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Information about Fred Bischoff's Web Pages www.scripturefirst.net Updated 31
January 2012 |
(20 September 2007) |
First-time Guests
Please Note:
Being a Seventh-day Adventist, I am sharing files that are from that
perspective on Scripture and on history. (Please see information on "The
Story" on the home page.)
I trust that you will see as I have "the things concerning" Jesus in
all of these. As His disciples at His first coming needed His instruction, so
we do now as we near His second coming. May He "expound unto us in all the
scriptures" as He did to those He met with many years ago:
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, He expounded unto them in
all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. ... And He said unto them,
"These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you,
that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and
in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning Me." Then opened He their
understanding, that they might understand the scriptures. (Luke 24:27,44,45)
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31 January 2012 |
New Files
added to "List of Fred
Bischoff's Files" Page Added .htm files to the existing "The Faith of
Jesus" Series, linked to the title, to bring up PowerPoint slides within
the web browsers (for those who don't have a PowerPoint program to open the
linked .ppt files) Added "Timeline for Events Relating to
Minneapolis and 1888" which is a working document of significant events
in SDA history related to 1888 Revised
Pages "The Story" (with Side Paths): a link to
the above timeline under "Last Messages" |
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20 October 2011 |
New Files
added to "List of Fred Bischoff's
Files" Page Added 20 files that are
summaries of chapters in Ron Duffield's book, The Return of the Latter Rain. |
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1 October 2011 |
New File
added to "List of Fred
Bischoff's Files" Page Added 4-part series of talks given at the OCI
Leadership Retreat at Herghelia, Romania, in May 2011, "'Together
Unbroken'--Lessons from SDA History" (PDF, Movie, Audio). Revised
Pages "The Story" (with Side Paths): a link to
the above talks under "Last Messages" Added Google Analytics code to these .htm
files: index, fredfiles,
TheStoryNotes, TheStoryPaths, Lehman, LehmanAndOthers, LehmanTalks,
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29 March 2011 |
New File
added to Other Sermons, Talks, and
Studies Added M. L. Andreasen's
personal testimony that recalls his visit to Elmshaven for 3 months in 1910. |
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24 January 2011 |
Revised
Page Sermons by Pastor Lehman: revised note regarding
defective #26 in his Christ Our Righteousness series Revised
File The God-Man (sermon #26 by
Pastor Lehman in his Christ Our Righteousness series) replaced, as previous
was defective. |
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18 January 2011 |
New Files
added to "List of Fred
Bischoff's Files" Page 1. "Family Tree of
Seventh-day Adventist Landmarks" PDF 2. "Flow of Landmarks
in Advent History" PDF |
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15 January 2011 |
New Pages 1. "Sermons, Talks, and Studies That Have
Blessed Me" (main page through which to access talks by others that I
have on my site) 2. "Other Sermons, Talks, and Studies That
Have Blessed Me" (page through which to access talks other than Pastor
Lehman that I have on my site), listing and linking to Frank Fournier's
9-part series entitled "Prodigal Son." Revised
Pages 1. Home Page: changed name of link to Pastor
Lehman's sermons to the new page giving links to his page and to the page
listing others, entitled "Sermons, Talks, and Studies That Have Blessed
Me." 2. Fred Bischoff Files: added link to
FredBischoff.com for the video files that are being uploaded. |
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7 November 2010 |
Revised
Pages Relocated the four talks under the "Let It
Rain" series from July 2010, so they appear together, rather than under
the alphabetical order of their individual titles. |
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6 November 2010 |
Revised
Pages Added 4 major titles with accompanying files to
Fred's Files page: 1. "Grace that is Given" (1 PDF and an
MP3 audio file)--this is a Sabbath School program I recorded at the Korean
English Sabbath School on September 18. 2. "William Miller's Poem 1845 and
others Related His Dream 1847; Overview of the Advent Movement" (3 PDFs
and an MP3 audio file)--this is a Sunday-night study group recording from
September 19. 3. "The
