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and I will make salvation and manifest it openly." 1 And " Rise up, O Lord, and judge the earth, again he saith, for Thou shalt inherit among the nations." 2 also prophesied and said, " Rise up, And he. O Lord, help us, and And again he said, Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered, and let His enemies flee from before His face." 4 And he also " God hath risen up like one who prophesied and said, hath woke up from sleep, and like a mighty man who hath left [his] wine." 5 Thus Isaiah the prophet prophesied and said, " He will remove sickness from his soul, for he hath not committed sin, and falsehood hath not been found in his mouth. And to him that hath served righteousness and good will he show light and he will justify him and he shall do away the sins of many, for he hath not committed sin, and falsehood is not found in his mouth." 6 Thus prophesied David the Prophet and said, " For 7 My soul shall not be left in hell." Thus Solomon his son prophesied and said, " The Sun of righteousness shall arise, and shall travel towards the right, and shall return into His place." deliver us for Thy Name's sake." 3 " ; in. CONCERNING His ASCENSION AND His SECOND COMING Thus all the Prophets and many of the early Fathers prophesied concerning His Ascension and His Second Coming to judge the living and the dead. And David said concerning His Resurrection, " He hath gone up into the heights. Thou hast made cap- tive captivity, and hast given grace to the children of " men." 9 And he also said, Having gone forth, I will 1 6 2 7 Psalm xii, 5Psalm Ixxxii, 8. 3 Psalm xliv, 26. Psalm Ixviii, I. Psalm Ixxviii, 65, 216 8 9 Compare Isaiah liii, 4 ff. Psalm xvi, 10. Compare Malachi iv, 2. Psalrn Ixviii, 18.