we believe in jesus - lesson 3 - transcript

7/30/2019 We Believe In Jesus - Lesson 3 - Transcript

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Air vkdcis, study gukdcs fed itbcr rcsiurlcs, vkskt Tbkrd @kooceeku` @kekstrkcs ft tbkrd`koo.irg.

Wc Hcokcvc ke Mcsus


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`cfes air priakt, cxlcpt ke hrkca quitftkies air tbc purpiscs ia rcvkcw, li``cet, ir

slbiofrsbkp, wktbiut wrkttce pcr`ksskie ari` tbc puhoksbcr, Tbkrd @kooceeku` @kekstrkcs,Kel., <61 Okvc Ifjs Hovd., Lfsscohcrry, Aoirkdf <87>7.

Seocss itbcrwksc kedklftcd foo \lrkpturc quitftkies frc ari` tbc BIO[ HKHOC, ECW

KETCXEFTKIEFO QCX\KIE. Lipyrkgbt © 6;7<, 6;72, 6;24, 8>66 Ketcreftkiefo Hkhoc\ilkcty. Sscd hy ^cr`ksskie ia ]iedcrvfe Hkhoc ûhoksbcrs.

FHIST TBKXD @KOOCEEKS@ @KEK\TXKC\

Aiuedcd ke 6;;7, Tbkrd @kooceeku` @kekstrkcs ks f eiepriakt Lbrkstkfeirgfekzftkie dcdklftcd ti privkdkeg Hkhoklfo Cdulftkie. Air tbc Wirod. Air Arcc.

Ke rcspiesc ti tbc griwkeg goihfo eccd air siued, hkhoklfooy-hfscd Lbrkstkfe

ocfdcrsbkp trfkekeg, wc frc hukodkeg f uscr-arkcedoy, dieir-suppirtcd, ùotk`cdkfsc`kefry lurrkluou` ke akvc `fmir ofegufgcs (Cegoksb, \pfeksb, Xusskfe, @fedfrke

Lbkecsc, fed Frfhkl) fed dkstrkhutkeg kt arccoy ti tbisc wbi eccd kt ìst, prk`frkoy

Lbrkstkfe ocfdcrs wbi bfvc ei fllcss ti, ir lfeeit faaird, trfdktkiefo cdulftkie. Fooocssies frc wrkttce, dcskgecd, fed pridulcd ke-biusc, fed frc sk`kofr ke styoc fed

qufokty ti tbisc ie tbc Bkstiry Lbfeeco©

. Tbks uepfrfoococd, list-caacltkvc `ctbid

air trfkekeg Lbrkstkfe ocfdcrs bfs privce ti hc vcry caacltkvc tbriugbiut tbc wirod.

Wc bfvc wie Tcooy Fwfrds air iutstfedkeg vkdci pridultkie ke Cdulftkie fed Ssc

ia Fek`ftkie, fed iur lurrkluou` ks lurrcetoy uscd ke ìrc tbfe 6;8 liuetrkcs.Tbkrd @kooceeku` `ftcrkfos tfjc tbc air` ia DQD, prket, Ketcrect strcf`keg,

sftcooktc tcocvkskie trfes`ksskie, fed rfdki fed tcocvkskie hrifdlfsts.

Air ìrc keair`ftkie fhiut iur `kekstry fed ti ocfre biw yiu lfe gct keviovcd,

pocfsc vkskt bttp=//tbkrd`koo.irg.



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LietcetsK. Ketridultkie .....................................................................................................6

KK. Iod Tcstf`cet Hfljgriued ...........................................................................8F. Vufokaklftkies 8

6. Lfoocd hy Gid <8. Gkvce Gid‛s Wird 4

<. Oiyfo ti Gid 3

4. Futbcetklftcd hy Auoakoo`cet 1H. Aueltkie 2

6. Futbirkty 2

8. Tfsj ;

<. @ctbids ;L. Cxpcltftkies 6>

6. Bkstirklfo Dcvcoip`cet 6>

8. \pclkakl ^ripbclkcs 64

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Auoakoo`cet ke Mcsus .........................................................................................63F. Vufokaklftkies 61

6. Lfoocd hy Gid 61

8. Gkvce Gid‛s Wird 67

<. Oiyfo ti Gid 624. Futbcetklftcd hy Auoakoo`cet 6;

H. Aueltkie 8>

6. Futbirkty 8>8. Tfsj 86

<. @ctbids 8<

L. Cxpcltftkies 84

6. Bcrfod ia tbc Oird 848. ^ripbct Okjc @iscs 83

<. Xcstirftkie ia ^ripbcly 87

KQ. @idcre Fppoklftkie ........................................................................................82

F. Cxtcet ia Xcvcoftkie 82H. Lietcet ia Xcvcoftkie <6

6. Ketcrprct \lrkpturc <6

8. \uh`kt ti \lrkpturc <8

Q. Lielouskie ...................................................................................................... <3



Wc Hcokcvc ke Mcsus

Ocssie Tbrcc

Tbc ̂ ripbct

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Air vkdcis, study gukdcs fed `fey itbcr rcsiurlcs, pocfsc vkskt Tbkrd @kooceeku` @kekstrkcs ft tbkrd`koo.irg.

KETXIDSLTKIE

Wbce pcipoc aflc prihoc`s ir bfvc ti `fjc k`pirtfet dclkskies, tbcy iatce ture

ti itbcrs air fdvklc. Ka tbc kssuc ks s`foo ir af`kokfr, tbcy `fy fsj tbckr af`koy ireckgbhirs wbft ti di. Hut, wbce tbc kssuc ks ofrgc fed tbcrc wkoo hc oieg-tcr`

liescqucelcs, pcipoc iatce oiij air fe cxpcrt, si`ciec wbi lfe hc trustcd ti gkvc

futbirktftkvc fed truc gukdfelc fhiut wbft sbiuod hc diec. Tbriugbiut tbc bkstiry ia

\lrkpturc, Gid iatce privkdcd tbks jked ia auooy rcokfhoc gukdfelc tbriugb bks pripbcts.Tbcsc `ce fed wi`ce futbirktftkvcoy fppokcd Gid‛s livcefets ti tbc sktuftkies bks

pcipoc aflcd.

Tbks ks tbc tbkrd ocssie ke iur scrkcs Wc Hcokcvc ke Mcsus, fed wc bfvc cetktocd kt‟Tbc ^ripbct.‐ Ke tbks ocssie, wc‛oo cxpoirc tbc wfys tbft Mcsus auoakoos tbc iaaklc ia pripbct, futbirktftkvcoy fppoykeg Gid‛s livcefet ti iur okvcs.

Fs wc `cetkiecd ke f prkir ocssie, ke tbc Iod Tcstf`cet Gid kestktutcd tbrcc

iaaklcs tbriugb wbklb bc fd`kekstcrcd bks jkegdi`= tbc iaaklcs ia pripbct, prkcst fedjkeg. Fed ke tbc akefo stfgc ia Gid‛s jkegdi`, wbklb wc li`ìeoy lfoo tbc Ecw

Tcstf`cet fgc, foo tbrcc ia tbcsc iaaklcs aked tbckr uotk`ftc auoakoo`cet ke Lbrkst. Air tbks

rcfsie, studykeg tbc k`pirtfelc fed aueltkie ia tbcsc iaaklcs tbriugbiut bkstiry lfe bcopus uedcrstfed Mcsus‛ prcscet fd`kekstrftkie ia Gid‛s jkegdi`, fs wcoo fs tbc hocsskegs

fed ihokgftkies ia bks afktbauo aiooiwcrs.

Wbce ìst pcipoc bcfr tbc wird ‟pripbct,‐ tbcy tced ti tbkej ia si`ciec wbi

`fjcs prcdkltkies fhiut tbc auturc. Fed tbks ks cvce truc ia ìst Lbrkstkfes. Hut wbkockt‛s truc tbft hkhoklfo pripbcts dkd si`ctk`cs airctcoo tbc auturc, tbks wfs eit tbc `fke

ailus ia tbckr `kekstry. @ist auedf`cetfooy, Gid‛s pripbcts wcrc bks f`hfssfdirs. Tbckr

mih wfs ti cxpofke Gid‛s livcefets, fed ti celiurfgc bks pcipoc ti hc afktbauo ti bk`.Fed tbks wfs fosi tbc bcfrt ia Mcsus‛ pripbctkl wirj.

Ke okec wktb tbks uedcrstfedkeg ia wbft pripbcts dkd, wc‛oo dcakec f pripbct fs=

Gid‛s livcefet f`hfssfdir, wbi prilofk`s fed fppokcs Gid‛s wird,

cspclkfooy ti wfre ia mudg`cet fgfkest ske, fed ti celiurfgc tbc jked

ia oiyfo scrvklc ti Gid tbft ocfds ti bks hocsskegs.

Iur ocssie wkoo cxpoirc tbrcc tipkls rcoftcd ti Mcsus ke bks rioc fs pripbct. Akrst,wc‛oo cxf`kec tbc Iod Tcstf`cet hfljgriued ti bks pripbctkl iaaklc. \clied, wc‛oo

cxpoirc tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet‛s tcflbkeg ie tbc auoakoo`cet ia tbks iaaklc ke Mcsus. Fed tbkrd,

wc‛oo lieskdcr tbc ìdcre fppoklftkie ia Mcsus‛ pripbctkl wirj. Oct‛s hcgke wktb tbc IodTcstf`cet hfljgriued ti Mcsus‛ pripbctkl iaaklc.



Wc Hcokcvc ke Mcsus Ocssie Tbrcc= Tbc ^ripbct

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IOD TC\TF@CET HFLJGXISED

Wbcecvcr Lbrkstkfes tbkej fhiut Mcsus fs iur pripbct, kt‛s k`pirtfet ti rc`c`hcr

tbft bc wfse‛t tbc akrst pripbct tbft cvcr scrvcd Gid fed bks livcefet. Tbriugbiut

hkhoklfo bkstiry, tbcrc wcrc buedrcds ia pripbcts ia tbc Oir d. Tbcy wcrce‛t cqufo ti Mcsuske piwcr ir futbirkty. Hut tbckr scrvklc ti Gid aircsbfdiwcd foo tbc wfys Mcsus auoakoocd

tbks jkegdi` iaaklc. \i, ka wc wfet ti uedcrstfed wbft Mcsus dkd fs pripbct, kt bcops ti

hcgke wktb tbc pripbcts tbft lf`c hcairc bk`.Iur dkslusskie ia tbc Iod Tcstf`cet hfljgriued ia Mcsus‛ pripbctkl iaaklc wkoo

dkvkdc keti tbrcc pfrts. Akrst, wc‛oo `cetkie tbc qufokaklftkies air tbc iaaklc ia pripbct.

\clied, wc‛oo oiij ft tbc aueltkie ia pripbcts. Fed tbkrd, wc‛oo lieskdcr tbc cxpcltftkiestbc Iod Tcstf`cet lrcftcd air tbc iaaklc. Oct‛s oiij akrst ft tbc qufokaklftkies air tbc

iaaklc ia pripbct.

VSFOKAKLFTKIE\

Fs wc bfvc forcfdy suggcstcd, Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts wcrc f`hfssfdirs irc`kssfrkcs ia Gid‛s livcefets. Ke bks livcefets, Gid rcvcfocd bk`scoa fs tbc grcft

C`pcrir ia bks pcipoc, fed bks pripbcts scrvcd fs tbc c`kssfrkcs ir futbirkzcd

`csscegcrs ia bks riyfo liurt ke bcfvce. Tbcy hriugbt Gid‛s wird ti tbc pcipoc ia Ksrfcofed ti vfrkius itbcr eftkies, fed cxbirtcd tbc` ti hc afktbauo ti Gid fs tbckr jkeg.

Ia liursc, `fey ia tbc eftkies surriuedkeg Ksrfco fosi bfd pripbcts ia tbckr iwe tbft

rcsc`hocd Gid‛s truc pripbcts ke supcraklkfo wfys. Hut tbcsc afosc pripbcts uscd trkljcry,

supcrstktkie, fed dcìekl piwcrs ti rcprcscet tbckr afosc gids.

Afosc pripbcts ke hkhoklfo dfys, hitb ke Ksrfco fed friued ke itbcrliuetrkcs, dkd fed sfkd fed oiijcd fed hcbfvcd f wbioc oit okjc truc

pripbcts. Hut K tbkej fhivc foo, tbc tbkeg tbft li`cs iut wbce yiu

oiij ft tbc Hkhoc ke hiijs okjc Jkegs fed Lbrieklocs fed itbcr

pripbctkl hiijs ks tbc aflt tbft Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts wkoo

dkstkeguksb tbc`scovcs fs truc pripbcts ari` itbcrs hclfusc tbcy

spcfj ke tbc ef`c ia tbc Oird bk`scoa. Fed fs tbcy spcfj ke tbc ef`c

ia tbc Oird bk`scoa, tbcy di eit vkioftc wbft Gid bfs sfkd ke bks

Wird. Tbcy di eit vkioftc wbft itbcr truc pripbcts bfvc sfkd, fed

tbcy dkstkeguksb tbc`scovcs tbft wfy. K tbkej tbft feitbcr afltir

tbft‛s vcry k`pirtfet, biwcvcr, ks tbft pripbcts ke tbc Iod Tcstf`cet

wcrc usufooy pcipoc wbi stiid fgfkest pipuofr hcokcas, fedueairtueftcoy, cspclkfooy ke eirtbcre Ksrfco, tbcrc wfs f pcrkid ia tk`c

wbce tbc pripbcts wcrc ie tbc pfyrioo. Wbce Fìs sfys ke Fìs

lbfptcr 7, ‟K‛` ecktbcr f pripbct eir tbc sie ia f pripbct,‐ wbft bc‛s

tcookeg tbc bkgb prkcst tbcrc ke tbc eirtbcre jkegdi` ks tbft bc‛s

fltufooy eit ie tbc pfyrioo ia tbc jkeg ir tbc bkgb prkcst. ‟K‛` eit f

pripbct,‐ `cfekeg f priacsskiefo pripbct, ‟eir f` K tbc sie ia f

pripbct,‐ `cfekeg ‟eir f` K ke f slbiio ia pripbcly. Fed si yiu




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lfe‛t tcoo `c wbft ti di.‐ Fed tbc rcfsie Fìs sfys tbks ks hclfusc

tbc bkgb prkcst tcoos bk`, ‟Gi bi`c fed stip hitbcrkeg us up bcrc ke

tbc eirtb: gi hflj siutb.‐ Fed Fìs sfys, ‟K lfe‛t di kt hclfusc Gid

bfs li``fedcd `c ti di kt.‐ Fed wc aked vcry iatce tbft pripbcts

okjc Mcrc`kfb, @klfb, fed itbcrs fltufooy celiuetcr tbcsc afosc

pripbcts wbi frc ie tbc pfyrioos ia tbc jkegs. Ka tbcrc‛s iec tbkeg tbft

wc lfe sfy silkioigklfooy fhiut pripbcts, kt‛s tbks= tbcy frc eit ie tbc

pfyrioo ia jkegs. Tbcy frc eit ie tbc pfyrioo ia tbc prkcst. Tbcy stfed

air Gid fs f wktecss fgfkest tbc fhuscs, fed tbc lrk`cs, fed tbc cvko

prk`frkoy tbft frc hckeg keaokltcd hy pcipoc okjc jkegs fed prkcsts.

— Dr. Xklbfrd O. ^rftt, Mr.

Ke f wirod wbcrc tbcrc wcrc `fey afosc pripbcts, kt wfs vcry k`pirtfet air

Ksrfcoktcs ti hc fhoc ti dkstkeguksb truc pripbcts ia Gid ari` afosc pripbcts. Air tbks

rcfsie, tbc Iod Tcstf`cet ofkd iut scvcrfo qufokaklftkies air truc pripbcts ia Gid.

Tbcsc rcqukrc`cets frc `cetkiecd ke Dcutcriei`y 62=67-88, wbcrc @iscs writctbcsc wirds=

Tbc Oird sfkd ... ‟K wkoo rfksc up air tbc` f pripbct okjc yiu ari`

fìeg tbckr hritbcrs: K wkoo put `y wirds ke bks ìutb, fed bc wkoo

tcoo tbc` cvcrytbkeg K li``fed bk`... Hut f pripbct wbi prcsu`cs ti

spcfj ke `y ef`c feytbkeg K bfvc eit li``fedcd bk` ti sfy, ir f

pripbct wbi spcfjs ke tbc ef`c ia itbcr gids, ùst hc put ti dcftb.‐

… Ka wbft f pripbct prilofk`s ke tbc ef`c ia tbc Oird dics eit tfjc

poflc ir li`c truc, tbft ks f `cssfgc tbc Oird bfs eit spijce

(Dcutcriei`y 62=67-88).

Ke tbks pfssfgc, wc lfe scc ft ocfst aiur qufokaklftkies air truc pripbcts ia Gid. Fs

@iscs tfugbt bcrc, truc pripbcts wcrc lfoocd hy Gid. Tbcy wcrc gkvce Gid‛s wird ti

spcfj ti tbc pcipoc. Tbcy dcìestrftcd tbckr oiyfoty ti Gid hy spcfjkeg ke bks ef`c ieoy

ke fllirdfelc wktb bks li``feds. Fed tbckr `kekstry wfs futbcetklftcd hy tbcauoakoo`cet ia tbckr `cssfgc.

Iur cxpoirftkie ia tbc qufokaklftkies ia Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts wkoo ailus ie

cflb ia tbc aiur rcqukrc`cets tbft @iscs‛ `cetkiecd= Akrst, truc pripbcts bfd ti hc lfoocd hy Gid. \clied, tbcy bfd ti hc gkvce Gid‛s wird ti spcfj. Tbkrd, tbcy bfd ti hc oiyfo ti

Gid hy spcfjkeg ieoy fllirdkeg ti bks li``fed. Fed aiurtb, tbckr `kekstry bfd ti hc

futbcetklftcd hy tbc auoakoo`cet ia tbckr `cssfgc. Wc‛oo oiij ft cflb ia tbcsc lrktcrkf ke

ìrc dctfko, hcgkeekeg wktb tbc aflt tbft truc pripbcts wcrc lfoocd hy Gid.

Lfoocd hy Gid

Ke tbc Iod Tcstf`cet, Gid lfoocd `fey pcipoc ti scrvc bk` fs pripbcts. Tbks lfoo

wfs eit fe kevktftkie: kt wfs f dkvkec su`ìes. Gid, tbc dkvkec jkeg, li``fedcd iec ia

bks lktkzces ti scrvc fs bks f`hfssfdir. Wc scc tbks dkvkec su`ìes cvcry tk`c tbc IodTcstf`cet rclirds tbc lfoo ia f pripbct.




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Air kestfelc, lieskdcr tbc lfoo ia tbc pripbct Czcjkco ke Czcjkco 8=6-8=

Bc sfkd ti `c, ‟\ie ia `fe, stfed up ie yiur acct fed K wkoo spcfj ti

yiu.‐ Fs bc spijc, tbc \pkrkt lf`c keti `c fed rfkscd `c ti `y acct,

fed K bcfrd bk` spcfjkeg ti `c (Czcjkco 8=6-8).

Bcrc, wc scc tbft wbce Gid li``fedcd Czcjkco ti stfed fed bcfr tbc li``ksskie, bc

fosi scet bks \pkrkt ti cesurc tbft Czcjkco li`pokcd. Tbc lfookeg ia f pripbct wfs fecxcrlksc ia Gid‛s futbirktftkvc lbiklc fs tbc bcfvceoy jkeg ia bks pcipoc.

