Volume 22, No.4, Nov. 2011
Elijah, Ahab, Jezebel, Related Antitypes
"Elijah ... and all of his doings were a type on a small scale of greater things which came afterwards" (R5741).1 Divine providence may arrange a forceful method of conveying lessons when an illustration is needed respecting moral conduct and its consequences. God can overrule so that men acting with complete moral free-will have their words and actions preserved in the Bible. History by [...]
Reader Reply on Gnosticism
Some research from years ago. Your article on Gnosticism ... Beauties of the Truth, Volume 22, No. 2 (May 2011) reminded me of some research I did many years ago. I had a developing interest on how various ancient false systems of thought impinging upon the Bible's Ransom teaching influenced so called "orthodoxy" into error; and researching along these lines developed a special interest [...]
Return of the Jews to Israel
A brief look at what made possible the Jewish return to their homeland. Beginning with the Autumn 1874 planting and the Spring harvest of the winter crops in the Balkans, a number of seemingly-unrelated but rapid-fire events enabled the Jews to return to their land for the first time in about eighteen centuries. Within four years the first Jews were making Aliyah (return). BACKGROUND [...]
Luther and Russell
Brief comments regarding the decline of the Ottomans and return of Israel. MARTIN LUTHER ON THE LAST DAY "When the Turk begins to fail a little the Last Day will surely come [der jungste Tag gewisslich kommen]. For this is the way it must be according to Scripture. There is commotion enough in the political life at present. Lawyers never had more to do [...]
Ancient Hebrew Text
Discovery of a text that may be the most ancient example of Hebrew writing. An ancient text was discovered on a shard of pottery in Israel, and turned out to be the earliest known example of Hebrew writing. Scientists have discovered the earliest known Hebrew writing - an inscription dating from the 10th century BC, during the period of King David's reign. The breakthrough [...]
What Did the Magi See?
What the Magi may have seen around the time of Jesus Christ's Birth. Magi in the East saw the "star" of the King of the Jews (Matthew 2). But what was it that they saw, and how did they interpret it? That question has been around for centuries, but astronomical information recently pointed out may answer it. An improved chronology of Roman history around [...]