Re: The Early Christians: Self-Portraits and Portrayals

The prophecy, “O ye princes, lift up your gates, and be ye lifted up, O ye 
eternal gates!” was spoken only of this our Christ. As Isaiah, David, and 
all the scriptures testified, he appeared without splendor or honor. He is

the Lord of all the powers because it was the will of the Father to give 
them all to him. He arose from the dead and ascended into heaven as the 
Psalm and the other scriptures had revealed. You can recognize him more 
easily as the Lord of all the powers especially today if you will but look

at the things that are happening before your eyes. For every demon is 
exorcised, conquered, and subdued in the very name of this Son of God, the

firstborn of all creation, who became man through a virgin, who suffered 
and was crucified by your people under Pontius Pilate, who died and rose 
from the dead and ascended into heaven.	

Justin, Dialogue with Trypho 85.1–2.

Bruderhof News wrote:

> The Lord will send thee a scepter of power out from Jerusalem. This is
> a prophecy of the mighty Logos which his apostles, going out from
> Jerusalem, proclaimed everywhere. Him we worship and teach everywhere
> although death is decreed for all those who teach or even profess the
> name of Christ. 
> 
> Justin, First Apology 45.
>