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

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Coming is referred to, will yield <strong>the</strong>ir natural<br />

meaning. Nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> missioa <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> disciples, nor<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir journeying through <strong>the</strong> cities <strong>of</strong> Israel, was<br />

finished, before <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> Man came. Nay, <strong>the</strong>re<br />

were those st<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>the</strong>re who would not taste<br />

death, till <strong>the</strong>y had seen in <strong>the</strong> destruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

city <strong>and</strong> state <strong>the</strong> vindication <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kingship <strong>of</strong><br />

Jesns, which Israel had disowned.* And even in<br />

those last Discourses • st. Xsm. in t fliich <strong>the</strong><br />

horizon gradually enlarges, <strong>and</strong> this Coming in<br />

judgment pwiaieia to Israel merges in <strong>the</strong> greater<br />

judgment on an unbelieving world,^ ^stiiAtt this<br />

earlier Coming to <strong>the</strong> Jewish nation is clearly<br />

marked. <strong>The</strong> pumiieu three Evangelists equally<br />

record it, that ^ this generation' should not pass<br />

away, till all things were fulfilled.^ To take <strong>the</strong><br />

lowest view, it •BtMMtt. is scarcely conceivable<br />

that <strong>the</strong>se sayings would have been allowed to<br />

£^^^ st<strong>and</strong> in all <strong>the</strong> three Gospels, if <strong>the</strong> disciples<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> early Church had ^u*^ understood <strong>the</strong><br />

Coming <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Son <strong>of</strong> Man in any o<strong>the</strong>r sense than<br />

as to <strong>the</strong> Jews in <strong>the</strong> destruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir polity.<br />

And it is most significant, that <strong>the</strong> final utterances

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