W. E. Howell

Every student of the Bible in a mod­ern language knows that he Is reading a translation, not the original lan­guage in which the Scriptures were written. Perhaps no translation of any book in the history of the world…

The word "Sabbath" in English is a blended transliteration from Hebrew and Greek. Its basic meaning is cessation, rest. Though the 'Sabbath was instituted at creation, the term "Sabbath" does not appear till the falling…

Is it justifiable to apply "the East" of Rev­elation 16:12 to Japan?

Is the term "fornication," employed by our Saviour in discussing the divorce question in Matthew 5, used as a synonym for "adultery"? Or does it involve gross promiscuity, in con­tradistinction to any unchastity or unfaithful­ness to…

Perhaps there is no term employed in sacrificial service that in one way has come closer to our hearts and our homes than the word altar. It has entwined itself into our domestic vocabulary and into our public…

There is no holier place this side of heaven than a human heart in which Jesus dwells by His Spirit. This is be­cause Jesus Himself is all-holy, and because His personal representative is in reality, not in name only,…

To Christian and sinner alike there is no sweeter-toned note in all the Scriptures than the word atonement. It attracts the sinner from his evil way, and inspires hope in his breast for a better life. It sustains…

There is a rather unusual amount of sup­plied verbiage in this verse in the King James Version, where the phrase, "the nature, of," is used in reference to angels and the seed of Abraham. This supplied phrase is evidently an interpretation…

In a leaflet entitled "Twelve Reasons for Observing Sunday as a Sabbath,"* Guy Fitch Phelps, the author, exhibits a striking example of cant and illogical sequence in a vaunted effort to demolish the foundations of the true Sabbath, but in…

The sanctuary of the Levitical dispensa­tion was a type of the incarnation and ministry of Christ. "Let them make Me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." Ex. 25:8. "I will meet you, to speak there unto thee." Ex. 29:42. The purpose…

Readers of the Ministry will be glad to learn of a new step now being taken by the General Conference in behalf of mis­sions. By our slow methods of work hereto­fore, workers sent to the larger mission fields have had to spend the first full…

In the series of articles of which this is the seventh and last, I have endeavored to stress four fundamental elements in the working out of God's plan of salvation, as they are revealed through the sanctuary. These four are: (1)…

It is a remarkable coincidence that the greatest discourse on faith in the New Testament should occur in the same book with the greatest discourse on the sanctuary—the book of Hebrews. But it is much more than a coincidence.…

To fallen man the forgiveness of sin is the greatest theme of the ages. It has been the objective of faith and the kindler of hope since the days of Eden. On forgiveness hangs the only prospect of recovery from the fall and of restoration…

Some of our detractors from the faith endeavor vainly to make it appear that atonement was "wholly accomplished on the cross," and therefore wholly outside the sanctuary. This view…

In Isaiah 66:23, we read: "It shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, saith the Lord." The setting of this verse is obviously…

If you do not know your mother tongue, you probably do not know any other. Whether you know any other tongue or not, you have no excuse that will carry for not knowing your own. It is difficult to conceive how one who is making a business…

The word rendered "Lord's" in this passage is kuriakee in the Greek. It is an adjective form of kurios, the latter being the regular word for Lord in the New Testament. The same adjective is used in…

The readers of the Ministry are familiar with our understanding and use of the phrase, "Lord's day," as it occurs in the King James and Revised Versions of Revelation 1:10. A brief article in the preceding number of this…

In Revelation 1:10 occurs the only instance in the New Testament in which the phrase "Lord's day" is used. In the original Greek the phrase is kuriake hem era. The word kuriake here used is an adjective…

The remarkable passage in Peter's sermon recorded in Acts 3:19, 20, is worthy of care­ful study. It is often used in our teaching to help locate the time when our sins will be blotted out of the books in heaven. For this…

What is the meaning of the word "hate" used In Luke 14:26? How can its spirit be recon­ciled with the principles and obligations of the golden rule?

The original word for "hate" in this verse is miseo, the same word…

Ever since its founding day, the United States of America has stood for democratic human freedom. It still stands for freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and, to a large de­gree, freedom on the air. Radio stations…

It  is difficult to conceive how anyone who is making a business of speak­ing from the public desk can be content to go through life making the most common errors of speech. Out of deference to the workers who are round­ing out a lifetime…

Is there any ground in the original Greek for the use of "penance" or "do penance" in the Douay Bible in place of "repentance" and "repent" in the King James?

Editor, The Ministry:

In the Ministry of September, 1934, begin­ning on page 10, you printed an article of mine on the "Sabbath in Colossians 2:16." The pur­pose of that article was to give proof from the Scriptures…

Reconciled! How sweet the thought ! Differences overcome. Bitter feelings assuaged. Misunderstandings removed. Separation bridged over. Calm after the storm. Peace after war. In all human rela­tionships there is no sweeter…