Essential Knowledge for the Baptismal Candidate #3 About Life and Death

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Jehovah God Source and Giver of Life

We expect baptismal candidates to be aware that we are being given life because the Only True God gives us the opportunity to be here on earth. It is through Him that we live and move and can realize things.

“I have made the earth, man and beast that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give them unto whom it seemeth right in mine eyes.” (Jeremiah 27:5 Darby)

“For of him, and through him, and for him [are] all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.” (Romans 11:36 Darby)

“24 The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, *he*, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, 25 nor is served by men’s hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;” (Acts 17:24-25 Darby)

“for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring.” (Acts 17:28 Darby)

“And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7 Darby)

“7 How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.” (Psalms 36:7-9 Darby)

“9 Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this? 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man.” (Job 12:9-10 Darby)

Assignments for humans

The first man was created by Jehovah God, who expected them to name and care for all things, and to reproduce, so that the entire earth would be populated.

But God, who had given almost all the trees for the saturation of man, forbade the first man from eating the tree of knowledge of good and evil, otherwise they would know knowledge of good and evil, but also of death, and would definitely die.

“10 And God called the dry [land] Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, Let the earth cause grass to spring up, herb producing seed, fruit-trees yielding fruit after their kind, the seed of which is in them, on the earth. And it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herb producing seed after its kind, and trees yielding fruit, the seed of which is in them, after their kind. And God saw that it was good.” (Genesis 1:10-12 Darby)

“And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply on the earth.” (Genesis 1:22 Darby)

“26  And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth. 27 And God created Man in his image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth. 29  And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall be food for you; 30 and to every animal of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth on the earth, in which is a living soul, every green herb for food. And it was so. 31  And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning  — the sixth day.” (Genesis 1:26-31 Darby)

“7 And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul. 8  And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” (Genesis 2:7-9 Darby)

“15 And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it. 16  And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt certainly die. 18  And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like. 19 And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought [them] to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name. 20 And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.” (Genesis 2:15-20 Darby)

Limited life

As a result of Adam and Eve (their sinning) going wrong, the curse of death has come upon humanity and all people including Jesus have a limited life and must all face pain and death.

No one can be sure of his or her life. Life is actually short or limited in duration, with pleasant moments alternating with less pleasant periods.

“For this [cause], even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” (Romans 5:12 Darby)

“For if by the offence of the one death reigned by the one, much rather shall those who receive the abundance of grace, and of the free gift of righteousness, reign in life by the one Jesus Christ:)” (Romans 5:17 Darby)

“but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt certainly die.” (Genesis 2:17 Darby)

“And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a pleasure for the eyes, and the tree was to be desired to give intelligence; and she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.” (Genesis 3:6 Darby)

“And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed be the ground on thy account; with toil shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;” (Genesis 3:17 Darby)

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return.” (Genesis 3:19 Darby)

“1  Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.” (Job 14:1-2 Darby)

“15 As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth: 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more.” (Psalms 103:15-16 Darby)

Condition of the dead

By eating the forbidden fruit, man received the death penalty over him. After a life limited in time, man would die and the breath given by God would go out of the body and man, no longer aware of anything, would turn into dust and ashes. So at the end of our lives it is like the animals. Everything is over for us. We can then do nothing more, no longer think, and take nothing with us in our deaths. Everything, our thoughts, having and keeping us, will perish.

For everything we wanted to do it will be too late when we die. It is now, when we are on earth as living beings, that we must make it happen. Once we die, it’s too late. For us, there is the same outcome as for the animals.

“5 For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy is already perished; neither have they any more for ever a portion in all that is done under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 Darby)

“Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.” (Ecclesiastes 9:10 Darby)

“His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.” (Psalms 146:4 Darby)

“For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who shall give thanks unto thee?” (Psalms 6:5 Darby)

“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto the necromancers and unto the soothsayers, who chirp and who mutter, [say,] Shall not a people seek unto their God? [Will they go] for the living unto the dead?” (Isaiah 8:19 Darby)

“[They are] dead, they shall not live; deceased, they shall not rise: for thou hast visited and destroyed them, and made all memory of them to perish.” (Isaiah 26:14 Darby)

“For not Sheol shall praise thee, nor death celebrate thee; they that go down into the pit do not hope for thy truth.” (Isaiah 38:18 Darby)

“19 For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity. 20 All go unto one place: all are of the dust, and all return to dust.” (Ecclesiastes 3:19-20 Darby)

“All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul.” (Psalms 22:29 Darby)

Life after death

Those who follow the Nazarene Jewish teacher Jeshua ben Josef or Jesus Christ have full confidence that that man of flesh and blood has given himself as a ransom to God so that humanity has been delivered from the curse of death. The followers of Jesus Christ can live with the hope of a similar resurrection as Jesus has already risen from the tomb.

After the last and greatest war, Armageddon, Jesus will call the dead from the memory graves to himself to judge them with the living. The resurrection of Christ Jesus is a guarantee and a testimony of victory over death.

