Charles H. Welch recorded over 500 Bible Expositions during the mid 1900s in the Chapel of the Opened Book, which is located in London, England. BereanTruth.com has graciously been granted permission by the Berean Forward Movement to present these studies via the Internet.  Transcriptions were done electronically using an automated service from the original recordings.  Please forgive any typographic errors.

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  • Right Division ... An address based on 2 Tim. 2:15.
  • The hand of fellowship.
  • God has spoken.
  • Right Division, All Scripture, & features of Ephesians.
  • Col. 3:1-4 Second coming of Christ & the adoption.
  • Col. 3:1-4 Three spheres of blessing.
  • Matt. 24. First aspect of ChristÔøΩs second coming.
  • Thess. 4 Second aspect of ChristÔøΩs second coming.
  • Galatians
  • GodÔøΩs plan of the ages
  • 2 Timothy
  • Acts 13 or 28?
  • Reckon
  • Mr.Welch tour of USA in 1955 covering Temple Of Truth, Body,Mystery,Walk,Will,Work,Witness
  • Ephesians ÔøΩ The One Body
  • Hebrews
  • Adoption & three spheres of blessing
  • Intercession.
  • Christ ÔøΩ All in All.
  • The lo-ammi period.
  • Christ in all the Scriptures.
  • Seven steps to Glory.
  • The seven epistles of Paul written after Acts 28.
  • Genesis 22:8.
  • Jubilee.
  • The balance of Truth.
  • Trusteeship.
  • Fighting the good fight.
  • The testimony of the Scriptures.
  • Where Christ sitteth.
  • Try the things that differ.
  • Introduction. Three ministries of Paul before Acts 28
  • Outline of Ephesians
  • Eph. 1:1-14
  • Eph. 1:3-6. The foundation or overthrow of the world.
  • Predestination and adoption. Three spheres of adoption.
  • Holiness. O.T. types. The parallel teaching of Colossians.
  • Redemption — The Passover as a type.
  • The words mystery inheritance and dispensation in Ephesians.
  • Adoption inheritance and the prior hope. The confirmatory miraculous gifts of the Acts period.
  • Eph. 1:12-14. The witness of the Spirit. The book of Ruth and the Kinsman - Redeemer.
  • Eph. 1:17-19. The first prayer.
  • The holiest of all. His inheritance in the saints.
  • The exceeding greatness of the power that raised Christ from the dead and His pre-eminent position.
  • Chapter 2. Our condition before salvation and Gods great reversal.
  • Eph. 2:8. grace by faith salvation the gift of God.
  • The twain Jew Gentile made one and access to the Father.
  • The Church The Temple The home of God in the future.
  • The parenthesis of ch. 3:1-13 the mystery of Christ and the
  • dispensation of the mystery or secret.Eph. 3:14-21. The second prayer and its overwhelming fulness.
  • Eph. 4:1-3. The worthy walk in connection with this high calling.
  • The meaning of worthy and endeavour to keep the unity. The sevenfold Unity of the Spirit and its consideration.
  • The One Baptism — what it is and what it accomplishes for the member of the Body of Christ.
  • The one Lord — central to this calling and the whole purpose of God.
  • The gifts of the ascended Christ for ministry and edification of the
  • Body of Christ. The sevenfold unity of the Faith.
  • Putting off the old man and putting on the new and what this involves
  • Putting off the old man and putting on the new and what this involves
  • Eph. 6:11-18. The sixfold armour of God and its complete protection against Satan and all enemies.
  • Eph. 6:11-18. The sixfold armour of God and its complete protection against Satan and all enemies cont.
  • Gen. 2 Pet. 3 – ‘then-now-to come’
  • God All in All
  • Job 38 – ‘Where wast thou?’ Whole plan of the Ages
  • Isa. 40 when enemy moves, God moves
  • Heb. 1&2 (Ps. 8)
  • 2 Cor. 12&13 Close study on Ps. 8
  • Consider place of Adam, Gen. 1&2
  • Ez. 1 – Mysterious agency at work (see Rev. 4-6)
  • 2 Pet. 2 – Sheep return (1 Pet.2:25)
  • Gen. 13 – God showed Abraham land after Lot left (v.14)
  • Ps. 32 and 51
  • Eph. 4 – Ascension of Christ
  • Acts 7 ‘Fulness’ not obtained by straight road:warning of bondage….