Great Controversy, Chapter 24, 'In the Holy of Holies'" (1 PDF, and
2 MP3 audio files)--this two Sunday-night study group recordings; this study
is still in progress 4. "Ellen White and the Antitypical Day of
Atonement" (2 PDF's, a MOV movie file, and an MP3 audio), with a link to
the research paper from which these are taken; this is a presentation at the
"Remembering October 22" meeting at the University Mobile Home Club
House on October 23 Minor editing of introduction above on this page. Added links on The Story with Links to Side Paths
page Edited
Contact Added a Skype contact button for me at the bottom
of my Home page, this Site Information page, and of the Fred's Files page. |
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12 September 2010 |
Revised
Pages Audio for Part 3 in William Miller's Dream was
added today. |
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29 August 2010 |
Revised
Pages Audio for Part 2 in William Miller's Dream was
added today. |
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20 August 2010 |
Revised
Pages Today I added the four-part series on the Holy
Spirit and the Latter Rain--PDF handouts, and audio. This was presented at
the Light Bearer Ministry Convocation July 2010, where the theme was
"Let it Rain." The book I mentioned in Part 4 that has been
narrated and posted on the web (www.adventaudio.org)
is The Great Second Advent Movement.
[Audio, courtesy of Light Bearers Ministry: www.lbm.org/media] |
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17 August 2010 |
Finally-- Somehow I squeezed in time
to post some most important items from the past, and a new series beginning. Revised
Pages 1. Today I added the five-part series on the Faith
of Jesus--PDF handouts, PowerPoint, and audio. This was presented in
Johannesburg, South Africa, January 2007! This may be the most important
series I have done. Can we see the value of the gold? 2. And I just have gone through William Miller's
dream of November 1847, and decided to record the review, which has just
begun, of this document we are doing in our Sunday evening study group. So
you will find an online version (HTM) of the document, a PDF file of it, and
the first audio that begins the review of this amazing dream. It was Ty
Gibson's referencing this dream at the Light Bearers Convocation this summer
that stimulated me to dig into it more deeply. I knew James White has written
a pamphlet interpreting the dream, and that Ellen White had made reference to
it, but I had not seen the significance of the dream to the early history of
Adventism, particularly in relation to the transition from Miller's
leadership into the "scattered flock" which eventually developed
into the Seventh-day Adventist church. See if you can understand why God gave
William Miller this dream! 3. I made some new references in the Side Paths
under that version of "The Story" that link to the above files. |
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15 May 2010 |
Again,
What Can I Say? If I had to apologize in
March of 2007 for no postings in 8 months, I'm not sure what to do here two
years and six months since my last update. Much has been produced in the
interim, but it continues to be a challenge getting things up on this page.
There are additional web sites I have become involved with, which I plan to
link to at some point. Stay tuned. Revised
Pages Today I added Pastor
Lehman's personal testimony that I listened to for the first time this past
week, having been pointed to it by Jim Miller. Sometimes those you share with
in turn share with you! I had distributed a data DVD of Pastor Lehman's
sermons to friends at the Norwalk CA SDA Church, and they obviously have
listened to more than I have! You will be blessed by this testimony. I would
recommend your listening to it to get an excellent introduction to his
approach to the entire area of Christ Our Righteousness. |
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24 November 2007 |
Revised
Pages Updated my photo on this page. Updated the pages relating to Pastor Lehman, adding
to the "Information about Pastor Bill Lehman and His Sermons" page the
list of the most recent collection I have received of his MP3 files (not
posted yet on the web; stay tuned!). There has been a lot of recent interest
in his sermons. Replaced a defective audio file of Pastor Lehman,
#13 of the Christ Our Righteousness series that a visitor noted was
truncated. |
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28 March 2007 |
What Can I
Say? My apologies for not getting anything posted the
last 8 months. It is so much easier to produce material and present it, than
to get it posted to my web site! Perhaps I should develop less and post more.
