A JOURNAL OF BIBLICAL
LITERATURE,
WITH
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The Official Organ of Prophetic
Conferences
Vol. I
July, 1894, to June, 1895.
London:
THE “THINGS TO COME” PUBLISHING COMPANY,
29, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
1895
“We are not to be held responsible for every expression of our respective Contributors. Our readers must try everything by the Word of God.” “Many things with which we may not wholly agree are inserted as being either suggestive or worthy of consideration” (Cautionary Notes appeared in Things to Come).
No. 1. Vol. I, No. 1, July, 1894 (our additions in italics, mainly Section and in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
The Prophetic Conferences; Special Conferences; Their Own Special Organ; Our Title; Special Meetings |
E. W Bullinger |
1 |
Editor’s Article
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“Things to Come” Deut. 32:35; Jn. 16:13; Rom. 8:38; 1 Cor. 3:22; Rev. 1:19 |
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2 |
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Conference
Addresses |
“Christ our Hope” (At the Nottingham Conference, May, 1894) |
Pastor F. E. Marsh, of Sunderland |
3-5 |
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" |
Israel’s Past, Present, and Future [Rom. 9:3-5] (At the Glasgow Conference, June, 1894) |
Rev. Dr. Elder Cumming |
5-8 |
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Contributed
Articles |
The Pseudos |
E. W Bullinger |
8-11 |
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“Dan Shall Judge His People” Genesis 49:16 |
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11-13 |
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Selected
Gleanings |
“The Coming Prince” |
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13-14 |
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The “Lost” Ten Tribes |
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14-15 |
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Notes for Bible
Study |
Ezekiel 36 |
" |
15 |
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Illustrations of
Bible Structure |
2 Peter 1:19-21 |
" |
15-16 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 1. Jehovah’s Command Concerning Burnt Offerings and Sacrifices |
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16 |
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Question 2. The Injunction as to Eating the Peace-Offering |
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16-17 |
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Question 3. Is the Saints’ Rest and Rapture Before or at the Revelation of Christ in Judgment? (2 Thess. 1:7) |
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17 |
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The Sings of the
Times |
Jewish Literature and Jewish Societies (Chovevi Sion, L’ Ma’an Sion, Sion, Admath Israel, Austrian Society Ezra, Kademah, Beni Berith), Jewish Colonies (Rishon L’Zion, Nahalath Reuben, Rehoboth, Pethack Tikvah, Yehud, Rosh Pina, Mishmar Ha Yarden, Zichron Yakouv, Nevi Tsedek, Nebi Shalom, Chuddera…); The New National Flag (including a figure of it); Jewish Movements, The Palestine Railways, The International Work, Land Tenure |
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17-18 |
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Spiritism [The Crisis of Error (Madame Blavatsky’s Isis Unveiled, The Secret Doctrine; and Edward Maitland’s “The Perfect Way”), Devil Worshippers, Theosophy (Mrs. Annie Besant, Book of the Dead)] |
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18-19 |
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Christendom [Yet Another Infidel Preaching in a Chapel (Mr. Moncure Conway, “vindicator” of Thomas Paine, Author of “The Age of Reason”), Parliaments of Religions] |
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19 |
Poetry |
Palestine (from the organ of the “Chovevi Zion,” Palestina; President of “Chovevi Zion:” E. H. d’Avigdor, Esq.) |
Sylvie D’Avigdor (daughter of E. H. d’Avigdor). |
19 |
Editor’s Table |
“The Ascent of Man.” Free Distribution of “Things to Come.” |
E. W Bullinger |
20 |
Books Review
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“The Coming Prince: The Last Great Monarch of Christendom,” by Dr. Robert Anderson, Hodder and Stoughton. |
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20 |
No. 2. Vol. I, No. 2, August, 1894 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
“Things to Come,” Future Conferences, Two Funds, The Free Distribution Fund, We Appeal |
E. W Bullinger |
21 |
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Conference
Addresses |
“The Purpose of the Ages” (At the Nottingham Conference, May, 1894) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger (E. W Bullinger) |
22-24 |
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Three Prophetic Parallelisms Concerning Israel [Of Inspired Foresight, of Historic Development, of Prophetic Vision] (At the Glasgow Conference, June, 1894) |
Rev. James C. Smith, of Dufftown |
24-26 |
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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream. Daniel 2 (At the Nottingham Conference, May, 1894. First Address) |
Mr. Louis Liesching |
26-27 |
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The Unity of Bible Testimony to the Coming of Christ (At the Glasgow Conference, June, 1894) |
Mr. William G. Carr, of Rochester, N. Y. |
28-30 |
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Contributed
Articles |
Tatian’s Diatessarōn |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger (E. W Bullinger) |
30-31 |
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God’s Remembrance of “Babylon the Great.” Rev. 16:19; 18:5 (to be concluded…) |
E. W Bullinger |
32-33 |
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" |
The Epistle to the Romans, and the False Gospels of To-day, I. (to be continued…) |
E. W Bullinger |
33-34 |
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Evolution and Christianity. Prof. Drummond’s “Ascent of Man” and “Natural Law in the Spiritual World,” I. “I have yet somewhat to say on God’s behalf” [Job 36:2] (to be continued…) |
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34-35 |
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Selected
Gleanings |
His Return Our Only Hope {Rev. 18 and 13} |
J. G. B. |
35-36 |
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Notes for Bible
Study |
Regeneration Not Reformation (In Spiritual Outlines, F. H. Revell, N. Y.) |
William G. Carr |
36 |
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Illustrations of
Bible Structure |
1 Samuel 16-18; Hebrews 1, and 2 |
E. W Bullinger |
36-37 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 4. Acts 9:7 (“hearing a voice”) as related to Acts 22:9 (“heard not the voice”) |
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37 |
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Question 5. Mt. 6:13 and Lk 11:4 (“lead us not into temptation”), related to James 1:13 (“God… neither tempteth He any man”) [asks J. L.] |
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37 |
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The Sings of the
Times |
Jewish Movements (Akka-Harfer-Damascus Railway; The New Exodus) |
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38 |
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Gentile Movements (The Labour War in America, a New “Anarchist-Communist-Christian Colony,” Peace and War) |
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38-39 |
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“Religious” Movements (Satanists, Satanistes, Luciferistes; the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Mr. Tipple and the Spiritualist organ Light, Dr. Clifford, Mr. Price, Page Hopps, Mr. Adderley; The Salvation Army, Mrs. Besant and the congregational Pulpit, Count Tolstoi). |
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39-40 |
Editor’s Table |
Free Distribution Fund. |
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40 |
Books Review |
“For His Name’s Sake,” James Nisbet & Co.
