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

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Nanyreih was fiur o<strong>the</strong>r than all <strong>the</strong>RabhiE. In<br />

what Name, <strong>and</strong> l)j what Power, did He oome <strong>and</strong><br />

act? Who was He really? Hal tiiey but known <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> ^ Tcdyetha Qufij <strong>and</strong> how <strong>the</strong>se two words bid<br />

bnrat open <strong>the</strong> two4eaved doors <strong>of</strong> death <strong>and</strong><br />

Hades! Nay, but il wonld have only ended in utter<br />

excitement <strong>and</strong> complete misunderst<strong>and</strong>ing, to <strong>the</strong><br />

final impossibility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> carrying out <strong>of</strong> Christ's<br />

Mission. For, <strong>the</strong> fall as well as <strong>the</strong> true<br />

knowledge, that He wib <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> God, could<br />

only come after His contest <strong>and</strong> suflbring. And our<br />

fisdth also in Him is first <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> suflfering Saviour,<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> God. Thus was it also frcmi<br />

<strong>the</strong> first. It was through what He did for <strong>the</strong>m, that<br />

<strong>the</strong>y learned Who He was. Had it been o<strong>the</strong>rwise,<br />

<strong>the</strong> full blaze <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sun's glory would have so<br />

dazded <strong>the</strong>m, that <strong>the</strong>y could not have seen <strong>the</strong><br />

Cross.<br />

Yet to all time has this question engaged <strong>the</strong> minds<br />

<strong>of</strong> men: Was <strong>the</strong> maiden really dead, or did she

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