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them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, Iam." John 8:53,56-58. See also John 17:5, "And now, O Father,glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I hadwith thee before the world was." Here he only asked to berestored to what he was before; but the Father, in rewarding hisobedience even unto death, "highly exalted him," far beyondthat previous glory. See also 2 Cor. 8:9; Phil. 2:7; Rev. 1:8;3:14; 21:6; 22:13 and Col. 1:15-17.The Scriptures are also clear in their testimony that he was "theseed of the woman," of which you are convinced. And since thefacts are established on God's authority, the how is to us a minormatter. If you have the TOWER for Sept. 1885 notice article"The Undefiled One." I think it will help you. Our supply of thisnumber is exhausted, but we hope to treat the subject in all itsrevealed and its reasonable phases in DAWN, Vol. IV.====================R1160 : page 7ISRAEL'S "DOUBLE."A Brother who has been reading DAWN, VOL. II., and whosees clearly that much of the strength of the argument in ChapterVII.--Parallel Dispensations--lies in the word "double," raises aquestion the answer to which may interest and strengthen others.We, therefore, give below the question and our answer to it.He asks: "Is there any danger of mistake in your method ofapplying the word 'double.' Perhaps we should begin to countIsrael's favor at the time of their deliverance from Egypt. Can itbe said that Israel was in favor while suffering under the taskmastersof Egypt? If not, would not this cut short theirdispensation of favor 198 years (the period from Jacob's death tothe coming of Israel out of bondage --out of Egypt, as you showit, vol. ii., p. 231), and leave it only 1647 years long instead of1845? But then, if we begin Israel's national career and favor atthe Exodus, we must still admit the turning point of their historywas at the rejection of Christ, and as you so clearly show (vol.ii., p. 225) the very day that he rode to Jerusalem on the ass, fivedays before the crucifixion, is marked by the prophet as the datewhen the second part of their 'double' began. And if the first halfof their 'double' was only 1647 years long, the other half must bethe same; which would make their double end 1647 years afterA.D. 33, that is, in A.D. 1680. But here I meet the difficulty thatnothing in the nature of events to be expected at the end of theirdouble occurred in 1680. Divine favor did not return to Israeland the fullness of the Gentiles (the end of the Gospel call) didnot occur there."In a word, I am all mixed up. I have nothing regarding the'double' to suggest myself--no reasonable or Scriptural solution

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