“but we see Jesus, who [was] made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.” (Hebrews 2:9 Darby)

“5 For God is one, and [the] mediator of God and men one, [the] man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony [to be rendered] in its own times;” (1 Timothy 2:5-6 Darby)

“as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28 Darby)

“28 Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice, 29 and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.” (John 5:28-29 Darby)

“having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.” (Acts 24:15 Darby)

“And the sea gave up the dead which [were] in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which [were] in them; and they were judged each according to their works:” (Revelation 20:13 Darby)

“Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.” (Isaiah 26:19 Darby)

“because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by [the] man whom he has appointed, giving the proof [of it] to all [in] having raised him from among [the] dead.” (Acts 17:31 Darby)

“20  (But now Christ is raised from among [the] dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep. 21 For since by man [came] death, by man also resurrection of [those that are] dead.” (1 Corinthians 15:20-21 Darby)

Destruction of death makes an endless life possible

In our time, death is an inevitable thing. Unless the end of time in our system of life takes place, most around us will die. But because of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ that Jehovah God accepted as a sacrifice of guilt, a lifting of death is now possible for man. Under Christ’s Kingship government, people will be able to live together in peace and no longer fear death, for every tear will be erased from their lives and they will see no more death.

We should not be surprised if the end times are on our doorstep and people will rise from their memory graves, while others will be allowed to enjoy a life without end. All who are in the Book of life will be allowed as righteous to enjoy an endlessly peaceful life in the Kingdom of God in a renewed earthly paradise.

“28 Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice, 29 and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.” (John 5:28-29 Darby)

“5 For God is one, and [the] mediator of God and men one, [the] man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony [to be rendered] in its own times;” (1 Timothy 2:5-6 Darby)

“as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28 Darby)

“[The] last enemy [that] is annulled [is] death.” (1 Corinthians 15:26 Darby)

“12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is [that] of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which [were] in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which [were] in them; and they were judged each according to their works: 14 and death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, [even] the lake of fire. 15 And if any one was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:12-15 Darby)

“He will swallow up death in victory. And the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken.” (Isaiah 25:8 Darby)

“I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death: where, O death, are thy plagues? where, O Sheol, is thy destruction? Repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.” (Hosea 13:14 Darby)

“54 But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word written: Death has been swallowed up in victory. 55 Where, O death, [is] thy sting? where, O death, thy victory? 56 Now the sting of death [is] sin, and the power of sin the law; 57 but thanks to God, who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:54-57 Darby)

“but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;” (2 Timothy 1:10 Darby)

“but we see Jesus, who [was] made some little inferior to angels on account of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste death for every thing.” (Hebrews 2:9 Darby)

“14  Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil; 15 and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage.” (Hebrews 2:14-15 Darby)

“And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where [are] both the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for the ages of ages.” (Revelation 20:10 Darby)

“13 And the sea gave up the dead which [were] in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which [were] in them; and they were judged each according to their works: 14 and death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, [even] the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:13-14 Darby)

“9 After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cry with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:9-10 Darby)

“But to the fearful and unbelieving, [and sinners], and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8 Darby)

“The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever.” (Psalms 37:29 Darby)

“But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity.” (Psalms 37:11 Darby)

An endless life for the righteous

For those who prove that they love the One True God and are obedient to Him, there is the beautiful prospect of an endless life after the return of Jesus Christ and the realisation of his kingdom. Then all uncertainty, pain and suffering, will be brought to an end and there will be plenty again for everyone, while there will be peace and security everywhere on earth.

“For the wages of sin [is] death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23 Darby)

“and having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation;” (Hebrews 5:9 Darby)

“He will swallow up death in victory. And the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people will he take away from off all the earth: for Jehovah hath spoken.” (Isaiah 25:8 Darby)

“37 But as the days of Noe, so also shall be the coming of the Son of man. 38 For as they were in the days which were before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark, 39 and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.” (Matthew 24:37-39 Darby)

“Jehovah keepeth all that love him, and all the wicked will he destroy.” (Psalms 145:20 Darby)

“The righteous [man] shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.” (Proverbs 10:30 Darby)

“Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand.” (Proverbs 12:7 Darby)

“In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.” (Proverbs 12:28 Darby)

“13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven [one] like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.” (Daniel 7:13-14 Darby)

“And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.” (Daniel 2:44 Darby)

“But, according to his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.” (2 Peter 3:13 Darby)

“3 And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears; 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.” (Isaiah 11:3-5 Darby)

“12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is [that] of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which [were] in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which [were] in them; and they were judged each according to their works:” (Revelation 20:12-13 Darby)

“1  And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea exists no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God. 4 And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21:1-4 Darby)

“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.” (Isaiah 65:17 Darby)

“21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof: 22 they shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.” (Isaiah 65:21-22 Darby)

“They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for terror; for they are the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them.” (Isaiah 65:23 Darby)

“28 Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice, 29 and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.” (John 5:28-29 Darby)

“There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon; and they of the city shall bloom like the herb of the earth.” (Psalms 72:16 Darby)

“The earth will yield her increase; God, our God, will bless us:” (Psalms 67:6 Darby)

“And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase; and they shall be in safety in their land, and shall know that I [am] Jehovah, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them out of the hand of those that kept them in servitude.” (Ezekiel 34:27 Darby)

“6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.” (Isaiah 9:6-7 Darby)

“And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and Jehovah’s word from Jerusalem.” (Micah 4:2 Darby)

