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Those who understand the ",[118,138,139],{},"sacrifices,"," will certainly not be looking up into the heavens, expecting to see, with their ",[118,142,143],{},"fleshly"," eyes, Jesus coming in the ",[118,146,147],{},"flesh."," They have learned that the ",[118,150,151],{},"eyes,"," with which we see in ",[118,154,155],{},"this"," age are the eyes of the understanding—",[118,158,159],{},"Eph. 1:18","; which are certainly the very ",[118,162,163],{},"best kind"," of eyes. And they have learned, also, that even though we ",[118,166,167],{},"have"," known Christ after the ",[118,170,171],{},"flesh,"," yet now we know him ",[118,174,175],{},"so"," no more. ",[118,178,179],{},"2 Cor. 5:16",". rev. ver. So we see that what is true of the members of his body, is true of him, as the ",[118,182,183],{},"head."," Having given his (animal) body as a ",[118,186,187],{},"sacrifice"," for us, it ",[118,190,191],{},"must"," be dissolved, and to him was given a ",[118,194,195],{},"new"," body, a house not made with hands, etc.—",[118,198,199],{},"2 Cor. 5:1",".",[114,202,203,204,207,208,210],{},"Having sacrificed his ",[118,205,206],{},"human"," nature, there was given to him a ",[118,209,195],{}," nature—the Divine.",[114,212,213,214,217,218,221,222,224,225,228,229,232],{},"Paul says: But some will say, how are the ",[118,215,216],{},"dead"," raised up? And with what ",[118,219,220],{},"body"," do they come? Oh, senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened—made alive—except it die; and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the ",[118,223,220],{}," that shall be, etc., but God ",[118,226,227],{},"giveth"," it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every ",[118,230,231],{},"seed"," its own body.",[114,234,235,236,238,239,242,243,245,246,249,250,253,254,257,258,261,262,265,266,269,270,273,274,277,278,281,282,284,285,287,288,291],{},"The world at large have been sown with the natural ",[118,237,231],{},"—human nature—and will be raised with the ",[118,240,241],{},"natural"," bodies; while the ",[118,244,195],{},"—divine—nature, becomes a new ",[118,247,248],{},"seed,"," and requires a new body; and God giveth to ",[118,251,252],{},"every"," seed its ",[118,255,256],{},"own"," body, etc., ",[118,259,260],{},"1 Cor. 15:35,38",". Before his crucifixion, Jesus had that treasure—the divine nature in an ",[118,263,264],{},"earthen"," vessel—body—",[118,267,268],{},"2 Cor. 4:7","; in him dwelt all the ",[118,271,272],{},"fullness"," of the divine nature, ",[118,275,276],{},"in"," a body—",[118,279,280],{},"Col. 2:9"," (Rotherham); so that new ",[118,283,231],{}," was sown ",[118,286,276],{}," a natural body (earthen vessel); and raised ",[118,289,290],{},"in a spiritual"," body.",[114,293,294,295,298],{},"It should be noticed that the word ",[118,296,297],{},"same"," is left out of the passage under consideration, by the Em. Diaglott—it not being in the Greek.",[114,300,301,302,305,306,309,310,313,314,316,317,320,321,324,325,328,329,332,333,336,337,339,340,200],{},"The blinding phrase is, in ",[118,303,304],{},"like manner."," Let us examine the Greek term, ",[118,307,308],{},"hon tropon,"," rendered ",[118,311,312],{},"like manner,"," in ",[118,315,124],{},"; giving ",[118,318,319],{},"all"," the passages where it occurs, and putting the English translation in italics; then let those who are so tenacious about the exact manner, be just as tenacious in all the passages where it occurs. Now ",[118,322,323],{},"as (hon tropon)"," James and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these resist the truth. ",[118,326,327],{},"2 Tim. 3:8",". Read ",[118,330,331],{},"Exodus, 7","th and ",[118,334,335],{},"8","th chapters in regard to those magicians—Satan's mediums. Wilt thou kill me, ",[118,338,323],{}," thou didst the Egyptian yesterday? ",[118,341,342],{},"Acts 7:28",[114,344,345,346,349,350,353,354,200],{},"Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem…how often would I have gathered thy children together, ",[118,347,348],{},"even as (hon tropon","—like manner) a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not. ",[118,351,352],{},"Matt. 23:37"," and ",[118,355,356],{},"Luke 13:34",[114,358,359,360,363,364,367,368,371],{},"Will anybody claim the ",[118,361,362],{},"exact"," manner in any of the references given, especially the last? Is not the true idea that just as certainly as ",[118,365,366],{},"one"," thing has been done, ",[118,369,370],{},"another"," will be done?",[114,373,374,375,378,379,382,383,386,387,390,391,394,395,397,398,401,402,405,406,409],{},"As certainly as a hen gathers her chickens under her ",[118,376,377],{},"wings,"," so Jesus would have gathered Jerusalem's ",[118,380,381],{},"children;"," but we think no one would insist upon the ",[118,384,385],{},"exact way."," Jesus said, If I go and prepare a place—official position, by preparing us for it—for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, etc.—",[118,388,389],{},"John 14:3",". All the ",[118,392,393],{},"Angels"," could mean in ",[118,396,124],{}," (the only remaining passage where ",[118,399,400],{},"hon tropon"," occurs), is: ye men of Galilee why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus has gone ",[118,403,404],{},"away"," as he ",[118,407,408],{},"said"," he would, and he will as surely come again, as he said he would.",[114,411,412,415,416,419,420,423],{},[118,413,414],{},"Really"," there is nothing in the passage as to the ",[118,417,418],{},"manner"," of coming, but a positive declaration that he ",[118,421,422],{},"would"," come.",[114,425,426,427,353,429,432,433,436,437,440,441,444,445,448,449,451,452],{},"Other Scriptures teach the ",[118,428,418],{},[118,430,431],{},"time."," We have taken heed in our hearts, to the sure word of prophecy; and the eyes of our understanding have been enlightened; because, as we ",[118,434,435],{},"see"," the \"day star\"—(phosphorus—",[118,438,439],{},"light-bringer","—E.D.) has arisen. ",[118,442,443],{},"2 Pet. 1:19",". It is contrary to the teachings of the types of the ",[118,446,447],{},"old"," and the positive statements of the ",[118,450,195],{}," Testament, to expect that Jesus will come again in the ",[118,453,147],{},[114,455,456,457,460,461,200],{},"The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him; neither ",[118,458,459],{},"can"," he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. ",[118,462,463],{},"1 Cor. 2:14",{"title":465,"searchDepth":466,"depth":466,"links":467},"",2,[],"Probably no passage of Scripture has been the subject of more discussion and less understood, than Acts 1:11. \"Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking towards the heavens? 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