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Voices From the
Church of Philadelphia
Public Domain Texts
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As a voice from the past, God's mighty man raises His
Standard high,
that God's Truth should not be lost in these
Last Days of deception.
"He
being dead yet speaketh"
(Hebrews 11:4 ).
For Christians who desire Strong Meat
because they WANT to be
like the One Whom they love
TO THE CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA:
"8
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an Open Door, and
NO man can shut it:
for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept My WORD, and hast not
denied My Name.
10 Because thou hast kept the WORD of My patience,
I also will keep thee
from The Hour Of Temptation, which shall come upon all the world,
to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11 Behold, I come quickly: HOLD THAT FAST
which thou hast,
that NO man take thy crown.
13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the
Spirit saith unto the churches"
(Revelation 3:8,10-11,13).
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An INTRODUCTION |
a short definition of "The Church of Philadelphia"
brief biographies of these thirteen men
quotes from some of their writings, and
direct links to their listings
The history of the Church may be correlated to Revelation
2-3 as follows:
1- Ephesus (2:1-7):
the Loveless Church of the late Apostolic Age (to 100 AD),
i.e., "Thou hast left thy First Love" (2:4).
2- Smyrna (2:8-11):
the Suffering Church of the period of persecution (100-300 AD),
i.e., "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer"
(2:10).
3- Pergamos (2:12-17):
the Compromising Church (300-500 AD) that led to the Dark Age,
i.e., "Thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of
Balaam [diffusing the power of the godly by alliances with darkness]" (2:14).
4- Thyatira (2:18-29):
the Worldly Church of the Dark Age (500-1500 AD),
i.e., "Thou sufferest that woman Jezebel [the harlotry
of Rome]" (2:20).
5- Sardis (3:1-6):
the Barely Alive Church of the Reformation (1500-1700 AD),
i.e., "Thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die" (3:1-2).
6- Philadelphia (3:7-13):
the Missionary Church of the late Church Age (1700-1900 AD),
i.e., "I have set before thee an Open Door, and no man
can shut it" (3:8).
7- Laodicea (3:14-22):
the Lukewarm Church of the present apostasy (1900 AD to the present),
i.e., "Because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor
hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth" (3:16).
--from "Thy Hidden Ones" ---New Window
by Tom Stewart
SECTION INDEX
The following men each have their own sub-index:
Charles
Grandison Finney ---New Window
(1792-1875)
"The
Oberlin Evangelist" Lectures ---New Window
(1839-1862)
Charles
Haddon Spurgeon ---New Window
(1834-1892)
Jonathan
Edwards ---New Window
(1703-1758)
James
Aitken Wylie ---New Window
(1808-1890)
Andrew
Murray ---New Window (1828-1917)
E. M. Bounds ---New
Window (1835-1913)
A. T.
Pierson ---New Window (1837-1911)
D. L. Moody ---New
Window (1837-1899)
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Sir Robert
Anderson |
Complete with charts, tables, and reference footnotes. Undoubtedly, Sir Robert Anderson intended the title of his book, "The Coming Prince", to refer to the Antichrist, who is noted as the "prince that shall come" (Daniel 9:26). In Chapter 15, also entitled "The Coming Prince", Anderson wrote:
On the other hand, his "Introduction" (Chapter 1) begins with a defense of the prophetic fact that the LORD Jesus Christ will most certainly return to judge the world. Anderson wrote:
"The Coming Prince" is a classic interpretation of the prophecies of Daniel, especially the ninth chapter. Concerning Daniel's Seventy Weeks, Anderson wrote:
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Rueben Archer
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In the 6th chapter of Ephesians in the 18th verse we read words which put the tremendous importance of prayer with startling and overwhelming force: "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." When we stop to weigh the meaning of these words, then note the connection in which they are found, the intelligent child of God is driven to say, "I must pray, pray, pray. I must put all my energy and all my heart into prayer. Whatever else I do, I must pray."
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Rueben Archer Torrey |
Introduction by John R. Rice Introduction: D. L. Moody died in the last
days of the 19th century. Dr. R. A. Torrey was probably his closest associate and
friend. Dr. Torrey was the first superintendent of the Moody Bible Institute and
set up a curriculum for that Bible Institute which has been a pattern for others
like it. When Moody died, Torrey soon took worldwide lead in great citywide campaigns
in Australia, England and America. In 1923 Dr. Torrey was asked to speak at a great
memorial service on "Why God Used D. L. Moody," and this is that remarkable
address about that amazing man, probably the greatest man of his generation, as Dr.
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Pastor Charles
Chiniquy |
"Rome is the great danger ahead for the Church of Christ, and you do not understand it enough." A faithful account by a former Roman Catholic priest of his life in the darkness of Romanism.
