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and angels is from Him, therefore He is called “the Light of the World”—“the Light of men,” &c.

And here it is proper to remark that the Old Testament leads us to expect that Jehovah would come into the world, or manifest Himself to men, in the form of a Man; and the New Testament plainly, teaches that He actually did so come and manifest Himself in the Person of Jesus Christ. We find the same attributes predicated of Jesus as of Jehovah. He spake, and understood, and thought, and did, as no finite being possibly could.

The words that Jesus spake when on earth—they were not the words of a man, but of God. As it is written in John 7: 46, “Never man spake like this man.” He said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” Mat. 24 ; 36. Who but God alone could say this? The word of our God shall stand forever.” Is. 40: 8. “Forever, O Jehovah, thy word is established in heaven.” Ps. 119: 89.

Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” “He that eateth me even he shall live by me.” “ It is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing; the words that I speak unto you are spirit and are life.” John 6: 61, 57, 63. Could such