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

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iMidr.onl Sam. Till 7. Comp. also erally<br />

Edr. on Pi. <strong>and</strong> blessings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ' Athid Labho,' or<br />

future age, were expected. But <strong>the</strong> final completion<br />

<strong>of</strong> all still remained for <strong>the</strong> ' Olan^ Habba^' or<br />

world to come. And that <strong>the</strong>re is a distinction<br />

between <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Messiah</strong> <strong>and</strong> this ' world to<br />

come' is frequently ii^^cate^ ^ Babbinic writings.^<br />

' l^e Shema, which was repeated twice every day,<br />

was regarded as distinctive <strong>of</strong> Jewish pr<strong>of</strong>ession<br />

(Ber. iii. 3).<br />

' In Ber. li b, last line, <strong>and</strong> 15 a, first line, <strong>the</strong>re is<br />

a shocking definition <strong>of</strong> what constitutes <strong>the</strong><br />

Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Heaven in its completeness. For <strong>the</strong><br />

^ake <strong>of</strong> those who would derive Christi-anity from<br />

Rabbdnism, I would have quoted i^ but am<br />

restrained by its pro-mnity.<br />

' <strong>The</strong> same passage is similarly referred to in <strong>the</strong><br />

Midr. on Song. ii. 18, where <strong>the</strong> words ' <strong>the</strong> time<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hin g in g has come,' are paraphrased: ' <strong>the</strong>

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