Lawlessness in a Historical Perspective
Introduction Never before in history has there been so much news reporting. And news media – TV, radio, newspapers –
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Mentes Bereanas
Cristianismo & Temas Bíblicos
Author: Carl Olof Jonsson
“Coming” or “Presence” – What do the Facts Reveal?
Introduction In the question put to Jesus at Matthew chapter twenty-four, verse 3, “What will be the sign of your coming,” the word “coming”
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Charles Taze Russell and the secret rapture
INTRODUCTION In 1894 Pastor Charles T. Russell, the first president of the Watch Tower Society and founder of the movement
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The origin and nature of the doctrine of Christ’s parousia as an invisible presence
INTRODUCTION The subject of Christ’s second coming has arrested the attention of Christians throughout the centuries, especially in times of
Read MoreThe Prophecy of “Peace and Security” – Successive Disappointments
To apocalyptic movements the “end” has always been at hand. Without doubt this has been the key to their success.
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The Gentile Times Reconsidered – Introduction
Introduction The disillusioning and sometimes dramatic process that ended up in the decision to publish this treatise could fill a whole book.
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Professor Robert R. Newton, “Ptolemy’s Canon”, and “The Crime of Claudius Ptolemy”
Introduction The following material is adapted from the discussion on pages 44-48 of the first and second editions of the
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The 20th Year of Artaxerxes and the “Seventy Weeks” of Daniel
The questions about the chronology of the reign of Artaxerxes I and its supposed relation to the 70 weeks of
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The “Gentile Times” of Luke 21:24
They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on
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