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The Great

Pyra~~d W~tness
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B;I,I;cal Plan of

Salvat~on

lsa~ah 19: 19,

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Morton Edgar
Author of "Mythology and the Bible,"
"The Great Pyramid and the Bible," "Faith's Foundations,"
"Prayer and the Biule,'' "Great Pyramid Passages," etc.

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inspirer of the prophets and a.pestles inspired
this 1 Witness ' also ''-Charles T. Rzu;sell

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The Great Pyram~d W~tness

Being a defen ce nf Brother R11!lsell's inferpreintion of Isaiah 19: 19, 20, and
a Reply lo lhe chn1J1es nitrtlct a,eninst the in.spired leslimo11y of the Lord's
Slone Witn<1!1.~. /he Greni Py rumid, in the 1 Sih November 1928 issue of
i11t! "ll7'alch Tower."
BROTHER RussELI, first drew the attention of nearly all of us to the message of
the Great Pyramid, as he firmly believed that this huillllng is the "Altar" and
" Pillar " spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, and which, according to the prophet,
was destined to he for a " Sign " and for a " Witness " to the Lord of hosts
in "that day "-Isa. 19: 19 , 20: Ads 7: 3 1.
T his belief of Brother Russell is presented in the thlrJ volume of " Studies In
the Scripture.~, " first issuc1t in 18!1I , m11I still puhllshed hy the Society which
he foumlc<l. Brother Russell <l ied on a 1st l ktoher, 191 Ii; and only one monlh
before he die1J he wrote a new preface lo hi~ third volume, in which he reiterated
his implicit faith in the Pyramid's Divine orl).!ln and inspi red message to mankind.
But, strange lhoui;?h it is, enllrcly contrary views are now heing presented by
the "Society." Every proof at.lvam:cd hy the writer of Vol. Ill. "Studies" in
support of hi;; claim is denied in th e most ahsolule way, without the least attempt
to temper the denial, es11ecially in an ;irticle in the Society's perioJkal, "The
Watch Tower ,'' issu<?cJ 15th Novemher, 1H28. In consequence many readers of
Brother Russell's writin.l!s are cJisturhed, and queries are con;;tantly being
addressed to us, and we are asked to express our opinion.
To remind ourselves what Brother Russell thoui:iht of the Great Pyramid and
its testimony we shall quote a few sentences from h is third volume : " It should be remembered that, aside from the Great Pyramid here referred to,
there are others, some of stone and some of brick; but all of them are mere
attempts to copy It, and are in every way inferior, in size, accuracy, and internal
arran,l!ement. And it has also been demonstrated that, unlike the Great Pyramid,
they contain no symholic features, hut were evidently desli:ined and used as
sepulchres for the royal families of Egypt.
"The Great Pyramid, however , proves to be a storehouse of important truth,
scientific, historic, and prophetic, an d Its testimony is found to be in perfect accord
with th e Bible, expressing the prominent features of ils truths In beautiful and
fittinl? sy mbols. ll is by no means an addition to the written revelation : that
revelation Is complete and perfect, and needs no addition.
" But It is a stroni;? corroborative witness to God's plan; and few stud ents can
carefully examine it, markin)t the harmony of its testimony with that of the written
Word, without feeling impressed that Its conslruction was planned and directed
by the same divine wisdom, and that it Is the pillar of witness referred to by the
prophet In the above quotation "-Isa. J 9: 19 , 20.
"This ancient structure heinJ? re peat edly referred to In the Scriptures, we
cannot douht that, if questioned, this ' Wi tness' of the Lord in the land of
Egypt will hear such testimony as will honour Jehovah, and fully correspond with
His writ ten Word. We Um~ introd uce this 'Witness ' because the Inspiration of
Its testimony will doubtless be as much disputed as that of the Scriptures, by the
prince of darkness, the god of this world, and those whom he blinds to the
truth."

In the 10th paragraph of the opposing "Watch Tower" article, special

emphasis Is laid on the Lord's command lo the nation of Israel, who were hound
under the law, not to make likenesses of anylhing in heavcn-Exod. 20: 4. As
the " plan of salvation " is a heavenly plan, so, this articl e informs ui;, God
would not have " contradicted " his own law hy making a " likeness " of !his plan
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in stone-that is, in the Gre;il Pyramid. llence, the T.ord could not hilve clc~l!!ncd
the Grcill l'yr;imhl. This rc;isoninJ.! is n!)!ilrtlcd as lcndin)! J,!reillly In support
!he main theme of lhe arliclc, namely, lh:il lhc Pyr:imi<I w;1s 1lesi).lnc1l by !he 1lcvil.
To refute this unscrilural d;iim we need only lo direct attention to the wn strudion of the T;ihcrnaclc and lhe Temple, bolh made in the likenesse~ <)f
"p:1lkrns desi,!!ned hy Cm!, anti holh 1lcpicllnJ.! fc<1lurcs of the Loni's plan nf
salv;1lion-ExoJ. 25: !) ; llcb. 8: 5: \.!: 2~, 24; 1 Chron. 28: 11 - 19.
The sole reason why Got! forbade his people lo m:ike " likenesses " is slated in
Exnd. :rn: 5, n;imcl)', "Thou sh;11l not how tlown thyself lo lhcm, nor ser\'e
lhl.'m." l\n1I this applieil nol only to thin!!s in heaven, hut also to lil;enesses of
;mylhin,:? on earth or in the sea.
Now, when Cod commanded Moses, ;incl aflerwarcls navld, in their constrnclion o( !he T;1hernacle and Temple ln make cherubims, Oowcrs, pome)!ranall::;,
o~en, all likenesses of lhh1i!s in heaven an,I e;irlh, was he dclihcrakly contr;1.
<lktin,:? his own lm11'?-See Exotl. 25: 1~- 10; 21i: 1; 2:-i: 33; 2 Chrnn. :I:
3-17; -t : 1- 15. If we made lhc mistake of :;upposin).! so it wo11l1I he hei:ause \\'C
nt'~!lecle1l to tlividc ariJ!hl lhc Word o( lrulh-2 Tim. 2: 1!1- 19.
We have direct Scriptural ;:mthnrity for deniclin).! thin.l!s pcrlninin~ tn the:
Lord's pl;:in of ~alv<ilinn on charts aml on dias;!r<1ms. This ;mthnrily is J.!i\en us in
llah:1kk11k 2: I, .2. On the slrcn;~lh of this Scriplurc. firnlhcr l{11%el l 1lrew his
d1;111 nf lhc ar.cs, J!iven In Vol. I. "Sl udics," whid1 h;is hecn a J,!rc:1t hlcssi111!
lo very many of the Lord's people in cn<thlin).! llwm to J,!rasp the k;1d1in.!! o( !he
llihle.
The passa)!e and chamher system of !he Loni';, stone Wilness in E,:?ypt, howcwr, is a more convindni,r way of 1lepiclins;! thc;;c tl:i11/,!s, for it slwws lhc plan
of God in <tclinn-lhc l >csccntling Passal!c rcprcst11ts thc 1lnwnwiml course uf
mankind lo death, !he Asccntlin,:? P;1ssa;.!cs lhe upward w<1ys to life, and the nptn
"Wedi-Shafi" (by which nlonc access r;in he gain ed lo lhc upper pass0t;!cs from
the Oc~cenilinJ! Passas:!e) symholises lhc 1.1nsom-sacrilicc of Jesus Chrisl, f:tilh in
which alone can cnahle us lo escape death and alt<Jin In life.
The Pyr;imid's method of pnrl rilyin,!! the pla n of lhe aj:!es is also chronoln~ic:il,
for lhe mcasurementi: of the pa~~n,!c-W<1)'$ $how lhe ch1ralions of the \'ari1111:'
A,:?es, and the many t imes or sc:i~nns inlo which the Loni's plim is ili\'ideil. TIH:
Great Pyrami1l is lhe method lhat the Lord llimself :lllnptcd ln make Iii,; .(!rand
plan of the a)!es "plnin upon tahlcs" of slo11e, th;1t W<' whn read it m;1\' n111 for
lhe prize of the high callinJ,! in Chris! Jc~us. It is very cvitlenl lhat no one
nce1l apofoJ.!i7.c for teaching lhnl the Loni's "i!la1l tidin:!s of grc;it joy, whkh
shall he to illl people," was oullined hy Il im in the l\ymhols anil 1m;1:11rcs 11f Ilic

Creal Pyramid, centuries hefnre He sent Ills an,qel to the shepherds in the field
of Rclhlchcm-Lukc 2 : 8 - 1-1.
At th e hej!innin)! of lhe 1 2 th piantt(rnph in the "W;itd1 T ower" article is
the followinJ.! quotat ion:-" The Great Pyramid of Cizeh is strong cnrrohoralive
proof of God's plan as i;cl forlh in llis Word." Th ese wonts are lh e expression
of Brother lhtsscll's w n viclic11n: hu t lhe article goes on to deny this expression
of faith, stali n)! that CnJ',; \Von! needs no corrohorallve proof. The fact still
remains, holl'cver, th:at Cocl has hail, and continues In have, I Jis witnesses; anti
all of th em, he they animate nr inanimate, must of necessity corrohorale some
part at least o f llis Wort!.
f.fan y thi ngs were written in lh e la w of Moses, in the prophets, and In the
psalms concernini.i Jesus Chri'sl, ancl wh en in clue lim e lie, lhe "faithful witness," came iand (ulfilfocl lhe thin)!:; spoken, lie wa5 llhnself a "corrohor:1tive
wi tness" to the lruth o f Jehovah's Wonl-1.uke 24: 2!'i-27, '1 4-.1f\.
E ver since Jnhn T ;iylor, whrn;e work is cl le.t hy Rrolher Russell, first drew
ilthmtinn to lhe !'acrctl na lurc of the Great Pyramid, the presentation of lhe
monument's testimony h;is hcen rcsolulcly opposed.
P roh:1hly lhls is to he
ei.:redcc.1, :illhom!h It is wnrf hy of nnlc fh;i l lh c 011posers ilre often sln,l!ul;ir fol'
their spirit of hillemcss, ilml even anlmu-;ity. The aflacks il,l!ilinsl lhe h1>piratl1m
of the testimony of the Loni's s tone \.\li lness i111ll those \\'ho bel ieve in this
tcsllnumy Is m11ch m1 a p:ir wit h those that h;,vc hecn w;i~ed C11l1al11sl th e Loni's
written \ Vnrd anti ilfl who have faith In it.
Neverth eless it is tru e th;it the Creal Pyramid has :ilrc ady provecl lo be a
Si~n and Witness, lcsfifyin).! lo the lrulh of the Rihlical rtan of sal\'alinn: ;iml
none of the specious 11r::!11ments cllrccle1l il)!ainsl this foct c;in move lhose who,
li ke Brother Russell, understand it-Sec wha t Brn!hcr Russell says in lhc last foul'
lines of Vnl. JI . "Slmlies." \Ve realise lhal 011r heavenly Father tines no lhin~
unnecessarily, ;md He must therefore h;ive lrn1I J!nod reason in lh11s prnvldinS! lhe
a1lclccl testimony of th e i\ll;ir ;me! Pill;ir in Egypt.
(f we accepted the refere1nccs to lhe Wor1l of God In the 1191h Ps;ilm In ;,
literal way, il would seem th;it lhc li ve hooks of Moses. known as th e "Pentateuch," with the atldition of llhe hqok of Jnh, were <alnne sufficient for the c:hild
nf Goel, even tho111!h other writinl.!~ nf the Scriptures were atlclecl suhsequently.
\Ve are aware th at the l's;ilmist'i; worats were, in the fuller sense, prophetic, anrl
intendecl hy Gml lo inchaclc all later inspire~! utterances. Jnst so, anil th e Great
P yramid is ;1fso prophetic, a~; h;is hecn ahnn1lanlly demnns lrnlerl.
F.rected twenty years hcfn1re /\hraham was horn, 11nd over live h11ndred years
heforc the 1.?ivinn nf th e li1w throui!h Moi;es, thi s " Miracle in Slcml!" foretold
all lhe details of th e Lord's 1rl1m of s11lvalion and plan nt the ages. The Lord
th ere wrote His purposes hy ml!ans of symhols aml measures, lo show thnt ;ill
llis works were known to Him from t he he)!inninJ! (Acts 15 : 1 8): :mil we, llis
child ren, are en11hle.I to rend these sl)!ns an d symhols h y th e cnli.l!hfenment of the
Holy !411irit. For the lan~11a1~e of th e Spirit is th e lanJ?t1<1J?c of symhnls, without
which much of the '.Word nf Coe! cannot he comprehended-John 6: 48-n~.
In a sense it is the testimony of the P~ramid tlrnl is corroborated hy the Oihte
and the facts of history, for lit is now seen lo cont;iin the outl ine of these thin$!:;.
Even ts 11erlai nlnst lo Cocl's pl:in do nnt " happen" hy ch;,nce, hut nil was fnrearransted; and the testimony nf th e P yramhl is witness lo this truth. Thus our
faith and confidence In the Loni is incrc11sed.
And it Is not that God rE~qulres ii corrohoration of His Word, hut that He
foreknew we would; and He has therefore graciously granted it, telllng us where
to look for it-faa. 19: 19, 20. fie foreknew lhat there wo11lcl he many who
would profe..~s to internrct tllr. Wnrd and leach that His "plan" w;i:; tlius amt so.
And He foreknew th;it Spirit ism, Christian Science, Evolul ion, all of which chmy
the necessity for the ransom -sacrifice of l!is clear Son Jesus Christ, would incre:isc
and deceive many.
He therefore desli:inecl ancl camed to he huilt a stone Sii:?n and Witness lo
Himself, which, like the words nf the visions of Oaniel, was "sealed up" uni ii
the " time of the end." Tliacn, in the time nf the end when its testimony was
necessary to confirm the interpretation of llis wrillen Word hy His wise and

faithful servant (whom He also foreknew and foretold-Matt. 24: 45-4 7), this
stone " V/itness " would yield Its :;ecret. That Is why we nr<: now :ihle to 1ledphci
!he hidden messane contained in the Great Pyramid. 'fhis mess;i).!c proves lhe
<thsolute necessity for the ransom -,;acrlficc of Jesus Christ.
There are many syst~ms of chrono!oqy, e'cn m;iny purpnrt!nl? lu he hase,I
upon the Word of God. But there is on ly the one syslcm that nj!rees with lhe
time-measurements of the Pyramid, and th;1t is !he Bible 1111e drawn In our
allcntinn hy Brother Russell in his "Studies in lhe ~cripturcs." He was :1lone
in his presentation of this chrnnoloqy, and the Scriptural time-features based
upon it: for all other commenl:ilors have reasoned th:it they should not accept
!his Bihle chronolo):!y.
But Brother Russell, percelvlnJ? that every link in this chronoln!!ical chain is
directly hased upon Bihle st;itements, jullJ!eil that It must he ris:ht; anil llrnt hi,;
jml).!ment was correct is provetl hy th e accurate tlme- measuremenls in the T.oril',;
stone Wilnes!\. And the.~e meMurcment:. In the PH:1mitl are in thcm:.elvcs
proved accurate by the exact "scientific " features. The word scientific ha:. hc<n
applic,t In those features which reveal th;1t the nesi!!11cr of the huihlfng knew
of the precise numher of days in lhe year, the year on which hi~lory is hasc.I.
He also knew the exact 11imcn;.ions nf lhc earth nn which mankind has his hcing.
and acts nut his foreknown hl:.lnry and ilppolnlcil !irr.cs- :\ cls 17: '.?o. There is
nl)lhing hid from Him wilh whom we have lo do.
The proportionate feature!\ In the stone Witness rrnve lhnt It is all the one
$!rilllll dcsi$!n, harmonious wllhin 11:.elf, harmoniom wilh the earlh on which it
sta111l!\, harmn11in11:. with the hi,;lory of man on e:wth. an11 hannonlnn,;; wilh lhe
Word of God which lells of thc f:ill of m;in nnd his ultimate redemrtinn thrm1t!h
the Son of God. And if n11y can hrinJ! him;.elf lo ima;!ine that nil lhi:. is lhc
product of the "father of lies," Salan, he has our compassion. For we al,;n
were In darknei;s until Cod In m e1cy heard our cry, which c:ime from our heart
in :ill sincerity, anti delivered 11~ from the power of darlrnc:.s ;in1l trani:.lale.t us
i11ln the mngdnm of His de;:r ~nn. Then, our eyes of 1m,1erst:1111llnt! hcli11!
enli)lhkned, we saw thnt it w;is hv llim, the Rem of God , that n11 lhint!s in
hcaYC'n and cnrth, visihlc and invi,;ihlc, were m;hle, aml !hilt hy llim all lhini!s
rnnsi~l-John 1: 3; Col. 1: 13-17,
The heavenlv Father tloe.~ nnt :ihnnclon His children who earnestly tlesire. lo
clini:( dose to His Word of trnlh hv which they were hel!otten, and .hY which ,
:tlso, lhcy :ire nonrishecl and sanclified-Jame;; 1 : lR: 1 Pct. 1: :?2. 2il: John
17: 14 - 17: EJ'h. 5: 26. Tht> ;uhkd witness of the Pyrami1l's lesl imf)nV
slrcn~lhcns our confitlencc lh;it we have intlcctl the correct inlcrpn:lalion of llw
Word.
That Gntl doe$ not withhold cnrrohora!lvc evidence when necessary ii; conclusiYcly proved in !he Scriptmc~. The apostles nncl discfples mi~~ht have known
from lhe Scriptures alone that their hC'lovctl l'fosler must hnve ri~en from the
tlc:ul the third dav nfter Hi~ crucilhinn, hut the writer nf "ct~ tlcclnrc~ lh:ol "rte
showed Himself alive after his p:issinn hv many infallihlc flronfs "-!\els 1 : 1 <L
llfany infallihle proofs were $!r<inlcd to !hem. that fhl'ir failh mi)!ht he unoucstioninq: ancl the same Loni now, in h i.<. lnvinj!kind1o~ss, qr;inls to us the inf:1Jlfhle
teslimnny of his stone Witness in addition to Hi~ inf;illihle Word, 'th;1t we m:ty
have full assurance of faith.
\Ve rea.t that God, after He m;iile definite prnmise to !\hr;ih;im, "cnnfirml'I ii
hy an oath." Rut, it mii?ht he ohjC'clctl. a prnml,;e from the !!rc:il Jchnv:oh is all
th at is necessar~'. ;ind lhere w;is n'l need for Him tn rnnfirm ii hy an oi'lh. nut
Cod lh oui?ht otherwise: ancl lhe writer of Hehrews exphiins that it w:is hecau~c
He was willinJ! "more abundanlly" to show to us . the "hC'ir,; of rromise." the
"immutahility of TJis counsel '' that He llH1$ houn1l Himself to fulfil Hii; promise., That hy ltl'O immnlahle thin!.!$. in which it was impossihlc for Cncl to lie. we
mit!hl h;:ive stronl! consolation. who have Ocd for rcfu!!c lo lay hnl<l upn11 th e hnpt
set hefore us "-ITeh. o: 13-20.
After the flnod. Goel eslahlil\hed a co\'ena11t wilh Noah and his i:ons, :iml wilh
all Ocsh . T o confirm the lrnlh of this r1wc11anl lie rnrnted a "token " nr sl!!n.
which we cnn ~till sec-Gen. !I: 8-17. \\'as !his lokcn or si.t!n nccc>sary when
li e had alre<1dy made Tlis covenant with Nn:ih? It i,; nnt for 11s to f1Ucstinn it;

