2024 Issues

Recovery in Three Phases

July 1, 2024

Statehood, Peace Agreements, Securing the Land “Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates” (Genesis 15:18). Israel attained statehood in 1948, a date well known and remembered. It seems that this was not an arbitrary year for statehood. Israel’s restoration to the land commenced in 1878 with the settlement of Petah Tikvah. From 1878 to 1948 is a period of 70 years. This […]

Ezekiel 38

July 1, 2024

The Final Conflict “Set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal … Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them … Gomer … the house of Togarmah of the north quarters” (Ezekiel 38:1-6). Ezekiel was an Israelite captive in Babylon, taken during the large captivity at the close of the three-month reign of Jehoiachin. Ezekiel’s first prophecy commenced in the fifth year of that captivity (Ezekiel 1:2). The first seven chapters of Ezekiel were registered in […]

In the Beginning

May 1, 2024

Lessons from Joseph The life of Joseph is one of the most memorable and impactful Bible stories; it helped shape our faith as children. This Herald issue focuses on many lessons for our Christian walk. Joseph’s journey speaks to us through the ages, beginning with his father’s favor, rejection by his brothers, slavery, imprisonment in Egypt, and finally, victory in God’s providence and power. The following articles reveal lessons for the Gospel Age church through Joseph’s example — lessons in personal growth, […]

Joseph, A Type of Christ

May 1, 2024

Dreams with Meaning “Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream; and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars made obeisance to me” (Genesis 37:9, scriptures from RVIC, unless otherwise noted).” — Jim Parkinson Joseph’s life in Egypt is an example for us. He began in the house of Potiphar, then was humbled in the king’s prison, and finally, he became the number-two man in Pharaoh’s kingdom. Yet, Joseph foreshadows one still greater than he. Introducing Joseph Joseph was not Jacob’s […]