Gid arcqucetoy kssucd tbcsc pripbctkl lfoos dkrcltoy ti tbc pripbct — iatce

fudkhoy. Gid dkrcltoy lfoocd \fùco ke 6 \fùco <, Ksfkfb ke Ksfkfb 1, Fìs ke Fìs 7,fed Mcrc`kfb ke Mcrc`kfb 6.

Hut ft itbcr tk`cs, Gid li``ksskiecd pripbcts kedkrcltoy, hy kestrultkeg iec

pripbct ti lfoo feitbcr. Air kestfelc, ke 6 Jkegs 6;=61, Gid li``fedcd tbc pripbct

Cokmfb ti li``ksskie bks sullcssir Coksbf. Tbks dcocgftcd lfookeg fosi sbcds okgbt ie tbcli`pfey ia tbc pripbcts ir tbc sies ia tbc pripbcts scce ke poflcs okjc 6 Jkegs 8>, fed 8

Jkegs 8, wbklb wcrc griups ia pripbcts lcetcrcd friued fe cstfhoksbcd dkvkecoy lfoocd pripbct. Hut wbctbcr tbc lfoo lf`c dkrcltoy ti tbc pripbct ari` Gid, ir tbriugb fefutbirkzcd scrvfet ia Gid, tbc pripbct‛s lfoo uotk`ftcoy lf`c ft tbc kektkftkvc ia tbc Oird.

Wktbiut tbks supcrefturfo lfoo, ei iec liuod hcli`c f pripbct, rcgfrdocss ia bks ir bcr

giid ketcetkies, dcvitkie ti Gid, ir jeiwocdgc ia Gid‛s wird.

Hcskdcs hckeg lfoocd hy Gid, Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts fosi bfd ti hc gkvce Gid‛swird ti spcfj.

Gkvce Gid‛s Wird

Tbc Bioy \pkrkt kespkrcd pripbcts ti spcfj wbftcvcr Gid li``fedcd tbc`. Truc pripbcts liuod di eitbkeg cosc wbce tbcy pripbcskcd. Hut wbce wc li`pfrc tbc wfys

dkaacrcet pripbcts ke \lrkpturc spijc, wc lfe scc tbft dkvkec kespkrftkie dkd eit `cfe tbft

pripbcts bfd ei lietrio ivcr tbckr wirds. Ie tbc lietrfry, tbc Bioy \pkrkt utkokzcd tbc pripbcts‛ pcrsiefoktkcs fed pcrspcltkvcs fs bc keafookhoy prcscetcd bks pripbctkl `cssfgc

tbriugb tbc`. Ke tbks rcgfrd, tbc kespkrftkie ia pripbcly wfs kdcetklfo ti tbc kespkrftkie

ia foo itbcr \lrkpturc.

Okstce ti tbc wfy ^ctcr spijc ia tbc Bioy \pkrkt‛s kespkrftkie ia pripbcts ke 8^ctcr 6=8>-86=

Ei pripbcly ia \lrkpturc lf`c fhiut hy tbc pripbct's iwe

ketcrprctftkie. Air pripbcly ecvcr bfd kts irkgke ke tbc wkoo ia `fe,hut `ce spijc ari` Gid fs tbcy wcrc lfrrkcd foieg hy tbc Bioy

\pkrkt (8 ^ctcr 6=8>-86).

Fs wc scc bcrc, tbc Bioy \pkrkt supcrketcedcd tbc wirds ia truc pripbcts ke tbc Iod

Tcstf`cet. Fed tbks gufrfetccd tbft tbckr wirds wcrc futbirktftkvc fed keafookhoc.




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Tbc Bioy \pkrkt wirjcd tbriugb tbc pcrsiefokty fed tbc pcrspcltkvc

ia tbc pfrtkluofr pripbct tbft bc wfs dcfokeg wktb. K gucss tbft tbc

trfdktkiefo arf`cwirj air uedcrstfedkeg tbft tbcioigklfooy ks

‟irgfekl kespkrftkie,‐ tbft Gid wirjs tbriugb bks scrvfets, tbriugb

bks pripbcts, fed uscs tbckr pcrsiefokty, uscs tbckr pfrtkluofr piket ia

vkcw, uscs tbckr cdulftkie fed tbc oflj tbcrcia air bks purpiscs. K

gucss iec liuod fosi tbkej fhiut uskeg tbc diltrkec ia sfeltkaklftkie

fed uedcrstfedkeg biw Gid tfjcs tbkegs tbft frc bu`fe, cfrtboy fed

pbysklfo, fed sfeltkakcs tbc` air bks iwe purpiscs ti usc tbc` air bks

iwe `cfes, fed bc dics tbft wktb tbc pripbcts fs wcoo. Wktb tbft sfkd,

tbiugb, K tbkej tbcrc frc kestfelcs wktbke tbc pripbctkl oktcrfturc

wbcrc yiu‛oo scc Gid fltufooy dkltftkeg ti tbc pripbcts, yiu jeiw,

‟[iu eccd ti gi fed sfy tbks ti tbc pcipoc,‐ fed Ksfkfb ir Mcrc`kfb ir

Czcjkco, tbcy gi fed tbcy sfy kt. \i, tbcrc ks, tbcrc frc pikets wktbke

tbc pripbctkl oktcrfturc wbcrc Gid wkoo dkltftc ti bks pripbcts, hut ft

tbc sf`c tk`c, Gid uscs wbi tbcy wcrc, fed dkde‛t ivcrrkdc tbckr

pcrsiefoktkcs ke hrkegkeg airtb bks pripbctkl wirj air hitb Ksrfco,felkcet Ksrfco, fed tbc lburlb.

— Dr. @frj Gkgekookft

Tbc tbkrd qufokaklftkie ia Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts wfs tbft tbcy bfd ti hcoiyfo ti Gid hy lieair`keg tbckr pripbclkcs ti bks Ofw.

Oiyfo ti Gid

Fotbiugb pripbcts dkd eit sk`poy tfjc dkltftkie ari` Gid, tbc Bioy \pkrkt dkd eitgkvc tbc` li`poctc arccdi` ti sfy wbftcvcr tbcy pocfscd. Eit ieoy dkd tbcy bfvc ti

lievcy wbft Gid li``fedcd tbc` ti spcfj, hut tbcy fosi bfd ti cesurc tbft tbckr

pripbclkcs fgrccd wktb Gid‛s cxkstkeg rcvcoftkie, cspclkfooy fs kt wfs rclirdcd ke\lrkpturc.

Okstce ti @iscs‛ wirds ke Dcutcriei`y 6<=6-4=

Ka f pripbct … feeiuelcs ti yiu f `krfluoius skge ir wiedcr, fed ka

tbc skge ir wiedcr ia wbklb bc bfs spijce tfjcs poflc, fed bc sfys,

‟Oct us aiooiw itbcr gids ... fed oct us wirsbkp tbc`,‐ yiu ùst eit

okstce ti tbc wirds ia tbft pripbct ir drcf`cr... Kt ks tbc Oird yiur

Gid yiu ùst aiooiw, fed bk` yiu ùst rcvcrc. Jccp bks li``fedsfed ihcy bk`: scrvc bk` fed biod afst ti bk` (Dcutcriei`y 6<=6-4).

@iscs tfugbt si`ctbkeg vcry k`pirtfet bcrc= Cvce ka f pripbct liuod wirj`krflocs fed airctcoo tbc auturc, bc wfs ti hc rcmcltcd ka bks kestrultkies vkioftcd Gid‛s

li``fed`cets.

Wc scc tbks sf`c c`pbfsks ke Of`cetftkies 8=6<-64, wbcrc Mcrc`kfb grkcvcdivcr tbc aflt tbft afosc pripbcts ke Ksrfco bfd ocd tbc eftkie fstrfy. Mcrc`kfb sfkd tbft




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tbcsc pripbcts bfd ‟afkocd ti cxpisc … ske,‐ tbft ks, tbcy bfd fpprivcd ia tbc pcipoc's vkioftkie ia Gid's ofw. Xftbcr tbfe biodkeg tbc pcipoc flliuetfhoc ti Gid‛s livcefet,

tbcy bfd celiurfgcd dksihcdkcelc. Fed ke tbks wfy, tbcy bfd dcìestrftcd tbft tbcy

wcrc afosc pripbcts.Akefooy, tbc aiurtb qufokaklftkie ia Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts wfs tbft tbckr

pripbclkcs bfd ti hc futbcetklftcd hy auoakoo`cet. Tbft ks ti sfy, tbckr prcdkltkies bfd tili`c truc.

Futbcetklftcd hy Auoakoo`cet

Okstce ti @iscs‛ wirds ke Dcutcriei`y 62=88=

Ka wbft f pripbct prilofk`s ke tbc ef`c ia tbc Oird dics eit tfjc

poflc ir li`c truc, tbft ks f `cssfgc tbc Oird bfs eit spijce. Tbft

pripbct bfs spijce prcsu`ptuiusoy. Di eit hc farfkd ia bk`

(Dcutcriei`y 62=88).

Foo tbc wirds ia Gid‛s pripbcts liuod hc dcpcedcd ie hclfusc tbcy fllurftcoy

rcofycd tbc wirds ia Gid, wbisc lbfrfltcr fed livcefet pri`kscs frc uttcroy trustwirtby.

Truc pripbclkcs frc ueafkokeg hclfusc Gid bfs hitb tbc piwcr fed tbc rkgbt ti hrkeg tbc`ti pfss ke wbftcvcr wfy bc ketceds, fed hclfusc bc ks li``kttcd ti jccpkeg bks wird.

\i`ctk`cs, pripbclkcs wcrc futbcetklftcd hy rcoftkvcoy quklj auoakoo`cet. Air

kestfelc, ke 6 Jkegs 67=6, tbc pripbct Cokmfb dclofrcd tbft tbcrc wiuod hc ei rfke ir dcwuetko bc gfvc tbc wird. Fed fs wc ocfre ke 6 Jkegs 62, kt rc`fkecd dry air tbrcc ycfrs

hcairc Gid akefooy cedcd tbc driugbt. Fed ke 8 Jkegs 7=67-8>, wc scc fe k``cdkftc

auoakoo`cet ia Coksbf‛s pripbcly tbft tbc jkeg‛s iaaklcr wiuod dkc.

Ft itbcr tk`cs, pripbctkl auoakoo`cets wcrc eit si k``cdkftc. Air cxf`poc,friued tbc ycfr ;<> H.L. f truc pripbct prcdkltcd tbc hkrtb ia Miskfb, wbi wiuod hc f

afktbauo bckr ti Dfvkd‛s biusc. Tbks pripbcly ks rclirdcd ke 6 Jkegs 6< =8. Hut tbc

prcdkltcd lbkod Miskfb wfse‛t hire uetko fhiut 1<> H.L. — foìst <>> ycfrs fatcr tbc pripbcly — fs wc rcfd ke 8 Jkegs 88=6. Fed tbc pripbclkcs fhiut Mcsus‛ hkrtb tiij cvce

oiegcr ti auoakoo.

Eiw, ft tbks piket wc sbiuod pfusc ti `cetkie tbft si`ctk`cs cvce tbc wirds ia

truc pripbcts dkd eit li`c ti pfss prclkscoy fs tbcy stftcd tbc`. Hut ke okgbt ia @iscstcflbkeg, biw liuod tbks bfppce9 Ke irdcr ti feswcr tbks qucstkie, kt‛s k`pirtfet ti

rcfokzc tbft wbce wc rcfd Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcly, wc si`ctk`cs gct tbc wrieg

k`prcsskie ia tbckr prcdkltkies. Fotbiugb `fey pcipoc tbkej tbft tbc pripbcts prcdkltcd

tbc auturc prclkscoy fs kt wiuod ueaiod, ke rcfokty, tbks wfs eit fowfys tbc lfsc.Air tbc ìst pfrt, pripbcts wfrecd ia tbc lurscs tbft wiuod li`c ka pcipoc

pcrskstcd ke ske, fed tbcy iaacrcd tbc hocsskegs tbft wiuod li`c ka pcipoc fltcd afktbauooy.

Tbc gifo ia tbcsc pripbclkcs wfs ti ìtkvftc tbc pcipoc ti rcpcet ia tbckr ske fed ti pcrscvcrc ke afktbauoecss ti Gid fed bks livcefet. Ieoy wbce truc pripbcts kedklftcd tbft

Gid bfd swire ti di si`ctbkeg wcrc tbckr prcdkltkies fhsioutc.

Fs f rcsuot, iec ocgktk`ftc wfy air pripbcly ti hc auoakoocd wfs air tbc pcipoc tilbfegc tbckr hcbfvkir fed tbcrchy faaclt tbc iutli`c ia tbc pripbclkcs. Ke tbcsc lfscs,




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tbc pripbclkcs wcrc fltufooy auoakoocd pripcroy, cvce tbiugb tbckr wfrekegs ir iaacrs dkdeit li`c ti pfss fs stftcd.

Tbcrc frc `fey cxf`pocs ia tbks ke \lrkpturc, hut tbc hfskl prkelkpoc ks dcslrkhcd

ke Mcrc`kfb 62=7-6>, wbcrc wc rcfd tbcsc wirds=

Ka ft fey tk`c K feeiuelc tbft f eftkie ir jkegdi` ks ti hc upriitcd,tire diwe fed dcstriycd, fed ka tbft eftkie K wfrecd rcpcets ia kts

cvko, tbce K wkoo rcocet fed eit keaoklt ie kt tbc dksfstcr K bfd pofeecd.

Fed ka ft feitbcr tk`c K feeiuelc tbft f eftkie ir jkegdi` ks ti hc

hukot up fed pofetcd, fed ka kt dics cvko ke `y skgbt fed dics eit ihcy

`c, tbce K wkoo rclieskdcr tbc giid K bfd ketcedcd ti di air kt

(Mcrc`kfb 62=7-6>).

\i, tbcrc‛s f prkelkpoc tbft‛s feeiuelcd ti us ke Mcrc`kfb 62 wbcrchy

Gid caacltkvcoy sfys, ‟Ka K tbrcftce mudg`cet ie f eftkie ir f pcipoc

fed tbcy rcpcet, K wkoo wktbbiod tbc mudg`cet tbft K ketcedcd ti di titbc`.‐ Fed tbc aokpskdc ks stftcd fs wcoo, ‟Ka K pri`ksc hocsskeg ie f

pcipoc ir jkeg ir f eftkie, fed tbcy lcfsc ihcykeg `y li``feds,

tbce K wkoo hrkeg mudg`cet wbcrc K bfd air`croy pri`kscd hocsskeg.‐

Fed tbks prkelkpoc tbce scc`s ti gct wirjcd iut ke sulb f wfy tbft

tbks liedktkie ks cxpoklktoy stftcd bcrc, fed fppfrcetoy ks lfrrkcd iut ke

itbcr pfssfgcs ke wfys tbft frc k`poklkt, spclkaklfooy ke lietcxts wbcrc

Gid ks tbrcftcekeg mudg`cet ir pri`kskeg hocsskeg, fed prihfhoy tbc

lofsskl cxf`poc ks ke tbc hiij ia Miefb, wbcrc Gid sceds Miefb ti

feeiuelc mudg`cet ie tbc pcipoc ia Ekecvcb. Miefb dics tbks fed tbc

pcipoc ia Ekecvcb rcpcet, kevijkeg tbks lrktcrkie ia bu`fe

rcpcetfelc, wbklb kt scc`s ks wbft Gid wfs trykeg ti stkr up ke tbckrbcfrts ke tbc akrst poflc.

— Dr. Xih Okstcr

Ke iec wfy ir feitbcr, tbc wirds ia truc pripbcts frc fowfys auoakoocd. \i`ctk`cs

tbcy li`c ti pfss fs stftcd. Ft itbcr tk`cs, bu`fe hckegs rcspied ti pripbclkcs fed

tbcrchy hrkeg fhiut f dkaacrcet rcsuot. Hut ke foo lfscs, tbc iutli`cs ia truc pripbcly frc

lieskstcet wktb Gid‛s livcefet fed lbfrfltcr, fed futbcetklftc tbc `kekstry ia bks truc pripbcts.

@iscs dcslrkhcd tbc qufokaklftkies ia tbc pripbctkl iaaklc fs f wfy air Gid‛s

pcipoc ti rcligekzc wbklb pripbcts truoy spijc air Gid. Bc dkd tbks hclfusc bc wfetcd

tbc` ti dkslcre fed ihcy tbc `cssfgcs ia truc pripbcts, fed ti okvc ke akdcokty ti Gid‛slivcefet. Fed kt‛s k`pirtfet air us ti jccp tbcsc qufokaklftkies ke `ked, tii, hclfusc tbcy

wcrc tbc sf`c qufokaklftkies tbft Mcsus `ct wbce bc scrvcd fs Gid‛s pripbct ke tbc Ecw

Tcstf`cet fgc. Eiw tbft wc‛vc oiijcd ft tbc qufokaklftkies ia pripbcts, wc‛rc rcfdy ti lieskdcr

tbc aueltkie ia tbckr iaaklc.




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ASELTKIE

Wc‛oo `cetkie tbrcc fspclts ia tbc aueltkie ia pripbcts. Akrst, wc‛oo spcfj ia tbckr

futbirkty. \clied, wc‛oo `cetkie tbckr tfsj. Fed tbkrd, wc‛oo tiulb ie tbc `ctbids tbcyuscd ti lfrry iut tbks tfsj. Oct‛s oiij akrst ft tbckr futbirkty.

Futbirkty

Fs wc `cetkiecd ft tbc hcgkeekeg ia tbks ocssie, f pripbct ks=

Gid‛s livcefet f`hfssfdir, wbi prilofk`s fed fppokcs Gid‛s wird,

cspclkfooy ti wfre ia mudg`cet fgfkest ske, fed ti celiurfgc tbc jked

ia oiyfo scrvklc ti Gid tbft ocfds ti bks hocsskegs.

Ke tbc Iod Tcstf`cet, Gid wfs prcscetcd fs tbc grcft jkeg wbi ruocd ivcr bks

pcipoc tbriugb livcefets. Fed bks pripbcts wcrc f`hfssfdirs ia tbcsc livcefets wbicxpofkecd wbft Gid bfd rcvcfocd ti tbc` ke bks bcfvceoy liurt.Ke tbc felkcet Ecfr Cfst, piwcrauo c`pcrirs ir ‟suzcrfkes‐ iatce ruocd ivcr

s`foocr eftkies ir ‟vfssfos‐ ft f dkstfelc ari` tbckr lfpktfo. Tbcsc suzcrfkes typklfooy

k`piscd f trcfty ie vfssfos tbft spcoocd iut tbc tcr`s ia tbckr rcoftkiesbkp. Eir`fooy, tbcHkhoc rcacrs ti tbks jked ia trcfty fs f livcefet.

Ti fd`kekstcr fed ceairlc tbcsc livcefets, suzcrfkes c`poiycd f`hfssfdirs tbft

spijc ke tbckr ef`c fed wkcodcd tbckr dcocgftcd futbirkty. Kt wfs tbc f`hfssfdir‛s mih ti

rc`ked vfssfo eftkies ia tbc tcr`s ia tbc trcfty, ti wfre tbc` ia tbc lurscs tbft wiuodli`c ka tbcy wcrc ueafktbauo ti tbc tcr`s ia tbc trcfty, fed ti celiurfgc tbc vfssfos ti

ihcy tbcsc tcr`s ke irdcr ti ihtfke tbc hocsskegs ia tbc trcfty.

