came to Bohemia preaching the same message of reform and zeal, [...]