the Crucifixion; to Isa. 53, with its ings of Christ, and the glory which and its fulfilment-Mark 12:36; to ist is called "David"; to Isa. 7: 14 all bear a Son, and shall call his The government shall be upon His ll be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, ther, Prince of Peace, set upon the . 9:24-26, in which it is prophesied "is to make an end of sins, to make nd to bring in everlasting righteousO Mal. 4: 2-3, the last prophecy of › portrayal of Christ's coming as the th healing in His wings" of light, be outer darkness and death; with verlasting. rophecies about Christ it will be well ubles some minds, namely, that there nces in the Old Testament which do To account for this, it is only necesprophets were the divinely chosen aries as well as seers of things to ; and that we may not be able to tructions addressed to those of their the glory which lfilment-Mark 12:36; to "David"; to Isa. 7:14 Son, and shall call his upon His ment shall be , Wonderful, Counsellor, e of Peace, set upon the in which it is prophesied an end of sins, to make in everlasting righteous3, the last prophecy of f Christ's coming as the His wings" of light, kness and death; with ut Christ it will be well inds, namely, that there Old Testament which do or this, it is only necesere the divinely chosen s "seers" of things to we may not be able to ressed to those of their ining on th joy, as we se testimony of I And here w raised to a lofti anguish, Abrah us a glimpse Father who." sp us all." In Rev. 19: 10, which from Genes of Jesus is the spiri body we find the ment Scriptures co come, was the very when the Jewish te imaginary Messiah, from Rome, they t it of the spirit, the li the Jews, leading th in our day in those w teachers, and the great this, and nothing more very life, and leave it a ecause we know that the human mind morrow will bring forth, is incapable of these, centuries, and, in some cases, occur. In other words, we are sure [im who alone knows the end from the leduction from all these particulars as omises to Abraham and of the covenant n be no other than that they are of God, m the beginning," and has omnipotence has promised. The world's history of e proof of the fulfilment. This world its testimony is indubitable. For we has been the supreme blessing to the nd this record the Word of Godore than eight hundred languages and We do not see a Lazarus rising from untold have heard the call, "Awake se from the dead, and Christ shall give n it. (See John 12: 35, 36.) d mind can fail to see that here is God e, and numberless spiritual miracles in ormed lives attest it. We read the bring forth, is incapable of turies, and, in some cases, other words, we are sure one knows the end from the -om all these particulars as raham and of the covenant than that they are of God, ning," and has omnipotence H. The world's history of he fulfilment. This world y is indubitable. For we supreme blessing to the ord-the Word of Godnt hundred languages and see a Lazarus rising from heard the call, "Awake ead, and Christ shall give -hn 12: 35, 36.) ail to see that here is God rless spiritual miracles in attest it. We read the en, on the you that fear healing in His know who this centuries distan joy as Simeon, God and said: ing to thy word, which Thou hast revelation to the 66 This man was ri of Israel." And a hour, gave thanks were looking for th The link which b more than four cent Looking at prophec fulfilment in the New of mind-of omniscie Can this long link as the Word of God because it unites the them the one Covenan with His own of the fo rity in His references to the Old yne says: "If, again, you believe in livinity of Jesus Christ, and humbly points essentially connected with His loyally anxious to interpret the Old 1 question, interpreted it. You will He says: 'The Scriptures . . are e.' You will reply to non-Christian ern criticism and exegesis, there must e words of my Lord are true . . . He it by measure, cannot have been misaracter of Psalms and Prophecies.' Sir George Adam Smith, has this to h," p. 267): "This brings us to the 52: 13-53). Is the Servant still a at last and unmistakably, a Person? that electricity which is apt to charge lassic a passage as this; and secure us e examine exegetical details, if we at ut prejudiced Jews have ever denied, known as the fifty-third chapter of One Person, Jesus of Nazareth, and by Him alone." |