Some of Paul’s hearers eagerly received the truth, but others stubbornly refused to be convinced. The testimony of the Scriptures was presented before them by one who was their equal in learning and their superior in mental power, and who had the special illumination of the Holy Spirit. They could not refute his arguments, but refused to accept his conclusions. The prophecies which the rabbis themselves applied to Christ were a great annoyance to these opposing Jews; for the apostle showed that the fulfillment of these very prophecies required them to accept of Christ. His humble entry into Jerusalem, his rejection by his own people, the treachery of Judas, the paltry sum paid for his betrayal, his death as a malefactor, even the bitter, stupefying draughts offered him in his dying agony, the lots cast upon his garments, his victory over death and the grave by the resurrection on the third day, his final exaltation on the right hand of God,—all these were in direct fulfillment of the words of the prophets. But the more conclusive the arguments presented, the more determined were the Jews in their opposition. Frenzied with malice, they reiterated their assertions that Jesus of Nazareth was a deceiver. {LP 277.2}


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Nogle af Paulus tilhørere tog ivrigt imod sandheden, medens andre hårdnakket afviste at blive overbeviste. Skrifternes vidnesbyrd blev præsentret for dem af ham som var deres ligemad i lærdom og deres overmand i mentale kraft, og som havde Helligåndens oplysning. De kunne ikke modbevise hans argumenter, men nægtede at acceptere hans konklusioner. De profetier som rabbinerne selv brugte på Kristus var til stor irritationen for disse modsatstillede jøder; for apostlen viste opfyldelsen af disse profetier krævede at de accepterede Krsitus. Hans ydmyge indtog i Jerusalem, at han blev forkastet af sine egne, Judas forædderi, den usle sum der blev betalt for hans forrådelse, hans død som forbryder, endog de bitre bedøvende slurke han fik i hans dødspinsler, loddene der blev kastet om hans klæder, hans sejr over døden og graven med opstandelse på tredjedagen, hans endelige ophøjelse til Guds højre hånd, - alt dette var en direkte opfyldelse af profeternes ord. Men jo mere konkluderende argumenterne var, des mere opsat var jøderne på deres modstand. Drevet til vanvid, genoptog de deres påstande at Jesus fra Nazaret var en bedrager.

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