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Page 98 of 316Philippians 40:1
@@@^The Scriptures exhort that those in the Truth be “in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless” (2 Pet. 3:11-14), and the more so now while He is
Philippians 49:3
@@@^The promise, therefore, is unmistakably to the latter and to their descendants who composed the Christian church in its beginning, and who were willing to die for, rather than to deny, their Lord. The promise is not, in other words, to the unconverted (represented first by Ishmael, and second by Esau); rather it is to their younger brethren — the converted Jews (represented first by Isaac, and second by Jacob). It is therefore to those who have allowed the Lord to change their names from “Jews” (fleshly Israel) to “Christians” (spiritual Israel), just as Jacob their forefather, allowed God to change his name from Jacob to Israel. Thus being by natural birth the seed of Jacob, and by spiritual birth, the seed of Christ (the Truth), they are both sons of Jacob and sons of God, and hence full-fledged Jews, Israelites indeed.
Philippians 54:3
@@@^The fact, therefore, that at no time in church history, save in Noah’s day, has God destroyed all the wicked and preserved only the righteous, is conclusive evidence in the proof that the marking, or sealing, of the 144,000 is yet incomplete. Plainly, then, among God’s people those who fail to receive the seal, are, in the figure of the parable, represented by “tares,” and are appointed unto destruction, whereas those who receive the seal and who escape the destruction, are symbolized by the “wheat,” and are destined for the barn — the kingdom (Matt. 13:30).
Philippians 59:1
@@@^The trouble will burst forth as the two-horned beast decrees “that no man might buy or sell, save he that [has] the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Rev. 13:17. Thus will the dragon be “wroth with the woman” and “make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Rev. 12:17. And at the same time the angels will be allowed to hurt all who trouble the church of God, and who attempt to join it in the same way as the tares now do. In thus hurting the wicked, the angels execute “the wrath of the Lamb.” In view of this, the Lord asks, “who shall be able to stand?” Rev. 6:17. It is “the great and dreadful day of the Lord” (Mal. 4:5), and “the sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites.” Hence the questions: “Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?” — Only those who see themselves in need of everything. And these are
Colossians 30:1
@@@^@9“Exodus 12:1, 2; ‘And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month (moon) of the year to you.’ The moon was made to measure the months. Compare 1 Samuel 20, verses 5, 18, 24, 27, 34. And also to mark the seasons (Gen. 1:14 and Psa. 104:19). The moon and the sun and the stars is God’s calendar in the firmament that all men can see and mark God’s times together with the earth . . . @7
Colossians 45:2
@@@^“For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days.” Hosea 3:4, 5. “And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee and thy land shall be married. And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord: and thou shalt be called Sought out, A city not forsaken.” Isa. 62:2-4, 12.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
@@@^As every heaven-sent messenger from Adam’s day to this, has been bitterly fought by men professing to be led of God, then the mere fact of opposition against Mrs. White’s writings would not prove her wrong. And inasmuch as she has become the main target of opposition today, as were the prophets in their day, then to determine whether her writings are dangerous and doomed or safe and sound, we must turn our attention to the oracles of God, which reveal the past, present, and future. There her work, right or wrong, must be found. By the prophecies only, can we prove or disprove, know what we believe and believe what we know, and with safety accept or reject any message. Otherwise our faith can be founded only upon uncertainties, — upon a sandy foundation, — which will in the end bring us disappointedly to the Master’s “left hand.” So to make sure of standing at His right hand, we must not fail to give earnest heed to the
1 Thessalonians 5:3
@@@^Jesus Himself testifies that the book of Revelation is a prophecy, for the angel “who bare record of the Word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw” says: “Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the words of this @9prophecy@7, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.” Rev. 1:2, 3. “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the @9prophecy@7 of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book.” Rev. 22:18.@9 @7
1 Thessalonians 10:1
@@@^Since the Scriptures explain that the church in all ages has been led into truth only through the gift of prophecy, the Christian has no choice but to conclude that God’s will and plan for this time is just as it was for times past; that is, that the knowledge of salvation be imparted through the writings of the Old Testament prophets, as interpreted by those upon whom, as the scroll unfolds, He bestows the same Spirit by which He moved upon “holy men of God” “in old time.” 2 Pet. 1:21. “For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” Mal. 3:6.
1 Thessalonians 16:2
@@@^Besides being taught by the literal testimonies of the prophets, the gospel is taught also by figurative prophecies. In our immediate concern, therefore, with the Spirit’s teachings as to how God reveals unto men His written Word, we must give consideration not only to the literal but also to the figurative testimonies of the prophets. And as the fourth chapter of Zechariah is a pictorial disclosure of the way in which God reveals His Word, we are led thereto for an exposition of
1 Thessalonians 19:4
@@@^“This is the Word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel.” Zech. 4:6. The method which God is to use now, in the time of the end, in communicating with Zerubbabel — the governors or ministers of His people — is laid down in the symbolism. So let us carefully decipher it symbol by symbol. When we understand the meaning of the “olive trees,” the “candlestick,” the “golden bowl,” and the “tubes,” then the symbolism itself will without controversy explain how the Scriptures, by which God communicates with His servants, are to be interpreted.