Gr.rnifto

H~nd!liont'

nf nn E!!YJ'linn Py1nmic1 (found in Dnsh11r)

<l 111~(.{NI high, nm/ i~ heu11li.fnlly pnli.,/ud
Nnw in Cui1 o M11sr11m .
( Plinlo bv Mnt tnn Eolgt11,)

It is ul1011/ four nnrl

and inscrilitcl.

for God 1lcJiJ.?hls to c;ill forth lhe follh and love of all llis people, anti therefore
)!rants us still further cnrrohorative proof~ of the truth or llis wont. \\'ilh flim
it is such a little lhini;?: hut with us It means l\O much.
II Is saitl in this opposinR "Watch Tower" nrtlcle that "Nowhere Is It
written In Cod's Wonl that a slr11ct11rc nf ~lune, or ;my other ohjcd, is to be
a J.!11iile fnr lhc chi hi nf Go1l."
But the \Vonl of God Is replclc with t)'JlCS ;iml illustrntlons h;iscil upon every
kintl of ohjecls. The symhols and ~i)lns of the hook of Revelation. anti the
parables of our 1.ord, scrw.t a ilouhlc purpose, namely, to hitle thc tead1inJ? of
the Wonl from the conlcn1inus anti unhl!licvinJ.! 1 and to J!'uhle the meek into a
full nnderslandinJ.! of God's plan-Matt. 13: 10- 17, 34 - 3(), 51-53; Psa.
:.!5 : !:! ; Isa. 61 : 1. The Great Py ram it! Is in reality a parable, not unJerstnoLI
hy unhelievers and mockers, hut clearly rend 1md appreciated hy the Lortl's little
ones,
It 15 also Implied that an <1ltar c:mnnt he used for a witness, hut only for
sacrifice. However, no matter how the words of the prophet Isaiah (19: 19, 20)
are interpreted, he says tlwt thl:; " Altar " is a " Pillar 1 11 an1l that it i~ intended
to he for a " Sil!n " and for a " Witness to the Loni of hosts in lhe lanil of
fo:l!ypt.
It Is evident that this is a peculiar kintl of an altar, and not the usual kind for
sacrifici;il purposes. The Creal Pyramid, complete with its to11stone (for It had a
topstnne, as had all the other pyr;1111hls, some of which are now in museums),
rerresents the Christ complete, hca,I ;uHI hrnty. /\nil as nur l.nnl quoted Psalm
118: 2:.!, "The stone which lhe hnilth:rs refused is hernme the heail stone of
the corner. This is the Loni's doinS?: it ii; marvellous in our eyes," and applied
It to llim:1elf1 Tie there showed th;1t lie 1mdcrslond that Tll! must first he rejected
hy the rulers of the people (whom lie ;1tldresse1I as " you huihlcrs "), but that
afterwards his heavenly Father would rai~e llim from the dead anil make llim
head over all. He knew, in other words, that It would he ;ifler His sacrifice was
accomplished th;it lie would he exalted In hc,omc the "head slone of the
corner ''-Matt. 21 : 42-44: /\ds 4: t 0-12.
Sn wilh the hody-mcmhcrs of Christ, the "livini;?-stone!'." hnilt up In line
with their heavenly head -stone, each must first he rcjcctc1l and 1-!0 Into their
sacrificial death, spoken of in the Scriptures as heinJ.1 " planted together in the
likeness of llis dealh," that they may share with llim In His resurrection-Rom.

6: 3-5. "That I may know him, and the power or hi!> resurrection, amt I
fellowship of his sufferings, heing ma1!e conformah!c unto his death; If hy ~
m eans I might attain unto the resurreclinn of lhc dead "-Phil. 3: 10, l
These words of the apostle Paul arc echoed in the heart of every nne of t
followers of Chri't; and when resurrected these " livin~-stones" become part
Jehovah's great Spiritual Pyramid, of which the stone l')'l'itml.1 in Bgypt is
lii.iure. Therefore the Great Pyramid Is, In a sense, a prc-ilrran,.red memori;
altar of the "better sacrifices" of Jesus Christ nnd his umh:r pries!hood-1 p,
2; 5, 9.
/\s the Great Pyramid In Egypt contains the Lord's p!<1n of salvation, so t
exalted Spiritual P yramid will be the ever-livini.t cmhoclimenl of lhis plitn. Wilh
the Christ, head and body, likened lo "stones" hull! together, all knowledge w
reside that will helP. the world to esc;ipe sin and its re>ulls, and attain to Ii
everlasting. The Christ is in the s;ime way the spiritual fulfilment of the tempi
hut there are important illustrations In the Pyramitl nnl foullll in lhc lcmplt?,
there are in the temple nol found in the Pyrami1l. Bolh arc required, and hn
are used by the Holy Spirit to teach the Lord's people.

A more Scriptural figure for makln,:i plain lhe " vision " of the plan of C<
lhan that of the f')ramid cannot he fount!: and for this reason Brother Hussl
ll!ed It in his Vol. I. of "Studies." Only those hli111lcd hy the atl\crsary c~
foil to see this beautiful illustration of lh e one-ncss of the Chris\, and of II
ahsolute pre-eminence of our Loni ;is rcpresente1l hy the l<pslnnc.
None can take the place of the risen Jesus Christ; neither can he occupy
less exalted place. So with lhc head corner stone of the Pyramid, ii Is olwio11
!hill none of the other stone!\ t:an t<ike It:; Jllace, and It itself ciinnot he huilt int
a lower position. And as the topstone points u pwanl, so Christ Jesus cvl
gives the glory to Cm! over all As th e Author of Salvi1li1111.
While in course of construction the topstone of the P)rnmid would stand a

a model of the completed huildinJ,?, hut hecnuse of its uniqu e shape ils purpos
would he

misunder~tood

hy the unlnslructell , or disohctlient," workme n.

llwsc It woultl he refused :iml rcjcded, fnr lhey would find no pl:1ce fnr ii.

B
Bu

In those who knew its ullim;ilc purpose lhc headstone w1111ld i111lcctl he prednu~
and their helicf in ii woulll one day he vi11dkalc1l when ii w;1s dcm1111i;lralcil .lh;i
this hitherto "Llisallowed" stone was tht: only one lhat could crown the wlwl
lntilcling.
.
Tlnt5 we read: "Wherefore :1lso it is rnnlninetl in the Scriptures, l1chnl1I
l:1y in Zinn l:i symhnl of the spiritual Zion, the Chrisl I a chief corner stone
elect, precious: <inti he thal hclievclh on llim shnll nul he conf111111tlc1l. lln lo ym
lherefnn: which hclicvc he is prccinus: hu~ unto them which he 1lisohetlient, thc
slone which lhe huiltlcrs 1lisallnwctl I refused , rcjc:dctl J. Ilic s;m1c is m;1tle th~
hl'ad of the corner, ;md a slnne 11( stumhlinj!, anti a rn.:k of nffcni:c, even to th crr
whid1 slumhlt: al the word, hcin~ tlis11b1:tlicnt: whcreunlo also they wen
appointed "-1 Pct. 2: 4-8.
The apostle, hy inspirntlon, smv thnt the OIJ 1'e::tnrr.cnt Scripttnes which he
quotes, one in the Psalms (1 18: 22), and lh t> others in Isaiah (8: J 4, 1 !l:
18: Hi), were referring lo the one s tone, and that this stone reprei;ented Jc::u s
Christ. To those who arc oheillent this stone !.; prc..:ious, anti the Scripture in
ls;iiah 28: 16 ls <1p11llc;ihle I< lhcm. To the disuhcdienl, "" the nlfllr hand, lh<..
::lone is i1 stumhlh1)!-hfnck anti roo:k of offence, hc.-au::l lhl'\' ca1111ol 1111lkrsl:111.t its
purpMC: and lo I his tlisnhcdicnt class lhe nth er Scriptures apply, :HHI wcri: s11
i1Pl'lic1l hy our Lord Himself, and hy Peltr- M:itl. :.! I : l\:.!-..\ .1 : J\d5 I\: 11.
/\s is nhvious, ii is only in lh~ he;11lslo11c nf the l'yr:uni.t thal these kxt5 c;111 find
fulfilmcnl , for no i;inglc slnnc in lhc temple could give any appc.tr<:nt reasonahle
excuse to the " huilders " to he offended at it, anti reject it.
Common architecture furni~hc5 no pre-eminent corntr or cnrncr-slnne, :11111
In re~;iril any one stone in 511d1 a hnitdinJ.! as the .. d1irf .. i~ a mtrc co11venlio11allsm wllhonl reality in fad. The llihlc .J11t'" not so rcf.:r lo 1111r l.or.J,
for Ills prc-emincno:e is re;,I. Th.:re can he 1111 hca.I curntr st1111t withnnt the
l')'ramit.J; that ed ifice alone has ~nch ;1 heat!, a corner stone un:q11cl)' an1I indispulahly the chief. It is the slont! that sl;inds Iowan! heaven f1Jr everv nthi.-.r
stone in the building, a heavenly "founJalion '' towar,1 which ;ill tl1c olliers ilrC

allractcJ. To lls Jomlnant angles lhc whole monument must conform, that all
lhc lmih!ing may he "filly framcJ lo)!clhcr.'' In this highly exalted IOtlSlonc lhc
entire l'yramhl h;1s Its h1111J of pcrh:dncss, its shl!llcr, and its crown. Ahout
$ud1 ima).!cry lhcn: should l>c no 4ucslio11, especially no 4uc:1lio11 umunJlsl those
whn cl;oim Jcsu~ Chrisl as their llca<l anol Ma~lcr. In illf the richness of lhc
s~riflfun.:s thcrc is not ii more l!Xlll'cssive uHI significant symhol of the Chri~t,
he;1d and holly, than lhc Pyramhl. This is lhc Lord's 1loi11g; ii is marvellous in
our eyes I
As for an ;1llar being used for a " wilness," and not fur sacrllke, sec Jo:1hua
~!~-Lei us now 11repare lo huild us an altar, nut for burnt
of!i:ring, nur for sa.:rificc: hul that it may he a witness hclween us ilnJ you,
amt our j.!cncralions afler us . . . and the children of Hcuhcn aml the children of
G;id called the ;illa1 Ed: for it slwll he a witness hclwccn us that the Lord Is

:.!i: l6, 'l..7,

Gull."
The golden ;1ltar In the tahemadc and h:mple w;is not used for sacrifices, hut
for ;111ulhcr 1rnrpose: " 1\ml thou shall mak e an altar lo burn incense upon.
. . Yc shall offcr no strange incense tl11.:rcon, nor burnt .sacrifice, nur meal
offcring "-Exocl. 30: 1-10.
While lhe " altar to the Loni in the mid,;t of the hmll of E1m1t " was to be
for a Sii.tn and \Vilncss, yet thc prophet ls;1tuh J.lucs on lo s;1y: " ,\nd the Loni
shall be k11own in l~i.!Yt>l, anJ the EJ!yplians shall know the Lnn.1 in lhal Jay,
and shall do s;1Critkc and obl;ilion: yca, lltcy shall vuw a vow unto the Lord, and
perform it "-Isa. l9: 21.
This prophecy seems to he in rccosinition of ;iclual anim;il sacrifices lh;it were
orrcrial when lhc Greoit l'yr;1mhl, the ,\ltar -i'illar uf whkh hc spc<1ks, was bcini.:
crc.:tcd, ;111<1 whln it was c.:umpldcd. For there w<1s a lemplc attad1eJ to the
Pyramid on the c<1sl base, lhe foundations of which can he lraccJ, ;in1I in thin
w;1s an altar fur animal s;11:rifices. The law of Mnscn di1I not urigilwle sacrifices
of ;mlmals, for ii Wil~ ;111 olJ p;1trlarch;1I custom connected with lhe worship of
C.:011, lnst:mces of which hegun right from lhc lime nf /\hel. This is sup11orlt!d
hy the hlst11ric;1I ;u:cuunl o( the Shepherd l\in;.!!\, lhe maslcr -huihlcrs of lhe
Pyramid, whose chief, namcJ l'hilills, is said lo have "fed his llnd;s " near the
l'yramiJ ~1hile ii was hcin)! <:reeled.
When the world (Ei!YPli:in:;) realise the importance of the Loni's Altar-Pillar
in the land of E;.!)'pt, ;ind sec h11w ii i-> serving as a sil!n and witness to llim,
they arc reprcsculcd as offcriuJ.! s;1crifi.:cs to the l.11nl. Bui ii \\'ill 1111t lhcn he
the sacrifices 11f animals, hut the sacrifice,; uf 111;1isc anti lha11kssiivi11g 11'hcn lhcy
umlcrsland all I hat the l.ord lrns Jone for them. The Psalmist declares: '' ()
1.nrd, 111>e11 thou my lips; and my mouth shal I show forth thy praise. For thou
desires! 11111 sacritkc; else would I J.lhe it : lhuu dclighlcsl not in hurnl offerin).!.
Thc sacri(iccs of Cud are ;i hrnkcu spirit: ;, hrukcn anti a cont rile heart, () Guel,
thou will nut 1les11Ise " - l'sit. '1.7: Ii; 51 : 15- 17; Phil. 4 : I 8; I leh. J 3:
I !i, lll.
Thill the .. Pillar" spoken of In lsit. I !J: 19 cm111ol he taken 111 symhulisc t1
pill;1r in the temple is proved hy the tlislinclivc llehrew worJ fr11m which it is
translalcd. ,\ reference 111 a Concnrdancc will show lhc s tu~ll'11t that tl1i:r. word
means a Pillar 11f \\Illness, a Jllemnrial Mu1111mct1t - Scc .Gen , <!8: IS; :rn: :w;
Exml. :?II : 4. Bui for the pill;irs it1 lite li.:m11lc, and tahcrnadc, a different
llchrew word is used, as dcnolinu pill;1rs for SUP1>orling the structure-Sec Exmf.
:.w; 32; J Killj!S 7: fl.
In this '' \V;itch Tower" article it is s;1id th;it God woulll nut use "stone"
lo be a witne~s. flcre al!ain ii is wronl!. for see Joshua :!4: 26, 27,-Joshua
set up ;i "s.!re;1t stone" ils a witness, because, said he, " it hath heard illl the
words uf the Lord which he spake unto ns; it shall therefore he a witness
unlo you, lest ye deny your Gnu."

It was ne;ir lhe sanctuary (tahcrnacle) of the f.ord that this i.treat stone witness
was "set up." But as the sanctuary and its priesthood anti the "Pet1lateuch "
and hook nf Job were all in use then, what need was there for Joshua to set up
this greitl stone witness 7 and then explain lo the people that he hat.I Jone so

"lest ye deny your Cod." Thir. dcmonslralcs lhe "m<mifold wisJom '' of Cotl,
anJ the "Jivcrs manners" in whkh he speak!\ lo Uis people.
Nole, loo, that Joshua said lhill this great stone witness had "heard" nil lhc
worJs of the Lord, and that therefore il was a fit "witness" I Well, Brother
Hussell claimed nothin!l le~s lfor 1111: grc;1l stone witness in t::.:ypt, thal It loo had
"heard" all the words of the Loni which lie sp;ike pertaining lo llis plan of
sulvi!llon. ,\nJ It has not been so "dcaJ" hut that It lws been able to repeat
It> ns, now, those things that it heard, hy means of ils language of symhol~ aml
me;isurcs, lest we shouhl deny our Cod.
Moses was given "lwo tables of testimony, lahles of stone, wrillcn with the
finger of CoJ "-Exod . 31 : ll8.
Joshua was commanded hy Cod to set up twelve st011es from the bed of lbc
Jordan, and said : "These stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of
Israel for ever "-Joshua 4: 1-7.
Jacob used a stone to slleep on, a1hl afterwards set It up as a pillar of
wilness-Cen. 28: 10-21.
When Jacob nnd Laban had set up a stone as a pilh1r. anc.l also built up a
''heap" of stones, Laban 1mid to J;1coh: "Behold this heap, an<l behold thi,;
pillar, which I hnve cast up between me and thee; this hca!l he witness, <m<l this
pillar be witness ' ' -Gen. 31: 44-52.
When lhe Philistines were suhdued before Israel, "Samuel took a stone, nnJ set
ii hldween Mizpch an<l Shen, and callctl the nnmc of it Ebenezer, sayinl!,
llithcrto hath lhc Lord helped us ''-1 Sam. 7: 12, 18. Ehcnezer means" ston.:
uf help."
\Ve see from these aml 11! her examples that It w;is the common practice for
lhc J.oril'i; people lo set up stonei;, nml heaps of stone., lo sene ns wilncsi;C!
.111tl memorials. It would lh1ercforc he sln111).!e indeed if God, the j:!rcal Crcalm
anJ Orli:inator of all things, should nol llimsclf have a stone wiln<:~s an.
memorial. And If we were ni:>I quile certain, on the strenglh of the Word 0 1
God, that the Creal Pyramid is I lis \\lilncss , we wo11ltl he juslltied In lookin1
for such a \V itness of stone.
1\lso we recall how Jesus, when lhe scribes and Pharbees complained to lffn
:dmul llis followers, au"wen!d: If these ,;hlllild lwhl their peace, the stone
would immediately cry oul ' "!-Luke 1!1: 40.
Evltll.!ntly stone~ are not st
tlead" as they seem I t\ml if John the Baptist 11as justilied in saying 11
crrin)! lsrnel: '' Gnd is 11hlc flf lhesc stones lo ral,;e up d1il,fre11 unto 1\hr;ih;im'
(Luke 3: 8), so Brother l<mscll wa> much more juslilicd in snyin/,! that Go
w;1s nul only <thle lo rni,;c u11 lo I limsclf a "spl!akins.!" Wltnc>s with lh
stones in EJ.!)'pl , hul lhal lie iii.I 110 so in lhc Grc:1l l'yr;1111itl.
l<eganling llw need of this added l'yrnmid \Vilm:ss, lo slren)!lhcn our fail
.11 I his lime, Brnthcr 1<11ssell s;1ys: "\\'c Sl'c th;1l !his slnrc- housc (1f know
lctl~'.I! f lhc Great l'yr:imid]. 'like the major part of lhc Bihlc ~lore, wa,; kc1
111111111~ely sc<1lc<I until its l<~slimony sh1mltl be needed am! appreciated.
Dill
this imply lh<il lls i:reat /\n:hilcd knew thal a time would come when its lcsl t
1111111)' woulil he necessary'!
Jn other words, lhnl a lime wouhl ..:mne when God
writlen Wnrd woul.I he li~htly esteemed, ;111.t even llis very existence quc::.ti11111.!1I
,,hen human philosophy, 11111ler lhc n;mie o( sdenct:, woultl he lauded, and C\'C1
prnpnsilion suhjcdcil In ils lcsls '! !las Cml .f::citlcd lo prove Himself <ind II
wi~tl1m hy those very lcsls !
:-;n it wt1111,1 il(l(lcar. This slrudure will yet cm
fuun.I lhc wisdom of lhc wi!;e :1~ i.1 \V ilncss' tor the Lor.I of ho;;ts, ' in lh
tlay,' which Is alrcildy begun."
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Joh 38: 1-7 is quoted in 11he "Tower'' article, hut Tlrnlher Russell ~hcs ll
trnc expl<11rnlinn in Vol. Ill. "Slutlics," 11aJ,!e :118. II h; well k1111w11 th al ll
Lord, while primarily speakin:i:? of the earth, i:> also spenkin)! of the structure of
ll)'ramitl. The reference Lo " ;;ockct-fmm,l;itions" rarticulnrly idt:ntifics lite Cre
l'yramltl of Glzeh, for only in this Pyr;imhl arc there sncket-foundalions "ma
lo sink" into !he rrn:k-vcrs<c fi, m;ngin:il reading. The 1lchrcw wonl lrnnslal
" fo11nd;1tions" or "sockets" in lhe (;th verse is n ,(istind ive wont, usctl wit
speakinS? of the "sockets'' of the lllher11aclc-!'\ce chapkrs 2<' to -1<> of Exn.11
IL is a different wort! from that lrnnslatcd fo11ntlalions" in the 4lh verse. .\s
sludents of Cod's Word arc aware, this couplins;! togclher of the cnrth and l
I)

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C real Pyramid hy the l.orJ, when addrcssin).! Jnh, is full of sil(nific:incc. ll is

rcco).lnisell that the di mension,; and weight of the l'yramlcl il.llrec, propurlionatcly,
with the dime nsions and weight of the earth; and there arc numerous other conned ions of a simil<i r scientific nature.