“And they shall sit every one under his vine, and under his fig-tree; and there shall be none to make [them] afraid: for the mouth of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken [it].” (Micah 4:4 Darby)

“8 Come, behold the works of Jehovah, what desolations he hath made in the earth: 9 He hath made wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariots in the fire. 10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.” (Psalms 46:8-11 Darby)

“25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell in safety in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season: there shall be showers of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase; and they shall be in safety in their land, and shall know that I [am] Jehovah, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them out of the hand of those that kept them in servitude.” (Ezekiel 34:25-27 Darby)

“6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatted beast together, and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the she-bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the adder, and the weaned child shall put forth its hand to the viper’s den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.” (Isaiah 11:6-9 Darby)

“And I will make a covenant for them in that day with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will break bow and sword and battle out of the land; and I will make them to lie down safely.” (Hosea 2:18 Darby)

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Preceding

  1. Essential Knowledge for the Baptismal Candidate #1 About God
  2. Essential Knowledge for the Baptismal Candidate #2 About Jesus and our position
  3. The wrong decision
  4. Expulsion from the paradise garden
  5. A world where one must make oneself clearly known #4 Still better look forward to a better New World

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A world where one must make oneself clearly known #4 Still better look forward to a better New World

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Full of high expectations, the Europeans had descended on America, « the promising country » But once they got there, it didn’t all seem to be as easy as they had hoped. Once settled, the immigrants looked for work, but that turned out not to be so easy either, because there was a shortage of possible jobs.

There were never enough jobs, and employers often took advantage of the immigrants, men from Europe or China were generally paid less than other workers, and women less than men, causing social tensions, which became a known part of the immigrant experience, often stereotypical and discriminated against, many immigrants faced verbal and physical abuse for being « different, while large-scale immigration caused many social tensions, it also provided a new vitality in the cities and states in which the immigrants settled.

It must be said, the newcomers helped transform American society and culture, demonstrating that diversity, as well as unity, is a source of national strength.

But there was a lot of hard work to be done and sometimes it didn’t take much time to think about God and commandment, although many still worked to keep their Sunday duty.

John Thomas‘ studies in the years 1830-40 formed the basis for many of the beliefs he came to embrace as Brother in Christ or Christadelphian, a name he had chosen according to the words delphos (brother) and delphia (city) with the connection with Christ.

In the « certificate » John Thomas wrote for Samuel Coffman and « the brethren of Ogle County » (ten men in all), Thomas refers to the Antipas Association of Christadelphians in New York as the publishers of a pamphlet called « Yahweh Elohim » He cites this as evidence that a denomination named « Christadelphian » already existed. But to register the pacifists so that they did not have to fight in the American Civil War, he made the name official so that they can continue as a Christian denomination.

The Anglicized fusion of the Greek words represents the close relationship between Christ and his believers.

« To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ. » (Colossians 1:2)

For Dr. Thomas, it was important that as believers we try to imitate Christ and that we follow his doctrine, while like him we take the Word of God as our great guideline.

For Dr Thomas’s followers, be it by the name Thomasite, Bible students or Christadelphian, it was important to grow together and go through life as brother and sister in Christ, it was also of the utmost importance that people started following the Bible rather than an ecclesiastical power, they regarded the Bible as the inspired and infallible Word of God, too, in which we had to look up the knowledge.
They also understood from Jesus’ speeches that it was important to go on to spread the Good News, so they also learned the importance of preaching, and so they went around the country proclaiming God’s Word, thus small biblical Student Groups could be formed in multiple places and continue to grow independently.

One of Thomas, his students, would found a larger Bible Student movement that resulted in several groups, of which the millennialist, Restorationist faith community of Jehovah Witnesses was a breakaway that later became a very strong unitary movement.

The followers of those Bible students realized that the time had not yet come for them to see the realization of the much better New World.

They learned about the Earthly Paradise where the Garden of Eden was full of pomp and circumstance, and where there were no problems That Garden was a part of God’s Plan, which has been interrupted because of the choice of the first man But we can insist that God wants to complete His Plan.

None other than the Nazarene Jewish preceptor, Jeshua ben Josef or Jesus Christ, has become the great example towards us, whose words of a better world are truly to believe Paradise is no more a myth or legend than it is. Many people doubt his existence, but more has been written and known about him than about other historical figures, but, no one doubts that they existed.

The historical evidence is overwhelming that he was on earth twenty centuries ago as a perfect human being, eyewitnesses and personal companions of his have left us a written testimony of what he has said and done — his spotless life, his unjust, violent death and his miraculous resurrection from Jesus’ lineage is even fully recorded in the archive of the city where his human mother Mary, the daughter of Eli, the son of Matthat, dwelt.

Jesus taught and believed that the original home, the « Paradise of Pleasure », had once existed and that Adam and his wife were driven out of it for disobedience to God, their Creator, but he also believed, as some other prophets told him about the future, that that better world will be realized in God’s Plan.

Jesus also looked forward to the restoration of Paradise for humanity and also expected to play a role in that restoration. Dr. Thomas had a lot of work to make it clear to people from different denominations that they would not go to heaven or hell at their death, but that a resurrection from the dead would take place, where Jesus would judge people and whether or not he would let them into his Kingdom.

