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the true Messiah (Matt. 1C : 15-17). We are rejoiced toI~rluv: that !lie tinle is not now far cllstaut \\ 11~11 tlicpoor deceived world will have its eyes opened androcognise it true Redeemer, and when the peoplewill shout: "Lo, THIS is our God ; we have waitedfor him, and HE will save us " (Isa. 25 : 9). Satan ha6taken advantage of the religious elenlent in man,and by his blinding lies has directed the wolrld'sworship to himself, becoming i11 very deed the "godof tkis wo~ld" (2 Cor. 4 : 4). He had said in his heart"I shall be like the most High," and he bought tofollow out this desire in every possible way. But heshall be " cut down to the ground " in the Lord's duetime (Isa. 14 : 12-17); and Jesus Christ, who did maseek to be equal with God, but made himself of 110reputation and was obedien* unto cleat.l~,, shall behighly exalted and given a name which is above everyname, tlmt at the name of Jesus every knee shall bowin adoration and worship (Philippians 3 : 6-11, Diaglott) .'' Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high," isthe principle on which God works.The patriarch!;, and the ancient world in general,were acquainted with the story of the tmptation inMen, and they knew that the seed of the woman wasultimately to destroy the tempter. Because of this,and because of the innats wickedness of the harts ofmen (Jer. 17 : 9), Satan was able to foist his cwnt&&it" Seed of the woman " upon the world. We know thatthls is so, for there is hardly a people on earth whosemythological religion does mat contzun reference totJle "Seed" bruising the head of the serpent. Refeiringto this phase 01 the religio~ls of the heathencountries, Wilkinson iV01. iv, p. 395) says : " The evilgenius of the adversaries of tl~e Egyp~iatl god HOPUS[Osiris in another form] is freq~;elltly Agured under