  • Ex. 2; Emphasis on descent to depth before rising again
  • John 1: Lamb of God. Ex. 12 – Passover Lamb
  • Heb. 9
  • Isa. 53 and 54
  • Eph. 1 and 2
  • Ps. 73
  • Holiness – Ps. 29 – Gen.
  • Leviticus – The five offerings
  • John’s gospel
  • Galatians 4:4
  • Romans – Olive Tree
  • Reconciliation – Its costliness
  • Ephesians
  • Pleroma, Colossians 1:25 & 2:10
  • The prayers of the Lord’s prisoner in Eph. Phil. Col.
  • Col. 1:12,14
  • Col. 1:13-22
  • Col. 1:22-28
  • Paul’s ministry unique
  • Col. 1:23-28
  • Col. 1:19 & 2:9
  • 1st Step – Crucified With. Ascent
  • 2nd Step – Died With
  • 3rd Step – Buried With
  • 4th Step – Quickened With
  • 5th Step – Raised With
  • 6th Step – Seated With (Reckoned)
  • 7the Step – Manifested With (Realization)
  • Hebrew Bible
  • “Rent” Gen. 1:2
  • No vain repetition in Scripture
  • Further aspects of Millennial reign
  • The Rest of the Dead
  • New Heaven and New Earth, not Gen. 1:1
  • Typical Teaching
  • The epistle as a whole
  • The superiority of Christ
  • The meaning of the word ‘Son’.
  • The meaning of the words ‘inheritance’ and ‘inherit’
  • The testing of Christ
  • Leaving the beginnings of truth and going onto adulthood
  • What drawing back means
  • Hebrews 11 – the spectrum of faith
  • Where can perfection be found?
  • Parallels between Hebrews and Philippians
  • The setting of Hebrews and Epistles written during Acts
  • Ruth’s life occurred during the time of Israel’s judges
  • A lost inheritance redeemed by the kinsmen redeemer
  • Stewardship and Faithfulness
  • Two-fold knowledge
  • Adam – a figure of Christ
  • Cain and Abel – the two seeds
  • Able and Seth – the type of substitution
  • Enoch
  • The apostle Paul: his personality and background
  • The apostle Paul and his fellow labourers
  • The apostle Paul and the various aspects of his ministry
  • The apostle Paul and the Gospel
  • The Apostle Paul – the Pharisee
  • After Joshua died
  • The root cause of Israel’s failure
  • Explanation of 93 year difference given in Acts 13 and Kings 6
  • Introduction
  • A comparison between the book of Job and Genesis
  • Parallels in the experiences of Job and other servants of God
  • The conflict of the ages
  • The arguments of Job’s friends and their failure
  • Resurrection, the answer to Job’s overwhelming problem
  • Resurrection cont-
  • The ministry of Elihu
  • The Kinsmen-Redeemer
  • The influence of the book of Job on Moses and the Psalms
  • Job’s restoration and the double blessing. Conclusion
  • The self limitation of God
  • Steps through Scripture
  • The Gospel of Matthew contrasted with Mark, Luke, and John
  • A review of Acts
  • A review of Acts 13 and Paul’s Gospel
  • Epistle to the Hebrews in comparison with Philippians
  • A survey of Ephesians
  • A survey of Revelation
  • The Scriptures as a whole and their inspiration
  • Inspiration of the Scriptures cont-
  • Evidence of Prophecy for inspiration
  • The purpose of the Ages – Purpose – Promise – Prophecy
  • The genealogies of Matthew and Luke
  • Times and seasons
  • The preservation and transmission of Heb and Greek text
  • The dating of Acts
  • The Apocrypha
  • Redemption and Atonement – their meanings
  • Redemption
  • Justification. Romans 3 and Galatians 3
  • The Jubilee
  • The day of atonement
  • Cities of refuge and their typical teaching
  • References to Death and Ransom
  • Redemption, Principality and Power, the Angels
  • Consequences of redemption
  • Justification and its contrast with sanctification
  • A N.T. summing up of what “justified by God” means
  • A place of works, as a result of redemption
  • The meaning of sanctification in both O.T. and N.T.
