Publication date
7/15/08
Volume
29
Number
14
The WatchTower
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ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA. 
-Horeb. 
This 
was 
the 
same 
mount 
from 
which 
the 
Law 
kingdoms 
of 
this 
world: 
(a) 
The 
winds 
(wars) 
now 
held 
Covenant 
was 
delivered 
at 
the 
hands 
of 
Moses. 
Paul 
shows 
back, 
show 
that 
the 
overthrow 
of 
present 
institutions 
will 
not 
that 
this 
represents 
the 
heavenly 
kingdom. 
(Heb. 
12:18-25.) 
take 
place 
until 
after 
the 
Elijah 
class 
has 
reached 
the 
Mount 
The 
parable 
of 
the 
virgins 
shows 
that 
only 
those 
who 
appre- 
of 
God-actually 
changed. 
However, 
the 
elements 
are 
being 
date 
present 
truth 
enter 
into 
the 
marriage 
since 
1874. 
They 
prepared 
for 
the 
conflict 
before 
them. 
(b) 
Earthquake 
(social 
must 
appreciate 
the 
"Presence." 
disorder) 
next 
follows. 
(c) 
Anarchy 
is 
the 
fire 
that 
com- 
The 
forty 
days' 
and 
forty 
nights' 
journey 
(a 
day 
for 
a 
pletes 
the 
work. 
God 
was 
not 
in 
them 
in 
the 
sense 
that 
they 
year, 
as 
in 
IJrevious 
type 
of 
1260 
days) 
gives 
the 
length 
of 
were 
not 
of 
divine 
institution; 
nevertheless 
they 
were 
over- 
the 
journey 
(time) 
from 
the 
beginning 
of 
the 
awakening 
by 
ruled 
to 
accomplish 
his 
purposes. 
(d) 
"The 
still 
small 
voice" 
"that 
servant," 
angel, 
in 
1874, 
untl1 
the 
last 
member 
of 
the 
(God's 
Word) 
which 
now 
speaks 
only 
to 
the 
listening 
ear 
(he 
Elijah 
class 
&hall 
have 
reached 
the 
kingl!om 
(Mount 
of 
God, 
that 
hath 
an 
"ear 
to 
hear") 
will 
then 
speak 
with 
authority 
Heb. 
12: 
22) 
"in 
l 
by] 
the 
strength 
of 
that 
food 
"-present 
in 
the 
kingdom, 
saying, 
"Peace, 
be 
still." 
Verse 
13-It 
truth. 
Then 
we 
shall 
meet 
our 
Lord 
and 
see 
him 
as 
he 
is. 
seems 
that 
the 
type 
here 
changes 
to 
teach 
lessons 
regarding 
The 
sub&equent 
manifestation 
of 
power 
shm,s, 
as 
you 
have 
our 
present 
privileges 
and 
responsibilities. 
toll! 
us, 
the 
three 
features 
of 
the 
oyerthrow 
of 
the 
present 
Yours 
in 
the 
One 
Hope, 
C. 
E. 
FOWLER. 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
OUR 
LORD'S 
LAST 
DAYS 
CONNECTED 
BIBLE 
READING 
WHICH 
ACCOUNTS 
FOR 
EVERY 
DAY 
AND 
NIGHT 
OF 
THE 
LORD'S 
LIFE, 
FROM 
THE 
9TH 
TO 
THE 
16TH 
OF 
NISAN, 
PROVIi\G 
THAT 
HIS 
DEATH 
TOOK 
PLACE 
ON 
THE 
AFTERNOON 
OF 
FRIDAY, 
THE 
14TH. 
BY 
C. 
J. 
WOODWORTH 
Oth 
Nisan, 
6.00 
P.~I. 
Saturday 
to 
6.00 
P.M:. 
Sunday: 
John 
12: 
1. 
' 
'Then 
Jesus, 
six 
days 
before 
the 
passover, 
came 
to 
Bethany." 
This 
accounts 
for 
Sunday 
afternoon. 
10th 
Nisan, 
6.00 
P.M. 
Sunday 
to 
6.00 
P.M. 
Monday: 
John 
12 
:2-11. 
Mar;r 
hreaks 
the 
alabaster 
box. 
Sunday 
night. 
John 
12 
:12-15 
and 
Mark 
11 
:1-10. 
Tl'iumphal 
entry. 
Monday 
forenoon. 
11th 
Nisan, 
6.00 
P.M. 
Mon(lay 
to 
6.00 
P.M. 
