Earth, As Well As Heaven

“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”—Matt. 6:10

The concept of the dual nature of salvation—one celestial, to live in heaven, and one terrestrial, to live on earth—is a common theme in the Bible. It is literally found from Genesis to Revelation.

The Apostle Paul styles the message of the evangelist as “the gospel preached before to Abraham.” (Gal. 3:8) That promise is succinctly stated in Gen. 22:15-18—

“And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”

Here God used two symbols to describe the promised seed of Abraham, sand and stars. It appears to be no coincidence that one of these elements is found on earth and the other in the heavens—the sand of the seashore and the stars of the heavens.

One of these seeds, the spiritual, is identified as Jesus Christ and his Church in two verses in the book of Galatians.

“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”—Gal. 3:16

“And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”—Gal. 3:29

There is just a suggestion as to whom the earthly seed will be in Gen. 12:3—

“I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves.” (RSV)

Other scholars give the thought of the last phrase as being “all the families of the earth shall bless themselves by becoming thy seed.”

In the book of Revelation the same theme is summarized by inference in three different verses.

“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,”—Rev. 1:5

This text implies that if there are to be “kings of the earth” there must be subjects for them to govern, the next two Revelation texts identify the subjects by specifying them as “the nations of them which are saved” and “the kings of the earth.”

“And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it.”—Rev. 5:10

“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it.”—Rev. 21:24

The Apostle Paul makes very specific reference to this dual nature of salvation in 1 Cor 15:40—

“There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.”

Many Mansions

Another text emphasizing the fact that God has prepared a number of residences for his creatures is found in John 14:2—”In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”

Here he refers to a spiritual domain which we are assured he has prepared for those that love him in 1 John 3:2—

“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”

Another of the mansions which he as prepared is earth as man’s everlasting home.

“For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.”—Isa. 45:18

All Men to be Saved

The reason for the dual aspect of salvation is found in a simple statement of the will of God by the Apostle Paul.

“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”—1 Tim. 2:3-6

Salvation is a simple concept. It comes by substitutionary atonement. One man, Jesus Christ, died for one man, Adam, so that he and all his posterity might live. The very Greek word translated in the above passage, anti-lutron, illustrates this simple truth, for it means a corresponding price.

The Apostle Paul simply outlines this concept of substitutionary atonement in two passages:

“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”—1 Cor. 15:21, 22

“But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.”—Rom. 5:15

Since the first man, Adam, was a perfect human being, it follows that Jesus, as a corresponding price, must also be a perfect human being and that the resultant life must be perfect human life.

This salvation, however, must not be mistaken for eternal salvation, for after they are “saved” it is the “will of God” that they “come to a knowledge of the truth.” Man’s salvation, as shown above, is from original Adamic transgression. Living all their lives under sin has had its side effects. Man has come to view might as right, black as white.

It is for this reason that men, raised from the dead, will need to be thoroughly educated in the laws of righteousness. Only then, having tasted first of sin and its consequences—sorrow, suffering and death—and then of righteousness and its consequences—happiness, health and life—will man be fully in a position to choose life that he might live. This, then, is the earthly phase of salvation for those who will be raised with bodies terrestrial.

Heaenly Life

But the Church, the Bride of Christ, are promised heavenly life. The ransom could never produce such life. It is only by forfeiting all claim to life on earth that some could be offered life in heaven. These must die to the fleshly life in the same manner as did Jesus.

“Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him.”—Rom. 6:8

“It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him. If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us.”—2 Tim. 2:11,12

Not only does this text promise Jesus followers that they would live with him, but that they would reign with him.

This relationship between the two parts of Abraham’s seed—the heavenly and the earthly—of kings and subjects, of educators and educated, is beautifully predicted in Mal. 3:17, 18—”And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.”

To this agree the words of the Apostle Paul:

“Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?”—1 Cor. 6:2

What a wonderful God who has a plan of salvation for all, the good and the evil. We read this promise in John 5:28, 29 RSV—

“Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.”

The word translated judgment here [mistranslated damnation in the King James Bible] is krisis and means the same as the English word crisis, a critical juncture that can have either a favorable or unfavorable outcome.