“The Secret Work of the Ritualists,” Mr. Walter Walsh, J. F. Shaw and Co.
“The Practical Teaching of the Apocalypse,” by Rev. G. V. Garland; Longmans,
Green & Co. |
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40 |
No. 3. Vol. I, No. 3, Septemeber, 1894 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
The Prophetic Conferences, Future Conferences (Ireland) |
E. W Bullinger |
41 |
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Conference
Addresses |
The Three Appearings (At the York Conference, May, 1894) |
Rev. Canon Fausset |
42-43 |
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Will the Second Advent of our Lord and Saviour, for which we wait, be Secret or in Manifested Glory? (At Dunoon, July, 1894) |
Mr. William G. Carr, of Rochester, N. Y. |
44-45 |
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The Lord’s Coming: The Order of its Events (At the Glasgow Conference, June, 1894) |
Rev. Sholto D. C. Douglas |
45-48 |
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“Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth” (At the Carlisle Conference, May, 1894) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger (E. W Bullinger) |
48-51 |
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Contributed
Articles |
God’s Remembrance of “Babylon the Great.” Rev. 16:19; 18:5 [Shaked-Shoked-Sheshach: SSS] (concluded from page 33) |
E. W Bullinger |
51-52 |
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" |
The Epistle to the Romans, and the False Gospels of To-day, II. (to be continued, D.V. …) |
E. W Bullinger |
52-53 |
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" |
Evolution and Christianity. Prof. Drummond’s “Ascent of Man” & c. II. (to be continued…) |
" |
53-54 |
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Notes for Bible
Study |
The Living Word & The Written Word (Similar predicates of “Christ” and “The Scriptures”, from Dr. Bullinger’s Lexicon and Concordance) |
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54-55 |
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Illustrations of
Bible Structure |
Genesis 15:13-16 |
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55 |
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Selected
Gleanings |
Heart Service & Good Works (From The Present Testimony) |
J. G. B. |
55 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Questions 6 and 7. The Post-Millennarian view, “to watch,” “go ye” and 1 Thess. 1:10 and 2 Thess. 2:1-10 (asked by David Brown). |
Answer by Mr. W. G. Carr, of Rochester, N. Y. and by E. W Bullinger |
55-57 |
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The Sings of the
Times |
The Jews (Railways in Palestine, the water supply at Jerusalem) |
E. W Bullinger |
57-58 |
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Spiritism and Theosophy (A Hindu Woman’s View of Mrs. Besant; W. T. Stead, editor of Borderland) |
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58-59 |
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“Religious” Movements (“Nonconformist” Orthodoxy Clifford and Besant; Anglo-Israelism, the Applause of “Christian” Teachers) |
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59-60 |
Editor’s Table |
Aramaic Jewish Prayer (sent by Dr. Rassam); a finding in Mashonaland, 10 miles from Zimbabwe, The Signs of the Zodiac, done by Mr. Bent and R. Swann. Prophetic Conference Fund; Free Distribution Fund. |
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60 |
Books Review |
“Our Watchword of Hope – ‘Maranatha,” ” by E. J. Allnutt; James Nisbet and Co.; “Pithy Points on Missionary Subjects,” compiled by Charles Brewer, S. W. Partridge & Co. |
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60 |
No. 4. Vol. I, No. 4, October, 1894 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
Our Prophetic Views; Future Conferences |
E. W Bullinger |
61 |
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Conference
Addresses [Cautionary Note] |
“Millennial Lights and Shadows” [Rev. 20:1-10] (At the Edinburgh Conference, June, 1894) |
Mr. Geo. F. Trench of Ireland |
62-64 |
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“The Second Coming of the Lord” (At the Dunoon Conference, August, 1894) |
Pastor D. M. Stearns, of Philadelphia |
65-68 |
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The Character and End of the Present Age (At the Nottingham Conference, May, 1894) |
Pastor Fuller Gooch |
68-71 |
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The Inspiration of the Scriptures (At the Glasgow Conference, June, 1894) |
Mr. Alexander Stewart, of Glasgow |
71-72 |
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Contributed
Articles |
A Great Lesson |
R. Anderson, LL. D. |
73-74 |
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The Epistle to the Romans, and the False Gospels of To-day, III. “The Just Shall Live by Faith” (to be continued, D. V.) |
E. W Bullinger |
74 |
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The Psychology of Holy Scripture [Pneuma, Justification by Faith] |
E. W Bullinger and/or Anon. (see Vol II, p. 24) |
75-76 |
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Notes for Bible
Study |
Separation or Re-union: Christ or Antichrist |
W. G. Carr,
Rochester, N. Y. |
76-77 |
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Illustrations of
Bible Structure |
Mark 3:21-35 |
E. W Bullinger |
77 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 8. Heb. 13:10 “We have an altar” [and a quotation to Cicero, De Natura Deorum, III.16] |
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77 |
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The Sings of the
Times |
Jewish Movements (the Holy Land and its future prospects; Cheering News, Roumania) |
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78 |
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Theosophy and Spiritism (The unknown world; Mysticism, evolution in humanity; Theosophy in India) |
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78-79 |
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“Religious” Movements (Roman Catholics and the Temporal Power, Social Christianity, French Unsectarian Education) |
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79-80 |
Editor’s Table |
The Prophetic Conferences; Free Distribution Fund. |
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80 |