I am looking for a way to make the postings easier and more efficient. I have
many items to share. Keep checking. Revised
Pages Changed the page on which I have posted Pastor
Lehman's sermons, with some editing, and an added section entitled "Why I Put Pastor Lehman's Sermons on My
Web Site" explaining the background for my interest in the sermons,
a comment from a friend who was blessed by them, and links to web sites where
the book of the sermon transcripts Christ
Our Righteousness can be ordered. |
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4 July 2006 |
Wow! Time
Flies It's hard to believe it been almost 6 months since
working on my site (12 months since entering a Quick Note--apparently they
are not quick enough!). I have been quite buried on a CD-ROM production
project (see www.aplib.org). It will be
worth the effort.... But no work on the site does not equal no new material.
Studies, presentations, and cogitations have continued, as you will see
below, and hopefully in the not-too-distant-future. There will be a lot of
late Quick Notes and at least 19 studies that have collected over these
months. But for now I am posting the oldest study and several of the most
important recent ones. Revised
Pages 1. Changed title of Index page from "Fred
Bischoff's Files" (which was the old name for my web site, but now is
only the name for my "List of My Files" page) to "Fred Bischoff's
Web Site". 2. Added a note to The Story with Side Paths page
before the Side Paths advising users that the side paths do not link to all
the files on that theme, and how to locate all the related files. Revised the
side paths that link to the new studies below. Did other minor editing of
this page. 3. Changed PDF
file on "Thoughts on Dramatic Presentations" so the header does not
alternate format between even and odd pages. Also added tags to it
(facilitates viewing on hand-held devices); made file go from 428K to 700K.
My goal is to tag all PDF files in the future, and gradually get existing
ones tagged. New
Studies (marked New!): 1. "Brief Table of Bible
History and Prophecy" (pdf only), which I developed to give an
overview for the devotions at the Spring Break Ski Trip (March 26-30) with
the Loma Linda Korean group at Mammoth Mountain, California. The other papers
referenced by this overview are "Kingdom Overview" (see below),
"Daniel's 4 Overviews" (not yet posted) "Judgment in Daniel 7
- The 'till' Event" (already posted), and "Transition to God's
Kingdom As Described in Daniel and Revelation" (not yet posted). It was
a chance to pull together quite a few things I have been looking at lately.
There is a lot on this one sheet. (One fellow said it looked like the Kreb
Cycle!) Don't let it intimidate you. One of the following is recommended,
however, for ease of use: a
tabloid printer, very young eyes, near-sighted eyes, or a magnifying glass! 2. "Kingdom Overview" (htm, pdf),
developed to condense for my Sunday-evening study group on a two-page,
two-column summary, the fundamental principles that comprise Lucifer's
"new kingdom" (seen on earth as kingdoms of this world) that falls,
in contrast to God's kingdom which stands forever. 3. "Lord of our Service" (htm, pdf, mp3),
a Sabbath School lesson from September 17, 2005, at the Loma Linda Korean SDA
Church, considering our "Prime Minister" who shows us what is alone
true greatness in contrast to attempted greatness; download the handout and
print it out, then download the audio file, listen, and fill in the blanks! 5. "'To
Will and to Do of His Good Pleasure'" (htm, pdf), a study begun after noting that the
DA466 quote on June 9's Sabbath School lesson seemed to fit Rom. 7 & 8,
and on more reflection realizing that Rom. 5 to 8 covers four levels of
freedom from sin and its effects, beautifully summarized by DA466 and DA388,
and tightly expressed by the promise that God works in us "to will and
to do of His good pleasure" (Phil. 2:13). Don't thwart Him in His work.
Stand in awe of the magnificence and wisdom of His plan, His step-by-step liberation!
Believe the good news: act on
it, and celebrate! My freedom gift to
you today on this American Independence Day! |
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26 November 2005 |
Revised
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to Welcome page. |
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22 November 2005 |
Revised
Pages 1. Revised page "Sermons by Pastor J. W.