This is the judgment referred to in Malachi when the Lord’s “jewels” will return and “discern between the righteous and the wicked.” This is the “day of judgment” when “the saints shall judge the world.” And thankfully this judgment will be a righteous judgment.

“Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.”—Acts 17:31

“With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.”—Isa. 26:9

Yet some may argue that this would constitute a “second chance” for man and that it would remove all incentive to live a righteous life now. Truthfully seen, however, it is man’s first real chance. “Born in sin, and shapen in iniquity” (Psa. 51:5), man has had little chance to follow righteousness. He has been “blinded by the god of this world” (2 Cor. 4:4) and is thus to be pitied as a blind man and not condemned as an evil one.

As for the incentive to obey righteousness now, Paul covers it simply in these words:

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”—Gal. 6:7, 8

How like John’s summation of the grace of Jehovah is our God—”God is love.”
(1 John 4:8, 16)

The Approaching End of the Harvest

Dear Bible Student and/or interested Truth Seeker …

Are you even vaguely interested in hearing answers to the following questions? :

When does the Millennial Reign of CHRIST begin? How can we prove this in Scripture?

When does the 6000 years for the permission of evil end?

How long is the GOSPEL AGE meant to go on for … 2000 years? Does this mean from 33 A.D. since Jesus ascended up to the Divine Realms ? Why ? and why not longer or shorter?

What does ‘midnight’ in the Bible represent ? Is it a moment in time or a period of time? Does the definition differ for the consecrated believer in CHRIST to that for the world ? What are Bible say about this ‘midnight’ and why do we need to know about it?

What is so significant about the year 2043? How does it harmonize with scriptural texts and events?

What is the significance of certain symmetrical time periods mentioned in the Bible?

When will the Bride (144,000 members) of CHRIST be complete? Will this be BEFORE Armageddon? How long before Armageddon? Will the Great Multitude still be on earth during Armageddon? How do we know?

What do I need to know about jubilee cycles and why?

What is significant about the 40 years of the prophet Jeremiah’s reign and Brother Charles Russell’s 40 years of harvest witnessing of Truth work?

How do these dates help us understand where we are now? :

A Count of Years From Adam
1656 years — Adam to the end of the Flood (Genesis 5, 8:13)
427 years — to God’s Covenant with Abraham (Genesis 11, 12)
430 years — to the Exodus (Galatians 3:17)
479 years — to the Foundation of Solomon’s Temple
———————
2992 years

What is love?

Love is …

perfection of character.

“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” – 1 John 4:16

The LOVE that our Heavenly Father seeks to have us develop is a love which is in full harmony and in total surrender to God’s will. When we please our Divine Father of Life, He will bless with eternal life,

“To those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor an immortality, he will give eternal life.” (Romans 2:7)

“You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)

One element of Love is MEEKNESS.

Meekness does not mean weakness.

Consider Moses. He was a meek man and did he have a weak character? Not at all. He was humble-minded, not boastful, not proud or haughty.

“Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men who were upon the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3)
So the New Creatures in Christ, must develop and maintain this quality of meekness, from the divine standpoint.

Another element of love is GENTLENESS.

Does this signify weakness or fear? No.

Gentleness is part of a character of love.

Jesus said, “take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (Matthew 11:29)

In Galatians 5:22-23, the Apostle Paul writes, that “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

To the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul writes, “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:1-6)

“Let your moderation be known unto all men.”(Philippians 4:5)

“Moderation”—reasonableness, gentleness—the spirit of a sound mind, of gentleness, meekness.

This attitude of mind comes in large measure as a result of knowledge of God and his plans. (R5840:3) Surely there never was a time when this counsel was so much needed as now!

Let the fact that we know only in part and understand only in part keep us humble and moderate in word and deed and thought. (R5249:6)
Temperance, self-control—let men see by our thoughtful (not rash and hasty), careful and considerate demeanor in every affair of life, that we honor our profession. (R4809:1, R2460:4)

Here is a practical example:

If we feel the leader of a meeting is not following the best Scriptural course, we must show moderation in our approach—approving what we can, objecting in kindness, meekness, and brotherly love. R3866:2 The Greek seems to carry the thought of reasonableness, of not exacting our rights too rigorously—mercy and leniency. R3128:2 Keep yourselves well in hand, subject and obedient to the will of God.

