It is indeed a pleasure and a privilege to write an introduction to Part Nine

of An Alphabetical Analysis of terms and texts in the study of Prophetic

Truth.  In the introduction to Part Eight, the Author has given a timely

warning that prophecy is not intended to turn us into third -rate prophets,

but to act as a light which shines in a dark place until the day dawn and the

Day Star arise (2 Peter 1:19).

The age that we live in is spiritually dark indeed.  Man continues to

probe and explore, seeking to wrest further secrets from Nature, but all

this, instead of leading him nearer to God and the Truth, only takes him

further away, for the knowledge that he acquires is nearly always twisted and

distorted to wrong ends, so that he finds himself surrounded by problems of

his own making with which he is not able to cope.  Leagues and conferences

between Heads of States occur from time to time, but the problems are merely

postponed, they are not solved.

How grateful we should be for the Divine searchlight of Prophecy whose

beam pierces the darkness ahead and infallibly shows us what must surely come

to pass.  There is no need for any to walk in darkness who are willing to

take heed to this Light.

Prophecy directs us to the Lord Jesus Christ for 'the testimony of, or

concerning Jesus, is the spirit of prophecy' (Rev. 19:10).  He is the only

Light of the world and the Sun of Righteousness Who will finally return to

banish the world's problems.  He alone can solve them whether they belong to

the individual or to the world as a whole.  We send forth this volume with

the prayer that it may be used by the Holy Spirit to enlighten many a heart

as they turn to the more sure Word of Prophecy.

STUART ALLEN