The Book of Revelation predicts, "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; … Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come on all the world, to try them that dwell on the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man take your crown. Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out …" (Revelation 3:7, 10-12). The Book of Revelation predicts that a group of overcomers shall be made complete before the disasters. This work of perfecting the overcomers is God's own work. Is this something that man is capable of doing? How does God perfect this group of overcomers in His work in the last days?
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| How did the Bible take shape? What type of book is the Bible exactly? |
The things recorded in the Old Testament are Jehovah’s work in Israel, and that which is recorded in the New Testament is the work of Jesus during the Age of Grace; they document the work done by God in two different ages. The Old Testament documents the work of God during the Age of Law, and thus the Old Testament is a historical book, while the New Testament is the product of the work of the Age of Grace. When the new work began, these books became out of date—and thus, the New Testament is also a historical book. Of course, the New Testament is not as systematic as the Old Testament, nor does it record as many things.
