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
(23) _Malachi_ foretold that from the rising of the sun even unto the
going down of the same the Lord’s name shall be great among all peoples;
and in every place heart adoration shall be offered to His name (Mal.
1:11); that the devourer will be rebuked and not be permitted longer to
destroy the fruits of the ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit
before the time in the field; injurious parasites, germs and microbes will
be a thing of the past. Crops will be abundant everywhere (Mal. 3:11); and
The Christ, Head and Body, will arise with healing in their beams,
nourishing and bringing the willing to perfection with the same care as is
given to stall‐fed cattle—now receiving more attention than human
beings.—Mal. 4:2.
(24) _John the Baptist_ was the next and last of the holy Prophets, for
Jesus said, “The Law and the Prophets were until John.” And John, we are
told, turned and looked at Jesus, and said, “Behold the Lamb of God, that
taketh away the sin of the world.”—John 1:29; Matt. 11:9, 11.
4:11. Thou art worthy, O Lord OUR LORD AND GOD.—“The proper view of the
matter shows us the Heavenly Father perfect in all the attributes of
nobility of character; perfect in Justice, so that the just sentence of
His righteous Law cannot be infracted, even by Himself; perfect in wisdom,
so that His plan and arrangement, not only with respect to man’s creation,
but also with respect to man’s salvation, the Atonement, etc., were all so
complete that no contingency or failure could arise, nor any necessity for
change of the Divine Plan; as it is written, ‘I am the same, I change not,
saith the Lord,’ and ‘Known unto the Lord are all His works, from the
foundation of the world’; perfect also in His Love, than which there could
be no greater love possible, and yet that Love is in full balance and
accord with the other Divine attributes, so that it could spare the sinner
only in harmony with the just program marked out by Divine Wisdom; perfect
also in Power, so that all His good purposes, good intentions, just
program and loving designs, fully co‐ordinated, shall be executed, and
bring the originally designed result; as it is written, ‘My Word that
goeth forth out of My mouth shall not return to Me void; it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto
I sent it.’ (Isa. 55:11; Mal. 3:6; Acts 15:18.)”—E. _37_, 34.
To receive glory.—All the glory, Greek.
And honor and power.—“Could this Scripture ever be fulfilled, could the
Divine character ever be appreciated by intelligent, honest, just and
loving hearts, if in any corner of the Universe there were such orgies and
tortures of His creatures as the creeds of the Darker Ages have set forth?
Surely not!”—B. S. M.
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