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The way home5/16/2023 Generations before, Isaiah had prophesied: “Darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people.” ( Isa. One word and one word alone describes the dismal state that prevailed: apostasy. The bright daylight of enlightenment slipped away, and the lengthening shadows of a black night enshrouded the earth. Crucified was the Lord, slain were the apostles, rejected was the truth. History records that most men indeed did not come unto him, nor did they follow the way he taught. It was the gospel of Jesus Christ that was to be preached, his work that was to be done, and his apostles at the head of his church who were entrusted with the work. Little wonder that men did tarry for the outpouring of the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost. When Jesus of Nazareth personally walked the rock-strewn pathways of the Holy Land, he, as the Good Shepherd, showed all who would believe how they might follow that narrow way and enter that strait gate to life eternal. 7:13–14.)Īgeless in its application, wise men throughout the generations of time have sought to live by this simple statement. “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” ( Matt. 5:1–2.) Among the truths which he taught was this solemn statement: “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Matthew and reads: “And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them.” ( Matt. Instinctively the visitor turns to the Gospel of St. Like a living sentinel with an eyewitness testimony, this silent friend seems to declare: “Here it was that the greatest person who ever lived delivered the greatest sermon ever given-the Sermon on the Mount.” Overlooking the azure blue waters of the famed Sea of Galilee is a historic landmark: the Mount of Beatitudes.
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