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Jesus was never called Immanuel at any moment of his life; and, lastly, there was wanting that setting to the fulfilment which had been prophesied by the ancient seer, and which is to be found recorded in the subsequent verses of the very same chapter which contains the prophecy.
RESURRECTION.
What is not applicable to Jesus is, however, most appropriate to Christ which is always conceived of the Holy Ghost, in an immaculate fashion. Butter (wisdom, i.e., that which is extracted from the milk of experience) and honey (ânanda, i.e., bliss) shall he enjoy, whenever and wherever he is born. The true significance of the Virgin birth, in plain terms, is the birth of the individual soul in dharma (right faith); and the conceptions of Krishna, Christos and Christ are intended to convey no more than the bare idea that the acquisition of the right faith by the soul soon transforms it into a Messiah or Redeemer, who is to attain to Godhood on the crucifixion of the lower self.
When we look out for the fulfilment of symbolical prophecies as facts of history, we must come to grief. We should always search for the hidden, that is, the true sense of the teachings, beginning always with an enquiry into the attitude of the prophet, or seer, from whom they emanate. In order to understand a man, it is necessary to enquire into the state of his belief first. A failure to keep this injunction in mind has caused a lot of confusion in theological speculation, and for this very reason the statement of Jesus as to the coming of the Son of man has not been understood by the Christian world. We shall explain its significance after dealing with cer
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