Show IS IN dl one bill the difficulties en encounter coun terea eo of th the ancient adoreu so reu scripture 1 the ap apparent contradiction contradIct iov of 0 the eterna oathir abet s for instance Ine tance afeei baving bolVi tig a desire to abe ee go wall varold told that no DO could doe dee rl hi and live et he be in IB represented sh aft hv hav ipei bilk footeen fi oteen to him so man man with the apostle john ex plenty rotem that no DO oue bee bai seep goo at the early of the abound ab bod in instances ahert da divine Ar are ethert aber in the various parts parta Q af holy writ to title this sub jet Biu denta of Scrip scripture tOrs naw g held bold that bat all the appearances 0 gid rec fee meet d urine during the mosaic refer to the sou son the second person in the godhead jewish writers mo that abat the ex pren eloU u the angel of the ard it rd 8 ao in the old testament Teat ament refers to tap M messiah batah and this tin in harmony harmody with wilb 13 where that per song songo go appears un bojt jer r the ino cable name of jeb jb lie he of himself as aa 1 I am that I 1 am and new testament Teat ament claim that he to IH the otis one who delivered jacob from all evil y who gave the law on mount mi sla 1 acts 7 88 who conducted isra israel I 1 through the wilde wilder reeBe nem and claimed homage or of joshua they all drabb sop pam 19 1 of the spiritual took rook that f followed the them and that rook was wag christ 0 O rbt opinion of early christians on hla this subject may be gathered from the writings of their ecclesiastical au clement rowse us says all ali thee ibes things the faith lu in christ confirms oo on firme firms for he himself addresses us thus by the holy ghost come ye children hearken tu to we me 2 01 considering chrict som BH the person who speaks to up 0 the old testament justin martyr oti farms firme that the divine personage abst apt api pared cared to abraham under the abe oak of manire mamre anti and to Mo 1 the bush S in of god this author was born in ID palestine and became a ch christian ristian outer iter having harttig studied various foal Pys teme he suffered buffered martyrdom about after christ upon the proposition tbt it was christ nolt K t trie the Father who appeared to motes and the be mayr for at the time when moses was commanded to go K down into egyptian I 1 brin bring out oui the people ol of I 1 israel I 1 who w were ere there thera as an he wale wais wan ding rr be sheep bo p ol 01 his anole on the mothers side of the land of arabia our christ held converse with him in the shape of fire from a bush and said put off i thy by shoes and draw near and hear bean and when he be put oft his shoes and drew near he heard that he was to go down to egypt and bring out the people of israel wha won were there and he be reee received ived a mighty power from christ who spoke to him in the shape 0 of fire nd he went down and led out oat the be people having wrought gre great and wonderful thing which it you wish tornow to know you mav learn them accurately from his bis writings p 48 par 62 and for it was jesus who appeared ed to moses and abraham and to SU au the other patriarchy and con converted veried with them ministering to the will of his father I 1 have already proved who also I 1 alibert afo ert cam i to 10 be born as man of the virgin mary and exists always for this is he by and through whom the fattier father in i about to renew the heavens and aad the earth this im he who shall shine as an everlasting light in jerusalem Jeru Balem this is in he who after the order of Melchi sedek to la king of salem and priest of the most high for ever p par early concurred in the that mut the manifestations 01 deity in the old oid testament were b rough brough the person peron of abe bio ibeal or as john has baa it if no mat man nato seen een bod at any time the be ona lieg eg idill it in son BUD which in in the bosom to n the father he hath declared him 21 the risen ripen redemer redeemer himpele Himo Him elf pelf ahei bet the Nep removes oil 1 on this question in on lace he calls upon the multitude 14 I 1 fiust their hands bands into the w und it 11 hits his side arid and teel tee the print of the luanh a his hands bands and reef feet that they mig fit know thit that he was the god of israel israe aad od ahto gid of the whole earth who wb a HI been slain for the sins eins of the woric ill iii nepal 11 14 and later he pro claim claitt cdx U beli behold aitay itay I 1 ay unto you that the law ie 18 fulfilled that thai was waa given moses behold I 1 am lie he that bat gave the lawand I 1 aut am he who covenanted covena ned with my people israel therefore ibe the law in me has becu till nl ledfor I 1 have come to 10 fulfill fulfil the law ther therefore elore it bath an end ni iii nephi 15 4 5 with the commencement if cf tb new qt w moreover mire m ceover re over the wa was prepared for nearer hearer tion with the father stephen the th first martyr of the christian church in the midst of his eneo alep was waa per cited to behold before his hi eyes were closed to in death the glory of god and standing on the right hand of aid and it may ea as sly ely be laft inferred that something of this nature wan included in the unspeakable things seen been by paul in one of hla his visions of the abode of god the new dispensation was waa therefore leable as in all respects greater than the preceding one Consi considered dured in connection with the lost dispensation ushered in through the instrumentality of joseph the prophet the scripture on this subject become of great import nce ance the church wait waft established gifter one of the grandest visions ever vouchsafed to win min this athla in IM in accord with the object Q this dispense dia pensa tion HOP the ultimate siet which Is ie the restoration of all thing to perfect nar bar wany with the deity and in this cislon the eternal F aher H I 1 meela tva tea tilled to the elee excellence llende of the new scnory ec sc nomy by his hl appearance to his hie chosen ser edvart servant er vart vaut indeed this lei is a great and marvelous marve loua work beonda be comprehension |