“The prophet is so deeply immersed in God’s thought and counsel that he speaks of the future as if he saw it already, and he speaks of he salvific hour as if he already stood in adoration before the manger of Jesus. “For a child has been born to us.” (emphasis mine) What will happen one day is already real and certain in God’s eyes, and it will be not only for the salvation of future generations but already for the prophet who sees it coming and for his generation, indeed, for all generations on earth. “For a child has been born for us.” No human spirit can talk like this on it’s own. How are we who do not know what will happen next year supposed to understand that someone can look forward many centuries? Only the Spirit of God, who encompasses the beginning and the end of the world, can in such a way reveal to a chosen person the mystery of the future.”
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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