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Bible Studies BIBLE STUDIES "Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so" (Acts 17. 11). FROM EGYPT TO CANAAN Notes on 2 TIMOTHY • TITUS • PHILEMON 1 THESSALONIANS • 2 THESSALONIANS and REVELATION VOLUME 26. NEEDED TRUTH PUBLISHING OFFICE, ROBOT BUILDINGS, LEEDS ROAD, BRADFORD. Printed in England by James Harwood Ltd., Derby. ii. CONTENTS * Pages Comments 12, 30, 45, 61, 75, 93, 124, 141, 154, 173, 188 Depart, Preparing to...... ...... 4 Editorials 1, 17, 33, 49, 65, 81, 97, 113, 129, 145, 161, 177 Egypt to Canaan, From 5, 23, 38, 53, 69, 86, 104, 118, 134, 149, 168, 182 Judge His People, The LORD shall 167 Lessons from the Journeyings of the children of Israel as seen in the New Testament Scriptures 117 Nazirite, The Vow of the 37 Philemon, Notes on the Epistle of Paul to...... 95, 110 Questions and Answers 13, 46, 61, 76, 94, 124 141, 155, 173, 189 Rest 68 Revelation, Notes on the Book of the.. 2, 18, 34, 50, 65, 82, 98, 113, 130, 146, 161, 178 Teaching Great and Glorious, He made the........ 103 " Things written aforetime" 22 Timothy, Notes on the Second Epistle of Paul to 14, 31 Titus, Notes on the Epistle of Paul to .... 46, 62, 77 Thessalonians, Notes on the First Epistle of Paul to the 124, 142, 156, 174 Thessalonians, Notes on the Second Epistle of Paul to the 175, 189 BIBLE STUDIES " Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so" (Acts 17. 11). VOLUME 26. JANUARY, 1958. EDITORIAL Concerning prayer we sometimes sing, " What various hindrances we meet! " Such hindrances affect us in all our labours in the Lord, and in our study of the word of God, for the adversary seeks to hinder us in word and work. We therefore seek to encourage our fellow-students, assuring them that we are aware of some of the difficulties that confront some of them in seeking to continue in regular study with us. These days in which we live require much diligence on our part, and we would exhort all to labour much in the Lord (Romans 16. 12). In our joint studies, as in all labour in the Lord, if our work is a labour of love (1 Thessalonians 1. 3), evidence will surely be forthcoming that it is so, and much blessing will accrue. We have commented in this vein, because several of our former contri- butors have now resumed. We welcome them and rejoice to see them represented once again in Bible Studies: we hope the Lord will enable them to continue with us and to contribute regularly. This may involve a measure of personal sacrifice; but diligent study of the word of God is very profitable and necessary for the spiritual growth of the child of God, and if through our year's study we are enabled the better to serve our God, the sacrifice will be more than worth while. This year's subject covers the wilderness journey of the children of Israel, and the things that we shall have to examine " happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition" (1 Corin- thians 10. 11). God brought these things about for our profit as well as for Israel's; God the Spirit moved men to record them for our admonition. If then such be the Source, purpose and authority of the things which we now undertake to study, we ought to apply ourselves with becoming diligence, that we may gather profitable knowledge of the will of God for this present day. We are happy to present this month the opening pages of " Notes on the Book of the Revelation " by Mr. J. Miller. These will enhance the value of this year's Bible Studies, both for present reading and for future reference. We commend these Notes to our readers for close study, and to God for His blessing. J. B. 2 NOTES ON THE BOOK OF THE REVELATION The book of the Revelation is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, not of St. John the divine. God gave to Him this revelation of events which must shortly (shortly or speedily as God speaks of time) come to pass. The object was to show to God's bondservants in the seven churches in Asia, first of all, the course of coming events, events which had primarily to do with the time immediately prior to the millennial reign of Christ and afterwards stretching on into eternity. This outline of events is pre- ceded by things which John saw, as in chap. 1, and which were then existing, as outlined in the seven messages or letters which were written in one book, which was to be sent to the seven churches in Asia. Jesus Christ sent it by His angel (17. 