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

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* This seems inconsistent with <strong>the</strong>ir disbelief <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Resurrection, <strong>and</strong> also casts doubt on <strong>the</strong><br />

patristic testimony about <strong>the</strong>m, since Zeantiui<br />

wisely accuses <strong>the</strong>m <strong>of</strong> rejecting <strong>the</strong> doctrine <strong>of</strong><br />

Angels. Ejnphaniuiy on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, attributes to<br />

<strong>the</strong>m belief in Angels. Relamd maintains, that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

regarded <strong>the</strong> Angels as merely * powers*—a sort<br />

<strong>of</strong> impersonal abstractions; Ghrimm thinks <strong>the</strong>re<br />

were two sects <strong>of</strong> Samaritans—one believing, <strong>the</strong><br />

o<strong>the</strong>r disbelieving, in Angels.<br />

* For <strong>the</strong>ir horrible distortion <strong>of</strong> later Jewish<br />

Biblical history, se^ (Mmm (u. s.]^ p. 107,<br />

CrndBl! AND T&E SAMAfilTAiiS. ^<br />

received; <strong>and</strong> lastly, <strong>and</strong> most important <strong>of</strong> all,<br />

<strong>the</strong>y looked for <strong>the</strong> CHAP, coming <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Messiah</strong>, in<br />

Whom <strong>the</strong> promise would be fulfilled, that VII <strong>the</strong><br />

Lord Grod would raise up a Prophet from <strong>the</strong><br />

midst <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, like ' * ' unto Moses, in Whom his<br />

words were to be, <strong>and</strong> unto Whom <strong>the</strong>y should<br />

hearken.* ^ Thus, while, in some respects, access

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