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

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Jtt-U- ideas <strong>of</strong> * Son' <strong>and</strong> * Servant.' ^ And <strong>the</strong><br />

final combination <strong>and</strong> full exhibition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se two<br />

ideas was <strong>the</strong> fulfilment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> typical mission <strong>of</strong><br />

Israel, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong><br />

God among men.<br />

m. ill. 15 Thus, in its final, as in its initial,** stage<br />

it was <strong>the</strong> establishment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Kingdom <strong>of</strong> God<br />

upon earth—brought about by <strong>the</strong> * Servant' <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Lord, Who was to stricken humanity <strong>the</strong> God-sent'<br />

Anointed Comforter' (Mashiach hd-MeTiachem) :<br />

in this tw<strong>of</strong>old sense <strong>of</strong> ' Comforter ' <strong>of</strong> individuals<br />

Q <strong>the</strong> friend <strong>of</strong> sinners'), <strong>and</strong> * Comforter' <strong>of</strong> Israel<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world, reconciling <strong>the</strong> two, <strong>and</strong> bringing<br />

to both eternal salvation. And here <strong>the</strong> mission <strong>of</strong><br />

Israel ended. It had passed through three stages.<br />

<strong>The</strong> first, or historical, was <strong>the</strong> preparation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Kingdom <strong>of</strong> God; <strong>the</strong> second, or ritual, <strong>the</strong> typical<br />

presentation <strong>of</strong> that Kingdom; while <strong>the</strong> third, or<br />

'prophetic, brought that Kingdom into actual<br />

contact with <strong>the</strong> kingdoms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world.<br />

Accordingly, it is during <strong>the</strong> latter that <strong>the</strong><br />

designation *Son <strong>of</strong> David' (typical Israel)

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