In 2 Timothy 3:3-5, the Apostle Paul warns against those “in the last days” (today) who he describes as “lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power.” The Apostle Paul then states, “have nothing to do with such people.”

Even in discussing the time of trouble, emphasis should be laid upon the glorious Kingdomwhich will be inaugurated. (R5716:4) We should be using the knowledge we possess, doing with our might what our hands find to do. (R5249:3)
Let us be specially on guard that the influence of every word and act should be in accord with law, order and peace—“live peaceably with all men.” (Romans 12:18).

Our gentleness toward all men would begin at home—more particularly in the Church—but should be manifested toward all with whom we have dealings. (R5840:6) 
Messiah’s Kingdom is shortly to be established—this should help the Lord’s people in living an exemplary life. (R5840:6) This clause implies the exhortation belongs specially to the closing of this Gospel age—thus, to this time period we are currently living in.

We are expecting great changes soon and can well afford to be generous and liberal in our sentiments toward others.(R3128:3)

PATIENCE is another element of love and a part of the true Christian character.

“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:2)

Patience is an element of character. We read in Revelation 3:10,

“Because thou hast kept the word of my patience I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth.”

When examining the word “patience” we find that two quite distinct words in the Greek are translated by our English word patience in the New Testament:

• makrothunia ( 6:12; James 5:10; Acts 26:3): this is the word which in a general way corresponds to the common thought of patience, as we speak of it connected with every-day affairs of our lives; it means merely long-suffering, and, indeed, makrothunia is generally so translated throughout the New Testament. (Rom. 2:4; 9:22; Eph. 4:2; Col. 1:11; 3:12; 1 Tim. 1:16; 2 Pet. 3:15, [R2791 : page 115] etc.)

• hupomonee: this is used in the Revelation text quoted above which has a much deeper and fuller significance than attaches to our English word patience. It signifies rather constancy,—the thought being an endurance of evil in a cheerful, willing, patient manner. It represents, therefore, an element of character, and not merely a temporary condition or restraint of feeling or action.

For instance, a worldly man might have a great deal of patience in connection with the running of his business;—he might be very attentive to his customers, very obliging, very painstaking, and show no dissatisfaction in connection with the inconsiderateness of his customers; and “patience,” in its ordinary sense, might be ascribed to his conduct.

But the word in the Revelation text rendered “patience” signifies such a development of heart and character as manifests itself in an endurance of wrong or affliction with contentment,without rebellion of will, with full acquiescence in the divine wisdom and love.

In Luke 8:15, in the parable of the sower, we read:

“That [sown] on the good ground are they which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience [with cheerful endurance, constancy].”

The thought here is that in order to be of the fruit-bearing class which the Lord will approve and accept to his Kingdom, it is necessary TO DO MORE than to receive the word of his testimony, even thou we receive it with joy—for that class in the parable is represented by the stony ground, which at first gave evidence of great fruitfulness and vigor, but which, when the sun of persecution arose, withered, because of lack of depth of soil. That stony, shallow soil represents, the Lord explains, a class of hearers who rejoice greatly in the truth, but do notendure, such as cannot withstand persecution or opposition, but wither under it, become discouraged. Such cannot be of the Kingdom class, all of whom must be overcomers.

In this parable our Lord shows us that patient endurance, constancy, is the final test,following after the readiness of preparation to receive the seed; following after the seed has been received and has sprouted; following after love and hope and joy and faith have caused it to spring forth and to give fruitage. (R.2791)

Patient endurance, then, is necessary, in order that the grain may be developed and thoroughly ripened, and made fit for the garner.