  • Cleansing in O.T. types and N.T. reality
  • Acceptance in Christ
  • The forgiveness of sins
  • Peace, a consequence of redemption
  • Liberty, a point of redemption
  • Access, the privilege of the believer
  • The discipline of the wilderness journey before going to Canaan
  • The number 3 in creation
  • Comparison between God and man
  • The I AM.
  • The vastness of creation and God as creator
  • The invisibility of God in O.T. and N.T.
  • The Hebrew words used of for God
  • One Lord in O.T. and N.T.
  • Recap of W186 and W192 – What is Man?
  • Contrast of the first and last Adam
  • Adam, a type of Christ
  • The creation of Adam
  • Man, a living soul
  • Man, the Image of God
  • Genesis 3. Satan’s attempt to corrupt the Word of God
  • Genesis 3. The temptation of Adam and Eve
  • The Cherubim
  • The conflict between the two seeds
  • 1 Corinthians 15:22 ‘in Adam’, ‘in Christ’
  • The fallibility and frailty of man
  • An examination of Jude 14
  • Terms used in the book of Job
  • Saul, David, and Solomon
  • O.T. references to the Second Coming
  • The Second Coming in Daniel’s prophecy
  • The Second Coming in the book of Zechariah
  • The Second Coming in Haggai and Malachi
  • Israel’s attitude to the House of God
  • The Second Coming in Matthew
  • Mathew 24 cont-
  • The Second Coming in the book of Acts
  • The Second Coming in Paul’s epistles
  • The Second Coming in 1 Thessalonians
  • The Second Coming in 2 Thessalonians
  • The Second Coming in 1 Corinthians
  • The Second Coming in Hebrews and Romans
  • The Second Coming in 1 Peter, Jude, James, and John
  • The Hope of the Church Which is His Body
  • A summing up. Events preceding the Second Coming
  • The background – the failure of Israel’s kings
  • Daniel 2 – Nebuchadnezzar’s dream
  • Daniel 1 – The faithful stand of Daniel
  • Daniel 4 – Written by Nebuchadnezzar himself
  • Daniel 7 – Prophecy of world conditions
  • Daniel 11
  • Daniel 9. The 70_7’s of years and their outworking
  • The Structure and setting of the Book
  • Revelation 1 The unveiling of Jesus Christ
  • Revelation 2 and 3
  • Revelation 4
  • Revelation 5 and 6
  • Revelation 7
  • The trumpet judgments
  • Revelation 13
  • Revelation 17 and 18
  • Revelation 19
  • The Millennium and its characteristics
  • The Millennium – further characteristics
  • The Great White Throne
  • The Millennial Kingdom
  • The outlook of Ecclesiastes
  • The historic basis of our faith and the resurrection of Christ
  • The words used in the N.T.
  • 1 Corinthians 15
  • An exposition of 1 Corinthians 15:11-18
  • An exposition of 1 Corinthians 15:21-24
  • An exposition of 1 Corinthians 15:35-38
  • The out-resurrection
  • Some difficult passages, resurrection of unbelievers
  • An appendix to these studies
  • The prophecy and its relationship to the other prophetical books
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 6. The Temple vision
  • Chapters 7 – 12
  • Chapter 40
  • Chapters 41 & 42
  • Chapters 43 to 45
  • Chapter 49
  • Chapter 53, reference in the N.T.
  • Chapter 53, Its prophecy of the Suffering Servant
  • Chapters 53 – 55
  • Chapter 55
  • Chapter 60
  • Chapter 65 & 66
  • The balance of the epistle to the Ephesians
  • The qualifications of a worthy walk
  • Scriptural meaning of ‘walk’, ‘calling’, ‘endeavor’ and ‘keep’
  • The bond of peace
  • Occurrences of ‘One Spirit’
  • The One Hope of the Calling
  • One Lord
  • One Faith
  • One Baptism
  • One God and Father
  • The sevenfold unity of the faith
  • The putting off of the old man
  • The link between Philippians and 2 Timothy
  • Why should we study Joshua?
