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

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haRa (evU impulse), <strong>and</strong> slaughter it before <strong>the</strong><br />

just <strong>and</strong> before <strong>the</strong> wicked. To <strong>the</strong> one he would<br />

appear like a great mountain, to <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r like a<br />

small thread. Both would weep—<strong>the</strong> righteous for<br />

joy, that <strong>the</strong>y had been able to subdue so great a<br />

mountain; <strong>the</strong> wicked for sorrow, that <strong>the</strong>y had not<br />

been able even to break 80 small a thread.<br />

* This is also <strong>the</strong> meaning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ex-pr^anon iQ Ps.<br />

ozii la <strong>The</strong> verb is used<br />

•THE CHILDREN OF tBE KINGDOM' AND<br />

'OWTElt DAllKNtSS/ Wl<br />

To complete onr apprehension <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> contrast<br />

between <strong>the</strong> views CHAP, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jews <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

teaching <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong>, we must bear in mind that, as ^^^<br />

<strong>the</strong> Gentiles could not possibly share in <strong>the</strong> feast <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong>, so Israel had claim <strong>and</strong> title to it. To<br />

use Rabbinic terms, <strong>the</strong> former were ' children <strong>of</strong><br />

Gehinnom,' but Israel * children <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kingdom,' •<br />

•stioti. or, in strictly Rabbinic language, 'royal<br />

children,'^ * children <strong>of</strong> fc8hia)b.xhfc God,' * <strong>of</strong>

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