We sec in !he :lOlh para,gr;iph of lh is op1msilion " W;1tch Tower" arth:lc

th a t the unique ge11).!r;1 phkal sil11;11ion uf lhc 1.ur.J's slnnc Witness in E).!ypl is
rderrctl to. T he "in).!enious me thod of draw inlJ lines" there so rnnlcmpt uously
spoken nf is not the invcnliun of man; hut these lines, drnwn on lhc map of
l~l!YJlt, arc stricll)I accor.Jing tu the physkal fc:1lurcs of the land. f\s) Cud is
lhc Creator uf h eaven a111I c:irth, il is ohvinrrs that il was lie who arr;111gc<I the
c11nf1J.lurali11n uf the lanJ of Eg)pt , the <'Ollltl r y in whkh he lntcn1lc1I to set up
his sl11nc SiJ.!n and \Vilncss.
II is h<:cause uf the tlis lln ct ive sh;11ic of the l:ind of EJ.!ypl, l11.: n11111:J in hy the
desert, and rnl1iv:1tcJ only where the waters of the Nile
re01d1, lh;1t ii is
pussihle for the peculiar conditions mcnlioncd hy l~ai;ih (19: HI) In he fulfilled.
By these physii:;1 I facts the Grc;al l'yrami<l, slanilin1~ where ii docs, fulfils the
relfuircments 11f lhc prophet's Jc.~criplion, hy heinJ.! huill at lhe very hciriler of
the land, while at the same lime in the very mii.lsl of il.
ll is at the hnrdtr, hecause it stani.ls righ t a l the eds.(e of the llcsert, and at
the ell.Ile of the fertile land,-precisc ly on the Lwnler-line, whkh is n rhys ical
hnnlcr- linc defined hy p h ysical J.!coJ.!raphy, and nol an imaJ.!inalive polilk;il
horder-line ;1rr;111)!e1l hy man. T hus wc sec lite wis,loru of the I.uni, for this
hurJer is perpetual, a11lt can not he ovcrloukcd or iJ.!norc,I; whereas the hor<tcr
hclwccn EJ.!ypl and the Sudan is merely a convenient arranJ.?cmcnt of )!nvcrnmcnls,
and m ay he ahnl islu:il at will.
Also, t he Loni's stone Witness is in the " m idst" of the land of EJ!ypl,
because it stands r ight a t Lhc natural junction helween lower :inJ upper EJ?ypt.
l\nJ neither is th is an arranj.!emcn t of man, hu t of Him who crcalcLI the e:ir th .
For th is point of juncture is clearly 1\cf111cd anil cannnl he m ist;iken. From
here, wh ere the l'yram iil slantls, lower EJ.!)'pt spn:;uts out nurlhwanl in a delta,
lik e a fan, watered hy the various hr;mchcs uf lite Nile; Whlrcas upper EJ.!ypl is
a narrow st rip of cultivated lan J followin.ll the cnur5e of the Nile southward.
T he C r eal Pyr;imid , s tand inl! thus in the midst of EJ:ypt, can he ~een clearly

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from many miles around, and none pas-.sing from luwer to upper Egypt, or (
upper Lo lower Egypl, ca n fai l to see it.
The physical feat ures of th e lan tl of EJtypt , also, demonstrate that the st
Wilne$s ::.lands in the )!eomclrlcal mid~t. the csad ccnlrc rcrn)!ni>ell hy I;
suneyors. It was, indeed, a surveyor (Mitchell of thc United Slates of ,\ m~
Co;ist Survey J>epartmenl) who discovered this rcm:irkahle !lCOmetrical cenln
lower Egypt. NolicinS{ that the sea coast-line of ginpt is a quarter ch
J\lilchell sought for the centre of this circle and found il marked by the C
Pyramid.
These physical features of the land of f:,l!ypt, on which the drawn lines
hascd, ;ire heyond the power of man to !lains;ay. Ami no child of the LorJ
whom lie has JlranteJ the spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound m
coulJ desire to deny this beautiful fulfilment of the words of God, spoken
the mouth of his prophet Isaiah-Isa. 19 : 19, 20.
Then there Is the other line, which connects the 1.onl's stone Witness
the city of Bethlehem, th e foretold place of our Loni's hirth. This alsc:
..:onvincinj!, anti appealed lo Urothcr Russell when he was informed <cboul
In hi$ ;1cknowled)!cmcnt he r eplied: "Your application of the an,l!le of
p<issag-es in the Creal Pyramid is a new thou)!hl, and a,; it points out so esa
lhe cil)' of Bethlehem, we rcj?ard It wilh favour, ancl are im:lineJ lo accept i
a proper ;1pplh:11lion anJ further verilicalion of the te,;timon)' of the l'yrami1
Yours in the love and servke of our R c.:<l<:tmer itnd l\in).!, C. T. Russcll."
The " angle" to which Brother Russell referred is shown b)' the straight
running dirtclly between the l')ramill and B<:thlchem. For this line "desccnc
geoJ.?nirhkally, from Bethlehem south-westward to the Pyramid , al the same a1
esal'l iy as the Entrance 1'1~~agc in the Pyr;cmill Jcscends into the nKk. T he
11ifil"<lllc:e of lhi,; "an)!11lar" c:nn11cclini1 is seen whc11 it is remcmhcrc1l that
I.err.I, when :1 chl11l, w;1s c:irrie<I "down " in lo EJ.?ypl from Befhlehem; and
the l'yramiJ, which marks the '' midst " of Egypt, is the symbol of our Loa
i\lalt. 2 : 1-15.
;'\lso, the actual dist;111ce hetween the Pyramid anti fklhlehem, when rcckn
in l'yramhl units of meawrc (lhc l'yrilm iil c11hil), ic)!recs with the cs;1ct perioc
'..! I :{~ years hdwccn lhc h11ihling of the Pyrnmid and the hlrlh of 1111r I.on
lklhlchcm. J\11d hy :inother l'1111ncdcll mcas11rcmc11l lhis llisl:cncc ;1lsn. ;1}!1
with the further pcriotl of I !ll 5 yc:1rs helween the birth of Jesus who was hnrc
"1\1111{ of the Jews" anil the eml nf "Ccnlilc Times" in 1911 ,1\.D., when
look 1111 his )!real power an1l hcg;m to reign.
These .:oi11l:i1lcm:c~" of pla..:c an<I lime cnn11ol he "c:hanc:e" coin.:idtn
The gco)!raphk;tl posilicms nf the l'yr;cmhl ;m.I of Bcthll'11c111 :ere cx;1dly li;o.; c,
yil'l,J the "icngular " c11111H!dio11 i1111I lhe prcdsc necc~sary di~t;cnce hl'I wccn. ,
lltc,;c yicltl lhc l ime-me:1s11rcme11ls that a)!rce with lhc lhrcc prnmincnl d;1
'.!I '10 ll.t.:. fur lhe huihlinl! of the l')rnmid, 2 ll.t:. for lhc birth nf our l.01
llclhlchcm, <tthl 1914 ,\,II. fnr the heginning 1if the rci;!n of our Lord on:r
lhe earth, of whkh Egypt is a S)'tnhol.
llnlcss the Loni Mimsclf had cunnc.:le<l lhcse lhings, ;111 in pcrfcd agrec:n
with his \Vonl of Truth, s uch hi1rmony c11ul.I not h;1\'c hccn possihle ;, :111d t
\\'hh:h ''God hath joined to!,!clher, let not m:m !'Ill asunder"!
We cannot hut feel sorry for ll10se wlm, !i\\' inl! once 1111dcrslrn11I ;11111 a..:cl:I
lhcsc facts, h;wc now lurneJ their ha.:ks 1111 1110111, 011111, t.\'ln w11r::c. pr<:ltncl I
stc<'h harnmn) and forcknowtcd1!c, SUlh power :end wis,trnn. is of lhc E'it I 11
May the Lord upcn their eyes in time lo sec ll ll'ir p11$il i11 11 of llangcr.
The keynote 11f Ihis "W:1tch Tower" article b; i11 paragr;1ph 1II, in which
itrc Iott! ! hill if ;my claim lh<1I the Grc;ct l'yrcmitl w41s Je~i).!1H:d hy Got!, l
I hc huruen nf proof r cst:; wilh them, e tc .. -and lhis in face of l he mn11y rrc
a.:.:umul;1tcd <111<1 p11hlishcd hy patient Bi'lc slmil-11ts for lhc p:cs l twn 1?ennali1
an.I which ;ere ,;lilt in\'t:sli .~alcd :111.t ;1c.:cPlctl hy all who lmc the trulh . II is
wilhnut si1?11if1ca11ce th;ct 11011e of lhe fc:1l111'es that prn,e lhe lli,ine .\ 11lhor~hi1 :
the tlcsi)!n of the l'yramld is t1111ched 11p1111 in ll1e arlidc. This is hl"aus.:
recital of ;111y of these numerous fc;1lurcs tlcmn11slr;1fe,; its rcason;ihlenc:~,; ;
harmony with Scriplural truth.
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In the litth para).lrnph the sh1lcme11t is made that '' nowhe re in the \".'onl uf
GoJ is the Pyr<imitl o{ Gizch either t.liredl) or lniliredly mcnliontal."
T he lirsl thin~ lh;1l must ~trike an)'Dlle, when they i::izc upon this pronouncemcnl, is its <ihsolute direct ilcniill lo n l her paragraphs , ;is, fo r insl;1111:e-" This
;111dcnl slnu:turc l11:i11g thus rcpcat<:illy referred lo in lhe Scriptures"; anil
" Jehovah will show himsdr a i.ircal Savior; anJ l ie h11s a lready prepared th~
Creilt Pyramid as Jlilft or Mis inslrumenl allly for i:nnvincini: lhe world u( his
wis1lom, foreknnwled~e. aml jlrnc:e "; "the additiu11;1I conohora live evhh:nc:e ~ivcn
hy the Greil! l'yramiil to the wrillcn Word nf Go,J will he a fresh cause of
rcjuidng tu lhe sa ints'' ; "The le5limnny or this pe.:ull<ir and remarkable witness
will ~ivc to m ankiud fresh J,!round for faith and lfwe anil zeal." The5e, and
other expressions like lh1:m, appear In Vol. Ill. of "Studies in the Scriptures,"
specially recommen.lc1t lo seekers after lrulh on page 3!11 of lhe s;ame issue uf
the " Watch Tower " in " 'hich paragr;1ph 1.1 o.:curs ! It :ilso convc:nicnl ly il?nores
lhe comments in lhc lalcsl ( t !l~8) edilinn of" Th e ll arp of Go1I," tlil)!c l!J2, pilr.
:J t 7, wt11:re , ilfler 411111i11~ I l'ct. :l: !) . 7, ii says:-" The o ther members of lhc
hmly, then, musl he hull! up ln1n Chris! lo conform lo that chid corner~lune, whii:h
is ilhL~lralell hy the Gn:;1I i')T<1mid in Egypl. Sec lsai;ih 1!I: 1 !J."
/\s for the '' lrnnlcn " of proof, !his is u111louhteJly lipun those devotees who
claim Satan 1lS the il es ii;!ner and lll11Slcr h1tildcr or lhe l'yr;imirl. They have
l<1ke11 this hurdcn 11p1111 th cmselvc$, to lea.:h lhe child ren 11f the hell\'cnly Father
th:1t Salim nol only k11cw the secrets of the Sui lu ra l pl<m of salvation, und all
the timc- proplwdes anJ general tlm1:s :111.i :>casuns cw111o:cte1! with this plan,
hut lhal he, lhc " fJrinc e of darkness," (l(>sscsscd lhc wlsdum and forelrnuwledgc
necessary In incorporate them in a stone lrnil1lin)!, and hi.le them there for four
thnusand ycars.
Hui lhc y will never provc il, for the Si:ripl ures munifi.:sl that the /\lmi!lhly God
alonc possessc1I the knowlcd).!c now found lo have hccn hullt into this Miracle
in stone.
When Jesus Christ praycJ lo llis Fill he r, li e s;lfd: " I thank thee, 0 Father,
Lord n( heaven <ind earth, hccau:;e thou h:isl hid lhesc lhings from lhc wise iln<I
prudent, <11111 hast rcve;1h:tl I hem u11lo h.1hi:s. E\'llll so, F;1lhcr: fnr i:.n il seemed
J!llnd in thy siJ.?hl " -r>fatl. 11 : :.!!i, :!I;. \\'e can th ink or lhe Evil One as
heing "wise ;met prutlcnl" in the sense !hill 111rr l.onl h ere mean!, h11l not as
unc lo whom the heavenly Filthcr would permit liis sccrelJ'. lo he kn own.
The apostle 1';1111 sa)'5: "\Ve s1wnk the ll'i:>1lom of God in a mystery lsci:rel].
even lhc hidd~n wis1h.m, whkh God unlaim:cl hcfor1: lhe world unlu our glory:
wh i.:11 111111e nf lh.: priun-,, nf lhis 1mrld knew: for hail I hey k1111w11 ii lhcy W(1u ld
11111 h,l\'C audlicd lhe Lord 11f ).!lur)' " - l Cur. :.! : 7, H. The "Well-Sh;1H" in
Ilic l'yramid :>)'lllhnlis{s lhe 11lalh ilnd n:surredi1111 of 1111r l.11rcl, the n11ly avenue
In hf..: 011 any p l:111c for lhc falll-n r;ke. i'or lhc Firs! :\s\'cr11lit1;! l'assa.14.c (lhc
l.;1w 1\J!c 11r lsr;11:I) is rc111lerell ln111a;s;illc hy !hi.: "Gr;11iltc l'lug" (lhe pcrfcd
Law 11f Gud, which 1111 imporfcct nrn11 can pass), amt the refore the Well-Shaft i;1
lhe 1111ly open way of acctss to the upper parts of lhc l' yrami1I. S;t1;111, who is
,ailed "lht: primc of lhi5 world," could 1101 lh1:rcforc hOl\'e uriginalell lhc symbol
of lhc Well-Sh:ifl, nol lmowin;.! the send of Christ i:rucifie,1-1 Cor. 1 : :.!3.
The prophet J);inio:I r.n111!ht to 11nde rsl;1ml thnse thinl!s which Gml hail comm 11nicate1I tu him, hut lht: <111J.!cl answered: "Gn thy Wily, Daniel: for lhc wonls
arc rlo$c.I up ;11111 :<1:.ded lll l lhe time of lhc en.I. M<rn)' shall he purified, and
ma.le while, an1l tried; hnt the wlckc.I $hilll do wickedly: a11d none nf the wicked
shall nnd crstand; hut th e wi!'c shall 1111 1lcrstaml "-Dan. 12: 4, 9, JO. T hns
Sal;m never unilerslood God's plan, and c;111n11I 11ndersl;md even now.
Prominent amonJ.! the lhinJ.!s conlaind in lhe hook of Daniel are the prophclic
periods, 1enchin1i from l);micl's time lo lhc r1rst illl\'t:nl of the Messiah, an.I
rii.:ht thrn11 )!h lhc Cospi:I /\i.:c to \111: sc.:11111 iHlvenl. ;\II of these "di1)'S" nl
Daniel arc imli.:atetl i1crnrall'ly hv !he timc -1111;;1,;nrements in the l'rramhl. 1\s
"tl1al wi.:ked one" could nol h~vc k1111\\'n whal \\'<IS cnnlaine.I in Ilic sc;ile;I
hnuk or f);rnil'!, h t: conlif no( h;ivc pul the \'lllTl'~f'lllhlinJ.( limc nllas11rtm1:11ls in
lhe l'yr;m1hl. Still less rnultl Salan havc k1111wn lhi:se lhin;.:s !hill Cod inlcnde1l
lo c11mnrn11kale lo his prophet si~lccn hu111lr.:d )cars aflcr lhc l' yrilmiil w11s huill.
Tn cl:1im olherwi'e is to make vo id the \.Vonl of t:oil.
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The claim lhal Satan " would put some truth '' into the l'yrnmid in order In
lki:e:ivc the Lor.l's people is contr;ir y to the Scriptures, 'l'rulh can ne\er Jeccive
the Loni's pen11le; and the "father of lks i:ould not pul " truth" into the
l'yramid, for, J"sus tells us, "there is no trnlh in him "-John 8: IJ4.
We are tohl in this article th;it we shuuld not ;1ccept the P)ramid's testimony,
because this huildini;i is usell b)' olhcrs to suppurl their wrong theories.
IL is
ohvioui; that this same objection could apply also lo the Bible. Bul the ch ilJ
nf Cod does not reject the Uihle on thl~ account; und neither will he, nor due;; he,
rcjl!d the testimony of th e Lord's stone \'.'ilness, lhunl,!h others ma)' misuse an.I
miscall IL.
When Jesus Christ s a id to his disciples, " It 1~ not for you to know the ti me~
or the seasons which the Father ha th put in his own power " (Acls 1 : 7), Wt
thereby know that the Father did nol revea l them In, or p1<rmil them lo come II
the knowledge of, His great atlversa111, the folher of lie" and murJerer uf tht
lrnm<in race. 1\nd when Jesus w;is ;asked hy Il ls di:;clplc~. "Tc.di us. when ~hal
these lhin~s he~ illlll wh<i l shall he the si)!n of thy presence, an.I of lhe end or
the age?" lie answcreJ: "(lf thal day and lh;1l hour lrnowelh 110 man, 110, not
lhc angels which arc in heaven, neither the Son, hut lhe Father "-,'fall. 24: 3
3fi-3!J; Mark 13: 32. None of lhe :m;.!cls knew, ;11111 neitht:r did our Lem! llim
sdr. llow then could Satan have know n , :1s claimed in this llrl klc 1
For if Satan desii;inetl lhe P)r;1mlil (,;o th at il "may he called Satan's Bihlc
;ind not God's stone witnes~ "-sec par. :17 in the arliclc), thel\ Ile m11~l IH\\'t
known, anJ foreknown, all of lhe 1m,mlne11l dates connected \\' ith Cntl's Plan u
the Ages, for they are all inclicatc,t in ii hy the lime - me:1s11remcnts. Th is i:
declared in Vol. VII. ot "Sl1ulh.:,; in lhe Scriptures," pa)!c liO. (Thi,; 7th \'Ol11m
of "St udies" is printed i11 d).(ht lan~uaj.!~s, aad is speclall)' rc:cnmmcndcd In al
si:ekcrs llfler truth in the s;1me issue ,,f the "W<1kh Tum::r" in which lhc arlicl
reputliat in~ the te~limony of the l')rami.t appears.)
J\. lon)! lisl nf prom incn
dates cnverin)! the whole period of the plan of GnJ, from the tall of All;1m t1
the reslorntion of the L>ominion to manl<i1hl, is presented on p;1j.!e 60 of lh
$Cvenlh volume. /\ii of l11c$C ;1rc lhert: said lo he <1ulhenlk Scriptural elate~
:111d all of them arc clahnt1I io he accurately Coreshrlll'n in the timc-mca~urcmcnt
11( the Great l'rra111i1I.
\Ve ;arc now "inslruclccl" lo hclic,e that lhcy 11trc a
f'lll in the i')'r;t111id hy the "f;1lher of lies t
Tu say lhat 5ulan sci up lhc Creal Pyramid in Eg)pl is nol ;1i:cordi11).! t
lhc Scriptures; for lhc prophet of the I.on! dt:clarcs th;it it 11;is lhe ".lti).!ht
t:nil, lhc Loni o( hnsls . . . whkh hast sd sij.!n,; :.nd wn11t1crs in' the l:mcl 1
l:).!~'ll, cvc11 unto I his cl;1y "-Jcr. 3~ : 17 :!O.
II is e\'itknl lh:1 l S;1l;i11 ha
nolhin:.! In 1lu with it.
,\ :<c11lcncc i11 1wrni.:r:1ph :M 11( lhc 11rl ide n'ii.b: "The itn.:at C11d of iu~li
;111<! lo\'c \'111111.1 1111! c reel ;1 slrndurc: whid1 11mtl1l result l!i lite uppr1::,~ i11t1 1
>l;1vcs :111ll lite Weill lnss of life."
\Ve c;m inrn~ine we <ire li,; tc11i11i.r to lhc words of "hi;!hlr 1Tilfcs" ! .\1111111
o ther ohjedions lhc higha critics s;iy: "J( thl Bihlc God is ;1 C11,t of Inn! ;111
j11slire, a:; }'011 dnim, he wouhl not ha \'c clcslroycii lhc poor helpless world in th
1101111." " ,\ t:oil nf justice ;uHI love wCJ11ld 1~ . t have commanded l\in!! S:111 I 1
s lay the Am;1 lekites, as the Bihle lleclares: ' Now 1!0 smite Amalek, ;ind ul I ~r1
,kstruy ;tll th:il they have, and spare them n1i!: hut slay hnlh nrnn allll wo111;11
infanl an1! suck!in)!, ox an1! sheep, cam el ;111d ass' "-1 Sa111. 1 !) : :L
In annthcr sentence i n th e 3 4 U1 par:i).lrap h we read: " IC thal work was ,i,,,
hy human hands or h uman power, !hen it must have hcen .tone hv men who we.
~l;wes." Then ii continues: "Thal hcing lrul:, wil h nul a tlouhi manv of thi::
died from exhaustion or ffnm hcing cruell y driven fo t he t;isk.'' \Ve arc informl
that Cntl '"ciultl never think of t'mploying sl;ives tn do any of his wnrk, hut Iii.
;1s Sillan is the l!rcat opprcs:<or it fol111\\'s, lngk;ill\', th;1( the Great l'w;imi d w;
huilt hy the devil I

