Such were the words of the angel to Joseph, the betrothed husband of Mary, the Mother of Christ.
3. John the Baptist's Testimony: "Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world * * * and I saw and bear record that this is the Son of God."[A]
[Footnote A: St. John, Ch. i:29, 34.]
Such John's testimony concerning Jesus of Nazareth, as he saw that more than Prophet coming to his baptism.
4. The Christ's Testimony to the Atonement: "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."[A]
[Footnote A: St. John iii:15-17.]
Such the Christ's testimony of himself. And again the Christ:
"When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he[A] [i. e., the one that taketh away the sins of men]."[B] "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me." This he said signifying by what death he should die."[C]
[Footnote A: Ibid viii:28.]
[Footnote B: Ibid, verse 24.]