THINGS TO COME:

A JOURNAL OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE,

WITH

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The Official Organ of Prophetic Conferences

Vol. II. 1895-6

July, 1895, to June, 1896.

London:

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1896

“We are not to be held responsible for every expression of our respective Contributors. Our readers must try everything by the Word of God.” “Many things with which we may not wholly agree are inserted as being either suggestive or worthy of consideration” (Cautionary Notes appeared in Things to Come).

No. 13. Vol. II, No. 1, July, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Section and in Author)

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Notes and Notices	The First Annual Volume; Three Weeks at Keswick, July 1-19; The Third Week; Future Conferences; Questions and Answers; Our Responsibility; the Psychology of Holy Scripture	E. W Bullinger	1
Editorials: Bullinger’s Articles	Our Title “Things to Come” (Jn. 16:13)	"	1-2
"	The Spiritual Teaching of 1^st Thessalonians [The Argument of the Epistle]	"	2-4
"	Short Papers on the Apocalypse I. [The Scope of the Apocalypse] (to be continued…, D.V.)	"	4-6
"	The Clay in the Image of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2)	"	6
"	Ephraimite Phase of Anglo-Israelism (2 Kgs. 17:20-23)	"	6-7
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	The Scheme of the Apocalypse, as deduced from the 1^st chapter (At “The Prophecy Investigation Society,” London, May 3^rd, 1895) (to be concluded in our next…, D.V.)	G. H. Pember, Esq., M. A.	8-10
"	The Antichrist. His Character and History, as Gathered from Holy Scripture [1. The Condition of the world at his appearing; 2. His character and history; 3. As a Patron of the Jews; 4. Assumes Divine Honours; 5. Destruction of the Antichrist; 6. Destruction of Babylon his Capital; 7. Titles of Antichrist; 8. Historical illustrations] (At the Glasgow Conference, March, 1895)	Rev. Sholto D. C. Douglas	10-14
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	No. 1 – The Conversion of the World (ten short and easy papers, H.L.H. in his preface to Dr. Taylor’s Reign of Christ)	H.L.H.	14-15
Acknowledgments	Conference Fund. Free Distribution Fund.	E. W Bullinger	15
Illustrations of Bible Structure	Rev. 1:1-7, The Introduction to the Apocalypse	"	15
Notes for Bible Study	The Jehovah Titles in Ps. 23	"	16
Questions and Answers	Question 46. Who are the 24 Elders of Revelation? (asks Enquirer)	"	16
"	Question 47. Gen 11:5,7; 18:21 God to go “down and see” whereas 2Chr. 6:18 Solomon says “heaven of Heavens cannot contain Thee” (asks W. F. M’C.)	"	16
"	Question 48. The last deeds of Jeremiah, “to build and plant,” Jer. 1:5-10 (question from Cedar Hurst)	"	16
"	Question 49. Babylon future similar to the past (oppression of the Jew, 600 B. C.)?	"	16
"	Question 50. The bema, 2 Cor. 5:10	"	17
Sings of the Times	The Jewish National Movement (A Colony of Bokhara Jews; the Russian Orthodox Palestine society; Baron de Hirsch and Cyprus)	"	17-18
"	The Re-union Movement (The Archbishop’s of Canterbury Letter; The Pop’s Letter and the Evangelical Platform and Press)	"	18
"	Spiritism and Theosophy (Mr. W. T. Stead on Spiritual Phenomena; Mrs. Besant and Mr. Gladstone in the “XIX Century”; Crystal Gazing; Mr. Stead and his Familiar Spirit “Julia”; Our Warnings Against Mr. Stead’s Writings; Civic Churches)	"	18-19
"	Religio-Political Signs (The Burning of the Great Mosque at Damascus and the Decay of Turkish Power)	"	19
Editor’s Table: Books Review	The Antichrist. His Character and History, as Gathered from Holy Scripture; to which is Appended Extracts from Gibbon and the Writings of the Early Fathers, by Rev. Sholto D. C. Douglas, Douglas Support, Coatbridge, N.B.; Romanism and ritualism in Great Britain and Ireland: A Report of the National Protestant Congress held in Edinburg, Oct. 15-18, 1894, Marshall Bros.; A Critical Lexica and Concordance to the English and Greek New Testament, 4^th Ed., Longmans, and The Names and Order of the Books of the Old Testament, Eyre and Spottiswoode, both by the Rev. Dr. Bullinger; The Inspiration and Accuracy of the Scriptures, by John Urquhart, Marshall Bros.; The Great Prophecies of the Centuries, by Mr. G. H. Pember, Hodder and Stoughton. Published by John Kensit (18, Paternoster Row): Popery Completely at variance with the Bible; The Dream of a Church Mouse; English Covenants: What Are They?; Scripture Proofs of the Main Doctrine of Christianity, by the Rev. C. H. H. Wright, D. D., and The Finished Offering of Christ, etc., by the Rev. C. H. Waller, D. D.	"	19-20

No. 14. Vol. II, No. 2, August, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

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Notes and Notices	Future Conferences. Free Distribution Fund; Conference Fund; Our Circulation; A Call From India; Our Notes For Bible Study	E. W Bullinger	21
Editorials: Bullinger’s Articles	The Fig, The Olive, and The Vine [The Fig and the Vine; Israel and the Olive]	"	21-23
"	Short Papers on the Apocalypse II. [The Practical Use of the Apocalypse for the Members of the Body of Christ] (to be continued…, D.V.)	"	23-24
Contributed Articles	The Psychology of Holy Scripture (Second Paper) [Tripartite Man: Body, Soul, and Spirit; “The Law of the Spiritual Life” and “Holiness” Teaching] (to be continued…, D.V.)	Anon.	24-25
"	The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God: An Example of “Rightly Dividing”	John Avil, of Philadelphia	26
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	The Scheme of the Apocalypse, as deduced from the 1^st chapter (At “The Prophecy Investigation Society,” London, May 3^rd, 1895) (Concluded from page 10)	G. H. Pember, Esq., M. A.	26-29
"	The Scriptures – Their Unity, Authority, and Subject [The Unity, Continuity, Authority and Subject of the Bible] (At the Edinburgh Conference, June, 1894)	Rev. J. C. Smith, of Dufftown	29-31
"	The Practical Power of Our Hope [Turned Away from Me; Concerning the TRUTH have Erred; Resist the TRUTH; Turn Away their Ears from the Truth] (At the Liverpool conference, Nov. 1894)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	31-33
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	No. 2 – Is the Gospel a Failure? [Christendom; Christian Civilization; China; India; Islands of the Southern Seas; Where Shall We Go]	H.L.H. (see pages 83-4)	33-34
Illustrations of Bible Structure	2 Timothy 2:14-26	E. W Bullinger	34-35
Questions and Answers	Question 51. Order of Events Relating to the Lord’s Coming, and the Time of the End? (asks M., London)	"	35-36
"	Question 52. “I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life” (Rev. 3:5), names initially in by the blood of Christ shed for all? (J. D., Nottingham)	"	36
"	Question 53. NT originally in Greek or Hebrew? (asks S. D. Wanstead)	"	36-37
"	Question 54. NT originally in Syriac? (asks J. W., Rathmines)	"	37
Sings of the Times	The Jewish National Movement (A Jewish Kingdom)	"	37
"	“Religious” Signs (The Pipe and the Preacher)	"	38
"	Theosophy and Spiritism (The General Conference of Spiritists and the rev. Page Hopps: Increasing Boldness of Spiritists; Demons and Fallen Angels: Nature of the Demons, How to Test Spirits or Demons and Evil Angels; Theosophy and the “Esoteric” Basis of Christianity, Mr. William Kingsland’s Esoteric Basis of Theosophy criticized in the spiritist organ Light)	"	38-40
Editor’s Table: Books Review	The Christ, by James H. Brookes, D. D., Alfred Holness; A Crying Need, Marshall Bros., the NT prepared by the Rev. James Adler for the Trinitarian Bible Society); The Antichrist, by Rev. Sholto D. C. Douglas.	"	40

No. 15. Vol. II, No. 3, September, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

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Notes and Notices	Important Announcements; First Quarterly Numbers; Our New Address; Our Conferences; Our October Number; Our Missionary Meeting; Future Conferences, the Conference Fund (a letter by the Convener); Contributions	E. W Bullinger	41-42
Contributed Articles	“The Mystery” (First Paper) [1- The Meaning of the Word] (to be continued…)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	42-44
"	The Jewish Question (1) Isa. 43:21 (to be concluded in our next)	James E. Mathieson	44-45
"	Short Papers on the Apocalypse III. [Points Essential to a True System of Interpretation] (to be continued…, D.V.)	E. W Bullinger	45-46
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	The Two Aspects of the Second Coming (At the Inverness Conference, June, 1894)	Dr. Neatby	47-48
"	Fulfilled Prophecy: Edom [Gen. 27:39,40] (At the York Conference, May, 1894)	Rev. E. W. Bullinger, D. D.	48-50
"	Theosophy and Spiritualism as Signs of the Latter Times (At the York Conference, May, 1894)	Mr. Louis Lisesching (just deceased)	50-51
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	No. III – Christ’s Coming, Pre-Millenial	H.L.H. (see pages 83-4)	51-52
Notes for Bible Study	Divine Healing	William G. Carr	52-54
Illustrations of Bible Structure	Matt. 24 and 25. The Tribulation (Mt. 24:6-28) and After (Mt. 24:29-25:46)	E. W Bullinger	54
Questions and Answers	Question 55. Heb. 6:4-7, to whom Apply? (asks J. T., Kirkliston)	"	55
"	Question 56. Jer. 3:1 and Deut. 24:1-4 (asks S., London)	"	55
"	Question 57. The “Kingdom of God”, to what nation was given now and to the Jews will be restored?, as the Anglo-Israelites say it means “England”. (Matt. 21:43)	"	55
"	Question 58. What is symbolized by the ‘Manchild’ of Rev. 12?	"	55
"	Question 59. Who are the four beasts (living creatures) of Rev. 4:6, etc.?	"	55-56
"	Question 60. Why in 1 Thess. 4:14 believers “sleep in Jesus”?	"	56
Sings of the Times	Jewish Signs (Palestine Literature: “The Jew as a Colonist”; Jewish Missions: Mission Work in Palestine; The New Damascus Railway)	"	56-57
"	“Religious” Signs (“End-of-the-Century” Missions, and Missionaries; The Parliament of Religions)	"	57-58
"	Spiritist Signs (Lying Spirits; Rev. Mr. Haweis in Melbourne; Re-incarnation and Egyptian Mummies)	"	58-59
"	“Political” Signs (Americo-Anglo-Israelism)	"	59-60
Editor’s Table	British-Israelism, in a letter from Dr. Hanan	"	60
Books Review	The Perfection and Excellencies of Holy Scripture, by Thomas Newberry, James E. Hawkins and Co.; Ten Sermons on the Second Advent, by Rev. Dr. Bullinger, Eyre and Spottiswoode; The Twelve Tribes, by M. J. Robert Banks and Son (the Editor of The Banner of Israel (Aug. 14^th) reviews this book very unfavourably; so we trust no second edition will be issued).	"	60