Books Review
|
“Tatian’s Diatessaron” by Rev. William Elliott of
Plymouth, Messrs. J. E. Hawkins & Co.; “Illegal Ecclesiastical
Territorial Titles; as Assumed by the Priests of the Italian Mission, &
c.,” Charles Hastings Collette; “Brotherly Communion with the Foreign
Protestant Churches; Desired and Cultivated by the Highest and Best of the
Divines of the Church of England, & c.,” by the late Dean Goode (new
edition by the Rev. Dr. Bullinger), James Nisbet & Co. |
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80 |
No. 5. Vol. I, No. 5, November, 1894 (italics, not signed or classified, our own deduction)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
The next (No. 6) will be a Special Number (with more than 40,000 copies); Early Orders; Urgent Request (to make known our Journal, receiving encouragements from US, India, Australia and NZ); Our Conferences (London, Ireland, US); Any Complaints. |
E. W Bullinger |
81 |
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Conference Addresses
[Cautionary Note] |
Jehovah’s Name and Israel’s Blessing [Ex. 3:15] (At the Edinburgh Conference, June, 1894) |
Dr. Neatby |
82-84 |
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The Words of the Holy Spirit [1 Cor. 2:13] (At the York and Carlisle Conferences) |
Pastor F. E. Marsh |
84-87 |
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Christ in the Psalms [1. The Sufferings of Christ, 2. The Glory of Christ, 3. The Throne of Christ, 4. The Restoration of Israel, 5. The Gentile Nations] (At the Edinburgh Conference, June, 1894) |
Pastor L. Holland |
87-89 |
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The Seventy Weeks [the whole period of the seventy sevens. From Abraham’s birth to the Exodus. From the Exodus to the Dedication of Solomon’s Temple. From the Dedication of Solomon’s Temple to the Decree of Neh. 2. From the Decree to Final Blessing] (At the Glasgow Conference, June, 1894) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger (E. W Bullinger) |
89-93 |
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“If I Go Away, I Will Come Again” [Jn. 14:2,3; Lk. 24:50,51] (At the Nottingham Conference, May, 1894) |
Rev. John Sloan, of Glasgow |
93-94 |
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Contributed
Articles |
Christianity or Heathenism? Luke 21:25, 26. |
E. W Bullinger |
94-95 |
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The Epistle to the Romans, and the False Gospels of To-day, IV. |
E. W Bullinger |
95-97 |
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Notes for Bible
Study |
“Son of Man” and “Son of God” |
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96-97 |
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Illustrations of
Bible Structure |
The Prophecy of the “Seventy Weeks.” Daniel 9:23-27. |
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97 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 9. Mt. 25 and Rom. 4:5 (asks M. H. M., Dundee) |
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98 |
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Question 10. Jn. 5:25-29 (asks General T.) |
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98 |
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Question 11. The 70 weeks are future? (asks M. C., Wavertree) |
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98 |
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Question 12. 2 Thess. 1:10 (complements Question 3, “when he shall have come”), 2 Tim. 1:18. Onesiphorus (asks E. G., Exmouth) |
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98 |
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The Sings of the Times |
Latest Russo-Jewish News (Persecuted Poland, “the ‘ten per cent limit’ applied to workers,” “education in Russia – the ‘five per cent limit’ applied to girls’ schools”, expulsions, a Jewish pale of settlement for Siberia) |
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98-99 |
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Theosophy and Spiritism (the spread of spiritualism and occultism, a “sixth sense” electric sense) |
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99 |
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Devil worship (the Paris Luciferians, the Satanic Sect, the Black Rite) |
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99-100 |
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Anglo-Israelism (“renders nugatory the hope of the Lord’s coming” as in the post-tribulation view of Dr. Alder Smith’s “Fulness of the Nations”) |
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100 |
Editor’s Table |
A New Proposal. Mildmay Cards “The Sanctuary of the Hills” (Keswick) “Believe ye that I am able to do this?,” “Not I but Christ,” “By Love Serve One Another,” and “Giving thanks always unto God.” Prophetic Conference Fund and Free Distribution Fund. |
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100 |
Books Review
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“Jesus the Messianic King,” and “The Millennium;
or, the Thousand Year’s Reign of Christ and His Saints,” both by Silas Henn,
Himley Road, Dudley. |
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100 |
No. 6. Vol. I, No. 6, December, 1894 (50,000 copies of this No., our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
Journal’s Trustees (James E. Mathieson, Rev. Sholto D. C. Douglas, Robert Anderson, Rev. E. W. Bullinger); Prophetic Convention; Sign of the Times. |
E. W Bullinger |
101 |
Editor’s Article
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St. Paul and Prophecy. |
" |
101-102 |
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Conference
Addresses [Cautionary Note] |
The End of the Present Dispensation [the throne set, 1st to 7th Result] (At the Nottingham Conference, May, 1894) |
Pastor Fuller Gooch |
102-104 |
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Israel, Past and Present [Israel’s Past, Three Historical Facts, Israel’s Present] (At the Prophetic Conference, Keswick, July, 1894) |
Rev. John Wilkinson |
104-106 |
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" |
The Coming King [Col. 1:17-18] (At Edinburgh, June, 1894) |
Mr. Alexander Stewart |
106-108 |
