The Witness of the Stars

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“There are twenty Hebrew words translated ‘Branch,’ but only one of them (Tsemech) is used exclusively of the Messiah, and this word only four times.” (Page 32)

“Zoroaster, or Zerdusht, the Persian, was a pupil of Daniel the Prophet, and that he predicted to the Magians (who were the astronomers of Persia), that when they should see a new star appear it would notify the birth of a mysterious child, whom they were to adore. It is further stated in the Zend Avesta that this new star was to appear in the sign of the Virgin. Some have supposed that this passage is not genuine. But whether it was interpolated before or after the event, it is equally good evidence for our purpose here. For if it was written before the event, it is evidence of the prophetic announcement; and if it was interpolated after the event it is evidence of the historic fact.” (Page 37)

“It gradually disappeared and became invisible at Jerusalem when the Real Sacrifice was offered there; and tradition, which preserved its memory, assured travellers that if they could go far enough south it would be again seen.” (Page 48)

“The tower was an attempt to preserve and hand down the antediluvian traditions; their sin was in keeping together instead of scattering themselves over the earth.” (Page 11)

“Their sound went into all the earth (γή)and their words (ῥήματα, their teaching, message, instruction) unto the ends of the world (οἰκουμένη).” (Page 1)