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slavery be set at liberty. With intense energy he worked to fasten them
in unbelief....
The words of Jesus to His hearers in the synagogue struck at the
root of their self-righteousness, pressing home upon them the bitter
truth that they had departed from God and forfeited their claim to be
His people.... They now scorned the faith with which Jesus had at first
inspired them. They would not admit that He who had sprung from
poverty and lowliness was other than a common man.—
The Desire of
Ages, 237-239
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Angels of light were in that assembly, watching with intense inter-
est the decision of the hour. Angels of Satan also were on the ground
to suggest doubts and arouse prejudice....
From unbelief sprung malice. That a man who had sprung from
poverty and a lowly birth should dare to reprove them, filled the hearts
of the Nazarenes with hatred amounting to madness. The assembly
broke up in confusion. The people laid hands on Jesus, thrusting Him
from the synagogue and out of their city.—
The Signs of the Times,
June 16, 1887
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All seemed eager for His destruction. They hurried Him to the
brow of a steep precipice, intending to cast Him headlong from it.
Shouts and maledictions filled the air. Some were casting stones and
dirt at Him; but suddenly He disappeared out of their midst, they knew
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not how, or when. Angels of God attended Jesus in the midst of that
infuriated mob, and preserved His life. The heavenly messengers were
by His side in the synagogue, while He was speaking; and they accom-
panied Him when pressed and urged on by the unbelieving, infuriated
Jews. These angels blinded the eyes of that maddened throng, and
conducted Jesus to a place of safety.—
The Spirit of Prophecy 2:114,
115
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The Demoniac in the Synagogue at Capernaum
Jesus in the synagogue spoke of the kingdom He had come to
establish, and of His mission to set free the captives of Satan. He
was interrupted by a shriek of terror. A madman rushed forward from
among the people, crying out, “Let us alone; what have we to do with
Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? art Thou come to destroy us? I know
Thee who Thou art; the Holy One of God.”