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THE CLAUDE NEWS
Claude, Texas JAN. 9, 1964.
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Morning: Worship 11:00 a.m
Training- Union 6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship 7:00 p.m.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Claude, Texas
"Spare thy people, O Lord, and give
not thine heritage to reproach, that
the heathen should rule over them:
wherefore should they say among the
people, Where is their God?" Joel 2:17
Faithful minister
of the Word
Moments of Meditation
by FreJna W. Bennett
Then saith he unto his dis-
ciples, The harvest truly is plen-
teous, but the labourers are few;
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he will send forth
labourers into his harvest. Mat-
thew 9:37-38
Isn't it tragic for people to
■hunger for good preaching and
not hear it? Isn't it just as tragic
for the fields to be white unto
harvest and the laborers be too
few?
When Jesus looked upon the
multitudes who were hungry to
hear the gospel, He had compas-
sion on them. Their shepherds
were careless and indifferent,
more interested in fleecing the
flock than in feeding them, more
interested in their own things
than in doing the work God sent
them to do.
What did Jesus do about it? He
told the disciples to pray that
God would send them to work in
His harvest. The ministry is hard
work, needful work, harvest work.
It requires complete dedication,
earnest prayer, and diligent study
for any man, through grace, to
be true to God's work.
The ministry is a rewarding-
work. "They that sow in tears
shall reap in joy."
Many laborers are needed. Min-
isters who love Christ and His
work will pray that the Lord of
the harvest will send forth more
laborers into the harvest. There
is work for skillful men, faithful
men, industrious men, "even as
many as the Lord our God shall
call."
We all need to pray that God
will send forth men into the
ministry who will be true to
Christ and faithful to His charge
to "Preach the word; be instant
in season, out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort with all longsuf-
fering and doctrine."
The unfolding
time pattern
Howard B. Rand, Editor
Destiny Magazine
Merrimac, Mass.
As we approach the climax of
the ages, we become increasingly
aware of the importance of the
unfolding time pattern which re-
veals that God is guiding the af-
fairs of men and nations in ac-
cordance with His own predeter-
mined schedule.
We have called attention many
times in past issues of Destiny to
time-periods indicating that the
age is now coming to its termina-
tion. Further evidence which em-
phasizes this is given by arriv-
ing at an understanding of the
length of time involved in the
events described as taking place
during the First and Second Woes
of the Book of Revelation.
As pointed out in "Study in
Revelation," the Mohammedan
Era began in 622 A.D., from which
year the Hegira dates. Eleven
years later, in 633 A.D., the
Greeks were defeated in Syria by
the Arabs, with Omar the Sara-
cen coming to power the next
year (634 A.D.). Omar captured
Jerusalem in 637 A.D. and built
the Mosque of Omar on the site
of Solomon's Temple at Jerusal-
em. With the defeat of the Greeks
in 633 A.D., the way was opened
for Omar to extend his empire,
subduing Egypt and part of Syria.
The year 1299 A.D., when the
First Woe ended and the Second
Woe began, was 606 years after
633 A.D. The Second Woe was
initiated by the rise of the Otto-
mans and this Woe will not end
until the resurrection of the Wit-
nesses and their ascension takes
place (see Rev. 11:11-12). The
statement then follows;
"The second woe is past; and,
behold, the third woe cometh
quickly." (Rev. 11:14.)
If 666 years from 633-4 AX), to
the end of the First Woe gives
us a measuring rod for the leng-
th of the Second Woe, then the
Second Woe would end in 1965
A.D., to be followed immediately
by the Third Woe, which is the
Red Woe. However, we are told by
the Mighty Angel who lifted his
hand to heaven and swore by him
who lives forever:
"In the days of the voice of the
seventh angel (the angel of the
Third Woe), when he shall begin
is about) to sound, the mystery
of God should be finished, as he
hath declared to his servants the
prophets." (Rev. 10:7.)