Most religions indicate that man only has a temporary stay on earth, after which he either reincarnates or goes to purgatory before it ends up in heaven. Because of this, many see Earth as little more than a transit house, a way station on the way to another life. Some clergy wrongly claim that God will one day destroy this planet. As a result of such teachings, many people feel that they should get the most out of life, because they only face death.

We must realize, however, that God has a splendid intention with the earth and humanity, it is wrong to think that the Creator would have created the earth merely for nothing The Divine Maker formed the universe and formed the earth to be inhabited as well.

“This is what Jehovah says, who created heaven – He Who is the True God – who made and formed the earth and who founded it – not as chaos did he create the earth, but to inhabit it He formed it: I am Jehovah, there is no other.” (Isa 45:18)

Scripture also tells us that

“The righteous will possess the land and inhabit it all their lives.” (Ps 37:29)

“for those who are righteous will dwell in the land of the living, those who walk their way blamelessly will find a steady abode.” (Spr 2:21)

“Blessed are the meek, for they will possess the land.” (Mt 5:5)

Yes, those who are gentle will have the earth before them, in order to live a life there that will have no end.

“… in the time and world to come, there will be endless life.” (Mr 10:30)

In going through the Bible, we can learn those things about God’s purpose for the earth and humanity, and through a thorough Bible study, you will also be helped to understand why we are here and why everything is going as it has been going for centuries.

Believers in the one True God who are also gentle have a good prospect because

“10 Just a little while, and gone is the sinner, you look where he is, but do not find him. 11 Those who are humble will own the land and live happily in abundance and peace.” (Ps 37:10-11)

For a little while longer we will be confronted with war, pain and sorrow, but after the very Great War (World War 3 or Armageddon) the end will be in sight and the wars will end until the end of the earth.

“(46:10) worldwide he bans wars, breaks bows, shatters lances, burns chariots in fire.” (Ps 46:9)

“He will judge between the nations, judge mighty nations, He will set things right in connection with many nations, They will forge their swords into plough irons and their spears into pruning knives No nation will draw the sword yet against another people, no man will know what war is.” (Isa 2:4)

Now it’s still a big soup, but we can trust that there will be a much better world than this. We won’t lack anything in that world either.

“Then there will be an abundance of corn in the land, even on the tops of the mountains, ripe ears will wave like the forests of Lebanon From his city prosperity will blossom like young greenery on the earth. (And in the cities people will blossom like vegetation on earth)” (Ps 72:16)

There will even be peace between humans and animals.

“6 Then a wolf will lie down next to a lamb, a panther will sit down with a goat; calf and lion will feed together and a little boy will herd them. 7 A cow and a bear will graze together, their young are gathered together; a lion and an ox eat both straw. 8 An infant plays at the den of a viper, a child grabs with his hand to the nest of a serpent 9 No one does evil, no one makes mischief in all my holy mountain For knowledge of Jehovah fills the earth, as the water covers the bottom of the sea.” (Isa 11:6-9)

“Wolf and lamb shall feed together, a lion and a ox shall eat both straw, and a serpent shall feed on dust: no man shall do evil, no man shall make mischief in all my holy mountain-says Jehovah the Lord.” (Isa 65:25)

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  1. What is a Pilgrimage?
  2. Encouraging eachother
  3. Prayer at the beginning of our pilgrimage
  4. Beginning of a Pilgrimage
  5. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #1 Twentieth Century Man and the Pilgrimage Process
  6. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #2 Words of God for life
  7. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #3 A road on a global scale littered with obstacles
  8. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #1 Embarking on an important journey
  9. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #2 Not a cheap or easy flight but a life journey
  10. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #3 Availability, encounters and exposure to change
  11. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #4 A good plan or guide to discover the Source of life
  12. Necessary formalities for the trek
  13. Fulfilling formalities for the trek
  14. Choose the right name for your travel registration
  15. A world where one must make oneself clearly known #1 From the first to the 19th century
  16. A world where one must make oneself clearly known #2 Unrest among the working people
  17. A world where one must make oneself clearly known #3 Looking for personal freedom and a better life