  • Meddle not with them
  • A prayer of Moses
  • Chapters 5-7. The approach to Jericho
  • Joshua’s solemn exhortation. Chaps. 10, 11
  • The Descended Christ
  • The Mysteries of God
  • 2Tim.3:10, 4:8. Following Paul’s life and doctrine
  • 2Tim.3:15,16. The God breathed Scriptures
  • 1Tim.1:15. Paul the pattern.
  • Paul the Pattern, cont.
  • Scriptural ordination, essentials for God’s servants.
  • Creation-scientific objections
  • Adam-NT teaching
  • Paul’s method of preaching, his use of Hab.2:4
  • Roms.1:1, 5:11 concerning righteousness
  • OT pointers to fruitful service
  • 2Tim.4. The last words of Paul
  • Balance of practice & doctrine
  • Evidence of Archaeology
  • Testimony of the Son
  • Canon of Scripture
  • How it was given
  • Redemption
  • Atonement
  • Justification
  • Predestination
  • Sin
  • Redemption
  • John 3:16
  • John 3:16, survey of different uses
  • John 3:16 and Paul
  • John 3:16, way it should be preached
  • Unity of the Word
  • Try the things that differ
  • Right Division
  • Dispensational Truth
  • Adoption
  • Three spheres of blessing
  • The Bride and The Body. Part 1
  • The Bride and the Body. Part 2
  • Romans, Righteousness Revealed
  • Romans, Righteousness Required
  • Romans, Righteousness by Reckoning
  • Romans, Righteousness and Reconciliation (Roms.5:1-11)
  • Matthew’s and John’s Gospel compared, the sheep and flocks
  • John’s Gospel, purpose of writing. John 20:31
  • The 8 signs of John’s Gospel
  • Life & Eternal Life.
  • John’s Gospel, 3rd & 6th signs. Structure of Jn.5:16-30
  • Jew’s persecution of the Lord, He and his Father together
  • John 5:31-38
  • John 5:39-47. Scriptures point to the Son
  • The ‘I am’s’ of John’s Gospel
  • ‘And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold’
  • Witness
  • Service
  • The Mystery
  • Relationship to Ephesians, structure explained
  • Structure cont.
  • Epistle opening, prayers compared
  • Chapt.1 Deliverance
  • Chapt.1 Christ the Firstborn
  • Chapt.1 Christ’s presentation
  • Chapt.1 Paul’s ministry
  • Chapt.1 Meaning of Mystery or Secret
  • Chapt.1 Paul’s presentation
  • Chapt.2 Comforted, knit together
  • Chapt.2 Preparation for warning section
  • Chapt.2 Warning section
  • Chapt.2 Warning section cont.
  • Chapt.3 Opening verse
  • Chapt.3 Practical section
  • Chapt.4 Concluding study
  • Marriage of King’s Son, World wide implications
  • Jesus is Messiah emphasis, 1st & last signs
  • 3 Adoptions, John’s term children
  • Christ & Nicodemus, concurrent dispensations
  • Paul and John’s Gospel compared
  • Romans 16:24-27. Doxology and Mystery kept silent
  • Hebrews & Ephesians compared. Christ seated, believers seated
  • Parallels; Phils, Ephs. Cols. and Hebs. Roms. Cor.
