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

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teaching <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> new Preacher <strong>of</strong> Righteousnesa in<br />

<strong>the</strong> villages zn by <strong>the</strong> lake, or in <strong>the</strong> Synagogues,<br />

exp<strong>and</strong>ed into that publicity in ' which He at last<br />

appeal's, surrounded by His Apostles, attended by<br />

<strong>the</strong> loving ministry <strong>of</strong> those to whom He had<br />

brought healing <strong>of</strong> body or soul, <strong>and</strong> followed by a<br />

multitude which everywhere pressed around Him<br />

for teaching <strong>and</strong> help.<br />

This more public activity commenced with <strong>the</strong><br />

return <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong> from * <strong>the</strong> Unknown Feast' in<br />

Jerusalem. <strong>The</strong>re He had, in answer to <strong>the</strong><br />

challenge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jewish authorities, for <strong>the</strong> first<br />

time set forth His Messianic daims in all <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

fulness. And <strong>the</strong>re, also, He had for <strong>the</strong> first time<br />

encountered that active persecution unto death, <strong>of</strong><br />

whioh Golgotha was <strong>the</strong> logical outcome. This<br />

Feast, <strong>the</strong>n, was <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> critical decision.<br />

Accordingly, aa involving <strong>the</strong> separation from <strong>the</strong><br />

old state <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> commencement <strong>of</strong> a new<br />

condition <strong>of</strong> things, it was immediately followed<br />

by <strong>the</strong> call <strong>of</strong> His disciples to a new Apostle^ ship.<br />

In this view, we can also better underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>

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