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Additional reading

  1. Created in the image of the Elohim to use their likeness properly
  2. The Development of Mankind
  3. Souls and Religions with Nirvana and light
  4. Our existence, the world showing up for us and holding up a mirror
  5. The focus of multiculturalism in Europe on Muslims and Jews
  6. Finding and Understanding Words and MeaningsExistence and difficult recognition of the Supreme Deity Being
  7. The Ways of Christendom Inconsistent With The Commandments of Christ
  8. Sayings around God
  9. Trinity matter
  10. Trinity – the Truth about God
  11. Trinity Behind a false doctrine
  12. The Doctrine of The Trinity
  13. Trinity history
  14. Preexistence in the Divine purpose and Trinity
  15. God of gods
  16. Uniqueness of God
  17. God is one
  18. God the Father
  19. Greatness of God
  20. Unchanging God
  21. God’s Truth
  22. Words God speaks unto all and the Spirit that quickens
  23. God’s coming reign
  24. Most people do not understand the importance of choosing the right God
  25. Focussing on the man Jesus and the relationship with God
  26. Many forgot how Christ should be our anchor and our focus
  27. People are turning their back on Christianity
  28. Believing what Jesus says
  29. Jewish and Christian traditions of elders
  30. Hope with a Foundation
  31. Is There A Devil?
  32. Satan or the Devil
  33. The Satan of Job Chapters 1 and 2
  34. The Devil not a personal supernatural being, but the scriptural personification of sin in its manifestations among men
  35. The Devil and Satan
  36. Devil, Satan, Demons, Evil Spirits and Hell
  37. What is Hell?
  38. Where Is Hell?
  39. Sheol or the Grave
  40. Hell – Sheol or the Grave
  41. Hell fire
  42. The Punishment of The Wicked
  43. Soul, Spirit, and Death
  44. Heaven, Paradise, and Heavenly Places
  45. Are we taken up into heaven straight after we die?
  46. You Will Never Go To Heaven
  47. Resurection of Jesus Christ
  48. Our desire is to feel alive
  49. What happens when we die?
  50. Immortality, eternality – onsterfelijkheid, eeuwigheid
  51. Bible immortality: Not the immortality of Christendom
  52. Why hope in any afterlife?
  53. Times to come
  54. The Glories Of The Age To Come
  55. The Return of Christ
  56. Times of restitution
  57. The World and Your Mission
  58. Words in the world
  59. No prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation
  60. Peace of God
  61. Promised land
  62. The Promised Land
  63. What Is A Heavenly Country?
  64. Paradise: Popular Views and Divine Revelation
  65. Paradise for lovers of God
  66. Paradise restored
  67. The Promises made to the Fathers (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), yet to be fulfilled in the setting up of the Kingdom of God upon earth
  68. The Kingdom of God not yet in existence, but to be established visibly on the earth at a future day
  69. The Kingdom of God the Final Instrumentality in the great scheme of human redemption
  70. The Hope of Israel, or, the Restoration of the Jews, a part of the divine scheme, and an element of the Gospel
  71. Times and Signs: or the evidence that the end is near
  72. Sings of the end
  73. Armageddon or the Great Tribulation
  74. Great Tribulation and Armageddon
  75. The Signs Of The Times Will Not Be Found In The Literal Heavens, In the Stars, or In The Zodiac
  76. The Second Coming of Christ the only Christian Hope
  77. Who Is Your King? Whom Do You Serve?
  78. Christ the Future King of the World
  79. Doctrine and Conduct Cause and Effect
  80. For those who have not the rudiments of an historical sense
  81. Religion and the essence of devotion
  82. Preachers belonging to the Whore of Babylon calling Judeo-Christians the anti-Christ
  83. Mark 1 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Mark 1:22-28 – Teaching in a Synagogue
  84. Called Christian
  85. Integrity of the fellowship
  86. Doctrine for today
  87. Out of church Christians
  88. The Time of the End
  89. Dr. John Thomas
  90. Dr. Thomas His Life and Work
  91. John Thomas – Namesake and inspirer
  92. Thomasites
  93. Thomasites, Russellites – Christadelphians and Biblestudents
  94. The Name And Faith of the Christadelphians
  95. The Christadelphian Faith
  96. Who are the Christadelphians or Brothers in Christ
  97. Christadelphian people – who or what
  98. Basis of Christadelphian Belief
  99. Doctrines the Christadelphians reject
  100. Christadelphian History 
  101. History of the Christadelphians
  102. 19° Century London Christadelphians
  103. Characteristic of a true Christadelphian
  104. Christadelphia’s Faith
  105. Christadelphian Instructor
  106. Aim of Christadelphians
  107. Life in Christadelphia
  108. The True Christadelphian Ecclesia
  109. Ecclesia in Christadelphia
  110. Enemies of Christadelphia
  111. Testimony of a Christadelphian
  112. Guide to Christadelphian Ecclesias
  113.  » Who should I fellowship? » : Christadelphian Divisions
  114. Who are the Old Paths Christadelphians
  115. Antipas Christadelphians
  116. About the Antipas Christadelphians
  117. Dawn Christadelphians
  118. The Dawn Christadelphians – Dedicated Bible Believers
  119. « The Dawn » Fellowship of Christadelphians – Statement of Faith
  120. Dawn Christadelphian European website
  121. About the Dawn Christadelphian Publications
  122. Pioneer Christadelphians
  123. Guide to Christadelphian Ecclesiae
  124. The Christadelphian Bible Study Course
  125. Wanting to become a Christadelphian
  126. Christadelphian Baptismal Interview

A world where one must make oneself clearly known #3 Looking for personal freedom and a better life

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In the century that a lot was written about the evolution of the universe, animals and plants, man and the inner or soul of man, many people also started to think for themselves about the origins of everything, who or what was behind it, and where we mucked towards with our world.

It was also a time when a conflict arose between the technicians, economists and the different class of people.

The working class or proletariat did do most of the work or hardest labor, there were writers, such as Karl Marx who believed that workman would emerge victorious from the conflict, but for those workers victory was hard to find or bitterly sweet, unlike the possessing or capitalist class, the working class had no means of production of its own at all. In the past, carrying out paid work had been limited to cities, but companies also settled outside cities and farmers and livestock farmers also had to ensure that they earned sufficient money to cover the costs or to pay the resources that were now provided by the industry (such as clothing).

