QUES. What is meant by saying, "they are Jews" in Rev. 3:9? Are they not really Jews?
ANS. They are the concision, not the circumcision. They are the pretended successional religion and this God did not want. They may have been Jews, but Christ does not own them. The object is to show up successional religion in contrast with spirituality.
QUES. Do you expect miraculous power to be largely put forth after the Church is gone?
ANS. On the devil's side, I do, especially since after the Church is gone there will be "signs and lying wonders." The same words are used in 2 Thess. 2:9, as to antichrist, as are used by Peter in Acts 2:22, to show that Jesus was a man approved of God. These three words are: miracles and wanders and signs. Another thing that makes it more striking is what Elijah did to prove Jehovah was God of Israel. This is done also in Rev. 13 where antichrist, the second beast, makes fire come down out of heaven. Satan will do the same in a lying way, of course. Mesmerism is more connected with infidelity. When Satan is cast down from heaven, he gives up his anti-priestly character, then there is only left to him to be anti-king and anti-prophet. This second beast merges then into the false prophet. He has two horns like a lamb. J.N.D.