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make his declarations more explicit and plain (John i. 19-23
and v. 33). There is no doubt that he elucidated those
vital points to his hearers, and did not leave them in
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obscurity; for he was "a burning and enlightening candle,"
who "gave witness concerning the truth" (John v. 33, 35).
What was this witness, and what was the nature of the truth
about which that witness was given? And what makes it
still more obscure is the fact that each Evangelist does not
report the same points in identical terms. There is no
precision about the character of the truth; was it about the
person of Christ and the nature of his mission, or was it
about the Messenger of Allah as foretold by Jacob (Gen. xlix.)?
and v. 33). There is no doubt that he elucidated those
vital points to his hearers, and did not leave them in
91
obscurity; for he was "a burning and enlightening candle,"
who "gave witness concerning the truth" (John v. 33, 35).
What was this witness, and what was the nature of the truth
about which that witness was given? And what makes it
still more obscure is the fact that each Evangelist does not
report the same points in identical terms. There is no
precision about the character of the truth; was it about the
person of Christ and the nature of his mission, or was it
about the Messenger of Allah as foretold by Jacob (Gen. xlix.)?