In the Beginning
Nearing the Close July / August 2024Volume 106, Number 4 The Harvest of the Gospel Age is the ending period of this age. This is apparent from Matthew 13:39, where Jesus defined the harvest as the sunteleia, or ending period, of the aionos, the age. We have been in this ending period for 150 years, since the return of Christ in 1874. This is longer than any supposed would be the case, early in the harvest. However, it seems apparent that we […]
Consecration
A Living Sacrifice “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonableservice” (Romans 12:1). — Extracted from a 2023 Baptismal Service To the baptismal candidates, I want to ask this question: “Have you lost your mind?” In a way, someone in the world could be justified in asking you that question. After all, you are signing a lifetime contract to serve the Lord, but do not get to read the fine print. You do not know what […]
Judah’s Character
Character Improvement Revealed by Joseph “Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5, scriptures from NASB, unless otherwise noted). — Harry Wildblood Joseph is a bright luminary in the last fourteen chapters of Genesis, so bright, in fact, that it is easy to overlook his brothers. Jacob gave prophecies to these twelve brothers in Genesis 49, just before his death. But the question arises, did […]
Preaching Christ
The Timing of Jesus’ Sacrifice “Faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ” (Romans 10:17, RSV). — Bill Dutka The timing of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, and when the benefit of this sacrifice came to Jewish believers, and later to Gentile believers, seems meaningful. The holy Spirit came to Jewish disciples at Pentecost, as recorded in Acts 2:1-16. The disciples “were filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, […]