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

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conviction has filled <strong>the</strong> martyr <strong>of</strong> Christ. He must<br />

have known that his end was at h<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> been<br />

ready to be <strong>of</strong>iered up. Those not unfrequent<br />

conversations, in which <strong>the</strong> weak, superstitious,<br />

wicked tyrant was ' perplexed' <strong>and</strong> yet * heard him<br />

gladly,' could no longer have inspired even<br />

passing hopes <strong>of</strong> freedom. Nor would he any<br />

longer expect from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong> assertions <strong>of</strong><br />

power on his behalf. He now understood that for<br />

which ' He had come;' he knew <strong>the</strong> better liberty,<br />

triumph, <strong>and</strong> victory which He brought. And what<br />

mattered it ? His life-work had been done, <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>re was nothing fur<strong>the</strong>r that fell to him or that he<br />

could do, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> weary servant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lord must<br />

have longed for hin rest.<br />

It was early spring, shortly before <strong>the</strong> Passover,<br />

<strong>the</strong> anniversary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> Herod <strong>the</strong> Great <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> accession <strong>of</strong> (his son)<br />

' Literallj, justified. <strong>The</strong> expression ' As,<br />

aoo<strong>of</strong>diDg to Jmpkus, John wm

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