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BRAHAM, God's purpose in call of,
27; bondage in Egypt revealed to, 31,
32; faith of, in birth of Isaac, 98; natural
descent from, distinct from spiritual rela-
tionship, 106, 107, 466, 467; saw Christ's
day, 112, 113, 468, 469.

Absolution, the true, 805, 806.

Accusing and denunciation, Satan's method,
275, 353.

Accusers, zeal of, to hide their own guilt,
460-462.

Adam, looked for Messiah, 31; temptation
of compared to Christ's, 117, 118; and
Eve, met with Christ before and after
banishment from Eden, 290; worshiped
in fields and groves, 290.
Adultery, charge of, 460; rabbis unauthor-
ized in making, 461.

Affliction, how regarded by Jews, 267, 269,

470, 471.

Agony of Christ, its cause, 575-578, 624,

686-690, 752-755; victory in, 624, 625,
693, 756.

Almsgiving, 107, 312, 519, 523; true motive
in, 312.

Angels, power of, 700; interest of in re-
demption, 18, 37, 759, 760, 764; self-
sacrifice of, 19; deception of, by Lucifer,
20, 758; benefits of cross to, 18, 26, 625,
758, 761, 764.

Angels, watching for Christ's birth, 43, 44;
and the shepherds, 47; the wise men, 60;
ministry to Jesus, 67, 71, 81, 112, 131,
240, 528, 693, 694, to John the Baptist,
224, to the tried and tempted, 440, 442,
639; co-operate with men in preaching
gospel, 297, 442, in ministry to the suffer-
ing, 500, with parents in teaching their
children, 517; enter our homes with the
poor, 639; walk with men in daily life,
48; guide seekers for truth, 71, 141, 224;
bring every blessing, 142, 143; convict of
sin, 104, 300; protected Lot, Elisha, Christ,
240, so protect all Christ's followers, 240,
348, 356, 473; deliver from evil spirits,
259; present at the Lord's supper, 656;
sympathy of, with Christ in His agony and
death, 693, 700-715, 751, 753, 756, 759, 760;
rejoicing of, at Christ's victory, 769; at the
tomb, 779-781, 788-790; send message to
disciples and Peter, 793; comfort disciples
after Christ's ascension, 831, 832; escort
Jesus to city of God, 833.

Angels, fallen, former glory of, 760.
Anna, a witness to Christ, 55.

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Annas, Christ's preliminary trial before, 698-
703; two charges to establish against
Christ, 699.

Apostles, call of four at Sea of Galilee,
249; why unlearned men chosen as, 249,
250 (see Education); association of with
Jesus, 151, 152, 292, 299, 349, 350, 359-361,
Sog; the twelve ordained, 290, 291, 293, 296;
diversity of character in, 296; work of, as
Christ's helpers, 349, 350; to be Christ's
representatives, 349, 352, 354, 357, 358;
first missionary tour, preparation for, 349-
351; house-to-house work, 351; instruc-
tion for, 352-357; return from, 359, 360;
why sent only to Jews, 351; to witness
before magistrates, 354, 355; agency of, in
feeding the five thousand, 369; danger
of, from spiritual pride, 360, 490, 493;
faith of, in Christ, 393, 411; the three at
the transfiguration, 419-425; contention
who should be greatest, 432, 435-437, 549,
550, 643-646, 719; hopes, perplexity, dis-
appointment of, at the fate of John the
Baptist, 245, 246, 526, before sermon on
mount, 299, at Christ's refusal to be made
king, 377-380, when forewarned of His
passion, 411, 415, 417, 418, 547, 548, when
He delayed going to Lazarus, 526, at the
betrayal, 696, 697, on the way to Calvary,
743, after His death, 772; failure of to
understand and appreciate Christ's char-
acter, 506-508, 565; instruction to, in
upper chamber and on the way to Cal-
vary, 662-680, 804, 805; seven, at Sea
of Galilee, 809, 811; second draught of
fishes renewed commission of, 810, 811;
on mount of ascension, 830; after ascen-
sion, 506-508, 832.

Apostolic succession, 467.

Appetite, ground of first great temptation,
117; result of indulging, 100, 117, 118,
122; overcome by Christ, 118, 122, 123,
149; Christ provided no luxuries for, 366.
Archelaus, character of, 66.

Ascension of Christ, on the resurrection
day, 790; after forty days, 829; glory
attending, 833; as advocate for His
church, 663, 790, 834.