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the destruction of Jerusalem, when mob power again obtained control,
crucifixion was again revived for a time, and many crosses stood upon
Calvary.
Christ coming at the time and in the manner which he did was
a direct and complete fulfillment of prophecy. The evidence of this,
given to the world through the testimony of the apostles and that of
their contemporaries, is among the strongest proofs of the Christian
faith. We were not eye-witnesses of the miracles of Jesus, which attest
his divinity; but we have the statements of his disciples who were
eye-witnesses of them, and we see by faith through their eyes, and
hear through their ears; and our faith with theirs grasps the evidence
given.
The apostles accepted Jesus upon the testimony of prophets and
righteous men, stretching over a period of many centuries. The Chris-
tian world have a full and complete chain of evidence running through
both the Old and the new testament; in the one pointing to a Saviour
to come, and in the other fulfilling the conditions of that prophecy.
All this is sufficient to establish the faith of those who are willing to
believe. The design of God was to leave the race a fair opportunity to
develop faith in the power of God and of his Son and in the work of
the Holy Spirit.
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