Luke 22:29. I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me. The word ‘kingdom' belongs to both clauses. ‘Appoint' signifies not only a bestowal or assurance, but such a disposition as a dying man makes in his

will. This underlying thought is, of course, inapplicable to God, but all the more to Christ

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Old Testament