The book of wonders

John 1:1, 2, 14.

"In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD. The same was in the beginning with GOD.—And the WORD was made flesh, and dwelt among us; and we beheld his glory, as of the only begotten of the FATHER, full of grace and truth."

Isaiah 40:5.

"And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it."

"Here let men discern what is spoken without conditions—that the Lord would create MAN in his own image, and after his own likeness. Then let them discern from my Gospel how that WORD became flesh and dwelt with men; then let them discern what was said by the Angel at my birth—'Good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.'

"Here let men discern: these words stand without any conditions, other than to say they shall be fulfilled in the end, to fulfill the promise made in the beginning. But now come to ADAM: he was created from the dust of the ground, and a command was given to him, so that HE was placed on conditions: on the condition he stood, and on that condition he fell. And so men went on in every age. But now I ask mankind, what Image or Likeness of his CREATOR did ADAM bear? Did he not hide himself from God when he was betrayed through the subtlety of the serpent that deceived the woman? And did he not cast the blame on his Creator for giving him the woman? Then where was the Likeness and Image of God in him? In your heart you answer, 'none'—neither in wisdom, power, nor strength to withstand the subtlety of the devil. But know, in my Gospel, I had power to withstand, power to contend, and power to overcome. And here let men discern how the promise was first fulfilled of man

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being created in the Image of God and his Likeness: not by Adam's transgressions, who was overcome by the subtlety of the serpent, but by my obedience to overcome him in the end. And this stands without conditions: that my becoming flesh to dwell with men should be good tidings to all in the end. And let men look to the Gospel for what is said of the SIGN; then they will discern it was not to be fulfilled when I became flesh and dwelt with men. Look to the words of Simeon:—'And Simeon blessed him; and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this Child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign that shall be spoken against.'

"Thus let men discern that my being born to dwell with men was a sign that I should be rejected by men; but that it should be good tidings to all in the end is an assurance that it shall be so. But if men cannot discern from Pomeroy original: "*" what was spoken on conditions and what was spoken without conditions—things that I said should be done by him—they can never see their Bibles clearly. Therefore, I have brought it around in this manner to place things plainly before them, so that they may see how it was spoken of him in two ways, and in two ways it was fulfilled; but the end is not yet. Therefore, if men cannot discern what has happened in their own days and before their eyes, they cannot understand what was spoken in ages past that they have had no knowledge of. Instead, everything is judged to be a fable; as you know, thousands judge it to be the inventions of men. Therefore, I have brought about, by the visitation of my Spirit, what is out of the power of any man to invent, and the truth is easy to be proved because I have worked it in every way so that no deceit can be practiced. And therefore you have nothing to fear in standing trial with men, for the Truth of my Words is plain before you."