In the second half of the 19th century this seemed to many to be a hopeless process, in which they felt like slaves to society and wanted to free themselves. Society seemed very suffocating to some. Especially because in many villages or regions they were looking forward to everyone in the same boat, while not everyone felt like it. There were frictions here and there, especially on the faith front In Western Europe, ethnic nationalism grew.

Rumour spread over very large areas that things would be much better in the New World and that one would be completely free there, that freedom beckoned to many, from the far north to deep in the south people went out to port cities from which boats left for the alluring New World.

While Russia opens up the areas in the East and establishes the only ice-free Russian port on the Pacific Ocean (1858-1860), more and more ‘seekers’ are finding the money they have saved to set out on the Great Pool that separates them from the expected freedom.

 

Between 1820 and 1957, more than 4.5 million people emigrated from Britain to the United States. In the late 1800s, many people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes to go on a trek in a world where they had already heard many positive things. had heard about.

Skibbereen, Ireland during the Great Famine, 1847 illustration by James Mahony for the Illustrated London News

For many, it was no longer doable in Europe, so they fled crop failures, shortages of land and jobs, rising taxes and famine, America seemed to them the land of their dreams, because it was seen as the land of economic opportunity.

Others came seeking personal freedom or relief from political and religious persecution, and nearly 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900, During the 1870s and 1880s, the vast majority of these people were from Germany, Ireland, and England – the main sources of immigration for the Civil War. Yet, a relatively large group of Chinese emigrated to the United States between the start of the California gold rush in 1849 and 1882, when federal law stopped their immigration.

Immigrants entered the United States through various ports, but those who came from Europe usually entered America through East Coast facilities, while those from Asia generally entered through West Coast centres, the great place of arrival to start the new life was through New York City, which became known as the « Golden Door ».  During the late 1800s, most immigrants in New York entered the Castle Garden depot near the tip of Manhattan. In 1892, the federal government opened a new immigration processing center on Ellis Island in New York Harbor.

It was in the period with the highest migration levels, during the 1860s, 70s and 80s, with almost 110 thousand people migrating in 1888 alone, that the British doctor John Thomas, also with one of the boats, took the crossing. On the ship that made the long crossing he had a lot of time to talk to all kinds of people about the Bible and faith. He noticed how different the teachings of those many believers were their denominations. In New York he also came into contact with many Jews, whom he tried to convince that Christianity did not replace the Law of Moses but rather fulfilled it. He believed that Christians, through faith and baptism, should become the « seed » (or, « offspring« ) of Abraham.

Through his thorough Bible study, more insight came to him over time, which he came to share during his tour. Others began to find his lectures revealing and realized that things in which their denomination had frightened them so much, such as the eternal torture in the eternally burning fire in hell, was completely unbiblical.

John Thomas’s supporters began to publish themselves as « Bible Students » or as Thomasites, a title that John Thomas did not appreciate at all, because one does not have to follow a person on earth, but one does have to go through life as a brother in Christ.

Faith spread across American lands and eventually there were also Bible students who returned to Europe to further proclaim faith in the Only True God.

Unfortunately, it was no different for that religious community than for others that divisions arose here and there or splinter groups occurred. Between 1864 and 1885 there were at least 6 divisions within the Christadelphian denomination, including the large divisions caused by the disfellowships of George Dowie in 1864, Edward Turney in 1873 and Robert Ashcroft in 1885.

But in the end, more unity grew over the years, and it can be said that even though there are still a few groups, the faith of those groups is almost identical.

 

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Preceding

  1. What is a Pilgrimage?
  2. Encouraging eachother
  3. Prayer at the beginning of our pilgrimage
  4. Beginning of a Pilgrimage
  5. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #1 Twentieth Century Man and the Pilgrimage Process
  6. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #2 Words of God for life
  7. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #3 A road on a global scale littered with obstacles
  8. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #1 Embarking on an important journey
  9. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #2 Not a cheap or easy flight but a life journey
  10. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #3 Availability, encounters and exposure to change
  11. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #4 A good plan or guide to discover the Source of life
  12. Necessary formalities for the trek
  13. Fulfilling formalities for the trek
  14. Choose the right name for your travel registration
  15. A world where one must make oneself clearly known #1 From the first to the 19th century
  16. A world where one must make oneself clearly known #2 Unrest among the working people

