Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 7: The Finished MysteryRussell, C. T. (Charles Taze)
Religion
Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 7: The Finished Mystery
Russell, C. T. (Charles Taze)
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Jehovah's witnesses -- Controversial literature
8:10. And the third angel sounded.—The Calvinistic movement began, which
later developed into the Northern Presbyterian Church, Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Welsh Calvinistic Church, United Presbyterian Church,
Southern Presbyterian Church, Associate Presbyterian Church, Associate
Reformed Southern Presbyterian Church, Reformed Synod Presbyterian Church,
Reformed General Synod Presbyterian Church, Reformed Covenanted
Presbyterian Church, Reformed Presbyterian Church in the United States and
Canada, Dutch Reformed Church, German Reformed Church, Christian Reformed
Church, Hungarian Reformed Church, and Congregational Church.—1 Cor. 3:3.
And there fell a great star from heaven.—John Calvin tore a large‐sized
hole in the Catholic firmament when he started the manufacture of a
firmament of his own.
Burning as it were a lamp.—The precipitation of the Calvinistic movement
in France and Switzerland was as sudden as the Anglican movement had been
in England or the Lutheran movement in Germany. In 1533 Francis I, King of
France, “anxious to conciliate both German Protestants and anti‐papal
England, invited some of the reformers to preach in the Louvre,” as an
offset to a fierce attack that had but lately been made upon them, caused
by the mutilation of a statue of the Virgin. On the festival of All
Saints, Cop, the rector of the University of Paris, was to deliver the
address, but Jean Cauvin (Calvin) persuaded the rector to read an address
which he had written. It was a defence of the new evangelical views and so
aroused the Sorbonne that Calvin and Cop were both obliged to flee from
Paris. Calvin went to Basle, Switzerland, and in 1536 wrote and published
the first great textbook of Protestant theology, _Institutes of the
Christian Religion_. He did his best, but his best was not very good.
And it fell upon the third part.—The French part.
Of the rivers.—Channels of religious instruction.
And upon the fountains of waters.—The Word of God. Although Calvin
misunderstood and misapplied them, yet he constantly appealed to the
Scriptures as the support for his theories.
8:11. And the name of the star.—Calvin is entitled to the honor of having
at one time been a papal star. “He was from the first educated for the
Church, and before he was twelve years old was presented to a benefice in
the Cathedral of Noyon. Six years after this he was appointed to a cure of
souls at Montville, and thus, although not yet twenty, and not even in the
minor orders, he was enjoying the titles and revenues of a cure.”—McC.
Is called Wormwood.—What an ideal name for the doctrine which has caused
more bitterness against God than any other doctrine ever taught, and for
the man who roasted Servetus at the stake.
And the third part of the waters.—Many portions of the Scriptures,
misunderstood, misconstrued and misapplied.
Became.—Were made to appear in the eyes of many.
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