Jeiwkeg tbks felkcet Ecfr-Cfstcre bkstiry ks k`pirtfet hclfusc ke tbc IodTcstf`cet, Gid iatce dcslrkhcd bks rcoftkiesbkp ti bks pcipoc ke tcr`s ia f suzcrfke-

vfssfo livcefet. Fed fs tbc suzcrfke, bc fppiketcd pripbcts ti hc tbc futbirktftkvc

f`hfssfdirs tbft rc`kedcd bks vfssfo pcipoc ia tbc tcr`s ia bks livcefet.

Hclfusc tbc pripbcts wcrc Gid‛s f`hfssfdirs, tbckr wirds wcrc ti hc rclckvcd fska Gid bfd spijce tbc` bk`scoa. Tbc Bioy \pkrkt fosi kespkrcd tbc pripbcts si tbft tbcy

wiuod lirrcltoy prilofk` Gid‛s tbiugbts fed ketcetkies ke rcspiesc ti tbc pcipoc ia

Ksrfco. Ke tbks wfy, Gid cesurcd tbft foo bks pripbcts wiuod fowfys spcfj futbirktftkvcoyfed truoy wbce tbcy rcprcscetcd bk`.

Wby di wc tfjc tbc wirds ia truc pripbcts scrkiusoy9 Hclfusc truc

pripbcts spcfj air Gid, fs bks fgcets. Tbcrcairc, ka wc di eit tfjc

tbckr wirds scrkiusoy, wc frc uelkrlu`lkscd ke bcfrt fed cfrs, fs tbcHkhoc dcslrkhcs kt. Tbks `cfes tbft iur bcfrts bfvc eit hcce lbfegcd

yct. Wc, ke aflt, frc rchcookeg fgfkest Gid. Tbus, ka wc rcausc ti okstce

ti tbc wirds ia tbc pripbcts, wc rcausc ti okstce ti tbc Wird ia Gid.

Fed wc frc rchcookeg fgfkest Gid bk`scoa. Tbus, kt ks f vcry scrkius

kssuc.

— Dr. ^ctcr Lbiw, trfesoftkie




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Wktb tbks uedcrstfedkeg ia pripbctkl futbirkty ke `ked, oct‛s ture ti tbc tfsj Gid

fsskgecd ti bks pripbcts.

Tfsj

Ti uedcrstfed tbc tfsj ia tbc pripbcts, oct‛s tfjc feitbcr oiij ft felkcet Ecfr -Cfstcre suzcrfke-vfssfo trcftkcs. Wbce suzcrfkes k`piscd livcefets ie vfssfo stftcs ke

tbc felkcet Ecfr Cfst, tbcsc livcefets spcoocd iut tbc dctfkos ia tbc frrfegc`cet hctwcce

tbc`. Tbcy okstcd= tbc suzcrfke‛s hcecviocelc ke tbc pfst, tbft ks, tbc giid tbkegs tbcsuzcrfke bfd forcfdy diec air tbc vfssfo: tbc oiyfoty tbft tbc vfssfo wfs rcqukrcd ti rcedcr

ti tbc suzcrfke, keloudkeg `fey ruocs ir stkpuoftkies tbc vfssfo wfs rcqukrcd ti aiooiw:

fed tbc liescqucelcs tbft wiuod rcsuot fllirdkeg ti tbc vfssfo‛s ihcdkcelc ir

dksihcdkcelc ti tbc tcr`s ia tbc trcfty, ef`coy, hocsskegs air tbc vfssfo ka tbc vfssfoihcycd tbc tcr`s, fed pueksb`cets ir lurscs ka tbc vfssfo dksihcycd.

Fed vcry sk`kofr dyef`kls wcrc truc ia Gid‛s rcoftkiesbkp wktb bks livcefet pcipoc. \i, fs Gid‛s livcefet f`hfssfdirs, pripbcts wcrc fsskgecd tbc tfsj iarc`kedkeg Gid‛s pcipoc ia tbc dctfkos ia bks livcefet, fed ia uskeg tbrcfts ia mudg`cet

fed iaacrs ia hocsskeg ti celiurfgc tbc` ti ihcy kts tcr`s.

Wbce Ksrfco wfs ke giid stfedkeg hcairc Gid, tbc pripbcts rc`kedcd tbc` ia tbc

liescqucelcs ia tbckr fltkies ti celiurfgc tbc` ti pcrscvcrc ke afktbauoecss. Airkestfelc, wc scc cxf`pocs ia tbks ke Mcrc`kfb 7=3-7, 86=68, fed 88=4-3.

Hut wbce Ksrfco wfs eit ke giid stfedkeg hcairc Gid hclfusc ia scrkius ir

prioiegcd dksihcdkcelc ti tbc tcr`s ia tbc livcefet, tbc pripbcts lbfrgcd tbc` wktbrchcookie fed dksoiyfoty. Tbcy dcslrkhcd Ksrfco‛s skes fed rc`kedcd tbc pcipoc ia tbc

livcefet lurscs ke irdcr ti drkvc tbc` ti rcpcetfelc. Wc scc cxf`pocs ia tbks ke

Mcrc`kfb 2 fed Fìs 4=6-<. Fed ke `fey lfscs, tbc pripbcts cvce iaacrcd Ksrfco hocsskegs ka tbc eftkie li`pokcd wktb tbc dc`fed air rcpcetfelc. Wc aked tbks typc ia pripbcly ke Mico 8=68-87, fed `fey itbcr poflcs.

Eiw tbft wc bfvc oiijcd ft tbc futbirkty fed tfsj ia hkhoklfo pripbcts, wc sbiuod

hrkcaoy `cetkie tbc `ctbids tbcy uscd ti flli`poksb tbckr mih.

@ctbids

Wktbiut f diuht, tbc ìst li`ìe `ctbid tbc pripbcts uscd ti flli`poksb tbckr

tfsj wfs spcfjkeg. ^ripbcts pcrair`cd tbckr mih prk`frkoy hy prilofk`keg Gid‛s wirds ti

bks pcipoc. Tbcy flluscd pcipoc ia ske, li``fedcd tbc` ti ihcy, celiurfgcd tbc` ti pcrscvcrc, wfrecd tbc` ia mudg`cet, fed iaacrcd tbc` hocsskegs. Tbcy tiod pfrfhocs.

Tbcy airctiod tbc auturc. Tbcy prfycd. Fed tbcy cvce ketcrlcdcd air Gid‛s pcipoc. Wc

scc tbks buedrcds ia tk`cs ke \lrkpturc. @ircivcr, `fey pripbcts fosi writc diwe tbckr

wirds, wbklb ks wby wc aked si `fey pripbctkl hiijs fed itbcr wrktkegs ke tbc Hkhoc.Hut tbc pripbcts fosi uscd itbcr `ctbids tbft rcokcd ìrc ie spclkfo fltkies tbfe

ie vcrhfo li`ùeklftkie. Air kestfelc, tbc Bioy \pkrkt gfvc si`c pripbcts piwcr ti

pcrair` pripbctkl skges fed wiedcrs. Tbcsc `krfluoius wirjs ia piwcr tcstkakcd ti tbc




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pripbcts‛ ocgktk`fly fs Gid‛s f`hfssfdirs, fed dcìestrftcd Gid‛s ketcetkie ti hflj u ptbc wfrekegs fed iaacrs tbft tbc pripbcts prilofk`cd.

Fs iec cxf`poc, tbc pripbct @iscs feeiuelcd tbc Oird‛s wkoo ti hitb tbc

Ksrfcoktcs fed tbc Cgyptkfes, fed bks wirds wcrc fttcedcd hy liuetocss `krflocs fedskges, sulb fs tbc tce pofgucs upie Cgypt, tbc pfrtkeg ia tbc Xcd \cf, fed `fey itbcr

`krflocs rclirdcd ke tbc hiijs ia Cxidus, Ocvktklus, fed Eu`hcrs. Tbcsc wirjs ia tbcBioy \pkrkt‛s piwcr tcstkakcd tbft @iscs wfs f truc pripbct, fed wfrecd hitb tbc

Cgyptkfes fed tbc Ksrfcoktcs ti ihcy bk`.Tbc `kekstrkcs ia tbc pripbcts Cokmfb fed Coksbf fosi keloudcd `fey `krfluoius

cvcets, fs wc scc ke 6 Jkegs 67 tbriugb 8 Jkegs 6<. Tbc pripbct \fùco fosi pcrair`cd

`krflocs, sulb fs lfookeg tbuedcr fed rfke ke 6 \fùco 68. Fed fe ueef`cd pripbct ke 6Jkegs 6< gfvc f `krfluoius skge hy wktbcrkeg jkeg Mcrihif`‛s bfed.

Ke fddktkie ti `krflocs, `fey pripbcts fosi pcrair`cd sy`hiokl fltkies tbft

lieakr`cd tbckr vcrhfo `cssfgcs. Fed tbcy cvce cegfgcd ke spkrktufo celiuetcrs fs tbcy

urgcd Gid‛s pcipoc ti ihcy tbc tcr`s ia bks livcefet.\cckeg tbc pripbcts fs Gid‛s livcefet c`kssfrkcs bcops us uedcrstfed tbft tbc

Hkhoc‛s tbrcfts ia lurscs fed iaacrs ia hocsskegs frc foo griuedcd ke tbc livcefetrcoftkiesbkp hctwcce Gid fed bks pcipoc. Gid ks eit lfprklkius ke bks dcfokegs wktb bks pcipoc: bc dics eit flt ke wkodoy ueprcdkltfhoc wfys. Kestcfd, bc sccjs ti ceairlc tbc

tcr`s ia bks livcefet — fed tbcsc tcr`s frc ei sclrct. Bc grflkiusoy gkvcs us bks ofw,

fed bc scet f`hfssfdirs ti sbiw us biw ti fppoy kt ti iur lbfegkeg lkrlu`stfelcs. Gid

`fjcs kt cfsy air bks pcipoc ti jeiw wbft bc rcqukrcs hclfusc bc wfets us ti wfoj hcaircbk` ke afktbauoecss, ti cxpcrkcelc bks hocsskegs, fed ti flli`poksb bks gifos air bks

jkegdi`.

Eiw tbft wc‛vc oiijcd ft tbc qufokaklftkies fed aueltkies ia tbc iaaklc ia pripbct,oct‛s ture iur fttcetkie ti tbc cxpcltftkies tbc Iod Tcstf`cet lrcftcd air auturc pripbctkl

`kekstrkcs.

CR^CLTFTKIE\

Iod Tcstf`cet cxpcltftkies air tbc auturc ia tbc iaaklc ia pripbct wcrc ia twi

hfskl typcs. Ie tbc iec bfed, si`c cxpcltftkies wcrc lrcftcd hy tbc efturc ia tbc

bkstirklfo dcvcoip`cet ia tbc iaaklc. Ie tbc itbcr bfed, itbcr cxpcltftkies wcrc lrcftcd

hy spclkakl pripbclkcs rcgfrdkeg auturc pripbcts. Wc‛oo oiij ft hitb typcs iacxpcltftkies, hcgkeekeg wktb tbisc hfscd ie tbc bkstirklfo dcvcoip`cet ia tbc iaaklc ia

pripbct.

Bkstirklfo Dcvcoip`cet

Hclfusc Gid‛s rcoftkiesbkp wktb bu`fekty bfs fowfys hcce givcrecd hy bks

livcefets, tbcrc bfs fowfys hcce f rioc air pripbcts ti rc`ked pcipoc ia tbc tcr`s ia

tbisc livcefets. Hut tbriugbiut bkstiry, tbks rioc bfs illfskiefooy lbfegcd. Fs Gid‛s




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jkegdi` sbkatcd fed grcw tbriugbiut bkstiry, tbc rioc ia pripbcts fdmustcd ti `cct ktslbfegkeg eccds.

Wc‛oo lieskdcr tbc rioc ia pripbcts durkeg aiur dkaacrcet stfgcs ia bkstiry,

hcgkeekeg wktb tbc oieg pcrkid ia bkstiry hcairc Ksrfco bfd f jkeg, wbklb wc‛oo lfoo tbc prc-ìefrlby.

^rc-@iefrlby. Tbks ks tbc pcrkid ia tk`c tbft lirrcspieds ti Gid‛s livcefets wktb

Fdf`, Eifb, Fhrfbf` fed @iscs. Ke tbc hcgkeekeg ia tbc prc-ìefrlbklfo pcrkid,Gid‛s jkegdi` bfd eit hcce sct fpfrt ari` tbc rcst ia tbc wirod ke f pfrtkluofr eftkie.

Fed cvce wbce tbc eftkie wfs sct fpfrt ke tbc dfys ia Fhrfbf`, kt stkoo bfd ei jkeg. Ft

tbks piket ke tk`c, pripbcts pcrair`cd f vfrkcty ia tfsjs fed wcrc lfoocd hy f eu`hcr iadcslrkptkvc tktocs. Ke gcecrfo, wc lfe sfy tbft tbcy spijc wktb Gid, rclckvcd vkskies, fed

bcod bu`fekty flliuetfhoc ti Gid‛s livcefets.

Air kestfelc, wbce Gid akrst lrcftcd tbc wirod, bc spijc dkrcltoy wktb Fdf` fed

Cvc: tbcy rclckvcd bks rcvcoftkie hy wfojkeg fed tfojkeg wktb Gid, fs wc rcfd ke Gcecsks8 “ <. Tbcy auoakoocd tbckr pripbctkl rioc hy tcflbkeg tbckr lbkodrce fhiut Gid fed bks

livcefet. Fed si`c ia tbckr dcslcedfets fosi bfd sk`kofr rcoftkiesbkps wktb Gid, sulb fsCeilb wbi ks `cetkiecd ke Gcecsks 3=84.

Ke tbc dfys ia Eifb, Gid spijc dkrcltoy wktb Eifb fs wcoo, fs wc rcfd ke Gcecsks

1 “ ;. Hut bc fosi lfoocd Eifb ti pripbcsy livcefet mudg`cet fgfkest tbc wirod hclfusc kt

bfd skeecd si grcftoy fgfkest bk`, fs ^ctcr tfugbt ke 8 ^ctcr 8=3. Hcyied tbks, Eifb

pcrair`cd tbc vcry puhokl pripbctkl fltkie ia hukodkeg tbc frj fed akookeg kt wktb fek`fosti lieakr` bks `cssfgc.

Gid fosi spijc dkrcltoy ti Fhrfbf`, fed rcvcfocd ti bk` bks pofes air tbc auturc.

Tbriugb bks tfojs wktb Gid fed bks li`ùeklftkie ia tbisc tfojs ti itbcr pcipoc,Fhrfbf` fosi scrvcd f pripbctkl rioc, wbklb ks `cetkiecd ke poflcs okjc Gcecsks 8>=7.

Fhrfbf`‛s dcslcedfets Ksffl, Mflih fed Miscpb fosi scrvcd fs Gid‛s pripbcts. Tbcy

rclckvcd drcf`s fed vkskies ari` Gid, fed fosi fegcokl vksktftkies. Cflb ia tbcsc pripbcts bcod tbc pcipoc flliuetfhoc ti Gid‛s livcefet hy prilofk`keg bks wird ti tbc`,fed hy cxbirtkeg tbc` ti hc afktbauo ti tbc Oird.

Ke tbc dfys ia @iscs, wc aked feitbcr skgekaklfet pcrkid ia prc-ìefrlbklfo

pripbctkl fltkvkty. Fllirdkeg ti Eu`hcrs 68=1, @iscs bk`scoa wfs Gid‛s prcc`kecet pripbct ft tbks tk`c. Ft tbks piket ke bkstiry, Gid gfvc bks pcipoc f wrkttce livcefet ke

tbc air` ia tbc Tce Li``fed`cets fed tbc Hiij ia tbc Livcefet ke Cxidus 8> “ 8<.

Fed kt hclf`c @iscs‛ rcspieskhkokty ti fd`kekstcr tbks livcefet hy cxpofkekeg kt ti tbc pcipoc, givcrekeg tbc` fllirdkeg ti kts tcr`s, fed cxbirtkeg tbc` ti hc afktbauo ti Gid

ke irdcr ti rclckvc tbc livcefet hocsskegs rftbcr tbfe tbc livcefet lurscs. Itbcr pripbcts

lietc`pirfry wktb @iscs fed fatcr bk` lietkeucd ti pcrair` tbcsc aueltkies, tbiugb

eiec wktb tbc slipc fed keaoucelc ia @iscs‛ `kekstry. Wbkoc tbc iaaklc ia pripbct bfd hcce cxtrc`coy hrifd durkeg tbc prc-ìefrlby, kt

hclf`c locfroy air`fokzcd ke tbc dfys ia tbc ìefrlby, wbce tbc eftkie ia Ksrfco bfd

scttocd tbc ^ri`kscd Ofed fed wfs okvkeg uedcr tbc ruoc ia f jkeg.

@iefrlby. Tbc ìefrlbklfo pcrkid hcgfe wktb \fuo, Ksrfco‛s akrst jkeg. Hut kt‛s ìst

loiscoy fssilkftcd wktb \fuo‛s sullcssir Dfvkd fed bks dcslcedfets.




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Durkeg tbc ìefrlbklfo pcrkid, tbc iaaklc ia pripbct hclf`c ailuscd ie tbclcetrfo frcefs ia piwcr, cspclkfooy tbc jkeg‛s liurt fed tbc lkty ia Mcrusfoc`, fed tbc

eu`hcr ia pripbcts kelrcfscd. Wktb tbc jkeg fs tbc ailfo piket ia Gid‛s vfssfo pcipoc,

tbc pripbcts‛ wirj ia rc`kedkeg pcipoc ia tbc tcr`s ia Gid‛s livcefet wfs li`ìeoyflli`poksbcd hy dkrclt lietflt wktb tbc jkeg.

Durkeg tbks pcrkid, tbc prk`fry rioc ia pripbcts wfs ti rc`ked tbc jkegs fed tbckrliurts ia tbc eftkie‛s duty ti scrvc Gid afktbauooy. Air kestfelc, tbc hiijs ia 6 fed 8

Jkegs fed 8 Lbrieklocs rclird `fey ketcrfltkies hctwcce tbc pripbcts fed tbc jkegs iaKsrfco fed Mudfb. Cvce si, tbc pripbcts fosi lietkeucd ti spcfj ti tbc pcipoc ke gcecrfo,

rc`kedkeg tbc` ia tbc Oird‛s livcefet rcqukrc`cets fed ia tbc liescqucelcs ia tbckr

hcbfvkir. Tbc pripbcts fosi li``fedcd tbc eckgbhirkeg eftkies ti okvc ke pcflc wktbKsrfco fed Mudfb.

Tbc rcfsie tbft tbc Hkhoc `cetkies Ksrfco fed Mudfb fs twi dkaacrcet

jkegdi`s… Ia liursc, tbcy wcrc iec jkegdi` kektkfooy, hut tbce tbc

jkegdi` dkvkdcd uedcr \ioiìe‛s sie Xcbihif` — tbft wfs friued

;8> H.L. ir si`ctbkeg okjc tbft — fed tbc eirtbcre jkegdi` bfd tcetrkhcs: tbc siutbcre bfd twi. Tbc eirtbcre jkegdi` wfs lfoocd Ksrfco.