1, 15; 19. 10; 21. 9; 22. 8, 9), and signified (that is, gave it by signs or symbols) to His bondservant John. John was a faithful witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw. He with Peter said earlier, " We cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard " (Acts 4. 20). Blessed is he that readeth. This evidently is public reading, for the hearers also are blessed by the reading, but reading and hearing fail in their purpose unless there is the keeping of the things of this prophecy. John to the seven churches. The seven churches were in the Roman province of Asia, not the Continent of Asia, nor what is called Asia Minor. These are not seven churches selected from among other churches in Asia. John addresses this book " to the seven churches " (Tais Hepta Ekklesiais). The churches of God in Troas (Acts 20. 5-7), Colossae and Hierapolis (Colossians 1. 2; 4. 13) were churches in Asia at one time, but were no longer in existence, or perchance no longer acknowledged by the Lord, when the Revelation was written. Laodicea, which formed with Colossae and Hierapolis a group of churches in the south east corner of Asia, was, alas, in a wretched state (Revelation 3. 14-17), and unless they repented would be disowned as a church of God by God. Grace to you and peace. This salutation of grace and peace is from the Trinity. God the Father is here described as the self-existing, eternal Jehovah, One who is, who was, and who is coming, a Being Ineffable, to whom past, present and future are an eternal NOW, and as is the Father so are the Son and the Spirit. Jehovah is a name proper to all three Persons. The Spirit is described as " the seven Spirits which are before the throne", seen in Revelation 4. 5 as seven Lamps of fire. Again in Revelation 5. 6, the seven Spirits are the seven Eyes of the Lamb sent forth into all the earth. There is one Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4. 4). Seven, it has been suggested, shows " His plenitude and perfection, " though it is wiser betimes not to use words to cover our ignorance. Seven in Ephesians forms a unity or oneness; the unity of the Spirit is (1) one body, (2) one Spirit, (3) one hope, (4) one Lord, (5) one faith, (6) one baptism, (7) one God and Father of all. Henotes (unity) is derived from Hen neut. of Heis (one). So the seven Spirits are, I judge, one Spirit. The mystery of the Divine Being shall in time to come be more fully understood by us. We do well in these our childhood days (1 Corinthians 13. 9-12) not to darken counsel by words without knowledge (Job 38. 2). We feel that much of what has been written about the book of the Revelation comes within the meaning of the LORD'S words in Job. The seven lamps upon the Lamp- stand in the tabernacle are, we judge, symbolic representations of the seven Lamps of fire, which are the seven Spirits. No book in the Scriptures has so many groups of sevens: seven Spirits, seven churches, seven angels, seven seals, seven trumpets, seven heads of the beast, seven angels which have the seven bowls with the seven last plagues. NOTES ON THE BOOK OF THE REVELATION 3 Jesus Christ is described in a threefold way, which is of universal application: (1) " the faithful Witness, " (2) " the Firstborn of the dead, " and (3) " the Ruler of the kings of the earth. " He is the faithful Witness conveying a world-wide message to men, which, as Luke shows in Acts 1. 1, He continued through the apostles and prophets (Hebrews 2. 3, 4; Ephesians 2. 20) after His resurrection. He is the Firstborn of the dead, that is, the Firstborn of all the dead. He is also the Firstborn from the dead (Colossians 1. 18), that is, He is the Firstborn of all the blessed dead who shall be raised prior to the millennium. He is also the Ruler of the kings of the earth, being King of kings, and Lord of lords (1 Timothy 6. 15). "Firstborn" describes one who is supreme, pre-eminent, who has priority in rank (Psalm 89. 27). The Lord is Firstborn of all creation (not the first to be born, as though He were Himself a creature), for in Him, through Him and unto Him were all things created (Colossians 1.
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