Arno Clemens Gaebelein (August 27, 1861 – December, 1945) was a

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minister in the United States. He was a prominent teacher and conference speaker. He was also the father of educator and philosopher of Christian education Frank E. Gaebelein.

Career

Being a

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, he was a developer of the movement in its early days. Two of his books, ''Revelation, an Analysis and Exposition'' and ''Current Events in the Light of the Bible'' explain the dispensationalist view of

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. Gaebelein did not support the

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in their alliance with the

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. In a 1905 speech, he stated: In 1899, Gaebelein left the

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because of its

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notes that he was one of the early

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leaders to advocate

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. Gaebelein was an advocate of

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. He also was the editor of ''Our Hope'', a Christian periodical, for a number of years, and was a close assistant to Dr. C. I. Scofield on his monumental work, the

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refers to some of Gaebelein's writing as being anti-Jewish.

The Principles of the Hope of Israel Moment

In the Nov-Dec 1896 issue of "Our Hope" one of the best statements of

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(

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) was written under the heading, The Principles of the Hope of Israel Moment.

Works

*''Revelation, and Analysis and Exposition'' *''Current Events in the Light of the Bible'' *''The Annotated Bible'', a commentary on the Old and New Testaments which Gaebelein described as a 'Bible study course'.Gaebelein's Annotated Bible on Genesis 1
accessed 19 December 2015 *''The Harmony of the Prophetic Word'', a key to old testament prophecy concerning things to come. (1903) *''The Prophet Daniel'' (1911) *''The Jewish Question'' (1912) *''The Book of Genesis: A Complete Analysis of Genesis with Annotations'' (1912) *''Christ and Glory'' (1918) *''Studies in Prophecy'' (1918) *''The Angels Of God'' (1924) *''The Healing Question'' (1925) *''The Christ We Know'' (1927) *''The Conflict of the Ages: The Mystery of Lawlessness: Its Origin, Historic Development and Coming Defeat'' (193

*''The History of the Scofield Reference Bible'' (1943) *''The Prophet Ezekiel: an analytical Exposition'' (1918) *''Meat In Due Season'' (nd)

References

External links

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The Annotated Bible by Arno C. Gaebelein

Arno C. Gaebelein's biography at the Pre-Trib Research Center
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