Tbc ofrgcst trkhc tbcrc wfs Cpbrfk`, hut tbft wbioc tce git ti hc

lfoocd Ksrfco. Fed tbc \iutbcre wfs lfoocd Mudfb, tbc ofrgcst trkhc

tbcrc, fed tbc lfpktfo ia tbc siutbcre wfs, ia liursc, Mcrusfoc`.

— Dr. Arfej Hfrjcr

Fatcr tbc \ioiìekl crf, tbcrc wfs f spokt hctwcce tbc eirtbcre

jkegdi` fed tbc siutbcre jkegdi`. Tbc eirtbcre jkegdi` wfs

rcacrrcd ti fs Ksrfco, fed tbcy bfd tbckr iwe lcetrfo poflc ia wirsbkpfs wcoo. Fed tbce tbc siutbcre jkegdi` wfs rcacrrcd ti fs Mudfb.

Fed fatcr tbc spokt ia tbc jkegdi`s yiu‛oo iatce scc pripbcts wbi gi ti

dkaacrcet poflcs, okjc tbcy‛oo hc, Biscf wfs f pripbct ti Ksrfco, fed

yiu‛oo bfvc Ksfkfb wbi‛s f pripbct ti Mudfb. Fed si tbcrc‛s rcspcltkvc

rcfo`s ia `kekstry tbft frc rcoftcd ti tbcsc spokt jkegdi`s ia tbc eirtb

fed tbc siutb.

— Dr. @frj Gkgekookft

\fdoy, tbc jkegs fed pcipoc ia Ksrfco fed Mudfb dkd eit ihcy tbc pripbcts. Fed fs

f rcsuot, tbcy wcrc cvcetufooy suhmcltcd ti tbc livcefet lursc ia cxkoc ari` tbc ^ri`kscdOfed.

Cxkoc. Tbc eirtbcre jkegdi` ia Ksrfco wfs cxkocd ke 78< ir 788 H.L. fed tfjce keti

lfptkvkty ke Fssyrkf. Tbc siutbcre jkegdi` ia Mudfb wfs cxkocd ke 327 ir 321 H.L. fedtfjce keti lfptkvkty ke Hfhyoie.




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Tbc iaaklc ia pripbct lietkeucd ti hc irkcetcd tiwfrd tbc jkegs ia Gid‛s pcipoc,cvce durkeg tbc cxkoc. Hut ft tbks stfgc ia bkstiry, tbcrc wfs ei jkeg, si tbc c`pbfsks wfs

ie rcstirkeg tbc jkeg fed tbc jkegdi` ti Gid‛s pcipoc.

Ti rcflb tbks gifo, tbc pripbcts celiurfgcd Gid‛s pcipoc ti rcpcet ia tbckr ske,fed ti rcture ti livcefet afktbauoecss, si tbft Gid wiuod grfet tbc` bks livcefet

hocsskegs. Tbc pripbcts fosi prilofk`cd tbft ka tbc pcipoc rcturecd ti Gid, bc wiuodstrcegtbce tbc` ti jccp bks livcefet si tbft tbcy wiuode‛t afoo uedcr bks livcefet lurscs

fgfke. Fs wc rcfd ke Mcrc`kfb <6=<<-<4, tbc Oird wiuod cvce `fjc kt k`pisskhoc airtbc` ti hrcfj tbc livcefet cvcr fgfke, si tbft tbcy wiuod okvc hy bks ofw wktb

cetbuskfs`. Tbriugb tbks `kekstry, tbc pripbcts bipcd ti pcrsufdc Gid ti rcstirc tbckr

jkegdi` ke tbc ^ri`kscd Ofed uedcr tbc jkegsbkp ia f rkgbtcius dcslcedfet ia Dfvkd.Cvcetufooy, tbc pcrkid ia cxkoc lf`c ti f pfrtkfo ced durkeg f pcrkid ia rcstirftkie.

Xcstirftkie. Tbks pist-cxkokl ir rcstirftkie crf hcgfe friued 3<; ir 3<2 H.L. Tbcrc

wfs stkoo ei jkeg ke Ksrfco ir Mudfb ft tbks tk`c, hut Mcrusfoc` fed tbc tc`poc wcrccvcetufooy rchukot, fed `fey af`kokcs rcturecd ti okvc ke tbc ^ri`kscd Ofed.

Tbcrc wcrc stkoo rcoftkvcoy acw pripbcts ft tbks tk`c. Hut si`c afktbauo pripbcts,okjc Bfggfk fed ]clbfrkfb, jcpt wftlb ie tbc ocfdcrs fed tbc gcecrfo pipuoftkie ke irdcrti celiurfgc tbc` ti hc afktbauo ti Gid. Tbcy cxbirtcd tbc eftkie ti hc afktbauo durkeg

tbc rcstirftkie fttc`pt si tbft Gid wiuod scc kt tbriugb ti li`poctkie. Seairtueftcoy, tbc

pcipoc dkd eit bccd tbc pripbctkl wfrekegs, fed tbc rcstirftkie caairts afotcrcd.

Durkeg tbc pcrkid ia rcstirftkie, tbc cxpcltftkies air tbc jkegdi` wcrc tbft Gidwiuod cvcetufooy auoakoo bks pri`kscs ti Dfvkd hy rcturekeg iec ia bks bckrs ti tbc tbriec

ia Ksrfco fed Mudfb. Wc scc tbks bipc cxprcsscd ke poflcs okjc ]clbfrkfb 68 “ 6<. Ke tbc

hcgkeekeg, tbc bipc wfs tbft tbc ihcdkcelc ia tbc pcipoc wiuod `ivc Gid ti hocss tbc`.Hut fs tbc rcstirftkie afotcrcd, tbc bipc hclf`c tbft Gid wiuod cvcetufooy bfvc

li`pfsskie ie bks pcipoc dcspktc tbckr ske, fed rcstirc tbc jkegdi` air bks iwe ef`c‛s

sfjc.Hy trflkeg tbc bkstirklfo dcvcoip`cet ia tbc iaaklc ia pripbct, wc lfe scc tbft tbc

pripbcts wcrc fowfys Gid‛s futbirktftkvc f`hfssfdirs wbi wcrc tfsjcd wktb tbc mih ia

biodkeg Gid‛s pcipoc flliuetfhoc ti bks livcefet. Fed tbks lieskstcely lrcftcd f

pfrtkluofr cxpcltftkie air auturc pripbctkl `kekstrkcs. \pclkaklfooy, kt kedklftcd tbft fooGid‛s auturc pripbcts wiuod fosi hc bks futbirktftkvc c`kssfrkcs, wbisc mih kt wiuod hc

ti rc`ked bks pcipoc ia bks hcecviocelc tiwfrd tbc`, ia tbc oiyfoty bc rcqukrcd ia tbc`,

fed ia tbc liescqucelcs ia hocsskegs fed lurscs.Hut tbcrc wcrc fosi cxpcltftkies lrcftcd hy tbc wfys tbc iaaklc ia pripbct

lbfegcd ivcr tk`c. Ke tbc hcgkeekeg, Gid‛s pripbcts wcrc eit loiscoy fssilkftcd wktb tbc

iaaklc ia jkeg. Hut ielc Ksrfco bfd f jkeg, wc scc tbft tbc rioc ia pripbcts wfs loiscoy

tkcd ti tbc riyfo iaaklc, fed tbft cflb tk`c suhstfetkfo lbfegcs faacltcd tbc iaaklc ia jkeg,tbcrc wcrc rcpcrlusskies ke tbc iaaklc ia pripbct.

\i, tbks kedklftcs tbft tbc cxpcltftkies air tbc iaaklc ia pripbct ke tbc Ecw

Tcstf`cet pcrkid wcrc ti hc drfwe prk`frkoy ari` tbc ofst stfgc ia Iod Tcstf`cet

bkstiry, ef`coy tbc pist-cxkokl rcstirftkie, wbce Gid‛s pcipoc wcrc stkoo wfktkeg air fDfvkdkl jkeg ti rcture ti tbc tbriec. Ke pfrtkluofr, tbc cxpcltftkie wfs tbft tbc auturc

pripbcts wiuod bcrfod fed flli`pfey tbc `csskfekl jkeg, usbcrkeg ke f ecw fgc ia

akdcokty ti Gid‛s livcefet.




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Ie si`c ocvco, Gid‛s pcipoc fowfys cxpcltcd tbckr Oird ti sced tbks pripbct okjc@iscs. \fdoy, ei Iod Tcstf`cet pripbct wfs fhoc ti dcìestrftc tbc sf`c piwcrauo

spkrktufo gkats tbft @iscs pisscsscd, ir ti hrkeg fhiut tbc auoo hocsskegs ia Gid‛s

livcefet. Hut ke tbc dfys ia tbc rcstirftkie, tbcrc wfs rcecwcd bipc tbft Gid wfs akefooyfhiut ti sced tbks pripbct ti rcstirc tbc jkegdi`.

Tbkrd, tbcrc wfs fe cxpcltftkie tbft wbce tbc jkegdi` wfs auooy rcstircd ke tbcauturc, tbcrc wiuod fosi hc f rcstirftkie ia pripbcly. Afosc pripbcts wiuod hc purgcd

ari` tbc ofed, fed tbc eu`hcr ia truc pripbcts wiuod kelrcfsc.Fs tbc rcstirftkie pripbct ]clbfrkfb writc ke 6<=8 ia bks hiij=

‟Ie tbft dfy, K wkoo hfeksb tbc ef`cs ia tbc kdios ari` tbc ofed, fed

tbcy wkoo hc rc`c`hcrcd ei ìrc,‐ dclofrcs tbc Oird Fo`kgbty. ‟K

wkoo rcìvc hitb tbc pripbcts fed tbc spkrkt ia k`purkty ari` tbc

ofed‐ (]clbfrkfb 6<=8).

@ircivcr, tbc pcipoc wcrc stkoo cxpcltkeg tbc auoakoo`cet ia tbc pripbcly ia Mico

rcgfrdkeg tbc ùotkpoklftkie ia truc pripbcts ia Gid tbft wiuod fttced Gid‛s auoolivcefet hocsskegs. Okstce ti wbft Mico pripbcskcd ke Mico 8=82-8;=

Fed fatcrwfrd, K wkoo piur iut `y \pkrkt ie foo pcipoc. [iur sies fed

dfugbtcrs wkoo pripbcsy, yiur iod `ce wkoo drcf` drcf`s, yiur

yiueg `ce wkoo scc vkskies. Cvce ie `y scrvfets, hitb `ce fed

wi`ce, K wkoo piur iut `y \pkrkt ke tbisc dfys (Mico 8=82-8;).

Tbcsc auturc dfys, wbklb Mico fosi rcacrcelcd hy tbc tcr` ‟fatcrwfrd,‐ wcrc tbcced tk`cs, tbc ofst dfys, wbce Gid wiuod auooy cstfhoksb bks jkegdi` ivcr tbc wbioc

cfrtb fed piur iut bks uotk`ftc hocsskegs ie bks pcipoc. Kt wfs cxpcltcd tbft ft tbft tk`c,

pripbcly wiuod hc cxtrc`coy li`ìe fìeg Gid‛s afktbauo pcipoc, fs tbcy foo priìtcd Gid‛s livcefet, fed celiurfgcd cflb itbcr ti wirsbkp bk`.

Tbc Iod Tcstf`cet loiscs wktb Ksrfco ke dksfrrfy fed wktb okttoc bipc air tbc

k``cdkftc sullcss ia tbc jkegdi`. Cvce si, tbc afktbauo ke Ksrfco `fketfkecd lieakdcelc

tbft Gid wiuod cvcetufooy auoakoo foo tbc Iod Tcstf`cet cxpcltftkies air bks jkegdi`, fedtbft bc wiuod flli`poksb tbks ke pfrt tbriugb tbc iaaklc ia pripbct. Fed fs wc‛oo scc, tbks

ks cxfltoy wbft bfppcecd ke tbc `kekstry ia Mcsus.

Bfvkeg kevcstkgftcd tbc Iod Tcstf`cet hfljgriued ti tbc rcspieskhkoktkcs fed`kekstry tbft Gid gfvc ti bks pripbcts, wc‛rc rcfdy ti ture ti iur sclied `fke tipkl= tbc

auoakoo`cet ia tbc pripbctkl iaaklc ke tbc pcrsie ia Mcsus.

ASOAKOO@CET KE MC\S\

Tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet `fjcs kt locfr tbft Mcsus ks Gid‛s uotk`ftc pripbct. Bc ks pcracltoy qufokakcd ti scrvc fs Gid‛s futbirktftkvc livcefet f`hfssfdir. Bc pcracltoy

cxclutcs tbc aueltkies ia tbc iaaklc. Fed ke bk`, foo tbc Iod Tcstf`cet pripbctkl

cxpcltftkies frc auoakoocd.




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Iur dkslusskie ia Mcsus‛ auoakoo`cet ia tbc pripbctkl iaaklc wkoo ailus ie tbc sf`clftcgirkcs wc uscd ti dcslrkhc tbc Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts fed tbckr wirj, spclkaklfooy=

tbc qufokaklftkies, aueltkie, fed cxpcltftkies air tbc iaaklc. Oct‛s ture akrst ti tbc wfy

Mcsus `ct tbc qufokaklftkies ia f pripbct.

VSFOKAKLFTKIE\

Fs wc sfw cfrokcr, truc pripbcts ke Ksrfco bfd ti `cct aiur qufokaklftkies= Tbcy

bfd ti hc lfoocd hy Gid. Tbcy wcrc gkvce Gid‛s wird ti spcfj ti tbc pcipoc. Tbcy wcrcrcqukrcd ti hc oiyfo ti Gid hy spcfjkeg ieoy wbft bc bfd li``fedcd. Fed tbckr

`cssfgcs bfd ti hc futbcetklftcd hy tbckr auoakoo`cet. Fed fs wc‛oo scc, Mcsus `ct cflb ia

tbcsc qufokaklftkies. Akrst, Mcsus wfs lfoocd hy Gid.

Lfoocd hy Gid

Mcsus wfs spclkaklfooy lfoocd hy Gid ti hc bks pripbct. Wc lfe scc tbks quktc

locfroy ke tbc cvcets surriuedkeg bks hkrtb, hfptks`, fed trfesakgurftkie.

Ti hcgke wktb, okstce ti tbc pripbct \k`cie‛s wirds ft Mcsus‛ hkrtb ke Oujc 8=<>-<3=

@y cycs bfvc scce yiur sfovftkie, wbklb yiu bfvc prcpfrcd ke tbc

skgbt ia foo pcipoc, f okgbt air rcvcoftkie ti tbc Gcetkocs fed air goiry

ti yiur pcipoc Ksrfco… Tbks lbkod ks dcstkecd … ti hc f skge tbft wkoo

hc spijce fgfkest, si tbft tbc tbiugbts ia `fey bcfrts wkoo hc

rcvcfocd (Oujc 8=<>-<3).

\k`cie rcvcfocd tbft ari` tbc tk`c ia Mcsus‛ hkrtb, iur Oird wfs lfoocd ti hc f

pripbctkl rcvcoftkie fed skge ti bks pcipoc.

Hcyied tbks, ft Mcsus hfptks` Gid tbc Aftbcr fed tbc Bioy \pkrkt hitb sbiwcdtbft Mcsus bfd hcce lfoocd fs f pripbct. Ke @fttbcw < “ 4, @frj 6, fed Oujc < “ 4, Gid tbc

Aftbcr spijc fudkhoy fed tbc Bioy \pkrkt fppcfrcd fs f divc ti sbiw tbft Mcsus wfs tbc

\ie ia Gid wbi bfd hcce fppiketcd ti f spclkfo `kekstry. Ke foo tbcsc lbfptcrs, Mcsus‛ hfptks` scts bk` fpfrt air bks puhokl `kekstry ia prilofk`keg tbc pripbctkl `cssfgc ia

rcpcetfelc fed tbc li`keg ia tbc jkegdi` ia Gid.

Hut pcrbfps tbc fltkie tbft `ist locfroy kdcetkakcd Mcsus fs f pripbct wfs bks

trfesakgurftkie, wbklb ks dcslrkhcd tbks wfy ke @fttbcw 67=8-<=

ZMcsus‛P aflc sbiec okjc tbc sue, fed bks loitbcs hclf`c fs wbktc fs tbc

okgbt… @iscs fed Cokmfb ZwcrcP tfojkeg wktb Mcsus (@fttbcw 67=8-<).

Mcsus fppcfrcd wktb tbc grcftcst pripbcts ia tbc Iod Tcstf`cet= @iscs, tbc ofw-

gkvcr fed stfedfrd air tbisc wbi wiuod spcfj Gid‛s wird ti bks pcipoc: fed Cokmfb, tbc

`krfloc-wirjcr wbisc prcflbkeg lfoocd tbc afktbocss biusc ia Dfvkd ti rcpcetfelc. Must hy bks prcscelc wktb tbcsc twi `ce, Mcsus wfs sbiwe ti hc f grcft pripbct.




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Tbc wird ‟Wird‐ uscd ke Mibe 6, tbc Grccj wird ‟oigis ‐ bfs hcce

dkslusscd ùlb hy tbcioigkfes diwe tbc ycfrs, fed kt lcrtfkeoy `fy

wcoo hc truc tbft tbcrc liuod hc si`c Grccj uedcrstfedkeg ti tbc kdcf

ia Gid fs rcfsie, ir Gid ks wksdi`, hut locfroy tbc kdcf ia tbc wird

ia tbc Oird, tbc wird ia Gid ks f vcry di`kefet tbc`c ke tbc Iod

Tcstf`cet, fed Mibe `fy wcoo hc pkljkeg up koouskies tbft wc uscd ke

Grccj pbkoisipby, hut fltufooy fosi fppoykeg kt ti Mcsus fs Gid‛s

Wird, tbc rcvcfocr ia Gid, tbc Gid wbi sfkd, ‟Oct tbcrc hc okgbt‐

spijc fed kt bfppcecd, fed `fyhc Mibe ks must sfykeg tbft wbce tbc

Wird hclf`c aocsb fed `fdc bks dwcookeg fìeg us, bc lf`c si wktb

foo tbc futbirkty fed li`ùeklftkvc piwcr tbft Gid bfs cxcrlkscd

tbriugbiut foo ia tbc Iod Tcstf`cet tii.

— Dr. \kìe Qkhcrt

Akrst ia foo, wc lfe scc tbc Wird ia Gid fs f pcrsie, tbc Oird McsusLbrkst, fed tbce scliedoy fs spcclb ia Gid. Hut Mibe fddrcsscs bk`

fs tbc ‟Wird ia Gid.‐ Fed wbft bc prk`frkoy dics ke tbft rcgfrd ks

hfsklfooy li`ùeklftkeg ti us iur Oird‛s rioc ke `fjkeg jeiwe, tbc

Aftbcr ti us. Fed tbc Bchrcw wrktcr wiuod sfy tbft ei iec bfs scce

tbc Oird ft fey tk`c, hut Mcsus Lbrkst wbi wfs ke tbc hisi`, yiu

jeiw, ihvkiusoy lf`c airtb fed bfs `fdc bk` jeiwe ueti us.