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Additional reading

  1. Necessity of a revelation of creation 1 Works of God and works of man
  2. Creation of the earth and man #6 Of the Sabbath day #4 Mosaic codes, Sabbaths and Sunday
  3. Creator’s star connection between heaven and earth
  4. Concerning some writers of our series on prophecy #1 Dr. John Thomas
  5. Concerning some writers of our series on prophecy #2 Frank George Jannaway
  6. How the term Evangelical has grown to blur theology and ideology
  7. Dr John Thomas
  8. John Thomas namesake and inspirer
  9. John Thomas – Physician and Preacher (Robert Wilkinson)
  10. Thomasites
  11. The Christadelphian Advocate Today
  12. Looking at the March’s issue of The Christadelphian: 150th anniversary of the death of Brother John Thomas
  13. Disciple of Christ counting lives and friends dear to them
  14. From those preaching the Gospel and Baptism in Jesus name
  15. Different approach in organisation of services #1
  16. Different approach in organisation of services #2
  17. Different approach in organisation of services #3
  18. Looking at older articles series over Russell on the previous Bible-scholar Association
  19. It is being claimed that the religious group now known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses was started by Charles Taze Russell
  20. To remove the whitewash of the Jehovah Witnesses as being the only true Bible Students and Bible ResearchersWhat are Brothers in Christ
  21. Wanting to know more about basic teachings of Christadelphianism
  22. Who are the Christadelphians
  23. Who are the Christadelphians or Brothers in Christ
  24. Are the Christadelphians a Cult?
  25. Christadelphian People Wo or what
  26. History of the Christadelphians
  27. Life in Christadelphia
  28. The untiring response of some Christadelphians
  29. Christadelphians today
  30. Guide to Christadelphian Ecclesias
  31. The Big Conversation – Christadelphians in the United Kingdom
  32. Wanting to become a Christadelphian
  33. For those who do everything to stop the work of Christadelphians
  34. Dave Norris and his writings on the Belgian Bible Students
  35. About the Bible Students
  36. What Bible Students believe
  37. Bible Societies
  38. History of the Belgian Biblestudents
  39. Devil, Satan, Demons, Evil Spirits and Hell
  40. Hell – Sheol or the Grave
  41. Sheol or the Grave

A world where one must make oneself clearly known #2 Unrest among the working people

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In the « Far West« , conflicts had already arisen among the indigenous population when growing prosperity had taken place between the different peoples, an alliance was the only way to resolve these conflicts and so the Iroquois Confederacy was founded.

The Haudenosaunee considered themselves a proud warrior nation and originally called themselves Ongwe Hongwe, « men who surpass all others »; yet in their heyday they could raise at most a thousand warriors.

Outdoing others was nothing new, but this was about the hatchet because of others who were materially better off.

On 17 March 1768, the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Sir William Johnson, concludes a peace agreement with the leaders of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (the tribal nations of Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora) of the North American lands, and with Chiefs Oconostota and Attakullakulla of the Cherokee nation in the South American lands.

Ten days later, Catherine the Great of Russia sends troops under General Pyotr Krechetnikov to intervene in a civil war in Poland, at the request of Polish King Stanisław II Augustus, a move that will eventually lead to the Partitions of Poland.

On one side there is a merger of peoples while on the other side there is a division.

On April 5, 1768, the New York Chamber of Commerce, the first of its kind in the American colonies, is established in the New World, it is clear that one is thinking of facilitating the trading of goods and seeing them as a possible source of enrichment, and this may well ask the question « whose enrichment »?

Those who provide the ship link between the old and new world and those who land food and merchandise in Great Britain are tired of their starvation wages That year in Sunderland the sails are lowered by the sailors, to reinforce their grievances and claims for better working conditions. It was one of the first major work stoppages and she was then considered a ‘muitery’. Since that mutiny, in which the seafarers lowered their sails (‘striking the sails’), the word ‘strike‘ became established in the English language as an indication of a work stoppage or strike.

The onshore mutiny for better working conditions and working conditions, the strike, would rapidly expand in early industrial England.

A hundred years later, those working conditions had not really improved and the dissatisfaction was so great that many were no longer interested in staying there in wet England or cold Scotland.

In the century, which is characterized by unparalleled advances in the sciences and an attitude to life that increasingly focuses on a materialistic philosophy of life, there is a resentment among people because the rich are seen becoming increasingly richer while the ordinary working people have to work harder and harder to make ends meet.

In several regions, a feeling jester is also emerging that one must save one’s own region and be able to manage it oneself, nationalism is emerging, and certain groups are also going to demand from others that if they want to belong they will have to adapt to their nationalism is opening the way to legitimize racial, ethnic and religious divisions, to attack or suppress minorities and to undermine human rights and democracy.

Certain faith groups are either targeted or accused of the difficulties that exist In Central and Eastern Europe, an ethnic nationalism emerged in which the language one spoke or the religion one practised would become decisive to either be loved or hated Heads of Government took particularly convenient advantage of this to blame others and thus stigmatize them, as a result, Jews, for example, began to have a very difficult time, especially because their work and financial activities were a thorn in the side for those who owned little.
The Roman Catholic Church stoked the fire by accusing them again of murdering Jesus. Furthermore, that Church as well as the Anglican Church also railed fiercely against other believers, especially those who did not wish to accept the Trinity, such as certain Anabaptists and Baptists, including the Brethren or Brothers, who were convinced that only the Bible had the authority to tell the truth and thus adhered to the sola scriptura.

 

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Preceding

  1. What is a Pilgrimage?
  2. Encouraging eachother
  3. Prayer at the beginning of our pilgrimage
  4. Beginning of a Pilgrimage
  5. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #1 Twentieth Century Man and the Pilgrimage Process
  6. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #2 Words of God for life
  7. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #3 A road on a global scale littered with obstacles
  8. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #1 Embarking on an important journey
  9. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #2 Not a cheap or easy flight but a life journey
  10. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #3 Availability, encounters and exposure to change
  11. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #4 A good plan or guide to discover the Source of life
  12. Necessary formalities for the trek
  13. Fulfilling formalities for the trek
  14. Choose the right name for your travel registration
  15. A world where one must make oneself clearly known #1 From the first to the 19th century

A world where one must make oneself clearly known #1 From the first to the 19th century

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In this world where there is a lot of commotion, there is little room for the Divine Maker, and the majority of the people in our region are busy collecting money and material goods.

