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the officers and administrators of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Now in chronological order the last Prophet would be the
least of them all, he would be their junior and their youngest.
The word "zira" in the Aramaic, like the Arabic "saghir,"
signifies "little, small young." The Pshittha Version uses the
word "zira or "z'eira" in apposition to "rabba" for "great,
old." Every Christian will admit that Jesus is not the "last"
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Prophet, and therefore he cannot be the "least." Not only
were the Apostles themselves endowed with the gift of pro-
phecy, but also many other holy men in the apostolic age
were favored with it according to (Acts xi. 27, 28; xiii. 1; xv.
32; xxi, 9, 10, etc)!
Now in chronological order the last Prophet would be the
least of them all, he would be their junior and their youngest.
The word "zira" in the Aramaic, like the Arabic "saghir,"
signifies "little, small young." The Pshittha Version uses the
word "zira or "z'eira" in apposition to "rabba" for "great,
old." Every Christian will admit that Jesus is not the "last"
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Prophet, and therefore he cannot be the "least." Not only
were the Apostles themselves endowed with the gift of pro-
phecy, but also many other holy men in the apostolic age
were favored with it according to (Acts xi. 27, 28; xiii. 1; xv.
32; xxi, 9, 10, etc)!