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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. Passages considered in which no express mention is made of the body, but which are generally claimed as proving its resurrection.--John vi. 39, 40; John v. 28, 29.--Rule for understanding figurative language.--Acts xxiv. 14, 15; I. Thess. iv. 13-18; Rev. xx. 12-15. IN the Gospel of John, the sixth chapter, 39tli and 40th verses, the Saviour is represented as saying, " And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that 1 shall lose nothing of every thing that he has given me, but raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him who sent me, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up again at the last day." I refer to the above passage, not because I deem it relevant to the main object of inquiry, but because 1 would not willingly pass over any form of expression which, by possibility, might be thought to bear upon it. The words translated, " I shall lose nothing of every thing that he has given me," and " but raise it up again at the last day," some may consider as comprehending the body, because the expression is so generic, and, in the original Greek, all the appropriate words are in the PASSAGES CONSIDERED AS REFERRING TO THE BODY. 95 neuter gender. This use of the neuter gender is, indeed, remarkable, but is not a solitary one. In the present case, however, we need not resort to parallel forms of speech in other places of Scripture for the illustration of this fact. The succeeding verse will furnish all the explanation which is wanted; and according to that, the " every thing" which Christ will raise up at the last day, is "every who sees the Son and believes on him." In other words, the thing that constitutes the gift of the Father to the Son, which is spoken of in...
| ISBN-13 | 9781151703842 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1151703842 |
| Weight | 0.33 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.23 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 94 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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