The peculiar nature of our testimony led us to give special attention

to Dispensational Truth, but the omission of many doctrinal themes from our

pages, induced us to prepare supplementary parts devoted to fundamental

doctrines.  Even then a vast territory remained unexplored, and a further

supplement dealing with prophecy was prepared, and is here presented to the

earnest attention of the reader.

Under one heading (Last Days -- The beginning of apostasy in the

dispensation of the Mystery, p. 435) we have segregated the prophetic

utterances of Paul found in his epistles to Timothy, these being in a

distinct category, and of supreme importance to the church of the present

Owing to the keen interest that has been manifested in the subject of

the Millennium, a series of articles has been assembled under the heading

Millennial Studies, which includes a number of appendices, so that the reader

may be spared a search through longer articles for one or two separate

Where sufficient information has already been given in earlier volumes

we give a cross reference.  Over -simplification however can be as harmful as

over -elaboration, and where the subject demanded it we have not hesitated to

repeat ourselves, especially as this is a book of reference.

It may be helpful if we remember that Prophecy is devoted to, and

pivoted on, three main themes, namely: