Difficult Scriptures Concerning Kingdom

September 1, 2017

Listen to audio:  ● Job 19:26. How could Job hope to see God in his flesh? Job 19:25-26 has been beautifully memorialized in Handel’s classic oratorio “The Messiah,” as an inspiring statement of faith and belief in the resurrection. “I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.” In view, however, of Exodus 33:20 that “no man shall see [God] and live,” how then will Job, in a […]

Questions with Remarkable Answers Answers by Pastor Russell from What Pastor Russell Said

September 1, 2017

(8) Questions with Remarkable Answers Answers by Pastor Russell from What Pastor Russell Said Listen to audio:  ● Question 1 (1914). If I am in harmony with Present Truth, as presented by Brother Russell, but live consistent in a church for years, what would I gain by coming out into the I.B.S. Association? A. Shall I say they would gain a fortune, that it would be the making of your business or entrance into society? What shall I tell him? I think he would gain a good conscience. Why, are […]

In the Beginning

July 1, 2017

Witnessing: Our Christian Heritage Listen to audio: A significant portion of the book of Revelation is a prophetic accounting of the Gospel Age. It indicated the age was going to be a difficult time for the saints. Any doctrine or lifestyle that deviated from the accepted teachings and practices of the Catholic church would often be met with bitter persecution. During the fifth stage of the Church the saints cried, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on […]

Arius and Public Debate

July 1, 2017

The Church of Pergamos “Write this to the angel of the Church in Pergamum: These words are spoken by him who has the sharp two-edged sword. I know where you live — where Satan sits enthroned. I know that you hold fast to my name and that you never denied your faith in me even in the days when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred before your eyes in the very house of Satan” (Revelation 2:12,13 Phillips). Listen to audio: The pages of history provide many […]