"Read in Chiniquy's substantial work, 'Fifty Years in the Church of Rome', his firsthand insights into the workings of the Church of Rome, and see if indeed the 'leopard [has changed] his spots' (Jeremiah 13:23)." -quote from "Babylon the Great (Part 2) Or, The Coming Destruction of the One World Religion" ---New Window by Tom Stewart (in our "Timeline" section). The whole world knows there was a Reformation.
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Pastor Charles Chiniquy |
While still a priest, Chiniquy became unwilling
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John Wesley |
"I think it was in the latter end of the year 1740, that I had a conversation with Dr. Gibson, then Bishop of London, at Whitehall. He asked me what I meant by perfection. I told him without any disguise or reserve. When I ceased speaking, he said, 'Mr. Wesley, if this be all you mean, publish it to all the world. If any one then can confute what you say, lie may have free leave.' I answered, 'My Lord, I will;' and accordingly wrote and published the sermon on Christian perfection." "In this I endeavoured to show, |
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John Wesley |
"An excellent branch of Christian wisdom is here inculcated by our Lord on all his followers, namely, the right use of money-- a subject largely spoken of, after their manner, by men of the world; but not sufficiently considered by those whom God hath chosen out of the world. These, generally, do not consider, as the importance of the subject requires, the use of this excellent talent. Neither do they understand how to employ it to the greatest advantage; the introduction of which into the world is one admirable instance of the wise and gracious providence of God. It has, indeed, been the manner of poets, orators, and philosophers, in almost all ages and nations, to rail at this, as the grand corrupter of the world, the bane of virtue, the pest of human society... But is not all this mere empty rant? Is there any solid reason therein? By no means. For, let the world be as corrupt as it will, is gold or silver to blame? "The love of money," we know, "is the root of all evil;" but not the thing itself. The fault does not lie in the money, but in them that use it. It may be used ill: and what may not? But it may likewise be used well... It is therefore of the highest concern that all who fear God know how to employ this valuable talent; that they be instructed how it may answer these glorious ends, and in the highest degree. And, perhaps, all the instructions which are necessary for this may be reduced to three plain rules, by the exact observance whereof we may approve ourselves faithful stewards of "the mammon of unrighteousness." "Gain all you can." |
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J. Hudson Taylor |
"When my agony of soul was at its height, a sentence in letter from dear McCarthy was used to remove the scales from my eyes, and the Spirit of God revealed the truth of our oneness with Jesus as I had never know it before. McCarthy, who had been exercised by the same sense of failure, but saw the light before I did, wrote: `But how to get faith strengthened? Not by striving after faith, but by resting on the Faithful One.' As I read I saw it all, 'If we believe not, He abideth faithful' (2Tim 2:13). I looked to Jesus and saw (and when I saw, oh, how joy flowed!) that He had said: 'I will never leave you.' (Heb 13:5) Ah, there is rest I thought! I have striven in vain to rest in Him. I'll strive no more. For has He not promised to abide with me?" |
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J. Hudson Taylor |
excerpt from the autobiography of J. Hudson Taylor,
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J. Hudson Taylor |
"Are we not all too apt to seek Him rather because
of our need than for His joy and pleasure? This should not be. We do not admire selfish
children who only think of what they can get from their parents, and are unmindful
of the pleasure that they may give or the service that they may render. But are not
we in danger of forgetting that pleasing GOD means giving Him pleasure? Some of us
look back to the time when the words "To please GOD" meant no more than
not to sin against Him, not to grieve Him; but would the love of earthly parents
be satisfied with the mere absence of disobedience? Or a bridegroom, if his bride
only sought him for the supply of her own need? A word about the morning watch may
not be out of place here. There is no time so profitably spent as the early hour
given to JESUS only. Do we give sufficient attention to this hour? If possible, it
should be redeemed; nothing can make up for it. We must take time to be holy! One
other thought. When we bring our questions to GOD, do we not sometimes either go
on to offer some other petition, or leave the closet without waiting for replies?
