Excerpt from The Attractive Christ: And Other Sermons Spiration; on the mount of Transfiguration the voice of the Father again was heard, expressing his pleasure in the Obedience of the beloved Son; and now, as another stage in his earthly career is begun, that same voice is once more and for the third time heard. The great crisis in the history of the race is at hand. Our Lord sees the triumphs of his completed work. He is to be recognized as king when the rebel empire is overthrown. His soul is lifted up from its sorrowful depths to heights of ecstatic joy. He appears before us in the wonderful attractiveness of his vicarious work as the substitute for sinners, and as the triumphant king Of glory, who Opens the kingdom of heaven to all believers. Let us learn the characteristics of the wonderful drawing here described, the elements Of Christ's attractiveness when he is lifted up to the cross and to the throne. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.