

Letters from Adina - #39
Letter XXXIX. The Ascension of Jesus. “Why gaze ye up into heaven, ye men of Galilee? This same Jesus whom ye have seen go into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have now seen him ascend.”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #38
Letter XXXVIII. Jesus appears before His Disciples. Thomas then asked his Lord "whither He would go, and the way? How He would leave the earth, since He could die no more?" “Thou shalt see for thyself ere many days are pass,” answered Jesus.
4 min read


Letters from Adina - #37c
Letter XXXVII (iii) Jesus appears before Mary of Bethany. “Touch me not, Mary. I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go and tell Lazarus, and my brethren, and my mother, that I ascend ere many days unto my Father and your Father, and unto my God and your God.”
4 min read


Letters from Adina - #37b
Letter XXXVII (ii) The Angels at the Sepulchre. “Be not afraid, daughters of Jerusalem,” said one of the angels, speaking to us in the Hebrew tongue; “He whom ye seek, liveth, and dieth no more. He is risen from the tomb, which could not hold Him but through His consent; for Jesus is Lord of Life; and hath conquered death and hell for evermore."
4 min read


Letters from Adina - #37a
Letter XXXVII (i) He has Risen! "The angel or god alighted amid a blaze of radiance at the door of the sepulcure, and as his foot touched the earth, it trembled as if with a great earthquake. He touched the great stone with one of his fingers, and it rolled outward at his feet, as if a thunderbolt had struck it.”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #36
Letter XXXVI. Joseph of Arimathea reclaims the body of the Christ.
“I am sent hither by command of the Procurator,” replied the centurion; “the chief Jews have sought him out, and informed him that the man whom he had crucified had foretold that after three days he would rise again. Pilate, therefore, has commanded me to keep watch to-night with my men.’’
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #35
Letter XXXV. The Crucifixion.
By means of a small ladder, a soldier placed above the head of Jesus, this inscription in Greek, Latin and Hebrew: - “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #34
Letter XXXIV. The Ascent of Calvary.
“Let me bear it alone, Master,” answered the stout Simon; “I am the stronger. Thou hast enough to bear the weight of Thine own sorrow. If it be a shame to bear a cross after Thee, I glory in my shame, and my two sons would glory likewise were they here this day.”
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #33
Letter XXXIII. Jesus is Condemned to the Cross.
“Truth! What is truth?’’ asked the Roman.
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #32
Letter XXXII. Jesus comes before Pilate.
Pilate then regarded Him with mingled pity and interest. After gazing on Him a moment, he turned to one of his officers, and said aside:
“A form divine, and fit for Apollo, or any of the greater gods! His beareth Himself like a hero!”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #31
Letter XXXI. Jesus stands before Caiaphas.
Art thou the Son of God? cried several of the priests at once, while Caiaphas held up his hands in horror. “Ye have said that which I AM,” answered the Prophet.
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #30
Letter XXX. The Traitor’s Remorse.
The cries “Crucify him ! crucify him !” have distinctly reached our ears.
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #29b
Letter XXIX. The Garden of Gethsemane.
‘‘Ye know not what ye say, or would do. My hour is come!”
8 min read


Letters from Adina - #29a
Letter XXIX. The Last Supper.
Jesus took up bread, and, blessing it by a solemn set of consecration, broke it with His hands and gave a portion to each of us, saying with it— “Take, eat; this is my body.”
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #28
Letter XXVIII. Jesus is hailed King.
“Who is this that suffereth himself to be hailed as a king?” they said. “This is treason against Caesar.”
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #27b
Letter XXVII (ii). LAZARUS, COME FORTH !
“On beholding him, a general shriek burst from the lips of the people, and there was a terrified backward rush of all who were nighest to the cave.”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #27a
Letter XXVII (i). The Prophet! The Nazarene! He comes!
‘‘Lazarus sleepeth, Martha. I am now come to awake him out of his sleep.’’
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #26
Letter XXVI. The Sister’s Sorrow.
“The place where they were to lay him was the cave in which both his father and mother were buried. It was in a deep, shady vale, thickly shaded by cypress, palm, and pomegranate trees; and a large tamarind grew, with its stately branches, spreading over the summit of the quiet place of sepulcher.”
4 min read


Letters from Adina - #25
Letter XXV. The passing of Lazarus.
“Alas! how suddenly has perished the noblest young man in Judea!”
4 min read


Letters from Adina - #24
Letter XXIV. Lazarus lies sick, near death.
“Is there no hope for him?” I asked. “None! The physicians say he will never rise again.”
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #23
Letter XXIII. The Healing of Eli.
“Thy sins, then, be forgiven thee. Rise and go to thy house, and sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon thee.”
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #22
Letter XXII. Render unto Caesar.
“Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”
7 min read


Letters from Adina - #21
Letter XXI. The Resurrection of the Widow of Nain’s Son.
“Weep not, O widow. Thy son shall live again!’’
8 min read