— Dr. Ofrry Liljrcoo

Mibe, ka bc‛s dikeg feytbkeg cvfegcokstkl, kt ks must drkvkeg ti tbc sf`c

piket tbft tbks ks Gid, yiu bfvc ti dcfo wktb kt. Fed tbft ks rcflbkeg tiMibe 8>=82, wbcrc Mibe wfets us ti bfvc scce Mcsus fs Gid, spcfjkeg

Gid‛s wird ti us. Wc lfe trust kt hclfusc bc ks tbc Wird ia Gid.

— Dr. Mibe @lJkeocy

Tbkrd, Mcsus auoakoocd tbc pripbctkl qufokaklftkie ia hckeg oiyfo ti Gid.

Oiyfo ti Gid

Tbriugbiut bks `kekstry, Mcsus lietkeufooy keskstcd tbft bc wfs lfrrykeg iut tbcAftbcr‛s wkoo. Bc spijc fed dkd ieoy tbisc tbkegs tbft tbc Aftbcr li``fedcd. Wc scc tbks

ke `fey poflcs, sulb fs Mibe 3=6;, <>, fed 2=82.

Mcsus fosi `fdc kt locfr tbft foo bks wirds fed wirjs wcrc lieskstcet wktb tbisc iatbc pripbcts tbft bfd li`c hcairc bk`. Air kestfelc, bc spijc fpprivkegoy ia tbc

`kekstry ia Mibe tbc Hfptkst ke @fttbcw 66=;-64. Bc faakr`cd tbc pripbct Miefb ke

@fttbcw 68=<2-43. Bc kefugurftcd bks iwe `kekstry ke Oujc 4 hy lofk`keg ti auoakoo




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Ksfkfb 16 fed tbc pri`kscd frrkvfo ia fe feiketcd pripbct. Ke aflt, Mcsus rcpcftcdoy fedliestfetoy faakr`cd tbc trutb fed fhkdkeg vfokdkty ia tbc cetkrc Iod Tcstf`cet \lrkpturc.

Fs bc sfkd ke @fttbcw 3=67=

Di eit tbkej tbft K bfvc li`c ti fhioksb tbc Ofw ir tbc ^ripbcts: K

bfvc eit li`c ti fhioksb tbc` hut ti auoakoo tbc` (@fttbcw 3=67).

Ke tbcsc fed itbcr wfys, Mcsus sbiwcd tbft cvcrytbkeg bc sfkd fed dkd wfs fdc`iestrftkie ia titfo oiyfoty ti Gid.

Akefooy, Mcsus fosi `ct tbc qufokaklftkie ia bfvkeg bks pripbctkl `cssfgcs

futbcetklftcd hy tbckr auoakoo`cet.

Futbcetklftcd hy Auoakoo`cet

Tbc Gispcos iatce privc Mcsus‛ stftus fs fe futbcetkl pripbct hy piketkeg iut tbft

bks pripbclkcs wcrc auoakoocd. \i`ctk`cs bks wirds lf`c truc k``cdkftcoy, okjc wbce bc

sullcssauooy lietrioocd efturc, pcrair`cd cxirlks`s, bcfocd tbc sklj, fed rfkscd tbc dcfd.Ke tbcsc lfscs, tbkegs okjc tbc wcftbcr, dc`ies, kooecss, fed cvce dcftb ktscoa k``cdkftcoy

ihcycd bks futbirktftkvc, pripbctkl li``feds. Ft itbcr tk`cs, bks pripbclkcs wcrc

auoakoocd oftcr, fs wbce bc prcdkltcd tbc auturc.Air kestfelc, ke Mibe 62=;, Mibe privkdcd tbks li``cet=

Tbks bfppcecd si tbft tbc wirds bc bfd spijce wiuod hc auoakoocd= ‟K

bfvc eit oist iec ia tbisc yiu gfvc `c‐ (Mibe 62=;).

Bcrc, Mibe rcacrrcd ti si`ctbkeg Mcsus bfd sfkd ke bks bkgb prkcstoy prfycr ke Mibe 67=68,

fed bc kedklftcd tbft Mcsus‛ wirds bfd hcce auoakoocd.Fed ia liursc, tbc wirds Mcsus spijc fhiut bks iwe k`pcedkeg dcftb fed

rcsurrcltkie wcrc fosi auoakoocd, fs wc scc ke poflcs okjc @fttbcw 61=86 fed 8>=62-6;, fed

Mibe 62=<8. Tbriugb auoakoo`cets okjc tbcsc, Mcsus wfs sbiwe ti hc f truc pripbct ia Gid.Hut eit foo ia Mcsus‛ pripbclkcs wcrc auoakoocd ke bks okactk`c. @fey ia tbc` bfd ti

di wktb tbc auturc, fed iatce wktb tbc dkstfet auturc. Ke si`c lfscs, tbc auoakoo`cet ia

tbcsc pripbclkcs ks rclirdcd coscwbcrc ke bkstiry.

Air cxf`poc, okstce ti tbc pripbcly Mcsus gfvc ke Oujc 86=3-1=

\i`c ia bks dkslkpocs wcrc rc`frjkeg fhiut biw tbc tc`poc wfs

fdirecd wktb hcfutkauo stiecs fed wktb gkats dcdklftcd ti Gid. Hut

Mcsus sfkd, "Fs air wbft yiu scc bcrc, tbc tk`c wkoo li`c wbce eit iecstiec wkoo hc ocat ie feitbcr: cvcry iec ia tbc` wkoo hc tbriwe diwe"

(Oujc 86=3-1).

Mcsus sfkd tbft tbc Mcwksb tc`poc wiuod hc dcstriycd hclfusc tbc Mcws rcauscd ti

rcpcet ia tbckr ske. Hut tbc tc`poc wfs stkoo stfedkeg wbce Mcsus dkcd. Kt wfs dcstriycd

sbirtoy fatcrwfrds, tbiugb, wbce tbc Xi`fes sfljcd Mcrusfoc` ke F.D. 7>.




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Ihvkiusoy, eit foo ia Mcsus‛ pripbclkcs bfvc hcce auoakoocd. Air kestfelc, bc stkoobfse‛t rcturecd ti liesu``ftc tbc jkegdi` ia Gid. Hut bc wkoo. Ke aflt, wc lfe fed

sbiuod hc uttcroy lieakdcet tbft Mcsus wkoo cvcetufooy auoakoo foo bks pri`kscs. Hclfusc ke

cvcry lfsc wbcrc wc lfe cvfouftc bks pripbclkcs fgfkest \lrkpturc fed tbc rcst ia bkstiry,bks wirds bfvc fowfys hcce futbcetklftcd hy tbckr auoakoo`cet. Fed skelc bks wirds bfvc

fowfys li`c truc ke tbc pfst, wc sbiuod cxpclt tbc` ti li`c truc ke tbc auturc, tii.

K tbkej tbc lieakdcelc tbft wc bfvc ks tbft ka wc gi hflj keti Iod

Tcstf`cet bkstiry wc lfe scc biw Gid bfs auoakoocd bks pri`kscs ke

tbc akrst li`keg ia tbc Oird Mcsus Lbrkst. \tcp hy stcp tbriugb foo tbc

wfy ari` bks kektkfo pri`ksc ke Gcecsks <=63 tbriugb tbc pripbctkl

rcvcoftkie wc bfvc, Gid bfs hcce fetklkpftkeg tbc li`keg ia bks sie,

tbc @csskfb. Foo ia tbft tiij poflc. Foo ia tbft wfs auoakoocd eiw 8,>>>

ycfrs fgi. Fed wbce Mcsus tbce sfys, ke okgbt ia bks li`keg fed bks

akeksbcd wirj, tbft bc wkoo rcture, tbft tbks wkoo bfppce, wc lfe hc

surc ke okgbt ia Gid‛s jccpkeg bks pri`kscs ke tbc pfst tbft bc wkoo

lietkeuc ti di si ke tbc auturc.

— Dr. \tcpbce Wcoou`

Bfvkeg scce tbft Mcsus `ct tbc qufokaklftkies ia tbc pripbctkl iaaklc, wc‛rc rcfdy

ti oiij ft bks auoakoo`cet ia tbc aueltkie ia tbft iaaklc.

ASELTKIE

Fs wc‛vc sfkd tbriugbiut tbks ocssie, pripbcts wcrc Gid‛s livcefet

f`hfssfdirs. Tbcy cxpofkecd bks wkoo ti bks pcipoc, cxbirtkeg tbc` ti rcpcet ari` tbckrrchcookie, fed celiurfgkeg tbc` ti scrvc Gid oiyfooy. Ke pfrtkluofr, wc oiijcd ft tbrcc

fspclts ia tbckr aueltkie= tbckr futbirkty, tbckr tfsj, fed tbckr `ctbids.

Ft tbks piket ke iur ocssie, wc‛oo dcslrkhc Mcsus‛ aueltkie fs f pripbct ke wfys tbft pfrfooco tbc aueltkie ia Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts. Akrst, wc‛oo scc tbft Mcsus fosi bfd

futbirkty ti spcfj air Gid. \clied, wc‛oo scc tbft bks tfsj wfs sk`kofr ti tbft ia Iod

Tcstf`cet pripbcts. Fed tbkrd, wc‛oo sbiw tbft bks `ctbids wcrc sk`kofr ti tbckrs. Oct‛s

oiij akrst ft Mcsus‛ futbirkty ti rcprcscet Gid.

Futbirkty

Tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet `fjcs kt fhuedfetoy locfr tbft Mcsus bfd futbirkty ti spcfj

ie hcbfoa ia bks Aftbcr. Wc scc tbks ke pfssfgcs okjc Mibe 7=61-6;, 68=4;-3>, fed 64=84.Ke tbcsc pfssfgcs, Mcsus spijc wktb fe futbirkty tbft bfd hcce dcocgftcd ti bk` hy Gid

tbc Aftbcr.

Fs Mcsus tiod tbc lriwds ke Mcrusfoc` ke Mibe 7=61-6;=




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@y tcflbkeg ks eit `y iwe. Kt li`cs ari` bk` wbi scet `c… Bc wbi

spcfjs ie bks iwe dics si ti gfke bieir air bk`scoa, hut bc wbi wirjs

air tbc bieir ia tbc iec wbi scet bk` ks f `fe ia trutb: tbcrc ks

eitbkeg afosc fhiut bk` (Mibe 7=61-6;).

Mcsus‛ futbirkty ari` tbc Aftbcr ks fosi cvkdcet ke bks tcflbkeg tbft wbicvcrrclckvcd bk` fosi rclckvcd tbc Aftbcr, fed wbicvcr rcmcltcd bk` fosi rcmcltcd tbc Aftbcr.

Tbks ks locfr ke `fey, `fey pfssfgcs, sulb fs @fttbcw 6>=4>, @frj ;=<7, Oujc ;=42, fedMibe 6<=8>, fed 68=44. Fs must iec cxf`poc, okstce ti Mcsus‛ wirds ke Oujc 6>=61=

Bc wbi rcmclts `c rcmclts bk` wbi scet `c (Oujc 6>=61).

Tbisc wbi ture fwfy ari` tbc pcrsie fed `cssfgc ia Gid‛s futbirktftkvc

`csscegcr wkoo cvcetufooy rcligekzc tbc futbcetklkty ia tbc `cssfgc. Hut sfdoy, hy tbft

tk`c tbcy `fy bfvc oist tbckr ippirtuekty ti rcspied.Okstce ti tbks flliuet ia Mcsus liearietftkie wktb bks ippiecets ke Mibe 2=81-82=

‟K bfvc `ulb ti sfy ke mudg`cet ia yiu. Hut bc wbi scet `c ks

rcokfhoc, fed wbft K bfvc bcfrd ari` bk` K tcoo tbc wirod." Tbcy dkd

eit uedcrstfed tbft bc wfs tcookeg tbc` fhiut bks Aftbcr. \i Mcsus

sfkd, "Wbce yiu bfvc okatcd up tbc \ie ia @fe, tbce yiu wkoo jeiw

tbft K f` tbc iec K lofk` ti hc fed tbft K di eitbkeg ie `y iwe hut

spcfj must wbft tbc Aftbcr bfs tfugbt `c‐ (Mibe 2=81-82).

Wktb tbks uedcrstfedkeg ia Mcsus‛ pripbctkl futbirkty ke `ked, wc‛rc ke f pisktkieti oiij ft tbc tfsj Mcsus wfs scet ti flli`poksb.

Tfsj

Fs wc eitcd cfrokcr, hclfusc tbc pripbcts wcrc Gid‛s livcefet f`hfssfdirs, tbcywcrc fsskgecd tbc tfsj ia rc`kedkeg Gid‛s pcipoc ia tbc dctfkos ia bks livcefet, fed

celiurfgkeg tbc` ti ihcy kts tcr`s. Fed ke bks rioc fs pripbct, tbks wfs fosi tbc tfsj

fsskgecd ti Mcsus. Wc scc tbks cspclkfooy ke tbc wfy Mcsus feeiuelcd tbc giid ecws tbft

tbc akefo stfgcs ia Gid‛s jkegdi` wcrc li`keg.Akrst, ke foo bks tcflbkegs fhiut tbc jkegdi` ia Gid, bc prilofk`cd tbc trutb ia

Gid‛s jkegsbkp fed futbirkty, fed tbcrchy faakr`cd tbc cxkstcelc ia Gid‛s livcefet wktb

bks pcipoc. Wc scc tbks ke `fey poflcs, keloudkeg tbc Oird‛s ^rfycr ke @fttbcw 1=6>,

wbcrc Mcsus tfugbt bks dkslkpocs ti prfy air Gid‛s jkegdi` ti li`c ti cfrtb, fed air bkswkoo ti hc diec.

\clied, Mcsus fosi lieakr`cd tbft tbc tcr`s ia tbc livcefet wcrc stkoo ke airlc,

fed tbft tbc pcipoc bfd afkocd ti ihcy tbc`. Tbks ks locfr ari` bks cxbirtftkies tbft tbc pcipoc rcpcet ia tbckr skes, sulb fs @fttbcw 4=67, fed @frj 6=63.

Fed tbkrd, Mcsus faakr`cd tbc liescqucelcs ia tbc livcefet. Air kestfelc, ke tbc

scvce wics ia @fttbcw 8<, Mcsus cxbirtcd Gid‛s pcipoc ti ihcy Gid ke irdcr ti fvikdbks mudg`cet. Fed ke tbc Hcftktudcs tbft hcgke tbc \cr`ie ie tbc @iuet ke @fttbcw 3=<-




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68, bc celiurfgcd Gid‛s pcipoc ti pctktkie Gid air `crly, ke irdcr ti rclckvc bks hocsskegs.

Okstce ti tbc wfy Mcsus su``frkzcd bks tfsj ft tbc hcgkeekeg ia bks puhokl

`kekstry ke Oujc 4=67-86=

Tbc slrioo ia tbc pripbct Ksfkfb wfs bfedcd ti bk`. Seriookeg kt, bc

aiued tbc poflc wbcrc kt ks wrkttce= "Tbc \pkrkt ia tbc Oird ks ie `c,

hclfusc bc bfs feiketcd `c ti prcflb giid ecws ti tbc piir. Bc bfs

scet `c ti prilofk` arccdi` air tbc prksiecrs fed rclivcry ia skgbt

air tbc hoked, ti rcocfsc tbc ipprcsscd, ti prilofk` tbc ycfr ia tbc

Oird's afvir." … ZTbce bc sfkdP, "Tidfy tbks slrkpturc ks auoakoocd ke

yiur bcfrkeg" (Oujc 4=67-86).

Bcrc, Mcsus spclkaklfooy kdcetkakcd bk`scoa fs tbc bcrfod ir feeiuelcr ia tbc rcstirftkie ia

Gid‛s jkegdi` tbft bfd hcce pripbcskcd ke Ksfkfb 16.Ksfkfb tfugbt tbft wbce Gid lf`c ti hrkeg akefo mudg`cet fgfkest bks cec`kcs fed

ti cxtced bks jkegdi` tbriugb Ksrfco ti tbc cetkrc wirod, bc wiuod hcgke tbks wirjtbriugb f spclkfo pripbct. Tbft pripbct wiuod feeiuelc tbc giid ecws, ir gispco, tbftGid‛s jkegdi` wfs akefooy frrkvkeg. Fed ke tbc liursc ia tbft feeiuelc`cet, tbc pripbct

wiuod fosi rc`ked Gid‛s livcefet pcipoc ia tbckr ihokgftkies — celiurfgkeg tbc` ti

rcpcet ia tbckr ske ke irdcr ti fvikd tbc livcefet lurscs, fed ti pcrscvcrc ke afktbauoecss

ke irdcr ti rclckvc Gid‛s livcefet hocsskegs. Fed fllirdkeg ti Mcsus‛ iwe tcstk`iey, iurOird bk`scoa wfs tbft pripbct.

Wbft ks tbc rcoftkiesbkp hctwcce tbc gispco fed tbc jkegdi` ia Gid9

Ke tbc Gispco ia @frj 6, tbc akrst rclirdcd wirds ia Mcsus frc, ‟tbc

tk`c ks auoakoocd, fed tbc jkegdi` ia Gid ks ft bfed. Xcpcet fed

hcokcvc tbc gispco.‐ Tbc gispco ks tbc giid ecws prilofk`keg tbft tbcrckge ia Gid‛s jkegdi` bfs li`c keti tbks wirod. Tbus, foo tbc

`krflocs Mcsus pcrair`cd frc skges ia tbks li`keg jkegdi`. \kelc tbc

ruoc fed jkegdi` ia Gid frc bcrc iur skes frc airgkvce. Tbc hoked

lfe scc. Tbc of`c lfe wfoj. Tbc ocpcrs frc locfescd. Dc`ies frc lfst

iut, fed tbc dcfd frc rfkscd. Tbft ks tbc giid ecws. Tbc giid ecws ia

liursc, ft kts lirc, ks tbc lriss — tbc dcftb fed rcsurrcltkie ia Mcsus

Lbrkst. Ka Mcsus dkd eit dkc fed rksc fgfke, bc wiuod eit bfvc wie

sfovftkie air us. Bc wiuod eit bfvc ivcrli`c tbc piwcr ia dcftb. Fed

tbc jkegdi` ia Gid wiuod eit bfvc li`c ti us. Tbcrcairc, tbc gispco

ks tbc hcst ecws. Tbc li`keg ia Gid‛s jkegdi` ks tbc grcftcst hocsskeg

fed miyauoecss air tbc bu`fe rflc.

— Dr. ^ctcr Lbiw, trfesoftkie

Iec ia tbc rcfo qucstkies ke tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet ks wbft ks tbc

rcoftkiesbkp hctwcce tbc jkegdi` ia Gid fed tbc gispco9 Ka wc stfrt

hy uedcrstfedkeg tbft tbc jkegdi` ia Gid ks tbc ruoc fed rckge ia




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Gid ke tbc bcfrts ia `ce fed wi`ce, fed tbft ruoc fed rckge

`fekacstkeg ktscoa ke cvcry spbcrc ia okac ke wbklb tbckr okvcs tiulb. Tbc

wfy tbft tbcy li`c keti tbft ruoc fed rckge ks tbriugb tbc `cssfgc ia

tbc gispco, tbc cufegcokie , tbc giid ecws, tbft Lbrkst bfs ofkd bks okac

diwe upie tbc lriss air tbckr skes. Fed tbriugb tbft trfesair`keg

piwcr ia tbc gispco, tbce tbcy frc lfoocd ti trfesair` tbc wirod

friued tbc` fed hrkeg ke Gid‛s wirj ia tbc jkegdi` ti cvcry frcf ia

tbckr okac.

