St. John v. 25-31.-Verily, verily, I See the miracle at the 11th chapter. Alluding to the kingdom of the "Son of Man," spoken of by Daniel. Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth-they that have done good unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation ! (39.) Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of Me! Ibid. viii. 28.*-Then said Jesus unto *See Note B, 3rd chapter, 4th verse. them, "When ye have lifted up the Son of Man, then shall ye know that I am He, and that I do nothing of myself; but as My Father hath taught Me, I speak these things!" Ibid. x. 30.-I and my Father are ONE!!! Ibid. xi. 25-27.-Jesus saith unto her, "I am the resurrection and the life-He that believeth in Me, though he were dead yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die! Believest thou this?" And she saith, 'Yea, Lord, I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world!" 66 Ibid. viii. 58.-Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS I AM!!! In the passages already quoted, we have seen our Saviour designate Himself by all the various titles by which He is announced in the Old Testament-He has unequivocally declared Himself as the "Messiah," the " Son of Man," and the 66 Son of God." He has maintained His unity with God, and assumed an authority over the living and the dead, the spirits of men, and the angels in heaven-and lastly, he asserts His divine nature by the same remarkable expression which had been similarly employed by the Supreme Being.-"And God said unto Moses, I Am that I Am,'-And he said thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, 'I Am hath sent me unto you!" The introduction of the name of Abraham, by our Saviour, in this revelation of His own previous and independent existence, renders the parallel between the Old and New Testaments on this subject still more complete.-"And God said, moreover, unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel. The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you. This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial for all generations!"" (Exodus, 3rd chapter, 14th and 15th verses. Ibid. xiv. 8, 9.-Philip saith, "Lord, shew us the Father and it sufficeth us." Jesus saith unto him, "Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me Philip? He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou, then, shew us the Father?"" Ibid. xv. 23-27.-He that hateth Me hateth My Father also, &c. &c. But when the Comforter is come whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me! And ye, also, bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. St. Matt. xxviii. 18-20.-And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth! Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost;* teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world!!! AMEN! *See Note C. I CONCLUSION. No unprejudiced mind can dwell on the scheme of human redemption, as displayed in the Holy Scriptures, without perceiving that it embraces a period much too wide for merely mortal agency. It needs a duration as to time, and an operation as to power, utterly incompatible with the limited nature of man's existence and capacity. It demands a continued succession for centuries, of a variety of instruments, all of them under the guiding influence of an Almighty mind. In this particular, revelation contains within itself an evidence of its truth quite independent of other testimonybut combine with this evidence its* * See Note D. |