3896 - A Pillar by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 29, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 42.

3896 — A Pillar

By Editor

Please explain Isa. 19:19, 20. Pastor Russell, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, interprets this scripture as referring to the pyramid of Egypt.

Pastor Russell interprets a great many things. That, however, does not make them true. It is a strange thing that the world should have to wait for centuries upon centuries to know that a certain pyramid built by heathen kings of Egypt was a pillar unto the Lord. We do not believe that God is greatly honored by such interpretations. The pillars of God, tho movable to men in this world, are stronger than adamant, and more lasting than mere stone. When the altar to the Lord is raised in the midst of the land of Egypt, and the pillar in the border thereof, it will be the living truth of God which shall do it, and which shall win souls to the Lord in the land of Egypt. The pyramid tells various stories to various interpreters, but we have seen none of these interpretations that are in harmony with God's Word, or in perfect harmony with themselves.