J. Stuart Russell

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James Stuart Russell M.A., D.Div., (1816 – 1895) was a

The book was originally published in 1878 under title The Parousia: A Critical Inquiry into the New Testament Doctrine of Our Lord's Second Coming with a second edition published in 1887.

Early life and ministry

Russell was born in

In June 1843, Russell became an assistant minister at the

After a five-year term with his second church, Russell moved to a new church in the rapidly growing suburb of Bayswater, and a new chapel was built on Lancaster Road in 1866. Russell continued to serve this church until his retirement near the end of 1888.

Russell was involved in several national campaigns. He was present at the formation of the

Russell became convinced of Preterism and after several years, he began to speak and write on the subject. He described how the matter came to him as a revelation and that when he discovered the key to the mystery, the whole theme gradually unfolded.

In 1878, he anonymously published The Parousia, containing an exegesis on sections of the

The book is written in three parts; the Parousia in the Gospels, the Parousia in the Acts and the Epistles and the Parousia in the Apocalypse.^[1]

This work drew much attention to the subject on both sides of the Atlantic. The University of Aberdeen showed its appreciation of the book by conferring a Diploma in Divinity on Russell.

Published works

•  A Leaf from the Early History of the Ancient Congregational Church in Great Yarmouth. 1642-1670 (1850)
• Is it Possible to Restore Unity Between Evangelical Conformists and Nonconformists? A Bicentenary Lecture (1853)
•  Nonconformity in the Seventeenth Century: An Historical Discourse, Delivered at the Celebration of the Bicentenary of the Congregational Church, Wattisfield, Suffolk (1854)
•  The Parousia: A Critical Inquiry into the New Testament Doctrine of Our Lord’s Second Coming (1878) (published anonymously)
• The Parousia: A Critical Inquiry into the New Testament Doctrine of Our Lord’s Second Coming (1887) (published publicly)
• “Comments on the 40th anniversary of the Evangelical Alliance” (Evangelical Christendom, Vol. 41, p. 314)(1887)
• “A Rejoinder by the Author, Rev. J.S. Russell, MA” (The Congregational Review, Volume 2, Part 1, February 1888, pp. 148-151)

Later life

Russell's later years were marked with ill health. During his sickness, he is quoted as having repeated the phrase, "On Christ the solid rock I stand!" His two children assisted him during his later years. He died on October 5, 1895, and was buried in the Kensal Green Cemetery.

Footnotes

External links

• The Parousia: A Careful Look at Our Lord's Second Coming (HTML format)
• The Parousia (HTML format)
• Parousia lui Iisus translation in Romanian; Parousia in Romana, impartita in trei parti (fisiere .doc - Microsoft Word)

• LA PARUSÍA translation in Spanish