repent. All you Laodiceans, show that you were not vomited out of his mouth but are still members of his congregation by coming to all meetings of the congregation for study and for service, for Jesus has promised to be present at a spiritual meal where as few as two or three are appreciatively met together in his name. The “other sheep” are letting Christ in, so that at the coming judgment he will say to them: “I was a stranger and you received me hospitably.” (Matt. 25:35) This hospitable action means life!

38. What must we now overcome, and what reward will be given to conquerors?

³⁸ Let us all be warned by the reproof given to the Laodiceans. We must overcome the materialism of this world in this “time of the end.” To each conquering one Christ, speaking by the spirit of God, promises a high reward, to his anointed followers a throne, not of any kingdom of this world, but with him at his Father’s right hand in heaven. To the conquering “other sheep” he promises a position before his throne, a position of loving favor in the “new earth” of God’s new world of righteousness.

39. What, then, should congregations and their “stars” do, and what do we pray Christ to give them?

³⁹ Shine on, then, you overseers, as “stars” in Christ’s right hand, acting as his angels to the congregations. Shine on, too, you congregations, as lampstands that he retains in their place. May he give you his careful attention and protection that you may ever shed forth light to enlighten all who will be saved forever.

How Dictators Regard the Bible

In a statement quoted in Treasury of the Christian World Harold T. Barrow speaks of the many people who regard the Bible as old-fashioned. “They imagine it is finished, out-of-date, superseded,” he writes. “The remarkable thing is that the Dictators of the world, whether in Germany, Italy or Japan, have not shared this view. Indeed they have dreaded all Bible teaching because they came to realize that the message and influence and precepts of the Word of God were in direct opposition to their program! Even the atheist and agnostic have to admit the ethical value of the Bible while they may deny the God it proclaims. A company of infidels, including Voltaire, were discussing their theories around the table one day when Voltaire said suddenly, ‘Hush, gentlemen—till the servants are gone. If they believed as we do, none of our lives would be safe!’” And in the camp of Bible-discarding dictators, whose life has ever been safe?

Aliens Please Notice

The Department of Justice has once again announced that January is Alien Address Report month. We would like to remind our many readers who are not citizens that the law requires them to report their addresses during the month of January. The Immigration and Naturalization Service has provided a very simple method for all aliens to comply with the law. All an alien has to do is go to any post office or immigration office where he will obtain an address report card. The form number is I-53. You fill this card out, sign your name and the date and leave it with the clerk. That’s really all there is to it and by so doing you will have complied with the law. Our readers who are citizens can help their government by reminding their friends and relatives who are aliens to report their addresses. Remember, January is the time, your local immigration or post office the place.