The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-10

erpect such . person wos:1d visit this
wosldy Oh. y.a. IL vas handed down to
mo IN our most rei1xsse docum<nts which
the Epfrff Of God inspired me 20 collect
ard edit. that God Himself bad promised
car nztior . Reieemer IN the SEED Of the
woman that shoaid hrzssSe the serpenfs
head ana whose heed xhoasd be bruised
by IL IN turn on whose family
was this Hedeemer 70 bel The
family IT Ghern OF what racer
The Hebrews. Throuxh what patriArrhy
Abraham Down through what line, Isaac
and Jacob. OF what tribe JsaAh- Mosea.
srs you quite sure Of All this There are
sksptics all over the country laughing
III their sseevAs ~ your testimony, and
orc biAsphemer has written . eon,smpti-
be book solely TO expose your mistakes
are ron quite sure7 Thss saith the Lord.
replies the ancient ias-ziyer- Who wiz
corroborate these statements Of Moses,
David. Isaiah. Jeremiah and Ezra answer.
We have prspfested IN the same vein
ourselves Matthew. how far out Of the
way does this geassiogy Gomez ! trace
IL hack 20 Abraham, and Jesus fuiaiied
tho prophecy 20 fae letter. Luke. what
have yos 20 say ] so clear back to
Adam and there " rot . single nav or
missing link In the chain. Then Why do
yoa differ 30 from Matthew Why. you
see, I saw his gospel before wrote mine.
He gives one side Of the house. ! thought
II wosid be a good idea 20 give the other
and 20 prove the gsneaiogy both ways
He gives the regal side. the natural.
Besides. noticed he only went back a.
far as Abraham. l thought I'd 90 all
tho way. Now. I ask a particular ques-
tlon. Where was the Messiah 10 be born?
Micah answers. Bethlehem When7 Dam
lei answers. -Four hundred and sifty-seven
years after the decree Of Artaxsrxes- OF
~.rts ar nd Al-ah
A virgin DO the facts attest to the truth
OF these prophecies1 Yes. n Jesus be the
Messiah. No. n anybody else be named.
Has He been described by any OF these
prophets7 David calls Him the Son Of
God. fhs Holy One. the High Priest. the
Messiah. the Lord of Hosts, the King Of
Kings. Daniel Gala Him the Son OF Man
solomon calls Him TIE Wisdom OF God.
Isaiah calls Him the Word Of God. the
Lamb OF God. the Intercessor. the Prince
OF Peace, the Mighty God. Job calls Him
Z Savior. an Advocate. Have these names
been corroborated In historyf Evangelisto
and apostles cry out In concert. We have
called Jesus BIZ all these names and we
have never heard them applied to any
other. What other facts have been fore
told concerning this Messiah, David and
Isaiah give q full length portrait Of His
suRerihgs. His death on the cross. the
very wordA He should use during His
finat agony. and all that should happen to
Him and around Him. beside exact details
Of His entombment. resurrection and as
cension. Have these been fuifiiIedg To
tho last jof and title. Were they ever
affirmed Of any other person than Jesus?
Never. And yet IN spite Of all this mass
OF evidence. genuine. irrefatable, con-
vincing, we are told that Christ was not
divine.
But Further etill.
Now let u appeal to those who knew
Him. conversed with Him. heard His
words. saw His acts and were perfectly
convcrsant with the general opinions held
BY the common people who heard Him
gladly on the one hand. and the chief
priests who sought to kill Him on the
other. Luke. what do you think Of His
BIRTH don't think ~ all. I know that II
was miraculous. Mary was His mother
and God was His father. and no other be-
ing that ever lived has been born OF but
one human parent. Mary. what did you
think about your Son? thought He must
be more than human flesh and blood. for an
angel told me what I should name Him
and how that He should be called the Son
OF the Most High. And Joseph, what was
your opinion ! Was troubled In my mind
and God sent His messenger TO me to as
sure me OF my wife's fidelity and OF the
fact that her child should save the people
angel reveal the name Jesus by which He
should be known. Is there any other tes-
timony? Yes. yes. cries aged Simeon: I
held the infant Christ In my arms accord
Ing to the word OF the Lord. Yes. yes.
cry the wise men who worshipped at His
feet; the star guided us to His humble
dwelling. Yes. yes cry the doctors OF the
Law whom He puzzled In the temple with
questions far too deep for human brain
alone to ask and answer. Yes. yes.
cries the Samaritan woman: He told
me all things that ever did.
Yes. yes. cries Martha. whose home He
loved to visit. He raised my brother Lar
arus from the dead even after decomposi-
tion had set In. Yes. yes. cry the hundreds
whom He healed. the centurian who saw
Him die. the women who followed Him
Peter who denied Him. Thomas who doubt
ed Him. and John who leaned on His bos-
ON. He Il the Christ. the Son of the living
God Yes, yes. cry the angels that broke
forth into anthem at His birth. the star
that pointed with finger OF light to the
Manager. the water that blushed at His
command. the winds that swept over tenn
pestuous Genesarct and halted at His word
the raging waters that licked His feet In
submission to Ills VIII. the fish that yielded
up the tribute money. the fig tree that
wlthercd under His rebuke. the sun that
hid It's face while He was dying the graves
that yielded up their sheeted dead. and the
earthquake that shook the rocks from
their foundations Yes. yes. He was Godi
lie was Cod bid you ever know Of such
overwhelming testimony to corroboraie
any one fact and prove the claim put forth
by any one indGvidualr Shall we not ac-
cept TT What does all the snserine OF.
raeonaiism amount tor Ia IL any wonder
that John lost his patience and Numbered
out IN his frst cpistie. Who Is har but
he that denIeth that Jesus II the Christi
Whose denleth the Son. the same hath not
the Father. On the strength. then. of the
evidence of this book ! must declare my
mistaken belief In the divinity OF Christ.
ard maintain that when He uttered the
words Of my text He intended to claim
equality and identity with Jehovah. as
Stunning all His attributes and showing
forth all His projections am Alpha
and Omega. the beginning and the ending.
saith the Lord. which il and which was
and which is 10 come. the Almighty.
From Eternity 10 Eternity.
Han. Thou incarusts Gcs, Hail. Thou
assembled and triumphant Savior. We as
criee unto Thee all power ard wiston ard
e;srnlty and love, Alpha when during pre-
Historic a-oas innumerabie ssraphln aalz
cheruplm bowed before Him their WINK
veiied faces ana cried with their siniess
Eps. Holy. hsiy. holy Lord God Almighty
tbs eternal Son OF the eternal Father.
Omega when In the seors vet TO come the
miilioas 90 earth. redeemed by His pre-
eious blood. shall ada 20 the anthem Of
praise the Inspiring chorus. Worthy Is the
Lamb that WAS slain 70 resolve power and
riches ara wisdom AMI stfeaEth ana hon
q che glory and blessing. Alpha. when In
eternity past He shook cut % HIS robe
~ hgat the nrss shiE,msrings % The mora
ing omega sesr Ia cscrrsty 70 come
lie shall agaia be the only uEs; OF hsaV-
en- Alpha. when In the beginning He ere
stea the earts ana all that therein r..
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