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The Watchtower Society and John and Morton Edgar - A2Z.org

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4- ' AIl me~vementa of th; pusages are dong the centerof the door unlem otherwise stated. <strong>The</strong> "well". , en& at the inner edge of the Bbne bench or "ramp"- md is therefore 21 inched from the center of the Orspc!. Gallery fioor. Tho month of the "well" L rough <strong>and</strong>aneven <strong>and</strong> wms 26 inb wide, lo the center of theopening would be the logical paint at which to b-,Rin-4a mensuremezit. This center ia 39.75 inches up from theWtid line of the north wdt An the full length ofthe Gmd Gall- floor to the hp is 1,815.25 inchesthis mdd leave 1,775.50 to be counted. We therefombegin with the center of thp ''wellW opening as 32.25: A. D. TO this we add the 21 inch- to the center of the' P.oor; thm the 1,775.60 up to the "step" or riser at theupper end of the inclined floor ; then add 36 inched, the;- distance up the "atep"; then horizontally along the topof the "stepy' to the point under the lower end of themuth wall, 61 inches. We thus have a total of (32.25plus 21 plns 1,775.50 plru 36 pIus 61) 1925.15 Britishlnchcs or 1923.76 Pyramid inches, indicating the mid--' dle of 1924.9 _I? the Jew had remained in Palestine from the givingof their kw until now endeavoring to keep theirkwsfaithmy,the 7ear 1925 (beginning with the fall of 1924)would have been their Isst typical Jubilee. <strong>The</strong>re wouldhave been considerable commbtion M they rearrangedtheir uocial <strong>and</strong> businem &airs to comply nth theLorr of liberfy Pad the return to parental ettateaIf the members of the Lord'r Church are the anti-typial Israelites, it would seem loqcal to expect th&this name year, 1925, would bring some stimng experiencesto it, as no doubt the Lord would be takinga had in their &aini This we believe is under wayat the prolent timr To those who have given the sub-PBOPHECIES dating to the end of the gospel digpensation,<strong>and</strong> the uhering in of the restitutiontimea, are nor hahg fuliYmcnt. <strong>The</strong> increased travel<strong>and</strong> general difhsion of knowledge are indications ofthe sppmaching Xenaiania reign; the labor-saving device~<strong>and</strong> conveniencm that are now flooding the earthare the, feregleruns af the quitable distribution of dlp d things for the common goad of dLGod made it necesEaq fer man to get his bread inmeat ofb face while ha is a dying creature An the"times of mtitution" are to reatore man to perfectionscd te briag tho dead forth from the pve with thesame object ia view, <strong>and</strong> as theso times are near, thecoavenienccr, arm for the pnrpose of taking away thenecesity fet'laberious eforts in human existence, <strong>and</strong>L. make Lii. "peasurable olld worth while.) As the invention of the inc<strong>and</strong>escent lamp a? qit-/)olia of hcnased light in the mind, so the radio ismpbolio of spiritual bl- It is doubtless referredject critical study them f~ good midmcs that JUI*August 1924 was a marked date for the C h e a d 4that it them entered upon a yaar of critical exparieuca '.#-*IOf thk, pdly mom anonThar we am that the Gr<strong>and</strong> Gallery reachea u brr&e -d tha ~ o l o g i ~ ,wid1925, beginning with the f d of 19%; <strong>and</strong> thrt thirtppic$:lv merge into the Gmd World Jubileq- .beginning m the fall of 1926. We beliem that th Lo4 -will in wme way mark the year 1925 u clearly M Hemarked the year 1914. Jurrt how, we may not be csrt.in, 'but it KiLl not be long until h ieq aill mab ib rwd.Let any c<strong>and</strong>id mind examine the physical factr aa tothe condition of the '3brch" today, taken u a whole;Catholic <strong>and</strong> Protedint. Does it not appur to have"&ruck on the ro&" <strong>and</strong> to be quivering like a brokenred before she sinks ? Bevelation 18 : 21-23 is inter&-ing reading in this connection. <strong>The</strong> Bible <strong>and</strong> the GreatPyramid run parallel throughoutTo show the minuteness of detail we mention oneapparently insignificant incident: <strong>The</strong> prophet Mid(6: 2) mentioned Bethlehem as the birthph of theMessiah ; <strong>and</strong> this propheq waa called to the attentionof Herod when he asked where Christ shdd be born.(Matthew 2 : 4-6)<strong>The</strong> Great Pprarmd had Loag Wondesignated the exact spot, even befoe them wsa a hamletbulb them We epitomize: Start at the exact latftudinalmd l'ongitudind location of the Grat Pymmid. :Consider the htithdinal Line aa the haan, <strong>and</strong> drsa a .diagonal to the northeast, at the same degree sa the inclineof the interior passageq vk, 26O 18' 10". Thir ,' -diagonal will rpn. directly through tha ti,- of Be& .hem. Sea diagram. Internal -ta give the .distance; i.a,233 mih. - _.Radio Fulfilment of Prophecy 'A .to in Job 38:34,35; Isaiah 60:8; Luke 13:3. Atleast one radio ststion is wholly dedicated to the uplift of humanity an& teaching the people the plan <strong>and</strong>purposa'of God ; <strong>and</strong> that station u WATCHTOWEBWBBR, operated by the International Bible StudentrAssociation on 6 wave length of 273 meters. <strong>The</strong>irweekly programn are as follows:Sunday from 9 : 10 to 10: 30 P. lL Bible Lecture <strong>and</strong>musicMonday, from 8: 00 to 9: 00 P. M., World News Digest<strong>and</strong> music.Wednesday from 8 : 00 to 9 : 00 P. U., Niscellmeoualectures <strong>and</strong> music.Thursday, from 9 : 10 to 10 : 30 P. X., Sunday SchoolLessow <strong>and</strong> musicS&urday, 8: 00 to 9: 00 P. M., Bible Questionr <strong>and</strong>b u m cad music.(Eastern Strndard Tima). .'

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