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Fulfilled Prophecy: A Proof of Inspiration and a Key to its Interpretation (2 Tim. 3:16) [argument offered, primitive gospel, who is Messiah to be?, what was Messiah to be?, where and when was Messiah to come?; prophet, priest, and king; the treatment of Messiah when he came, his death, his resurrection and intercession, his seed, predictions still to be fulfilled, summary] (At Glasgow, June, 1894) |
Rev. Dr. Elder Cumming |
108-110 |
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Contributed
Articles |
“The Names and Order” of the Books of the Old Testament”, (First Paper) [1. Division of OT, 2. Numbers of the books, 3. order of the books] (to be continued…) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger |
110-112 |
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Mr. Gladstone on the Atonement |
R. Anderson, LL. D. |
112-113 |
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" |
The Blessed Hope in Relation to Prophetic Study |
E. W Bullinger |
114 |
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The Seventy Weeks |
R. Anderson, LL. D. |
114-115 |
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Selected Gleanings |
Bishop Ryle’s Prophetical Creed (preface to “Coming Events and Present Duties”, Hunt & Co., 1867) |
Bishop Ryle |
115-116 |
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Notes for Bible
Study |
“Also” |
E. W Bullinger |
116 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 13. Rev. 20:4-6 and 1 Thess. 4:10 (asks M. A. F., Mildmay) |
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116-117 |
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Questions 14 and 15. Are the baptisms of the ‘Holy Ghost’ and ‘fire’ (Mt. 3:11) identical or different, corresponding to the two classes, ‘wheat’ and ‘chaff’ in the context? (asks Sincerus, Reddal Hill) |
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117 |
Correspondence |
Letter from Aberdeen. [with Bullinger’s and Anderson’s Replies] |
Rev. Principal
David Brown, D. D. |
117-118 |
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The Sings of the Times |
Spiritism and Theosophy (Mr. Edward Maitland’s The Perfect Way and Woman Clothed with the Sun); the “unknown world” and the “esoteric interpretation of scripture,” the international congress of orientalists at Geneva on esoteric Buddhism and theosophy, the “new age” on politics, war, and prophecy |
E. W Bullinger |
118-120 |
Editor’s Table |
A New Proposal. Letter, the Journal Things to Come takes the place of the Journal The Morning Star. Communications to the manager; Prophetic Conference Fund and Free Distribution Fund. |
Robert Anderson and James E. Mathieson (wrote the Letter), E. W Bullinger |
120 |
Books Review
|
“ ‘Parousia’: An Enquiry as to the Interval
Between the Lord’s Coming “For” His Church and “With” His Church”, by F.
Newth, 2nd Ed., James Nisbet and Co.; Second Advent, Mr. G.
F. French, Messrs. Morgan and Scott; “The Lord’s Coming: The Order of
Events & c.,” by Rev. Sholto D. C. Douglas |
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120 |
No. 7. Vol. I, No. 7, January, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
Prophetic Conventions; Future Conventions |
E. W Bullinger |
121 |
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Conference
Addresses [Cautionary Note] |
The Reasonableness and Certainty of the Hope (At Lansdowne Hall, West Norwood, Nov. 15, 1894) |
R. Anderson, LL. D. |
121-124 |
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The Practical Results of The Blessed Hope (At the Free Assembly Hall, Edinburgh, June, 1894) |
Mr. George Trench, of Ardfert, Ireland |
124-127 |
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The Silence of Scripture, A Proof of its Inspiration [1. Silent on dates, 2. Old Testament (OT) silent as to the Church, 3. OT silent about Christ’s coming for His people, 4. Christ’s silence as to the day of vengeance when preaching in the synagogue at Nazareth, 5. Christ’s use of the names “Simon and Peter”, 6. The order “Christ Jesus”] (At the Liverpool Convention, Nov., 1894) |
Pastor F. E. Marsh, of Sunderland |
127-130 |
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Christ our Hope (At the Liverpool Convention, Nov., 1894) |
Dr. Neatby |
130-132 |
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Contributed
Articles |
“The Names and Order” of the Books of the Old Testament”, (Second Paper) [4. The names of the Books: 1. Genesis – “B’resheeth,” the book of the beginning; 2. Exodus – “V’aleh Shemōth,” the book of the names; 3. Leviticus – “Vayichrah,” the book of the calling; 4. Numbers – “B’midbar,” the book of the wilderness; 5. Deuteronomy – “Aleh Haddabahreem,” the book of the words] (continued from page 112, to be continued…) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger |
132-134 |
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The Rejection of the Gospel of the Kingdom, As Related in the Four Gospels and in the Acts of the Apostles |
E. W Bullinger |
134-135 |
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Notes for Bible Study |
The Gospels and Epistles Contrasted |
W. G. Carr |
135 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 16. ‘Kingdom of heaven’ and ‘kingdom of God’ (asks M. M. T.) |
E. W Bullinger |
135 |
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Question 17. “Where will the OT saintsbe when Christ comes for His Church, & c.?” (asks F. W., Walton-on-Thames, the question remained unanswered) |
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136 |
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Question 18. “Will OT saints recorded in Heb. 11, who, believing God, became heirs of the righteousness which is by faith, be of those who are the Bride?” (asks C. S., Glasgow, Bullinger’s answer: Yes) |
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136 |
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Question 19. To what coming of the Lord does 2 Peter 1:16 refer? (asks D. B., Cookstown) |
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136 |
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Question 20. Are the Living Nations going to be judged according to works? (related to Question 9Mrs. T. A. S., St. Leonards) |
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136 |
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Question 21. Ten different points regarding the end (asks A. N., Southville) |
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136 |
