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LITERAL INTERPRETATION. 23

Indeed it is all summed
to convey His thoughts correctly.
up in the inquiry of a little child, "If Jesus didn't mean
what He said, why didn't He say what He meant?" But
we believe that He did mean what He said, and that His
words will "not pass away." Mat. 24 :35.
He said that He came "not to destroy the law or the
prophets, but to fulfill," and "Till heaven and earth pass,
one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till
all be fulfilled." Mat. 5:17-18.
Prophecies Literally Fulfilled at the First Coming.
If He came and literally fulfilled the prophecies of a suf-
fering Messiah, Psa. 22, Isa. 53, etc., will He not as surely
come and likewise fulfill the prophecies of a glorified Mes-
siah reigning in victory and majesty"? Psa. 2 ; 72 ; Dan. 7 :
13-14, Isa. 9; 11; 60, etc. Think of the many prophecies
descriptive of a suffering Messiah, which we have seen
literally fulfilled, and upon which we rest, as such strong
evidence for the truth and inspiration of the Word, to wit:
Isa. 7:14 Born of a virgin.
Mic. 5 :2 At Bethlehem.
Jer. 31:15 Slaughter of the children.,
Hos. 11:1 Called out of Egypt.
Isa. 11 :2 Anointed with the Spirit.
Zech. 9 :9 Entry into Jerusalem.
Psa. 41 :9 ; 55 : 12-14 Betrayed by a friend.
Zech. 13 :7 Disciples forsake Him.
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11:12 Sold for thirty pieces of silver.
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11 :13 Potter's field bought.
Isa. 50:6 Spit on and scourged.
Ex. 12:46; Psa. 34:20 Not a bone broken.
Psa. 69:21 Gall and vinegar.
Psa. 22 Hands and feet pierced.
Garments parted lots cast.
Isa. 53 Poverty, suffering, patience, and death. And
many other passages.
All these were literally fulfilled when Christ came. Do
not, then, reject the literal fulfillment of those numerous
prophecies which describe His future coming, and His
glorious reign upon the earth. Namely: