The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures THE LITERATURE, or Writings, the third and last division of the books in the Hebrew canon has suffered far more than the others by displacement. The various books are scattered throughout the Prophets–chiefly between the Former and Latter Prophets. The titles, too, have been much mistreated. The books may…

 The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures IN THE interval between the last Hebrew prophet and the advent of the Messiah Whom they foretold vast changes took place in the apostate nation. The fires of faith flickered feebly, yet flared up at times especially under the leadership of the Maccabees. The Persian world empire was conquered…

 The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures THAT THE great bulk of revelation is concerned with the nation of Israel is true not only of the Hebrew Scriptures but of the Greek as well. Not that it is concerned with them alone and the other nations not at all, but that they receive the first and…

 The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures THE ACTS WERE THE opening words of the book of Acts weighed as they should be, it would revolutionize the creed and course of Christendom. It is a continuation of the proclamation of the kingdom; the creeds connect it with the inception of the church. The accounts of our…

 The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures TURNING now to Peter’s first epistle we find the address as follows: Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen expatriates of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Capl’padocia, the province of Asia, and Bythynia, according to the foreknowledge of God, the Father, in holiness of spirit, for obedience…

The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures THE EPISTLES OF JOHN THE NATIONS, or “Gentiles,” are mentioned only three times in the Circumcision Epistles (1 Peter 2:12; 4:3; 3 John 7). These instances are enough to confirm the fact that these letters are not intended for the nations but were written to the Circumcision. Peter speaks of them…

The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures PAUL precedes every epistle of his with the name given to him when he began the separate ministry assigned to him by the spirit (Acts 13:2). The following gives the opening words of each epistle: To fully appreciate the significance of the name Paul at the portal of every…

 The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures THE PLACE OF EPHESIANS HAVING perceived the unparalleled importance of Paul’s epistles for the present period, it will pay us to pursue our studies of the opening words of each of his epistles. The most vital and interesting of all is found in the foreword to the so-called epistle…

 The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures  THE THIRD item of the present secret economy, that the nations are to be joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the evangel of which Paul was the dispenser (Eph. 3:6) is proof positive that the Preparatory Epistles–Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians–are for us today, in a glorified…

The Sacred Scrolls of the Scriptures GOD has given titles to His books; He has put plain directions on His letters, but the addresses on His epistles are unheeded; the inspired names on the outside of the scrolls have been mostly changed to others of human invention. Solid progress cannot be made in the apprehension…