Born and bred in the very heart of Orthodox Judaism, Leopold Cohn says: “I did not know anything about the Lord Jesus Christ or His claims; I did not even know of the existence of a New Testament.”
Being a devout Jew, he knew well the writings of old: the law, the prophets, and the Psalms. In the study of these Old Testament books, he became convinced that Messiah had already come, but he was completely in the dark as to who He was.
Traveling to New York one day, Cohn found himself outside a mission in that great city. A brother Jew drew him away saying, “You had better come away from there. There are some apostates there who mislead our Jewish people.”
“How? How?” asked Cohn.
“They say,” was the reply, “that Messiah has come already.”
After hearing this, Cohn couldn’t rest until he had interviewed the leader of that mission. He stayed with him for a time, and by constant prayer and searching the Scriptures (the Bible), he said: “I became convinced in my own soul that Jesus of Nazareth is my blessed Saviour and mighty Redeemer.”
Blessed it is when a son of Abraham is drawn to see the great light of God’s love, and in Christ to find his promised Messiah. In this day when many are turning from God and His Son, John 3:3636He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:36) is still true.
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
“Behold the Lamb of God,
which taketh away
the sin of the world.”
“This is My beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased.”