'Bill' Lehman" to give a list of all 51 sermons in MP3 format at
present; to make note of problem with talk #26; and to reference the
existence of a book of the 32 "Christ Our Righteousness" sermons in
transcript form. 2. Revised page "Information about Pastor J.
W. 'Bill' Lehman and His Sermons" with the updated version of this
working file. |
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27 October 2005 |
Revised
Page Revised my "Fred Bischoff's Files"
page: the link to the PDF file
of "God's Reckoning" pointed to the wrong file; this has been
corrected. |
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13 October 2005 |
Revised
and Added Pages 1. Added link to Home page to page listing Pastor
J. W. "Bill" Lehman's sermons. 2. Added a new page giving access to information
about Pastor Lehman and access to his sermons. He was my pastor at the Loma
Linda Campus Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church when I first arrived in
California in 1976. His ministry was very fruitful. His sermons and outlines
have been valued by those who heard him. Stan Nelson, from whom I bought my
current house in Loma Linda, has preserved the entire collection. In recent
years as a new generation has discovered the power of these sermons, these
tapes have been copied and digitization begun. Various web sites have made a
few of his sermons available. August 27 I was given from Ralph Clark (LLUSM
'07) an MP3 CD of 51 of his sermons. Before I have even finished listening to
the 32 series on Christ Our Righteousness I was impressed to begin sharing
these, and people want more! Particularly, the talk "Path to the Heart"
speaks to the importance of Medical Ministry, why Christ did it, and why it
is essential for the last message of mercy to this world. I desired to have
this talk available this coming weekend for attendees at the First Annual
AMEN (Adventist Medical Evangelism Network) Conference in San Diego. Thus
this page is put up today. |
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26 August 2005 |
New
Studies: 1. " Meditations
on Rev. 14:12" (htm, pdf), a brief essay on a key verse in Revelation;
written January 2000 upon reflecting on Dr. Walter Veith's presentations at
the Azure Hills SDA Church in Grand Terrace, California. In the 1880's we
were told that we were presenting the law but not the gospel (the
commandments of God but not the faith of Jesus). To describe what is right or
wrong without developing how God
brings us into the right is not a complete message. Teaching people to
identify Babylon does not in itself prepare them to stand against Babylon.
The law and the gospel must "go hand in hand." Multiple experiences
since have illustrated how we tend to present one or the other, but not
consistently both. The last illustration of this was Brian Neumann's meetings
last weekend at Loma Linda Advent Hope. (activated link at The Story's side
path on Identity at the End) 2. "Lord of Our Resources" (htm, pdf, mp3),
a Sabbath School lesson from August 20, 2005, at the Loma Linda Korean SDA
Church; looking at God's ownership of all, and the signs given by Him for us
to acknowledge that. The study handout includes a few paragraphs from
"The Foundations and the Sabbath." |
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20 August 2005 |
New
Studies (marked New!): 1. "The Foundations and the Sabbath"
(htm, pdf), a study dating at least back to 1998, with some roots going back
to 1987; my initial burden was the strong impression to show how the seven
basic life principles of the Institute for Basic Life Principles are
correlated with the seventh-day Sabbath (and no other day of the week); later
I was impressed to weave the gospel and the foundation principles into it, so
began with the Doctrine of Christ, and then showed the connection between the
other foundation concepts from Heb. 6:1, 2 and the positions of Christ
outlined in Phil. 2:6-10; this is a study with major implications! (activated
link at The Story's side path on Foundations for Recovery) 2. "Tried and Crucified" (htm, pdf, mp3), a Sabbath School lesson from June 18, 2005, at the Loma
Linda Korean SDA Church; tracing some key elements of this sacred history
through the chronology given in the gospels 3. "The Mystery of the Incarnation" (htm,
pdf, PowerPoint, mp3), a study on the incarnation of Christ (the Son of God
coming in human flesh) as the mystery of godliness revealed, and in contrast
to the mystery of iniquity; given at the 1888 National Conference at the St.
