Church History
Readers of the New Testament can easily perceive the greatness of John the Baptist (Mk. 1:7, Jn. 1:31-34). By virtue of being the nearest to Christ, John was the greatest Prophet born of women in the Old Testament (Matt. 11:11). Greatness is measured by each man’s
Seminary, Academia, Psychology, & Science
For something to appear in the Bible four times is a rarity. Only the most important things would be repeated so many times in the record of Holy Scripture. The transfiguration of Jesus Christ is no exception. Under the guidance of Peter, James, and John, the Evangelists of the Gospel
Seminary, Academia, Psychology, & Science
Modern academia applauds the fair speeches of ancient Greek philosophers, men like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the like; and the gullible minds of educated men are sincerely impressed. Meanwhile, the apostle Paul remains thoroughly unimpressed! While opposing the philosophical wisdom of the heathen in his time, Paul said, “the Greeks
The Last Days
What is the meaning of this divine threat given to the Church of Pergamos? Some people don’t take it as a threat at all! They believe that this pictorial attribute of Jesus Christ is exclusively manifested spiritually during the Gentile Church Age. “And Simeon blessed them, and said unto
The Last Days
John saw it! The Sword of the LORD. Prostrated at the vision, John said, “I fell at His feet as dead” (Rev. 1:17). The Sword is a form of divine judgment throughout all ages. A single glimpse of the divine being of God would unveil this to the beholder
Persecution, Suffering, Mortality, & Immortality
Some years ago I was laboring as an evangelist in the town of M____, and during the meetings there was much conviction by the power of the Holy Ghost. Among others that were wrought upon was a young girl of about seventeen years. All through the meetings the Holy Ghost
Persecution, Suffering, Mortality, & Immortality
Mrs. J____ B____, the subject of this sketch, came under the personal observation of the writer in 1886. I had often urged her to give her heart to God while she was in health, but she refused. I called to see her during her last sickness and found her in
Persecution, Suffering, Mortality, & Immortality
N. M. Nelms, of Kopperl, Texas, sends us this very sad experience. He says: Miss A____, who lived at C____, in Georgia, was taken very sick, and was informed that she could not live. Realizing the way she had lived, surrounded by her ungodly associates, with whom she had indulged
Persecution, Suffering, Mortality, & Immortality
"During the summer of 1862, I became acquainted with a Mr. A____, who professed infidelity, and who was, I think, as near an atheist as any I ever met. I held several conversations with him on the subject of religion, but could not seem to make any impression on
Persecution, Suffering, Mortality, & Immortality
Through the kindness of Rev. N. L. Stambaugh, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, we furnish our readers with the following sad experience: In the year 1886, while the writer was at Crawfordsville, Indiana, working in revival meetings, there was a certain young man present at the meetings who was under deep
Persecution, Suffering, Mortality, & Immortality
A minister, while traveling one day, was overtaken by a thunderstorm and took refuge in what was called a tavern. His attention was soon directed towards a man who seemed to be trying to entertain himself and others by using profanity in its lowest degree. He claimed to be an
Persecution, Suffering, Mortality, & Immortality
Thomas Graham, the noted revivalist preacher of the Erie Conference of the Methodist Church, relates the following sad experience: When stationed in Fredonia, a girl who lived about three miles from that place, toward Sheridan, and had been awakened at a meeting held in the village, but who refused to