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

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Messianic history. Accordingly, a careful perusal<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir Scripture quotations * shows, that <strong>the</strong> main<br />

postulates <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> New Testament concerning <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Messiah</strong> are fully supported by RabUnic<br />

statements. Thus, such doctrines as <strong>the</strong> pre-<br />

^nundane ex-istence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong> ; His elevation<br />

above Moses, <strong>and</strong> even above <strong>the</strong> Angels; His<br />

representative character; His cruel sufferings <strong>and</strong><br />

derision ; His violent death, <strong>and</strong> that for His<br />

people ; His work on behalf <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> living <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

dead; His redemption, <strong>and</strong> restoration <strong>of</strong> Israel; <strong>the</strong><br />

opposition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gentiles ; <strong>the</strong>ir partial judgment<br />

<strong>and</strong> conversion ; <strong>the</strong> prevalence <strong>of</strong> His Law ; <strong>the</strong><br />

universal Uessings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> latter days; <strong>and</strong> His<br />

Kingdom —can be clearly deduced from un-<br />

' For <strong>the</strong>se, see AppeiMJBx DL.<br />

RABBINIC DENIAL OF ORIGINAL SIN. .<br />

questioned passages in ancient Rabbinic writings.<br />

Only, as we might OHi expect, all is <strong>the</strong>re<br />

indistinct, incoherent, unexplained, <strong>and</strong> from a V

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