Louis Central SDA Church July 14, 2005; there are about 20 slides I did not
have time to cover in the talk (added link at The Story's side path on
Identification) 4. "Lord of Our Desires" (htm, pdf, mp3),
a Sabbath School lesson from July 23, 2005, at the Loma Linda Korean SDA
Church; examining the three desires Eve fell for, and Christ victory over
them; focusing on the need to desire what God desires 5. "Seeing What God Sees" (htm, pdf,
mp3), a sermon given at the Valley Center, California, SDA Church July 30,
2005, sharing my latest thoughts on the neglected landmark of the faith of
Jesus, as it reveals to us the faith of God, how He views things (separate
from His foreknowledge) that He hopes for (added link at
The Story's side path on Gold) |
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11 May 2005 |
Revised
Pages: 1. On my Home page, added revision dates for each
of the other main pages, so one can see at this portal what has been recently
changed. You will need to come here, or look for the New! flag
on the changed pages, to see what the actual changes are. 2. In "The Story" with Endnotes, added
link to Home page and the web address in the header position; corrected all
of the apostrophes in the notes that did not convert properly to HTML. 3. In "The Story" with Side paths, added
link to Home page and the web address in the header position 4. On my Files page, fixed the dead links to the
files; thanks, Dan, for pointing this out! 5. On my Quick Notes page, added new entries for May 6-10. Also corrected apostrophes that did not
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6 May 2005 |
New
Studies: 1. "The Cross of Christ in Prophecy"
(mp3), a sermon given at Soulsbyville, California, Emmanuel SDA Church on 26
February 2005. 2. "Messages, Landmarks, Ministries"
Parts 1 & 2 (mp3 x2), two studies given in an informal setting at Mammoth
Lakes, California, 22 and 23 March 2005. 3. "Reflections on the Sanctuary and the Day
of Atonement" (htm, pdf, mp3), a study given at the Sonora, California,
SDA Church on 25 February 2005, the closing part of a 7-part series by Larry
and Debbie Puffer. 4. "Threads from the Past" (mp3), a
Sabbath School talk given at the Yucaipa, California, SDA Church on 19 March
2005 (a short version of #2 above). 5. "Brief Timeline 1831-1910" (pdf), the
timeline I covered in studies #2 and #4 above. Revised
Pages: 1. On my Files page, changed format of tables;
added time on audio files; added number of slides on slide files; reprinted
some PDF printouts of slides to smaller font to reduce number of pages; other
editing to make descriptions consistent; added links to PowerPoint Viewer
downloads 2. On The Story with Side Paths page, added links
in the Last Messages and Day of Atonement side paths to new files listed
above 3. On my Quick Notes page, added new entries for
May 3-5, marked New! |
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30 April 2005 |
It's been
5 months, but I have been busy with major revisions! New Pages: 1. Added an introductory page as my new Home Page. 2. Added two versions of "The Story" (a
brief overview of Bible history to give the setting for the studies in the
files), one version with End Notes that give connections to Scripture, and
the other version with Side Paths that connect to related files. 3. Added a Quick Notes page on which I have short
notes about topics that have impressed me from time to time, from Bible
study, from talks I've heard, from current events, etc. I began these March
12, so have quite a few already entered. I plan to update this page quite
frequently. I do not plan to document on this Site Information page each entry
made in the future to my Quick Notes page. Revised
Pages: 1. List of Files Page: Moved the date of the files to the first column. Added
links to the third column that can take one to the related Side Paths of The
Story, if one wants to check the setting(s) of that file in The Story. Added a revised navigation table. 2. Gave a more complete list of future planned file
additions on this Site Information page (see Upcoming Plans),
based on references in the Side Paths. Added a revised navigation table. New Studies (Including Audio!): 1. Added two talks given March 12 and 13 at the
1888 Western Regional Conference at the Loma Linda Korean SDA Church,
"The Cross and the Everlasting Kingdom in Daniel" and "The
Cross and the Mystery of God in Revelation." (htm, pdf, mp3) 2. Added brief collection of thoughts and quotes on
making Christ the center of our interpretations of prophecy, put together in
response to my sister's asking how to handle some satellite prophecy sermons
with Christians who believe differently than she; entitled "Some Basic
Keys to Understand the Prophecies in Scripture." (htm, pdf) |
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25 November 2004 |
1. Added a compiled outline of the 8 presentations
I gave at Herghelia in Romania, August 28 to September 4, 2004. As the
PowerPoint presentations were all text, I think the best way to get the
information up on the web is to make the outline available rather that the
slides. 2. Added another short paper on Daniel 7, done for
a Sabbath School class presentation last Sabbath, November 20, looking at the
topic of "judgment" in that chapter. This is my best attempt yet to
outline the chapter, paralleling the 4 main times the vision is described in
the chapter. The internal consistency of topics and their sequence will be
evident, with judgment mentioned explicitly in 3 of the descriptions.