We rcft1Sl' In he carried away hy Ibis kind nf Ingle. It i:< false rc;isimin

hecause contrary lo Scriptures amt 11::Jsi1le lhc f;11: ls of hisl11r)' . Th.: rn111t1.; ,
history ded;1rc Iha! the inv;ulini.: "~lh:;1her1I l\i111!s," l he m:isler-h11iltk1 11( 11
Pyra mid, who easily subdued the Egyptii111s hy t heir power without a bal tk

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immc1lh1tcly closed lhe Idolatrous te11111lcs of th e li1111l anti stopped idolatrous

worship. The rommu11 11cople therefo re were lihe1-;1 led from lhc homlagc uf their
itluls and priesthrnul; anti this "rdurmali1m " mu~t have proved a real hlessi11J!.
The Jepuscd pricsll11111d, of .:oursc, did not wckume this interference with their
lih1:rtiel\, and llrnl is why lh1: p ricslhnnd of suhse4uenl dynaslics, according to the
account of llcroduh1s, calumnia lcll the memory of !he powerful but peaceful
Shcph<:nl l\i11i;s, ju:;t ii$ this "Walch Tnwi:r" itrlidc docs,
Ry e11listlng the people lo erect the Crc;it Pyramid the Shepherd l\ini?s enrichc1I the !anti, even ;is th e creeling of th e Temple i11 Jerusalem enriched
l'alc.~line. J\nd the people were not cruelly drive11 lo th e task, hut, on the con trary, they were relieved every three monlhs ilccnrdinl{ lo the historicnl records.
This was the melhud :itlopletl hy Sol11mo11 in lhe huildlng of th e Tcmple-1 l{ings

5:13- l R.
The nation of Israel was developed in s lavery in lhnt very land wherein Cod's
stone Witness sl;m1ls-Exnd. J : 11 - 14. This oppression of l sr;icl h)I the
Es.!>pti;ms occurred ahnul live cen lu ric,;. afler lhe huilding of the Pyrnm id. Moses
conltl not un1lcrsl;1111I why the Lord hat! hrou~ht his people umler hon<lage to
cruel taskmasters; an1I he cried ; " I.or.I, wherefore has! lhou so evil entreated
this people'( "-Exo11. !) : 2:.!, 2:1. But Gt>d l1i1<l foretold this affliction when
m;ikin).! his promi:;e lo 1\hrah<im, and had arra11).!c1I fnr it as part nf his plan to
Jevc:lop his chosen 11<11io11 an.I weld it lo)!c lher-Gen. 15: 13, 14.
Thus we see !hat our hc:;1venly Falher, our Got! of love, wisdom, justice, and
power, d ocs mnn)' slran).!e ads lo hrinl{ honour tu His Nnme-l~xocl. 9: 35;
lleh. !J; 17. His inslructctl children .:a11 sec hy faith lhc entire plan of salvation
complete. But t he worldly min<I c;mnol undcr:;la111I, ;uul are apt lo jud)!e the
Almi).!h ly from th eir uarrnw ''icwpninl- ba. !'i!;: 8, H. The time is cominl{, however , when the C)"CS of the people will he opened, when <ill evil systems and
orj.!;misalions !hat have slnnd hclween lhem aml the truth arc swept away.

It is not nccessar)' lo suppose that the ;1cl ual huihlers of the Pyrnmicl knew
the true pu r pose of ii: for neilher ditl Moses nur Davitt know of !ht Inner
mc;rnin)! of their struclmes. II wa;; nnl until lhe ;,.!vent of Jesus Christ thal Gnd
grn11l<:tl this insfj.!hl. Therefore He tlitl not sp<:ak lo Moses ;1hnul the 11urpo>c of
lhe C:rcal f'yr:1m id, for this knowlc1lj.!e was not then necessary or due.
The same ;1ppli<:s lo Jc;;us :11111 lhe apostles: ii was not n eccssnry for them lo
know ;1h11ul lhc dcl;iiletl mcasuremcnls und symholisms of the l'yramitl, ;1llhu11gh
lhcy undcrslon.! lhe lmp11rl;111re of the hcatlslonc, from whkh they drew valuahle
lcssons-1\foll. :!I : I\:! '1!l; 1\d;; o1: 111- 12.
Wh il e the tlclailcd lcad1i11g of the l'yramitl cnultl m il he umlcrstood in times
p:isl, n1:vcrlhele:;s ii w;1s re\'<:illed lu l>avltl, and later tu lsai;1h, lh;it lhis hulltling
held a message. F or lhe accnunl of lhc wnslruclinn of this, the chief of lh c
ancient "Seven \A/011.!crs," w;1s handed t:own throuj.!h the centuries. We have
seen that ll;ivid spnkc uf a h<:ad curncr stone, which at lirsl was rejected hy th e
huiltlers. Then he ad,ls: "Th is is the day which the Loni h;ilh made; we wi ll
rcjoit:i: aml he gl;1tl in ii. Save now, I hesccch lhee, 0 Lnnl : <) 1.onl, I hcsecdt
thee, ;;end now prosperity. Blessed he he !hat cometh in the n:imc of the Lon.I"
- Psa. 118: 22. :.u;.
When Jesus rod<: into Jerusalem a~ l\ing, in fulfilment nf the p rophecy of
Zed1:iriilh IZedl. !l: !) : illatl. 2 1 : '1 - !l), the nrnltit111le i:rie1I, " llnsanna In the
son of l>avitl: lllc;;se1I is he llwt rnmelh in the name of the l.nrd; ll osann:1 in
the hi)!hest." They l hou~hl th1: Lord now would send the long promised
prosperity.
Bui Jc.~us knew lie must firs! he rcjcclccl hy !he rulers, before he could b e
exalted anti senJ prospi:rily-1.uh :lit : I !1-27, '1'1--18. Th1:rcforc, when confmnlinl{ t he ruler,; ;1 lilllc l<1l cr. he ;ultlressetl In lhem these olhi:r words or the
l's;1l misl : "The stone which t he h11ihlcrs rcjcdetl, the same is hccome the h ead of
the curner "-M<ill. 2 1 : '12-'1'1. i\1111 then. knowin/.! lhal he w;is ahnul lo he
rejected anti slain, he wepl over Jenrs;tli:m, s;1yi11)!: "Bchnhl, your h ouse is left
unlo you Jesnlate. For I say 11nt11 you, Ye sh;1ll nol see me hencefor th , till ye
shall say, Blessed ls he thal cometh in lhc name of the Lord "-Malt. 23:
37-39. This time, please Cod, is n ow at the tloor, when they will recognl1e

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Him whom they rejected, and real ise that He is the J!re;iter Son of David, wht
comes in the name of J ehovah with restitution, blessings, and prosperity-Acts 3

:.w,

21.

The ;iposlle Peter tells us th;it the spirit of prophesy in lhe holy men of olt
" IC!\lifieJ. heforehand Ille t1ufferinl!S of Chri$t, and the glory th:.st should follow '
-1 Pet. 1: 11. For this re;1son , therefore, ls;iiah was enah led lo discern huv
lhe Altar-Pillar in Egypt would serve as a Sitrn and W itness lo the Lord of hu,;t,;
in line with the Psalmist's words re)!ar<lin/.! lhe rejected, lhcn exulted, head$l<m
-Isa. 9: 6, 7;. l !l: 19, 20: S3: :I: Luke 1 : :~o-:~3; 2: 25-:38.

It is objected that the 1norhet l sniah cnnnot refer to a Si,!!n and Witn ess o
!\lone In the literal land of Egypt, hccausc, jnst pre\'ious to this reference lo lh
altar aml plllar, he says, " In that day shall five cities In the land of Eitnit s pcal
the l;m).!ua).!e of Canaan, an1I swi:ar to U1e Lord of hosts: one s hall h.: c;1lh.:1
the city of destruction "-The city or lhe sun-Isa. l 9 l S. IL is conlen1letl Iha
there :ire no such cities in F,p,ypl lo-day.
We note, however, that in the same chapter !he rrophet says: "In th;it .Ia:
shall there be a highway out of E,!!ypt to /\;;syria, aml the Assyrian shall comr
into E~ypt, and the E;:?yplian inlo Assrria, and the Euyptinns sh;il l ;;erve will
the Assyrians. In that day shnll Ism el he a third with Ei.!)'pt and with Ass)Tia
even '' lilessin,I! in the mi1lst of the lnml: whom the Lord of hMts sh;ill hll'ss
sayin~. 131es'se<l he Eizypt my people, ;iml Assyria the work of my hands. ;1111
Israel mine inherlta11cl! "-Isa. 19: 2:3-25.
When the Loni reP.athers his people hrael from the lands of their cnpti\'il)'
includin!? the grave, l;;r;iel ,,ill he his lnherilnnce. So also will Enypt he r;all c1
his people, and Assyria the work of his h<inds-Sec ;llso l-:7.ck. 1 (): 5:1-fi:l. Tl11
Psalmist tlcclares: "Am!lnJ! lhe uods there i;; none like unto th ee, n l.nrd
neither are there any works like untn th y works. ,\II n;11im1s whom thou ha~
made shall come and worship hcfore lhec, 0 Lord; amt shall glorify thy 11ame
For thou art i.?reat, ancl doest 11on1trnns things: thou art Got! alone " -P ;;a
8G : 8- 1O. The Lord also srcaks of !he time when Tie will " hrin).! <1).!nin lh1
captivity" of lhe na tion s of !llo:ih, Am11n, Elam, Sotlnm, :iii.I Samaria-Amos !I
14, 1!'i; Jcr. 48: 47; 4!l: 6 , :l!l.
These, and m;my other !'crlpturcs, show lhnt Cod is the . Cod of nil nations
and that all owe their existence tn IJlm ;ilnne-Acls 1 7: 24-'.!6. Ami. howcvc1
God mny hnvc used the various nations in an illuslrntlvc or symholh:al w;1>" ir
connection with lhc forthtellin,!! of 1kt;iils nf his pl;m of the il:!cs, nml fnr lih
i n;;truclion of his spedal chriscn rcoplc, hn th fleshly an1l spirilu:1I. lht.,;c nali1111
still h;ivc their idenlily, aml will he rcslnrc,1 lo tht:ir former cst;llcs wh cn L'hri ,: t
rei)!ns over 1111 the earth as l\inir. ;1s Jehovnh 1terlarctl, " ,\sk of me, ;iml I ;;hal
)'.lf\'e thee the hcilthcn for thine inhcrilance, and lhe ultcrmost parts of lhc ca rtl
for thy possession "-Psn. 2: fl.
\<\' hen the Lord, then, is !{in~ over all the e;irth. and Jsr;icl is the thir<l with
Ei:iypl :ind 1\ssyria and n hles~in).! in lhc midst of the land. the prophecy o f lh l
five cities will he fulfilled. In lhc mcanlime the prophecy of the "hh.!hway" ii
fulfilled in the rnilwny: and I his is n remnrkahl e fulfilment of ;in a,!.!c-1011!.! pro phecy lhal always seemed impossible. But lhc J!reat World \Var th:it hrnkc nut
suddenly in 191'2 (one of the prominent lf;ite~ lndicaletl hy the 1.oril's stone \\'it
ncss, and deciphered there many ye;irs pre,im1sly hy c11rcful students of thl
Wont), ma1lc this seemin,!!ly impossihlc fulfilmen t l'Omc to p;i~~ .
T.he~ we have the Gre;it Pyramid fn the lan,I nf Egypt. which fulfils mn~t
convmcmJ!ly the )1rophecy of the nll;tr nml )lillar, and which. ;is the Loni inknd<il
it. should, i~ wilncssinl! lo lhe Lord's people ancl the worhl. "fnr wllilt if smm
1hil not helteve? ;hall their unhelicf make the failh of Coil \\'ilhflut c:ffcd? " Rom. 3: 3. We arc i.?latl to know that nolhinl! <::111 s lop this wi l11 c ss ing. for ii
is the J.orcl's 1loin}.! and nn1 m;rn'::. A:: Hrnlhcr 1~11~~1: 11 cx"1;1im::. wilh rn11virli11 11
anti joy in which we share, '' f.n. th e vcr\' stnncs of this C:nal Pvr;imitl of 'l'l',;li
mony arc cqini.? oul in no uncertain tnn c$. E\'t'r\' inl'h of lhis ni:1,;sin ~lru l11 n
is ci<1q11enlly rwocl:iim in.I! the wisdnm and pml'lr a1i,1 ).!r:1cc nf nur C.ntl."

