Solomon’s temple and the ecclesia today The construction of the temple in Solomon’s day was, very probably, the most unusual building project of all time. Apart from the fact that Jews and Gentiles worked together in harmony, using materials which had been gathered together and financed by David, we know that the stones were shaped… Read More Living stones 8 Solomon’s temple and the ecclesia today
The spiritual house As we saw in part 5 of this study, the Master is the living stone, and we are called to emulate his example (1 Peter 2:4,5). However, this is not simply a promise of what is to come, when we shall be united with him, by grace. This is also a challenge, and… Read More Living stones 7 The spiritual house
The stones will cry out … After three and a half years, the time had come. Jesus was to enter Jerusalem for the final time. Of course, many who followed him did so in the mistaken belief that he had come to oust the Romans, under whose hand they had suffered for so long. Very… Read More Living stones 6 Stones that will cry out
In our previous studies we looked at the use of the phrase “living stones” in scripture. We considered various examples of stones either being treated as though they were alive, or being described as though they were. In Old Testament times we read of stones being set up as a witness to what the Lord… Read More Living stones 5 Abraham’s seed and gentiles
Year end holidays required an earlier distribution of January’s magazine (it was dispatched on December 21). The full contents can be viewed on the Christadelphian Magazine website. Each month during 2018 Brother David Pearce will be examining some of the many end-time prophecies in his series “It’s about time!”. A short series on “Living Stones” (Brother Jonathan… Read More January’s issue of The Christadelphian
Idols of wood and stone – warning from the law When the children of Israel were led forth from Egypt, they left behind a land absolutely full of idols. Those who are said to know tell us that the Egyptians worshipped around 2,000 different gods. The Israelites saw the great judgements of the Lord which… Read More Living stones 4 Idols of wood and stone
This same symbol – of stones being “alive”, or being treated as though they are – is found right throughout the word of God. Following his departure from his family home, Jacob stopped for the night at Luz. There he witnessed the astonishing vision of angels of God descending to the earth and ascending to… Read More Living stones 3 Jacob and a “living stone”
Stones: their attributes As we have already noted, stones are lifeless. They are, however, far from useless. Stones are now, as they were in Bible times, used in a whole host of ways: Under the law, in the few cases where a sinner had to be executed (Achan, for example), the prescribed method was almost… Read More Living stones 2 Attributes
