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

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* <strong>The</strong>ir mission seems to haye been (Hist. I^ect. p.<br />

198).<br />

Avrt, ipvoMilj not mon thM two weeks<br />

Benson <strong>of</strong> rest <strong>and</strong> far<strong>the</strong>r preparation after <strong>the</strong><br />

excitement <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> last OHAP. few weeks, <strong>and</strong> to<br />

avoid being involved in <strong>the</strong> popular movements<br />

XXvni consequent on <strong>the</strong> mnrder <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Baptist—<br />

snch we may venture to ' ' ' indicate as among <strong>the</strong><br />

reasons <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> departure <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jesus</strong> <strong>and</strong> His<br />

disciples, first into <strong>the</strong> dominions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tetrarch<br />

Philip, on <strong>the</strong> eastern side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lake,* <strong>and</strong> after<br />

that ^into <strong>the</strong> borders <strong>of</strong> Tyre 'Si. John <strong>and</strong> Sidon.'^<br />

Thus <strong>the</strong> fate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Baptist was, as might have<br />

been ^g^n^^ expected, decisive in its influence on<br />

<strong>the</strong> History <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Christ <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> ^^ '^ His Eangdom.<br />

But we have yet to trace <strong>the</strong> incidents in <strong>the</strong> life <strong>of</strong><br />

John, so fSEur as recorded in <strong>the</strong> GrospeLs, from<br />

<strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> his last contact with <strong>Jesus</strong> to his<br />

execution.<br />

1. It was^ in <strong>the</strong> late spring, or ra<strong>the</strong>r early summer

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