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

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which, in His thirteenth year. He had learned as its<br />

business. <strong>The</strong> Baptism <strong>of</strong> Christ was <strong>the</strong> last act <strong>of</strong><br />

His private life; <strong>and</strong>, omerging from its waters in<br />

prayer, He learned: when Hia business was to<br />

commence, <strong>and</strong> how it would be done.<br />

> But <strong>the</strong> latter most be firmlj upheld.<br />

BOOK That one ontst<strong>and</strong>iiig thought, <strong>the</strong>n, ^I mnat<br />

be about My<br />

n Fa<strong>the</strong>r^s bnsinefls/ which had been <strong>the</strong> principle<br />

<strong>of</strong> Hia Nasareth life, ' ^ had come to fall ripeness<br />

when He knew that <strong>the</strong> ay, ^ Hie Kingdom <strong>of</strong><br />

Heaven is at h<strong>and</strong>,' was firom Grod. Hie first great<br />

question was now answered. His Fa<strong>the</strong>r's business<br />

was <strong>the</strong> KingdcHn <strong>of</strong> Heaven. It only remained for<br />

Him to ' be about it,' <strong>and</strong> in this determination He<br />

went to submit to its initiatoiy rite <strong>of</strong> Baptism. We<br />

have, as we underst<strong>and</strong> it, distinct evidence—even<br />

if it were not o<strong>the</strong>rwise •SLLoka necessary to<br />

suppose this—^that ' all <strong>the</strong> people had been<br />

baptized,'* when <strong>Jesus</strong> came to John. Alone <strong>the</strong>

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