Consider especially the section at the end dealing with connections to this
topic outside of Daniel 7. Many of these connections were new to me,
especially the fact that Daniel 5 shows all 3 phases of judgment
(investigation/history, verdict/sentencing, and execution), that Matthew 23
and Acts 7 reveals some of these same elements at the end of the 490 years,
and that the 3 angels' messages along with the Rev. 18 message also cover the
same ground of judgment. 3. Did some minor editing to the layout of this
index page. |
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18 November 2004 |
Much has transpired in the last six months! On this
update I: 1. Added study "Kingdom, Judgment,
Comings: Where are We?
(Culmination of World History in Light of Daniel 7)" dated 29 June 2004
(htm and pdf). This outline I developed for the Sunday evening study group as
we were going through Daniel, as well as shared at the July 1888 meetings in
Keene, Texas. The paper was built on a realization that the fourth kingdom
lasts in some form until Christ's coming, (which A. T. Jones had alerted me
to), as well as the significance of the three comings of Christ to earth,
with their judgments on the fourth kingdom and their relation to God's
kingdom being set up. Embedded clearly is the Advent Movement and the point
at which we find ourselves today. 2. Added essay "Thoughts on Praying for the
Latter Rain and Revival" dated 17 August 2004 (htm and pdf). This was
occasioned by hearing at the ASI Convention that this fall there would be a
revival planned, and discussing my concerns with Gary Gibbs. He referred me
to Alan Parker, with whom I briefly stated my views, promising to write it up
for him. What are the dangers in praying for the Holy Spirit and revival?
Since the Spirit is our greatest need, what can we learn from the disciples'
Pentecost experience? 3. Added paper "'Faith' in Romans 3-5"
dated 7 October 2004 (htm and pdf). As I was reading a paper shared with me
by A. Leroy Moore on Romans 5, I was impressed anew and yet more deeply for
the need to understand the faith of God as seen in the faith of Jesus, as an
essential paradigm of the foundation of the gospel that Paul unfolds in
Romans. I was impressed to write this paraphrase of Romans chapters 3 through
5, stating this theme explicitly and repeatedly to highlight what I see Paul
writing. This theme must be seen in the light of Rev. 14:12 and the Advent
Movement. This connection is developed at some length in the appendices of
the compilation of the Armadale sermons by W. W. Prescott. 4. Added sermon outline "Thy Kingdom
Come" dated 6 November 2004 (htm and pdf). This sermon I gave at the
Immanuel Seventh-day Adventist Church in Soulsbyville, California, near
Sonora. It puts in simple question-and-answer form the development of the
theme of how God's kingdom comes, why it lasts forever, and why the Advent
Movement has been raised up. Are the events before Christ's coming more
mysterious than His actual arrival in the skies? What does it mean to be
Adventist? Look especially at question 6! 5. Revised this index page, mainly the first part,
trying to make it more personal, including my picture (dated 18 May 2003), a
linked "table of contents" list, and an "Upcoming"
section, referring to "The Story" which I am working on, and plans
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14 May 2004 |
1. Added outline "An Overview of Revelation,
In the Context of the Sanctuary" dated 7 September 1989 (htm and pdf). 2. Added thought paper "A Call for Repentance,
Reflection on the September 11 Tragedy" dated 24 December 2001 (initial
draft 22 September 2001) (htm and pdf). With this paper I also posted George
Washington's "Farewell Address" (as it is mentioned in "A
Call") dated 19 September 1797 (htm and pdf). |
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7 May 2004 |
1. Added study "The Questions of Romans"
dated 15 March 1997 (htm and pdf). This paper was the impetus for a study
