TIME REFERENCES IN THE DEAD SEA SCROLLSby Allison StewartIntroductionThe people who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) appear to have used a complex system of references to time, for what reason we do not know. They seem to have separated events...
The Destruction of the Second Temple
The Destruction of the Second Temple"Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth," let Israel now say - "Sorely have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their...
The Christian and the Second Coming
THE CHRISTIAN AND THE SECOND COMINGR. H. Boll The doctrine of Christ's return from heaven holds a high and important place in the teaching of the New Testament. It is of especial meaning and interest to us in its bearings on the church and...
Kentucky Revival
It all began, not at Cane Ridge, but two years earlier at the emotionally charged communion service at Red River church when a woman at the extreme end of the house, gave vent to her feelings in loud cries and shouts. Only after the movement has...
Highlights in the Life of J. Edwin Orr
James Edwin Orr was born January 15, 1912, in Belfast, Ireland, to William Stewart and Rose (Wright) Orr. William Orr, who was a jeweler, had United States and British citizenship, so his children did as well. There were eventually to be five...
Hawaii’s Great Awakening
Hawaii's Great Awakening1835-1840TITUS COAN: GOD'S SERVANTJust prior to the missionary meeting of 1836, a new member of the mission team had arrived in 1835 in Hilo, on the island of Hawaii, to become the pastor of the church. His name was Titus...
Looking For God in The Lord of the Rings
Looking For God in The Lord of the RingsBy Jim WareFor Wireless Age Magazine, August 2001September 1931. A dark and stormy night. Windy, at any rate. On the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford, two tweed-jacketed, pipe-puffing professors go...
The Long Day of Joshua
One of the evidences for the historicity of the long day recorded in Joshua 10:13 and reiterated in Habakkuk 3:11 lies in the large body of traditions from many parts of the world according to which there was a long day (or night, or evening,...
Overcoming Impure Thoughts
Thought Life... Overcoming Impure Thoughts"...and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."-- 2 Corinthians 10:5 We live in a sex-saturated society. Advertisers use "sex appeal" to sell perfume, after shave lotion, blue jeans,...