The Scripture Testimony to the Messiah
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ISBN13: 9780217610193
Paperback|9780217610193
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: words before him, could avoid perceiving, that such an application of them was the intention of the writer, whether it might comport or not with his own previous opinions. But we have before found sufficient evidence, that the application of these and other designations of Deity, to the Messiah, was not unknown or unauthorized among the Jews contemporary with the Apostles. (4.) That the Inquirer's closing sentence, meant as an interpretation, is a gratuitous assertion, destitute of proof, and contrary to the fair and legitimate use of language. Note C], page 36. He will commence his religion with a more powerful baptism than I. I have only water, but he hath a twofold baptism. He will baptize with the Holy Spirit; t. e. he will pour out, in the richest abundance, the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit, namely prophecy and miracles, (which took place on the remarkable pente- cost;) and those who reject him he will plunge into a sea of fire. The temple, Jerusalem, and almost the whole land of Judaea, became literally the prey of the flames: though the termfire, in this place, may equally comprehend all the righteous punishments which the Messiah should inflict.?Michaelis Anmerk. z. Matt. iii. 11. If we compare the expressions in vers. 10 and 12, we can scarcely have a doubt that the baptism with fire signifies the awful punishments which the Messiah will inflict upon the wicked. John shows why he describes the Messiah as much greater than himself. He (says the Baptist) who will enter upon his office after me, will not only bestow excellent gifts on men, but, as their Lord, will chastise the disobedient; while I, his unworthy subject and servant, can only bind men to reformation by the solemn rite of baptism, and thus prepare the way for him as the Messi...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217610193 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217610196 |
| Weight | 0.90 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.62 In |
| List Price | $21.89 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 274 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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