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The Spirit of Prophecy Volume 3
unwavering faith. During that memorable passover the scenes of the
crucifixion were the theme of thought, and the topic of conversation.
Hundreds had brought with them to the passover their afflicted relatives
and friends, expecting to see Jesus and prevail upon him to heal and
save them. Great was their disappointment to find that he was not
at the feast; and when they were told that he had been executed as a
criminal, their indignation and grief knew no bounds. No hope of their
ever meeting him again, of hearing his words of reproof and warning,
of comfort and hope in the streets of Jerusalem, by the lake, in the
synagogues, and in the groves.
The events of his death were recounted to these strangers by two
parties. Those who helped him to death made their false statements;
and those who loved him, those whom he had healed and comforted,
related the terrible truth, together with their own experience, and
the wonders he had done for them. The sufferers who had come
with the expectation of being healed by the Saviour sank under their
disappointment. The streets and the temple courts were filled with
mourning. The sick were dying for want of the healing touch of Jesus
of Nazareth. Physicians were consulted in vain; there was no skill like
that of Him who lay in state in Joseph’s tomb. The afflicted, who had
long looked forward to this time as their only hope of relief, asked in
vain for the Healer they had sought.
Many whose voices had swelled the cry of “Crucify him, crucify
him!” now realized the calamity that had fallen upon them, and would
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have as eagerly cried, “Give us Jesus!” had he still been alive. The
mourning cries of the sick and dying, who now had no one to save
them, brought home the truth to thousands of minds, that a great light
had gone out of the world. The death of Jesus left a blank which could
not be supplied. The priests and rulers were ill at ease; they heard the
people calling for Jesus of Nazareth, and they avoided them as much
as possible.
Upon this occasion those who were suspected of being attacked by
the leprosy were examined by the priests. Many were forced to hear
their husbands, wives, or children pronounced unclean, and doomed
to go forth from the shelter of their homes and the care of their friends,
and to warn off the stranger with the mournful cry, “Unclean, unclean!”
The friendly hands of Jesus of Nazareth, that never refused to touch
with healing the loathsome leper, were folded silently upon his breast,