The Jewish nation had corrupted their religion by useless ceremonies and customs. This laid a heavy tax upon the people, especially the poorer classes. They were also under bondage to the Romans, and required to pay tribute to them. The Jews were unreconciled to their bondage, and looked forward to the triumph of their nation through the Messiah, the powerful deliverer foretold in prophecy. Their views were narrow. They thought the Coming One would, at his appearing, assume kingly honors, and, by force of arms, subdue their oppressors, and take the throne of David. Had they, with humble minds and spiritual discernment, studied the prophecies, they would not have been found in so great error as to overlook the prophecies which pointed to his first advent in humility, and misapply those which spoke of his second coming with power and great glory. The Jewish people had been striving for power. They were ambitious for worldly honors. They were proud and corrupt, and could not discern sacred things. They could not distinguish between those prophecies which pointed to the first advent of Christ, and those that described his second, glorious appearing. The power and glory described by the prophets as attending his second advent, they looked for at his first advent. Their national glory was to them their greatest anxiety. Their ambitious desire was the establishment of a temporal kingdom, which they supposed would reduce the Romans to subjection, and exalt themselves with authority and power to reign over them. They had made the proud boast to those to whom they were in subjection, that they were not to oppress them long; for their reign would soon commence, which would be more exalted and glorious than even that of Solomon. {2SP 14.1}


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Kristi første komme

Det jødiske folk havde fordærvet deres religion ved unødige ceremonier og sæder. Dette lagde en meget stor skat på folk, især de fattigere klasser. De var også under romernes trældom, og blev pålagt at betale skat til dem. Jøderne var ikke forligt med deres trældom, og så frem til deres nations sejr, igennem Messsias, den kraftfulde udfrier, som var forudsagt i profetien. De var snæversynede. De tænkte at Den der ville komme, ville påtage sig kongelig ære når han viser sig, og ved kæres magt, undertrykke deres undertrykkere, og tage Davids trone. Var de, med ydmyge sind og åndelig dømmekraft, studeret profetierne, ville de ikke have været i så stor vildfarelse, som at overse de profetier der pegede frem til hans første komme i ydmyghed, og misbruge dem som tale om sit andet komme med kraft og megen herlighed. Det jødiske folk var havde kæmpet for sin magt. De var ærgerrig efter verdslig ære. De var stolte og fordærvede, og kunne ikke se de hellige ting. De kunne ikke skelne mellem de profetier som pegede til Kristi første komme, og dem der (15) beskrev hans anden, herlige tilsynekomst. Den kraft og herlighed som profeterne beskrev, der ville følge med hans andet komme, ventede de på ved hans første komme. Deres nationale ære var deres største nidkærhed for dem. Deres ærgerrige ønske var at oprette et timeligt rige, som de mente vil kunne underlægge romerne, og ophøje dem selv med myndighed og magt til at reagere over dem. De havde hovmodigt pralet over for dem som de var underlagt, at de ikke skulle undertrykke dem så længe; for deres regering ville snart begynde, som ville være mere ophøjet og herligt end endog Salomons regering.

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