group on Romans which spanned 3 years. 2. Updated PDF file of study "The Cleansing
from Self-Gadal" so page
number was fully visible in footer 3. Added number of pages to descriptions of studies
on download page |
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27 April 2004 |
1. Added "History of this site" on Home
page 2. Added study "God's Reckoning" dated 8
May 1995 (htm and pdf). This 9-year old paper seems still very pertinent as
we attempt to understand how God imputes. This action of God, to which we are
all called, is at the core of salvation, being a function of God's faith on
behalf of mankind, seen in the faith of Jesus. 3. Made some more revisions to formatting on the
download page. |
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22 April 2004 |
1. Added the slide presentation "The New
Covenant and the Third Angel's Message" dated 22 April 2004 (htm, pdf,
and ppt). This is a slightly edited version of the two presentations I made
this past weekend at the Valley Center CA church. I also included in one PDF
file the two handouts I used during the meetings. The New Covenant is more
pervasive than we thought! 2. Reformatted the download page, adding a section
of files on other sites, and linking the PDF issues of Lest We Forget periodical (Vol. 11, No. 1-4) published by the
Adventist Pioneer Library that were the outcome of the study online entitled
"Need to Retell and Reprint." (See 04 April 2003 entry below.) |
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07 February 2004 |
1. Added the study "Thoughts on Dramatic
Presentations" dated 22 May 1999 (htm and pdf). As the interest builds
in Mel Gibson's soon-to-be-released film, "The Passion of the
Christ," I felt this study whose first edition dated back to the late
1980's was newly and increasingly pertinent.
As its introduction notes, it is part of my life's journal. Gibson's
film theatrical "The Passion of the Christ" further illustrates
what is covered here. |
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05 January 2004 |
1. Added the slide presentation "Who Shall Be
Able to Stand?" dated 05 January 2004 (htm, pdf, and ppt). This was the
final version of the talks I gave at Meadow Vista CA church December 27 &
28, 2003. It is a further development of Malachi 3. |
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22 November 2003 |
1. Added the file "October 22, 1844: The Time of Preparation Begins"
dated 26 October 2003 (htm and pdf). This a brief outline of a slide
presentation I gave by the same title on October 25, 2003, the day the Old
Fire began in the San Bernardino mountains. I wondered about the significance
of that event, as a key component of this study on Malachi 3 is considering
the Refiner's fire that prepares a people for the events surrounding Christ's
second coming. |
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25 July 2003 |
1. Added the slide presentation "'Stand By the
Old Landmarks'" dated 25 July 2003 (htm, pdf, and ppt). The outline PDF
file is actually dated 02 July 2003. I put this together earlier in the
summer as I attempted to explain visually how the seven SDA landmark Bible
doctrines came together historically, and how the Faith of Jesus keep eluding
us. This was presented at three churches in June and July, Brevard and Mills
River NC, and Elmshaven CA. Be careful on downloading the ppt (PowerPoint)
file, as it is 18 MB (as in megabytes)! |
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24 April 2003 |
1. Posted revised versions of paper "Need to
Retell and Reprint" dated 24 April 2003 (htm and pdf). |
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06 April 2003 |
1. Posted revised versions of paper "Need to
Retell and Reprint" dated 06 April 2003 (htm and pdf). |
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04 April 2003 |
1. Revised download page into a table format 2. Added paper "Need to Retell and Reprint" dated 04 April
2003 (htm and pdf). This study is subtitled "The
Integrity of the Sanctuary Truth and Other Landmarks, A Group of Ellen G.
