Jesus of Nazareth (encore)

Elder Williams:

Surely you will not dispute-

1. If an artistic rendition by, say, Van Gogh--a portrait
of Jesus--was put in place of the Revelation of the Christ,
no matter how detailed it was it could not reveal the content
of Jesus' spirit in the way that "I, Jesus..." does. The
Revelation of the Christ is thus the most precise portrait
of Jesus that exists. It tells us EVERYTHING about Jesus so
long as it is placed in the context of the whole Bible. The
Old Testament can be drawn from to paint a picture of Jesus'
thinking, psychology, childhood and focus. The New Testament
introduces Jesus in synoptic form, then gives us a scholarly
treatment through the eyes of a Jewish Pharisee converted
by epiphany to the way of the Christ, and then after a few
teachings from others the mind of the Christ is revealed.
Apostle Gail is right: What a mind. This is why he is called
the Lord Jesus.

2. Since Jesus' foundation, like Josephus', was of the Hebrew way,
the Torah and the books of the prophets and chronicles of the kings
of Israel and Judah, in the Bible, are all part of a thread woven
to describe, outside of his own completion through signification,
the historical Christ. In fact Josephus' work is a clear example of
HOW Jesus is stored in spirit form through the inspired word of God. Josephus
is something of a monster when it comes to his Jewish history and the slight
variations in his accounts relative to the Bible give an added sense of
authenticity to his scholarship. Alas, it is all vanity, for all he gave us
was a snapshot in time of his people and his then glorious self. Jesus,
on the other hand, who judging by the marvel of the Revelation, could have
narrated his own history as with Josephus, chose to teach his principles and way
and that lives on today as religion, influencing men's spirits, while Josephus
lies dead in the ivory towers of an ancient world.
In essence, the entire Bible is ABOUT Jesus, who is then contextually
revealed in its final book. As a literary portrait of a human spirit,
it is by far the most exceptional work I've ever read, seeing as it is
important to have read the whole bible before engaging in this sort of
discussion. One can understand why it is holy.
Earlier portions, in a linear sense, give
information about the mind of Jesus and aspects of his life relevant
to the person he became, the resurrected Christ, when the revelation
was narrated and taught to John through the signification of an Angel.

3. The historical Jesus was a man. And all judgments "as to" his divinity
are only valid if they do due diligence in coreferencing, in its entirety,
the precise intelligence of Jesus in organizing the works of the Hebrew
prophets. The testimony of Jesus, Elder, is the spirit of prophesy. Read
Ezekiel 1-11 in one day if you want to be acquainted with the wit of this spirit.

Basically, we unite in being uncomfortable with spiritism and the inappropriate
behavior of those who, if they knew the truth, would venerate the Christ but
worship only God. But there is still a bridge to build concerning why
it is not part of your tradition, as Jehovah's Witnesses, to account precisely
for the marvel of the historical Christ who lives, in the sort of precision
no other ascended master is known to, through the entire Christian Bible. Christendom, as you call it, celebrates this man. And to the extent that he
controls the behavior of billions today, even as we speak, then he must be
contended with in spirit...sir.. and in truth.