— Dr. Mcaa Oiw`fe

Eiw tbft wc‛vc cxpoircd Mcsus‛ pripbctkl futbirkty fed tfsj, oct‛s tfjc f oiij ft

tbc `ctbids bc uscd ti auoakoo bks `kekstry.

@ctbids

Okjc tbc Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts, Mcsus‛ prk`fry `ctbid air flli`poksbkeg bks pripbctkl tfsj wfs spcfjkeg. Tbft ks ti sfy, bc bcod pcipoc flliuetfhoc ti Gid‛s

livcefet `fkeoy hy prilofk`keg Gid‛s wirds ti tbc`. Bc flluscd tbc` ia ske: bc

li``fedcd tbc` ti rcpcet fed ti ihcy Gid‛s wkoo fs kt wfs rcvcfocd ke tbc \lrkpturcs: bcceliurfgcd tbc` ti pcrscvcrc ke afktbauoecss: bc wfrecd tbc` ia li`keg mudg`cet: fed

bc iaacrcd hocsskegs ti tbisc wbi wcrc afktbauo. Bc tiod pfrfhocs. Bc airctiod tbc auturc.

Bc prfycd. Fed bc ketcrlcdcd air Gid‛s pcipoc.Ketcrcstkegoy, iec tbkeg tbft Mcsus dkd eit di wfs wrktc diwe bks tcflbkegs air us

ke \lrkpturc. Hut, must okjc si`c Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts, bc bfd dkslkpocs tbft dkd tbks air

bk`. Tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet lietfkes aiur gispcos — @fttbcw, @frj, Oujc fed Mibe ke

wbklb Mcsus‛ dkslkpocs rclirdcd bks spijce pripbctkl `kekstry.Fed okjc tbc Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts, Mcsus fosi uscd `fey `ctbids hcskdcs

spcfjkeg ti liedult bks pripbctkl `kekstry — `ctbids tbft rcokcd ìrc ie spclkfo fltkies

tbfe ie vcrhfo li`ùeklftkie. ^crbfps tbc ìst ihvkius wfy tbks ks truc ks bks `krflocs.Mcsus pcrair`cd ìrc `krflocs tbfe fey itbcr pripbct ke tbc bkstiry ia Gid‛s pcipoc.

Fed Mcsus‛ `krfluoius wirjs ia piwcr tcstkakcd ti bks ocgktk`fly fs Gid‛s f`hfssfdir:

tbcy dcìestrftcd Gid‛s strieg fpprivfo ia cvcrytbkeg tbft Mcsus sfkd.

Fs Mcsus sfkd ke Mibe 6>=83=

Tbc `krflocs K di ke `y Aftbcr's ef`c spcfj air `c (Mibe 6>=83).

Mcsus fosi pcrair`cd sy`hiokl fltkies okjc Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts. Air cxf`poc,bc rclckvcd hfptks` ari` Mibe tbc Hfptkst fs f sy`hiokl flt ke @fttbcw <=63-67. Fed,

okjc Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts, Mcsus fosi cegfgcd ke spkrktufo celiuetcrs. Air kestfelc, bc

trku`pbcd ivcr tc`ptftkie hy tbc Dcvko ke @fttbcw 4=6-66, fed Oujc 4=6-6<. Fed, bccxirlkscd dcìes ke @frj 6=83-81, fed 3=6<.

Hy oiijkeg ft Mcsus‛ pripbctkl futbirkty, tfsj fed `ctbids, wc lfe scc tbft bc

truoy akoocd tbc iaaklc ia pripbct. Fed hclfusc ia tbks, wc lfe hc fssurcd tbft cvcrytbkegbc pripbcskcd wkoo hc auoakoocd: tbc wirds ia Mcsus frc afktbauo fed truc. Fed tbcrcairc wc




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bfvc fe ihokgftkie ti okstce ti bk` fed ti ihcy tbc`. Air tbisc ia us wbi frc ke Gid'slivcefet li`ùekty, iur ihcdkcelc ti Mcsus‛ wirds ocfds ti Gid‛s livcefet hocsskegs,

wbkoc iur dksihcdkcelc ocfds ti bks dkslkpokec. Fed air tbisc wbi frc eit pfrt ia Gid's

pcipoc, Mcsus‛ pripbctkl wirds frc hitb f wfrekeg ia mudg`cet fgfkest tbisc wbi rcmcltbk`, fed fe iaacr ia okac ti foo tbisc wbi wkoo rcpcet ia tbckr ske fed rclckvc bk` hy afktb.

Bfvkeg scce tbft Mcsus auoakoocd hitb tbc qufokaklftkies fed aueltkie ia tbc iaaklcia pripbct, oct‛s oiij hrkcaoy ft biw bc auoakoocd tbc Iod Tcstf`cet cxpcltftkies air tbc

auturc ia tbc pripbctkl iaaklc.

CR^CLTFTKIE\

Cfrokcr ke tbks ocssie, wc sfkd tbft ft tbc ced ia tbc Iod Tcstf`cet, tbcrc wcrc ft

ocfst tbrcc cxpcltftkies air pripbcts durkeg tbc akefo stfgcs ia Gid‛s jkegdi`= tbft tbcrcwiuod hc f pripbctkl bcrfod ia tbc Oird: tbft tbcrc wiuod hc f akefo pripbct okjc @iscs:

fed tbft tbcrc wiuod hc f rcstirftkie ia pripbcly. Fed fs wc‛oo scc, foo tbcsc cxpcltftkies

lf`c ti auoakoo`cet ke tbc pcrsie fed `kekstry ia Mcsus.

Oct‛s oiij ft cflb ia tbcsc cxpcltftkies ke r coftkie ti Mcsus, hcgkeekeg wktb tbcbcrfod ia tbc Oird.

Bcrfod ia tbc Oird

Tbc cxpcltcd pripbctkl bcrfod bfd hcce pripbcskcd ke Ksfkfb 4>=<-3, wbcrc wcrcfd tbcsc wirds=

F viklc ia iec lfookeg= ‟Ke tbc dcscrt prcpfrc tbc wfy air tbc Oird:

`fjc strfkgbt ke tbc wkodcrecss f bkgbwfy air iur Gid. Cvcry vfoocy

sbfoo hc rfkscd up, cvcry ìuetfke fed bkoo `fdc oiw: tbc riugb

griued sbfoo hcli`c ocvco, tbc ruggcd poflcs f pofke. Fed tbc goiry ia

tbc Oird wkoo hc rcvcfocd, fed foo `fejked tigctbcr wkoo scc kt. Air tbc

ìutb ia tbc Oird bfs spijce‐ (Ksfkfb 4>=<-3).

Tbc spclkfo pripbct airctiod bcrc wfs ti feeiuelc tbc frrkvfo ia tbc Oird, wbi wiuodtbce liequcr foo bks cec`kcs fed rcstirc tbc Dfvkdkl ìefrlby.

Fed ke aflt, Mcsus bk`scoa wfs hitb tbc Oird wbi lf`c ti dcacft bks cec`kcs, fed

tbc jkeg wbi wfs bckr ti Dfvkd‛s tbriec. Tbriugb Mcsus, Gid wfs auoakookeg foo tbc

pripbclkcs rcgfrdkeg tbc ofst dfys fed tbc jkegdi` ia Gid. Hut wbi wfs bks bcrfod9Biw wfs tbc pripbcly rcgfrdkeg tbc bcrfod ia tbc Oird auoakoocd ke Mcsus9 Kt wfs Mibe tbc

Hfptkst, wbi feeiuelcd tbc li`keg ia Mcsus.

Okstce ti tbc wirds ia Mibe tbc Hfptkst ke tbc gispco ia tbc fpistoc Mibe 6=8<=

Mibe rcpokcd ke tbc wirds ia Ksfkfb tbc pripbct, ‟K f` tbc viklc ia iec

lfookeg ke tbc dcscrt, ‒@fjc strfkgbt tbc wfy air tbc Oird‛‐ (Mibe

6=8<).




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Mibe tbc Hfptkst bfd hcce fsskgecd tbc rioc ia feeiuelkeg tbc frrkvfo ia Gid, wbi

wiuod li`c fs f wfrrkir ti liequcr bks cec`kcs fed hocss bks pcipoc. Fed tbc iec wbi`

tbc Hfptkst feeiuelcd fed bcrfodcd wfs Mcsus.Okstce ti tbks flliuet ari` tbc Gispco ia Mibe 6=<8-<4=

Tbce Mibe Ztbc HfptkstP gfvc tbks tcstkìey= ‟K sfw tbc \pkrkt li`c

diwe ari` bcfvce fs f divc fed rc`fke ie ZMcsusP. K wiuod eit bfvc

jeiwe bk`, cxlcpt tbft tbc iec wbi scet `c ti hfptkzc wktb wftcr

tiod `c, ‒Tbc `fe ie wbi` yiu scc tbc \pkrkt li`c diwe fed rc`fke

ks bc wbi wkoo hfptkzc wktb tbc Bioy \pkrkt.‛ K bfvc scce fed K tcstkay

tbft tbks ks tbc \ie ia Gid‐ (Mibe 6=<8-<4).

Mibe auoakoocd bks pripbctkl `ksskie hy kdcetkaykeg Mcsus fs tbc \ie ia Gid wbi

bfd li`c ti hrkeg ke tbc jkegdi` ia Gid hy dcacftkeg Gid‛s cec`kcs fed rcstirkeg tbctbriec ti Dfvkd‛s biusc.

Tbc sclied Iod Tcstf`cet cxpcltftkie air auturc pripbcly tbft Mcsus auoakoocdwfs tbft tbcrc wiuod hc f akefo pripbct okjc @iscs.

^ripbct okjc @iscs

Ke Dcutcriei`y 62=63, @iscs spijc tbcsc wirds ti Ksrfco=

Tbc Oird yiur Gid wkoo rfksc up air yiu f pripbct okjc `c ari`

fìeg yiur iwe hritbcrs. [iu ùst okstce ti bk` (Dcutcriei`y

62=63).

Ke Flts <=88-8<, ^ctcr cxpoklktoy tfugbt tbft Mcsus wfs tbc pripbct okjc @iscs

wbi` tbc Iod Tcstf`cet bfd fetklkpftcd.

Mcsus pcrair`cd `krflocs ie f slfoc tbft bfde‛t hcce scce skelc @iscs. Bc pripbcskcd wktb grcftcr jeiwocdgc tbfe feyiec skelc @iscs bfd pisscsscd. Bc jecw

Gid aflc ti aflc fs @iscs bfd. Fed Mcsus cesurcd tbft foo tbisc wbi rcspiedcd ke afktb ti

bks pripbctkl tcflbkeg wiuod hc liuetcd fs pcraclt livcefet jccpcrs, fed tbcrchy kebcrkt

tbc auoo hocsskegs ia Gid‛s livcefet jkegdi`. Fs wc rcfd ke Bchrcws <=3-1=

@iscs wfs afktbauo fs f scrvfet ke foo Gid's biusc, tcstkaykeg ti wbft

wiuod hc sfkd ke tbc auturc. Hut Lbrkst ks afktbauo fs f sie ivcr Gid'sbiusc. Fed wc frc bks biusc, ka wc biod ie ti iur liurfgc fed tbc

bipc ia wbklb wc hifst (Bchrcws <=3-1).

Ke aflt, tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet tcflbcs tbft Mcsus wfs eit ieoy tbc grcftcst pripbct

skelc @iscs, hut tbc grcftcst pripbct ia foo tk`c. Bchrcws 6=6-8 tcflbcs tbft hcairc Mcsus,

Gid‛s fltkvkty tbriugb bks pripbcts tiij poflc ivcr f ofrgc spfe ia tk`c fed celi`pfsscdf vfrkcty ia `cfes fed fppriflbcs. Hut ke tbcsc dfys ia tbc rcstirftkie ia Gid‛s




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jkegdi`, Gid bfs gkvce us cvce grcftcr rcvcoftkie tbriugb bks sie, tbc grcftcst pripbctia foo. Fs wc scc ke Mibe 6=62 fed 64=;, Mcsus ks tbc auoocst fed locfrcst rcvcoftkie ia tbc

Aftbcr‛s kdcetkty, wkoo fed sfovftkie. Ke aflt, fllirdkeg ti Mibe 6=64, Mcsus ks tbc vcry

Wird ia Gid kelfreftc.

Tbc supcrkirkty ia Mcsus‛ rcvcoftkie ti foo itbcr pripbcts wbi lf`c

hcairc okcs ke tbc aflt tbft Mcsus eit ieoy prilofk`s tbc wird ia Gid,

hut ks tbc vcry kelfreftc Wird ia Gid. Bc c`hidkcs tbc wird ia Gid.

Foo itbcr pripbcts tbft lf`c hcairc, fs rc`frjfhoc fs tbckr `kekstry

wfs, tbcy wcrc spijcs`ce ia Gid‛s wird. Mcsus, wbce bc li`cs, bc

lcrtfkeoy ks f spijcs`fe ia Gid‛s wird: bc lcrtfkeoy prcflbcs tbc

jkegdi` ia Gid: prcflbcs rcpcetfelc: bc prcflbcs tbc li``feds ia

Gid, hut bc dics si ke f wfy ke wbklb, hclfusc ia tbc kelfreftkie, bc

fosi c`hidkcs tbc kdcetkty ia Gid.

— Dr. Xih Okstcr

\i, wbce Mcsus li`cs fs pripbct, fed bc li`cs fs pripbct, prkcst fed

jkeg, auoakookeg foo ia tbcsc riocs ke Ksrfco, foo ia tbc iaaklcs frc auoakoocd

ke Lbrkst. Fs f pripbct bc ks tbc iec tbft wfs pripbcskcd hy @iscs

bk`scoa, iec wkoo li`c ‟okjc `c.‐ Bc tbce wkoo rcfooy put fe ced ti foo

itbcr pripbcsy. Hclfusc tbc rcfsie tbft Gid bfs spijce ke f akefo

wfy hy bks \ie, ks hclfusc eiec ia tbc itbcr pripbcts wcrc Gid, fed

eiec ia tbc pripbcts liuod fhsirh wktbke tbc` tbc auoo rcvcoftkie ia

Gid. Hut eiw tbc iec li`cs wbi fltufooy ks tbc rcvcfocr. Tbc iec

li`cs wbi jeiws wbi Gid ks hclfusc bc ks Gid. Bc jeiws foo tbc

pofes ia Gid. Bc jeiws tbc biokecss ia Gid. Bc jeiws prclkscoy wbfteccds ti hc diec ke irdcr ti pripktkftc Gid. \i bc hcfrs wktbke bk`

cvcry lielcre tbft Gid bfs, cvcrytbkeg tbft Gid ks ketcrcstcd ke, bc

jeiws hclfusc bc ks Gid. Fed si, tbc grflkiusecss ia tbc rcvcoftkie ia

Lbrkst ke bks pcrsie, fed tbce ke bks wirds, fs iur pripbct, sbiws us

tbft tbcrc ks ei itbcr qucstkie wc eccd ti fsj tbfe tbft wbklb Lbrkst

bk`scoa bfs rcvcfocd hclfusc bc ks wksc ceiugb ti jeiw wbft bc lfe

rcvcfo fed wbft bc sbiuod eit rcvcfo. Fed bc ks auooy jeiwocdgcfhoc

ceiugb ti gkvc us fhsioutc trutb fed tbc fhsioutc cxf`poc ke foo tbft

bc dics. Bc ks tbc pcraclt pripbct.

— Dr. Tbi`fs Ecttocs

Mcsus‛ skgekaklfelc fs tbc auoakoo`cet ia tbc pripbctkl iaaklc lfeeit hc

ivcrc`pbfskzcd. Bc ks tbc locfrcst, surcst rcvcoftkie ia tbc Aftbcr‛s wkoo fed purpiscs,

rcvcfokeg hitb Gid‛s dc`feds fed Gid‛s pri`kscs air tbc rcstirftkie ia bks jkegdi`. Tbc tbkrd wfy tbft wc scc Iod Tcstf`cet cxpcltftkies ia pripbcly auoakoocd ke

Mcsus bfs ti di wktb tbc rcstirftkie ia pripbcly.




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Xcstirftkie ia ̂ ripbcly

Fs wc bfvc scce, tbc Iod Tcstf`cet fetklkpftcd f dfy wbce afosc pripbcts wiuod hc cok`keftcd fed truc pripbcts wiuod hc cxtrc`coy arcqucet fìeg Gid‛s pcipoc. Fed

tbriugb Mcsus, tbks cxpcltftkie hcgfe ti hc rcfokzcd. Wktb rcgfrd ti tbc ùotkpoklftkie ia

truc pripbcts, tbks hcgfe wbce Mcsus irdfkecd bks `fey fpistocs ti prcflb tbc wird wktb piwcr tbriugbiut tbc wirod. Fed kt lietkeucd ie tbc dfy ia ^cetclist wbce bc piurcd

iut bks \pkrkt ie tbc lburlb, wktb tbc rcsuot tbft tbcy foo hcgfe ti pripbcsy ke tiegucs.

Okstce ti tbc dcslrkptkie ia tbks cvcet ke Flts 8=4, aiooiwcd hy ^ctcr‛s cxpofeftkieke Flts 8=64-62=

Foo ia tbc` wcrc akoocd wktb tbc Bioy \pkrkt fed hcgfe ti spcfj ke

itbcr tiegucs fs tbc \pkrkt cefhocd tbc`… Tbce ^ctcr … fddrcsscd

tbc lriwd= ‟Acooiw Mcws fed foo ia yiu wbi okvc ke Mcrusfoc`, oct `c

cxpofke tbks ti yiu … ZTPbks ks wbft wfs spijce hy tbc pripbct Mico=

‒Ke tbc ofst dfys, Gid sfys, K wkoo piur iut `y \pkrkt ie foo pcipoc.

[iur sies fed dfugbtcrs wkoo pripbcsy, yiur yiueg `ce wkoo scc

vkskies, yiur iod `ce wkoo drcf` drcf`s. Cvce ie `y scrvfets, hitb

`ce fed wi`ce, K wkoo piur iut `y \pkrkt ke tbisc dfys, fed tbcy wkoo

pripbcsy‛‐ (Flts 8=4, 64-62).

Ke tbc cfroy lburlb, Mcsus scet bks \pkrkt ti c`piwcr tbc lburlb air pripbcly.

Fotbiugb ìdcre lburlbcs iatce dchftc tbc lietkeukeg prcscelc ia sulb pripbcly, eiiec lfe diuht tbft kt wfs f piwcrauo fed prcvfocet `kekstry tbft Mcsus uscd ti cstfhoksb

bks lburlb ke tbc cfroy dfys ia tbc jkegdi`.

Hut wbft fhiut afosc pripbcly9 Biw wfs tbc Iod Tcstf`cet‛s cxpcltftkie ia tbc

ced ia afosc pripbcly auoakoocd ke Mcsus9 Fatcr foo, `fey Ecw Tcstf`cet pfssfgcs kdcetkayafosc pripbcly fs fe iegikeg prihoc` air tbc lburlb. Wc scc tbks ke @fttbcw 7=63 fed

84=66, 84: 8 ^ctcr 8=6: 6 Mibe 4=6, fed f eu`hcr ia itbcr pfssfgcs.

Wcoo, tbc feswcr ks twiaiod. Ie tbc iec bfed, afosc pripbcly hcgfe ti hcrcstrfkecd hy tbc ùotkpoklftkie ia truc pripbcts, wbisc mih kt wfs ti dkslivcr fed

liedcè afosc pripbcly.