1 Thessalonians 25:1
@@@^Here in pictorial lesson God is unmistakably teaching that He controls the Scriptures and that He reveals them when a need arises, just as Joseph controlled all the grain in the storehouses of ancient Egypt, to hand it out in the time of famine. And as only through him could the Israelites, as well as the Egyptians, obtain grain in time of want, so likewise only from Christ, the King, through His Spirit-filled instrumentalities — Josephs (His specially appointed interpreters of the dreams and the visions which the Bible contains, whether they be to rebuke and enlighten the church or to forewarn the Gentiles) — can we obtain the “oil” which God has placed in the Bible.
1 Thessalonians 26:1
@@@^Brother, Sister, upon each of us squarely falls the momentous responsibility of deciding whether we will choose to follow the prophets of God in both the Old and New Testament periods, or to join God’s adversaries who advocate uninspired interpretations of the Scriptures, and who along with all their sympathizers will, if they continue in their evil course, become guilty, with the Jews, of the shed blood of the prophets.
1 Thessalonians 26:2
@@@^These solemn considerations will impel all who are honest with themselves and with God, to act in accordance with the solemn verity that He reveals the truth as He chooses. They will lead you to take God’s way for your shelter, and thus escape the swiftly gathering storm that is about to burst in all its dread fury upon sin and sinner.
1 Thessalonians 38:4
@@@^@0That is to say, though the whole vineyard has become full of “briers and thorns,” God has not forever forsaken it, but will dig it with a mattock, uproot the thorns and briers, and plant it once again with the choicest vines for upon it “He bestows His supreme regard.” — @9Testimonies to Ministers@7, p. 15. And after He executes this work, “the fear of briers and thorns” “shall not come thither.” Or, literally speaking, during the purification of the church, God’s vengeance takes the wicked from among His people! and thereafter keeps them out and preserves His church pure forevermore, without fear of its ever becoming polluted again. In thus absolutely uprooting the briers and thorns (the wicked), He precludes even the fear of their returning.
1 Thessalonians 41:3
@@@^Because when He finally restores His vineyard, the Lord will nevermore desert it or permit it to be fouled by “briers and thorns,” man’s joy should be unbounded, causing him to praise God by day and night for His never-failing love! Still more thrilling is the thought that a multitude is now on the very stage of passing from this mortal state into immortality — never to experience the unconscious state of the dead! May this call stir every reader from his long slumber (Matt. 25:5), and urge him to strive as never before for the “mark” of the living God (Ezek. 9:4).
1 Thessalonians 51:1
@@@^If it is true that God’s throne has always been in the sanctuary, then, of course, the position of Mrs. White’s opponents is justified, and the error should be exposed. But before we accept them and reject her, let us first ascertain whether or not God’s throne was in the sanctuary when Christ ascended on High. To this end, we call attention to @9two thrones@7 each in a @9different place. @7
1 Thessalonians 59:1
@@@^My brethren, be not like the Jews of old, angered against the Truth, hating its blazing light, but praise God for giving you another opportunity to reform while mercy yet lingers. And although heart-felt confession may humble one’s pride of opinion, yet it will enhance his character and cause God to exalt him “in due time” (1 Pet. 5:6) with eternal life. If personal opposition to the message has stemmed purely from misapprehension and misunderstanding, engendered not by self-interest but solely by a conscientious desire to avoid error, there is no condemnation to be laid to one’s charge: only as one would stubbornly continue to reject evidence, would condemnation be upon him. The unfolding of the prophetic scroll will reveal to all “what manner of spirit” (Gospel Workers, p. 302) they are of — whether willing to exchange error for truth, or whether determined to identify themselves with the class who will forever be found
1 Thessalonians 66:4
@@@^“When light goes forth to lighten the earth,” says the Spirit of Prophecy, concerning the church’s reception of the message, and the way in which the Lord shall then work, “instead of coming up to the help of the Lord, they will want to bind about His work to meet their narrow ideas. Let me tell you that the Lord will work in this last work in a manner very much out of the common order of things, and in a way that will be contrary to any human planning. There will be those among us who will always want to control the work of God, to dictate even what movements shall be made when the work goes forward under the direction of the angel who joins the third angel in the message to be given to the world. God will use ways and means by which it will be seen that He is taking the reins in His own hands.” — @9Testimonies to Ministers@7, p. 300.
2 Thessalonians 4:1
@@@^In these parables, Christ clearly sets forth present truth as the indispensable condition to the establishing of His kingdom, and supreme effort as the indispensable condition to entering into it. Thus “none,” declares the Spirit of Prophecy, “but those who have fortified the mind with the truths of the Bible will stand through the last great conflict. To every soul will come the searching test, Shall I obey God rather than men? The decisive hour is even now at hand. Are our feet planted on the rock of God’s immutable Word?” — @9The Great Controversy@7, pp. 593, 594.