No. 16. Vol. II, No. 4, October, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

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Notes and Notices	Special Keswick Prophetical Number; Our Next Issue (one of the inter-monthly numbers of 160 pages); Annual Subscriptions; Note Our New Address; Acknowledgements: Free Distribution; Conference Fund; Conferences Arranged	E. W Bullinger	61
Editorials: Bullinger’s Articles	The Pre-Millenial Hope; Baptists and Second Advent Truth; The Real Optimists; True Baptist Witnesses (Benjamin Keach, Dr. John Gill, Charles H. Spurgeon); Jewish and Missions; Bible Truth Confirmed; “The Holiest of All” (reference to Andrew Murray’s next article) The Revival of Irvingism (reference to Edward Irving); Irving and Murray Compared; The Lord’s Brethren; “Another Jesus”	"	61-63
"	“O Lord My God, Mine Holy One” The Holiest of All	E. W Bullinger quoting Andrew Murray	63-64
"	“The Mystery” (Second Paper, continued from page 44) [2- The Secret of the Interval; 3- The Mystery of Iniquity (2 Thess. 2:7)] (to be continued…)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger, D.D.	64-66
"	Short Papers on the Apocalypse IV. [The Sun-Clad Woman and the Man-Child; The Great Red Dragon; The Heavenly Warfare] (to be continued…, D.V.)	E. W Bullinger	66-67
Contributed Articles	The Jewish Question (2) [Isa. 43:10,12; 44:8] (concluded from page 45) [concluding phrase taken from the Book of Common Prayer]	Mr. James E. Mathieson	67-69
"	“As He” in first Epistle of John [Sons of God; A Perfect Standard; The Other Side of the Truth; “As He is in the Light:” (1) “As He Walked;” His commandments] (to be continued…)	Rev. Jas. C. Smith	69-70
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	Election and Lordship (At the Keswick Conference, July, 1895)	Dr. Robert Anderson	70-72
"	The Jews: Their Election, Rejection, Restoration, and Mission [1. Election; 2. Rejection; 3. Restoration; 4. Mission: (1) Palestine in the midst of the nations, (2) Jerusalem in the midst of Palestine, (3) Israel in the midst of Jerusalem, (4) God in the midst of His people] (At the Keswick Conference, July 17^th, 1895)	Rev. John Wilkinson	72-74
"	Inspiration (At the Keswick Conference, 16^th July, 1895)	Pastor D. M. Stearns, of Germantown, Philadelphia	74-75
"	The Use of the Divine Titles [Question: why do we have the word ‘God’ in the 1^st of Gen. And the ‘Lord God’ in the 2^nd chap.; and are these titles used apparently indiscriminately? “God” and “Lord;” God Almighty. NT Titles: Human Titles; The God of Jacob] (At the Keswick Conference, 16^th July, 1895)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	75-78
"	Jehovah’s Set Time for Mercy Upon Zion [Ps. 102:13. The Body of Christ] (At the Keswick Conference, 16^th July, 1895)	Rev. Canon Fausset, of York	78-80
"	The “Spirit” and the “Word” [The Titles of the Spirit and the Word; The Emblems of the Spirit and the Word; Their Co-ordinate Effects] (At the Keswick Conference, 15^th July, 1895)	Rev. G. C. Needham, of Northfield, U.S.A.	80-82
"	“Christ Jesus my Lord” [Phil. 3:8] (At the Keswick Conference, 19^th July, 1895)	Dr. Neatby	82-83
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	IV – Prophecy Literal	H. L. H.	83-84
Practical Expositions	I. Obedience. Romans 13 [First, The Obedience of Faith (Vers. 1:7); Secondly, The Obedience of Love (Vers. 8-10); Thirdly, The Obedience of Hope (Vers. 11-14)]	Rev. Jas. C. Smith	84-85
Sings of the Times	Jewish Signs [The Restoration of the Jews to Palestine in Unbelief: “The Solution of War!;” Palestinian Colonisation. Russia; A New Jewish interpretation of Daniel]	E. W Bullinger	85-86
"	“Religious” Signs (The Pope and Re-union; Cardinal Vaughan and Re-union; “The Advent of Antichrist;” The Modern Church; A New Gospel of Interpretation: A New View of the Bible: An allegory of the sex relation!)	"	86-87
"	Political Signs (Proposed European Court of Arbitration: International Committee Appointed)	"	87-88
"	Sensational Preaching (promoted by T. D. Witherspoon, D.D.., LL.D.)	"	88
Poetry	He Gives in Sleep (“So he Giveth Unto His Beloved In Sleep,” Ps. 127:2 – R.V. (Margin))	E. W Bullinger, D.D.	88
Editor’s Table	The translator of an article on the Jewish National Movement, from the Yiddish of the Telegraph was Mr. E. F. Stroeter, Editor of Our Hope.	E. W Bullinger	88

