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

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C04 FROM JORDAN TO THE MOUNT OF<br />

TRANSFIGURATION.<br />

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xnan, <strong>and</strong> will be removed m at <strong>the</strong> final ^<br />

manifestation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sons <strong>of</strong> Grod/ And here St.<br />

Paul so "" ' ' far st<strong>and</strong>s on <strong>the</strong> same ground as<br />

Jewish <strong>the</strong>ology, which alBO teaches that ^<br />

although all things were created in iheir<br />

perfectness, yet when <strong>the</strong> first Adam sinned, <strong>the</strong>y<br />

were corrupted.'» Christ's dominion over ihe sea<br />

was, <strong>the</strong>refore, only <strong>the</strong> Second <strong>and</strong> Unfallen<br />

Adam's real dominion over creation, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

pledge <strong>of</strong> its restoration, <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> our dominion in<br />

<strong>the</strong> future. And this seems also to throw fresh light<br />

on Christ's rebuke, whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> storm, disease, or<br />

demoniac possession. Thus <strong>the</strong>re is a gr<strong>and</strong><br />

consistency in this narratiye, as regards <strong>the</strong><br />

Scriptural presentation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Christ.<br />

Again, <strong>the</strong> narrative expresses very markedly, that<br />

<strong>the</strong> interposition <strong>of</strong> Christ, alike in itself, <strong>and</strong> in <strong>the</strong><br />

manner <strong>of</strong> it, was wholly unexpected by, indeed,

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