Abraham's seed is chosen – the time of God's Kingdom came   Our first parents, who transgressed the Divine law, brought the death sentence upon themselves, "dying you will die" (Gen. 2:17; heb. mot tamut). By heredity this sentence passed upon their whole offspring: "In Adam all die..." (1 Cor. 15:22). Since more than six thousands years “the whole creation [of God] has been groaning in travail together until now.” It will be so forever? No! The whole world of the human beings, still being tormented with various effects of sin, believes in God instinctively and waits of deliverance subconsciously. They are waiting "with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God." (Rome. 8:22, 19). Who are these sons? They are a promised seed of Abraham, which is to bless all the families of the earth. (Acts 3:25.) They are the Church of the first-born, who are enrolled in heaven. (Heb. 12: 23.) They are the class of individuals (144 000), who were selected from among all the mankind. The choice of this class lasted almost two thousands years and has been finished already. The great tribulation, anarchy spreading all over the world there is biblical proof of this fact. This tribulation ...more

The Mission of the Seventh Angel   (9) And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; The seven angels … The angels of this vision can not represent of spiritual beings or inanimate factors of God's anger like the gales, quakes of earth and other natural disasters, bearing in mind the fact that one of those angels explains to John the judgment on the great harlot mounted on a scarlet beast (Rev. 17), whereas the second angel, shown in here, maybe the same, is showing to him a glory of the Lamb's wife. The seven angels with the seven bowls represent the entire message of Present Truth being unfolded in two stages during the second presence of Christ. Seven signifies completeness. Those angels' mission was articulated in seven volumes of Studies in the Scriptures. During first stage of the prophetic movement, in the USA, with Taze Charles Russell in the lead (1874-1914), completeness of seven was not reached. The first six volumes was issued then. The key to understanding of the Revelation was not given by the Lord yet. The opening by the Lamb of seventh seal (1967) initiated the ...more

Heaven, earth and sea in the symbolic language of Bible   John, in the revelation given to him by our Lord on the Isle of Patmos, was in vision carried down through this Christian Age and its changing scenes of church and state, to the end of this present evil world or epoch, and there in prophetic visions he saw Satan bound, Christ reigning, and the new heaven and the new earth established; for the former heaven and earth were passed away. The plan of God, with reference to man, spans three great periods of time, beginning with man's creation and reaching into the illimitable future. Peter and Paul designate these periods "three worlds."     The first epoch, from creation to the flood, was under the ministration of angels, and is called by Peter "the world that was." (2 Pet. 3:6) The second great epoch, from the flood to the establishment of the kingdom of God, is under the limited control of Satan, "the prince of this world," and is therefore called "This present evil world." (Gal. 1:4; 2 Pet. 3:7) The third epoch is to be a "world without end" (Isa. 45:17) under divine administration, the kingdom of God, and is called "The world to ...more

The Final Trial at the End of the Millennium   It will be the final sentence at the close of the final trial – at the close of the Millennium. None will then be servants of Satan ignorantly or unwillingly, as so many now are, because the great Deliverer, Christ, will remove outside temptations, and provide assistance toward self-improvement, which will enable all who will to overcome inherent weaknesses and to attain perfection. Visibly the goodness and love of God in the provision of a ransom, a restitution, and another opportunity of life for man, instead of leading all the mankind to an abhorrence of sin, will lead some group of people to suppose that God is too loving to cut them off in the second death, or that if he did so he would give them other, and yet other, future opportunities. They, however, shall go no further, for their folly shall be manifest. Their utter destruction will prove to the righteous the harmony and perfect balance of Justice, Wisdom, Love and Power in the Divine Ruler. Such are called the "angels" (servants) of Satan. And for such, as well as for Satan, the utter destruction (the second death) is prepared by ...more