  • John’s Gospel 10:16 – use of allos & heteros, other sheep could be Gentiles
  • Setting. End of Babylonian captivity, return for wall construction
  • Opposition of adversaries, NT comparisons
  • Faithful builders, service of restoration
  • Further considerations of opponents in O & NT
  • Nehemiah 8. Opening of the book and explanations by Ezra
  • Meaning of musterion, its distribution and related words
  • Mystery often follows failure, examples
  • Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, Matt.13
  • The Mystery of Israel’s blindness, Roms.9-11
  • The Mystery having been kept silent, Roms16:25
  • Other Mysteries, 1Cor.2:7, 13:2, 15:51, Mystery of Iniquity 2Thess.2:7
  • The Mystery of godliness, 1Tim.3:16
  • The Mysteries in Ephesians, 1:9, 3:3, 4, 9, 5:32, 6:19
  • The Mysteries in Colossians, 1:26, 2:2, 4:3
  • The twofold ministry of Paul (cp W385)
  • Dispensational truth
  • The Mysteries in Revelation, 1:20, 10:7, 17:5
  • Acts 2, 13 & 28 compared
  • Acts 13 & 28 compared
  • Paul’s twofold ministry (cp W380)
  • Resume of Paul’s prison epistles
  • Two seeds. Enmity, her seed & thy seed, Gen.3:15
  • Two Cities. Babel-Salem, Gen.10:10,14:18. Baby’n-Jerus’m Rev.14:8, Is.52:1
  • Two Mysteries. Iniquity – Godliness. 2Thess.2:7, 1Tim.3:16
  • Two anointed. The an’d cherub-The Lord & His an’d. Ez.28:14-19, Ps.2:2,6
  • Two dynasties. Nebuchadnezzar-Throne of His father David. Dan.2, Lk.1:32
  • Two fulnesses. Israel’s fulness-The fulness of the Gentiles. Roms.11:12, 25
  • Two women. The harlot-The Bride, The lamb’s Wife. Rev.17:3, 21:9
  • Two sets of miracles. Counterfeit-Divine. 2Thess.2:8-12, Hebs.2:3,4
  • Introduction. 2Tim.1:13
  • Introduction. 2Tim. 4:7
  • The Word and Words
  • Access
  • Adoption
  • All things, Apostle
  • Bonds
  • Body
  • Baptism
  • Blessing
  • Blood (of Christ)
  • Calling
  • Church
  • Cross
  • Crown. Part 1
  • Crown. Part 2
  • Christ Jesus
  • Dispensational Doctrine
  • Eternity
  • Fulness
  • Foundation. Part 1
  • Foundation. Part 2
  • Flesh
  • Grace
  • Gifts
  • Gentiles
  • Heavenly Places
  • Hope
  • Mystery. Part 1
  • Mystery. (of Christ) Part 2
  • Image
  • Perfect
  • Resurrection
  • Right Division
  • Righteousness
  • Sanctification
  • Time
  • Truth. Part 1
  • Truth. Part 2
  • Vessels
  • Witness
  • With regard to the Kingdom on Earth
  • With regard to the Heavenly Jerusalem
  • Coming, Revelation, Manifestation, “proelpizo”
  • Three adoptions, three spheres. Roman Greek Laws on adoption
  • God, the only Saviour. Lost condition, bondage, Christ the Saviour
  • Righteous God. Faith and reckoning
  • Salvation by faith. Faith and the gift of God
  • Salvation and life. Forgiveness, access and adoption
  • Salvation, changing garments
  • Salvation, from, to, by, the uttermost
  • The importance of the call, responsibility, choice, and hope
  • 1Corinthians 1:26
  • Not, neither, but and the way calling enters teaching of Scripture
  • Romans 9-11. Calling means selection
  • 2Timothy 1:9. Holiness
  • Hebrews, the Heavenly calling
  • Dispensation of The Mystery
  • Our response
  • Romans 8. The Son, adoption, no condemnation, glory (cp W323-326)
  • Romans 8. In Adam, in Christ, two laws, two walks and wages
  • Romans 8. Christ in you, two minds, one body
  • Romans 8. Lead, leading, lust (desire) and two desires
  • Romans 8.The Spirit beareth witness, three adoptions
  • Romans 8. Accompanying Salvation, three relationships
  • Romans 8. Bondage of corruption, three groans
  • Romans 8. Spirit, Christ, us, three intercessions
  • Romans 8. Image attacked
  • Romans 8. If God, more than conquerors. One Mediator
  • Romans 8. The super aboundings, unto victory
  • Hebrews 2:11. All of One. Two laws, death and life
  • Hebrews 2:11. All of One. All one with Christ, sanctification
  • Hebrews 2:11. All of One. One sacrifice, accepted Priest, perpetuity
  • Hebrews 2:11. All of One. One God, one mediator
  • Hebrews 2:11. All of One. One in perfectness, i.e. goal. Fellowship
  • Hebrews 2:11. All of one. One with Christ. Unity to keep and maintain.
  • Hebrews 2:11. All of One. One Shepherd, I and My Father are one
  • Work of Christ
  • Three beginnings – True – False – Frail
  • Rest – Present: Future: Goal.
  • Finish our redemption
  • Before, from, since the foundation
  • Spiritual foe – Devil’s character, deception
  • The linking of the ages.
