What Will Happen When Christ Comes Again?—No. 2

Views: 91[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-3 page.]             It is established by a careful study of such passages as John 5:28–29, 1 Corinthians 15:22–23, and 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17, that all the dead, both good and evil, will be…

What Is the Gospel?

Views: 80[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-3 page.]             The word Gospel is frequently found in the New Testament (101 occurrences). Its literal meaning is “glad tidings” or “good news.” It refers to the wonderful news that man can…

The Cause of It All

Views: 70[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.] Our physical/material world and we, ourselves, are not eternal; death, decay, and depletion remind us that the material universe of which we are a part is temporary. This important fact implies…

The Bible and Illness

Views: 82[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-2 page.]        Illness is a universal phenomenon. It doesn’t depend upon whether one is rich or poor, righteous, or unrighteous, what race he may be, or the age in which he may…

New Heavens and New Earth

Views: 106[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles-1 page.]      Both Peter and John mention “new heavens and a new earth” in reference to the future, eternal abode of the righteous (2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1). The Jehovah’s Witness…

A Candidate’s Connections

Views: 81[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles page.] PLEASE NOTE: This article was written prior to the Presidential Election of 1984.             It is surely a legitimate concern of Christians to be aware of and concerned with the convictions…

The Tragedy of One Lost Soul

Views: 72[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 2 page.] One of the striking things about Jesus’ teachings is the way He gets to the heart of every issue in a few simple words. There is no better illustration than the…

What If I Am Lost?

Views: 99[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3  page.]             It should be a sobering and solemn thought to all that the physical life of everyone ends in an open grave. While physical life will cease for all, each…

What Happened to Hell?

Views: 104[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 3 page.] Hell is not a popular or pleasant subject. The “don’t-offend-anyone” crowd doesn’t want to hear about it. Few preachers consider preaching on it, and more and more of them deny its…

The “New Heavens and a New Earth” of Isaiah 65:17

Views: 494[Note:  This MS is available in larger font on our Manuscripts  page.] Introduction For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. Jehovah promised through Isaiah, near the close of his…