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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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unto <strong>Jesus</strong>; to St. Luke, that <strong>the</strong> Tempter only *<br />

departed from Him for a season.'<br />

To restate in order our former conclusions, <strong>Jesus</strong><br />

had deliberately, <strong>of</strong> His own accord <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> set<br />

firm purpose, gone to be baptized. That one gr<strong>and</strong><br />

outst<strong>and</strong>ing fact <strong>of</strong> His early life, that He must be<br />

about His Fa<strong>the</strong>r's Business, had found its<br />

explanation when He knew that <strong>the</strong> Baptist's cry, ^<br />

<strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Heaven is at h<strong>and</strong>,' was from God.<br />

Fa<strong>the</strong>r's Business, <strong>the</strong>n, was ' <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong><br />

Heaven,' <strong>and</strong> to il<br />

] <strong>The</strong> hcraiy which unduly separated <strong>the</strong> two<br />

l^atqrei.<br />

BOOK He consecrated Himself, so fulfilling all<br />

righteousness. But His in * being about it' was<br />

quite o<strong>the</strong>r than that <strong>of</strong> any Israelite, however<br />

devout, who came to Jordan. It was His<br />

consecration, not only to <strong>the</strong> Kingdom, but to <strong>the</strong><br />

Eingship, in <strong>the</strong> anointing <strong>and</strong> permanent

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