Okstce ti ^fuo‛s tcflbkeg ie tbks `fttcr ke 6 Lirketbkfes 64=8;=

Twi ir tbrcc pripbcts sbiuod spcfj, fed tbc itbcrs sbiuod wckgb

lfrcauooy wbft ks sfkd (6 Lirketbkfes 64=8;).

^fuo `fdc kt locfr tbft iec mih ia tbc truc pripbcts ia tbc lburlb wfs ti riit iut fedlcesir afosc pripbclkcs.

Ie tbc itbcr bfed, kt‛s locfr tbft afosc pripbcly ks f lietkeukeg prihoc`. Hut

cvcetufooy, Mcsus wkoo li`poctcoy di fwfy wktb afosc pripbcts fed tbckr wirds. Wbce bcrctures ke mudg`cet fed liesu``ftcs bks jkegdi`, bc wkoo akefooy fed krrcvilfhoy

dcstriy foo afosc pripbcts. Setko tbft tk`c, wc okvc wktb tbc tceskie ia jeiwkeg tbft Mcsus

bfs kefugurftcd bks jkegdi` fed hcgue ti rcstrfke afosc pripbcly, hut tbft bc bfs eit yctlfrrkcd iut tbc mudg`cet tbft wkoo ced afosc pripbcly aircvcr.




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Mcsus ks pcracltoy qufokakcd air tbc iaaklc ia pripbct: bc afktbauooy fed truoy pcrair`s tbc aueltkies ia f pripbct: fed bc auoakoos tbc Iod Tcstf`cet cxpcltftkies air tbc

iaaklc ia pripbct. Fed tbft ks giid ecws. Ke tbc Iod Tcstf`cet, Gid pri`kscd bks pcipoc

tbft iec dfy f pripbct okjc @iscs wiuod frksc ti ocfd bks pcipoc keti livcefetafktbauoecss. Fed eiw, ke Mcsus, tbft pri`ksc ks hckeg auoakoocd. Air tbks rcfsie, wc

rcligekzc fed bieir Mcsus fs tbc grcftcst pripbct ia foo tk`c: wc okstce ti fed hcokcvc bkswirds: fed wc suh`kt ti fed ihcy bks tcflbkegs. Fed wc di si ke tbc lieakdcelc tbft bks

pripbctkl wird ks surc, fed tbft kt wkoo ocfd ti iur ctcrefo cemiy`cet ia Gid‛s livcefet hocsskegs.

Bfvkeg cxf`kecd hitb tbc Iod Tcstf`cet hfljgriued fed Ecw Tcstf`cet

auoakoo`cet ia tbc pripbctkl iaaklc, wc‛rc rcfdy ti ture ti iur tbkrd tipkl, tbc ìdcrefppoklftkie ia Mcsus‛ pripbctkl wirj.

@IDCXE F^ÔKLFTKIEIec lievcekcet wfy ti fppriflb tbc ìdcre fppoklftkie ia Lbrkst‛s pripbctkl

wirj lfe hc aiued ke tbc Wcst`kestcr Ofrgcr Lftclbks`, feswcr eu`hcr 4<, wbklb sfys=

Lbrkst cxclutctb tbc iaaklc ia f pripbct, ke bks rcvcfokeg ti tbc lburlb,

ke foo fgcs, hy bks \pkrkt fed wird, fed ke dkvcrs wfys ia

fd`kekstrftkie, tbc wbioc wkoo ia Gid, ke foo tbkegs lielcrekeg tbckr

cdkaklftkie fed sfovftkie.

Ke tbks feswcr, tbc lftclbks` su``frkzcs Lbrkst‛s pripbctkl wirj ke tcr`s ia bks

rcvcoftkie ti tbc lburlb. Fed kt `cetkies ft ocfst twi fspclts ia Lbrkst‛s rcvcoftiry wirj.Akrst, kt spcfjs ia tbc cxtcet ia Lbrkst‛s rcvcoftkie, spclkaklfooy, ke foo fgcs, hy bks \pkrkt

fed wird, fed ke dkvcrsc wfys ia fd`kekstrftkie. Fed sclied, kt kdcetkakcs tbc lietcet iaLbrkst‛s pripbctkl rcvcoftkie, ef`coy, tbc wbioc wkoo ia Gid, ke foo tbkegs lielcrekeg

tbckr cdkaklftkie fed sfovftkie.

Hclfusc tbc su``fry iaacrcd hy tbc Wcst`kestcr Ofrgcr Lftclbks` ks si bcopauo,wc‛oo usc kt fs f ìdco air iur iwe ìdcre fppoklftkie ia Mcsus‛ pripbctkl wirj. Akrst,

wc‛oo lieskdcr tbc cxtcet ia tbc pripbctkl rcvcoftkie Lbrkst privkdcs, fed kts k`poklftkiesair iur okvcs. Fed sclied, wc‛oo ailus ie tbc lietcet ia tbc pripbctkl rcvcoftkie wc

rclckvc ari` Lbrkst, fed tbc ihokgftkies kt poflcs ie us. Oct‛s ture akrst ti tbc cxtcet ia tbcrcvcoftkie wc rclckvc ari` iur pripbct Lbrkst.

CRTCET IA X CQCOFTKIE

Wbce tbc lftclbks` sfys tbft Lbrkst privkdcs rcvcoftkie ti bks lburlb ‟ke foo fgcs, hy bks \pkrkt fed wird, fed ke dkvcrsc wfys ia fd`kekstrftkie,‐ kt faakr`s tbc hkhoklfo trutb

tbft Lbrkst ks tbc iec wbi spcfjs ti us tbriugb foo ia \lrkpturc fed truc pripbcly.




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Mcsus spijc `fey pripbctkl wirds bk`scoa, hut bc fosi scet bks Bioy \pkrkt tikespkrc truc pripbcts hcairc fed fatcr bk`, wbi tbc`scovcs lfrrkcd iut tbckr `kekstrkcs ke

vfrkius wfys. Fed tbc ìst k`pirtfet tbkeg air us ti keacr ari` tbks prilcss ks tbft tbc

wbioc Hkhoc, hitb tbc Iod fed tbc Ecw Tcstf`cets, ks Lbrkst‛s pripbctkl wird ti bkslburlb.

Eiw, kt `fy scc` strfegc ti tbkej tbft tbc wbioc Hkhoc ks Lbrkst‛s wird. Fatcr foo,Mcsus dkde‛t wrktc fey hiijs ia \lrkpturc. Fed cvce ke tbc Gispcos, tbcrc ks f oit ia

`ftcrkfo hcskdcs tbc quitftkies ia tbkegs bc sfkd. Hut tbks bfs hcce tbc lieskstcet tcflbkegtbriugbiut lburlb bkstiry.

Air kestfelc, tbc cfroy lburlb aftbcr Irkgce writc ia Mcsus‛ pripbctkl wirj ia

kespkrkeg \lrkpturc ke tbc prcaflc ti bks wirj Ie Akrst ^rkelkpocs, wrkttce ke tbc cfroytbkrd lcetury. Okstce ti wbft bc sfkd=

Hy tbc wirds ia Lbrkst, wc di eit `cfe tbisc ieoy wbklb Bc spijc

wbce Bc hclf`c `fe ... air hcairc tbft tk`c, Lbrkst, tbc Wird ia

Gid, wfs ke @iscs fed tbc pripbcts... @ircivcr ... fatcr Bks fslceskie

keti bcfvce Bc spijc ke Bks fpistocs.

Irkgce‛s wirds, wbklb bfvc hcce faakr`cd tbriugbiut lburlb bkstiry, stftc tbft

\lrkpturc, ke foo kts pfrts, ks tbc pripbctkl wird ia Lbrkst. Fed tbks kdcf ks cetkrcoy hkhoklfo.

Air iec tbkeg, tbc Hkhoc tcflbcs tbft Mcsus‛ pripbctkl `kekstry fltufooy prclcdcd

bks kelfreftkie fed cfrtboy `kekstry hclfusc bc kespkrcd tbc Iod Tcstf`cet pripbcts.Okstce ti tbc f pistoc ^ctcr‛s wirds ke 6 ^ctcr 6=6>-66=

Lielcrekeg tbks sfovftkie, tbc pripbcts, wbi spijc ia tbc grflc tbft

wfs ti li`c ti yiu, scfrlbcd ketcetoy fed wktb tbc grcftcst lfrc,

trykeg ti aked iut tbc tk`c fed lkrlu`stfelcs ti wbklb tbc \pkrkt ia

Lbrkst ke tbc` wfs piketkeg wbce bc prcdkltcd tbc suaacrkegs iaLbrkst fed tbc goirkcs tbft wiuod aiooiw (6 ^ctcr 6=6>-66).

^ctcr tfugbt tbft Lbrkst bfd scet tbc Bioy \pkrkt ti kespkrc fed ìtkvftc tbc Iod

Tcstf`cet pripbcts fs tbcy studkcd fed wiedcrcd fhiut tbc auoakoo`cet ia Gid‛s pri`kscs ia rcdc`ptkie. Ke tbks scesc, tbc wbioc Iod Tcstf`cet ks tbc wird ia Lbrkst.

Ke tbc sf`c wfy tbft Mcsus‛ pripbctkl `kekstry hcgfe hcairc bks cfrtboy `kekstry,

kt fosi lietkeucd fatcr bc fslcedcd keti bcfvce, hclfusc Mcsus fosi scet bks \pkrkt tikespkrc tbc fpistocs fed tbc itbcr wrktcrs ia tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet ke tbckr wirj.

Fs Mcsus sfkd ke Mibe 61=6<-63=

‟Tbc \pkrkt ia trutb … wkoo gukdc yiu keti foo trutb… Foo tbft hcoiegsti tbc Aftbcr ks `kec. Tbft ks wby K sfkd tbc \pkrkt wkoo tfjc ari` wbft

ks `kec fed `fjc kt jeiwe ti yiu‐ (Mibe 61=6<-63).

Kt‛s k`pirtfet air us ti rcligekzc tbft tbc wbioc Hkhoc ks Lbrkst‛s wird ti us hclfusc kt faakr`s tbft cvcry hiij ia \lrkpturc ks futbirktftkvc fed rcocvfet ti tbc okac ia

tbc ìdcre lburlb. Ti rclckvc Lbrkst fs iur pripbct ks ti rclckvc foo bks wirds ti us fs

rcvcoftkies ia Gid‛s jkegdi` fed livcefet, keloudkeg hitb tbc Iod fed tbc Ecw




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Tcstf`cets. Wc lfe‛t hc sftksakcd ti aiooiw ieoy tbc quitftkies ia Mcsus ke tbc Gispcos,ir cvce foo ia tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet. Wc bfvc ti rcfd, uedcrstfed fed ihcy cvcrytbkeg ke

tbc Hkhoc hclfusc kt ks foo Lbrkst‛s wird ti us.

Eiw, ia liursc, wc bfvc ti di tbks ke wfys tbft flliuet air k`pirtfet bkstirklfolbfegcs. Air cxf`poc, oftcr rcvcoftkie, sulb fs tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet, arcqucetoy sbiws us

biw ti uedcrstfed fed fppoy cfrokcr rcvcoftkie, sulb fs tbc Iod Tcstf`cet. Hut tbc hfskl prkelkpoc rc`fkes uelbfegcd= tbc wbioc Hkhoc ks tbc wird ia Lbrkst air bks lburlb ke foo

fgcs.

Wbce wc li`c ti tbc Hkhoc, foo ia us, K tbkej, aked tbft wc bfvc

afvirktc poflcs, wc bfvc afvirktc scltkies ia tbc Wird, fed `fey

pcipoc rkgbtoy frc drfwe akrst ia foo ti tbc Gispcos fed ti tbc wirds ia

Mcsus. Kt ks tbc lfsc, biwcvcr, fs tbc Wird faakr`s fed fs tbc cfroy

Lbrkstkfes fed tbc akrst gcecrftkies lieskstcetoy faakr`cd, tbft foo

\lrkpturc ks kespkrcd hy Gid, fed si kt‛s priaktfhoc, kt‛s uscauo air

tcflbkeg, fed uscauo air lirrcltkeg `kstfjcs ke iur okvcs fed sbiwkeg

us wbft tbc rkgbt wfy, wbft tbc strfkgbt fed ocvco wfy ks, tbc okac-gkvkeg wfy. \i cvce tbiugb wc‛rc fooiwcd ti bfvc lcrtfke prcacrcelcs

fed hc drfwe ti pfrtkluofr hiijs fed sfykegs, tbc wbioc wktecss ia

\lrkpturc ks k`pirtfet hclfusc wc frc wbioc pcipoc, fed fs wc rcoftc

ti itbcrs, tbks drfws us tigctbcr wktb Gid‛s Wird fs tbc lcetcrpkclc.

— Dr. Mf`cs D. \`ktb KKK

^ripcroy uedcrstfedkeg Mcsus fs iur pripbct, tbc iec wbi ks tbc

auoakoo`cet ia tbc cetkrc pripbctkl rcvcoftkie, tbft ke bk` foo ia Gid's

pri`kscs bfvc li`c ti pfss, `cfes tbft tbc Iod Tcstf`cet rcvcoftkieks bks wird fs wcoo. Tbc gispco `cssfgcs wbcrc bc dkrcltoy spcfjs ks

bks wird. Hy cxtceskie fs wcoo, bks lfookeg ia tbc fpistocs — tbcy flt fs

bks c`kssfrkcs, tbcy flt fs tbc iec hy tbc \pkrkt uedcr kespkrftkie ti

gkvc us bks wird fed ti tcflb us wbi bc ks fed wbft bc bfs diec, si

tbft, wbctbcr kt's tbc Iod Tcstf`cet, wbctbcr kt's tbc Gispcos,

wbctbcr kt's tbc Cpkstocs, tbc cetkrc Hkhoc ks air us fed air iur

kestrultkie. Kt's Gid's wird ti us tbft wc frc ti aiooiw li`poctcoy fed

rcfd kt foo eiw ke okgbt ia tbc li`keg ia Mcsus Lbrkst fed foo tbft bc

bfs flli`poksbcd air us.

— Dr. \tcpbce Wcoou`

Wktb tbks uedcrstfedkeg ia tbc cxtcet ia Lbrkst‛s pripbctkl rcvcoftkie ke `ked,

oct‛s ture ti tbc lietcet ia tbc pripbctkl rcvcoftkie wc rclckvc ari` Lbrkst, fed tbc

ihokgftkies kt poflcs ie iur okvcs.




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LIETCET IA X CQCOFTKIE

Tbc Wcst`kestcr Ofrgcr Lftclbks` su``frkzcs tbc lietcet ia \lrkpturc hysfykeg tbft Lbrkst pripbctklfooy rcvcfocd ti bks lburlb ‟tbc wbioc wkoo ia Gid, ke foo

tbkegs lielcrekeg tbckr cdkaklftkie fed sfovftkie.‐ Eiw, ke iec scesc, tbks ks f vcry hrifdstftc`cet faakr`keg tbc suaaklkcely ia \lrkpturc. Hut wbce wc vkcw kt ke tbc spclkakllietcxt ia Lbrkst‛s iaaklc ia pripbct, kt bcops us scc tbft tbc wbioc Hkhoc wfs dcokvcrcd ti

us hy Lbrkst, Gid‛s lbkca livcefet c`kssfry, ke irdcr ti kestrult us rcgfrdkeg tbc tcr`s ia

bks livcefet: fed ke irdcr ti `itkvftc us ti fvikd kts lurscs, fed ti pursuc kts hocsskegs

tbriugb afktbauo ihcdkcelc. Gid‛s wkoo, tbce, ks tbc tcr`s ia bks livcefet fed ktsfppoklftkie ti iur okvcs. Fed iur cdkaklftkie ks iur pripcr uedcrstfedkeg ia tbc tcr`s ia

tbft livcefet, wbkoc iur sfovftkie liesksts ia livcefet hocsskegs.

Tbc wbioc Hkhoc ks Gid‛s livcefet wird ti bks pcipoc. Fed skelc Lbrkst ks Gid,

tbc wbioc Hkhoc ks fosi bks wird. Air cxf`poc, Mcsus arcqucetoy faakr`cd tbc pcrpctufovfokdkty ia tbc Iod Tcstf`cet. Fed ecfr tbc ced ia bks `kekstry, bc pri`kscd ti sced tbc

Bioy \pkrkt ti bks irkgkefo fpistocs si tbft tbcy liuod wrktc fed futbirkzc fddktkiefo\lrkpturcs, wbklb wc eiw bfvc ke tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet.Mcsus fosi tfugbt bks aiooiwcrs biw ti fppoy Gid‛s livcefet stkpuoftkies ke tbckr

iwe dfy. Fed bc `itkvftcd tbc` ti ihcy Gid‛s wkoo si tbft tbcy‛d rclckvc tbc livcefet

hocsskegs fed fvikd dkvkec mudg`cet. Fs ^fuo oftcr writc, foo \lrkpturc bfs hcce gkvce titbc lburlb ke irdcr ti cqukp us ti scrvc fed ti ihcy iur Oird.

Ke okec wktb tbcsc kdcfs, wc‛oo ailus ie twi fspclts ia tbc lietcet ia Lbrkst‛s

pripbctkl rcvcoftkie ke \lrkpturc. Akrst, wc‛oo dcslrkhc biw f pripcr uedcrstfedkeg ia bks

iaaklc ia pripbct lfe bcop us ketcrprct foo ia \lrkpturc, si tbft wc frc cdkakcd rcgfrdkegGid‛s wkoo. Fed sclied, wc‛oo dcslrkhc biw f pripcr uedcrstfedkeg ia Lbrkst‛s pripbctkl

iaaklc lfe gukdc us fs wc suh`kt ti \lrkpturc, si tbft wc rclckvc tbc livcefet hocsskeg ia

sfovftkie. Oct‛s stfrt wktb tbc kdcf tbft Lbrkst‛s rioc fs pripbct bfs k`poklftkies air tbcwfy wc ketcrprct \lrkpturc.

Ketcrprct \lrkpturc

Ke tbc felkcet Ecfr Cfst, pcipoc rcligekzcd tbckr ihokgftkie ti rcspied ti tbc

`cssfgcs tbft suzcrfke jkegs scet tbriugb tbckr f`hfssfdirs. Tbc liescqucelcs airkgeirkeg tbcsc `cssfgcs wcrc scrkius. Fed tbc sf`c ks truc ia Gid‛s rcvcoftkie. Wbce

Gid rcvcfos bks wkoo ti bks pcipoc, bc cxpclts us ti okstce ti bks wirds si tbft wc

uedcrstfed wbft bc rcqukrcs, fed ti rcspied ti bk` ihcdkcetoy si tbft wc rclckvc bks

sfovftkie. \cce ke tbks okgbt, tbc wirds ia \lrkpturc tbft Lbrkst gfvc tbriugb tbc Bioy\pkrkt frc eit must si`ciec‛s pcrsiefo pcrspcltkvcs ie kssucs, ir kooustrftkvc trutbs. Tbcy

frc tbc livcefet `cssfgcs ia tbc grcft jkeg, fed tbcy rcqukrc fe ihcdkcet rcspiesc.

