Two Answers
Improvement Era, vol. 7, no. 10, August 1904, p. 778
Ruth May Fox
scripture in questionthan any of our English translations^from the Greek. The point raised was settled by his own translation of his own Bible.
TWO ANSWERS. (For the Improvement Era.)
"Art thou a king, then?" Thus Pilate spake, And thus the answer came: "Thou sayest that I am a king; To this end was I born, And for this cause came I into the world, That I should bear witness of the truth."
Was he a king, then? Behold the cross, From thence the answer comes: The earth quakes, great rocks are rent, Darkness covers the earth, The graves are opened, the dead arise! Men stand aghast: "Truly, he was a king." Is he a king, then? Look down the years, And let the ages tell; His august name transcends them all; Nations tremble at his breath. Empires crumble, and kingdoms rise and fall, Verily, verily, he is a king. * * * * *
"Art thou a prophet?" The mighty spake, And thus the answer came: "My people so sustain me. But for this cause came I hither — eternal truth That of the truth of heav'n Revealed anew — might bear witness." I
Was he a prophet? Behold the king Who shortly will appear, His prophets he will vindicate, And all the world shall know; Their words, of him inspired, he will fulfill, Their works and names extol, while he is king. — Ruth May Fox.