Letters from Adina - #20
Letter XX. The Miracle of the Widow of Nain.
“Little did we think how speedily our rejoicings were to be turned into mourning!”
4 min read


Letters from Adina - #19
Letter XIX. The Roman Kneels before Jesus.
“Thou art Mercury or Jupiter, O mighty God! Give me wisdom and power from the skies!” “Rise, young man,’’ answered Jesus, “There is but one God, even the Father: worship Him, and He shall reward thee!”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #18
Letter XVIII. An Act of Homage.
‘‘Noble sir, there is no insurrection, this vast crowd moving hitherward is but an escort to the Prophet of Nazareth, who cometh to be my father’s guest.”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #17
Letter XVII. Jesus drives the moneychangers from the Temple.
“It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves!”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #16b
Letter XVI (ii) The Return of Benjamin.
"It seems like a vision! See how manly, how noble, how like himself he is, with no madness in his smiling eyes!’’
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #16a
Letter XVI (i) John tells of Jesus’ Divine Power.
‘‘Never man did the works that He doeth. If He be not God in the flesh, He is an angel in flesh invested with divine power.”
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #15
Letter XV. The Miracle of Loaves and Fishes.
"The number that were thus miraculously fed was above five thousand men, besides nearly an equal number of women and children."
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #14b
Letter XIV. (ii) The Three Kings.
"One declared himself descended from Shem, another from Japhet, the third from Ham; and, it is said, they mysteriously typified all the races of the earth, who by them recognised and adored the Savior of men in the child Jesus."
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #14a
Letter XIV. (i) Healing the Cripple.
“Seeing me,’’ continued the man, ‘‘He fixed his eyes upon me, and said, calling me by name — “Great is thy faith: As thou hast believed, be it done unto thee.”
4 min read


Letters from Adina - #13
Letter XIII. The Miracle at Cana.
“Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine until now.”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #12
Letter XII. John seeks out Jesus in the Wilderness.
“Thou knowest not what thou art offering to me,” he replied, sadly. Go, and leave me to gain the victory over Satan, the prince of this world, to be tempted of whom I was led by the Spirit hither!”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #11
Letter XI. A Discussion on the Prophecies.
"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous branch.”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #10
Letter X. Into the Wilderness.
"I go now to the wilderness, obedient to the Spirit which guideth me thither. Ye shall, after a time, behold me again. It is expedient that I go whither I go.”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #9
Letter IX. Behold! There Stands the Christ of God!
From the heavens the voice what was supposed to be thunder, shaped itself into language, and uttered these words in the hearing of every ear:
“THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED. HEAR YE HIM.”
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #8
Letter VIII. The House of Mary, Martha and Lazarus.
I was much struck with this whole family – each member of it possessed some separate attraction, and in the three I seemed to have found two sisters and a brother.
6 min read


Letters from Adina - #7
Letter VII. The Blind Man.
He was asked by Rabbi Amos, who knew him, whither he was going. He answered that he was going to the Temple to sacrifice them. "Nay," said Amos, with surprise, "thou wilt not sacrifice thy lamb, Bartimaeus!" “I have promised them to God, Rabbi Amos, and I may not break my promise without sin.”
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #6
Letter VI. A Hopeful Convert.
"The Roman centurion," continued Amos, "hath desired to know something of the sacred books of our nation, of which he saith he hath heard much; and of the prophecies, from which he believes the famed Sibylline books were composed."
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #5
Letter V. On Jordan's Banks.
"'We would hear more, great prophet, touching this mighty One who is to come after thee,' said Joseph.
"'I can tell thee but little, my brethren, save what thou hast heard from me this day. The future is veiled. I bear a message, indeed, but I may not break the seal and read."
5 min read


Letters from Adina - #4
Letter IV. A Voice in the Wilderness.
""'He who cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear,' he responded, in an exultant tone, strangely at variance with his words. 'Therefore, repent ye, repent ye, take words and return unto the Lord our God. Repent and be baptized for the remission of your sins.'"
8 min read


Letters from Adina - #3
Letter III. Joseph of Arimathea.
"As Joseph of Arimathea and I rode together, we conversed about the man we expected to see. My companion seemed to believe that he was a true prophet, for being very well read in the Scriptures, he said that the seventy weeks of Daniel were now about completed, when the Messiah was to come!"
3 min read


Letters from Adina - #2
Letter II. Form without Spirit.
"The priests of the Temple have indeed become corrupt, save a few here and there! It must have been at this day the Prophet aimed his words. Alas, I fear me, God regards our sacrifices with no more favor than He looks upon theirs."
4 min read


Letters from Adina - #1
Letter I. A Prophet of God.
"I have since learned that there is a very extraordinary man - a true prophet of God it is believed by many - who dwells in the wilderness eastward near Jordan, and who preaches with power unknown in the land since the days of Elijah and Elisha."
2 min read