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There is, however, a marked difference between theposition of the so-called Higher Critics and that of ourself.The majority of them seem to exult in their unbeliefand to pride themselves upon opposition to the Bible,while our position was the very reverse of this. We deploredthe necessity for abandoning the Bible. We consideredit the rational thing to expect from the SupremeCreator some revelation of His purposes respecting mankind--the object of their creation, the purpose to be attainedby the permission of evil and kindred themes.This revelation we had hoped the Bible to contain.We have no doubt that many of you have had experiencessimilar to our own. Let us hope that as we havebeen recovered from the snare of the Fowler, so also maysome others be. Let us be prompt to lend the helpinghand and to give an encouraging word. Let us realizethat to the honest-hearted the loss of the Bible must meandisaster to faith and hope, as it was in our own case. Letus trust that there are many others as honest as ourselves,who will yet be recovered. Let us be encouraged tohelp them by a remembrance of how great a blessingcame to us through the proper understanding of the Word.====================R5105 : page 297INTERESTING QUESTIONSWILL GREAT COMPANY HAVE PART IN FIRST RESURRECTION?QUESTION.--Will the Great Company havepart in the First Resurrection?Answer.--Those in the First Resurrectionwill live and reign with Christ a thousandyears. (Rev. 20:4,6.) Thereforethose of the Great Company will have nopart whatever in the First Resurrection.The Apostle Paul speaks of Christ's Resurrection--"That I might know Him and thepower of His Resurrection and the fellowshipof His sufferings, being made conformable unto Hisdeath." (Phil. 3:10.) This is the First Resurrection.There are, however, two other Scriptures which includethe Great Company: Heb. 12:23, where the Apostlespeaks of the Church of the First-borns whose names arewritten in heaven, and Rev. 2:27, where mention is madeof those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book ofLife. All will attain life on the spirit plane, whose namesare written in the Book of the Lamb, and the Lord saidthat He would not blot out the names of any overcomers.--Rev. 3:5.Do the Great Company overcome? Yes. God has noblessings to give to those who are not overcomers. Whatis the difference between the Great Company and the LittleFlock? The difference is that the Little Flock are