The times of restoration of all things   God Jehovah, our Saviour, would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim. 2:3,4.) The faith in the Ransom of his Son, Jesus Christ, is a basis of the salvation: "He that has the Son has the life." (1 John 5:12.) God's enemy, Satan, had spread over all nations the curtain of darkness and made it for majority of mankind impossible thing to know this truth. (Isa. 25:7.) Few ones, who looked for God and desired to serve to Him at all costs, only they managed to force their way through the such curtain in the Gospel Age. Only such exceptional people, therefore, only Little Flock, has benefited from offer of gaining eternal life in this first stage of the salvation. The second stage of the salvation, happening during the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, will include whole mankind, because Jesus "is the propitiation for our sins [his Church]; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world." (1 John 2:2) This is God's purpose to guarantee for the all people a clear understanding of the rules of Salvation Plan being based on the sacrifice of ...more

The end of the Gospel Age   The Kingdom of God on the earth is before us, near at hand. Our Lord, Jesus, told to pray: Your kingdom come. Since his words, however, it had passed almost two thousands years already, therefore, generally speaking, world has forgot about this splendid promise. The people of God, however, who did know the Divine plan of the Ages, and faithfully waited, they did not forget. They knew well that there had first to be chosen the spiritual "seed of Abraham," who is to bless all nations of the earth. (Acts 3:25) The Scripture stated that the church of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, is this promised seed of Abraham. (Hebr. 12:23; Gal. 3:16,29.) Their choice happened in the complete secret before the world, in extremely difficult conditions of the prevailing of the sin, when a rule of Jesus to love even our enemies had seemed very impractical idea, without any advantages. This explains, why the choice of Christ's "little flock", of 144 000 members, it lasted so long. The High Calling to this class was opened in the Pentecost (33) and since then lasted throughout Gospel Age. Only called and chosen and faithful class ...more

The second presence of Christ was preceeded by the Day of God's Preparation   The many various prophetic chronological intimations in the Scripture proves unambiguously that the God carries out the work of salvation of the mankind according to his own Plan of the Ages. He placed however times or seasons in the own authority (Acts 1:7), what means that the outlines of this Plan have been sealed, that is kept secret till the due time. The time of establishing the God's Kingdom on the earth was one of great secrets of it. Son of God, Jesus Christ had been appointed to be the ruler of this future kingdom. Nevertheless in the Scripture there was indirect suggestion saying that Christ's millennial reign will take place in the seventh millennium of the history of the mankind.       From the time of Adam's sin until 1874 A.D. elapsed six thousands years. The Bible as well as secular history are proving this calculation unambiguously. And though the Bible contains no direct statement that the seventh thousand will be the epoch of Christ's reign, the great Sabbath Day of restitution to the world, yet the venerable tradition is not without a reasonable foundation. The law given to Israel, the ...more

A understanding of the chapter 17th of Revelation – a key to the mysteries of the entire Book   Charles Taze Russell, leader of the prophetic movement of Bible Students in USA (1874-1914) wrote six volumes of the Scripture Studies but of seventh did not. Why? In 1916 he said: "There are certain things in Revelation which I do not understand, and for this reason I do not write the Seventh Volume. Therein I do not wish to give any guesses. Whenever I write the Seventh Volume on the Book of Revelation, I will have a satisfactory understanding of the teachings of that Book." Q645 A few days before death (1916), while asked, "What about the Seventh Volume", he answered: "Someone else can write that." Q646 While asked about opinion of possible fulfilment of prophecies of the seventeenth chapter of the Revelation "he stated that this Chapter was the key to all of the pictures, or prophecies, of Revelation, which are as yet wrapped in mystery." FM263 (1) And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters; (2) with whom ...more

The Kings that are coming from the sunrising   (12) And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the [river] Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might by made ready for the kings that [come] from the sunrising. The six ... upon the great river Euphrates ... Literal Babylon was built upon the river Euphrates. Its wealth, supplies and sustenance came largely from this source. It had immense walls and strong gates over the river. R509:6. "The waters which thou sawest are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues." (Rev. 17:15) R510:1 The waters of this great river represent the people who, by their influence and money, support Papacy – from which Babylon the Great draws her revenues. R510:1 Dried up ... The turning aside of the "waters" would represent the alienation of the people, and the alienation of the people would be indicated by their withholding of financial support. R4699:4. The kings ... The kings of Christ's Kingdom, who are also priests – the Body of Christ, the Royal Priesthood. R2498:4 "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (Luke 12:32) Of the east ... From the sunrising. R2498:4 The Kings ...more