No. 17. Vol. II, No. 5, November, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

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Notes and Notices	The Annual Subscription; Renewals; Our Publishing Address; Our Telegraphic Address; Conferences Arranged	E. W Bullinger	89
Editorials: Bullinger’s Articles	A Vital Truth; Apart From Sin; Who Oppose Second Advent Truth; Evangelization Versus “Civilization;” A Jewish Dilemma	"	89-90
"	“The Mystery” (Third Paper, continued from page 66) [4- The Secret of the Ecclesia (Ekklesia); 5 – The Great Secret: (a) Passages which formally reveal the secret: Col. 1:24-27, Rom. 16:25-26, Eph. 3] (to be continued…)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	90-92
Contributed Articles	“As He” in first Epistle of John [1 Jn. 1:7, (2) Christ the Standard of the Future Sonship (1Jn. 3:2); (3) Christ the Standard of Present Purity] (to be continued…)	Rev. Jas. C. Smith	93
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	The Spiritual and Personal Coming of the Lord [The Questioning of Three Disciples: 1- The Question of Thomas (ver. 5); 2- The Question of Philip (ver. 8); 3- The Question of Judas (ver. 22)] (At the Edimburgh Conference, May, 1895)	Mr. Alexander Stewart	93-94
"	“The Morning” [Bible Reading on Gen. 1; Gen. 1:5, “We Know in Part”] (In Pavillion Hall, Keswick, July, 1895)	Pastor D. M. Stearns	94-95
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	No. V – The Times and Seasons	H. L. H.	95-96
Selected Gleanings	“Like Any Other Book”	E. W Bullinger	96-97
Questions and Answers	Question 61. Gen 6:3 (asks A. L. A.)	"	97-98
"	Question 62. Heb. 2;14 (asks S. L., and J., London)	"	98
"	Question 63. Heb. 4:15 (asks E. H., Melton Mowbray)	"	98
"	Question 64. Heb. 2:16 (asks E. D., Kilburn)	"	98-99
"	Question 65. Heb. 12:23 (asks An engineer, West Norwood)	"	99
"	Question 66. The ‘bill of divorcement (vs. Israel),’ given? (related to Question 56. Asks H. W. C., Bromley, answer: Yes, see Jer. 3:8)	"	99
"	Question 67. Several questions from the August Conference Addresses (asks Perplexed)	"	99
Sings of the Times	“Religious” Signs [The Flowing Tide; Man’s Thoughts of the Present Times; Going to the Dogs (with a related letter by John Potts, from Newcastle-on-Tyne)]	"	99-100
"	Spiritist Signs [A Census of Spooks; Mr. Stead’s Latest Story; Spiritism and Witchcraft; The Scarcity of Witches]	"	100
Editor’s Table	“The Holiest of All”	"	100

No. 18. Vol. II, No. 6, December, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

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Editorials: Bullinger’s Articles	“The Holiest of All” (commenting the disclaimer of the Rev. Andrew Murray (in The Life of Faith (Nov. 6^th) and in The Christian (Nov. 7^th)) regarding Bullinger’s quotations in the October’s Issue)	E. W Bullinger	101-102
"	“The Mystery” (Fourth Paper, continued from page 92) [4- The Body of Christ: (1) The Constitution of the Body; (2) The Growth of the Body (Eph. 1:22,23, Eph. 4:16, Col. 2:19); The End of the Body; “Behold, I Tell You A Secret;” 1 Tim. 3:16: Great is the Mystery!] (to be continued…)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger, D.D.	102-105
Contributed Articles	The Passover, the Red Sea and the Jordan [Application vs. Interpretation of Types]	Anon.	105-107
"	“As He” in first Epistle of John [(4) The Standard of Righteousness; (5) The Standard of Acceptance] (concluded)	Rev. Jas. C. Smith	107
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	Address on the Book of Revelation (At Queen’s Hall, Langham Place, London, W.)	Dr. Robert Anderson	107-110
Correspondence	Defending Andrew Murray (Ridley Hall, Cambridge, Nov. 18, 1895) [answer: Mr. Murray to retract the many deplorable statements which his book contains]	H. C. G. Moule, with E. W. Bullinger’s answer	110-111
Sings of the Times	Political Signs [“The Times of the Gentiles;” The True Basis of the “New” Catholicism: Mr. Morley’s new St. Paul, the attitude of the freethinker, the prophet yet to come]	E. W. Bullinger	111
"	Religious Signs [Citizen Sunday]	"	112
Editor’s Table	Mr. B. W. Newton (causing pain to Christians); Our Own Views (in five points); Acknowledgments: Free Distribution	"	112

No. 19. Vol. II, No. 7, January, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

