In the Beginning

July 1, 2025

Harvest Preparations The French Revolution marked the beginning of the Enlightenment, which culminated in the worldwide proclamation of human rights and the opening of biblical truth. In this issue, we explore that period through the people who contributed to it. The Importance of 1799 introduces the significance of the time prophecies in Daniel 12, specifically the 1260, 1290, and 1335-day periods, which paved the way for a deeper understanding of eschatology and the end times. A Note on the French Revolution describes […]

The Importance of 1799

July 1, 2025

Ending a Dark Period “I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished” (Daniel 12:7). — David Rice The closing chapter of Daniel, chapter […]

A Note on the French Revolution

July 1, 2025

Additional Information – A change with profound effects. The French Revolution (1789‑1799) had a profound influence on religious thought, particularly in its final year. By 1799, the revolution had reached a point where secularism and anti‑clericalism had dramatically altered the religious landscape of France. Churches had been closed, clergy had been persecuted, and new secular ideologies, such as the Cult of Reason and the Cult of the Supreme Being, had been promoted. These events led many European religious thinkers to reflect on […]

James Strong and John McClintock

July 1, 2025

Bible Study Helps “Study to show thyself approved … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). One of the most valuable resources in Bible study is a concordance. A concordance is an alphabetical list of the words in a book or body of work, along with each word’s context. The first Bible concordance was completed for the Latin Vulgate in the year 1230 AD and was a simple alphabetical index of major words. In 1535, Thomas Gybson produced the first […]

The Wise Shall Understand

July 1, 2025

Albury Conferences “Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand” (Daniel 12:10). — Owen Kindig In June 1826, a group of about forty interested Christians, hosted by Henry Drummond, gathered in the English countryside at Drummond’s estate in Albury. They had come on foot, horseback, and by carriage or farm wagon. The few reference books and Bibles they had carried would absorb their […]