|
|
| Corp-mesaj (pentru a fi introdus): | Corp-mesaj (pentru a fi introdus): |
| Linia 1: |
Linia 1: |
| − | e WAICHI LOWER
| + | <h1 style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;border-bottom:0">OBADIA</h1> |
| − | AND HERALD OF CHRIST'S PRESENCE
| + | <div style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;"> |
| − | Vor. LVIT
| + | <div style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;"> |
| − | June 15, 1936
| + | ''„Când Domnul va zidi iarăși Sionul, se va arăta în slava Sa.” - Psalm 102:16'' |
| − | No, 12
| + | </div> |
| − | OBADIAH
| + | Partea I. |
| − | PART 1
| + | </div> |
| − | “When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.’’—Ps. 102: 16.
| |
| − | manifest to his servants after he had sent his
| |
| − | Messenger, Christ Jesus, straightway to the
| |
| − | temple. The Chief One of Jchovah’s capital organi-
| |
| − | zation is Christ Jesus, and he appears at the temple
| |
| − | as the representative of Jchevah, and thus he builds
| |
| − | up Zion, All power in heaven and in earth having been
| |
| − | committed hy Jehovah to the Lord Jesus, the appear-
| |
| − | ing of Jesus at the temple and the building up of
| |
| − | Zion is in fact the appearing of Jehovah and the shin-
| |
| − | ing forth is Jehovah's glory. Jesus Christ is the ex-
| |
| − | press image of Jchovah, and the glory of Jehovah is
| |
| − | made to appear by and throvzh Christ Jesus. At the
| |
| − | temple Christ Jesus is aeccompanicd by his retinue of
| |
| − | angels, who serve him and do his bidding, as he ihe
| |
| − | great dudge sits upon his threne of glory, (Matt.
| |
| − | 25:31) The time is the day of judgment, which judg-
| |
| − | ment begins at the house of God, and which pertains
| |
| − | particularly to those who are in a covenant to do the
| |
| − | will of God, whether that covenant be actual or by
| |
| − | implication. It was at the coming of the Lord to
| |
| − | the temple that the unfolding of the prophecies be-
| |
| − | gan, and those who are received and made a part of
| |
| − | the temple organization, or Aion, see and appreciate
| |
| − | the prophecies as the Lord unfolds them. Those who
| |
| − | are in a covenant to do the will of God but whom the
| |
| − | Lord finds to be unfaithful when he appcars and
| |
| − | judges at the temple do not see or understand the
| |
| − | fulfillment of the prophecies, For that reason there
| |
| − | are those who elaim to be in the truth but who fail
| |
| − | to see present truth and hence doubt that there is
| |
| − | really any evidence of the seeond coming of the Lord
| |
| − | Jesus Christ. Such persons find themselves trying to
| |
| − | locate themselves by reason of chronology, and, being
| |
| − | unable to do so, they lose what little light they once
| |
| − | possessed. Had such persons been unselfishly looking
| |
| − | to the faithful performance of the covenant which
| |
| − | they had made, and to the vindication of Jchovah’s
| |
| − | name, doubtless they would have laid hold on the
| |
| − | promises and clearly discerned and appreciated the
| |
| − | prophecies.
| |
| − | 2Those who have not been approved and received
| |
| − | into the temple even raise objections to The Watch-
| |
| − | tower, saying that it is only the expression of the
| |
| − | J inonitest caused his glory to begin to be made
| |
| − | opinion of man and therefore cannot be relicd upon.
| |
| − | Others, who have had a desire to shine in the eyes
| |
| − | of men, make remarks of this nature, to wit: “The
| |
| − | Watchtower docs not contain sufficient information
| |
| − | to enable me to prepare from it a discourse for the
| |
| − | fricnds.”? Being complainers, murmurers and fault-
| |
| − | finders, both of the objectors here named are in the
| |
| − | same class. (Jude 16) Lhe Walchtower docs not at-
| |
| − | tempt the expression of the opinion of any man con-
| |
| − | eerning prophecy, but in the laneuage of the Serip-
| |
| − | tures continucs to declare that prophecy is not of
| |
| − | private interpretation, (2 Pet. 1:20) Since the com-
| |
| − | ing of the Lord Jesus to the temple as the representa-
| |
| − | tive of his Father he causes to be brought to the at-
| |
| − | tention of those who love him the physical facts show-
| |
| − | ing fulfillment of prophecy, and, setting these facts
| |
| − | alongside the words of the prophecy, those who love
| |
| − | God are enabled to see how such facts fit the propheey
| |
| − | and thus show the fulfillment thereof. Being wholly
| |
| − | devoted to Jehovah, such are not coneerned about
| |
| − | chronology, but accept what the Lord clearly reveals,
| |
| − | and that is usually after the date under consideration
| |
| − | is past. They are not speculating as to the time when
| |
| − | they are going to get off the carth and be taken to
| |
| − | heaven. They have cngaged to serve Jchovah for cver,
| |
| − | and fully appreciate the fact that it is not for the
| |
| − | creature to determine or even attempt to determine
| |
| − | just whe. his serviee on the earth may eease and when
| |
| − | he may be transferred to heavenly realins. The elief
| |
| − | objective of the faithful servant class is to serve dcho-
| |
| − | vah and his kingdom, knowing full well that the Lord
| |
| − | is directing their course and will bring about the re-
| |
| − | sult according to his holy will, Whether Armageddon
| |
| − | is one year or many years in the future is not material
| |
| − | to the faithful servant class. These faithful ones have
| |
| − | entered into the joy of the Lord, whieh is the vindiea-
| |
| − | tion of Jchovah’s name, and, knowing that Armaved-
| |
| − | don will vindicate Jehovah’s name, the faithful serv-
| |
| − | ant class are perfectly willing to wait on the Lord and
| |
| − | continue loyally and faithfully serving him. These
| |
| − | faithful ones are in the Lord’s organization, and by
| |
| − | the grace of the Lord they delight to remain there for
| |
| − | ever, and the place of service they do not even care
| |
| − | to choose. They well know that God assiens all mem-
| |
| − | 179
| |
