Chapter 13—The Incarnation and Early Life of
Christ
The Incarnation a Profound Mystery
In contemplating the incarnation of Christ in humanity, we stand
baffled before an unfathomable mystery that the human mind cannot
comprehend. The more we reflect upon it, the more amazing does
it appear. How wide is the contrast between the divinity of Christ
and the helpless infant in Bethlehem’s manger! How can we span
the distance between the mighty God and a helpless child? And yet
the Creator of worlds, He in whom was the fulness of the Godhead
bodily, was manifest in the helpless babe in the manger. Far higher
than any of the angels, equal with the Father in dignity and glory,
and yet wearing the garb of humanity! Divinity and humanity were
mysteriously combined, and man and God became one. It is in this
union that we find the hope of our fallen race.—
The Signs of the
Times, July 30, 1896
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The Universe Was Watching
The coming of Christ to our world was a great event, not only to
this world, but to all the worlds in the universe of God. Before the
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heavenly intelligences He was to take upon Himself our nature, to be
tempted in all points like as we are.—
The Signs of the Times, February
20, 1893
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By coming to dwell with us, Jesus was to reveal God both to men
and to angels.... But not alone for His earthborn children was this
revelation given. Our little world is the lesson book of the universe.
God’s wonderful purpose of grace, the mystery of redeeming love, is
the theme into which “angels desire to look,” and it will be their study
throughout endless ages.—
The Desire of Ages, 19, 20
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