The mysteries of salvation

Whether it was Abraham the father of the faith or the apostle John who was called the Elder because of his advanced age and experience; whether it was Isaac or Elijah who were blinded by age; whether it was Joseph or Adam or Metushelah or Noah or Isaac or Jacob who died old and full of days they were all children. Childhood is an obligatory period for every human being born of woman. All the great men who have shaken the world are not exempt. Nimrod who was the first to rule all men in an attempt to confront the divine plan; King Nebuchadnezzar whose power and magnificence were such that even God called him King of Kings; Alexander the Great who conquered the world in record time for the benefit of Greece; Julius Caesar and his descendants who turned the world into one under the terrible impact of Roman spears and shields; Bonaparte Adolphe Hitler and the list goes on. They were all children only to grow up and accomplish the works of their own hands.