White Statements Made in 1903-1908." This collection with its historical
introduction came together as I was preparing material for the periodical Lest We Forget published by the
Adventist Pioneer Library (see www.aplib.org),
and was encountering more attacks on the SDA Bible sanctuary landmark
doctrine. The statements from 100 years ago are compelling in their
seriousness, and clearly speak to us today. |
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22 March 2003 |
1. Posted revised versions of first study "The
Cleansing from Self-Gadal"
dated 22 March 2003 (htm and pdf). |
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22 January 2003 |
1. Added web version of first study "The
Cleansing from Gadal" dated 29
October 2002 (htm). |
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30 October 2002 |
1. Began site with simple page to download PDF
files. 2. Posted first study "The Cleansing from Gadal" dated 29 October 2002
(pdf). In this paper I pulled together several threads of study and thought
that had impressed me recently, here centered on the prophecy in Daniel 8 and
9. In spontaneous occasions the past four months I had shared the essential
overview with at least four groups, each time feeling the power of the line
of truth. Specifically, this connected the insights on "the daily"
with the validity of seeing Daniel 8 applying to 1844, which is coming under
more and more attack. |
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If you have visited the side paths to The
Story, you already know that there are plans for files on:
Babylon's Fall (What can we learn from Zedekiah,
Belshazzar, and Caiaphas about the Second Angel's message?)
Foundations from Genesis and Hebrews (What are
Wisdom's seven pillars before and after sin?)
Genuine (Did you know a counterfeit always occurs
when the genuine Holy Spirit is poured out?)
Godhead (What has been revealed to us about God, and
what has not?)
Heaven's Currency (How does the universe do
business?)
How God's Gifts of Identity and Memory Anchor the
Believer (How do we know who we are?)
In Christ (What does this frequently-used phrase of
Paul teach us of salvation?)
Let God Be True (Can my unbelief show God to be
unfaithful?)
Mankind's Need, God's Provision (What did Christ do
about Adam's failure?)
Missing the Coming (Have we missed the coming like
the Jews in Christ's day did?)
Parallels (How does the experience of those called to
announce Christ coming compare and contrast with His first disciples?)
Reflections on the Law and the Gospel (Can the
integrity of the law and gospel be plainly diagramed based on Bible concepts?)
Seven Dimensions of Grace (Can something as perfect
and complete as God's grace be in vain?)
Sola Fide (How can this powerful discovery of the 16th
century Reformation be cleansed of any hint of dualism?)
The Faith of God—Never Without Effect (What
evidence do we have that Rom. 3:3, 4 is true?)
The Healing of a Depressed and Crippled Man (Can you
see yourself in this Romans 7 parable?)
The Past Message and the Fresh Message; Why Study the
1888 Message (What place did the message sent in the late 1880's and 1890s have
in God's last messages to the world?)
The Two Covenants in Two Dimensions (What are the two
drastically different ways in which the Old Covenant is old?)
Thoughts on Materialism, Spiritualism, Pantheism, and
Realism (Can we avoid the dangerous infiltration of pagan and dualistic
philosophies into the thought patterns of the Bible?)
Universal (How extensive is the universal, corporate
dimension of salvation according to Scripture?)
What Was the 1888 Message? (What can we learn from an
eyewitness who saw what others did not?)
Who Shall Be Able to Stand? (What is the work
outlined in Malachi that prepares people for the fire?)
Wrath in the Context of Law: A Suggested Overview (How can we
understand the wrath of God in the Third Angel's message without seeing clearly
what happened at the cross?)
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