Ah! how important patient endurance seems to be, in the light of this our Lord’s word—cheerful endurance; for we cannot suppose that he who judges the thoughts and intents of the heart would be pleased with his children, even if he saw them enduring much for his sake, if they endured in an impatient or dissatisfied or unhappy frame of mind. They would not, in that event, be copies of God’s dear Son, our Lord, whose sentiment is expressed in the words,

“I delight to do thy will, O God!” (Psalm 40:8)

All of the Royal Priesthood are sacrificers, as was the Chief Priest, our Redeemer and example, who offered up himself: we, as the under priests, have also presented our bodies living sacrifices, and are to lay down our lives for the brethren—in the service of the truth. And God, who accepts these sacrifices through the merit of Christ, informs us that he appreciates or loves the cheerful giver, those who perform their sacrifices of a willing heart, cheerfully.

The other instance in which our Lord used the word “patience” during his ministry is recorded in Luke 21:19. He had just been telling his followers what they must expect as the result of being his disciples during the present time, when sin abounds, and when Satan is the prince of this world—they must expect tribulation, opposition from various quarters; but he assures them that they would nevertheless be fully and completely under divine care and protection, even tho the persecutions would be permitted to reach and to affect them. Then follow the words,

“In your patience [patient endurance, cheerful constancy] possess ye your souls.” (Luke 21:19) (R3242:2)

BROTHERLY KINDNESS is another element of love.

“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 1:5-8)

The Greek word “Philadelpia” signifies brotherly love. (R3949:4; Q449:1) 
“Phileo”—is duty love, a love which has a cause or demand upon it. (R2807:4)
Phileo love is evidenced in the natural family relationship, and also in the spiritual family, the Church. We may not love our brethren’s peculiarities, their features, but we love them as brethren, whether black or white, bond or free, because they are brethren, comrades in the same race. (Q449:1)

Phileo love means to make due allowance for inherited weaknesses and circumstantial misfortunes of others—to deal patiently and helpfully so far as wisdom may dictate, with a view to the correction of those faults,even at the expense of self-interest, if necessary and prudent. (R4809:2,1114:5)

Phileo love means to meekly bear reproof, determining to overcome deformities of character, and prove a help rather than a hindrance to others; no longer fostering old dispositions. (R4809)

Phileo love allows one to exercise and manifest the principles of the divine character toward our fellow-men. (R3090:2, 1628:2)

Phileo is a love for all who are brethren and yoke fellows in the cause of righteousness and truth, the cause of God. (R2037:3)

Instead of disdaining those who are ignoble, instead of putting them away, treat them kindly.(R448:2) This of necessity grows out of godliness. As god-likeness presupposes the other graces mentioned, so its development implies an enlargement of our hearts to all who are of the household of faith. (R2155:5)

There is also “AGAPE” LOVE…

This is known as Charity (R5693:1, 5208:5)

Greek, agape, is the higher grade of disinterested love; the broader, more comprehensive, or divine love. (R3949:4;Q449:1)

Love as a general expression covers all the elements of character which are really parts of love. (F186)

We might divide the race-course into four quarters:

(1) duty-love;

(2) love for the Lord because we see something of the glorious majesty of his character;

(3) love for the brethren;

(4) perfect love—for all, even our enemies. (F187-189)

As we get agape love it means that we love all. (Q449:1) We must reach this climax of love before we can be counted worthy of a place in the new creation. F(F190)

Agape Love:

• Is deep, pure and true.

• Thinketh no evil.

• Does not puff itself up.

• Is not easily offended;

• Rejoiceth always in the truth and never in iniquity;

• Is the climax of Christian attainment in the present life, the grace of all graces, which never fades, and which will be perfected when we receive the new resurrection body (R2037:3,2155:5).

• Is sincere love for the unrighteous and unlovely, as well as for the good and beautiful. (R4809:3, 1114:5)

• Is a love which is ever ready to manifest itself in wise and helpful activity for saint and sinner; and which pities, helps, comforts, cheers and blesses all within its reach—manifesting and cultivating the disposition which must be found in every member of the Christ company. (R4809:3, 1114:5)

• Is a broad, generous love, taking in the whole world, even our enemies. (R5678:2, 5757:2, 5460:1)

We do not attain to the perfection of love at the beginning of our course, but it is the mark or standard which indicates the end of the course. (F186)

Love is the chief of all graces.

