Frankfort Pilgrim College - Pilgrim Yearbook (Frankfort, IN)

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The Deity Of Christ E believe the truth of the deity of Christ is of the highest importance to every human being of all times. It is so important that kingdoms. fortunes, and life itself may well be given up in order to know it aright. Q The Scriptures say, John 1:1- In the beginning was the Xllord, and the Word was with God, and the Woitcl was God . Verses 14 and 15 say- And the Word was made tiesh, and dwelt among us, Cand we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Fatherb, full of grace and truth. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was He of Whom I spake. He that eometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. Verses 29, 30, 34 say, t'The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me eometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me .... And I saw, and bare reeord that this is the Son of Cod. While we know from these verses that Jesus was ealled a man, we also know that Jesus was Cand ish called the Son of God, the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, the Word was made flesh, the NVord was God. These Scriptures tell us that God was in Jesus. More than that they give us the idea that our one God exists as at least two persons, distinct but not separate, one of which was made iiesh while still existing in the one substance of the Godhead, while the other person, or per- sons, was not, unless it was by substitution. That God exists as more than one person, is evident from the fact that verse one of our Scripture tells of Deity called the Word: it says the Word was Godg and that the Vllord was with God. Verse 14 very definitely lets us know that God the Word is the only begotten of the Father. From other Scriptures such as Matthew 28:19- . . . in the name of the Father, and of the Son. and of the Holy Ghost . we learn that the 'God-head exists as another person also, the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, who is the agent that applies the benefits of the work of re- demption. The fore-going Scriptures definitely state that Christ Jesus is Deity. An- other, not of the least importance, is Philippians 2:5-11 inclusive- Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who being in the form of Hod, thought it not robbery to be equal with Cod: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant. and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled him- self, and beeame obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. VVhere- fore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name whieh is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earthg and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. to the glory of God the l ather . An important Scripture ot' the Old Testament along the same line, is Micah 5 : 2- But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah. yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting . That Jesus Christ is Deity we so believe. VVe believe that a man, merely a man and not the God-man, would have no right and would be powerless to redeem us from our iniquity and guilt. Vllith Thomas, the Lord 's Apostle, we wish to confess, Dear Jesus, thou are my Lord and my God . 3 .-52..

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The Tribulation NE of the most wonderful and yet the most awful periods of time inthe history of the world seems to be' unfolding at this present time. With- in the boundaries 'of this time a great many very closely related events will take place, which will change the entire conditions of the world. Jesus spoke of this period as The Great Tribulation. Then shall be great tribula- tion such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Our Lord's prophecy does not stand alone, it is backed up by other prophecies in both the Old and the New Testament. This tribulation is full of every suffering and destructive evil that can come on man and lies between the Rapture and the Revelation of Christ at His second coming. We are quite certain with regard to its extent for it is the prophetical seventieth week of Daniel. That there will be movements and events leading up to it in the moral, economic, govermental, and social world, various Scriptures declare and including this with the seventieth week will make the time much longer we feel quite sure. Since the sixty-nine weeks are known to have run a day for a year the last week will also be a day for a year or seven years, which will give us the time of the severity of the tribu- lation. Briefly stated, the events of the tribulation and those connected with it in their order will be: first, The Jews will be gathering back to Jerusalem in unbelief. Second, They will have rebuilt, or be prepared to build, their temple. Third, The Jews will enter into a seven-year covenant with the anti-christ, who at the first will be regarded by the Jews as a savior rather than an enemy. Fourth, At this time also the Church, with the Holy Ghost ac- companying it, will be taken out of the world, which will end the church age. This will be followed, in the air, by the marriage of the Lamb, the Judgment seat of Christ, the reward of the sanctified saints, and the preparation for the kingdom, Fifth, The covenant with the Anti-Christ having been confirmed, continues three and one-half years when the Anti-Christ is revealed in his true character. Sixth, During this three and one-half years the tribulation is gaining in momentum and power and it is during this period that the seven seals are broken. Following the breaking of the Iirst seal, we see that a false though popular revival breaks out represented by the white horse and his rider, the rider being no less a person than the Anti-Christ. lt could not be Christ for Christ, as the Lamb, is breaking the seals of the Book. Second. Following this pseudo revival, under the symbol of a red horse, will come blood, sword, and war. This is followed by the third seal, the black horse or famine, when fields are either untilled or destruction of the fruit of the fields is general until it is a measure, or quart, of wheat for a penny, Cone dollar and fifty centsj, and three measures of barley for a penny. It would be very natural for this to be followed by the result of war and famine, which is death as indicated by the pale horse, the fourth seal. And this will be so wide- spread because nearly all of the world will be at war. And famine will come as the Lord declared. We realize that statesmen and people of the world are saying there will never be another world war. But it is just as sure to come as the liord's statements to that effect are true. By the time that the pale horse under the fourth seal and its rider, death, arc reaching a climax the fifth seal will be broken. The martyrs whose souls John saw under the altar, who are not the martyrs of the past ages, but those who have been true to Christ during this early tribulation period and who will be killed for the word of their testimony and who loved not their lives unto the death, begin to make a great outcry and ask that their blood be avenged. But HSE .54...