The "mystery of God" has to do
with the resurrection and trans-
lation. of which Paul spoke when
he said:
"Behold, I shew you a mystery;
We shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed, in a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye, at the
last trump: for the trumpet shall
sound, and the dead shall be rais-
ed incorruptible, and we shall be
changed." (I Cor. 15:51-52.)
The Mighty Angel has there-
fore stated under oath that when
the Third or Red Woe is about
to break in nil its fury, the re-
velation of the mystery of the
resurrection, translation and as-
cension will become a reality.
Soviet Russia is making ready
for major military moves, with
1964-1565 as the years of their
target date. But John, in the
Book of Revelation, tells us that
the Second Woe will not end until
after the ascension of the Wit-
nesses, an event that takes place
before the Tihrd Woe begins.
The Second Woe being 666 years
in duration, with the Third Woe
following quickly, we are led to
conclude that the year 1965 will
prove to be of tremendous impor-
tance in this unfolding time pat-
tern. Keeping that date in mind,
let us turn to our Lord's state-
ment and analyze its chronological
significance when He said:
"But as the days of Noe (Noah)
were, so shall also the coming of
the Son of man be." (Matt. 24:37)
Noah received warning of the
coming of the Deluge 120 years
before it occurred. Then, at the
end of 120 years, and seven days
before the great deep above began
to break up, he was summoned to
load the ark with its cargo of
animals and he and his family
entered, after which God shut
them in. One year later Noah
and his family came out into a
new world order.
Are we now receiving a similar
warning, with a corresponding
period of time preceding the Sec-
ond Advent of our Lord? Jesus
told a very interesting story of
certain "virgins" who went out
to meet the "bridegroom." but be-
cause he tarried, they all slum-
bered and slept (Matt. 25:1-13).
It was not until the end of the
tarrying time that they were a-
roused to the fact that the bride-
groom was indeed coming.
In the days of Noah, no one
was able to enter the ark after
God shut Noah and his family
in. Equally so, the door was shut
so that none might enter the
Marriage Supper after the bride-
groom and his guests had gone
inside.
By means of our Lord's Parable
of the Virgins, a prophecy of
coming events is prefigured and
the historical fulfillment of what
is implied is now taking place. In
the figure of the virgins going out
to meet the bridegroom at the
beginning of the tarrying period,
we have the inception of the Sec-
ond Advent Movement in 1844
A.D., when there were high ex-
pectations concerning the coming
of the Lord.
From 1844 A.D. to 1964 A.D.
there are 120 years and one year
later, corresponding with the year
of the Deluge, brings us to 1965
A.D. Will this final year from
1964 to 1965 constitute the Year
of Vengeance? It is very apparent
that we are now close to the end
of the tarrying time, for the Apo-
calypse of Baruch makes this
quite clear in describing such a
time as that in which we are now
living:
"For that time shall arise which
bringeth affliction; for it shall
come and pass by with quick ve-
hemence, and it shall be turbu-
lent, coming in the heat of in-
dignation. And it shall come to
pass in those days that all the
inhabitants of the earth will be
moved one against another, be-
cause they know not that My
judgment hath drawn nigh . . .
And it shall come to pass at the
self-same time, That a change of
times shall manifestly appear to
every man . . . For the Judge
shall come and will not tarry."
(Baruch 48:31-32; 38-39.)
It is ui deniably true that we
are living in a period of change
as the end of the 120 years of
tarrying approaches and the 666
years allotted to the Second Woe
are about to end.
The number 666 is the number
of man as mentioned in Revela-
tion 13:18. It stamps all human
activities apart from God and
two times this number (1332 > falls
short of the number of blessing
(1335) by three. The Prophet
Daniel refers to the number 1335
(Dan. 12:12). It is the number
denoting God's blessings upon His
people.
When we take into considera-
tion the many other time cycles
coming to a focus during these
fateful years, we become acutely
aware of the necessity to heed
our Lord's admonition as given
in Luke 21:36: "Watch ye there-
fore, and pray always, that ye
may be accounted worthy to es-
cape all these things that shall
come to pass, and to stand before
the Son of man."
Dr. Hugh Sticksel
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