"Such testimony woulcl he peculiar :inrl ~trikin!' indcctl, cvcn if there \l'l'l'l
no Scriptures found to hear on th e snhjcds cx;1minc.I; hut when lhc ~niptun:<
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had already clearly and positively declared to us these same circumstances and
dales, hdorc the P>rnmid's tesllmuny was heard, its won1lerful agreement with
and conohoratinn of the ~:imc hecome duuhly sil!nilicant a1HI slrikinJ.1. Now,
when lhc worl1lly-wisc arc rcpniliall111t C11.t's \.\lord as 'ohsolclc' and '1msdc11tilic,' to have this stone ' Witness ' spc<ik, and cnrrohorale the testimony of
the Blhlc, Is truly astoundlnit.
" To he:ir its testimony as to man's fall nt the very lime that the worldlywise ;ire dalmin,I! tlrnl man never was perfect, never was in God's image, and
consequently never fell from ii, Is rcmarkahle. To hear its testimony that nnne
cnuhl enter the Cospel hi1th - callln,1? lo lhc divine nature, or the slate of human
ju~t iii cation an1I life throu,l!h the I.aw Covenant passauc-way I the First .o\scendlnu
Passai;!e, whkh symhollses lhe Law A.l!e f. al a time when so many are preachin.I!
that the Law of Moses [man's own efCortsl is l!1c only way lo life, is certainly
,l!ralifyin,I!. Surely In lhe Creat Pyrami1I the invlsihle things plansl of God
from the creation of the world are clearly seen; helng understood hy he thin)ls
that arc made '-Rom. J : 20.
"Some may scoff at the testimony of this stone ' Wit ness.'" continues Brother
Russclf, ";1s they also scoff at God's wril1cn \Vord; hut to their scoffa we
a11swer: Account for this Jleculiar fitness of lhin,l!s, or el$e venture to prophesy
11f the future , and see how your prorhesics will result. T'rove to us that it
requires no i11spiratiun lo forelclf (11t urc C\'ents. Rhnw us a sampll' of worldly
wi~.tum. ' Produce your cause, imil h the Loni; hri111? forth yonr ,;tronJ? reasons,
saith the !\in.I! of Jacoh. Let them hrln)l them fnrth an,1 shuw us what will
harpcn: lei them show the former lhin)!s, what th ey he, that we may consider
lhc:m :md know th e latter encl of them; or declare to us lhint.(s to come. Rhow
lhe. lhln)ls that arc to rnmc hercafltr, that we may know that ye ;ire i.:ods'
(miuhty ones)-l ~n. -11 : 21-2:! ."
While the Lord, the Creator of heaven anti earth, thus challenJ?es the worldlywise lo prove that they are ahle lo foretell future history, shall we nevertheless
contend that Satan, the father nf lies, coultl do so? This Is what the "W:1lch
Tower" arlicle cnnll'ncls for, claimini;? that S:itan foreknew every prominenl event
and date in mankind's history perlaini11t.( lo lhc nulworkh11? of Go.l's plan of lhe
at.(es, indudlnl! thnse nf the advents of our J.onl and the mystery of Christ. The
children of Cocl are even challent.(ccl lo prove their Scrh1tural claim !hat their
heavenly fo'alhcr is the only one who could have fnre-arrnnged these thint!s which
He hill from a.Qcs and ,l!eneralions, 01ml therefore the only one who could have
fore~howll them in l'lle Great Pyrnmhl, where they are now clearly to he reacl.
P;iraJ?raph 39 of the "Tower " article says: "It has always heen Satan's purpose In Cleal! himself and to push Jehovah out o( si)!ht." The obvious r~ly to
this somewhat crude exrression Is lhat, no matter how much Sat;in m;iy have
"pur)losed" to exalt himself, he never clicl and never can "push Jehovilh 0111 of
si,l!ht,'' neither in a literal nor in a spiritual sense. On the contrary, !he Scriptures cleclare of Jehovah, "Verily thou art il God th:it hi.lest thyself, 0 God of
Israel, the Saviour "-ha. 45: 15. Satnn has no volition in the matter, neither'
helm! ;ihle to " rush " Coe! out of the sii;iht of those who have the seeln,1! faith
nnr to reveal Cm! lo the un helicvin,1?-Luke 10 : 21, 22. Of !11oses we read
lh:it, " hy faith he fnrsonk Esiypt, oot fearin)! the wrath of the kin)!: for he
en1t11red, as sceinl? him who Is invlsihle "-lleh. 11 : 27. fo'ailh ciln see ri,l!ht
Rut Sat;m, the J.!OJ of this worlil , is permitted lo
lhrnu11h "clea1l stone"!
" blind the minds " of them which hcl icvc not, " lest the li)!ht of the )!lorious
,l!osrcl of Christ, who is the imat.(c of God, should shine unto them "-2 Cor.
-1: 1-6. This Is nnl Satan's arr:tn)!ement, hut Cod's pnrpose, ns cxplainc1I hy
Jesus Chris I- Mark 4 : 10 - 12: Rom. 1 I : 8- 10.
We are not to make the mistake of s11pposln.1? th;it the Plclades were in line
with !he Ascenclin,I! Passaiies :tt the lime when the Pyr:tmicl was huill. Jn quotinl!
from the well-known work nf the Rev. Joseph Scl!;s, Brother Russell rrescnls lhn
correct unclerstan1ll11i.?-Sce Jlilt.!e ::\27 of Vol. Uf. "Sll1Lllcs." On loiter consideration Professor C. Piaz;d Smyth a)lrced that, nnt 2170 n.c .. hu t 21-10
n.c. was the d;ile of the erection of lhc Pyramid. On the Autumnal F.quinox
of the year 21'10 n.c. l\lpha Oracnnis, the "North Siar" of that epoch, shone
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tllreclly down the DescendlnJ? Pa5saJ?e, while the Pleiades were ex<ictly on 11
mcrri1/io11 of the Pyr<imid. The AsccmlinJ! P<issajlcs pointc1l to this ntcrhti;i
hut not lo the Plci;ules. lnslc;i1l. the "srnred lines" drnwn 1111 lhc walls nf II
t>esccndinJ.! l'assai.:c, which hy an cxilcl timc-mcasurcmcnl mark lite dale :.! 1
o.c., pointed tlirettly upw;ml lo )he Plciades al this p;irlicular ll<tlc, 21/tO n.
-See Vol. II. "Great P yr<imid Pas5:tJ.!cs," Section 31.
The words of ls<1iah, "Woe lo them that ~o down to EJ?ypt for heir (f::
31 : 1), are in this "\Vatch Tower'' article applied literally, as app;irently
warnini;: lo any who think of J,!oinJ.! to th e Lnrtl's stone Witness in J:gwl' for II
purpose of finding in what way this Altar-l'illnr lcslilics lo th e Lord of hosts. B
the prophet ,:?ocs on lo say: " And stay on horses, and trust in charinls, hccau
they are man y; and in horsemen, hccau~e they arc very slrnnJ.!: hut they In
not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord."
Brother Russell expl;ifns the whole p;i~sa,gc in his P yrnm i<'I chapter, pa.J?c 31
The " horses " anti "hor$emen " are wronf,! doctrines and folsc lenders, an1l t'
chariols" are worlclly nrJ!:misations. These all claim to he doc trines an<'I lead(
an<'I orjlanisatinns of th e Lord. but Cod warns ns a:!ainsl puttini.! our lrusl
them, heca11se they are of " r.J.!ypt," th e world.
In his volume~ of "Stmlies in the Srriplures" Rrnlher Ru~>ell teaches ve
clearly how to distln,!!ulsh helwccn the 1\in:!ilnm of Cnd illhl the "f"m'tr
darkness." lie shows how the many evil systems of !his "prcsi:nt c1i1 worl<l .
combine In make up the kln!;!dom of th e "prince <f <l:irkne;s."' Je.:elvin~! ma
into thinkinJ? that their p;irt icular "system " or "nr:!:inisat ion "' is free from h
Satan's, influence. There is unly the one safe course for the cliil,Jren nf C11
namely, In he clear of illl ,.. ystcms o r secls or or:.ia11i~;ilinns l"h:1IH1~vcr. and
joined ln11ivld11ally to Christ :11> mcmhcrs in p;1rtic11lnr of I Tis hn1ly- l Cor. 1:
12-27.
.
"We hope and labour," s<1fd Rrolher Russell, "that the ,:!ond work of refnrr
in.I! and protestinJ? af?ilinst enor may f.!O on and on until e:id1 individual Christi
will res t his faith (not in a 'tenominat ion, l:irne or small} but personnlly ii'
i111llvidually In the Redeemer, a nd he united In Christ Jesus, the Hea1l, as
memhcr of his holly-the only true Church . . . . Such a splillin~ up of crccand systems hn~ heen neccs,;;iry to set free the Lonl's sheer.' to prer;ire
cleilnsed s;mctuary class truly united to Christ."
" StandfnJ! thus free, m.1 trammcled hy human cree,ls :incl homl:ti?es, hut pe
snnalfy united to Christ each will find In the others ' members of the hrnly
Christ,' ;ind affinity, fellowship. and love will unite them in the only 'unin1
that is not Injurious-union in Christ, In whom. ;is livin!! 'hrnnches in the \'ir
each ls pcnon:illy united." Each one of these followers nf .Je~11s Chrisl c;in clil
God as his Father: and it is lie, nnd not ;iny " ori;?anisation." who " hath clcliver
us from the power of darknes1<, and hath lr:m~lilte.l us into the ldn;~tlom 11( I
de;ir Son"-Rom. 8: 14-17; Col. 1: 12-14.
Brother Russell impresseCI upon us frr>m the Word of Cod, nn<'I desirc1I us
comprehend dearlv, thnl the l\in.J?<'lom of Cod' s denr Son is ;in invis ihle l\in
Clnm, not seen of men.
\Ve are "citiz1::ns" of this heavenlv l\inir.tnm ;1 1
"amhassadnrs for Christ," and to U$ this is r.-:ul: !ml to others it is not' so. as I
apostle John declares: "The world knnweth 11~ not. hecausc il knew him not "
1 John 3: 1. Our Lord's reply to the wom.m n.f Samaria prove~ cnnclmiv'
that there is now no vi.~ihTcr place where His followers c:m re111lc.- acceplafllt sc
vice anti worship In their heavenly Father-John II : 19-:!-1.
The wom:m said: "Our fothers worshipprd in this mnunl:lin rcerizim1: "'
ye say, thnl in Jerusnlem is the pl:iC"e where men ntti!h l In wor~hip."
Jc~
nnswcretl: "\\Tuman, helievc me, th e hour come-Ill', when ye ~hall ncilhcr in ti
mountilin, nor yet in Jenr$nlem. wor~hip the Falher . . . the trnc, wor~hippe
~hall worship lhe Father in spirit and in truth : for th<' P:>thcr seckcth ~uch
wori;hip him. God Is " Spirit ; nncl they lhill wor~hip him mu"! wor~hip him
5J>lrll and in lrulh." '\Ne who :ire hci!nltcn of the ~piril arc: chil1lrc11 of I
heavcnl)' Father. \Ve ;ire nol lhl .. d1iltfl"t"ll .. nr :my 1i,;ihlc or:!:111bali11n.
The wonl "or1?11ni~ntinn" tine,; nnl or~nr in fl1 c Blhlc. ;on1l ifs 11,;~' ;qI
mi~len<I. The Scripturnl word i~ "kin*lom": and nnr l.nnl 1fislinclf\ ~;1i<I lh
"the kinS?<lom of God cometh not wilh nhscrvafion "-with 111fward ~how
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Luke 17 : 20. Therefore there Is no " visihle organisation of God on earth," as

is claimed by some to !heir undoing.
How often Brnlher lfossell warned us agalnst this very thing, and how foolish
we shall he If we do not heed his warning. We shall indeed be foolish if we
claim that " only throu)lh our system or 1irj!anisalion will lhe heavenly Father
accept praise and service"; for I his would make It appear necessary for every
spirit-heiiotten child of God to "bow the knee" lo the few who have constituted
lhemselves heads of the orf,!anisalion. The ;1pMlh: shows that It is on ly lhe carnal,
fleshly mind that Is deceived by such unscripturnl claims-1 Cor. 3: 1-6, 18-23.
We must never forget the example of lhe apostate church, the "mystery of
iniquity" of which Satan is the lnslig;itor (2 Thess. 2: 7-H), and which deceived
the whole world to such an exlent lhal al last the most arrogant of all the popes,
Boniface VIII., fell called upon lo issue his famous (or Infamous!) "bull," Unam
Sanctum, which contained the preposterous claim: "We cteclare, determine, an<l
decree, that it is aJ>solulcly necessary lo salvation, that every human beini.? should
he suhject to the Roman pontiff " I
Hi~lory shows that this marked the first beginnings of the downfall of the
Holy Roman Empire." When lhe peak of arrng:m<:e is reached, then hci:iins the
decline, whkh ends in utter destruction. This is the law of the Lord, "for whosoever ex;iltcth himself s hall he ahase.t; anil he that humhlclh himst:lf shall he
exallcil "-1.ukc I '1 : 11. /\nil whi le we rent! in lhc worl1l's news thal "The
l'upc has ai.?ain hecomc a tcmpor;il sovcrcij.!11" (lhc "solemn treaty" hclwtcn lh;:
Vatican and lhe lt;ili;in j.!ovcrnmcnt, whkh makes the Pope once more a kini.? in
his own right, wus si~ned on l 1 lh February, 19'.m), we know thnt this is only
11reparalory to the final destruction-Rev. 17: 11-18; 18: 21.
To apply Isaiah's words (Isa. 31 : 1) In a literal way is evidently not Scripl11r:il, for then God would nut have s<:nt Ills angel tu appear to Joseph in a 1lrcam,
lo w<irn him ahout llerocl's inlcntions_:Malt. 2: 13- 15. When Jo~eph look lhe
'hild J<:sus and his mnlher by nii.?hl ;111d dl!parlcd into Ei:?>'rt, according to Co<l's
instruclions, he wcnl there for help, lo escape the woe that Herod broui.:ht upon
Bethlehem-Matt. ~ : l fi.
Therefore when the prophet Isaiah, in anolhcr of his prophecies, directs lhe
attention nf the Lord's chil.tren lo an i\llar aml a Pillar in the land of E)?Y(11,
anti !ells us , hy lhe spirit of ins11iration, !hill this Altar-Pillar is to he for a Si!!n
and for a Wilness to lhe Lord of hnsls, we du well, if we are wise, to pay heed
In llis words. /\s is In he exrec ktl, S;it;111 and his deluded followers will do all
in their pnwcr to divert alfenlion from !his Si)!n ;11111 \Vilness, as Brother Husscll
furew;,rncd us. The l.nnl's people ;ll'c not inlcresled in the sphi nx, for ihey
know ii is hul a "dumh hlol " - lfom. 8: ~- Uul as for lhe Great P yramid il
is different, for they have "heard" Its stones "cryini? out In no uncertain
tones."
"
" Firmly incased in this solid rocky structure," concludes Brother Russell,
"heyond the power of nature's storm~ or of the ruthless hami of the destroyer,
the outline drawings of God's j!reat plan have stood for four thousand years, prepared tu i:?ive their teslimnny ;it the lime appoinlc1I, in corrohoralinn of the similarly reve;ilecl, hut for ages hidden, testimony of the sure Word of Prophecy."
" Men may sneer, hut they cannot laui:ih down this miiihty st ructure, nor scoff nut
nf ii the angles, proportions, m easures, nature references and sacred correspondences which ils Maker Rave It. Here I hey are h\ all their speaking sijlnificance,
stuhhnrn an.! invincihle beyond all power lo suppreS!\ th em."
We recommend a careful study of lhc chapter on the Pyramid hy Brother
Russell, comparin~ the expl;malion J?iven there wilh the Scriptures died. Su.-h
study as this is time well spent, for it gives all who desire truth a clear )?rasp nf
lhe Scriplurnl plan of salva tion as it is In Christ Jesus. We must clrnw attention lo
lhe foci, however, that the measuremenls uf lhc passage-ways require now In he
amendc:d, for when Ornther Russell wrote his chapter on lhe ryramld al the end
11( Vnl . 111. "Sludles in the ~criptures nearly forly years ai<o, lhc lrne me;isures of some p;1rls, especially of lhc Ocscen,ling Passage :mcl " Pi t," were 1111!
known.
Professor C. l'iazzi Rmylh never went down the lower reach of the
De~cendin~ Passage, and Professor Petrie ditl not measure il carefully, as he
himself confesses.
/\fler we visited the Pyramid in 1909 and 1912, when we me;isurecl every part

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carefully, we published the correct measurements in Vol. II. of "Great Pyramid

Passages" In 1913 ; and Brother Russell acknowledged the necessary amendments
to his figures by specially recommemlin!! this volume to all " Watch Tower"
readers, just as he bod previously, in 1910, recommended Vol. I. of "Great
Pyramid Passages" in the "Watch Tower." Also in the Watch Tower Society's
other perlodkal, "The Golden Age," these two volumes of "Great Pyramid
Passages" are specially recommended to all careful students of God's Word; and
the article on the Pyramid in the 21st May, 1924, issue makes use of our corrected measurements, and time-measurements, and many of the diagram,; (this
article on the Pyramid was so much appreciated that it had to he reprinted, in
the 21st December, 1924, issue of "The Golden Age").
All such works on the testimony of the Lord's stone Witness, corroborative
of the Scriptural plan of salvaticm, are most helpful to the Lord's people. For
we know that at this time, as never heforc?, people are on the one hand turnlns:
to Spiritism, and on the other han1I to Evolution, ;111d hoth of these snares of
the adversary are utterly refuted in the teachln!! of the Lord's stone Witness.
Neither should we allow ourselves to be turned aside from this grand truth that
we have received, even though it Is inevitable that we shall be misunderstood, and
have to suffer; tor let us remember the words of Jsa. 57 : 2, and Rom. 10 : 15.
Our Lord gave us comfort when he said : " Blessed are ye, when men shall
hate you. and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall
reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice
ye in that day, and le.ap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great In heaven: for
in like manner did their fathers to the prophets "-Luke 6: 27-38. "Remember
the word that I said unto you, The servant is r.1t greater than his lord. If they
have persecuted me, they will persecute you: if they have kept my saying, they
will keep yours also. . . . Rut this cometh to pass, that the word mi,c!ht he
fultilled that Is written in their law, They hatetl me without a cause "-John
15: 17-37; Matt. IO: 24, 25. " Hear the word flf the Lord, ye that tremhle
ill his word; your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's
sake, said, Let the T.nrd he j.!lnrHicd: hut he shall appear to your joy, and they
shall be ashamed "-Isa. 66: 5.
NOTE.-The two volumes, "Great Pyramid Passa,(!es," which were specially
recommended by Brother Hussell lo all his readers in the " Watch T ower." and
recommended also in all editions of Vol. VTI. ot " Studies in the ~cripturcs." as
well as in other issues of the "Watch Tower" and " Colden Age'' at various
times, are still in print and sHll procurable. Address cr.quiries to !11orton Ed~ar,
224 West Regent Street. Glas,l?ow, Scotland.
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The Great Pyramid Witness

and the Biblical Plan of Salvation
Isa 19:19, 20
Morton Edgar Author of "Mythology and the Bible" "The Great Pyramid
and the Bible," "Faiths Foundations," Prayer and the Bible," "Great
Pyramid Passages," etc.
"...no room for doubt that the same divine inspirer of the prophets and apostles inspired
this Witness also"-Charles T. Russell
(Copyright)
2 1/2 d (5 cents) per copy 2/- (50 cents) per dozen Morton Edgar,
224 West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland

The Great Pyramid Witness

Being a defense of Brother Russells interpretation of Isa 19:19, 20, and a Reply to the
charges made against the inspired testimony of the Lords Stone Witness, the Great
Pyramid, in the 15th November 1928 issue of the "Watch Tower.
BROTHER RUSSELL first drew the attention of nearly all of us to the message of the
Great Pyramid, as he firmly believed that this building is the "Altar " and "Pillar " spoken
of by the prophet Isaiah, and which, according to the prophet, was destined to be for a
"Sign" and for a "Witness" to the Lord of hosts in "that day"-Isa 19:19, 20; Ac 7:31.
This belief of Brother Russell is presented in the third volume of "Studies in the
Scriptures," first issued in 1891, and still published by the Society which he founded.
Brother Russell died on 31st October, 1916; and only one month before he died he wrote
a new preface to his third volume, in which he reiterated his implicit faith in the
Pyramids Divine origin and inspired message to mankind. But, strange though it is,
entirely contrary views are now being presented by the "Society." Every proof advanced
by the writer of Vol. III, "Studies" in support of his claim is denied in the most absolute
way, without the least attempt to temper the denial, especially in an article in the
Societys periodical "The Watch Tower," issued 15th November, 1928. In consequence
many readers of Brother Russells writings are disturbed, and queries are constantly
being addressed to us, and we are asked to express our opinion.
To remind ourselves what Brother Russell thought of the Great Pyramid and its testimony
we shall quote a few sentences from his third volume:

"It should be remembered that, aside from the Great Pyramid here referred to, there are
others, some of stone and some of brick; but all of them are mere attempts to copy it, and
are in every way inferior, in size, accuracy, and internal arrangement. And it has also
been demonstrated that, unlike the Great Pyramid, they contain no symbolic features, but
were evidently designed and used as sepulchres for the royal families of Egypt.
"The Great Pyramid, however, proves to be a storehouse of important truth, scientific,
historic, and prophetic, and its testimony is found to be in perfect accord with the Bible,
expressing the prominent features of its truths in beautiful and fitting symbols. It is by no
means an addition to the written revelation: that revelation is complete and perfect, and
needs no addition.
"But it is a strong corroborative witness to Gods plan and few students can carefully
examine it, marking the harmony of its testimony with that of the written Word, without
feeling impressed that its construction was planned and directed by the same divine
wisdom, and that it is the pillar of witness referred to by the prophet in the above
quotation"-Isa 19:19, 20.
"This ancient structure being repeatedly referred to in the Scriptures, we cannot doubt
that, if questioned, this Witness of the Lord in the land of Egypt will bear such
testimony as will honor Jehovah, and fully correspond with His written Word. We thus
introduce this Witness because the inspiration of its testimony will doubtless be as
much disputed as that of the Scriptures, by the prince of darkness, the god of this world,
and those whom he blinds to the truth."

Answers to Opposition
In the 10th paragraph of the opposing "Watch Tower" article, special emphasis is laid on
the Lords command to the nation of Israel, who were bound under the law, not to make
likenesses of anything in heaven-Ex 20:4.
As the "plan of salvation" is a heavenly plan, so, this article informs us, God would not
have "contradicted" his own law by making a "likeness" of this plan in stone-that is, in
the Great Pyramid. Hence, the Lord could not have designed the Great Pyramid. This
reasoning is regarded as tending greatly to support the main theme of the article, namely,
that the Pyramid was designed by the devil.
To refute this unscriptural claim we need only to direct attention to the construction of
the Tabernacle and the Temple, both made in the likenesses of "patterns" designed by
God, and both depicting features of the Lords plan of salvation-Ex 25:9; Heb 8:5; 9:23,
24; 1Ch 28:11-19.
The sole reason why God forbade his people to make "likenesses" is stated in Ex 20:5,
namely, "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them." And this applied not
only to things in heaven, but also to likenesses of anything on earth or in the sea.

Now, when God commanded Moses, and afterwards David, in their construction of the
Tabernacle and Temple to make cherubims, flowers, pomegranates, oxen, all likenesses
of things in heaven and earth, was he deliberately contradicting his own law"-See Ex
25:18-40; 26:1; 28:33; 2Ch 3:3-17; 4:1-15. If we made the mistake of supposing so it
would be because we neglected to divide aright the Word of truth-2Ti 2:15-19.
We have direct Scriptural authority for depicting things pertaining to the Lords plan of
salvation on charts and on diagrams. This authority is given us in Hab 2:1,2. On the
strength of this Scripture, Brother Russell drew his chart of the ages, given in Vol. I,
"Studies," which has been a great blessing to very many of the Lords people in enabling
them to grasp the teaching of the Bible.
The passage and chamber system of the Lords stone Witness in Egypt, however, is a
more convincing way of depicting these things, for it shows the plan of God in action-the
Descending Passage represents the downward course of mankind to death, the Ascending
Passages the upward ways to life, and the open "Well-Shaft" (by which alone access can
be gained to the upper passages from the Descending Passage) symbolizes the ransomsacrifice of Jesus Christ, faith in which alone can enable us to escape death and attain to
life.

The Pyramid and the Plan of the Ages

The Pyramids method of portraying the plan of the ages is also chronological, for the
measurements of the passage-ways show the durations of the various Ages, and the many
times or seasons into which the Lords plan is divided. The Great Pyramid is the method
that the Lord Himself adopted to make His grand plan of the ages "plain upon tables" of
stone, that we who read it may run for the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus. It is
very evident that no one need apologize for teaching that the Lords "glad tiding of great
joy, which shall be to all people," was outlined by Him in symbols and measures of the
Great Pyramid, centuries before He sent His angel to the shepherds in the field of
Bethlehem-Lu 2:8-14.
At the beginning of the 12th paragraph in the "Watch Tower" article is the following
quotation:"The Great Pyramid of Gizeh is strong corroborative proof of Gods plan as
set forth in His Word." These words are the expression of Brother Russells conviction;
but the article goes on to deny this expression of faith, stating that Gods Word needs no
corroborative proof. The fact still remains, however, that God has had, and continues to
have His witnesses; and all of them, be they animate or inanimate, must of necessity
corroborate some part at least of His Word.
Many things were written in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the psalms
concerning Jesus Christ, and when in due time He, the "faithful witness," came and
fulfilled the things spoken, He was Himself a "corroborative witness" to the truth of
Jehovahs Word-Lu 24:25-27, 44-48.

Ever since John Taylor, whose work is cited by Brother Russell, first drew attention to
the sacred nature of the Great Pyramid, the presentation of the monuments testimony has
been resolutely opposed. Probably this is to be expected, although it is worthy of note
that the opposers are often singular for their spirit of bitterness, and even animosity. The
attacks against the inspiration of the testimony of the Lords stone Witness and those who
believe in this testimony is much on a par with those that have been waged against the
Lords written Word and all who have faith in it.
Nevertheless, it is true that the Great Pyramid has already proved to be a Sign and
Witness, testifying to the truth of the Biblical plan of salvation; and none of the specious
arguments directed against this fact can move those who, like Brother Russell, understand
it-See what Brother Russell says in the last four lines of Vol. II, "Studies." We realize
that our heavenly Father does nothing unnecessarily, and He must therefore have had
good reason in thus providing the added testimony of the Altar and Pillar in Egypt.
If we accepted the references to the Word of God in the 119th Psalm (Ps 119) in a literal
way, it would seem that the five books of Moses, known as the "Pentateuch," with the
addition of the book of Job, were alone sufficient for the child of God, even though other
writings of the Scriptures were added subsequently. We are aware that the Psalmists
words were, in the fuller sense, prophetic, and intended by God to include all later
inspired utterances. Just so, and the Great Pyramid is also prophetic, as has been
abundantly demonstrated.
Erected twenty years before Abraham was born, and over five hundred years before the
giving of the law through Moses, this "Miracle in Stone" foretold all the details of the
Lords plan of salvation and plan of the ages. The Lord there wrote His purposes by
means of symbols and measures, to show that all His works were known to Him from the
beginning (Ac 15:18); and we, His children, are enabled to read these signs and symbols
by the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. For the language of the Spirit is the language of
symbols, without which much of the Word of God cannot be comprehended-Joh 6:48-63.

The Testimony of the Pyramid

In a sense it is the testimony of the Pyramid that is corroborated by the Bible and the facts
of history, for it is now seen to contain the outline of these things. Events pertaining to
Gods plan do not "happen" by chance, but all was fore-arranged; and the testimony of
the Pyramid is witness to this truth. Thus our faith and confidence in the Lord is
increased.
And it is not that God requires a corroboration of His Word, but that He foreknew we
would; and He has therefore graciously granted it, telling us where to look for it-Isa
19:19, 20. He foreknew that there would be many who would profess to interpret His
Word and teach that His "plan" was thus and so. And He foreknew that Spiritism,
Christian Science, Evolution, all of which deny the necessity for the ransom-sacrifice of
His dear Son Jesus Christ, would increase and deceive many.

He therefore designed and caused to be built a stone Sign and Witness to Himself, which,
like the words of the visions of Daniel, was "sealed up" until the "time of the end." Then,
in the time of the end when its testimony was necessary to confirm the interpretation of
His written Word by His wise and faithful servant (whom He also foreknew and foretoldMt 24:45-47), this stone "Witness" would yield its secret. That is why we are now able to
decipher the hidden message contained in the Great Pyramid. This message proves the
absolute necessity for the ransom-sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
There are many systems of chronology, even many purporting to be based upon the Word
of God. But there is only the one system that agrees with the time-measurements of the
Pyramid, and that is the Bible one drawn to our attention by Brother Russell in his
"Studies in the Scriptures." He was alone in his presentation of this chronology, and the
Scriptural time-features based upon it; for all other commentators have reasoned that they
should not accept this Bible chronology.
But Brother Russell, perceiving that every link in this chronological chain is directly
based upon Bible statements, judged that it must be right; and that his judgment was
correct is proved by the accurate time-measurements in the Lords stone Witness. And
these measurements in the Pyramid are in themselves proved accurate by the exact
"scientific" features. The word scientific has been applied to those features which reveal
that the Designer of the building knew of the precise number of days in the year, the year
on which history is based. He also knew the exact dimensions of the earth on which
mankind has his being, and acts out his foreknown history and appointed times-Ac 17:26.
There is nothing hid from Him with whom we have to do.
The proportionate features in the stone Witness prove that it is all the one grand design,
harmonious within itself, harmonious with the earth on which it stands, harmonious with
the history of man on earth, and harmonious with the Word of God which tells of the fall
of man and his ultimate redemption through the Son of God. And if any can bring himself
to imagine that all this is the product of the "father of lies," Satan, he has our compassion.
For we also were in darkness until God in mercy heard our cry, which came from our
heart in all sincerity, and delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into
the Kingdom of His dear Son. Then, our eyes of understanding being enlightened, we
saw that it was by Him, the Son of God, that all things in heaven and earth, visible and
invisible, were made and that by Him all things consist-Joh 1:3; Col 1:13-17.
The heavenly Father does not abandon His children who earnestly desire to cling close to
His Word of truth by which they were begotten, and by which, also, they are nourished
and sanctified-Jas 1:18; 1Pe 1:22, 23; Joh 17:14-17; Eph 5:26. The added witness of the
Pyramids testimony strengthens our confidence that we have indeed the correct
interpretation of the Word.
That God does not withhold corroborative evidence when necessary is conclusively
proved in the Scriptures. The apostles and disciples might have known from the
Scriptures alone that their beloved Master must have risen from the dead the third day
after His crucifixion, but the writer of Acts declares that "He showed Himself alive after

his passion by many infallible proofs"-Ac 1:1-3. Many infallible proofs were granted to
them, that their faith might be unquestioning; and the same Lord now, in his
lovingkindness, grants to us the infallible testimony of his stone Witness in addition to
His infallible Word, that we may have full assurance of faith.
We read that God, after He made definite promise to Abraham, "confirmed it by an oath."
But, it might be objected, a promise from the great Jehovah is all that is necessary, and
there was no need for Him to confirm it by an oath. But God thought otherwise; and the
writer of Hebrews explains that it was because He was willing "more abundantly" to
show to us, the "heirs of promise," the "immutability of His counsel" that He thus bound
Himself to fulfil His promise-"That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible
for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold
upon the hope set before us"-Heb 6:13-20.
After the flood, God established a covenant with Noah and his sons, and with all flesh.
To confirm the truth of this covenant He granted a "token" or sign, which we can still
see-Ge 9:8-17. Was this token or sign necessary when He had already made His covenant
with Noah? It is not for us to question it; for God delights to call forth the faith and love
of all His people, and therefore grants us still further corroborative proofs of the truth of
His word. With Him it is such a little thing; but with us it means so much.
It is said in this opposing "Watch Tower" article that "Nowhere is it written in Gods
Word that a structure of stone, or any other object, is to be a guide for the child of God."
But the Word of God is replete with types and illustrations based upon every kind of
object. The symbols and signs of the book of Revelation, and the parables of our Lord,
served a double purpose, namely, to hide the teaching of the Word from the contentious
and unbelieving, and to guide the meek into a full understanding of Gods plan-Mt 13:1017, 34-36, 51-53; Ps 25:9; Isa 61:1. The Great Pyramid is in reality a parable, not
understood by unbelievers and mockers, but clearly read and appreciated by the Lords
little ones.
It is also implied that an altar cannot be used for a witness, but only for sacrifice.
However, no matter how the words of the prophet Isaiah (19:19, 20) are interpreted, he
says that this "Altar" is a "Pillar ," and that it is intended to be for a "Sign" and for a
"Witness" to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt.
It is evident that this is a peculiar kind of an altar, and not the usual kind for sacrificial
purposes. The Great Pyramid, complete with its topstone (for it had a topstone, as had all
the other pyramids, some of which are now in museums), represents the Christ complete,
head and body. And as our Lord quoted Psalm 118:22, "The stone which the builders
refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the Lords doing; it is marvellous
in our eyes," and applied it to Himself, He there showed that He understood that He must
first be rejected by the rulers of the people (whom he addressed as "you builders"), but
that afterwards his heavenly Father would raise Him from the dead and make Him head
over all. He knew, in other words, that it would be after His sacrifice was accomplished

that He would be exalted to become the "head stone of the corner"-Mt 21:42-44; Ac 4:1012.
So with the body-members of Christ, the "living-stones" built up in line with their
heavenly head-stone, each must first be rejected and go into their sacrificial death, spoken
of in the Scriptures as being "planted together in the likeness of His death," that they may
share with Him in His resurrection-Ro 6:3-5. "That I may know him, and the power of his
resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead"-Php 3:10-11. These
words of the apostle Paul are echoed in the heart of every one of the followers of Christ;
and when resurrected these "living-stones" become part of Jehovahs great Spiritual
Pyramid, of which the stone Pyramid in Egypt is a figure. Therefore the Great Pyramid is,
in a sense, a pre-arranged memorial-altar of the "better sacrifices" of Jesus Christ and his
under priesthood-1Pe 2:5, 9.

The Lords Plan of Salvation

As the Great Pyramid in Egypt contains the Lords plan of salvation, so the exalted
Spiritual Pyramid will be the ever-living embodiment of this plan. Within the Christ,
head and body, likened to "stones" built together, all knowledge will reside that will help
the world to escape sin and its results, and attain to life everlasting. The Christ is in the
same way the spiritual fulfillment of the temple; but there are important illustrations in
the Pyramid not found in the temple, as there are in the temple not found in the Pyramid.
Both are required, and both are used by the Holy Spirit to teach the Lords people.
A more Scriptural figure for making plain the "vision" of the plan of God than that of the
Pyramid cannot be found; and for this reason Brother Russell used it in his vol. I of
"Studies." Only those blinded by the adversary can fail to see this beautiful illustration of
the one-ness of the Christ, and of the absolute pre-eminence of our Lord as represented
by the topstone.
None can take the place of the risen Jesus Christ; neither can he occupy a less exalted
place. So with the head corner stone of the Pyramid, it is obvious that none of the other
stones can take its place, and it itself cannot be built into a lower position. And as the
topstone points upward, so Christ Jesus ever gives the glory to God over all as the Author
of Salvation.
While in course of construction the topstone of the Pyramid would stand as a model of
the completed building, but because of its unique shape its purpose would be
misunderstood by the uninstructed, or "disobedient," workmen. By these it would be
refused and rejected, for they would find no place for it. But to those who knew its
ultimate purpose the headstone would indeed be precious, and their belief in it would one
day be vindicated when it was demonstrated that this hitherto "disallowed" stone was the
only one that could crown the whole building.