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Notes and Notices	Second Quarterly Number; Publishing Office; Our Convention in Liverpool (a review done by M.)	E. W Bullinger and M.	113-114
"	A Teaching and Preaching Tour in the North	James C. Smith	114-115
Editorials	The Holiest of All (on “The True Standard of Holiness,” by Mr. W. H. Bennett, in The Witness, Dec.); “Honey,” “Leaven,” and “Salt” (Lev. 2:11,13); The Two Natures (Lev. 23); Israel and its Repentance	E. W Bullinger	115-116
Contributed Articles	“The Mystery” (Fifth Paper, continued from page 105) [5- Other Passages Related to the Secret: (1) Eph. 1:9-11, verse 22, (2) Eph. 6:19, (3) Col. 2:2, (4) 1 Tim. 3:9, (5) 1 Cor. 2 and 3] (to be continued…)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	116-117
"	The Lord Jesus Tempted	Dr. Thomas Neatby	118-120
"	“The Son of God Himself, and Not Another” (publisher: The Dublin Tract Repository)	T. R.	120-121
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	The Abiding Promise [The Whole Assembly Repeated From Memory John 14:25-31] (Bible Reading at Keswick Prophetic Meetings, July 18, 1895)	Pastor D. M. Stearns, of Philadelphia	122-123
"	The Importance of the Lord’s Return [The Obedience which Christ Rendered unto God; The Atonement which Christ made by his Death on the Cross; His Resurrection; The Ascension of Christ; His Intercessory Work at the Right Hand of the Father; His Return; First, It Is A Personal Return; The Return of the Lord Imperative; It is Essential to the Fulfillment of Scripture; It is Essential to the Completion of his own Work; It is Essential to Complete Salvation; This Return is Important; Its Bearing on the Jew; Its Bearing on the World; Its Bearing on the Church; It is Imminent and Impressive] (At the Gloucester Conference, December, 1894)	Pastor Fuller Gooch	123-126
"	The End of the Age [Jn. 16:13] (At the Aberdeen Conference, April, 1895)	Mr. W. G. Carr of Rochester, N. Y.	126-127
"	Jacob Disjointed (At the Edinburgh Conference, May 1^st, 1895)	Rev. James Smith of Dufftown	127-129
"	The Antichrist – A Person [The Personal Antichrist] (At the Dunoon Conference, August, 1894)	Pastor F. E. Marsh	129-132
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	No. VI – The Advocates of Prophetic Study	H. L. H.	132-133
Selected Gleanings	Daniel in the Critic’s Den	E. W Bullinger	133-135
"	Apparent Contradictions [1 Peter 3; The Wives; Powerless, yet Successful: Dress; Unadorned, yet Attractive: A Meek and Quiet Spirit; Despised, yet Excellent: Holy Women; Aliens, yet Children: Husbands; Weak, yet Honourable: Not to Render Evil for Evil; Reviled, yet Blessing: “If Ye Suffer for Righteousness’ Sake, Happy are Ye;” Suffering, yet Happy: Give a Reason… with Meekness; Triumphant, yet Humble: Give an Account of His “Hope”… “with Fear (respectfully);” Hopeful, yet Trembling: Have a Good Conscience; A Culprit, yet Innocent: The Lord; Sinless, yet a Sacrifice; Dead, yet Alive Again]	Rev. Thomas Boys, M. A. (Deceased, taken from his book: A Plain Exposition of the NT, London, 1827)	135-136
Questions and Answers	Question 68. Heb. 4:15 and Rom. 8:3 (asks D. B. J., London)	E. W Bullinger	136
"	Question 69. Rev. 5:9, the Elders represent some body redeemed from the earth (asks H. W., Bromyard)	"	136
"	Question 70. Is the Body of Christ not Identical with the Bride? (asks C. S., Hornsey)	"	136
"	Question 71. Heb. 10:25 and Matt. 18:20 (asks R. T.)	"	136-137
Sings of the Times	Jewish Signs [The Eastern Question: “God’s Own Time;” Anti-Semitism: Outbreak of Anti-Semitism in Hungary]	"	137-138
"	Religious Signs [The True Road to Unity; Wanted a Catholic Catholicism; The Essence of all Creeds; The Gospel of reunion; End of the Century Methods of Modern Evangelization; “A West End Mission;” Another Step in Advance; The religious Drift of the Times in America (From The Gospel Message), Sound The Alarm]	"	138-139
"	Spiritist Signs [Books, as Signs of the Times; “The Sorrows of Satan”]	"	139-140
Editor’s Table	Acknowledgments: Conference Fund	"	140
Books Review	The New Testament Translated from the Greek into English, by Ferrar Fenton, S. W. Partridge and Co.; The Gospel and its Ministry, by Robert Anderson, LL. D., James Nisbet and Co.; The Coming of the Lord, a sheet-roll to hang on the wall, compiled by Mrs. M. Washington. S. W. Partridge and Co.; Daniel in the Critics’ Den, by Robert Anderson, LL. D., Blackwood & Co.; Jesus is Coming, by W. E. B., Fleming H. Revell & Co. (already translated into German, French, Chinese, Japanese and Tamil); Human Destiny, by R. Anderson, Hodder & Stoughton; Things to Come: An Epitome of Prophetic Truth, by Rev. Dr. Bullinger, Eyre and Spottiswoode (translated into Welsh, French, and Germ)	"	140

No. 20. Vol. II, No. 8, February, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

