Rightly Dividing the Word

A Great Foundational Bible Guidebook by Rev. Clarence Larkin This book, “Rightly Divides” the Fundamentals of the Faith in a series of contrasts, as “Law and Grace,” “Standing and State,” “Sin and Salvation,”  “Atonement and Redemption,” etc.  It contains the cream and meat of the author’s sermons and Bible lectures for thirty years, and is illustrated with 55 charts and diagrams.  Clarence Larkin was born in Pennsylvania in 1850 and was became a Christian at the age of 19. Initially he joined the Episcopal Church. He worked as a professional draftsman for a period and then became a teacher of the blind. He became a Baptist at the age of 32 and two years later ordained later ordained as a Baptist minister. Clarence Larkin was not a premillennialist at the time of his ordination, but careful diligent study of the Scriptures correctly led him to adopt the premillennial position. Using his former drafting skills he began to make large wall charts for use in the pulpit, which in turn brought him two invitations to teach in two Bible schools. During this time he published a number of prophetical charts, which were widely circulated. He titled the charts that he used in the pulpit:Prophetic Truth. During World War I he wrote his first book, which has become a Christian classic titled: Dispensational truth. It took him three years to design and draw the charts for the book. It was published in 1918 and even today is considered an integral part of any serious Bible student’s library. Some of the other books Reverend Larkin wrote are titled: Rightly Dividing the Word, The Book of Daniel, Spirit World, Second Coming of Christ. During the last five years of his life, the demand for his books became so high that he had to give up his pastorate and spend all his time devoted to full-time writing. His books and charts are all considered Christian classics and have been immensely helpful to believers all over the world. Some of his work is available through public domain online libraries. One cannot help but wonder if Clarence Larkin is able to watch from heaven’s mezzanine and realize the tremendous benefits his work brought to Christianity through his very thorough premillennial teachings. Clarence Larkin, a very unique and greatly gifted individual was called to be with the Lord on January 24, 1924. We imagine his service to the Lord during the millennial kingdom should prove to be very interesting. TABLE OF CONTENTS Rightly Dividing the Word Ages and Dispensations Jew and Gentile Church and Kingdom The Four Gospels The Two Advents The Spirit World Satan The Satanic Trinity “The Mystery of Godliness” and “The Mystery of Iniquity” Resurrection of Jesus The Resurrections The Judgments The Two Adams Atonement and Redemption Sin and Salvation Law and Grace Faith and Works The Two Natures Standing and State Regeneration and Baptism Election and Free Will The Reciprocal Indwelling of Christ and the Believer The Threefold Work of Christ Christ Our Passover Heaven and Hell Judaism and Christianity The Circles of the Christian Life Palace Beautiful CHARTS The Prophetic Days of Scripture The Times and Seasons Ages and Dispensations The Three Stages of the Earth The Prophetic Earth First and Second Re-Creative Days Third and Fourth Re-Creative Days Fifth and Sixth Re-Creative Days The Dispensation of Judgment The Jews The Five Great Worldwide Kingdoms The Gentiles The Church The Church Versus the Kingdom Kingdom of God-Kingdom of Heaven-The Church The Four Gospels The Two Comings The Mountain Peaks of Prophecy The Two Advents Daniel’s Seventy Weeks The Tabernacle The Threefold Nature of Man The Underworld Satan The Satanic Trinity The Greater Life and Work of Christ The Virgin Birth The Christ The Antichrist Antichrist and the Times of the Gentiles The Resurrections The Judgments The Two Judgments of the Believer The Judgment of Reward The Two Adams Law and Grace Feeling Versus Faith The Two Natures Which is My Heart? The Natural Man The New Man The Worldly Christian The Sanctified Man Standing and State Believer’s Baptism Reciprocal Indwelling of Christ and the Believer Christ the Vine The Threefold Work of Christ Christ Our Passover The Heavens Judaism and Christianity The Circles of the Christian Life Palace Beautiful First Floor Plan of Palace Beautiful Second Floor Plan of Palace Beautiful