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Is the Scriptural statement, “and there were no more sea,” to be taken literally? See `Rev.21:1`

In the Scriptures the word "sea" is used, not merely as a name for a body of water, but also symbolically, as representing lawless, restless, dissatisfied, discontented humanity. In His great prophecy (`Luke 21:5-36`) our Lord tells us that in the time of trouble, [...]

Will you kindly explain the seemingly harsh Bible statement, the expression of the Savior, as given in the `24th chapter of Matthew, the 19th verse`– “And woe be unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days?”

This expression is a portion of our Lord's great prophecy relating to events and conditions that would develop in the last days of the Christian dispensation. As with all prophetic expressions it is in highly figurative language. The clue to the understanding of this [...]

What is meant by the Scriptures which declare that in the last days there would be a fearful time of trouble (Daniel 12:1; Matthew 24:21,22)? Do these scriptures refer to the industrial and social crisis that is now developing throughout the world?

There have been many seasons of severe trouble and destruction in man's history. For example, there was the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, when about a million and a quarter of Jews were slain. In the French Revolution, vast numbers were slaughtered by the mobs [...]

"And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man." (Isaiah 4:1) What is the meaning of this scripture?

In the symbolisms of the Scriptures a "woman" represents a church. Just as the church of Christ is said to be the "Bride, the Lamb's wife," the false churches or anti-Christian religious systems are symbolized as wicked women. (Revelation 17:5) The number seven in Scripture [...]

Will it be a one-world government composed of united European nations ruled by the Antichrist prior to the return of Christ? Would the rapture of all Christians be at that time?

We are not of the opinion that there will be one-world government ruled by the antichrist, prior to the great time of trouble spoken of in Daniel 12:1.The term “antichrist” is mentioned in 1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3 and 2 John 7. But some [...]

"In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt." (Isaiah 19:19,20) What may we understand by this scripture? (The Great Pyramid)

There is but one structure in all the earth that could by any possibility fulfill the requirements of the text, and that is the Great Pyramid in Egypt. The whole of northern Egypt forms a sector shaped country the center of which is marked [...]

What is the meaning of the expression found in Daniel 12:7–"Time, times and a half?" How long was a "time?"

A year, or "time," according to the Jewish calendar was a year of twelve lunar months of thirty days each, or 360 days. In the symbolic prophecies of the Scriptures, a day stood for a year. (See Ezekiel 4:1-8; Numbers 14:33,34.) A "time" therefore, of three hundred and [...]

What does it mean that Jerusalem is a "burdensome stone"? Zechariah 12:3

“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” Zechariah 12:3To properly answer this question, the [...]

Is Jerusalem "occupied territory"?

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 280 of March 18, 1994, condemned the Hebron massacre and declared Jerusalem "occupied territory." For the United Nations to say Jerusalem is "occupied territory" presupposes Jerusalem rightfully belongs to the Palestinian Arabs. This was most unfortunate.Facts of HistoryArcheological [...]