  • Firmament = Heaven – Foundation
  • An antagonist – Legal document
  • Why Adam (man) and other names
  • Temptation knowledge – Inventions
  • The bait – Be as Gods – Satan’s ‘I will’
  • The penalty – death. Immortal soul is tradition
  • The consequences – Substitute. Remedy
  • Tabernacle – Pattern (Stuart Allen)
  • Tabernacle – picture of Christ (Stuart Allen)
  • Cherubim
  • Cherubim to Guard
  • Seven firstborn sons – the first five
  • The last two – David and Solomon
  • The feast of Tabernacles. Solomon – Peace
  • Forerunner. 1st Advent. 2nd Advent
  • O.T. Promise. N.T. Preparation
  • Faith resting upon time and places
  • Finished Creation – Redemption – Cross of Christ
  • The Key, John 20:30,31. 8 signs (Speaker – Mr. E. Galletly)
  • Four Gospels. With One Purpose
  • Glory – True Grace – Grace for Grace
  • John the Baptist – a witness – a voice
  • Seven days. Four days and then climax
  • Three steps through the Acts. Jew – Jew/Gentile- Gentile
  • In Acts an unbroken chain
  • Opening up The Scriptures – Pentecost – prophet Joel
  • Salvation sent – Healed, Whole, and Salvation
  • Historic Link. Peter and Paul’s 1st miracles…
  • Two ministries of Paul – before and after Acts 28:28
  • Sent – The Apostle, Christ. Paul’s apostleship, gospel and commission
  • Paul’s distinctive gospel among the Gentiles
  • Value of literal structure
  • Three Adoptions, Firstborns, and Spheres
  • Overlap and meet together – Large letters – Cross – Tree- Esther- Crucify
  • Finished Work of Christ A
  • Finished Work of Christ B
  • Finished Work of Christ C
  • Finished Work of Christ D
  • Paul, a messenger, an earthen vessel
  • Saul, a Jew, a Pharisee, Saul becomes Paul
  • A zealot.
  • His character and conversion
  • His character
  • His character
  • Paul’s religious background
  • The earthen vessel filled with treasure
  • How do we know of the works and life of the Lord Jesus
  • Sin
  • Salvation
  • Forgiveness of sin
  • Justification
  • Riches
  • The earthen vessel
  • Access
  • Adoption
  • Peace
  • The meaning of the word ‘Son’
  • Christ as the Wisdom of God
  • The Son foreshadowed in the O.T.
  • The genealogies of Mathew and Luke
  • The preparation of the Son in Luke’s Gospel
  • Christ in 1 Timothy and the prophecy of Isaiah
  • John 3:16
  • The Son in Galatians
  • The Son in Hebrews
  • The Son in John’s Gospel
  • Col. 1:12-22
  • What is the hope of our calling?
  • Delivered from the authority of darkness
  • Redemptions through His Blood
  • What think ye of Christ?
  • The WORK of righteousness shall be peace
  • Reconciliation.
  • Christ presents us alongside Him, unblameable and unreproveable
  • We have been made acceptable
  • How far are we running with patience?
  • Romans 8
  • Romans as a whole
  • Isaiah 53
  • Suffering
  • John 3:16
  • One track mind
  • Justification by faith
  • Knowledge & Acknowledgment
  • Leading and Following
  • Why should it happen to me?
  • Psalm 53
  • Right Division in the O.T. & N.T.
  • Concordance references
  • Lexicon references
  • Structure
  • Glory in relation to creation and the Creator
  • For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
  • Israelites; to whom pertain the adoption and the glory
  • The goal of God in earth and heaven
  • So Moses FINISHED the work.
  • The cherubim of GLORY
  • Glorious ministry of the Spirit
  • Parallel thoughts in Philippians
  • Some parallel passages in Philippians and Hebrews
  • Contrasting Ephesians with Philippians
  • Comparing similar thoughts in Hebrews and Philippians
  • Run with patience the race
  • Philippians 3:11
  • Accepted
  • Access
  • Boldness of Access
  • The Tabernacle (a tent)
  • The ark of the covenant
  • The purpose and object of the shew bread
  • Held at the Chapel of the Opened Book, December 2, 1967
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