Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 77
man to answer. 77. In other words he told me that I was afool and that he himself was not wise enough to answer every question. . I was young in those days and hardly in a mood to take it quietly. I retorted back that I regretted very much that I had come to him taking him for a wise man. . The substance of the whole argument is that if the. Messiah was a son of Abram (peace be on him), the atonement theory becomes untenable. But if he was the Son of God, the prophecy of Abram (peace be on him) does not relate to him. In either case the objection is there; either the. Messiah cannot be a factor of atonement, or the prophecy of. Abram (peace be on him) does not apply to him. . If Abram. There is yet another aspect of the matter. (peace be on him) has foretold the advent of someone, we have to determine his identity. Abram (peace be on him) his. It foretold the appearance of one from among progeny. has been held by the progeny of Abram (peace be on him) that he had foretold the advent of a great man from among them. . Now we find two persons in the world each of whom claims to be answering to the prophecy. Of the two, we ask one his credentials. He says that his father was so and so and that his grandfather was so and so and his great grandfather was so and so and that his great-great-grandfather was so and so and that he was begotten of Abram. We next turn to the other and call for his credentials to establish his. Abramic lineage. He says that his mother was so and so, she was married to so and so and that her husband was the son of so and so and he was the grandson of so and so and that he was begotten of Abram (peace be on him). Will any sensible man admit the latter's claim to Abram's lineage?