Acts of kindness will gradually lead to an attitude of love, even where the subject does not seem to deserve it (1628:2)

Love is an experience, and includes in it an earnest desire for the well-being of the object loved. (R78:5)

Love excels all the other virtues, because it is the most enduring. (R4732:4)

True love on our part will manifest itself in obedience—disobedience is an evidence of the loss of love as viewed from the Lord’s standpoint. R2466:5

“WITHOUT LOVE I AM NOTHING”

If we could speak all the languages known amongst men and even the angelic tongue as well, and if we were to use these talents in preaching, if we were to preach without being inspired by love, it would be completely unprofitable.

God would esteem it no more than the sound proceeding from cymbals or any brass instrument. Does GOD want to give cymbals and brass horns glory, honor and immortality? Of course not!

If man were to preach the whole Truth in all its grandeur, and have the ability to comprehend it even through the holy Spirit yet if there be a weakness in character development of love towards the brethren, then we could not be fit enough for divine favor and a share in the Kingdom, just like that brass horn would not be.

What a glorious lesson as we attempt to sound forth the praises of Him who has called us from darkness to light! How necessary it is that we speak the Truth in the love of it, with hearts full of devotion and appreciation!

By quieting the mind… and heading to the voice of our Heavenly Father through the inspired words of God in Bible and through prayer, we may learn to absorb and appreciate each lesson step by step as God unfolds it to us. God is the ultimate example of PATIENCE, waiting perhaps billions of years before finally confronting the pain of watching His own firstborn Son being sacrificed on Calvary and be the ransom for all mankind.

And Jesus… has been waiting for the completion of His Bride… His Body members of 144,000 since 33 A.D!

Everyone knows the saying “take time to smell the roses.”

And in the same way let’s remember to TAKE TIME TO HEAR GOD SPEAK … 
digest it… 
absorb it… 
and grow from it…

The Apostle suggests that if he had mountain-moving faith, if his knowledge of Divine mysteries were very great, superior to those of all other men, and even if in his zeal for man or for God he should become a martyr and permit his body to be burned, yet, notwithstanding all this, if the primary influence in these matters were not love, all the sacrifice, all the self-denials, all the labors, even the burning, would profit nothing.

Dear friends,

When we come to get the Divine standpoint of things we find indeed that we have a very high standard to achieve; and yet our judgment assures us that it is right, that it is just, that it is proper, that God should thus set the standard of love as the only standard by which we shall ultimately be measured. But whoever thinks to have this perfect love for God and for man and make no manifestations of it is equally mistaken.

Wherever love is in the heart … words, works, thoughts and looks will testify to it, so that he who loves much will serve much.

If we love the Lord we shall delight in His service regardless of failures, regardless of fame, regardless of any earthly consideration; yea, even though the service of the Lord should cause us the loss of human approbation, fellowship, etc…

Hence every true Christian may link the two words love and service, and be sure that his love will manifest itself in zeal. Similarly, love of the brethren will mean a desire to serve the brethren; love of the home and family will mean a desire to do good to them; love of our neighbor will signify a desire to do for his interests according to our knowledge and limitations.

THE RESTRAINTS OF LOVE

The Apostle points out some of the restraints of love.

It cannot be quick, irascible; for “love SUFFERS LONG and is kind.” (1 Corinthians 13:4).

• He who is loving cannot be envious of others, nor covetous of the blessings and favors they are enjoying; for “Love envieth not.”

• He who is loving cannot be boastful and proud; for “love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.”

• He who is controlled by the spirit of love will not be ungracious, unkind, rude; for “love doth not behave itself unseemly.”

• He who is full of the spirit of love will not be selfish, grasping, neglectful of the interests of others; for “Love does not seeks its own”(1 Corinthians 13:5).

• The truly loving one will not be quickly angered, will not be easily offended; for “Love is not easily provoked.”

The one controlled by the spirit of love will not be imagining unkindness and rudeness nor seeking to interpret the words or conduct of others unkindly; for “Love thinketh no evil”.

What a beautiful example we see in our Master’s words to Simon:

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”(Luke 22:32).

Let us not neglect to pray for our fellow brethren in CHRIST always.

“LOVE NEVER FAILS.” – 1 Corinthians 13:8

Reference: The Reprints of the Original Watchtower and Herald of Christ’s Presence