THE AGE OF DESIRES - BOOK II (2) - THE DESTINY OF THE WORLD DECIDED

The Prince of heaven was among His people. The greatest gift of God had been given to the world. As Jesus traveled, teaching, and healing, multitudes flocked to Him from the cities and villages. Never before had there been such a period as this for the world. His love for His father led Him to endure uncomplainingly the coarse treatment of those He came to save.
The spotless Son of God hung upon the cross, His flesh lacerated with stripes; those hands so often reached out in blessing, nailed to the wooden bars; those feet so tireless on ministries of love, spiked to the tree; that royal head, pierced by the crown of thorns; those quivering lips shaped to the cry of woe. And all that He endured--the blood drops that flowed from His head, His hands, His feet, the agony that racked His frame, and the unutterable anguish that filled His soul at the hiding of His Father's face--speaks to each child of humanity, declaring. It is for thee that the Son of God consents to bear this burden of guilt; for thee He spoils the domain of death, and opens the gates of Paradise.