Verses:
1, 2, 3:
The Lord will come into the world, and will teach the Word in its purity.
[11]
4:
The church, doctrine, and worship will then be as they had been among the ancients.
[11]
5, 6:
The Lord will then execute judgment upon all who have adulterated and destroyed the truths of the church.
[15, 2]
7:
They have done this from the beginning, and do not desist from it,
[2, 3]
8, 9:
nor do they desist from adulteration, therefore this will bring about their ruin.
[3, 2]
10-12:
If they had lived according to the statutes, they would have been in the good of the church.
[2]
13-15:
They have confirmed themselves in this, that good is of no profit and that evil does no harm, because the good and the wicked are alike prosperous.
[2]
16:
It is otherwise with those who trust in the Lord;
[11, 1]
17:
they will be blessed of the Lord when He comes.
[11, 1]
18:
Then the difference will be seen,
[3, 11]