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

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And it equally characterised that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> disciples<br />

up to <strong>the</strong> Besurrection-moming, bringing <strong>the</strong>m to<br />

<strong>the</strong> empty tomb, <strong>and</strong> filling <strong>the</strong>m with unbelieving<br />

wonder that <strong>the</strong> tomb was empty. Thus, we have<br />

come to that stage in <strong>the</strong> History <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Christ<br />

when, in opposition to <strong>the</strong> now formulated charge<br />

<strong>of</strong> His enemies as to His Person, nei<strong>the</strong>r His<br />

Teaching nor His Working could be fiilly<br />

understood, except so far as his Personality was<br />

understood—that He was <strong>of</strong> God <strong>and</strong> Very God.<br />

And so we are gradually reaching on towards <strong>the</strong><br />

expediency <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> need <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coming <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Holy<br />

Ghost to reveal that mystery <strong>of</strong> His Person.<br />

Similarly, <strong>the</strong> two great stages in <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Church's learning were: <strong>the</strong> first—to come to<br />

knowledge <strong>of</strong> what He was, by experience <strong>of</strong> what<br />

He did; <strong>the</strong> second—to come to experience <strong>of</strong><br />

what He did <strong>and</strong> does, by knowledge <strong>of</strong> what He<br />

is. <strong>The</strong> former, which<br />

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