Not the Same Without Them

“The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.” – Exodus 12:5.

“The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” – Exodus 12:13.

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” – John 1:29.

Three inventions came out of World War II that have characterized the military in each decade since: (1) the rocket, bequeathed by the Germans; (2) the nuclear bomb; and (3) the computer, the gifts of America to the world. The computer is the essential invention of the triad since it married nuclear power and rocketry, producing the ICBM, which guides the rocket as it carries the bomb. The computer also made possible in-depth space exploration and sophisticated military technology.

Jesus Christ remains the key figure in history. He accepted all Old Testament revelation, yet claimed superiority to it. He expressed an originality in every doctrinal essential, while he lived dependent on Judaism for his core spiritual values. He spoke of his absolute unity with God while completely identifying with the humanity he came to save. He perfectly married faith and works, perfectly balanced justice and mercy, and perfectly stabilized love and wrath.

Courtesy of Speaker’s Sourcebook of New Illustrations by Virgil Hurley © 1995 by Word, Incorporated.
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