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14 May 2024 | Southern California’s La Sierra University has announced Dr. Christon Arthur as its new president, making him the first Black president in the university’s nearly 102-year history. The university’s Board of Trustees made the decision unanimously on May 9, selecting Dr. Arthur to begin his tenure on July 1. He will succeed […] Source: https://atoday.org/la-sierra-university-appoints-dr-christon-arthur-as-next-president/
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Daily Lesson for Tuesday 14th of May 2024
Just as God used the Protestant Reformers to rediscover the truth about justification by faith in Christ alone, He used William Miller to rediscover the truth about the manner of Christ’s second coming. As Miller studied Scripture, he discovered a Christ who loved him more than he could possibly imagine. With his Bible, a pen, and a notebook, he began reading starting with Genesis and read no faster than he could understand the passage at hand. By comparing scripture with scripture, he allowed the Bible to explain itself.
Read Isaiah 28:9-10; Proverbs 8:8-9; John 16:13; and 2 Peter 1:19-21. What principles of Bible interpretation do you discover in these passages?
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As William Miller compared scripture with scripture, the mysteries of the Bible were opened to him. He searched as one searching for a hidden treasure and was richly rewarded. The Holy Spirit opened the Word of God to his understanding. He approached prophecy with the same diligence in Bible study as the other biblical passages he was studying.
Read Daniel 1:17; Daniel 2:45; 1 Peter 1:10-11; and Revelation 1:1-3. What do these passages teach us about understanding the prophecies of the Bible?
The symbols in the prophetic books are not locked in mystery. A loving God has given us His prophetic Word to prepare us for the climactic events soon to unfold in this world. William Miller clearly understood that prophecy was its own best interpreter. The symbols of prophecy are made clear by the Bible itself. Beasts represent kings or kingdoms (Daniel 7:17,23). Wind represents destruction (Jeremiah 49:36). Water represents peoples or nations (Revelation 17:15). A woman represents the church (Jeremiah 6:2, Ephesians 5:22-32). The time prophecies of Daniel and Revelation also are given in symbolic language, with one prophetic day representing one literal year (Numbers 14:34, Ezekiel 4:6). As William Miller applied these principles of biblical interpretation, he was startled at what he discovered regarding what he believed to be the timing of Christ’s return.
Why is a correct understanding of prophetic symbolism so important for our faith?
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13 May 2024 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Can one explain the investigative judgment from just the Bible, with no outside sources? Signed, Asking for a Friend Dear Asking, Adventist preachers say they can explain the investigative judgment, and all its supportive prophecies, by using only the Bible. That’s only partially true. The doctrine uses biblical […] Source: https://atoday.org/aunty-can-we-explain-the-investigative-judgment-from-just-the-bible-alone/
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