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The First Apology

Justin Martyr

Chapter 51

About this work

Justin addresses Roman rulers on behalf of Christians, challenging accusations against them while explaining Christian ethics, worship, baptism, Eucharist, prophecy, and belief in Christ in his own day.

Author: Justin Martyr
Date: c. AD 150–155
Origin: Rome
Genre: Apology

Chapter LI.—The majesty of Christ.

And that the Spirit of prophecy might signify to

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us

that

He

who

suffers

these

things

has

an

ineffable

origin

,

and

rules

His

enemies

,

He

spake

thus

:

His

generation

who

shall

declare

?

Because

His

life

is

cut

off

from

the

earth

:

for

their

transgressions

He

comes

to

death

.

And

I

will

give

the

wicked

for

His

burial

,

and

the

rich

for

His

death

;

because

He

did

no

violence

,

neither

was

any

deceit

in

His

mouth

.

And

the

Lord

is

pleased

to

cleanse

Him

from

the

stripe

.

If

He

be

given

for

sin

,

your

soul

shall

see

His

seed

prolonged

in

days

.

And

the

Lord

is

pleased

to

deliver

His

soul

from

grief

,

to

show

Him

light

,

and

to

form

Him

with

knowledge

,

to

justify

the

righteous

who

richly

serveth

many

.

And

He

shall

bear

our

iniquities

.

Therefore

He

shall

inherit

many

,

and

He

shall

divide

the

spoil

of

the

strong

;

because

His

soul

was

delivered

to

death

:

and

He

was

numbered

with

the

transgressors

;

and

He

bare

the

sins

of

many

,

and

He

was

delivered

up

for

their

transgressions

.

Hear

,

too

,

how

He

was

to

ascend

into

heaven

according

to

prophecy

.

It

was

thus

spoken

:

Lift

up

the

gates

of

heaven

;

be

ye

opened

,

that

the

King

of

glory

may

come

in

.

Who

is

this

King

of

glory

?

The

Lord

,

strong

and

mighty

.

And

how

also

He

should

come

again

out

of

heaven

with

glory

,

hear

what

was

spoken

in

reference

to

this

by

the

prophet

Jeremiah

.

His

words

are

:

Behold

,

as

the

Son

of

man

He

cometh

in

the

clouds

of

heaven

,

and

His

angels

with

Him

.

Notes

105
Isa. liii. 8-12.
106
Ps. xxiv. 7.
107
This prophecy occurs not in Jeremiah, but in Dan. vii. 13.
108
Dan. vii. 13.