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Question 22. Two questions on Daniel prophecy (asks H. G. E., de St. D., Cheltenham) |
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136 |
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Question 23. Is the word ‘sleep’ in 1 Thess. 5:6 and 10 different than in 4:14? Only the waiting saints will be caught up when the Lord comes for the Church? (asks E. C., Carlisle) |
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137 |
Correspondence
|
A Remark on Question 13 (Dec. 14th, 1894). |
Sholto D. C. Dougas |
137 |
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The Sings of the Times |
Jewish Signs (The National Movement) |
E. W Bullinger
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137-138 |
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“Religious” Signs (Christian Social Union, the “catholic” re-union of Christendom), “mahommedanism in England” |
" |
138 |
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Theosophy and Spiritism (the unveiling of Isis, the great mahatma hoax, by F. Edmund Garrrett); devil worship |
" |
139 |
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Anglo-Israelites and the Hope of the Church |
" |
139 |
Editor’s Table |
Our articles on the Epistle to the Romans; Conference Fund; Free Distribution Fund; Manager’s Note |
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139-140 |
Books Review
|
“The Saint’s Rest and Rapture: When?,” by Pastor
Frank H. White, S. W. Partridge & Co.; Iron & Clay; or, When
will Anarchy Cease?, Dr. Sarah Jean Anderson-Brown, John F. Shaw & Co.;
Prophecies Concerning England and Egypt in the Last Days (published in 1887),
James Nisbet & Co.; The Illustrated Apocalypse, by Thos William
Greenwell, F.R.S.L., The Craig Press, Chicago; A Brief Outline of the
Book of Revelation, by Thomas Newberry, Pickering & Inglis,
Glasgow; and Jas. E. Hawkins & Co., London; The Balance of Physics
and the Earth’s Ecliptic Angle, Edward Dingle, S. W. Partridge & Co.;
Secrets of a Beautiful Life, by J. R. Miller, D. D., Hodder and Stoughton;
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour, by J. R. Macduff, D. D., Hodder and Stoughton;
By Fire and cloud; or, Life Experiences in India and South Africa, by Mrs.
Osborne Howe, Hodder and Stoughton. |
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139-140 |
No. 8. Vol. I, No. 8, February, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
Reprint of our 1st No.; Prophetic Conventions. |
E. W Bullinger |
141 |
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Conference
Addresses [Cautionary Note] |
The Bruising of Satan [Gen. 3:15] (At the York Convention, May, 1894) |
Rev. Canon Fausset |
141-144 |
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The Rights of The Lord Jesus [The Son of Man; The Son of Abraham; The Son of David; The Son of God] (At the Dundee Conference, June, 1894) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger |
144-146 |
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The ‘Difficulties’ of Scripture, A Proof of its Inspiration [The Book of Esther; Immortality; Melchizedek; A Prophecy of Egypt; Christ’s Burial, etc…] (At the Liverpool Conference, Nov., 1894) |
Rev. J. Urquhart, of Weston-Super-Mare |
146-149 |
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The Resurrection [Luke 7:13] (At the Liverpool Conference, Nov., 1894) |
Rev. James Smith, of Dufftown, N. B. |
149-151 |
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Contributed
Articles |
“The Names and Order” of the Books of the Old Testament”, (Third Paper) [Nebeeim; or, “The Prophets”; Joshua – “Y’Hosua,” the inheritance possessed; Judges – “Shopheteem”, the inheritance despised; Samuel – “Sh’muel,” Asked of God; Kings – “V’Hamelech David,” King David] (continued from page 134, to be continued…) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger |
151-153 |
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Twelve Propositions for Thoughtful Christians who Assert that the World will be converted by the Preaching of the Gospel |
Mr. F. Newth |
153-154 |
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" |
How to Study Prophecy |
E. W Bullinger |
154-155 |
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" |
“Number in Scripture,” a Review |
" |
155-156 |
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Notes for Bible Study |
Law and Grace |
W. G. Carr |
156 |
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Selected
Gleanings |
John Wesley and Pre-Millennialism (from Kingdom Tidings) |
E. W Bullinger based on: Dr. Nathaniel West, Syracuse, N. Y. |
157 |
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Illustrations of
Bible Structure |
2 Tim. 1:6-14. The Sevenfold Gift of God |
Mr. George F. Trench |
157 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 24. Will OT Saints rise at the coming of the Lord…? (asks Madame V., France) |
E. W Bullinger |
157 |
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Question 25. What about Jews and Gentiles who died before Christ? (asks C. M. W., Liverpool, the answer is we really don’t know) |
" |
158 |
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Question 26. Is not the presence of holy spirit on earth dwelling in the hearts of God’s people that which alone forbids the manifestation of ‘the man of sin’?… (Anon.) |
" |
158 |
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The Sings of the Times |
Jewish Movements (Jerusalem’s New Prosperity, the National Movement) |
" |
158 |
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" |
Social Signs (Is Anarchy Spreading) |
" |
158 |
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" |
“Religious” Signs (Harvest Thanksgivings; Sunday Clubs; The Irreverence of the Social Gospellers; The Agapemone) |
" |
159 |
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" |
Spiritism and the Forward Movements; Spiritism and Poetry; “Planchette” (Guija, Ouija) |
" |
159 |
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" |
“Anglo-Israelism” |
" |
159-160 |
Editor’s Table |
Letter ignoring the reply of The Morning Star (Jan. 5th, 1895); Errata on the work of Mr. Geo F. Trench; Free Distribution Fund; Prophetic Convention |
R. Anderson and James E. Mathieson (Letter), E. W Bullinger |
160 |
Books Review
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“Footsteps of Truth,” monthly Ed. by Mr. C.
