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

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shall be turned,* ***•?• ^^« supporting <strong>the</strong>m by Ps.<br />

Ixxxv. 4, <strong>the</strong> argument proves unanswerable.<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r conditions <strong>of</strong> Israel's deliverance are,<br />

indeed, mentioned. But we can scarcely regard <strong>the</strong><br />

Synagogue as seriously making <strong>the</strong> coming <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Messiah</strong> dependent on <strong>the</strong>ir realisation. Among <strong>the</strong><br />

most touching <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se is a beautiful passage<br />

(almost reminding us <strong>of</strong> Heb. xi.), in which Israel's<br />

future deliverance is described as <strong>the</strong> reward <strong>of</strong><br />

•tmoIuoh faith.* Similarly beautiful is <strong>the</strong> thought,'<br />

that, when God redeems S'wmh. Israel, it will be<br />

amidst <strong>the</strong>ir weeping.* But nei<strong>the</strong>r can this be<br />

J^V^* regarded as <strong>the</strong> condition <strong>of</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong>'s<br />

coming j nor yet such gene- ^cxxt 9 ralities as <strong>the</strong><br />

observance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Law, or <strong>of</strong> some special<br />

comm<strong>and</strong>- oeDTJllj.*^ ments. <strong>The</strong> very variety <strong>of</strong><br />

suggestions**' shows, how utterly unable t^h!w^fc<br />

I <strong>The</strong> reader wiU find <strong>the</strong>se discussions<br />

summarised at <strong>the</strong> oloee <strong>of</strong> Appendix IX. ^ *<br />

BOOK <strong>the</strong> Synagogue felt to indicate any condition<br />

to be folfiUed by Israel. U Such vagae statements,

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