detailed description of the cross on Calvary’s hill, 800 years before it happened? Then the last reason, of course, that we adduce as an argument for believing the prophets is the abiding character of the message—in spite of the passage of the centuries. As we follow Isaiah in his diagnosis of the condition of his people, we might very well think that he is living today! The situation he portrays is still true, the trouble is the same. He says: Listen, this is not merely a contemporary message, it
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