Russell Hurditch, J. F. Shaw & Co.; The Promised Messiah; Good
Tidings for the Children of Abraham, 6,000 ed., Society for Distributing
Scripture Truth; Shakespeare’s Daughter; Torquay; Trusting aaand
Toiling, new organ of the Mildmay Mission to the Jews. |
E. W Bullinger |
160 |
No. 9. Vol. I, No. 9, March, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
Bradford and Halifax, Ireland, The Month of March; Our Questions and Answers; Our Offers of Books |
E. W Bullinger |
161 |
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Conference
Addresses |
Their Debtors We Are [Rom. 15:27] (A Paper read at the Islington Clerical Meeting, Jan. 13th, 1895) |
Ven. Archdeacon Perowne |
162-164 |
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The “Dream” and the “Vision” [Second Address] (At the Nottingham Convention, May, 1894) |
Louis Liesching |
164-165 |
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“The Days of Noah” [Matthew 24; Luke 17] (At the Edinburgh Conference, June, 1894) |
Rev. James Smith |
166-167 |
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Pitching “Toward the Sunrising” [Nm. 21:9-11] (At the Edinburgh Conference, June, 1894) |
Mr. Alexander Stewart, of Glasgow |
167-168 |
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Contributed
Articles |
“The Names and Order” of the Books of the Old Testament”, (Fourth Paper) latter prophets [Isaiah, the salvation of Jehovah; Jeremiah, whom Jehovah launches forth; Ezekiel, whom God strengthens; the “minor” prophets: Hosea, salvation or deliverance; Joel, whose God in is Jehovah; Amos, Bearer or Burden; Obadiah, the Servant of Jehovah; Jonah, a dove or pigeon; Micah, who is like Jehovah?; Nahum, Consolation or comforter; Habbakkuk, an embraced one; Zephaniah, Jehovah Protects; Haggai, My Feast; Zechariah, Jehovah Remembers; Malachi, the messenger of Jehovah] (continued from page 153, to be continued…) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger |
168-171 |
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Theosophy a Revival of Gnosticism (1 Jn. 4:1) |
D. M. Panton, Jamaica |
171-172 |
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The Coming Reign (Isaiah 32:1,2) |
E. W Bullinger |
172-173 |
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For the Fathers
Children |
“Little Children,”1 Jn. 2:28 |
X. |
173 |
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Notes for Bible Study |
The Book of Amos (Expository Times, Jan., 1895) |
E. W Bullinger quoting: Rev. Dr. Elder Cumming, of Glasgow |
173-174 |
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Correspondence |
1 Thess. 4:15-15, 1 Cor. 11:23-26, Eph. 3:2-10 (Dec. 8th, 1894) |
G. F. Windham, Bembridge, Isle-of-Wight |
174 |
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How I left Post-millenialism on reading Acts 2. |
R. Dill, Brighton |
174-175 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 27. Acts 15:14, James says: “out of the Gentiles, a people for His name” (Deut., Rom., Acts) |
E. W Bullinger |
175-176 |
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Question 28. No religious circumcision for a converted Jew, but what to qualify him for material benefits, for Jewish national privileges? |
" |
176 |
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" |
Question 29. On Tempting and Temptation. |
" |
177 |
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" |
Question 30. Eccles. 12:11 (asks Mrs. W., Maida Hill) |
" |
177-178 |
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The Sings of the Times |
“The Former and the Latter Rain” Deut. 11:14 |
" |
178 |
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" |
The Jewish National Movements (Railways in Syria; A Jewish University in Jerusalem; A New Colony; The Daughters of Zion) |
" |
178 |
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The Advancing Apostasy (The “Forward Movement” in Religious Thought; Theosophy and the Brotherhood of Man; Christian Science; The World’s “Religion;” Social Services) |
" |
178-180 |
Editor’s Table |
Conference Fund. Free Distribution Fund |
" |
180 |
Books Review
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John: the Baptist, Forerunner, and Martyr, Dr.