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Editorials	The New Theology and the Mystery (criticizing Dr. Horton’s The Teaching of Jesus); John Wesley on the Apocalypse (on his Notes on the NT, in 1754); Charles Wesley (on Eze. 37:24); The Title of Jehovah	E. W Bullinger	141-142
Contributed Articles	“The Mystery” (Sixth Paper, continued from page 117) [6- Practical Conclusions: (1) Why Was the Secret Kept?, (2) A Key to OT Interpretation, (3) “the true place of Pentecost” (we disagree with Dr. Bullinger’s views on this point), (4) Rightly Dividing the Word] (to be concluded in our next…)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	142-144
"	Fresh Studies of Old Truths. No. 1 “The Wrath” and “The Glory” [“The Wrath”] (A Study of the Contrastive Phrase, “The Glory,” will follow)	Jas. C. Smith (J. C. S.)	144-146
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	The Purifying Hope (At the Belfast Conference, February, 1895)	Dr. Thomas Neatby	146-147
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	VII – The Attitude of the Church [This Hope Based on the Whole Word; The Great Subject of Revelation; Death not the Hope; Not to be Set Aside as “Figurative”]	H. L. H.	147-149
Notes for Bible Study	Sermon Notes “For there are certain men crept in unawares” – Jude 4 [1- The State of the Church: The Introduction of Deceivers; 2- The Advice to Believers]	Rev. Thomas Boys (in The Jewish Expository, 1830)	149
Questions and Answers	Question 72. Matt. 11:11 and Luke 7:28	E. W Bullinger	149-150
"	Question 73. 1 Cor. 6:15, 19 [a truth brought out only in an epistle written to ‘carnal’ believers (see Ch. 3), ‘body’ in singular, as one common to all?] (asks M. A. L., Edinburgh)	"	150
"	Question 74. ‘High Places’ = the heavenly? (asks J. T., Crediton)	"	150
"	Question 75a. Is Matt. 25:41 the same time as Matt. 25:31,32; and Joel 3:2,9,14? (asks A. T., Liverpool)	"	150
Sings of the Times	Jewish Signs; Religious Sings [“Christmas in the Churches; The Cry for Reunion;” “The Sing of the Cross”]	"	150-152
"	Spiritist Signs [“Inspired Addresses;” “Modern Devil Worship;” The Coming Anti-christ]	"	152

No. 21. Vol. II, No. 9, March, 1895 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

SECTION	TITLE	AUTHOR	PAGES
Notes and Notices	Prophetic Conferences; To Our Subscribers	E. W Bullinger	153
Editorials	“The Christ Has Come;” The Modern Christ; Anglo-Israel Etymologies	E. W Bullinger	153-154
Contributed Articles	“The Mystery” (Seventh Paper, Concluding Chapter) [7- The Body and the Bride; The Old Testament Saints; Eph. 5:25-33, Gen. 24]	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	154-156
"	Fresh Studies of Old Truths. No. 2 “The Wrath” and “The Glory” [“The Glory;” “The Glory” as our Hope]	Jas. C. Smith	156-157
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	The Gospel of John (At the Edinburgh Conference, May, 1895) [to be continued in our next…]	Mr. G. W. Carr	157-159
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	VIII – True Missionary Zeal	H. L. H.	159-160
Questions and Answers	Question 75b. Luke 9:27 (Matt. 16:28 and Mark 9:1, asks T. W. S.)	E. W Bullinger	160-161
"	Question 76. Matt. 27:7 and Acts 1:18 (asks E. T., Wiesbaden)	"	161
"	Question 77. Three Questions [dates, S or s in Holy Spirit, and Gen. 6:3] (asks C. S. H., Southsea)	"	161
"	Question 78. Parousia and Matt. 24:30 (asks H. W., Bromyard)	"	161
Sings of the Times	Jewish Signs [A Solution of the Jewish Question; A Dream of a Jewish State]	"	161-162
"	Religious Signs [A New Evangelicism; The Spread of the Leprosy; The Life of “Cardinal” Manning]	"	162
"	Spiritist Sings [“Is It Wrong to Investigate the Borderland; An Appeal to the Law and to the Testimony”]	"	163-164
Editor’s Table	Letters of Encouragement; B. W. Newton and Irving (the pain that they cause); The “Mystery;” Reprint of “The Lord Jesus Tempted,” by Dr. Neatby	"	164

No. 22. Vol. II, No. 10, April, 1896 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

