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The Twofoldness of Prophetic Truth.
Charles H. Welch dealt with this aspect of twofoldness relating to prophecy in a series
of tapes. To those who have not heard these and in order to show its application to
prophetic truth we give the headings and contrasts:
TWO APPEARANCES OF CHRIST ON THE EARTH
In the Future
In the Past
"Unto them who look for Him shall
"He hath appeared to put away sin by
the sacrifice of Himself" (Heb. 9: 26). He appear the second time without sin
unto salvation" (Heb. 9: 28).
What follows shows that Satan is no creator, but a very clever and deceptive imitator,
travesting the revelation and plan of God, seeking to defeat Him and His purposes of
grace:
TWO SEEDS
"Her (Eve) seed" (Gen. 3: 15).
"thy (the serpent--Satan) seed"
(Gen. 3: 15).
"Tares" (the children of the wicked
"Wheat" (Matt. 13: 24, 25).
one--Satan) (Matt. 13: 38, 39).
"Harvest (the end of the age)"
"Harvest (the end of the age)"
"bind in bundles to burn them"
"gather into barn" (Matt. 13: 30).
(Matthew 13: 30).
TWO CITIES
"Salem" (Gen. 14: 18).
"Babel" (Gen. 10: 8-10).
"Jerusalem" (Isa. 52: 1, 9).
"Babylon" (Rev. 14: 8 - 17: 5).
TWO MYSTERIES (SECRETS)
The secret of godliness
The secret of iniquity
God manifest in the flesh (I Tim. 3: 16). The man of sin manifested in the flesh
(II Thess. 2: 3, 6).
TWO ANOINTED ONES
The Lord's anointed (Psa. 2: 2, 6).
The anointed cherub (unfallen Satan)
"The Lord hath anointed Me" (Isa.lxi.1;
(Ezek. 28: 14-19).
Luke 4: 18).
TWO DYNASTIES
"David" (Psa. 89: 20-37; Hos.iii.5; "Nebuchadnezzar" (Dan. 2: 37, 38).
Luke 1: 31-33).
TWO FULNESSES
"Israel . . . their fulness" (Rom. 11: 12).
"Fulness of the Gentiles" (Rom. 11: 25).
TWO WOMEN
"The Bride" (Rev. 21: 2, 9).
"The Harlot" (Rev. 17: 3).