Tuesday: 
Mark 
11 
:11. 
Lodged 
at 
Bethany. 
Monday 
night. 
Mark 
11 
:12-18. 
Cursing 
the 
fig 
tree; 
cleansing 
the 
tem­ 
ple. 
Tuesday 
forenoon. 
12th 
Nisan, 
6.00 
P.M. 
'l'uesday 
to 
6.00 
P.M. 
Wednesday: 
Mark 
1J: 
J 
9. 
Lodged 
out 
of 
the 
city. 
Tuesday 
night. 
Mark 
11 
:20; 
13 
::17. 
Many 
para 
hIes 
delivered. 
Wednes­ 
day 
forenoon 
and 
afternoon. 
13th 
Nisan, 
6.00 
P.M 
Wednesllay 
to 
6.00 
P.M. 
Thursday: 
Mark 
14: 
1-11. 
One 
of 
the 
bYO 
days 
before 
the 
passover, 
beginning 
on 
Wedncsday 
night. 
Mark 
14: 
12-16. 
'l'he 
apostles 
make 
arrangements 
for 
the 
last 
supper, 
Thm'sday, 
daytime. 
14th 
Nisan, 
6.00 
P.M. 
Thursday 
to 
6.00 
P.M. 
Friday, 
the 
day 
hefore 
the 
Jewish 
passover, 
callell 
the" 
Day 
of 
Prepara­ 
tion: 
" 
Mark 
14 
:17-65. 
Last 
supper, 
Gethsemane, 
trial 
before 
high 
priest, 
Thursday 
night. 
Mark 
15: 
1-34 
and 
Luke 
23 
:44-52. 
Trial 
before 
Pilate, 
crucifixion, 
body 
laid 
in 
tomb, 
Friday 
forenoon 
and 
after­ 
noon. 
Luke 
23 
:54. 
Here 
it 
is 
distinctly 
stated 
that 
the 
death 
of 
Christ 
took 
place 
on 
the 
"Day 
of 
Preparation." 
This 
day 
is 
reckoned 
as 
the 
first 
day 
and 
night 
which 
Christ 
spent 
in 
the 
tomb. 
15th 
Nisan, 
6.00 
P.M. 
Friday 
to 
6.00 
P.M. 
Saturday, 
Jewish 
passover 
Sabbath: 
Luke 
23 
:54 
and 
John 
19 
:42. 
The 
Jewish 
Sabbath 
begins 
just 
as 
the 
"Day 
of 
Preparation" 
closes, 
at 
6: 
00 
P.M. 
Friday 
night. 
Matt. 
27: 
62. 
The 
chief 
priests 
ask 
Pilate 
to 
place 
a 
guard 
about 
the 
tomb, 
Saturday 
morning. 
This 
day 
is 
reckoned 
as 
the 
second 
day 
and 
night 
which 
Christ 
spent 
in 
the 
tomb. 
16th 
Nisan, 
6.00 
P.M. 
Saturday 
to 
6.00 
P.M. 
Sunday, 
First 
day 
of 
week: 
Matt. 
27: 
66. 
Watch 
set 
over 
tomb 
throughout 
Saturday 
night. 
Matt. 
28:1, 
Mark 
16:1, 
2, 
Luke 
24:1 
and 
John 
20:1. 
The 
women 
come 
to 
the 
tomb 
early 
on 
Sunday 
morning 
and 
find 
the 
Lord 
is 
risen. 
This 
day 
is 
reckoned 
as 
the 
third 
day 
and 
night 
which 
Christ 
spent 
in 
the 
tomb. 
VOL. 
XXIX 
ALLEGHENY, 
P 
A., 
AUGUST 
1, 
1908 
No. 
15 
-~-~-----.-=========================== 
"IF 
GOD 
BE 
FOR 
US 
WHO 
CAN 
BE 
AGAINST 
US?'" 
Romans 
8:31. 
"Vhat 
wonderful 
thoughts 
these 
words 
arouse! 
God 
for 
us! 
God 
on 
our 
side! 
It 
means 
almighty 
wisdom 
enlisted 
in 
our 
interest, 
almighty 
power 
exerted 
on 
our 
behalf, 
almighty 
love 
and 
infinite 
goodness 
watching 
over 
us 
and 
caring 
for 
and 
helping 
us. 
What 
immeasnral,le 
lengths 
and 
breadths, 
heights 
[md 
depths 
of 
infinite 
grace 
are 
here 
so 
forcibly 
and 
so 
con­ 
cisrly 
set 
hefore 
the 
min<1! 
But 
we 
notice 
a 
limitation: 
The 
Apostle's 
suggestion 
is 
not 
that 
God 
is 
for 
everyone, 
hut 
for" 
1IS." 
To 
whom 
does 
he 
refer 
by 
this 
word 
"us 
"I 
" 
Is 
It 
possihle 
that 
divine 
lovE' 
anll 
energy. 
,\isdom 
and 
power 
are 
not 
being 
exertell 
on 
behalf 
of 
the 
world, 
but 
only 
on 
behalf 
of 
the 
church 
in 
this 
present 
time~ 
Christian 
prople 
are 
divitled 
in 
their 
opinion 
respecting 
this 
matter. 
Our 
MC'thodist 
friends 
and 
generally 
Uniyersali9ts 
and 
Unitarians 
hold 
that 
God 
is 
not 
for 
118, 
the 
church, 
spe­ 
cially; 
but 
that 
he 
is 
for 
everybody, 
everywhere. 
'rhey 
hold 
that 
he 
is 
today 
trying 
to 
save 
cvcryhody, 
and 
that 
he 
has 
been 
so 
trying 
for 
tLe 
past 
six 
thousand 
years. 
They 
must 
of 
course 
admit, 
when 
making 
such 
a 
claim, 
that 
thus 
far 
the 
divine 
plan 
has 
failed 
of 
success 
for 
six 
thousand 
years; 
be­ 
cause 
men 
are 
not 
saved 
and 
only 
a 
small 
proportion 
have 
yet 
had 
the 
necessary 
opportunity 
for 
salvation; 
namely, 
a 
knowledge 
of 
the 
only" 
name 
given 
under 
heaven 
or 
amongst 
men 
whereby 
we 
must 
be 
saved." 
They 
must 
realize 
that 
the 
logic 
of 
facts 
is 
against 
their 
contention 
and 
against 
all 
hope 
that 
by 
present 
methods 
and 
arrangements 
the 
world 
would 
ever 
be 
converted; 
for 
they 
are 
aware 
that 
while 
it 
is 
claimed 
in 
a 
general 
way 
that 
nearly 
a 
million 
heathen 
have 
been 
converted 
during 
the 
la9t 
century 
(and 
it 
is 
safe 
to 
say 
that 
a 
very 
large 
proportion 
of 
these 
are 
not 
so 
thoroughly 
converted 
as 
might 
be 
desired; 
that 
comparatively 
few 
of 
them 
could 
be 
termed 
"saints' 
'), 
yet, 
during 
the 
same 
time 
it 
is 
estimated 
tl:at 
the 
numbers 
of 
the 
heathen 
have 
increased, 
in 
a 
natural 
way, 
to 
the 
enormous 
sum 
of 
two 
hundred 
millions. 
How 
long 
woulll 
it 
require 
at 
this 
rate, 
at 
this 
ratio 
of 
conver· 
s:on, 
one 
million 
converts 
to 
two 
hundred 
million 
births, 
to 
com-ert 
the 
world! 
All 
can 
see 
that 
such 
hopes 
are 
quite 
illog. 
ical. 
Nevertheless, 
we 
can 
sympathize 
with 
and 
greatly 
appre­ 
ciate 
the 
warmth 
of 
heart 
on 
the 
part 
of 
many 
of 
these 
whose 
theology 
we 
now 
criticise. 
Many 
of 
them-at 
least 
the 
found­ 
ers 
of 
the 
systems-were 
forced 
to 
such 
conclusions, 
namely, 
that 
God 
IS 
doing 
the 
best 
he 
can 
do 
for 
the 
world, 
in 
opposi­ 
tion 
to 
the 
doctrine 
of 
election 
and 
foreordination, 
as 
it 
has 
heretofore 
been 
misunderstood. 
On 
the 
other 
hand, 
the 
great 
majority 
of 
Christian 
people, 
namely, 
the 
various 
branches 
of 
the 
Presbyterian, 
the 
Episco­ 
pal, 
the 
Lutheran, 
the 
Baptist 
and 
the 
Congregationalist 
churcheR 
deny 
the 
theory 
that 
God 
has 
been 
trying 
to 
save 
the 
world 
for 
the 
past 
six 
thousand 
years 
and 
has 
failed 
of 
his 
purpose. 