Elder Cumming, London: Marshall Bros., Paternoster Row; After the
Thousand Years, Geo. F. Trench, Morgan and Scott, |
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180 |
No. 10. Vol. I, No. 10, April, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
Glasgow; Future Conferences; Our Premium Offers of Books; Questions and Answers |
E. W Bullinger |
181 |
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Conference
Addresses [Cautionary Note] |
The Inspiration of the Scriptures (At the Edinburgh Conference, June, 1894) |
Dr. T. Neatby |
181-183 |
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Will the Church, or any Part of it, go Through the Great Tribulation? (Address given at the Liverpool Convention, November, 1894) |
Pastor F. E. Marsh |
183-187 |
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The Exodus and the Restoration, A Parallel (At the Edinburgh Conference, June, 1894) |
Mr. W. G. Carr |
187-190 |
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Contributed
Articles |
“The Names and Order” of the Books of the Old Testament”, (Fifth Paper) [III. Kethuveem; or “The Psalms,” i.e. The Other Writings: The Book of Psalms – “T’hilleem,” Praises, Five Books; The Proverbs of Solomon – “Mishlai,” The Rules of Life; Job – “Ey-yov,” An Oppressed One] (continued from page 171, to be continued…) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger |
190-192 |
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" |
The Spiritual Aspect of the Seventy Weeks (The return of the jews to Palestine; A Solemn Question; A Solemn Lesson) |
E. W Bullinger |
192-194 |
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" |
The British-Israel Question |
" |
194-195 |
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Notes for Bible Study |
Passages from the Old Testament (OT) Quoted in the New Testament (NT) [Distinguish Quotations from References: in Gospels; in John’s Epistles and in Apocalypse no one direct quotation; Direct Quotations in the Pauline Epistles: Rom., Eph., Col., Phil.] (To be continued, D.V.) |
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195-196 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 31. Queries relating the Lord’s Coming (asked by Dr. W. J. Erdman in the March number of The Truth, U.S.A., ed. by Dr. J. H. Brookes) |
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196-197 |
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Question 32. Matt. 21:43 (asks J. W. N.) |
" |
197 |
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Question 33. Ps. 110:1 “Sit on my Right Hand Until,” is not to receive his people until after the Great Tribulation? (asks S. L., B.-J., South Kensington) |
" |
197 |
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Correspondence |
“After the Thousand Years” |
Geo. J. Trench |
198 |
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The Sings of the Times |
Jewish Signs (from the Jewish Christian, Jewish Herald, and Jewish World magazines) |
E. W Bullinger |
198 |
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Political Signs (The Abolition of war – “Peace and Safety;” Cyprus and Armageddon) |
" |
198-199 |
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Religious and Social Signs (Blavatsky, “The Priestess of Isis;” The Christian social Union; “Religious” Re-union; The New Gospel; The World in the Church; Novels Supply the Place of Texts; The Church Army) |
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199-200 |
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British-Israel (Are the Japanese the Lost Ten Tribes?) |
" |
200 |
Editor’s Table |
All Communications of business to The Manager, subjects to the Editor. Registered Telegraphic Address is – “Parousia, London;” Free Distribution Fund. |
" |
200 |
Books Review
|
How to Read your Bible, by William G. Carr, of Rochester,
N.Y., U.S.A., by the Northern Publishing Office and by Things to
Come Publishing Co., 29, Paternoster Row; Christian Baptism;
or, “How Readest Thow?” and Pastoral Counsels for Perilous Times, both by
Frank H. White, Partridge & Co. |
" |
200 |
No. 11. Vol. I, No. 11, May, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
Future Conferences; Our Premium Offer of Books; The Annual Volume; Anglo-Israelism; “The Coming Prince” |
E. W Bullinger |
201 |
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Conference
Addresses [Cautionary Note] |
Daniel the Prophet (At the Tunbridge Wells Conference, April, 1895) |
Dr. Robert Anderson |
201-203 |
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Who Are the 144,000 in Revelation 14? (Delivered at the Liverpool Conference, November, 1894) |
Pastor F. E. Marsh |
204-206 |
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“The Lord is at Hand” (At the Nottingham Conference, May, 1894) |
Rev. John Sloan, of Glasgow |
206-208 |
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Contributed
Articles |
“The Names and Order” of the Books of the Old Testament”, (Sixth Paper) [The Five Megilloth: The Song of Songs – “Sheer Hasheereem,” The Most Beautiful Song; “Ruth”, A Friend; Lamentations – “Ey-Chah,” Alas! Or, O How!; Ecclesiastes – “Cohelet,” The Assembler; “Esther,” A Star] (continued from page 192, to be concluded in our next, D. V. …) |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger |
208-209 |
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The Re-Organization of Babylon the Great |
E. W Bullinger |
209-211 |
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" |
The Epistle to the Romans (Ch. 5:12 to 8:39) [to be continued, D. V.] |
" |
211-212 |
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The Hill of Tara, and the British-Israel Association |
" |
212-213 |
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The Tribe of Dan [“He did not present Himself to Israel as Messiah in the territory of Dan”] |
" |
213 |
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Illustrations of Bible Structure |
The Two Beasts of Rev. 13 |
" |
213 |
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Selected
Gleanings |
Archdeacon Farrar on Daniel (a critic of the Coming Prince, by R. Anderson) |
" |
214-215 |
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Correspondence |
Anglo-Israelism and the Tribe of Dan (The rectory, Tipperary, 2nd April, 1895) |
Denis Hanan, D. D. with E. W Bullinger reply |
215 |
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Peter’s Epistles |
G. Windham |
215-216 |
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Ezekiel 37-39 (Worthing, 20th January, 1895) |
Samuel Field |
216 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 34. Interval between “Rapture” and “Seventieth Week”? (On referring to Dr. Erdman’s questions) |
E. W Bullinger |
216-217 |
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Question 35. 1 Cor. 15 and 2 Cor. 5 (M. W., Dalkey) |
" |
217 |
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Question 36. His coming and 2 Thess. 2:3-8 & c. (G. R., Crewkerne) |
" |
217 |
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Question 37. Rom. 8:2 (M. P., Enfield) |
" |
217 |
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Question 38. 1 Cor. 7:6,10,12,25 (Anon.) |
" |
217 |
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Question 39. What is the best proof that the saints will not pass through the Tribulation? (O. C., Eigenham) |
" |
217 |
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Question 40. trumps of 1 Cor 15:52 and Rev. 11 (J. Mc. D., Glasgow) |
" |
218 |
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Question 41. The Sum of the Numbers of Levites in Num. 3 (vv. 22,28,34) are 22,300, but in verse 39 the number given is 22,000 (W. B-M., London) |
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218 |
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Question 42. Why the difference in the four names of the faces of the cherubim in Ezek. 1:10, 10:14, and Rev. 4:7? (W. B-M., London) |
" |
218 |
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Question 43. Isa. 6:10, and Matt. 13:15, why is God “unwilling” to heal them? (W. B-M., London) |
" |
218 |
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The Sings of the Times |
The Jewish National Movement |
" |
218 |
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Religious and Social Signs (The Devil’s Millennium; The Reunion of Christendom; Reconciliation of Islam and Christianity; A Secret Church of the “New Religion;” Pastors to the Sheep and Goats [how to starve the sheep, and how to entertain the goats according to Dr. Parker]; British Israelism, and the time when they shall say, “Peace and Safety;” Mr. Stead’s Civic Churches) |
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218-220 |
Editor’s Table |
Caution on the 144,000 paper (“we lose a most important key if we identify the two companies of Ch. 7 and 14”); All Communications; Acknowledgments: Conference Fund. |
" |
220 |
Books Review
|
Coming Eschatological Events, by James Cross, Simpkin,
Marshall & Co.; Nuggets of Truth from the Epistles, by William G.
