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

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This period <strong>of</strong> undisturbed activity seems,<br />

however, to have been <strong>of</strong><br />

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circumstance that, for <strong>the</strong> first BL Late k time, <strong>the</strong><br />

attention <strong>of</strong> Herod Antipas was now called to <strong>the</strong><br />

Person <strong>of</strong> V* <strong>Jesus</strong>. We suppose that, during <strong>the</strong><br />

nine or ten months <strong>of</strong> Christ's<br />

GhJilean Ministiy, <strong>the</strong> Tetrarch had resided in his<br />

Perasan dominions (east <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jordan), ei<strong>the</strong>r at<br />

Julias or at Machsdrus, in which latter fortress <strong>the</strong><br />

Baptist was beheaded. We infer, that <strong>the</strong> labours <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Apostles had also extended thus far, since <strong>the</strong>y<br />

attracted <strong>the</strong> notice <strong>of</strong> Herod. In <strong>the</strong> popular<br />

excitement caused by <strong>the</strong> execution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Baptist,<br />

<strong>the</strong> miraculous activity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> messengers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Christ, Whom John had announced, would

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