Milestones (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Milestones is a non-commercial
, Bible
magazine
published annually by the Christadelphians
. The magazine's focus is Bible prophecy
, and its intention (according to the magazine's website) is to review the 'events of the past year in the light of Bible prophecy'. The 2007 edition (Milestones to the Kingdom 2006: A Review of the World Events of 2006 in the Light of Bible Prophecy) is the 30th issue. Milestones Updates also appear quarterly in another Christadelphian publication, The Bible Magazine, and Milestones Snippets (an email list covering current affairs articles 'of interest to students of Bible prophecy') is available approximately twice a week.
The main author
of the magazine is a Christadelphian from the UK, Donald Pearce from Rugby, Warwickshire
. Up until 1992 Donald's father, Graham, wrote it and in 1993 & 1994 father and son wrote it together. The publisher is the Australian based Christadelphian Scripture Study Service (CSSS). All members of the CSSS are active members of Christadelphian congregations subscribing to the Birmingham Amended Statement of Faith (BASF).
In 2007 some 4,000 copies of the magazine were sent to several countries around the world
including Australia
, New Zealand
, Canada
, America
, the UK and South Africa
. Subscriptions and limited back issuse are available to order from the Milestones and CSSS websites. Milestones 2006 is also available in audio format on cassette tape, CD
and MP3
.
, Kent
and South West Wales
; there are also regularly Prophecy Days in the USA, Canada
, Australia
and New Zealand
.
Non-commercial
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, Bible
Bible
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magazine
Magazine
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published annually by the Christadelphians
Christadelphians
Christadelphians is a Christian group that developed in the United Kingdom and North America in the 19th century...
. The magazine's focus is Bible prophecy
Prophecy
Prophecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a prophet are then communicated to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the...
, and its intention (according to the magazine's website) is to review the 'events of the past year in the light of Bible prophecy'. The 2007 edition (Milestones to the Kingdom 2006: A Review of the World Events of 2006 in the Light of Bible Prophecy) is the 30th issue. Milestones Updates also appear quarterly in another Christadelphian publication, The Bible Magazine, and Milestones Snippets (an email list covering current affairs articles 'of interest to students of Bible prophecy') is available approximately twice a week.
The main author
Author
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of the magazine is a Christadelphian from the UK, Donald Pearce from Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
. Up until 1992 Donald's father, Graham, wrote it and in 1993 & 1994 father and son wrote it together. The publisher is the Australian based Christadelphian Scripture Study Service (CSSS). All members of the CSSS are active members of Christadelphian congregations subscribing to the Birmingham Amended Statement of Faith (BASF).
In 2007 some 4,000 copies of the magazine were sent to several countries around the world
including Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, America
United States
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, the UK and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Subscriptions and limited back issuse are available to order from the Milestones and CSSS websites. Milestones 2006 is also available in audio format on cassette tape, CD
Compact Disc
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and MP3
MP3
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.
Related events
Each year Signs of Our Times "Prophecy Days" are organised around the world partly in conjunction with Milestones magazine. According to the Milestones website, the purpose of these days is to 'provide [Christadelphians] with sound reasons why we can still have confidence in our Christadelphian heritage in the area of Bible prophecy. Our traditional beliefs will be presented in a contemporary, stimulating way'. In the UK, Prophecy Days are usually held in the MidlandsEnglish Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
and South West Wales
West Wales
West Wales is the western area of Wales.Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, an area which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth., an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics....
; there are also regularly Prophecy Days in the USA, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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