Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 7: The Finished MysteryRussell, C. T. (Charles Taze)
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Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 7: The Finished Mystery
Russell, C. T. (Charles Taze)
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Jehovah's witnesses -- Controversial literature
11:18. And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come.—“Although they
are called Christian nations, they have not received the Spirit of the
Lord; they have not received the spirit of meekness, gentleness, long‐
suffering, brotherly kindness and love, the fruits of the Holy Spirit; but
on the contrary, the spirit which St. Paul says consists of hatred, wrath,
strife, murder—works of the flesh and the Devil. For this reason they did
not even wait for God’s wrath to come, but began to bring it upon
themselves nearly two months in advance. They became so angry that they
began to destroy each other even before their lease of power had
expired.”—Z. ’14‐328.
And the time of the dead, that they should be judged.—“They cannot be
judged without His words, and the vast majority,—‘dead in trespasses and
sins,’ blinded and deafened by the Adversary, through sin,—have not thus
far been enabled to hear their Redeemer’s wonderful words of life. In the
Millennial Kingdom the dead world will have the eyes of its understanding
opened and its ears unstopped, and the knowledge of the Lord shall fill
the whole earth and reach every member of the dead race, not only those
who have not yet gone down into the tomb, but ‘all the families of the
earth;’ for, ‘all that are in the grave shall come forth’ for the very
purpose of hearing the ‘wonderful words of life,’ and of being judged by
them. If they shall accept them heartily they shall, by restitution
processes, be brought fully up to life conditions.”—Z. ’02‐116; Dan. 7:10;
Rev. 14:7; 15:4.
And that Thou shouldest give reward unto Thy Servants the Prophets.—Who
are therefore without their rewards until Christ’s Second Advent.—Heb.
11:39, 40.
And to the saints.—“We hold that it is a most reasonable inference, and
one in perfect harmony with all the Lord’s Plan, that in the spring of
1878 all the holy Apostles and other ‘overcomers’ of the Gospel Age who
slept in Jesus were raised spirit beings, like unto their Lord and
Master.”—C. 234.
And them that fear Thy name, small and great.—All other classes of
believers, past, present and future.
And shouldest destroy them.—The Papal and Protestant sects.
Which destroy the earth.—Corrupt the earth, Greek.—Rev. 19:2.
11:19. And the Temple of God.—The true Church.—1 Cor. 3:16.
Was opened in heaven ABOVE.—Was revealed as in the ascendency over the
nominal ecclesiastical heavens.
And there was seen in His Temple.—Clearly revealed to His Church.
The Ark.—The repository of the sacred and hidden things of Revelation and
Ezekiel.
Of [His] THE testament of God.—The Secret—“The Finished Mystery.”—Psa.
25:14; Col. 1:27; Rev. 14:17; 16:1, 17.
And there were lightnings, and voices and thunderings.—See Rev. 8:5.
And an earthquake.—See Rev. 8:5; 16:18.
And great hail.—A deluge of Truth in its most compact form.—Isa. 28:17;
Rev. 16:21.
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