Carr; and The Great Prophecies of the Centuries. Concerning Israel and the
Gentiles, by G. H. Pember, M. A., both by Hodder and Stoughton. |
" |
220 |
No. 12. Vol. I, No. 12, June, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)
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SECTION |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PAGES |
Notes and Notices |
Three Weeks at Keswick (with Mr. George C. Needham, of Northfield, Mass. And Dr. D. M. Stearns, of Germantown, Pa., both from U.S.A.); The Public Convention; Our First Annual Volume; Our New Volume; The Names and Order; Our Premium Offer |
E. W Bullinger |
221 |
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Conference
Addresses [Cautionary Note] |
The Coming of the Lord and our Gathering to Him [2 Thess. 2:1,2] (At the Dundee Conference, June, 1894) |
Dr. T. Neatby |
221-223 |
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Daniel’s Vision [Dan. 8; Rev. 12] (At the Nottingham Conference, May, 1894) |
Mr. Liesching |
223-225 |
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The Restoration of All Things [Acts 3:19-21, 1. A Throne and a King; 2. A Kingdom and People] (At the Dunoon Conference, August, 1894) |
Pastor D. M. Stearns, of Philadelphia |
225-226 |
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Contributed
Articles |
“The Names and Order” of the Books of the Old Testament”, (Concluding, Seventh Paper) [“Daniel,” God Will Judge; “Ezra-Nehemiah,” The Protection and Consolation of Jehovah; Chronicles – “Divrai Hay-yahmeen,” the Lord’s Words on Man’s Works; 5. The Division of the Books] (continued from page 209) [the full Book, by Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode includes tables of these Parashiyoth and Haphtara, and the further divisions into Sedarim, Chapters, and verses] |
Rev. Dr. Bullinger |
226-228 |
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The Indictment of British-Israelism (on Dan, and on a False Zion, a Pseudo-Israel and a False “Peace, and Safety”) |
E. W Bullinger |
228-229 |
|
" |
Romans 9, 10, 11 |
" |
230 |
|
Notes for Bible Study |
Psalm 109 |
Rev. Sydney Thelwall, B.A., Vicar of
Radford, Leamington
|
230-232 |
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Selected Gleanings |
Hebrew Mountaineers of Daghestan (Pall Mall Gazette) |
E. W Bullinger |
232 |
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Illustrations of
Bible Structure |
1 Cor. 15:12-58 |
" |
232 |
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Questions and
Answers |
Question 44. Reigning and Reigned during the Millenium and which nations deceived when Satan loosed after it? (asked by E. L., Highgate and T. V., Croydon, related to Question 39) |
" |
233 |
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Question 45. Christ will came for (in the air) and with (on earth) his saints for the OT saints? (D. S., Worthing) |
" |
233 |
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Question 46. “he had promised that they should be ‘gathered’ to the Lord before that day”? (1 Thess. 4:13-18, asks G. R., Crewkerne, related to Question 36) |
" |
233 |
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Correspondence |
The Epistle of James |
G. S. W. |
233 |
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The Sings of the Times |
The Jewish National Movement |
E. W Bullinger |
233-234 |
|
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Religious and Political Signs (Re-union; the Papacy and “the Nations;” A German Diplomatist on the Far East; New Bibles, a woman’s Bible by the sisterhood of advanced women?; Religious Travestie; Socialist Passion Plays) |
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234-235 |
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Theosophy and Spiritist Signs (the mysterious religious services at Brighton; Mrs. Besant’s Mahatmas; the retiring mahatmas; hypnotism; the black mass – Satanism and magic; the pyramids of Egypt and the book of the dead) |
" |
235-236 |
Editor’s Table |
Conference Fund. Free Distribution Fund. |
" |
236 |
Books Review
|
Green Pastures and Still Waters, by J. Denham
Smith, J. E. Hawkins; Songs of Redemption, compiled by W. Blair
Neatby, Alfred Holness; Will Jesus Come?, by Mr. And Mrs. Geo. C.
Needham, Albert Needham, East Northfield, Mass.; The Age to Come; or,
The Millenium, by William Frith, Partridge & Co. |
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236 |
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