A short while ago, I offered the scan of a 1902 book from Echo Publishing called an “Exposition of Matthew Twenty-four”.
With the great work by a dear friend, I am now able to offer the scan with much improved scans of the pictures, and the file has bookmarks and is searchable.
This updated scan is available at: http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=4b839c8e36c3494d201109cb2a16b159
The pictures are dramatic, and they indicate the intensity of their message.
The titles of several pictures cannot be scanned because of the manner in which the book was assembled. Here therefore are the titles of several of the pictures:
Page 8: CHRIST WEEPING OVER JERUSALEM
Page 13: JESUS ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
Page 16: ANCIENT JERUSALEM
Page 38: DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM BY TITUS
Page 44: ST. BARTHOLOMEW MASSACRE
Page 48: (perhaps NAPOLEON??) TAKES THE POPE PRISONER -- 1798
Page 54: Morning THE DARK DAY OF MAY 19, 1780 Mid-day
Page 64: DISASTERS AT SEA
Page 68: ASSASINATION OF CARNOT (that's their spelling for assassination)
Page 72: CHICAGO RIOT, 1894
Page 84: BUSH FIRES
Page 96: THE DAY OF WRATH
Doug
An updated scan of "An Exposition of Matthew Twenty-four"
by Doug Mason 3 Replies latest watchtower bible
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Doug Mason
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cabasilas
The similarities between early Watchtower literature and early Adventist literature is striking. That only makes sense as they both share the same heritage with the Millerite movement. I was reading in Day Dawn (the first book published by Russell and crew after the start of the Watchtower magazine) and the "1844 movement" is spoken of quite favorably. The idea seems to be that William Miller almost had it right and now (in 1880 when the Day Dawn was published) they fully understood the time prophecies.
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JosephMalik
This fixation on the verses of Mark and Matthew is largely the reason why the false teaching of an invisible presence is taught by the WT and others before them. Luke discusses the same thing for his readers but because Luke words things differently they are interpreted differently. Yet all three Gospels are based upon the writings of Daniel that our Lord discussed with them and by putting all four accounts together we get a better picture of what our Lord was teaching them. Now we no longer see an invisible presence but a brief period of preparation before this presence takes place and the resurrection of the dead that also takes place at that time. We also know what to ignore as well. The Apostles knew this for our Lord taught: John 7:33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. 34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. Ye cannot come meant everyone, the Apostles, disciples and everyone else that would find themselves in this Kingdom and this is why our Lord had to return visibly once again in the flesh to administer it. Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Now for reasons not explained the Apostles much later after some 40 more days of instruction regarding this Kingdom thought that the brief period of our Lord’s death and resurrection was enough of a going away to fulfill such verses in Daniel. They said to our Lord: Acts 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. Once again this reminded them of His teachings and their question was responded to in a dramatic way. Our Lord demonstrated to them that these times and seasons were yet future as taught originally but the return when it took place it would be visible, in the flesh back here to this earth and it would be at such a time when our Lord would restore the Kingdom to Israel as they understood it. He would be here to stay for a long time and take up the promised throne of David. Lu 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: This is when and where they would be with Him also.
Joseph
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Atlantis
Doug Mason:
Thank you Doug! Appreciate the file.
N.