The seven angels are pouring out their bowls   The seven angels' vision from chapter 16 began to fulfill in 1977. In that year the powers of Kremlin initiated the extraordinary celebrations of the sixtieth anniversary of the October Revolution and they issued the full of pathos the peaceful appeals to the world. That move of the socialist power riveted an attention of world opinion. These appeals have been supported by religions of the world and United Nations. In such a way the prince of this world, Satan executed the unusual thing: he had managed, in attempt of saving his empire from the spectre of anarchy, to connect in peaceable co-operation the world of atheism and the world of the religion. Thus, in accord to biblical prophecy, came into being an union of symbolic beast (the papacy), dragon (the socialist powers) and image of the beast or false prophet (the federation of Protestant churches), which from then on began its intensive propaganda of the "peace and safety." (Rev. 16:13) The co-operation of that union lasted for three years and a half, from autumn 1977 to spring 1981. (Rev. 13:5.) Simultaneously to this peaceful propaganda there has developed in Poland the prophetic movement of ...more

A signs in heaven during the Christ’s second presence   "And as Jesus sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us (…) what shall be the sign (gr. seemion) of thy presence (gr. parousia)…?" (Matt. 24:3) Having in mind the fact that few recognized the Messiah at his first advent, and that they themselves had doubts and fears on the subject for a considerable time, apostles wished to know how they would be sure to recognize him. At the first advent our Lord showed himself, and was attested by signs – by his wonderful words and works, and by John the Baptist. What sign should they expect to indicate his second presence? was their pointed question. Our Lord's answer assured them that his people would not be left without a suitable and sufficient sign; but of its character he said nothing. "Then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven:." It will be sufficient for the faithful, watchful people of God, but is not intended for others. It was this class that saw and understood the signs or proofs of his first advent, while the masses of nominal Israel could not discern the SIGNS of ...more

THE POWER OF ZION   God's words to Abraham, "In thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed." (Acts 3:25.) are promise of restitution, which will fulfill Jesus Christ in "the times of restoration of all things" under the New Covenant (Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:8-13). The mankind is to be blessed by the seed of Abraham, therefore that seed had to be first chosen. Glorious Christ, Head and Body is this seed (Gal. 4:28; Rom. 8:17). It was not the New Covenant under which the Church have been chosen, but the Covenant of Sacrifice: "Gather my saints together unto me, Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." (Psa. 50:5). This covenant was showed in Sarah, the wife of Abraham. Sarah, according to the teaching of Paul Apostle represents the upper Jerusalem, symbolic city, or the future government of God's Kingdom. The son of the promise Isaac represents Christ, Head and Body in his glorious reign in the time of the Millennium (Gal. 4:26-18). On the Zion, upper Jerusalem, one of the hills overlooking the town there was the royal palace. On the other hill, Moriah was built the temple. Some difference of altitude between level of literal ...more

The vision of the two beasts   The general light shining from the Christ second presence (gr. parousia) has been exposing every evil and leads kingdom of the prince of this world, Satan, to the fall. This light is lethal for systems of darkness which by ages were his support (2 Thess. 2:8). This light kindles the spirit of the freedom, causes the discontent and it makes, that the nations become like roaring and rolling sea. (Luke 21:5) How God's enemy, Satan, reacted to the growing continually anarchy, endangering stability of his empire? His defense was based on awakening in the whole Christianity of an active co-operation of secular powers and the churches in the field of propaganda "Peace and Safety." The vision of the Revelation shows these political schemes as emerging the ten-horn beast out of the sea and coming up the two-horn beast out of the earth. The socialist "sea," of mostly catholic citizens, became a section of his kingdom the most exposed to danger of anarchy. Because of it, from the "sea" Satan led the ten-horned beast out and led it up to the power. A such political direction of close co-operation of socialist powers with the Roman Catholic church accepted ...more