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Daniel 7:1-28 GOD'S INCREDIBLE PLAN FOR THE NATIONS When one of the great highway tunnels was built in Colorado, the work began at both ends simultaneously. When the crews met they were only one-half inch off centre... and that was regarded as a remarkable engineering feat. The prophecies in the Bib... Read More

Reading: Daniel 12:1-13 THE GREAT TRIBULATION Thomas Carlyle the craggy Scots philosopher was once summoned to an audience by Queen Victoria. The Queen was worried about the way affairs were going in her realm, and very anxious to have the philosophers opinion as to how they were likely to work out.... Read More

An outline of a vast theme must needs omit much detail and cannot admit much discussion. This tends to a definiteness which may seem dogmatic, but this is not intentional. Copious references to Scripture are given in proof, but these must be read, and read in the Revised Version. Though abundant in ... Read More

ALL OF "GRACE GEMS" FROM DECEMBER 2003 IN ONE FILE Some beloved idol? (J. C. Philpot, "Spiritual Times and Seasons" 1841) "Because the whole land is filled with idols, and the people are madly in love with them." Jeremiah 50:38 Have we not all in our various ways, set up some beloved idol . . . some... Read More

ALL OF "GRACE QUOTES" FROM JUNE 2003 IN ONE FILE No spot! (Henry Law, "The Song of Solomon" 1879) "You are all beautiful, My love; there is no spot in you." Song of Solomon 4:1 There is no spot in the Church, because the blood of Jesus entirely obliterates each stain. Omniscience may look for sins, ... Read More

Grace Gems for NOVEMBER 2005 How can I flaunt myself proudly? (A Puritan Prayer) Merciful Father, Do not let pride swell my heart. My body is made from the mire beneath my feet, the dust to which I shall return. In body I am no better than the vilest reptile. Whatever difference of form and intellec... Read More

What Is Meant by the Term "The Great Tribulation"? The careful student of the prophetic scriptures cannot fail to observe that in both the Old and New Testaments the Spirit of God speaks of a trial involving the pouring out of divine wrath on men. This is known as "the great tribulation," "the time ... Read More

Institutions are in trouble these days and professionals are suspect. The political, legal, financial, educational, and even charitable realms of the western world are crumbling. A lack of moral integrity is at the core of this disintegration. This is sad to admit, but it is true––and not only the “... Read More

T H E E D I T O R T O T H E R E A D E R. BLESSED are the Poor in Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven, is not without the greatest Reason prefix’d in the Front of that Heavenly Doctrine, which in the Greatness of the Majesty of Love, is deliver’d to us by our Blessed Master, from the Mountain... Read More

Reading: John 21:1-11 The miracle which we shall be considering is the last of eight signs described in John´s Gospel. It took place after the resurrection, and immediately prior to the ascension of our Lord. The record tells us that Peter and six of his friends decided to go fishing, but “that nigh... Read More