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
Forty and two months.—1260 days, or a time, times and a half; fulfilled in
1260 literal years from A. D. 539 to 1799 A. D. (Rev. 11:2.) As a
secondary fulfilment, we may see the end of the rule of the Kaiser and
others of his mouthpieces in 42 literal months from Aug. 1, 1914. But what
folly it would be to try to see in the German Kaiser, or any other _one
man_, the foretold Antichrist.—Rev. 11:11.
13:6. And he opened his mouth in [blasphemy] BLASPHEMIES against
God.—Misrepresentations of the Divine Character and Plan.
To blaspheme [His name] HIM.—God was blasphemed, or misrepresented by the
titles used by the popes, by their claims to the exercise of Divine power
on earth (B. 311), by claims that the Pope is God on earth (B. 314), by
claims that he is the sole judge of right and wrong (B. 317), by claims
that he is infallible (B. 318), by proscribing the Bible (B. 319), by the
doctrines of eternal torture and purgatory (B. 323), by masses for the
dead and the sale of indulgences (B. 324), and by devilish practices
against His saints, too numerous to name.
And His tabernacle.—The church in the wilderness.—Rev. 12:6, 14.
[And] Them that dwell in heaven.—God’s Tabernacle is His true Church in
the flesh, but, nevertheless, “Our citizenship is in Heaven.” (Phil. 3:20,
R. V.) Even here we have been made to “Sit together in heavenly places in
Christ Jesus.”—Eph. 2:6.
13:7. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints.—See Rev.
2:20; Acts 9:32; Rom. 15:25; 1 Cor. 6:1.
And to overcome them.—See Rev. 6:8; Dan. 7:21, 22.
And power was given him over all kindreds, AND PEOPLES, and tongues, and
nations.—This has been literally fulfilled, but will have a secondary
fulfilment soon, through the beastly governments that are Papacy’s living
representatives in spirit if not in fact.—Rev. 17:15.
13:8. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him.—Yield either
willing or forced obedience to his mandates; bow the knee in submission.
Whose names are not written in the Book of Life.—“The deception of Papacy
was so complete that the world was deceived, and all the church, except
the overcomers, whose names were ‘written in Heaven,’ were deceived in the
same way, and hastened to unite themselves with, and to worship the Beast,
and have it enroll their names on its books. From this has sprung the
delusion so common to all Protestants at this day, viz., that their names
must be connected with some such earthly system, or they are not the
Lord’s saints. But the important item is, to have our names recorded in
the Lamb’s Book of Life; His is the only record of any value.”—Z. ’80:1‐1;
Psa. 69:28; Dan. 12:1; Lu. 10:20; Phil. 4:3; Rev. 3:5; 21:27.
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