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on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God" (I John 5:11-13).

5. "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

9. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

IO. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

II. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Phil. 2:5-11).

9. "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

10. And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

II. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

12. Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

13. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

14. And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

16. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

17. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes" (Rev. 7:9-17).

XII

THREE UNDENIABLE STATEMENTS WITH UNANSWERABLE PROOFS THAT THE SEED OF THE WOMAN, JESUS CHRIST, DID NOT HAVE A HUMAN FATHER

A. First, Joseph of Nazareth Was Not the Father of Jesus Christ.

There is absolutely nothing in all the scriptures, the Bible, upon which to base the faintest belief that He was. If any man dares to assert or teach that Jesus Christ was the Son of Joseph of Nazareth, he tramples under foot the Bible account of the birth of Jesus Christ and brands as false the testimonies of the most holy, truest and most intelligent witnesses, including the mother of Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ Himself and God, His Father in heaven, that ever publicly testified to the truth of any one event in history, sacred or profane.

The following are some of the testimonies of the remarkable witnesses and the circumstances under which the testimonies were given.

If Joseph was the father of Jesus Christ, then both Joseph and Mary were very different persons from what we and the whole Christian world have ever regarded them to be. Both of them denied that Joseph was the father of the child that was to be born of Mary. Accordingly, in this denial they both deliberately falsified. They also conspired together to deceive the public by stating that the child was, or was to be, begotten of the Holy Ghost, which they declared was so announced to them by the angel Gabriel and the Angel of the Lord, in a most

remarkable manner, as shown in several scripture accounts, as follows:

26. "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

27. To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

28. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

29. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

34. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

35. And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:26-35).

18. "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

19. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

20. But when he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying,

Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

21. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

22. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23. Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

24. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

25. And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name JEŠUS” (Matt. I: 18-25).

All of this deception was done by them so that when the Child, if a Son, was born he would be regarded as the promised and expected Messianic Son of the Virgin. "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Isa. 7:14).

Again, the boy Jesus must have been brought up in the home at Nazareth with the understanding that Joseph was not his father. This was shown by him at the age of twelve years in his answer to his mother's very solicitous question when Joseph and she found him in the temple with the doctors. While his mother made mention of Joseph as his father in her question, Jesus very unhesitatingly and emphatically indicated in his answer that God was his father, as follows:

48. "Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

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