The Mystery Unveiled, Or, an Exhibition of the Divine Purpose in Man's Creation, Fall, and Redemption

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896. Excerpt: ... On whom the Holy Spirit breathes can, by John Hi. 3. Experience, comprehend:--" Who would enjoy The blessings of the Kingdom must be made Partaker of it by the Kingdom formed Within him. To this end, he must believe The testimony God has given of His love to man by gift of His beloved And only Son, whom God the Father sent Into the world--not to condemn it--but That, through believing in His name, the world Might have salvation. He, the Son Of Man, Must, like the Serpent lifted up of old, Be lifted up, that whosoe'er believes On Him, should from the doom of sin escape And have Eternal Life." Alas! the World In which He was, and spake, and acted, knew Him not. "His own" to whom He came to give Deliverance, received Him not. As sheep Is. liii. 7. Before her shearers, and as lamb led on To slaughter, He was dumb, and opened not His mouth. By Jew and Gentile was the Prince principal men amongst us, had condemned Him to the cross (a.d. 33, April 3rd), those that loved Him at the first did not forsake Him, for He appeared to them alive again the third day (a.d. 33, April 5th) as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning Him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from Him, are not extinct at this day."--Whiston's " Josephus," book xviii. ch. iii. Of Life rejected; and His Blood, which by The hands of men hath once been shed, is now Proclaimed as ransom for the sinner who Eph. i. 7. Believingly receives the message God Has, through the Gospel, published in His name. s CHAPTER XIII Zbc Cross "Cross of shame, yet tree of glory! Round thee winds the one great story Of this ever-changing earth; Centre of the true and holy! Grave of human sin and tolly, Womb of Nature's second birth!" BONAR. CHAPTER XIII THE CROSS The Cr...