not appear for the first time now. Either the whole Messianic prophecy falls to the ground, or the Messiah has already appeared. The historic facts concerning Jesus of Nazareth are notorious, simple, undisputed. See how the lines of proof, of identity, converge upon Jesus, and upon no one else. 1. He is a descendant of Eve-a Man. 2. He is the seed of Abraham, nay, the very seed. 3. He derives His Abrahamic ancestry through Jacob, not Esau; Isaac, not Ishmael. 4. He is of the Tribe of Judah. 5. He is David's Son, and heir of the Davidic covenant. 6. He was miraculously conceived in the womb of a virgin. 7. He proved His Deity by works beyond the power of man; by superhuman holiness; by the resurrection from the dead, and by His influence upon the world. 8. He appeared at precisely the right time according to Daniel's prophecy. 9. He was born, against all human probability, in Bethlehem-Ephratah. 10. He fulfilled the prophecies of Isaiah concerning His vicarious sacrifice. 11. He died in precisely the manner foretold in Psalm xxii. His hands and feet were pierced, and His executioners cast lots upon His raiment. It is evident, (1) that no one could bring these signs upon himself; (2) that they are too numerous, specific and minute to leave an accidental fulfillment among the possibilities; (3) that, therefore, the being in whom they all centre is the Messiah; and (4) that, since they all centre upon Jesus, it follows that He is Messiah. And now, a closing word to you, my Jewish readers. Some of you are looking for Messiah. Well, He is coming. That is the "blessed hope" of Jew, and Christian. Believe this, hold it fast, whatever betides. But I implore you by everything you hold dear, believe also that He has come. The humiliation, the sacrificial death is accomplished; the glory is coming. Between now and that time when Messiah shall come in glory, how unspeakably solemn and important is the question of our personal relation to Him. My friends-Jew and Gentile alike-"there is no other name given under heaven whereby we must be saved." The thought of a sinner ever reaching God's presence apart from sacrifice, is foreign to the whole of Scripture. What sacrifice can we offer? The temple is gone, the priesthood is gone, is there no sac rifice for us? Yes, there is; there is the sacrifice of Messiah. I claim it and need no other. Having believed in that sacrifice, and received Him as the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed-I await, in perfect peace, the time when He shall gloriously return to receive me to Himself, and to reign on the earth. I may die before that time comes; even so I shall go to Him by virtue of that sacrifice, trusting in His shed blood. How is it with you? God has given you this chain of evidence, has affixed to that one person, among all the sons of men and sons of God, the marks of Messiah, will you now turn away from Him? Receive Him now. "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not, but as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God." Will you not say, and with heartfelt conviction: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." From the large number of SIR R. ANDERSON, himself a most helpful writer on this great book, writes in a letter to the author: "I have opened it (The Book on Daniel) again and again and looked through it, and very glad I am that such a book is circulating in America. I heartily congratulate you on its success." Mr. WALTER SCOTT, 99 the well-known expositor says, in a communication : "Your work on Daniel is without doubt the best book on the subject. It is just what the reader and prophetic student wants in the way of help. Certainly we are all indebted to you for this timely, useful and most helpful commentary. It is a book for the day." Popular Edition, nicely bound Postage paid. ORDER SOON. Publication Office "Our Hope," 50c. 456 Fourth Ave., New York City. |