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

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y appearing before <strong>the</strong>ir Lord. Now <strong>the</strong>n let Him<br />

descend, Heaven-borne, into <strong>the</strong> midst <strong>of</strong> priests<br />

<strong>and</strong> people. What shouts <strong>of</strong> acclamation would<br />

greet His appearance! What homage <strong>of</strong> worship<br />

would be His! <strong>The</strong> goal can at once be reached,<br />

<strong>and</strong> that at <strong>the</strong> head <strong>of</strong> believing Israel. Jeflus is<br />

surveying <strong>the</strong> scene. By His side is <strong>the</strong> Tempter,<br />

watching <strong>the</strong> features that mark <strong>the</strong> working <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

spirit within. And now he has whispered it, <strong>Jesus</strong><br />

had overcome in <strong>the</strong> first temptation by simple,<br />

absolute trust. This was <strong>the</strong> time, <strong>and</strong> this <strong>the</strong> place<br />

to act upon this trust, even as <strong>the</strong> very Scriptures to<br />

which <strong>Jesus</strong> had appealed warranted. But to have<br />

done would have been not trust—fer less <strong>the</strong><br />

heroism<br />

so<br />

<strong>of</strong> faith —but pr&mmption. <strong>The</strong> goal might indeed<br />

have been reached; but not <strong>the</strong> Divine goal, nor in<br />

God's way—<strong>and</strong>, as so <strong>of</strong>ten, Scripture itself<br />

explained <strong>and</strong> guarded <strong>the</strong> Divine promise by a<br />

preceding Divine comm<strong>and</strong>.* And thus once more

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