Heavenly Doctrine (Chadwick) n. 294

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294. The Lord teaches in John that He subdued the hells; when the passion on the cross was at hand, Jesus said:

Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out. John 12:27, 28, 31.

In the same book:

Be confident, I have defeated the world. John 16:33.

And in Isaiah:

Who is this who comes from Edom? Walking in the greatness of his strength, mighty to save. My arm has given me safety, so he became for them a saviour. Isa. 63:1-19; 59:16-21.

He also teaches in John that He glorified His humanity and that the passion on the cross was the last temptation and the complete victory by means of which He was glorified:

After Judas went out, Jesus said, Now the Son of Man has been glorified. And God will glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once. John 13:31, 32.

In the same book:

Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may also glorify You. John 17:1, 5.

In the same book:

Now my soul is troubled. Father, glorify your name; and a voice came out of heaven, I have glorified it and I shall glorify it again. John 12:27, 28.

And in Luke:

Ought not Christ to suffer this and to enter into glory? Luke 24:26.

These sayings relate to His passion; to glorify is to make Divine. These facts now establish that if the Lord had not come into the world and become man, and in this way freed from hell all who believe in Him and love Him, no mortal could have been saved. This is what is meant by there being no salvation without the Lord.


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