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And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. —II Peter 3:4 5746 On Throwing Ideals Away In her annual Christmas message to the British Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II delivered a sharp rebuke to “unthinking people.” In … Continue reading “SKEPTICAL ATTITUDE”

And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee.—Rev. 18:22 5759 Ancient Scientists Hipparchus reckoned the solar year as 365¼ days minus 4 minutes and 48 seconds—an error … Continue reading “SKILLFULNESS”

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like man ner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. —Jude 7 5654 “Not A Crime” Milan (Reuter)—A Milan court ruled in 1974 that sex-change operation is not a … Continue reading “SEX CHANGE”

And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. —Rev. 8:9 5657 Merchant Ships The world has a total of around 65,000 merchant vessels by the end of 1975. This number does not include vessels less than one hundred … Continue reading “SHIPPING”

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. —Luke 21:11 5673 Strange Reappearance OF TV Program A strange picture appeared on English television screens in September 1953. Many viewers reported seeing the call-letters of KLEE-TV in Houston, Texas. But the … Continue reading “SIGNS AND WONDERS”

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. —Rev. 8:1 5679 Fairy-Tale Landings Sometime ago 11-year-old Sheila Nosworthy of Cambridge, England, went deaf. When specialists predicted that she would never hear again Sheila switched her attention from television to books. One day a … Continue reading “SILENCE”

5577 Know Thyself The ancient Greeks knew that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Over the Greek Temple at Delphi the words were inscribed: Know thyself. They knew the importance of self-knowledge as the key to all other knowledge. 5578 He Takes Himself Along One asked Socrates why it was that Alcibiades, who was … Continue reading “SELF-EXAMINATION”

5597 Pyruvic Acid In Thalamic Cells A biochemist announced that within a hundred years neurologists would cope with the inherent evils of mankind on a scientific, physiological basis. He said, “Then we will not say a man is vicious, criminal, or immoral. Instead we will know that he has too much pyruvic acid in his … Continue reading “SELF-EXCUSING”

5612 Rolls-Royce Reasoning Driving his new Rolls-Royce through the Alps, an Englishman had his composure jolted when a front spring broke as he was making a tight curve at high speed. After limping into the nearest Swiss town, he explained his problem by phone to Rolls-Royce, Ltd., in England. The next day a company representative … Continue reading “SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS”

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. —Rev. 18:4 5621 Robinson Wanted Not A Thing Bud Robinson, the well-known Holiness preacher, was taken by friends to New York and shown around the … Continue reading “SEPARATION, WORLDLY”