Yet there are certain people, who are often looked at as madmen, who afford to look beyond this earthly world. They are firmly convinced that in the future, after a terrible war (World War 3 or Armageddon), there will be a much better will develop a world in which people will be fully happy.

For some years now there have been such people in Belgium who also try to convince others that there is a better future ahead, for a long time it was just lonely goons or lonely trekkers who moved from « Jet » to « Jar » to proclaim the Good News for a long time they had to feel lonely in a world where there was little obedience to that special news.

Europese UnieBut things started to stir in the capital of Europe during the previous year. Some people indicated that they no longer wanted to move up alone, but that they wanted to join others who had also traveled a bit here in Europe. had travelled away. Some islanders who saw their land torn away from the European Union did not give up the courage to continue talking about their faith on the mainland, they had already managed to pull a pioneer to the New World to walk down the steppes there From there from that United States it went back to Europe where seeds were planted in Great Britain in the late 19th century, but also on the Western European mainland.

They were followers of Dr. John Thomas who wished to make it clear to others that almost two millennia earlier a Nazarene preceptor had brought about a change in the world of faith Yeshua ben Josef, better known here by the name of Jesus Christ, had the way been cleared there in the Middle East for goyim or non-Jews to now possibly come under that large umbrella and be included as members of God’s People.

But to be able to join that People of God one must be willing to do something for it Already from the first century of our era, that was made clear by that Jewish rabbi who had come to fulfill the prophecies as the son of God, his faithful followers too, the apostles, were aware of the importance of what their teacher had to say and why it was necessary for them to explain this further.

 

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Preceding

  1. What is a Pilgrimage?
  2. Encouraging eachother
  3. Prayer at the beginning of our pilgrimage
  4. Beginning of a Pilgrimage
  5. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #1 Twentieth Century Man and the Pilgrimage Process
  6. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #2 Words of God for life
  7. God’s Words for the Pilgrimage #3 A road on a global scale littered with obstacles
  8. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #1 Embarking on an important journey
  9. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #2 Not a cheap or easy flight but a life journey
  10. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #3 Availability, encounters and exposure to change
  11. A pilgrimage not exactly without obstacles or obstacles #4 A good plan or guide to discover the Source of life
  12. Necessary formalities for the trek
  13. Fulfilling formalities for the trek
  14. Choose the right name for your travel registration

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Additional reading

  1. Creator’s star connection between heaven and earth
  2. Creation of the earth and man #6 Of the Sabbath day #4 Mosaic codes, Sabbaths and Sunday
  3. Necessity of a revelation of creation 1 Works of God and works of man
  4. This fighting world, Zionism and Israel #4
  5. What was it that so darkened our world?
  6. Not so many certain things in life
  7. There are many things that bother me
  8. Reason to look out for what happens far beyond us
  9. There is prosperity to come
  10. Trusting the vision belonging to the time of the end.
  11. Who cries out against a hearty and uncompromising castigation of error
  12. The Spirit of liberty is the Spirit of Christ
  13. Conferences and Evangelists
  14. Today’s thought “Showing the Gospel, teaching publicly and from house to house,” (November 07)
  15. How the term Evangelical has grown to blur theology and ideology
  16. Sanctions are crippling the economy of ‘Fortress Russia’
  17. The Lost Ten Tribes
  18. Deity manifested in Messiah
  19. Disciple of Christ counting lives and friends dear to them
  20. From those preaching the Gospel and Baptism in Jesus name
  21. Old and newer King James Versions and other translations #4 Steps to the women’s bibles
  22. Old and newer King James Versions and other translations #5 Further steps to women’s bibles
  23. Looking at older articles series over Russell on the previous Bible-scholar Association
  24. Concerning some writers of our series on prophecy #1 Dr. John Thomas
  25. Dr. John Thomas
  26. John Thomas – Physician and Preacher (Robert Wilkinson)
  27. John Thomas – Namesake and inspirer
  28. Looking at the March’s issue of The Christadelphian: 150th anniversary of the death of Brother John Thomas
  29. It is being claimed that the religious group now known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses was started by Charles Taze Russell
  30. To remove the whitewash of the Jehovah Witnesses as being the only true Bible Students and Bible Researchers
  31. Dave Norris and his writings on the Belgian Bible Students
  32. A man from the North wanting to have control in Belgium
  33. Different approach in organisation of services #1
  34. Different approach in organisation of services #2
  35. Different approach in organisation of services #3
  36. Who are the Christadelphians
  37. Who are the Christadelphians or Brothers in Christ
  38. Are the Christadelphians a Cult?
  39. History of the Christadelphians
  40. Wanting to know more about basic teachings of Christadelphianism
  41. Ecclesia in Christadelphia
  42. Guide to Christadelphian Ecclesias
  43. The Christadelphian Advocate Today
  44. The untiring response of some Christadelphians
  45. The Big Conversation – Christadelphians in the United Kingdom
  46. Christadelphians today
  47. For those who do everything to stop the work of Christadelphians
  48. Wanting to become a Christadelphian