Bible Student’s Resource Index

[ Editor :] “The Bible speaks of four different days in the sense of long periods of time. Each one of these days marks a separate and distinct period of time. These are not meaningless expressions. They are: (1) ‘ Man’s Day ,’ (2) ‘ The Day of Christ ,’ (3) ‘ The Day of the Lord ,’ and (4) ‘ The Day of God .’ The good workmen will identify the four days, and then ‘ rightly divide ’ them (II Timothy 2:15).” - Tom L. Ballinger For more information see, -           The Four Days of Scripture (A Compilation) . See the order form under “Compilations.”

The creature was made subject to vanity , not willingly (Romans 8:20, King James Version ). Unto vanity , hath creation been made subject —not by choice ( Rotherham Emphasized Bible ). To vanity was the creation made subject – not of its will ( Young’s Literal Translation ). For to vanity was the creation subjected, not voluntarily ( Concordant Literal Version ). We have been “subjected” to “vanity.” “ Vanity ” it the Greek word ματαιό της ( mataiotēs ), and is defined as “emptiness” ( CL ), “ seeking without finding” ( PNT ), “ unprofitablenes ” ( JMNT ), and “ inutility ” ( SEC ). Oxford Dictionary defines inutility as “ useless; pointless.” Our English word “vanity” is defined as: emptiness; lack of substance to satisfy desire; … fruitless desire or endeavor; trifling labor that produces no good; … empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial enjoyment. [1] According to Romans 8:20, God has subjected humanity to vanity, making us unfulfilled, unsatisfie...

[ Editor :] Ours is a prior, pre-expectant resurrection, not revealed before the Secret Administration. When Christ, Who is our life, is manifested on His throne (Colossians 3:4) at the right hand of God (Ephesians 1:20) in Glory, far above all Heavens (Ephesians 4:10; 1:21, i.e., in the Super-Heavens), then we, too, will be manifested (appear) with Him there. In the basic order of resurrections given by Paul, note that the first one is the Christ Himself. But every man in his own order: Christ the Firstfruts ; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming (I Corinthians 15:23). Christ’s was the first resurrection to immortality (vivification). As members of Him, we share in His prior resurrection. What was unrevealed to Paul when he wrote to the Corinthians, was that “ Christ the Firstfruits ” included His Ecclesia of the Secret Administration. With Him, our resurrection is pre-expectant, earlier than even Israel’s prophetic “ better resurrection ” (Hebrews 11:35). Ou...

[ Editor: ] I.e., “An upright stake or pale, without any crosspiece.” – A.E. Knoch ( Concordant Keyword Concordance , page 63). For more information, read: –   The “Cross” : Was Christ Nailed to a “Cross” or a “Stake”? , Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. Bible Student’s Notebook #330 ; –   The “Cross” – An Explanation of its Use in the Concordant Version, A.E. Knoch, Bible Student’s Notebook #302 .

[ Editor :] For a look at the "Divine Actor," see,   “The Greatest Actor of All Time,” Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr ., Bible Student’s Notebook #751 .

  [ Editor :] For a look at the fact that all our days were pre-written in God’s book, see: -           “All of Our Days Were Written in His Book,” Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr., Bible Student’s Notebook #270 ; -           “Elohim Has Made All Our Days,” Dean H. Hough, Bible Student’s Notebook #568 .

  [ Editor: ] For more information on supposed human “free will,” see: –   Book o     Divine Lockup and the Myth of Free Will , Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. (See order form under “Clyde Pilkington”) –   Videos o     “ God Has a Free Will ” ( The Scripture Minute), Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. (YouTube channel: Biblical Resources) –   Audio o     “The Myth of Free Will,” Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. ( Bible Student’s Radio #48 ); –   Articles o     “The Myth of Freewill,” Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. Bible Student’s Notebook #243 ; o     “Free Will,” A.P. Adams, Bible Student’s Notebook #300 ; o     “What a Sovereign God Will Do and Will Achieve,” Peter Feddema, Bible Student’s Notebook #335 ; o     “God’s Free Will and Man’s Limited Will,” Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr., Bible Student’s Notebook #576 ; o     “The Election Was Rigged,” ...

  [ Editor: ] For a further look at the  Divine Cycle , see: -           “The Divine Cycle – Romans 11:36” (“Bible Basics” Series #1), Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr.: ·        Video : (YouTube channel: Biblical Resources) ·        Article:  Bible Student’s Notebook  #838 ; -           Article: “Circularity,” J.E. Jacobsen,  Bible Student’s Notebook  #539 ; -           Article: “All is Out of God,” A.E. Knoch,   Bible Student’s Notebook  #429 ; -           Article: “The Pre-Creation Era of the Universe: God Alone – All in God,” M. Jaegle,  Bible Student’s Notebook  #644 ; Video: “ Romans 11:36 ,” Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. & Stephen Hill (YouTube channel – Biblical Resources).

[ Editor :] A Premillennialist holds to a literal interpretation of prophetic Scripture: that Jesus Christ will literally, physically return to Earth prior (pre) to His Millennial (literal thousand-year) reign. This position stands in contrast to the Amillennialist (no-millennial reign) who interprets the millennial reign as symbolic, or the Postmillennialist who views Christ’s return occurring after (post) the Millennium. - Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. Bible Student's Notebook

[ Editor :]A Futurist views the Scriptures literally, seeing large portions of the prophetic Hebrew Scriptures as yet awaiting future fulfillment, in “the ages to come.” Futurists hold that Israel will be restored in the future and all of her prophetic promises will be realized. This is in contrast to the Preterist (from the Latin prefix meaning “past”) who interprets some (partial preterist) or all (full preterist) of the prophetic Scriptures as having already been fulfilled. The Preterist sees the events of the Book of Revelation as having happened in the first century A.D. Preterism holds that Israel finds its continuation or fulfillment in the Christian church after the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. - Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. Bible Student's Notebook

[ Editor :] A Dispensationalist follows Paul’s admonition to be “rightly dividing the Word of Truth” (II Timothy 2:15; i.e., “ correctly partitioning the Word of Truth,” CV, 1930), by “distinguishing between things that differ” (Philippians 1:10), recognizing that while all of the Bible is written for us, it is not all written to us or about us. Dispensationalists hold that Israel will be restored in the future and all of her prophetic promises will be realized. The Dispensational approach to Scripture is in contrast to Covenant, or Reformed theology which views God’s dealings with all mankind under a general framework of two covenants: works and grace. Covenant theology is a Replacement theology , holding that Israel finds its continuation or fulfillment in the Christian church. - Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr. Bible Student's Notebook

A helpful principle of Scripture is the distinction between “the absolute” and “the relative.” For more information, see, –   “The Absolute and the Relative,” Clyde L. Pilkington, Jr., Bible Student’s Notebook #662.