Friday, February 26, 2021

Point in Prophecy of the "Patience"

 "Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Rev. 14:12

Examining the context we find that this declaration, which is
located in time by the adverb, here, is made after
the proclamation is made, “The hour of His Judgment is come,” and just before the Son of man appears on the white cloud to reap the harvest of the earth. 
 
This proves that the text applies near to the end of time: near the close of the dispensation. 
 
The faith of Jesus is united with the commandments of God—not substituted for them
 
The faith of Jesus is a comprehensive phrase, and must include the whole gospel system in its duties and promises. For there can be no duty nor benefit in the gospel which is not embraced in “the faith of Jesus.” 
 
And therefore “the commandments of God,” in distinction from the faith of Jesus, must refer to God’s moral law, which is the basis of the gospel, and without which the gospel were a nullity.By the law is the knowledge of sin;” but the gospel is the remedy for sin." Joseph Waggoner