SECTION	TITLE	AUTHOR	PAGES
Notes and Notices	The Prophetic Conferences; As to Future Conferences (on canceling the Keswick Conference, by The Co, March 2^nd, 1896); Our Circulation; Correspondence; The Divine Names and titles; This April Issue	E. W Bullinger	165
Editorials	“There shall come in the last days scoffers” (2 Pet. 3:4) An Untenable Position (a critic to Dr. Clifford’s The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible); The Song of the Well (Num. 21:16-18); “Swear not at all” (Matt. 5:34 and James 5:12); “Verily;” Peter’s First Denial; “Thou Hast Said” (Matt. 26:25,64) “Thow Sayest” (Matt. 27:11, Mark 15:2, Luke 23:3, John 18:37)	"	165-166
Contributed Articles	The Church and the Bride	E. J. Baldwin	166-167
"	The Lord Jesus Tempted (Further Observations, from page 118, by Dr. Thomas Neatby)	W. Blair Neatby, M. A.	167-168
Practical Expositions	No. 4 “The Breaker” [Israel’s Messiah-King]	Rev. Jas. C. Smith	168-169
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	The Lordship of Christ (At the Pavilion Hall, Keswick, July, 1895)	Dr. Robert Anderson, C. B.	169-170
"	Israel at Sinai: A Picture of the Future (At the Edinburgh Conference)	Rev. J. C. Smith	171-172
"	“Caught Up” [Select as to the Individuals Taken; Sure as to its Occurrence; Secret in its Method; Sudden in its Operation; Saving in its Issue (Meet, see, be like and be with HIM); Satisfying in its Outcome; Separating as it is Believed] (At the Carlisle Conference, June, 1894)	Pastor F. E. Marsh	172-174
"	The Jew (At the York Conference, 1894)	Mr. L. Liesching (deceased)	175-176
"	The Gospel of John (concluded from page 159)	Mr. G. W. Carr	176-177
Selected Gleanings	The 144,000 of Rev. 7, Who Are They? (from Lectures on the Apocalypse, No 15)	Rev. Dr. Seiss	177-178
"	Dr. Horatius Bonar on the “Seventh of Romans” (from the Journal of Prophecy, Apr., 1871; Bullinger presents a critic of Mr. Pearsall Smith’s book)	E. W Bullinger Quoting Dr. Horatius Bonar	178-179
"	The Seventh of Romans [In eight paragraphs] (from Fragments Gathered Up, No. 11)	Rev. George Lovely, of Ipswich	179
"	The British-Israel Delusion (extract from “The Lost Tribes of Israel,” by C. S., A. S. Rouse, with a sad letter by Edward Hine, which argues that the Jewish conversion is needless because God will accept them under Moses (Eze. 43:27), Sept., 1883, appended)	C. S.	180
Illustrations of Bible Structure	The Phylacteries [Ex. 13:3-10, 11-16; Deut. 6:4-9; 11:13-21; The Exodus Pair; The Deuteronomy Pair]	E. W Bullinger	181
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	No. IX – The Resurrection Not “General”; and “The thousand Years!”	H. L. H.	182-184
Questions and Answers	Question 79. 1 Kings 6:1 and Acts 13:18,20 [on R. Anderson explanation in The Coming Prince, note at foot of page 83. 480^th year, 450 years, 93 years, 483 years, 69 weeks] (asked by A. M., Bristol)	E. W Bullinger	184
"	Question 80. Are passages for the Church: Matt. 16:18; 18:15-20; Acts 5:11; 12:1; 15:3 (asks H. G., Manchester)	"	184-185
"	Question 81. Is the ‘Breaking of Bread’ Acts 2:42; 20:7 to commemorate ‘the Lord’s Supper’? (asks H. G., Manchester)	"	185
"	Question 82. 1 Cor. 15:29 [‘baptized for the dead’; Bullinger provides structures] (asks M. A. S. B., Barnet)	"	185-186
"	Question 83. For the Lord’s Table: Luke 22:19,20; 1 Cor. 10:16; 1 Cor. 11:23-26? By not discerning, some where Sick and Slept, spiritually or physically? (asks H. G., Manchester)	"	186
"	Question 84. What is the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes in Rev. 2:6,15? (asks H. G., Manchester)	"	186
"	Question 85. Will the curse (Gen. 3:17) be removed during the Millenium, or until the new creation (Rev. 22:3)? (asked by A. M., Bristol)	"	186
"	Question 86. 2 Thess. 2:8 “the Lord shall slay (or consume)” the Antichrist; Rev. 19:20, the Beast and the false prophet were “cast alive into the lake of fire” (asks A. M., Bristol)	"	186
"	Question 87. Isa. 24:20 (asks A. M., Bristol)	"	186
"	Question 88. 1 Thess. 5:9,10; 1 John 2:28 (asks F. S., Bournemouth)	"	186-187
Notes For Bible Study	What it is to be “In Christ” (2 Cor. 5:17)	C. E. S.	187
Correspondence	To Whom are the Epistles Addressed?	G. S. Windham	187-188
Poetry	To-day (from To-day and other Poems)	Mr. R. J. Masters	188
Sings of the Times	Jewish Signs [“A Burdensome Stone:” “The Jewish Octopus;” “Our Only Saviour;” “Israel a Nation;” “Mr. Holman Hunt on a Jewish Resettlement in Palestine;” “The Dream of a Return;” “palestine Again a Spiritual Centre”]	E. W Bullinger	189-190
"	Political Signs [“Peace and War”]	"	190
"	Religious signs [“Philanthrophy a Failure: And Why!:” “Wanted a Higher Motive,” “A New Nature;” A Bowdlerized Bible; Church Entertainments Extraordinary: How the do things in America; A “Baseball Service”]	"	190-191
Editor’s Table	Warning on Confusing the Terms: “Parousia, Epiphaneia, and Apokalupsis”, as Mr. Robert Brown confuses them	"	192
Books Review	I am Coming: A Book of “that Blessed Hope” [or Till He Come] by James H. Brookes, D. D., of St. Louis, London, Jas. E. Hawkins & Co.; Bethesda Chimes, a monthly edited by Pastor F. E. Marsh, of Bethesda Chapel, Sunderland (opens with a portrait of the late Pastor of Bethesda, Mr. A. A. Rees, it will contain the “Bethesda Pulpit” and “Pearls from other Turrets”)	"	192

