“But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.” – Isaiah 65:18 In the City of God “there shall be no night.” … “I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the...
“Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.” – Exodus 23:20 In all ages, God has wrought through holy angels for the succor and deliverance of His people. Celestial beings have taken an active...
“When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.” – Isaiah 41:17 To him that “walketh righteously” is the promise: “Bread shall be given him; his waters...
“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.” – Zephaniah 2:3 The “time of trouble, such as never was,” is soon to open upon us; and we...
“Having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.” – Colossians 2:15 In the atonement the character of God is revealed. The mighty argument of the cross demonstrates to the whole universe that the course of sin which...
“God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” – 1 John 4:16 Sin is an intruder, for whose presence no reason can be given. It is mysterious, unaccountable; to excuse it, is to defend it. Could excuse for it be found, or cause be shown...
