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from the throne OF God, IS revealed by
the removal OF a floating cloud. and
points the spot where the young child
was They see, they worship, they
oner gifts, and warned OF God, on the
morrow they depart to their own
country by another way. This great
event IS called Ephiphauy, or the
showing OF Messiah 70 the Gentfles."
These things were not done In q cor
ner.''-PauL
Whence derived these men their in
formation7 From OF old" To fall
len but penitent man Jehovah said:
The seed OF the woman shall brufse
the seTpent's head" It was the pro
tevangelium, the first gospel promise.
AdoWn the ages the glad story Of re-
demption was told. 1t was chanted
IN inspired song It was rehearsed
upon the dying beds OF patriarchs and
bequeathed as an inheritance priceless
and inefable to first born sons Cain
was banished and disfnherited, and Il
descends through Seth. then Shem.
then MeIehisadek, and Abraham and
his seed forever
It was the heritage OF the tribe OF
Judah and the family OF David. he
was to be both David's Lord and Dav-
ids son, heir 20 q universal dominion
and TO q kingdom that should last
while the sun and moon endure.
The very time when Christ was 70
be born, and the very spot on the
planet where he should open his eyes
to the light, was definitely pointed
out Bethlehem the place, and 40
years after the deere OF Cyrus the
Persian, to go forth and rebuild Jeru-
salem, the date. Cyrus, who should
issue the decree, was called by name
by Isaiah $50 years before he was
born
These messianfc promises and pro-
phecies were known throughout the
world BY learned men. The AaFi
was learned men-Wise men They
were q learned cult OF astronomers,
mathematician, IinguIsts and bibIio-
logists, priests and sages, in an un-
broken line continued for over 1000
years, and members OF which at one
time were the prophets, Daniel, Nea-
miah and Ezra In an earlier age
Noses was q member Of g similar cult,
and was learned in all the wisdom
OF the Egyptians and was mighty IN
word and in deed"
We discount these things too serf-
Ously. The decree OF Cyrus was on
record in the archives OF MedO- Per
sia in enduring tablets that time could
not efface. Not by a moving star but
BY an astronomical observation, the
position Of q constellation, or the con-
junction Of planets Of our solar sys-
tenn, they were able to hX the date
They were familiar with the ninth
chapter Of Daniel They hitched their
chariot to a star and placed their
finger on the sure word OF prophecy
MOnOtheism was the religion Of the
ancients and yet they had pronounced
ideas OF the trinity, the incarnation,
the atOnement, the resurrection Of the
dead and the Immortality Of the soul
Egyptians embalmed their dead;
Greeks and Romans placed the ashes
in the funeral urn, and BabIyonians
built massive mausOleums anticipat-
ing their beliefs.
Later men degenerated into poly
theism and idolatry. Prosecutions
arose and men we're slain who would
not bow down and worship images
For safety, the wise men" formed
esoteric or secret societies to preserve
the faith Of God to man. The Jews
were made the custOdians OF the
lively oracIes Of Cod Wallace, in
his great book, Ben Hur,' makes
Casper to come from Greece, Balthas-
ar from Egypt, and helchior from
HindOstan- These were their native
lands. but to find the Christ they as
sembled on the plains OF Assyria, and
came from the east
It is impossible to go into details
and to give authorities in brief edi-
tOrial- II this article shall throw any
light on the subject, or any mind
may be freed from the prison OF un-
belief by this essay, 1t is enough. I'VE
have a more sure word OF prohecy
whereuntO ye do well that ye take
heed, as to a light that shineth IN
dark place until the day dawn and
the Daystsr arise in your hearts" To
know these things BY a living faith IS
assurance dOubly sure.