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Short Description: Endtime Issues No. 29. Page 1 of 11. The Bible And Alcohol - Part 3. Jesus And Wine. Endtime Issues No. 29. 17 October 1999. Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. D. ...
Content Inside: The Bible And Alcohol - Part 3 Jesus And Wine Endtime Issues No. 29 17 October 1999 Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. D. Professor of Theology, Andrews University Dear Members of the Endtime Issues Newsletter: A month has passed since I posted the last newsletter (No. 28) dealing with the Good News of the Sabbath. Several subscribers who are accustomed to receive my newsletter biweekly, have emailed messages expressing concern about this delay. Let me assure you that this delay does not reflect my intent to discontinue this service. On the contrary I plan to broaden this ministry after my early retirement scheduled to begin on June 1, 2000. The reason for the delay, as many of you know, is the fact that from September 15 to October 10 I was "down under" fulfilling my ministry, first in New Zealand and then in Australia. This was a most challenging and rewarding experience. Let me briefly share with you some of the highlights of the 25 days lecture tour. NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIAN LECTURE TOUR Overall my experience in both New Zealand and Australia has been very gratifying. The reception and response of our fellow believers and friends who attended the meetings was extraordinary. Let me give you an example. When I preached for the last time on Sabbath morning September 25 at the South Queensland campmeeting to over 3000 people, I offered to deliver one more lecture after campmeeting in Brisbane on Tuesday evening September 28, if there was a sufficient interest. A good number of hands went up. The meeting was held at the Springwood SDA Church, which is the largest church in the city of Brisbane, which is located less than an hour away from the campmeeting site. Taking into consideration that I spoke already 18 times (morning, afternoon, evening) during the campmeeting, I did not anticipate a large turn out. What a pleasant surprise to see the church which seats about 500, packed with hundreds of people standing inside and outside the church in the attractive courtyard. We had the same experience in Sydney at the Parramatta SDA Church, which is the largest in the city with a seating capacity of about 500. I presented there my popular SABBATH ENRICHMENT SEMINAR on October 2-3. The church was packed on Friday night, Sabbath morning, and Sabbath afternoon. Surprisingly we had the largest attendance on Sabbath afternoon, when chairs were brought in to accommodate the overflow. Pastor Peter Joseit, the Ministerial Secretary of the Greater Sydney Conference, told me that it was a miracle to see so many members attending a Sabbath afternoon meeting in Sydney. Our church members in Sydney are not known for attending Sabbath afternoon meetings. Truly I can say that our believers in New Zealand and Australia manifested a very keen interest for a deeper understanding and experience of Biblical truths. One of the gratifying aspect of my experience, was the presence of Christian friends of other faiths at the meetings. At the rally in Christchurch, South New Zealand on September 17-18, we had a good number of former and current members of the Worldwide Church of God. The same was true at the South Queensland campmeeting where many Sabbatarians came to the evening meetings. Endtime Issues No. 29 Page 1 of 11
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