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

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afterwards St FboI argued with <strong>the</strong> Jews, that th^<br />

boast in <strong>the</strong> Law only increased <strong>the</strong>ir gailt as<br />

breakers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Law, so here our Lord. <strong>The</strong><br />

popular *«^Lidk» concourse to, <strong>and</strong> esteem <strong>of</strong>, <strong>the</strong><br />

Baptist,*' did not imply that spiri-"r^.Ui^A. ^^<br />

reception which was due to his Mission.^ It only<br />

Inought out, xL 19-14 ^ more marked contrast, <strong>the</strong><br />

wide inward diflerence between <strong>the</strong> expectancy <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> people as a whole, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> spiritual reality<br />

presented to <strong>the</strong>m in <strong>the</strong> Forerunner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong> Him-• M.]Utt. self.® Let <strong>the</strong>m<br />

not be deceived by <strong>the</strong> crowds that had submitted<br />

to <strong>the</strong> Baptism <strong>of</strong> John. From <strong>the</strong> time that John<br />

b^an to preach <strong>the</strong> Kingdom, hindrances <strong>of</strong> every<br />

kind had been raised. To overcome <strong>the</strong>m <strong>and</strong> enter<br />

<strong>the</strong> Kingdom, it required, as it were, violence like<br />

that to enter a city which was surrounded by a<br />

hostile army.* Even by Jewish admission,^ <strong>the</strong><br />

Law ' <strong>and</strong> all <strong>the</strong> prophets prophesied «tMiii.M«;<br />

only <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> days <strong>of</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong>.'^ John, <strong>the</strong>n, was <strong>the</strong><br />

last link; <strong>and</strong>, sh:a>b. 6s« if <strong>the</strong>y would but have<br />

received it, he would have been to <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> Elijah,<br />

<strong>the</strong> Restorer <strong>of</strong> all things. Selah—' he that hath

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