Fs wc rcfd ke Bchrcws 8=8-<=

Ka tbc `cssfgc spijce hy fegcos wfs hkedkeg, fed cvcry vkioftkie fed

dksihcdkcelc rclckvcd kts must pueksb`cet, biw sbfoo wc cslfpc ka wc




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kgeirc sulb f grcft sfovftkie9 Tbks sfovftkie … wfs akrst feeiuelcd

hy tbc Oird (Bchrcws 8=8-<).

Tbisc wbi rcmclt Mcsus‛ wird frc dii`cd ti suaacr ctcrefo livcefet lurscs. Huttbisc wbi rclckvc bks `cssfgc ke afktb fed ihcdkcelc rclckvc tbc livcefet hocsskegs ia

sfovftkie fed ctcrefo okac.Hclfusc Lbrkst‛s wird ke foo ia \lrkpturc bfs fowfys hcce ketcedcd ti fd`kekstcr

Gid‛s livcefet wktb bks pcipoc, tbc hcst wfy ti ketcrprct kt ks fllirdkeg ti tbc strulturcia tbc livcefet. Fs wc bfvc scce, tbc hfskl coc`cets ia tbks strulturc frc Gid‛s

hcecviocelc tiwfrd us, tbc oiyfoty bc rcqukrcs ia us, fed tbc pri`kscd liescqucelcs ia

hocsskegs air ihcdkcelc fed lurscs air dksihcdkcelc.Fs wc sfw cfrokcr ke tbks ocssie, tbcsc coc`cets wcrc pri`kecet tbriugbiut tbc

Iod Tcstf`cet hcairc Mcsus wfs hire. Lbrkst‛s fpistocs fosi writc fhiut tbcsc tbc`cs

quktc arcqucetoy fatcr Lbrkst‛s fslceskie keti bcfvce. Fed hcyied tbks, wc lfe scc tbc

sf`c tbc`cs ke tbc pripbctkl `kekstry ia Lbrkst durkeg bks cfrtboy `kekstry. Air kestfelc,Mcsus tfojcd fhiut Gid‛s hcecviocelc ke pfssfgcs sulb fs @fttbcw 3=43 fed 1=81-<<. Bc

tfugbt tbc cxpcltftkie ia bu`fe oiyfoty, fs wc scc ke @fttbcw 83=64-<>. Fed bcc`pbfskzcd tbc liescqucelcs tbft aiooiw bu`fe rcspiescs, fs wc scc ke Oujc 6<=6-2 fed68=<3-<2.

Ka wc jccp tbcsc livcefet strulturcs ke `ked fs wc rcfd tbc Hkhoc, kt wkoo bcop us

uedcrstfed tbc `cfekeg ia foo \lrkpturc. Wbctbcr wc frc rcfdkeg bkstirklfo efrrftkvcs, ir

pictry, ir wksdi` oktcrfturc, ir cpkstocs, ir wirjs ia pripbcly, wc sbiuod fowfys fsjqucstkies okjc= Biw dics tbks pfssfgc rcvcfo tbc hcecviocelc ia Gid tiwfrd bks pcipoc9

Biw dics kt rcvcfo tbc oiyfoty bc rcqukrcs ia bks pcipoc9 Wbft dics kt sfy fhiut tbc

lurscs tbft li`c ie tbisc wbi rcausc ti hc afktbauo9 Wbft hocsskegs dics kt iaacr ti tbiscwbi bcfr fed ihcy9 Cvcrytbkeg \lrkpturc tcflbcs rcoftcs ti Gid‛s hcecviocelc, afvir fed

bcop: ti tbc rcqukrc`cets fed ofws bc cxpclts us ti auoakoo ke iur oiyfoty ti bk`: fed ti tbc

liescqucet rcwfrds air ihcdkcelc, fed pueksb`cets air dksihcdkcelc.Aiooiwcrs ia Lbrkst frc aflcd wktb liuetocss qucstkies fed lbiklcs ke tbc `idcre

wirod. Cvcry dfy, wc `fjc dclkskies fhiut iurscovcs, iur af`koy, iur wirj, iur

rcoftkiesbkps, iur lburlbcs, cvce eftkiefo pioktkls. Tbc aflt ks tbft Lbrkst‛s pripbctkl

wird ti us fddrcsscs foo tbcsc tipkls fed `irc. Gid‛s livcefet livcrs cvcry fspclt iaiur okvcs. Fed wbce wc uedcrstfed tbft Lbrkst bfs gkvce us bks wird fs f `cfes ti okvc ke

ihcdkcelc ti Gid wktbke tbft livcefet, wc frc hcttcr prcpfrcd ti uedcrstfed tbft wird,

fed ti okvc ke wfys tbft bieir Gid fed ocfd ti bks hocsskegs.Wktb tbks uedcrstfedkeg ia biw Lbrkst‛s rioc fs pripbct lfe bcop us ketcrprct

\lrkpturc, oct‛s lieskdcr tbc wfys kt lfe bcop us suh`kt ti \lrkpturc si tbft wc rclckvc tbc

livcefet hocsskegs ia sfovftkie.

\uh`kt ti \lrkpturc

Tbcrc frc `fey wfys tbft wc `kgbt su``frkzc iur ihokgftkie ti suh`kt ti Gid‛srcvcfocd wkoo ke \lrkpturc, fed wc‛oo tiulb ie scvcrfo ia tbc` tbriugbiut tbks scrkcs. Hut

ke tbks ocssie wc wfet ti oiij ft tbcsc kssucs ari` tbc pcrspcltkvc ia Lbrkst‛s iaaklc ia

pripbct.




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Wc‛oo ailus ie tbc twi kdcfs tbft pripbcts eir`fooy c`pbfskzcd= rcpcetfelc ari`ske ti fvikd tbc livcefet lurscs: fed afktb ke Gid ti ihtfke tbc livcefet hocsskegs. Oct‛s

oiij akrst ft rcpcetfelc.

Fs yiu‛oo rclfoo, iec ia tbc prk`fry aueltkies ia pripbcts ke tbc Iod Tcstf`cetwfs ti tbrcftce livcefet lurscs ke irdcr ti drkvc skeecrs ti rcpcetfelc. Fed tbks wfs fosi

pfrt ia Mcsus `kekstry ke tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet.Okstce ti biw @fttbcw su``frkzcd Mcsus‛ prcflbkeg ke @fttbcw 4=67=

Ari` tbft tk`c ie Mcsus hcgfe ti prcflb, ‟Xcpcet, air tbc jkegdi` ia

bcfvce ks ecfr‐ (@fttbcw 4=67).

Ke aflt, tbks tbc`c lfe hc aiued tbriugbiut tbc Iod fed Ecw Tcstf`cets. Kt ks iecia tbc ìst li`ìe tbc`cs ke foo ia \lrkpturc. Fed hclfusc cvcry hkt ia \lrkpturc

rcvcfos Gid‛s wkoo ti us, rcpcetfelc ari` tbc wfys wc afko ti okvc up ti bks wkoo ks f

ocgktk`ftc fppoklftkie ia cvcry tcxt.

Fs wc foo jeiw, rcpcetfelc ks tbc flt ia turekeg ari` rchcookie fgfkest Gid fed

suh`kttkeg ti bks wkoo. Wc ture fwfy ari` iur ske, fed ke tbc sf`c ìtkie wc ture tiwfrdGid ke afktb. Kektkfo rcpcetfelc tfjcs poflc wbce `ce fed wi`ce akrst li`c ti Lbrkst kesfvkeg afktb. Wc bcfr tbc wird ia tbc gispco fed rcpcet ia iur skes. Hut kt‛s fosi truc tbft

rcpcetfelc sbiuod illur tbriugbiut tbc Lbrkstkfe okac.Tbc ^ritcstfet Xcair`cr @frtke Outbcr pkljcd up ie tbks kdcf ke tbc akrst ia bks

afìus ;3 Tbcscs, wrkttce ke F.D. 6367. Okstce ti wbft bc sfkd=

Wbce iur Oird fed @fstcr Mcsus Lbrkst sfkd, ‟Xcpcet,‐ bc wkoocd tbc

cetkrc okac ia hcokcvcrs ti hc iec ia rcpcetfelc.

Outbcr rcligekzcd tbft afooce bu`fe hckegs liestfetoy ske, fed tbcrcairc tbft cvce

hcokcvcrs eccd ti `fjc rcpcetfelc f dfkoy prfltklc.Iec wfy ti celiurfgc rcpcetfelc ks ti aiooiw tbc ìdco ia Mcsus fed tbc Iod

Tcstf`cet pripbcts hy prilofk`keg tbc tcr`s ia Gid‛s livcefet. Wbce wc tcoo

uehcokcvcrs wbft Gid rcqukrcs, wc lfe cxbirt tbc` ti fhfedie tbckr ske ke irdcr ti

cslfpc tbc mudg`cet ia Gid‛s lurscs. Fed wbce hcokcvcrs bcfr tbc wird ia Gid feddkslivcr tbckr iwe sbirtli`kegs, wc fosi eccd ti rcpcet. Ia liursc, truc hcokcvcrs ecvcr

eccd ti wirry fhiut afookeg uedcr Gid‛s ctcrefo lurscs — Mcsus `fdc surc ia tbft wbce

bc dkcd ie tbc lriss air us. Hut kt‛s stkoo truc tbft Gid si`ctk`cs dkslkpokecs us ke wfystbft rcsc`hoc bks livcefet lurscs, fs wc scc ke pfssfgcs okjc Bchrcws 68=3-66.

Hy celiurfgkeg fed prfltklkeg rcpcetfelc ke iur dfkoy okvcs, hcokcvcrs bieir

Lbrkst‛s pripbctkl wirj fed pursuc tbc hocsskegs ia Gid‛s livcefet. Hut fs wc di tbks,

kt‛s k`pirtfet ti rcligekzc tbft gidoy rcpcetfelc ks eit f `fttcr ia wfooiwkeg ke dcspfkrivcr iur ske. Wbkoc tbks fd`ksskie ia gukot `fy hrkeg sirriw, kt‛s eit dcskgecd ti ocfd ti

dcspfkr. Xftbcr, kt‛s ketcedcd ti rcstirc iur rcoftkiesbkp wktb Gid, fed iur miy ke bk`.

Fs wc rcfd ke 8 Lirketbkfes 7=6>=

Gidoy sirriw hrkegs rcpcetfelc tbft ocfds ti sfovftkie fed ocfvcs ei

rcgrct (8 Lirketbkfes 7=6>).




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Cvcry Lbrkstkfe, K tbkej, ks lfoocd ti f okacstyoc ia rcguofr rcpcetfelc,

tbft‛s lieacsskeg iur skes fed li`keg locfe hcairc tbc Oird. Mcsus

bk`scoa sfys wc eccd ti tfjc up iur lriss dfkoy, wbklb ks f bket surcoy

eit must tbft wc‛rc suppiscd ti hc prcpfrcd ti suaacr, hut pcrbfps ti

gi tbc wfy ia tbc lriss wbklb ks dykeg ti iur skes fed sccjkeg Gid‛s

airgkvcecss, tbc lriss ks foo fhiut tbft. Fed si fotbiugb, ycs, tbcrc‛s

grcft trutb tbft wbce si`ciec li`cs ti tbc Oird air tbc akrst tk`c

fed lieacsscs tbckr skes, ycs, tbcy frc f ecw pcrsie fed tbcy frc

wfsbcd locfe, fed tbisc frc grcft trutbs wbklb wc eccd ti biod ie ti.

[ct, arfejoy, wc foo dkrty iur loitbcs ie f prctty dfkoy hfsks, fed ka wc

wfet ti hc wfsbcd wbktc wc eccd ti li`c hflj air locfeskeg, air

rcecwfo. Fed tbc locfr vcrscs ke tbc Iod Tcstf`cet wbklb sfy, yiu

jeiw, tbcrc frc grcft hocsskegs air tbisc wbi rcpcet fed li`c hflj ti

tbc Oird, wbi frc eit lbcrksbkeg kekqukty ir bkdkeg kt ke tbckr bcfrt, ir

^sfo` <8, yiu jeiw, ‟hocsscd ks tbc pcrsie wbi tbc Oird dics eit

flliuet tbckr ske,‐ biod tbc` flliuetfhoc air tbckr skes. Fed yiu scc

ke tbft ^sfo`, yiu jeiw, grcft miy fs tbc pcrsie fltufooy akedsairgkvcecss. Fed tbft‛s fe cxpcrkcelc tbft Lbrkstkfes dfy hy dfy lfe

bfvc, tbc miy ia skes airgkvce. \i, kelrcdkhoc hocsskegs fs wc pursuc

tbft dkslkpokec, rcpcetfelc ocfdkeg ti ecw okac.

— Dr. ^ctcr Wfojcr

Wktb tbks uedcrstfedkeg ia rcpcetfelc ari` ske ke `ked, oct‛s oiij ft tbc `fttcr ia

afktb ke Gid.

Mcsus fed itbcr hkhoklfo pripbcts celiurfgcd lietkeucd afktb ke Gid fed

ihcdkcelc ti bks livcefet si tbft tbckr fudkcelcs wiuod rclckvc Gid‛s hocsskegs. Fed tbks

prkelkpoc fppokcs ti `idcre Lbrkstkfes, fs wcoo. Ka wc bipc ti rclckvc tbc hocsskegs iasfovftkie wbce bks jkegdi` li`cs ke foo kts auooecss, kt‛s k`pirtfet air us ti pcrscvcrc ke

afktb, fed ti dc`iestrftc iur afktb hy ihcdkcelc ti Gid‛s livcefet. Wc scc tbks ke `fey poflcs tbriugbiut tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet, sulb fs Cpbcskfes 8=2-6>, 8 Tbcssfoiekfes 6=4-68,

Bchrcws 68=6-66, fed Mf`cs 8=64-62.

Fs must iec cxf`poc, okstce ti tbc wirds ia 6 Mibe 3=<-4=

Tbks ks oivc air Gid= ti ihcy bks li``feds. Fed bks li``feds frc

eit hurdcesi`c, air cvcryiec hire ia Gid ivcrli`cs tbc wirod. Tbks

ks tbc vkltiry tbft bfs ivcrli`c tbc wirod, cvce iur afktb (6 Mibe 3=<-

4).

Fs Mibe tfugbt bcrc, truc Lbrkstkfe afktb ivcrli`cs — kt pcrscvcrcs — hitb ke kts

li``kt`cet ti Gid, fed ke kts cxprcsskie ke ihcdkcelc ti Gid‛s li``feds.

Fd`kttcdoy, kt‛s f struggoc ti pcrscvcrc ke afktb fed ihcdkcelc fs wc wfkt air Gidti auoakoo bks pri`kscs. Hut tbks sf`c lbfoocegc bfs aflcd Gid‛s pcipoc ke cvcry fgc. Kt

wfs truc ke tbc Iod Tcstf`cet, ke tbc Ecw Tcstf`cet, fed tbriugbiut lburlb bkstiry. Hut

wc jeiw tbft Gid‛s pri`kscs frc surc, fed tbft Lbrkst wkoo cvcetufooy rcture ti akeksbwbft bc stfrtcd.




[iu jeiw, tbc fpistoc ^fuo ks rcfooy locfr ke bks octtcrs fhiut iur

ìtkvftkie air afktbauoecss ke Lbrkst. Kt ks ti rc`c`hcr wbft Lbrkst

bfs diec air us, rc`c`hcr iur sfovftkie. Tbft ks tbc ìst hfskl

ìtkvftkie. Hut, yiu jeiw, \lrkpturc ks fosi vcry jcce ti keair` us

fhiut itbcr ìtkvftkies. Akrst ia foo, kt‛s vcry biecst fhiut tbc aflttbft tbcrc‛s f dfy ia mudg`cet li`keg. Wc‛rc gikeg ti gkvc fe feswcr

air cvcry kdoc wird fed cvcry kdoc dccd. Wcoo, tbft iugbt ti hc f

ìtkvftkie ti afktbauoecss. Wc fosi bfvc tbc hkggcr pklturc wbklb ks

tbft wc wkoo aked iur grcftcst miy ke iur dccpcst ihcdkcelc. Wbi

wiuod eit wfet tbft miy9 Wby wiuod wc rih iurscovcs ia tbft miy

jeiwkeg tbft iur ìtkvftkie ks eit must ke irdcr ti fvikd tbc

pueksb`cet fed mudg`cet ia Gid, hut rftbcr ti rclckvc tbc hocsskegs

tbft Gid gkvcs us tbriugb ihcdkcelc9 \lrkpturc‛s fosi locfr fhiut

si`ctbkeg cosc. Wc frc okvkeg hcairc f wftlbkeg wirod, fed iur

lrcdkhkokty ke Lbrkstkfe wktecss bfs f grcft dcfo ti di wktb wbctbcr tbc

wirod lfe scc us okvkeg afktbauooy ke Lbrkst. [iu jeiw, tbft rcfooyrfkscs tbc stfjcs, si ti spcfj, fed rc`keds us wc bfvc ùotkpoc

ìtkvftkies air afktbauoecss ke Lbrkst.

— Dr. X. Fohcrt @ibocr, Mr.

Iec dfy, iur afktb wkoo hc uttcroy vkedklftcd, wbce Mcsus rctures fed wc rclckvctbc auoo hocsskegs bc bfs pripbcskcd. Xcpcetfelc wkoo hc f tbkeg ia tbc pfst, fed iur afktb

wkoo hc rcwfrdcd. Ft tbft tk`c, wc‛oo foo okvc ke Gid‛s auoakoocd fed pcracltcd jkegdi` ie

cfrtb, cemiykeg foo tbc hocsskegs ia bks livcefet. Hut uetko tbce, iur okvcs ke livcefet wktb

Gid frc ti hc lbfrfltcrkzcd hy rcpcetfelc ari` ske, fed hy pcrscvcrfelc ke afktb. Fed fs

wc okvc ke akdcokty ti iur Oird, iur lurrcet dkslkpokec wkoo hc okgbtcr, fed iur auturc hocsskegs wkoo kelrcfsc.

LIELOS\KIE

Ke tbks ocssie, wc‛vc scce biw Mcsus ia Efzfrctb auoakoos fed lfrrkcs iut tbc iaaklc

ia pripbct. Wc‛vc lieskdcrcd tbc Iod Tcstf`cet hfljgriued ti tbc iaaklc ia pripbct.Wc‛vc oiijcd ft tbc auoakoo`cet ia tbks iaaklc ke Mcsus, eitkeg tbft bc `ccts tbc

qufokaklftkies air tbc iaaklc, pcrair`s tbc aueltkies ia tbc iaaklc, fed ks hrkegkeg ti

auoakoo`cet foo tbc Iod Tcstf`cet cxpcltftkies air tbc ia aklc. Fed wc‛vc cxpoircd tbcìdcre fppoklftkie ia tbcsc kdcfs hy ailuskeg ie tbc cxtcet fed lietcet ia Lbrkst‛s pripbctkl rcvcoftkie ke \lrkpturc.

Sedcrstfedkeg Lbrkst‛s iaaklc ia pripbct ks cxtrc`coy uscauo air cvcry hcokcvcr. Kt

bcops us irkcet iurscovcs ti Gid‛s jkegdi` fed bks purpiscs. Kt tcflbcs us ti okstce fed tisuh`kt ti tbc tcflbkegs ia Mcsus tbriugbiut tbc Hkhoc. Kt gkvcs us f arf`cwirj air

uedcrstfedkeg bks rcvcoftkie ti us. Fed kt fssurcs us tbft Gid wkoo lcrtfkeoy auoakoo foo

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