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Daily Text
When you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, ... people will come from eastern parts and western, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. —Luke 13:28, 29, NW.
Seeing them 'in the kingdom of God' means seeing with the eye of understanding that Jehovah, Jesus Christ and his congregation of spirit-begotten followers form the kingdom of God and are the ones in that heavenly kingdom. The expression here 'all the prophets,' together with Jacob, represents the congregation of spiritual Israel, the members of the 'body of Christ'. In the prophecies such ancient prophets were used to foreshadow these spirit-begotten Christians and to forecast their role or course of action. So together, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets picture the theocratic government. So, when people from all directions come and recline at the Kingdom table, it means that these believers are taken into the Kingdom class and feast on Kingdom truths. So, we do not need to wait till faithful men of old are resurrected to see Jesus' prophecy fulfilled. W 3/1
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HELL, A PLACE OF REST IN HOPE
WHAT a horrible and disgusting subject! I do not want to discuss it. I have no desire to hear anything about that infernal place. We have plenty of hell here . Please do not start on such a subject!" In disgust so exclaimed a woman with whom one of Jehovah's witnesses was conversing . Do you blame this woman for ...
