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

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eyond what <strong>the</strong>y had '<br />

ever been, <strong>and</strong> made as wide as originally<br />

promised to Abraham.<br />

Nor would that possession be ever td^en firom<br />

<strong>the</strong>m, nor those joys<br />

be ever succeeded by sorrows.^ In view <strong>of</strong> such<br />

general expectations<br />

we cannot £Edl to mark with what wonderful<br />

sobriety <strong>the</strong> Apostles put<br />

<strong>the</strong> question to <strong>Jesus</strong>: ' Wilt Thou at this time<br />

restore <strong>the</strong> kingdom<br />

tolsrael?'* •AotsLe<br />

Hopes <strong>and</strong> expectations such as <strong>the</strong>se are<br />

expressed not only in Talmudical writings. We<br />

find <strong>the</strong>m throughout that very interesting<br />

Apocalyptic class <strong>of</strong> literature, <strong>the</strong><br />

Pseudepigrapha, to which reference has already

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