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cession; in Ps. 17:15, connected with satisfaction. Seven apostasies are recorded in Judges. See 2:11; 3:7; 3:12; 4:1; 6:1; 10:6; 13:1. Sisera (Judges 4:21) was the first of ten men in the Bible who died at the hands of women. John the Baptist was the last. Fire out of the rock (Judges 6:21). Water out of the rock (Ex. 17:6). Honey out of the rock (Ps. 81:16). True attitude of the Christian parent toward God— 1 Sam. 1:28. “His Anointed’’ (1 Sam. 2:10) is the first use of the name “ Messiah,” which means “ Anointed One.” The first occurrence in the Bible of the expression “ word of God” is in 1 Sam. 3:21. The only thing God forgets—Heb. 10:17. The best thing to do when one is angry. See 1 Sam. 15:11. The first mention of Bethlehem is in 1 Sam. 16:4. The last is in Jno. 7:42. The first record of the cremation of bodies. 1 Sam. 31:12. •The first record of a “ blue Monday.” See 1 Sam. 27:1. Jerusalem is mentioned 884 times in the Bible. Prophecy centers about it. The Gospel was first preached there. The longest prayer in the Bible is Solomon’s in 1 Kings 8. God serves two meals a day— I Kings 17 : 6 . 1 Kings 17:9. Elijah became the first prophet to the Gentiles. Christ’s only visit to a Gentile was in this same place, Zidon (Matt. 15:21). Two ways to boast— In yourself (Ps. 94 :4 ); In God (Ps. 44:8). THE RISE OF GREECE “ One of the remarkable changes go ing on is the enlarging of the territories and power of Greece. It is not long since Greece was a small country and
people. But since 1912 there has been a development that makes the Greece of today much larger in territory and population than at any time since its becoming a free nation in the last cen tury. This is of deep significance in view of the prophecies which deal with the part Greece is to play in the last days. The Book of Daniel makes clear reference to this future role of Greece. The importance of all this grows out of the fact that the ‘little horn’ of Daniel eight arises from the Greek divi sion of the ancient realm of Alexander the Great. This ‘little horn,’ we are convinced, is the Antichrist. This rise of Greece is preparing the way for the Antichrist, and so we see here another important sign of his near approach.” — Jewish Missionary Magazine. We have been watching Greece for several years now, and we agree with this writer that the political Antichrist will come out of that part of the Roman Empire which was Greece. We further believe the Antichrist will rise from the vicinity of the ancient city of Per- gamos, for the Bible says Satan’s throne'is there, (Rev. 2:13) and in Revelation 13:2 we read that Satan gives his throne to the Beast. Keep your eyes on Greece. Daniel 11:2.3 says the Beast will rise to world power with a small people. The faster Greece grows the nearer we approach the com ing of Antichrist. — Selected KEEP ME Keep me loving, keep me true; ! Keep me clean the whole day through; Keep me gentle, keep me sweet, Keep me humble at Thy feet. Keep my thoughts and actions right, Keep me, Father, through the night; Keep me watchful, lest I stray, Keep me faithful, day by day.
Carlin F. Ellis.
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