Nay; but we will have a king over us; that we also may be like all the nations. 1 Samuel 8:19, 20. The Hebrews demanded a king of Samuel, like the nations around them. By preferring a despotic monarch to
A Fainthearted Father
The iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever. 1 Samuel 3:14. Eli did not manage his household according to God’s rules for family government. He followed his own judgment…. Many are now making
Rebellion in the Camp
These men are arrogant and presumptuous—they think nothing of scoffing at the glories of the unseen world. 2 Peter 2:10, Phillips. It is hardly possible for men to offer greater insult to God than to despise and reject the instrumentalities
Christ’s Kingdom of Love
The kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High. Daniel 7:27. The government of the kingdom of Christ is like no earthly
God’s Character Vindicated
Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Revelation 15:3. Every question of truth and error in the long-standing controversy has now been made plain. The results of rebellion,
Christ Our Helper and Redeemer
As by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Romans 5:19. Because man fallen could not overcome Satan with his human strength, Christ came from the royal courts of
The Threefold Union of Religion
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils,