The Gospel in the Stars“IT may seem adventurous to propose to read the Gospel of Christ from what Herschel calls “those uncouth figures and outlines of men and monsters usually scribbled over celestial globes and maps.” So it once would have seemed to the writer. But a just estimate of the case cannot be formed without a close survey of what these figures are, what relations they bear to each other, whence they originated, and what meaning was attached to them by the most ancient peoples from whom they have been transmitted to us. Such a survey the author of this volume has endeavored to make. From an extended induction he has also reached conclusions which lead him to think he may do good service by giving publicity to the results of his examinations.” This classic includes the following chapters: 1. The Starry Worlds 2. The Sacred Constellations 3. The Desire of Nations 4. The Suffering Redeemer 5. The Toiling Deliverer 6. The Triumphant Warrior 7. Death and New Life 8. The Living Waters 9. The Mystic Fishes 10. The Blessed Outcome 11. The Day of the Lord 12. The Heavenly Union 13. The Blessed Possession 14. The Consummated Victory 15. The Secrets of Wisdom 16. Primeval Man 17. The Star of Bethlehem |
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... salvation. Able theologians like Roberts and Faber, in making replies to these French skeptics, were obliged to admit the strong array of facts alleged, and could only surmise a variety of explanations to do away with the intended ...
... salvation, are these “lights in the firmament” the witnesses and “signs.” The. Glory. of. God. One of the sublimest of the Psalms, which celebrates the twofold world of Nature and Revelation, begins with the evermemorable assertion, “The ...
... salvation. The preaching of this is the preaching of the Gospel, and the earnest and hopeful belief of this is the belief of the Gospel, according to the Scriptures and all the accepted Creeds of the Church from the days of the apostles ...
... salvation through Jesus Christ, the Gospel of the grace of God through His only-begotten Son. This is the one great theme of the Bible and of the primeval astronomy. As Christians, we believe in a virgin-born Saviour. We confess and ...
... salvation comes. A very significant figure of Christ, much employed by the prophets, was the branch, bough, or sprout of a plant or root. Hence He is described as the Rod from the stein of Jesse and the Branch out of his roots (Isa. 11 ...
Contents
The Toiling Deliverer | |
The Triumphant Warrior | |
Death and New Life | |
The Living Waters | |
The Mystic Fishes | |
The Blessed Outcome | |
The Day of the Lord | |
The Heavenly Union | |
The Blessed Possession | |
The Consummated Victory | |
The Secrets of Wisdom | |
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The Gospel in the Stars: Or, Primeval Astronomy - Scholar's Choice Edition Joseph Augustus Seiss No preview available - 2015 |