do pt ing ▁Joseph ▁Se iss ' s ▁design ation ▁that ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁of ▁G iza ▁was ▁" the ▁Bible ▁in ▁stone " ▁Russell ▁taught ▁that ▁it ▁played ▁a ▁special ▁part ▁in ▁God ' s ▁plan ▁during ▁the ▁" last ▁days " ▁bas ing ▁his ▁interpretation ▁on ▁Isa iah ▁ 1 9 : 1 9 - 2 0 ▁which ▁says ▁- ▁" In ▁that ▁day ▁shall ▁there ▁be ▁an ▁alt ar ▁( p ile ▁of ▁stones ) ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁a ▁pill ar ▁( H eb rew ▁mat st eb ah , ▁or ▁monument ) ▁at ▁the ▁border ▁there of ▁to ▁the ▁Lord . ▁And ▁it ▁shall ▁be ▁for ▁a ▁sign , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁witness ▁unto ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁Host s ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt ." ▁Two ▁brothers , ▁arch ae olog ists ▁John ▁and ▁Mort on ▁Ed gar , ▁as ▁personal ▁associ ates ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Russell , ▁wrote ▁extensive ▁treat ises ▁on ▁the ▁history , ▁nature , ▁and ▁proph etic ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁known ▁arch ae ological ▁history , ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁proph etic ▁and ▁Bib lic al ▁chron ology . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁two - volume ▁work ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁Pass ages ▁and ▁Ch amb ers , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Although ▁most ▁Bible