Excerpt from The Bible Vision, Vol. 2: A Monthly Journal Reflecting the Light of the Bible on Us and Our Times; March, 1938
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory (eph.
Paul was in prison at Rome. The monster Nero was on the throne. Persecution of Christians was growing. Stirring and profound events were shaking the very foundations of the empire. How much the well informed Apostle might have written of these momentous events to the Ephesian Christians hundreds of miles away! Certainly he was sensitive to the pulsations of political and social currents of his day.
And yet the amazing fact stands out that he was so occupied with transcendent realities that he barely mentioned the events of time. He merely asked his readers not to be alarmed at his imprisonment; what suffering he endured would even work out for their glory.
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