James Parkinson

Priests Must Develop Self Control

January 1, 2025

First Control Self “I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection” (1 Corinthians 9:27). — Derek Place and James Parkinson In biblical context, subjection refers to the act of submitting to God’s authority and surrendering one’s will to His divine plan and purpose. Subjection requires self control, and discipline. But how do we develop self control and discipline? We are not born with these skills; we must develop them as we grow and mature in the Christian life. To Develop […]

A Great Multitude Also Serves

January 1, 2025

In the Temple and Before the Throne “A great multitude, which no man could number” (Revelation 7:9). — James Parkinson While the 144,000 of the Bride of Christ are mentioned first, there is also a Great Multitude, who also is to serve. The reader can find things written in common between the Levites in the Old Testament (and/or another spiritual group) and the Great Company/Multitude/Crowd in Revelation, as compared here: Old Testament to 1st Advent (RVIC) Revelation (RVIC) Only the tribe of […]

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 […]

From Exodus Until Memorial

March 1, 2024

The Lamb of God “I saw in the midst of the throne … a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain” (Revelation 5:6). — Jim Parkinson The first Passover Lamb delivered Israel’s firstborn from death who were under the protection of its blood, and eventually all of Israel. Subsequent Passovers have been annual memorials of that first Passover, to remember the deliverance of all Israel (as well as a mixed multitude). The Passover Lamb in Egypt was a type (an allegory) […]

Seven Parables

January 1, 2024

Matthew 13 “All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them” (Matthew 13:34, citations from ASV, except as noted). — James Parkinson Jesus spoke seven parables to the multitudes, in Matthew 13. It is reasonable to ask whether these seven parables are parallel to the seven stages of the church during the Gospel Age. Some think, Yes, and others think, No. How might we proceed to discover whether it is reasonable? It […]