No. 23. Vol. II, No. 11, May, 1896 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

SECTION	TITLE	AUTHOR	PAGES
Editorial Paragraphs	Prophetic Conferences; Dr. Hertzl and his “Solutions;” The Primitive Faith; “Peace on Earth”	E. W Bullinger	193
Contributed Articles	The Divine Names and Titles [I. Introductory]	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	194-195
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	“The Promises Made to the Fathers” [Rom. 15:8] (At the Keswick Conference, 17^th July, 1895)	Dr. Thomas Neatby	195-196
The First Principles of Prophetic Study	No. X – The Day “At Hand” (Concluding Paper)	H. L. H.	196-197
Practical Expositions	The “Great Recompense” and the Advent	Rev. J. C. Smith	198
Selected Gleanings	The Proportion of Truth (with excerpt from Primitive Paths)	Dr. A. J. Gordon, of Boston (deceased)	198-199
Fresh Studies of Old Truths	No. 3. Isaiah 52:13-15	E. J. Baldwin	199
Questions and Answers	Question 89. How is that in Matt. 27:38,44, and Mark 15:27,32, both the thieves are said to have reviled Christ, while in Luke 23:39,40, it is expressly said that only one did so, and that the other rebuked him? [How Many Were Crucified With Christ?] (asks M. T., Kensington)	E. W Bullinger	200
"	Question 90. Three Days and Three Nights [of the Lord Jesus being in the sepulcher, explanation not dependent on human learning or historical knowledge, but consistent with the straightforward simplicity of the Lord’s direct statement of facts] (asks M. H. S., Portsmouth)	R. A. (R.. Anderson)	200-201
"	Question 91. Does Acts 1:2 refer to the same event as 1 Thess. 4:16? (asks J. C., Richmond)	E. W Bullinger	201
Poetry	To-night (from To-day and other Poems)	Mr. R. J. Masters	201
Sings of the Times	Jewish Signs [Mission Work Amongst the Jews; “The Jewish Question:” “We are one People,” the “creation” of a new State, “the Jewish company;” To Palestine or Argentina?]	E. W Bullinger	201-202
"	Religious Signs [The Religious World; A New Departure: “Martyrs” commemoration service; Whitewashing the Devil!; A Secret Society at Cambridge; Eastertide in the Churches: Church of England; Nonconformist Services; Roman Catholic, “Religion de Luxe;” Money Must be got Somehow]	"	203-204
Editor’s Table	To Correspondents: Answer to C. S. H., Southsea regarding ‘baptized for the dead,’ Bullinger quotes Mr. T. Archer-Hind. Robert Brown sent a personal offensive letter as he can not take a little serious criticism in good spirit; G. B. B., Minneapolis “it is a grand step when we are ready to unlearn error and to learn truth”	"	204
Books Review	“The Teachings of the Catacombs,” by the Ven. Archdeacon Sinclair, D.D., and “Mary or Maddona?,” by Mr. W. Marshall, edited by Mr. Chas. J. Thynn, Wycliffe House	"	204
Music Review	Music by Francis Ridley Havergal (“Nobody Knows But Jesus,” “The Great Teacher,” and “Sing”) and by Mr. Alleyne-Harris (“I Am So Happy,” and “Happy Day”), and two are for the children “”The Butterfly and the Bee,” and “The Disobedient Duckling” (these two, with words by Mrs. L. Shorey), from Messrs. Weekes and Co.	"	204

No. 24. Vol. II, No. 12, June, 1896 (our additions in italics, mainly in Author)

SECTION	TITLE	AUTHOR	PAGES
Notes and Notices	The Preston Convention	J. C. S., Hoylake	205
Editorial Paragraphs	How “the Blessed Hope” was Lost; New Gospels [according to Edward Carpenter, in The New Age]	E. W Bullinger	205-206
Contributed Articles	The Divine Names and Titles (continued from page 195) [2. Jah] (to be continued…)	Rev. Dr. Bullinger	206-208
Conference Addresses [Cautionary Note]	“The Body” and “The Bride”	E. A. Rawlence	208-210
Fresh Studies of Old Truths	No. 4. “The Corner Stone” Part 1 – The Foundation Stone (to be continued…)	E. J. Baldwin	210-211
Selected Gleanings	The Eden Dispensation (from The Dispensations Prophetically and Doctrinally Considered, Montreal, 1861)	W. C. Baynes, of Montreal	211-214
Questions and Answers	Question 92. Why in one Gospel the Lord refused that was offered him to drink, and in another he ‘received’ it? [Mark 15:22,23; Matt. 27:34; John 19:29] (H. B. W., London)	E. W Bullinger	214
Poetry	Tired [“In Weariness and Painfulness” – 2 Cor. 11:27] (from To-day and other Poems)	Mr. R. J. Masters	214
Sings of the Times	Jewish Signs [Mr. Holman Hunt’s Scheme]	E. W Bullinger	214-215
"	Religious Signs [Easter Celebrations; The Easter of Ritualism (from the Parish Magazine of St. Agnes, Kennington)]	"	215
"	Spiritist Signs [blasphemies in the spiritist organ Borderland and Mr. W. T. Stead writings]	"	216
Editor’s Table	Vol. II; Cases for Binding; Our New Volume; Annual Subscription; Announcements	"	216

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