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
And the song of the Lamb.—“They sing in the sense of declaring in
harmonious and beautiful cadences the relationship of the types and
figures of the Law and the Prophets of the Mosaic Dispensation with the
antitypes of these of the Gospel Dispensation; showing that all things
written in the Law and in the Prophets are finding glorious fulfilments in
the Lamb of God and in the great Plan which the Father is working out
through Him.”—Z. ’00‐310.
Saying, Great and marvelous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty.—“First
amongst the great and marvelous works of the Almighty was the sentence of
death upon father Adam and his posterity. As we look at this marvelous
work, we must concede that it was just (in that it was merited), that it
is true (in the sense of not being an unreasonable penalty), true in the
sense that it was exactly what God forewarned father Adam the penalty of
disobedience would be. ‘Just and true are thy ways, thou King of Saints.’
But Jehovah’s first great and marvelous work of condemnation was, after
four thousand years, followed by another great and marvelous work; _viz._,
the work of redemption. How stupendous this work of the ransoming of all
Adam’s race of hundreds of millions by the sacrifice of one Man! How great
and wonderful indeed this act, and how just and true, and how fully in
Harmony with every feature of Divine Justice and Love!—1 Tim. 2:5, 6; Rom.
5:12, 18, 19.”—Z. ’00‐310.
Just and true are Thy ways.—“As we have viewed the failure of Christendom
to adopt the spirit of Christ’s teaching, and seen how the knowledge and
liberty gained from His teachings were blended with the spirit of evil,
selfishness, and as from present foreshadowings we mark the sure approach
of anarchy and every evil work, yet realizing its necessity and justice,
and having learned also the ends of mercy to be attained eventually by
this very means, our hearts exclaim, ‘Great and marvelous are Thy works,
Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Thy ways.’ ” (D. 526; Deut. 32:4;
Psa. 145:17.) “As Aaron and the two remaining sons were forbidden to make
lamentation for their brethren who were cut off, this signifies that all
the faithful of the priests will recognize the justice of the Divine
decisions, and will bow to them in humble submission, saying, ‘Just and
true are Thy ways.’ ”—Lev. 10:1‐7; Psa. 89:14; Job 36:17; 37:23; Isa.
56:1; T. 40.
Thou King of [saints] THE WORLDS.—The margin renders this “King of nations
or ages.” He will be King of all nations by and by. He is King of all ages
(worlds) in the sense that the ages are working out His sovereign will.
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