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The Testimony of Jesus

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    Fulfilling Joel’s Prophecy

    But this was only a partial fulfillment of the prophetic utterance of Joel. The prophet declares that these manifestations of the spiritual gifts should be witnessed in the last days, and particularly in connection with the signs of Christ’s coming, as shown in the heavens, namely, the turning of the sun into darkness and the moon into blood.TOJ 28.3

    The “last days” must include the last day of this earth’s history. They must therefore embrace the days in which we live and all future days, even until the coming of the Lord. This prophecy of Joel, therefore, is a last-day prophecy. It bears out the statement already made, that the gifts of the Spirit belong to the church in every age. To the truth of this, the apostle Paul bears very positive witness. Speaking of the gifts which God has placed in the church, he declares:TOJ 28.4

    “He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.” Ephesians 4:11-14.TOJ 29.1

    The unity of the faith has not yet been fully attained by the church of Christ; she has not yet arrived unto the perfect knowledge of the Son of God, or unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. There is still need that she be saved from false winds of doctrine, from the sleight of men and their cunning craftiness. Therefore the gifts of the Spirit of God are as greatly needed in the church today as ever before in her history.TOJ 29.2

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