Shining a light on the weekly Bible Lessons published in the Christian Science Quarterly® 

Probation After Death

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Wait is translated from a Hebrew term that alludes to silence (dāmam). Scottish theologian James Moffatt offers, “Leave it all quietly to God, my soul, my rescue comes from him alone; . . .”

The Bible Lessons serve as weekly study guides as well as the sermon in every Christian Science Sunday church service. Learn more at BibleLesson.com

Resources quoted in this issue

GT: Moffatt, James. A New Translation of the Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments. New York: Harper & Row, 1954.

Cit. 8: Butler, Trent C., ed. Holman Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 1991. Also available at studylight.org/dictionaries.

Cit. 18: Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of John, Vol. 2. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of John, Vol. 2. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.

Cit. 19: Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Letters to Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Letters to Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.

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