Does not this seem to show little expectation of an answer, and little desire for
one? Should we like to be treated so? Quiet waiting before GOD would save from many
a mistake and from many a sorrow. . |
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Meditations
on The First Psalm ---New Window "Divine prosperity is GOD'S purpose for every believer, in all that he undertakes; in things temporal and in things spiritual, in all the relations and affairs of this life, as well as in all work for CHRIST and for eternity, it is GOD'S will for each child of His that 'whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.' Yet many of His children evidently do not enjoy this uniform blessing; some find failure rather than success the rule of their life; while others, sometimes prospered and sometimes discouraged, live lives of uncertainty, in which anxiety and even fear are not infrequent. Shall we not each one at the outset ask, How is it with me? Is this blessed prosperity my experience? Am I so led by the SPIRIT in my doings, and so prospered by GOD in their issues, that as His witness I can bear testimony to His faithfulness to this promise? If it be not so with me, what is the reason? Which of the necessary conditions have I failed to fulfill? May our meditations on the First Psalm make these conditions more clear to our minds, and may faith be enabled to claim definitely all that is included in this wonderful promise!"  ---New Window Meditations
on The History of Job ---New Window"The believer does not need to wait until he sees the reason of GOD'S affective dealings with him ere he is satisfied; he knows that all things work together for good to them that love GOD; that all GOD'S dealings are those of a loving FATHER, who only permits that which for the time being is grievous, in order to accomplish results that cannot be achieved in any less painful way. The wise and trustful child of God rejoices in tribulation, 'knowing that tribulation worketh patience,' experience, hope-- a hope that 'maketh not ashamed; because the love of GOD is shed abroad in our hearts by the HOLY GHOST which is given unto us.' The history of Job is full of instruction, and should teach us many lessons of deep interest and great profit. The veil is taken away from the unseen world, and we learn much of the power of our great adversary; but also of his powerlessness apart from the permission of GOD our FATHER." ---New Window Meditations
on The Book of Ruth ----New Window"Ruth was by nature a 'stranger to the commonwealth of Israel,' but by marriage with an Israelite was brought amongst that people. On the death of her husband, she still cleave to her mother-in- law and to her GOD, the GOD of Israel. She so esteemed her privileged position that for it she left her native land and all its enjoyments; left parents, relatives and friends, and all those attractions that led Orpah to return to Moab. To her it was better to be the companion of her mother-in-law, poor and desolate as she was, than to enjoy for a season what in Moab might have been hers. This sacrifice was so real that Naomi, much as she loved her daughter-in-law, and desolate as she would be without her, felt she could not wish it for her own sake merely; but when Ruth said, 'Thy people shall be my people, and thy GOD my GOD,' she had no further obstacle to put in her way." ---New Window Meditations
on Cross-Bearing ---New Window"WE might naturally have thought that if there was one thing in the life of the LORD JESUS CHRIST which belonged to Him alone, it was His cross-bearing. To guard against so natural a mistake, the HOLY GHOST has taken care in gospel and in epistle to draw our special attention to the oneness of the believer with CHRIST in cross-bearing; and also to prevent misunderstanding as to the character of Christian cross-bearing, and the constancy of its obligation. The LORD JESUS, in the words we are considering, teaches us that if any man, no matter who he may be, will be His disciple, he must – not he may – deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow his LORD." ---New Window Meditations
on The Great Father ---New Window"HOW pleasant it is to the heart of a true child to hear his father well spoken of, and to rejoice that he is the child of such a father! We feel that we can never thank GOD sufficiently for our privileged lot, who have been blessed with true and loving Christian parents. But if this be the case with regard to the dim and at best imperfect earthly reflections, what of the glorious Reality – the great FATHER – the source of all fatherhood, of all protection – of all that is blessed here, and true, and noble, and good – and of all the glories to which we look forward in the future? 'The LORD GOD is a Sun and Shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.'" ---New Window |
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J. Hudson Taylor |
"As we look forward to the months of this year, we know not where the close will find us; whether here or in the eternal Home. We know not what burdens, perplexities, or difficulties it may bring; but we know Him, whose we are, and whom we serve. He knows all; this suffices for us." |
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George Mueller |
"Sometimes I found children of God tried in mind by the
prospect of old age, when they might be unable to work any longer, and therefore
were harassed by the fear of having to go into the poorhouse. If in such a case I
pointed out to them, how their Heavenly Father has always helped those who put their
trust in Him, they might not, perhaps, always say, that times have changed; but yet
it was evident enough, that God was not looked upon by them as the LIVING God. My
spirit was oft times bowed down by this, and I longed to set something before the
children of God, whereby they might see, that He does not forsake, even in our day,
those who rely upon Him. “Another class of persons were brethren in business, who suffered in their souls, and brought guilt on their consciences, by carrying on their business, almost in the same way as unconverted persons do. The competition in trade, the bad times, the overpeopled country, were given as reasons why, if the business were carried on simply according to the Word of God, it could not be expected to do well. Such a brother, perhaps, would express the wish, that he might be differently situated; but very rarely did I see that there was a stand made for God, that there was the holy determination to trust in the living God, and to depend on Him, in order that a good conscience might be maintained. To this class likewise I desired to show, by a visible proof, that God is unchangeably the same. “Then there was another class of persons, individuals who were in professions in which they could not continue with a good conscience, or persons who were in an unscriptural position with reference to Spiritual things; but both classes feared, on account of the consequences, to give up the profession in which they could not abide with God, or to leave their position, lest they should be thrown out of employment. My spirit longed to be instrumental in strengthening their faith, by giving them not only instances from the Word of God, of His willingness and ability to help all those who rely upon Him, but to show them by proofs, that He is the same in our day. I will know that the Word of God ought to be enough, and it was, by grace, enough to me; but still, I considered that I ought to lend a helping hand to my brethren, if by any means, by this visible proof to the unchangeable faithfulness of the Lord, I might strengthen their hands in God." ---New Window |
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