ruled by the "Prince of the power of the air," wage war against those who, through grace,

are destined to share the heavenly glory of the church of the mystery.

Dan. 10: shows us the powerful agencies which satan pitted against the revealed

purpose of God appertaining to Israel, and Eph. 6: 12 teaches us that this foe of truth still

antagonises the purpose of God, and that they who believe the revelation of the mystery

"wrestle not with blood and flesh, but with principalities, with powers, with the

worldholders of this darkness, with spiritual things of wickedness, in heavenly places."

Our spiritual foes are beneath the feet of Christ, let us therefore be strong in the Lord and

in the power of His might, realizing that just as our life is hid with Christ in God, so our

blessings, likewise, are safely guarded in heaven's "holiest of all" in the light, where

neither moth nor rust corrupt, nor thieves break through and steal--"far above all."

W.H.G.T., Toronto, writes:--"I have just read with interest the papers

given before the Prophecy Investigation Society, and I observe that

your view of Acts and I Thessalonians came in for some criticism.

Some time or other I should be glad if you would discuss the point raised

by Mr. Hogg, that the Jews had been definitely set aside three years before

Paul visited Rome. This point, and also those mentioned, seem to me to

call for notice."

Is it true that the nation of Israel was set aside three years before Paul's visited Rome?

The statement was made and referred to as "a significant fact," and if it is a fact we ought

to know it, and keep it constantly in mind as we study the Word with reference to our

particular calling.

The passage referred to is the great dispensational section of the epistle to the

Romans--chapters 9:, 10:, 11: We will not argue the matter apart from revelation; like

the Psalmist let us say, "I hate thoughts, but Thy law do I love." The great point of

emphasis in chapter 9: is the fact that God's elective purposes overrule all things relative

to His purposes. The temptation to linger over the opening verses is great, but must be

put aside as we are here reading these chapters to see whether the "significant fact"

asserted above is true. The first statement which has a particular bearing upon the

question before us is found in verses 27-29:--