Since Christ is referred to as the "Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6) and the angels announced at his birth–"Peace on earth, good will to men" (Luke 2:14), how is it that we find Jesus himself saying, "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on the earth? I tell you Nay; but rather division?"
The whole history of the Christian Era has been one of bloodshed, wars and strife, brought about for the most part have been brought about by differences of religious opinions. In Matthew 24, Jesus gave a wonderful prophecy. It foretold the conditions that would develop in the world down to the time when he would return to [...]
When did our Lord become the "only begotten son of God?"
The pre-human existence of Jesus is clearly established in the Scriptures. His own testimony about himself was that he is the "faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God" (Revelation 3:14).Jesus was the "only begotten Son of God" at the time of his creation, which was before the foundation of the earth, and before [...]
Will you please explain the Psalm 45:16: "Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth."
Looking at the context, we see this is one of the “Messianic Psalms,” and is mainly a prophecy relating to the church of Christ - the “bride” class, the faithful followers of Jesus who receive a heavenly reward. The “king's daughter,” the bride of the King's son, was to be formed of an elect class made [...]
Rev. 22:17 says: “The Spirit and the Bride say, Come.” Has this Scripture been fulfilled, and if not, when will it be”?
This will he fulfilled in the future for the following reasons: There is no "Bride" now. Jesus during the Gospel Age has been preparing a place for the Bride as he declared (`John 14:2-4`). The union of the Bride and the Bridegroom takes place at the second coming of our Lord (`Rev. 19:6-8`). During the [...]
How can we prove to the extremely critical that the people taken for the name of the Lord (Acts 15:14) are the ones referred to in the Scriptures, as the "Bride," "the wife of the Lamb" "The New Jerusalem," etc.?
The "extremely critical" are the very ones to recognize the reasonableness of the doctrine of election so positively outlined in this passage. It is the thinking, critical minds that are rejecting the antiquated, obsolete theories of the past, and now are coming to see the truth concerning the Divine purpose. How reasonable, then, to those [...]
Were the dinosaurs still in existence at the time of Adam's creation and, if so, were they destroyed in the Flood of Noah's day? Which epoch or "day" did the dinosaurs appear on the earth?
The fifth day, which is in keeping with the Genesis account (Genesis 1:20-23).In regard to the age of the earth in general, as well as the time frame of each of the six “days,” there is disagreement not only among scientists, but also among Bible Students.In relation to the time that man has been on the [...]