A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 19
19 “How shall we find him by seeking in the wide world”? Has he not said:—“For, as the lightning cometh out of the east and shineth even unto the west so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be”? ∗ This parable clearly indicates that he will appear in the East and his doctrine will spread to the uttermost corners of the West; and thus indeed has it come to pass. He appeared in India, which is in the East, and which has from ancient days been the seat of knowledge and learning, and very soon his teachings were propagated in the farthest corners of the earth, so that his followers are to be found even outside Asia, e. g. , in Europe and America. If one reflects a little over the words of the Bible, one is convinced that this is the time appointed for the second advent of the Messiah, for Jesus has said:— “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. ”† This shows that one of the objects of the advent of Jesus was to fulfil the law of Moses, for he says he has come to fulfil the law and enjoins upon his disciples obedience to the law. “The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat: all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do. ”‡ Another object of his advent was to call people to the kingdom of heaven. Even during the early days of his ∗ Matthew xxiv: 27. † Matthew v: 17, 18. ‡ Matthew xxiii: 2, 3