The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-27
BIBLE STUDIES
OF BROOKLYN
TABERNACLE
ny PASTOR RUSSELL

Reprove Works of Darkness. Ephesians
V, 11-21--June 30.
'Wine is a mocker, strong drink is rag
ng."-Proverbs Xxx, l.
Light and darkness are used as figures
and as synonyms for truth and untruth,
righteous and sin. Thus, God is Light
and in Him is no darkness at ALL Thus
also Jesus said II am the Light of the
world" Thus also He said of His follow
ers when He was leaving them, "Ye are
the light of the world Let your light
so shine before men that they may see
your good works and glorify your Father
which is in heaven"
On the contrary satan is styled the
"prince of darkness" and his rule OF
unrighteousness is styled 1.-THE kingdom
of darkness" and those subject to his in
fuence are styled the children of dark
ness" Evil works contrary to the Lord
and Righteousness are styled works of
darkness"
When our first parents sinned they for
feited fellowship with God, and because
of disobedience became children of the
adversary. Thus our entire race came
under the influence bl TIE itti hICoo VI
sin. A night of sin, sorrow and death
has followed for now 600 years. We have
the promise of a glorious morning when
Messiah shall reign, when satan shall
be bound for 1000 years" and when the
sun of Righteousness shall arise with
healing in His beams.
But this morning has not yet come, we
have it merely by faith. by hope. Gods
promise respecting that glorious morning
lo1 nd hos a
promises constitute the Bible So the
scriptures, after telling us that darkness
covers the earth and gross darkness the
heather. ten us also that the Bible is a
light to thy path of Gods people in the
midst of this darkness-"Thy word is a
lamp to my feet and a lantern to my foot
steps" psalms cxix, 1861 st. Peter said,
I'VE have a more sure word of prophecy,
to which we do we'll that we take heed.
as unto a light that shineth in a dark
place until the day dawn. Iii Peter |.
1-19.
Light Reproves Darkness
| Surely it is as true today as 1t was in
| Jesus day that very small number of
| humanity, comparatively, have the true
| light of the gospel of God, the Holy Spirit
| illuminating their minds and hearts and
who set this light upon candlestick that
| 1t may give light in the midst of dark
ness. But 1ltuOuSu THESE ar rev III Iluitl-
| her they are very precious to the Lord
He calls them His second coming, prior
| to the setting up of His kingdom to rule
| the world these as His jewels shall be
| gathered to Himself beyond the veil
changed by the power of the first res
direction from human to the divine ma
ture. These He tells US He will gather as
His true wheat in the harvest of this
age into His heavenly garner. changed
| in a moment in the twinlxling of an eye.
srhen shall the righteous shine forth as
/ IN, sun IN the Kingdom Of their Father.
Matthews Kill, 10.
| 1t is this class that the apostle adj
! dresses in this lesson-the same class
which the Savior addressed, saying. Fear
not little flock. for it is your Fathers good
pleasure to give YOU the kingdom duke
xii, 32.) When the Father shall give
these the kingdom, as joint heirs witt
their Redeemer, everything will be
changed. The prince of darkness will bt
! bound for 1000 years. The prince of ligh
will shine forth to scatter all the dark