"Rejoice with all your heart...
Shout in triumph... Your King is coming to you... " (Zechariah 9:9).
Here, we have the prophecy that was fulfilled by Jesus when He entered
the city of Jerusalem, on His way to the Cross. This is followed, in
Zechariah 9:10, by the words, "He will rule from sea to sea, and from
the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth." This speaks to us of the
coming King and His coming Kingdom. While we are here on earth, we catch
glimpses of the coming Kingdom. The full revelation is still to come.
It will come - in God's time.
“At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem”, the keynote of the service was joyful thanksgiving. They gathered together “to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving” (Nehemiah 12:27). “On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy” (Nehemiah 12:43). They sang “songs of praise and thanksgiving to God” (Nehemiah 12:46). This joyful thanksgiving is only a foretaste of the greater joy and thanksgiving of heaven: “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4). In the city of God, “the glory of God” will be shining with everlasting brightness (Revelation 21:23). The Church of God will be “prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). The beautiful picture of the godly wife in Proverbs 31 gives us an outline of what God is seeking to do in His people. It is summarized in Proverbs 31:30: “A woman who fears the Lord is to be ...
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