Thus we read: "Wherefore also it is contained in the Scriptures, Behold I lay in Zion [a
symbol of the spiritual Zion, the Christ] a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that
believeth on Him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is
precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed
[refused, rejected], the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling, and
a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto
also they were appointed"-1Pe 2:4-8.
The apostle, by inspiration, saw that the Old testament Scriptures which he quotes, one in
the Psalms (Ps 118:22) and the other in Isaiah (8:14, 15; 28:16), were referring to the one
stone, and that this stone represented Jesus Christ. To those who are obedient this stone is
precious, and the Scripture in Isa 28:16 is applicable to them, To the disobedient, on the
other hand, the stone is a stumbling-block and rock of offence, because they cannot
understand its purpose; and to this disobedient class the other Scriptures apply, and were
so applied by our Lord Himself, and by Peter-Mt 21:42-44; Ac 4:11. As is obvious, it is
only in the headstone of the Pyramid that these texts can find fulfillment, for no single
stone in the temple could give any apparent reasonable excuse to the "builders" to be
offended at it, and reject it.
Common architecture furnishes no pre-eminent corner or corner-stone, and to regard any
one stone in such a building as the "chief" is a mere conventionalism without reality in
fact. The Bible does not so refer to our Lord, for His pre-eminence is real. There can be
no head corner stone without the Pyramid; that edifice alone has such a head, a corner
stone uniquely and indisputably the chief. It is the stone that stands toward heaven for
every other stone in the building, a heavenly "foundation" toward which all the others are
attracted. To its dominant angles the whole monument must conform, that all the building
may be "fitly framed together." In this highly exalted topstone the entire Pyramid has its
bond of perfectness, its shelter, and its crown. About such imagery there should be no
question amongst those who claim Jesus Christ as their Head and Master. In all the
richness of the Scriptures there is not a more expressive and significant symbol of the
Christ, head and body, than the Pyramid. This is the Lords doing; it is marvelous in our
eyes!
As for an altar being used for a "witness," and not for sacrifice, see Jos 22:26, 27, 34-"Let
us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: but that it
may be a witness between us and you, and our generations after us...and the children of
Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us
that the Lord is God."
The golden altar in the tabernacle and temple was not used for sacrifices, but for another
purpose: "And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon....Ye shall offer no strange
incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering"-Ex 30:1-10.
While the "altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt" was to be for a Sign and
Witness, yet the prophet Isaiah goes on to say: "And the Lord shall be known in Egypt,

and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation:
yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it"-Isa 19:21.
This prophecy seems to be in recognition of actual animal sacrifices that were offered
when the Great Pyramid, the Altar-Pillar of which he speaks, was being erected, and
when it was completed. For there was a temple attached to the Pyramid on the east base,
the foundations of which can be traced, and in this was an altar for animal sacrifices. The
law of Moses did not originate sacrifices of animals for it was an old patriarchal custom
connected with the worship of God, instances of which began right from the time of
Abel. This is supported by the historical account of the Shepherd Kings, the masterbuilder of the Pyramid, whose chief, named Philitis, is said to have "fed his flocks" near
the Pyramid while it was being erected.
When the world (Egyptians) realize the importance of the Lords Altar-Pillar in the land
of Egypt, and see how it is serving as a sign and witness to Him, they are represented as
offering sacrifices to the Lord. But it will not then be the sacrifices of animals, but the
sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving when they understand all that the Lord has done for
them. The Psalmist declares: "O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth
thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it; thou delightest not in burnt
offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God,
thou wilt not despise"-Ps 27:6; 51:15-17; Php 4:18; Heb 13:15, 16.
That the "Pillar" spoken of in Isa 19:19 cannot be taken to symbolise a pillar in the
temple is proved by the distinctive Hebrew word from which it is translated. A reference
to a Concordance will show the student that this word means a Pillar of Witness, a
Memorial Monument-See Ge 28:18; 35:20; Ex 24:4. But for the pillars in the temple, and
tabernacle, a different Hebrew word is used, as denoting pillars for supporting the
structure-See Ex 26:32; 1Ki 7:6.

More Answers to Opposition

In this "Watch Tower" article it is said that God would not use "stone" to be a witness.
Here again it is wrong, for see Jos 24:26, 27, Joshua set up a "great stone" as a witness,
because said he, "it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall
therefore be a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God."
It was near the sanctuary (tabernacle) of the Lord that this great stone witness was "set
up." But as the sanctuary and its priesthood and the "Pentateuch" and book of Job were
all in use then, what need was there for Joshua to set up this great stone witness? And
then explain to the people that he had done so "lest ye deny your God." This
demonstrates the "manifold wisdom" of God, and the "divers manners" in which he
speaks to His people.
Note, too, that Joshua said that this great stone witness had "heard" all the words of the
Lord, and that therefore it was a fit "witness"! Well, Brother Russell claimed nothing less
for the great stone witness in Egypt, that it too had "heard" all the words of the Lord

which He spake pertaining to His plan of salvation. And it has not been so "dead" but that
it has been able to repeat to us, now, those things that it heard, by means of its language
of symbols and measures, lest we should deny our God.
Moses was given "two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of
God"-Ex 31:18.
Joshua was commanded by God to set up twelve stones from the bed of the Jordan, and
said: "These stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever"-Jos 4:1-7.
Jacob used a stone to sleep on, and afterwards set it up as a pillar of witness-Ge 28:10-21.
When Jacob and Laban had set up a stone as a pillar, and also built up a "heap" of stones,
Laban said to Jacob: "Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast up
between me and thee; this heap be witness, and this pillar be witness"-Ge 31:44-52.
When the Philistines were subdued before Israel, "Samuel took a stone and set it between
Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord
helped us"-1Sa 7:12, 13. Ebenezer means "stone of help."
We see from these and other examples that it was the common practice for the Lords
people to set up stones, and heaps of stones, to serve as witnesses and memorials. It
would therefore be strange indeed if God, the great Creator and Originator of all things,
should not Himself have a stone witness and memorial. And if we were not quite certain,
on the strenth of the Word of God, that the Great Pyramid is His Witness, we would be
justified in looking for such a Witness of stone.
Also we recall how Jesus, when the scribes and Pharisees complained to Him about His
followers, answered: "If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry
out"!-Lu 19:40. Evidently stones are not so "dead" as they seem! And if John the Baptist
was justified in saying to erring Israel: "God is able of these stones to raise up children
unto Abraham" (Lu 3:8), so Brother Russell was much more justified in saying that God
was not only able to raise up to Himself a "speaking" Witness with the stone of Egypt,
but that He did do so in the Great Pyramid.
Regarding the need of this added Pyramid Witness, to strengthen our faith at this time,
Brother Russell says: "We see that this store-house of knowledge [the Great Pyramid],
like the major part of the Bible store, was kept purposely sealed until its testimony should
be needed and appreciated. Does this imply that its great Architect knew that a time
would come when its testimony would be necessary? In other words, that a time would
come when Gods written Word would be lightly esteemed, and even His very existence
questioned? When human philosophy, under the name of science, would be lauded, and
every proposition subjected to its tests? Has God decided to prove Himself and His
wisdom by those very tests? So it would appear. This structure will yet confound the
wisdom of the wise as a Witness for the Lord of hosts, in that day, which is already
begun."

Job 38:1-7 is quoted in the "Tower" article, but Brother Russell gives the true explanation
in Vol. III, "Studies," page 318. It is well known that the Lord, while primarily speaking
of the earth, is also speaking of the structure of a pyramid. The reference to "socketfoundations" particularly identifies the Great Pyramid of Gizeh, for only in this Pyramid
are there socket-foundations "made to sink" into the rock-verse 6, marginal reading. The
Hebrew word translated "foundations" or "sockets" in the 6th verse is a distinctive word,
used when speaking of the "sockets" of the tabernacle-See chapters 26 to 40 of Exodus. It
is a different word from that translated "foundations" in the 4th verse. As all students of
Gods Word are aware, this coupling together of the earth and the Great Pyramid by the
Lord, when addressing Job, is full of significance. It is recognized that the dimensions
and weight of the Pyramid agree, proportionately, with the dimensions and weight of the
earth; and there are numerous other connections of a similar scientific nature.
We see in the 20th paragraph of this opposition "Watch Tower" article that the unique
geographical situation of the Lords stone Witness in Egypt is referred to. The "ingenious
method of drawing lines" there so contemptuously spoken of is not the invention of man;
but these lines, drawn on the map of Egypt, are strictly according to the physical features
of the land. As God is the Creator of heaven and earth, it is obvious that it was He who
arranged the configuration of the land of Egypt, the country in which he intended to set
up his stone Sign and Witness.
It is because of the distinctive shape of the land of Egypt, hemmed in by the desert, and
cultivated only where the waters of the Nile can reach, that it is possible for the peculiar
conditions mentioned by Isaiah (19:19) to be fulfilled. By these physical facts the Great
Pyramid, standing where it does, fulfils the requirements of the prophets description, by
being built at the very border of the land, while at the same time in the very midst of it.
It is at the border, because it stands right at the edge of the desert, and at the edge of the
fertile land, precisely on the border-line, which is a physical border-line defined by
physical geography, and not an imaginative political border-line arranged by man. Thus
we see the wisdom of the Lord, for this border is perpetual, and cannot be overlooked or
ignored; whereas the border between Egypt and the Sudan is merely a convenient
arrangement of governments, and may be abolished at will.

The Lords Stone Witness

Also, the Lords stone Witness is in the "midst" of the land of Egypt, because it stands
right at the natural junction between lower and upper Egypt. And neither is this an
arrangement of man, but of Him who created the earth. For this point of juncture is
clearly defined and cannot be mistaken. From here, where the Pyramid stands, lower
Egypt spreads out northward in a delta, like a fan, watered by the various branches of the
Nile; whereas upper Egypt is a narrow strip of cultivated land following the course of the
Nile southward.

The Great Pyramid, standing thus in the midst of Egypt, can be seen clearly from many
miles around, and none passing from lower to upper Egypt, or from upper to lower Egypt,
can fail to see it.
The physical features of the land of Egypt, also, demonstrated that the stone Witness
stands in the geometrical midst, the exact center recognized by land-surveyors. It was,
indeed, a surveyor (Mitchell of the United States of America Coast Survey Department)
who discovered this remarkable geometrical center of lower Egypt. Noticing that the sea
coast-line of Egypt is a quarter circle, Mitchell sought for the center of this circle and
found it marked by the Great Pyramid.
These physical features of the land of Egypt, on which the drawn lines are based, are
beyond the power of man to gainsay. And no child of the Lord, to whom He has granted
the spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind, could desire to deny this beautiful
fulfillment of the words of God, spoken by the mouth of his prophet Isaiah-Isa 19:19, 20.
Then there is the other line, which connects the Lords stone Witness with the city of
Bethlehem, the foretold place of our Lords birth. This also is convincing, and appealed
to Brother Russell when he was informed about it. In his acknowledgement he replied:
"Your application of the angle of the passages in the Great Pyramid is a new thought, and
as it points out so exactly the city of Bethlehem, we regard it with favor, and are inclined
to accept it as a proper application and further verification of the testimony of the
Pyramid.-Yours in the love and service of our Redeemer and King, C.T. Russell."
The "angle" to which Brother Russell referred is shown by the straight line running
directly between the Pyramid and Bethlehem. For this line "descends," geographically,
from Bethlehem south-westward to the Pyramid, at the same angle exactly as the
Entrance Passage in the Pyramid descends into the rock. The significance of this
"angular" connection is seen when it is remembered that our Lord, when a child, was
carried "down" into Egypt from Bethlehem; and that the Pyramid, which marks the
"midst" of Egypt, is the symbol of our Lord-Mt 2:1-15.
Also, the actual distance between the Pyramid and Bethlehem, when reckoned in Pyramid
units of measure (the Pyramid cubit), agrees with the exact period of 2138 years between
the building of the Pyramid and the birth of our Lord in Bethlehem. And by another
connected measurement this distance also agrees with the further period of 1915 years
between the birth of Jesus who was born as "King of the Jews" and the end of "Gentile
Times" in 1914 A.D., when he took up his great power and began to reign.
These "coincidences" of place and time cannot be "chance" coincidences. The
geographical positions of the Pyramid and of Bethlehem are exactly fixed to yield the
"angular" connection and the precise necessary distance between. And these yield the
time-measurements that agree with the three prominent dates, 2140 B.C. for the building
of the Pyramid, 2 B.D. for the birth of our Lord in Bethlehem, and 1914 A.D. for the
beginning of the reign of our Lord over all the earth, of which Egypt is a symbol.

Unless the Lord Himself had connected these things, all in perfect agreement with his
Word of Truth, such harmony could not have been possible; and that which "God hath
joined together, let not man put asunder"!
We cannot but feel sorry for those who, having once understood and accepted these facts,
have now turned their backs on them, and, even worse, pretend that such harmony and
foreknowledge, such power and wisdom, is of the Evil One! May the Lord open their
eyes in time to see their position of danger.
The keynote of this "Watch Tower" article is in paragraph 14, in which we are told that if
any claim that the Great Pyramid was designed by God, then the burden of proof rests
with them, etc., and this in face of the many proofs accumulated and published by
patient Bible students for the past two generations, and which are still investigated and
accepted by all who love the truth. It is not without significance that none of the features
that prove the Divine Authorship of the design of the Pyramid is touched upon in the
article. This is because the recital of any of these numerous features demonstrates its
reasonableness and harmony with Scriptural truth.
In the 14th paragraph the statement is made that "nowhere in the Word of God is the
Pyramid of Gizeh either directly or indirectly mentioned."
The first thing that must strike anyone, when they gaze upon this pronouncement, is its
absolute direct denial to other paragraphs, as for instance-"This ancient structure being
thus repeatedly referred to in the Scriptures"; and "Jehovah will show himself a great
Savior; and He has already prepared the Great Pyramid as part of His instrumentality for
convincing the world of his wisdom, foreknowledge, and grace"; "The testimony of this
peculiar and remarkable witness will give to mankind fresh ground for faith and love and
zeal." These, and other expressions like them, appear in Vol. III of "Studies in the
Scriptures," specially recommended to seekers after truth on page 351 of the same issue
of the "Watch Tower" in which paragraph 14 occurs! It also conveniently ignores the
comments in the latest (1928) edition of "The Harp of God, " page 192, par. 317, where,
after quoting 1Pe 2:5-7, it says:"That other members of the body, then must be built up
into Christ to conform to that chief cornerstone, which is illustrated by the Great Pyramid
in Egypt. See Isa 19:19."
As for the "burden" of proof, this is undoubtedly upon those devotees who claim Satan as
the designer and master-builder of the Pyramid. They have taken this burden upon
themselves, to teach the children of the heavenly Father that Satan not only knew the
secrets of the Scriptural plan of salvation, and all the time-prophecies and general times
and seasons connected with this plan, but that he, the "prince of darkness," possessed the
wisdom and foreknowledge necessary to incorporate them in a stone building, and hide
them there for four thousand years.
But they will never prove it, for the Scriptures manifest that the Almighty God alone
possessed the knowledge now found to have been built into this Miracle in stone.

When Jesus Christ prayed to His Father, He said: "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed
them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight"-Mt 11:25, 26. We
can think of the Evil One as being "wise and prudent" in the sense that our Lord here
meant, but not as one to whom the heavenly Father would permit His secrets to be
known.
The apostle Paul says: "We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery [secret], even the
hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: which none of the
princes of this world knew: for had they known it they would not have crucified the Lord
of glory"-1Co 2:7, 8. The "Well-Shaft" in the Pyramid symbolizes the death and
resurrection of our Lord, the only avenue to life on any plane for the fallen race. For the
First Ascending Passage (the Law Age of Israel) is rendered impassable by the "Granite
Plug" (the perfect Law of god, which no imperfect man can pass), and therefore the WellShaft is the only open way of access to the upper parts of the Pyramid. Satan, who is
called "the prince of this world, " could not therefore have originated the symbol of the
Well-Shaft, not knowing the secret of Christ crucified-1Co 1:23.
The prophet Daniel sought to understand those things which God had communicated to
him, but the angel answered: "Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed
till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked
shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand"-Da 12:4, 9, 10. Thus Satan
never understood Gods plan, and cannot understand even now.
Prominent among the things contained in the book of Daniel are the prophetic periods,
reaching from Daniels time to the first advent of the Messiah, and right through the
Gospel Age to the second advent. All of these "days" of Daniel are indicated accurately
by the time-measurements in the Pyramid. As "that wicked one" could not have known
what was contained in the sealed book of Daniel, he could not have put the corresponding
time-measurements in the Pyramid. Still less could Satan have known these things that
God intended to communicate to his prophet sixteen hundred years after the Pyramid was
built. To claim otherwise is to make void the Word of God.

Truth in the Pyramid

The claim that Satan "would put some truth" into the Pyramid in order to deceive the
Lords people is contrary to the Scriptures. Truth can never deceive the Lords people;
and the "father of lies" could not put "truth" into the Pyramid, for, Jesus tells us, "there is
no truth in him"-Joh 8:44.
We are told in this article that we should not accept the Pyramids testimony, because this
building is used by others to support their wrong theories. It is obvious that this same
objection could apply also to the Bible. But the child of God does not reject the Bible on
this account; and neither will he, nor does he, reject the testimony of the Lords stone
Witness, though others may misuse and miscall it.

When Jesus Christ said to his disciples, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons
which the Father hath put in his own power" (Ac 1:7), we thereby know that the Father
did not reveal them to, or permit them to come to the knowledge of, His great adversary,
the father of lies and murderer of the human race. And when Jesus was asked by His
disciples, "Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy
presence, and of the end of the age?" He answered: "Of that day and that hour knoweth
no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father"-Mt 24:3,
36-39; Mr 13:32. None of the angels knew, and neither did our Lord Himself. How then
could Satan have known, as claimed in this article?
For if Satan designed the Pyramid (so that it "may be called Satans Bible, and not Gods
stone witness"-see par. 37 in the article), then he must have known, and foreknown, all of
the prominent dates connected with Gods Plan of the Ages, for they are all indicated in it
by the time-measurements. This is declared in Vol. VII of "Studies in the Scriptures,"
page 60. (This 7th volume of "Studies" is printed in eight languages, and is specially
recommended to all seekers after truth in the same issue of the "Watch Tower" in which
the article repudiating the testimony of the Pyramid appears.) A long list of prominent
dates covering the whole period of the plan of God, from the fall of Adam to the
restoration of the Dominion to mankind, is presented on page 60 of the seventh volume.
All of these are there said to be authentic Scriptural dates, and all of them are claimed to
be accurately foreshown in the time-measurements of the Great Pyramid. We are now
"instructed" to believe that they were all put in the Pyramid by the "father of lies"!
To say that Satan set up the Great Pyramid in Egypt is not according to the Scriptures; for
the prophet of the Lord declares that it was the "Mighty God, the Lord of hosts... which
hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day"-Jer 32:17-20. It is
evident that Satan had nothing to do with it.
A sentence in paragraph 34 of the article reads: "The great God of justice and love would
not erect a structure which would result in the oppression of slaves and the great loss of
life."
We can imagine we are listening to the words of "higher critics"! Among other objections
the higher critics say: "If the Bible God is a God of love and justice, as you claim, he
would not have destroyed the poor helpless world in the flood." "A God of justice and
love would not have commanded King Saul to slay the Amalekites, as the Bible declares:
Now go smite Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay
both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass"-1Sa 15:3.
In another sentence in the 34th paragraph we read: "If that work was done by human
hands or human power, then it must have been done by men who were slaves." Then it
continues: "That being true, without a doubt many of them died from exhaustion or from
being cruelly driven to the task." We are informed that God would never think of
employing slaves to do any of his work but that as Satan is the great oppressor it follows,
logically, that the Great Pyramid was built by the devil!

