(1)  At Bethlehem.

(5)  At Acts 10.

(2)  At Matthew 13.

(6)  At Acts 28:28.

(3) At Calvary.

THEN!

(4) At Pentecost.

In order to sustain the interest of the reader in this little pamphlet, it has been divided into seven parts as above.

The children of Israel had been for some hundreds of years under a foreign yoke, always under the domineering control of Babylon, Rome or

someone else. Such was the unhappy condition of God's ancient people. Some of them no doubt - possibly many - were wistfully looking

forward to the fulfilment of the prophecies which they had read so often. When would it be true: `Unto us a Child is born, a Son is given, and the

government shall be upon His shoulder'? When would they be able to throw open wide the gate and sing `Who is this King of Glory? The

LORD of Hosts He is the King of Glory'. Eventually something did happen. Two babies were born in the Land of Palestine. Nothing

extraordinary in that. But one was the Forerunner, the other The King. At His birth the Angels praised Him, the shepherds adored Him and many

marvelled at what had happened at Bethlehem.

Of course the Child grew. He `waxed strong in spirit and filled with wisdom'. As a King among His subjects He proclaimed from His

Mountain Throne the Regulations of the Kingdom. Matthew chapters 5, 6 and 7. `Moses saith unto you ... but I say unto you'. `It was said by

them of old time ... but I say unto you'. `Ye have heard that it hath been said ... but I say unto you ... `. The people declared `He speaks as one

having authority'. Of course He did! He spake as the King. He showed them the signs of the Kingdom as had been prophesied. `The blind

received their sight, the lame walked, the lepers were cleansed, and the poor had the Gospel preached to them'. He set aside their traditions. He

He showed up the Pharisees in their hypocrisy. He drove the money-dealers from the temple courts. (His Father's house needed cleansing). He

thus stirred up their opposition and they rejected Him. They rejected Him as Prophet (Matt. 12:41). They rejected Him as Priest (Matt. 12:6).

They rejected Him as King (Matt. 12:42).

So He began to speak in parables because `This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have

closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted,

and I should heal them' (Matt. 13:15).

Thus the Kingdom went underground. That happened at Matthew 13.