They 
hold, 
to 
the 
contrary, 
that 
his 
purpose 
has 
been 
to 
select 
or 
elect 
out 
of 
the 
world 
a 
church 
and 
that 
this 
work 
of 
election 
has 
been 
progressing 
and 
will 
finally 
be 
consum­ 
mated; 
and 
that 
thus 
God's 
Word 
through 
the 
prophets 
shall 
he 
fulfilled, 
"My 
Word 
that 
goeth 
forth 
out 
of 
my 
mouth 
shall 
not 
return 
unto 
me 
void; 
but 
it 
shall 
accomplish 
that 
1chich 
I 
please, 
and 
it 
shall 
prosper 
in 
the 
thing 
whereto 
I 
sent 
it." 
(Isa. 
55:11.) 
They 
hold 
that, 
since 
all 
of 
God's 
purposes 
shall 
be 
accomplished, 
it 
cannot 
have 
been 
his 
pur· 
pose 
either 
to 
convert 
the 
world 
or 
to 
bring 
every 
creature 
to 
a 
knowledge 
of 
Christ 
during 
the 
past 
six 
thousand 
years; 
be­ 
eause 
neither 
thing 
has 
been 
accomplished, 
therefore 
neither 
thing-s 
could 
have 
been 
purposed. 
We 
were 
about 
to 
say 
that 
we 
agree 
with 
the 
last 
men· 
tioned 
numerous 
families 
of 
Christians 
in 
reference 
to 
the 
doctrine 
of 
election; 
but 
we 
cannot 
make 
so 
broad 
a 
state· 
[4212] 
(223-227) —Horeb. This was the same mount from which the Law Covenant was delivered at the hands of Moses. Paul shows that this represents the heavenly kingdom. (Heb. 12:18-25.) The parable of the virgins shows that only those who appreciate present truth enter into the marriage since 1874. They must appreciate the ‘‘Presence.’’ The forty days’ and forty nights’ journey (a day for a year, as in previous type of 1260 days) gives the length of the journey (time) from the beginning of the awakening by ‘‘that servant,’’ angel, in 1874, until the last member of the Elijah class shall have reached the kingdom (Mount of God, Heb. 12:22) ‘‘in |by] the strength of that food’’—present truth. Then we shall meet our Lord and see him as he is. The subsequent manifestation of power shows, as you have told us, the three features of the overthrow of the present ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa. kingdoms of this world: (a) The winds (wars) now held back, show that the overthrow of present institutions will not take place until after the Elijah class has reached the Mount of God—actually changed. However, the elements are being prepared for the conflict before them. (b) Earthquake (social disorder) next follows. (¢) Anarchy is the fire that completes the work. God was not in them in the sense that they were not of divine institution; nevertheless they were overruled to accomplish his purposes. (d) ‘‘The still small voice’’ (God’s Word) which now speaks only to the listening ear (he that hath an ‘‘ear to hear’’) will then speak with authority in the kingdom, saying, ‘‘Peace, be still.’’ Verse 13—It seems that the type here changes to teach lessons regarding cur present privileges and responsibilities. Yours in the One Hope, C. E, Fow er, LAST DAYS CONNECTED BIBLE READING WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR EVERY DAY AND NIGHT OF THE LORD’S LIFE, FROM THE 9TH TO THE 16TH OF NISAN, PROVING THAT HIS DEATH TOOK PLACE ON THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, THE 14TH. BY C. J. WOODWORTH OUR LORD’S Oth Nisan, 6.00 P.M. Saturday to 6.00 P.M. Sunday: John 12:1, ‘‘Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany.’’ This accounts for Sunday afternoon, Nisan, 6.00 P.M. Sunday to 6.00 P.M. Monday: John 12:2-11. Mary breaks the alabaster box. night, John 12:12-15 and Mark 11:1-10. Monday forenoon, Nisan, 6.00 P.M. Monday to 6.00 P.M. Tuesday: 10th Sunday Triumphal entry. 11th Mark 11:11. Lodged at Bethany. Monday night. Mark 11:12-18. Cursing the fig tree; cleansing the temple. Tuesday forenoon, 12th Nisan, 6.00 P.M. Tuesday to 6.00 P.M. Wednesday: Mark 11:19. Lodged ont of the city. Tuesday night. Mark 11:20; 13:37. Many parables delivered. Wednesday forenoon and afternoon, 13th Nisan, 6.00 P.M Wednesday to 6.00 P.M. Thursday: Mark 14:1-11. One of the two days before the passover, beginning on Wednesday night. Mark 14:12-16. The apostles make arrangements for the last supper, Thursday, daytime. Nisan, 6.00 P.M. Thursday to 6.00 P.M. Friday, the day hefore the Jewish passover, called the ‘‘Day of Preparation: Mark 14:17-65. Last supper, Gethsemane, trial before high priest, Thursday night. 14th Mark 15:1-34 and Luke 23:44-52. Trial before Pilate, crucifixion, body laid in tomb, Friday forenoon and afternoon, Luke 23:54. Here it is distinctly stated that the death of Christ took place on the ‘‘Day of Preparation.’’ This day is reckoned as the first day and night which Christ spent in the tomb. Nisan, 6.00 P.M. Friday to 6.00 P.M. Saturday, Jewish passover Sabbath: Luke 23:54 and John 19:42. The Jewish Sabbath begins just as the ‘‘Day of Preparation’’ closes, at 6:00 P.M. Friday night. Matt. 27:62. The chief priests ask Pilate to place a guard about the tomb, Saturday morning. This day is reckoned as the second day and night which Christ spent in the tomb. 16th Wisan, 6.00 P.M. Saturday to 6.00 P.M. Sunday, First day of week: Matt. 27:66. night, Matt. 28:1, Mark 16:1, 2, Luke 24:1 and John 20:1. The women come to the tomb early on Sunday morning and find the Lord is risen. This day is reckoned as the third day and night which Christ spent in the tomb. 15th Watch set over tomb throughout Saturday Vou. X XIX ALLEGHENY, PA., AUGUST 1, 1908 No. 15 “IF GOD BE FOR US WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?” Romans 8:31. What wonderful thoughts these words arouse! God for us! God on our side! It means almighty wisdom enlisted in our interest, almighty power exerted on our behalf, almighty love and infinite goodness watching over us and caring for and helping us. What immeasurable lengths and breadths, heights and depths of infinite grace are here so forcibly and so conciscly sct before the mind! But we notice a limitation: The Apostle’s suggestion is not that God is for every one, but for ‘‘us.’’ To whom does he refer by this word ‘‘us?’’ Is it possible that divine love and energy, wisdom and power are not being exerted on behalf of the world, but only on behalf of the church in this present time? Christian people are divided in their opinion respecting this matter. Our Mcthodist friends and generally Universalists and Unitarians hold that God is not for us, the ehurch, speelally; but that he is for everybody, everywhere. They hold that he is today trying to save everybody, and that he has been so trying for tlhe past six thousand years. They must of course admit, when making such a claim, that thus far the divine plan has failed of success for six thousand years; because men are not saved and only a small proportion have yet had the necessary opportunity for salvation; namely, a knowledge of the only ‘‘name given under heaven or amongst men whereby we must be saved.’’?’ They must realize that the logie of facts is against their contention and against all hope that by present methods and arrangements the world would ever be converted; for they are aware that while it is claimed in a general way that nearly a million heathen have been converted during the last century (and it is safe to say that a very large proportion of these are not so thoroughly converted as might be desired; that comparatively few of them could be termed ‘‘saints’’), yet, during the same time it is estimated that the numbers of the heathen have increased, in a natural way, to the enormous sum of two hundred millions. How long would it require at this rate, at this ratio of conversion, one million converts to two hundred million births, to convert the world? All can see that such hopes are quite illogical, Nevertheless, we can sympathize with and greatly appreciate the warmth of heart on the part of many of these whose theology we now criticise. Many of them—-at least the founders of the systems—were forced to such conclusions, namely, that God 1s doing the best he can do for the world, in opposition to the doctrine of election and foreordination, as it has heretofore been misunderstood. On the other hand, the great majority of Christian people, namely, the various branches of the Presbyterian, the Episcopal, the Lutheran, the Baptist and the Congregationalist churches deny the theory that God has been trying to save the world for the past six thousand years and has failed of his purpose. They hold, to the contrary, that his purpose has been to select or elect out of the world a church and that this work of election has been progressing and will finally be econsummated; and that thus God’s Word through the prophets shall be fulfilled, ‘‘My Word that goeth forth out of my mouth shall not return unto me void; but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.’? (Isa. 55:11.) They hold that, since all of God’s purposes shall be accomplished, it cannot have been his purpose either to convert the world or to bring every creature to a knowledge of Christ during the past six thousand years; because neither thing has been accomplished, therefore neither things could have been purposed. We were about to say that we agree with the last mentioned numerous families of Christians in reference to the doctrine of election; but we cannot make so broad a state [4212]

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