We refuse to be carried away by this kind of logic. It is false reasoning, because contrary
to Scriptures and outside the facts of history. The records of history declare that the
invading "Shepherd Kings," the master-builders of the Pyramid, who easily subdued the
Egyptians by their power "without a battle," immediately closed the idolatrous temples of
the land and stopped idolatrous worship. The common people therefore were liberated
from the bondage of their idols and priesthood; and this "reformation" must have proved
a real blessing. The deposed priesthood, of course, did not welcome this interference with
their liberties, and that is why the priesthood of subsequent dynasties, according to the
account of Herodotus, calumniated the memory of the powerful but peaceful Shepherd
Kings, just as the "Watch Tower" article does.
By enlisting the people to erect the Great Pyramid the Shepherd Kings enriched the land,
even as the erecting of the Temple in Jerusalem enriched Palestine. And the people were
not cruelly driven to the task, but, on the contrary, they were relieved every three months
according to the historical records. This was the method adopted by Solomon in the
building of the Temple-1Ki 5:13-18.
The nation of Israel was developed in slavery in that very land wherein Gods stone
Witness stands-Ex 1:11-14. This oppression of Israel by the Egyptians occurred about
five centuries after the building of the Pyramid. Moses could not understand why the
Lord had brought his people under bondage to cruel taskmasters; and he cried: "Lord,
wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people?"-Ex 5:22, 23. But God had foretold this
affliction when making his promise to Abraham, and had arranged for it as part of his
plan to develop his chosen nation and weld it together.-Ge 15:13, 14.
Thus we see that our heavenly Father, our God of love, wisdom, justice, and power, does
many strange acts to bring honor to His Name-Ex 9:35; Heb 9:17. His instructed children
can see by faith the entire plan of salvation complete. But worldly minds cannot
understand, and are apt to judge the Almighty from their narrow viewpoint-Isa 55:8, 9.
The time is coming, however, when the eyes of the people will be opened, when all evil
systems and organizations that have stood between them and the truth are swept away.
It is not necessary to suppose that the actual builders of the Pyramid knew the true
purpose of it; for neither did Moses nor David know of the inner meaning of their
structures. It was not until the advent of Jesus Christ that God granted this insight.
Therefore He did not speak to Moses about the purpose of the Great Pyramid, for this
knowledge was not then necessary or due.
The same applies to Jesus and the apostles: it was not necessary for them to know about
the detailed measurements and symbolisms of the Pyramid, although they understood the
importance of the headstone, from which they drew valuable lessons-Mt 21:42-45; Ac
4:10-12.
While the detailed teaching of the Pyramid could not be understood in times past,
nevertheless it was revealed to David, and later to Isaiah, that this building held a
message. For the account of the construction of this, the chief of the ancient "Seven

Wonders," was handed down through the centuries. We have seen that David spoke of a
head corner stone, which at first was rejected by the builders. Then he adds: "This is the
day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, I beseech
thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in
the name of the Lord"-Ps 118:22-26.
When Jesus rode into Jerusalem as King, in fulfilment of the prophecy of Zechariah (Zec
9:9; Mt 21:4-9), the multitude cried, "Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest." They thought the Lord now
would send the long promised prosperity.
But Jesus knew He must first be rejected by the rulers, before he could be exalted and
send prosperity-Lu 24:19-27, 44-48. Therefore, when confronting the rulers a little later,
he addressed to them these other words of the Psalmist: "The stone which the builders
rejected, the same is become the head of the corner"-Mt 21:42-44. And then, knowing
that he was about to be rejected and slain, he wept over Jerusalem, saying: "Behold, your
house is felt unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye
shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord"-Mt 23:37-39. This time,
please God, is now at the door, when they will recognise Him whom they rejected, and
realise that He is the greater Son of David, who comes in the name of Jehovah with
restitution, blessings, and prosperity-Ac 3:20, 21.
It is objected that the prophet Isaiah cannot refer to a Sign and Witness of stone in the
literal land of Egypt, because, just previous to this reference to the altar and pillar, he
says, "In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and
swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called the city of destruction"-The city of the sunIsa 19:18. It is contended that there are no such cities in Egypt to-day.
We note, however, that in the same chapter the prophet says: "In that day shall there be a
highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the
Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. In that day shall
Israel be a third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land;
whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the
work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance"-Isa 19:23-25.
When the Lord regathers his people Israel from the lands of their captivity, including the
grave, Israel will be his inheritance. So also will Egypt be called his people, and Assyria
the work of his hands-See also Eze 16:53-63. The Psalmist declares: "Among the gods
there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All
nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall
glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone"-Ps
86:8-10. The Lord also speaks of the time when He will "bring again the captivity" of the
nations of Moab, Amon, Elam, Sodom, and Samaria-Am 9:14, 15; Jer 48:47; 49:6, 39.
These, and many other Scriptures, show that God is the God of all nations, and that all
owe their existence to Him alone-Ac 17:24-26. And, however God may have used the

various nations in an illustrative or symbolical way, in connection with the forthtelling of

details of his plan of the ages, and for the instruction of his special chosen people, both
fleshly and spiritual, these nations still have their identity, and will be restored to their
former estates when Christ reigns over all the earth as King, as Jehovah declared, "Ask of
me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the
earth for thy possession"-Ps 2:8.
When the Lord, then, is King over all the earth, and Israel is the third with Egypt and
Assyria and a blessing in the midst of the land, the prophecy of the five cities will be
fulfilled. In the meantime the prophecy of the "highway" is fulfilled in the railway; and
this is a remarkable fulfilment of an age-long prophecy that always seemed impossible.
But the great World War that broke out suddenly in 1914 (one of the prominent dates
indicated by the Lords stone Witness, and deciphered there many years previously by
careful students of the Word), made this seemingly impossible fulfillment come to pass.

The Altar and Witness

Then we have the Great Pyramid in the land of Egypt, which fulfils most convincingly
the prophecy of the altar and pillar, and which, as the Lord intended it should, is
witnessing to the Lords people and the world. "For what if some did not believe? Shall
their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?"-Ro 3:3. We are glad to know that
nothing can stop this witnessing, for it is the Lords doing and not mans. As Brother
Russell exclaims, with conviction and joy in which we share, "Lo, the very stones of this
Great Pyramid of Testimony are crying out in no uncertain tones. Every inch of this
massive structure is eloquently proclaiming the wisdom and power and grace of our
God."
"Such testimony would be peculiar and striking indeed, even if there were no Scriptures
found to bear on the subjects examined; but when the Scriptures had already clearly and
positively declared to us these same circumstances and dates, before the Pyramids
testimony was heard, its wonderful agreement with and corroboration of the same
become doubly significant and striking. Now, when the worldly-wise are repudiating
Gods Word as obsolete and unscientific, to have this stone Witness speak, and
corroborate the testimony of the Bible, is truly astounding.
To hear its testimony as to mans fall at the very time that the worldly-wise are claiming
that man never was perfect, never was in Gods image, and consequently never fell from
it, is remarkable. To hear its testimony that none could enter the Gospel high-calling to
the divine nature, or the state of human justification and life through the Law Covenant
passage-way [the First Ascending Passage, which symbolizes the Law Age], at a time
when so many are preaching that the Law of Moses [mans own efforts] is the only way
to life, is certainly gratifying. Surely in the Great Pyramid the invisible things [plans] of
God from the creation of the world are clearly seen; being understood by the things that
are made-Ro 1:20

"Some may scoff at the testimony of this stone Witness," continues Brother Russell, "as
they also scoff at Gods written Word; but to their scoffs we answer: Account for this
peculiar fitness of things, or else venture to prophesy of the future, and see how your
prophesies will result. Prove to us that it requires no inspiration to foretell future events.
Show us a sample of worldly wisdom. Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth
your strong reason, saith the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth and show us what
will happen; let them show the former things, what they be, that we may consider them
and know the latter end of them; or declare to us things to come. Show the things that are
to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are god (mighty ones)-Isa 41:21-23."
While the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, thus challenges the worldly-wise to
prove that they are able to foretell future history, shall we nevertheless contend that
Satan, the father of lies, could do so? This is what the "Watch Tower" article contends
for, claiming that Satan foreknew every prominent event and date in mankinds history
pertaining to the outworking of Gods plan or the ages, including those of the advents of
our Lord and the mystery of Christ. The children of God are even challenged to prove
their Scriptural claim that their heavenly Father is the only one who could have forearranged these things which He hid from ages and generations, and therefore the only one
who could have foreshown them in the Great Pyramid, where they are now clearly to be
read.
Paragraph 39 of the "Tower" article says: "It has always been Satans purpose to exalt
himself and to push Jehovah out of sight." The obvious reply to this somewhat crude
expression is that, no matter how much Satan may have "purposed" to exalt himself, he
never did and never can "push Jehovah out of sight," neither in a literal nor in a spiritual
sense. On the contrary, the Scriptures declare of Jehovah, "Verily thou art a God that
hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior" -Isa 45:15. Satan has no volition in the matter,
neither being able to "push" God out of the sight of those who have the seeing faith nor to
reveal God to the unbelieving- Lu 10:21, 22. Of Moses we read that, "by faith he forsook
Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible"Heb 11:27. Faith can see right through "dead stone"! But Satan, the god of this world, is
permitted to "blind the minds" of them which believe not, "lest the light of the glorious
gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them"-2Co 4:1-6. This is
not Satans arrangement, but Gods purpose, as explained by Jesus Christ-Mr 4:10-12; Ro
11:8-10.

Other Pyramid Expositors

We are not to make the mistake of supposing that the Pleiades were in line with the
Ascending Passages at the time when the Pyramid was built. In quoting from the wellknown work of the Rev. Joseph Seiss, Brother Russell presents the correct understandingSee page 327 of Vol. III, "Studies." On later consideration Professor C. Piazzi Smyth
agreed that, not 2170 B.C., but 2140 B.C. was the date of the erection of the Pyramid. On
the Autumnal Equinox of the year 2140 B.C. Alpha Draconis, the "North Star" of that
epoch, shone directly down the Descending Passage, while the Pleiades were exactly on
the meridian of the Pyramid. The ascending Passages pointed to this meridian, but not to

the Pleiades. Instead, the "scored lines" drawn on the walls of the Descending Passage,
which by an exact time-measurement mark the date 2140 B.C., pointed directly upward
to the Pleiades at this particular date, 2140 B.C.-See Vol. II. "Great Pyramid Passages,"
Section 31.
The words of Isaiah, "Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help" (Isa 31:1) are in this
"Watch Tower" article applied literally, as apparently a warning to any who think of
going to the Lords stone Witness in Egypt for the purpose of finding in what way this
Altar-Pillar testifies to the Lord of hosts. But the prophet goes on to say: "And stay on
horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are
very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord."
Brother Russell explains the whole passage in his Pyramid chapter, page 316. The
"horses" and "horsemen" are wrong doctrines and false leaders, and the "chariots" are
worldly organizations. These all claim to be doctrines and leaders and organizations of
the Lord, but God warns us against putting our trust in them, because they are of "Egypt,"
the world.
In his volumes of "Studies in the Scriptures" Brother Russell teaches very clearly how to
distinguish between the Kingdom of God and the "power of darkness." He shows how the
many evil systems of this "present evil world" all combine to make up the kingdom of the
"prince of darkness," deceiving many into thinking that their particular "system" or
"organization" is free from his, Satans, influence. There is only the one safe course for
the children of God, namely, to be clear of all systems or sects or organizations
whatsoever, and be joined individually to Christ as members in particular of His body1Co 12:12-27.
"We hope and labor," said Brother Russell, "that the good work of reforming and
protesting against error may go on and on until each individual Christian will rest his
faith (not in a denomination, large or small) but personally and individually in the
Redeemer, and be united to Christ Jesus, the Head, as a member of his body-the only true
Church...Such a splitting up of creeds and systems has been necessary to set free the
Lords sheep, to prepare a cleansed sanctuary class truly united to Christ."
"Standing thus free, untrammeled by human creeds and bondages, but personally united
to Christ each will find in the others members of the body of Christ, and affinity,
fellowship, and love will unite them in the only union that is not injurious-union in
Christ, to whom, as living branches in the Vine, each is personally united." Each one of
these followers of Jesus Christ can claim God as his Father; and it is He, and not any
"organization," who "hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us
into the kingdom of his dear Son"-Ro 8:14-17; Col 1:12-14.
Brother Russell impressed upon us from the Word of God, and desired us to comprehend
clearly, that the Kingdom of Gods dear Son is an invisible Kingdom, not seen of men.
We are "citizens" of this heavenly Kingdom and "ambassadors for Christ," and to us this
is real; but to others it is not so, as the apostle John declares: "The world knoweth us not,

because it knew him not"-1Jo 3:1. Our Lords reply to the woman of Samaria proves
conclusively that there is now no visible place where His followers can render acceptable
service and worship to their heavenly Father-Joh 4:19-24.
The woman said: "Our fathers worshipped in this mountain [Gerizim]; and ye say, that in
Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." Jesus answered: "Woman, believe
me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet in Jerusalem,
worship the Father...the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth: for
the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth." We who are begotten of the Spirit are children of the
heavenly Father. We are not the "children" of any visible organization.
The word "organization" does not occur in the Bible, and its use is apt to mislead. The
Scriptural word is "kingdom"; and our Lord distinctly said that "the kingdom of God
cometh not with observation"-with outward show-Lu 17:20. Therefore, there is no
"visible organization of God on earth," as is claimed by some to their undoing.
How often Brother Russell warned us against this very thing, and how foolish we shall be
if we do not heed his warning. We shall indeed be foolish if we claim that "only through
our system or organization will the heavenly Father accept praise and service"; for this
would make it appear necessary for every spirit-begotten child of God to "bow the knee"
to the few who have constituted themselves heads of the organization. The apostle shows
that it is only the carnal, fleshly mind that is deceived by such unscriptural claims-1Co
3:1-6, 18-23.
We must never forget the example of the apostate church, the "mystery of iniquity" of
which Satan is the instigator (2Th 2:7-9), and which deceived the whole world to such an
extent that at last the most arrogant of all the popes, Boniface VIII, felt called upon to
issue his famous (or infamous!) "bull," Unam Sanctum, which contained the preposterous
claim: "We declare, determine, and decree, that it is absolutely necessary to salvation,
that every human being should be subject to the Roman pontiff"!
History shows that this marked the first beginnings of the downfall of the "Holy Roman
Empire." When the peak of arrogance is reached, then begins the decline, which ends in
utter destruction. This is the law of the Lord, "for whosoever exalteth himself shall be
abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted"-Lu 14:11. And while we read in
the worlds news that "The Pope has again become a temporal sovereign" (the "solemn
treaty" between the Vatican and the Italian government, which makes the Pope once
more a king in his own right, was signed on 11th February, 1929), we know that this is
only preparatory to the final destruction-Re 17:11-18; 18:21.
To apply Isaiahs words (Isa 31:1) in a literal way is evidently not Scriptural, for then
God would not have sent His angel to appear to Joseph in a dream, to warn him about
Herods intentions-Mt 2:13-15. When Joseph took the child Jesus and his mother by night
and departed into Egypt, according to Gods instructions, he went there for help, to
escape the woe that Herod brought upon Bethlehem-Mt 2:16.

Therefore when the prophet Isaiah, in another of his prophecies, directs the attention of
the Lords children to an Altar and a Pillar in the land of Egypt, and tells us, by the spirit
of inspiration, that this Altar-Pillar is to be for a Sign and for a Witness to the Lord of
hosts, we do well, if we are wise, to pay heed to His words. As is to be expected, Satan
and his deluded followers will do all in their power to divert attention from this Sign and
Witness, as Brother Russell forewarned us. The Lords people are not interested in the
sphinx, for they know it is but a "dumb idol"-Ro 8:9. But as for the Great Pyramid it is
different, for they have "heard" its stones "crying out in no uncertain tones."
"Firmly incased in this solid rocky structure," concludes Brother Russell, "beyond the
power of natures storms or of the ruthless hand of the destroyer, the outline drawings of
Gods great plan have stood for four thousand years, prepared to give their testimony at
the time appointed, in corroboration of the similarly revealed, but for ages hidden,
testimony of the sure Word of Prophecy." "men may sneer, but they cannot laugh down
this mighty structure, nor scoff out of it the angles, proportions, measures, nature
references and sacred correspondences which its Maker gave it. Here they are in all their
speaking significance, stubborn and invincible beyond all power to suppress them."

Pyramid Measurements
We recommend a careful study of the chapter on the Pyramid by Brother Russell,
comparing the explanation given there with the Scriptures cited. Such study as this is
time well spent, for it gives all who desire truth a clear grasp of the Scriptural plan of
salvation as it is in Christ Jesus. We must draw attention to the fact, however, that the
measurements of the passage-ways require now to be amended, for when Brother Russell
wrote his chapter on the Pyramid at the end of Vol. III, "Studies in the Scriptures" nearly
forty years ago, the true measures of some parts, especially of the Descending Passage
and "Pit," were not known. Professor C. Piazzi Smyth never went down the lower reach
of the Descending Passage, and Professor Petrie did not measure it carefully, as he
himself confesses.
After we visited the Pyramid in 1909 and 1912, when we measured every part carefully,
we published the correct measurements in Vol. II of "Great Pyramid Passages" in 1913;
and Brother Russell acknowledged the necessary amendments to his figures by specially
recommending this volume to all "Watch Tower" readers, just as he had previously, in
1910, recommended Vol. I of "Great Pyramid Passages: in the "Watch Tower." Also in
the Watch Tower Societys other periodical, "The Golden Age," these two volumes of
"Great Pyramid Passages" are specially recommended to all careful students of Gods
Word; and the article on the Pyramid in the 21st May, 1924, issue makes use of our
corrected measurements, and time-measurements, and many of the diagrams (this article
on the Pyramid was so much appreciated that it had to be reprinted, in the 21st December,
1924, issue of "The Golden Age").
All such works on the testimony of the Lords stone Witness, corroborative of the
Scriptural plan of salvation, are most helpful to the Lords people. For we know that at
this time, as never before, people are on the one hand turning to Spiritism, and on the

other hand to Evolution, and both of these snares of the adversary are utterly refuted in
the teaching of the Lords stone Witness. Neither should we allow ourselves to be turned
aside from this grand truth that we have received, even though it is inevitable that we
shall be misunderstood, and have to suffer; for let us remember the words of Isa 57:2, and
Ro 10:15.
Our Lord gave us comfort when he said: "Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and
when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out
your name as evil, for the Son of mans sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for,
behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in like manner did their fathers to the
prophets"-Lu 6:27-38. "Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not
greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you: if they have
kept my saying, they will keep yours also, ... But this cometh to pass, that the word might
be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause"-Joh 15:17-37; Mt
10:24-25. "Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; your brethren that
hated you, that cast you out for my names sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he
shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed"-Isa 66:5.
NOTE.-The two volumes, "Great Pyramid Passage," which were specially recommended
by Brother Russell to all his readers in the "Watch Tower," and recommended also in all
editions of Vol. VII of "Studies in the Scriptures," as well as in other issues of the "Watch
Tower" and "Golden Age" at various times, are still in print and still procurable. Address
enquiries to Morton Edgar, 224 West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland.