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Did this Lutheran Minister Influence J. Walter Malone?
J. Walter Malone taught Revelation
J. Walter Malone influenced by Seiss? Prof. Lawrence Rast, church history, Concordia Theological Seminary–Ft. Wayne, Ft. Wayne, IN, says, “ Seiss was a methodical scholar who was known to engage in conceptual thinking with like minds such as Horatio Bonar of England, who was a leader among prophecy groups in that country.” Certain concepts of Seiss were used by J. Walter Malone in his publication, Book of Revelation, Study No. 12, a home study course. See p20 herein where Malone twice uses the phrase in space, a concept first given by Seiss, Vol III, p355, 404. The Apocalypse in its entirety is available today in a one volume format, published by Zondervan and also by Kregel. Lutheran Seiss [1823-1904], is rock solid in Christology and is pre-millennial. He is easy reading for today’s short attention span, notwithstanding his 538 word sentence, Vol III, Lecture 46, p329-331. |
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George
Fox , Eng- land, [1624-1691] , was founder of the Religious Society of Friends, called Quakers. He and other Friends went to min- ister to the Negroes, Tawnies [mulattoes] and Indians on the British Colony of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea, just north of Venezuela. Rumor had it that these Quakers were “offbeat” in their Bible doctrine. This was George Fox’s response:
For the Governor of Barbadoes...with his council and assembly, and all others in power, both civil and military, in this island; from the people called Quakers.
Whereas many scandalous lies and slanders have been cast upon us...This is to inform you, That we own and believe in the only Wise, Omnipotent, and Everlasting God, Creator of all things in heaven and earth...And that we own and believe in Jesus Christ, his beloved and only-begotten Son, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins... Another slander they have cast upon us is, “That we teach the Negroes to rebel,” a thing we utterly abhor. That which we have spoken to them, is to exhort and admonish them to be sober, to fear God, to love their masters and mistresses...we let them know there are but two ways..To the one the Lord will say, “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”.. To the other, “Depart from me...into everlasting fire pre-pared for the devil and his angels.”
Malone College, Canton, OH The predecessor entity was Friends Bible Institute, which was incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio in 1899. Its doctrinal position was stated in its by-laws: “It is the fixed purpose of this institution, as it was prior to its incorporation, to maintain and inculcate the doctrines of [1] the plenary inspiration of the Scriptures, their essential unity and their inviolable authority ...[6] The certain and imminent coming of the Lord Jesus to reign with His saints on the earth...” Friends Bible Institute Catalog, Cleveland, OH, 1900-1901, p6 |
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A Quaker Catechism and Confession of Faith
In the year 1673. Approved and agreed unto by the General Assembly, of the Patriarchs, Prophets, and Apostles, Christ Himself Chief Speaker in and among them. Which containeth a true and faithful account of the principles and doctrines, which are most surely believed by the Churches of Christ in Great Britain and Ireland, who are reproachfully called by the name of Quakers.
A Quaker Catechism [Precedes the Confession] Chapter XIV Concerning the Resurrection Q. To what different end shall the good be raised from the bad...? A. Marvel not at this...all that are in the graves shall hear his voice...they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John 5:28-29
A Quaker Confession of Faith [39 Articles] Article 23, Concerning the Resurrection There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. They that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Nor is that body sown that shall be; but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. Robert Barclay, Catechism and Confession of Faith, Printed and and sold by Samuel Wood, New York, 1813, p115, 147
Evangelical Friends Church – Eastern Region · Statement of Faith ¶192. We believe in the literal and personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ to this earth at a time not revealed. At His return the righteous dead will be raised and the righteous living will be changed to their glorification in bodies like their Lord’s glorious resurrection body... ¶193. We believe that Christ will consummate His kingdom over all people and nations by His final triumph over Satan. Faith and Practice, The Book of Discipline, Evangelical Friends Church Eastern Region [Formerly Ohio Yearly Meeting of the Friends Church], Revised 2000 , p15
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