The Immutable Good News
The good news or gospel of the kingdom of God began to be preached nearly two thousand years ago, when
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In Anticipation of Christ’s Return
The doctrine of the Second Coming teaches us that we do not and cannot know when the world drama will end. The
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“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
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Baptism — validated by whom?
Historical writer Johnson observed that in the post-apostolic period it became the case that, along with the Bible, “the sacraments
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The Creation of a Theocracy
On 6 January 1917, Judge Joseph Franklin Rutherford,1 for some years Russell’s personal lawyer, was chosen president of the Watch
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1975: ‘The appropriate time for God to act’
It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. —
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Same-Sex Relationships in the Light of the Bible
INTRODUCTION Few subjects have been as explosive as that of homosexuality in recent years. Rapid social change has brought about
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The inherent immortality of the soul?
Introduction It must occur to every thoughtful reader that if the SOUL(1) is immortal even though the body is not, the
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1975 – The marked year in God’s timetable
It’s interesting to note how Jehovah’s Witnesses today often minimize what the Watchtower Society said about 1975 in the years
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