DISCOURSE: 999 OUR DUTY ARISING FROM THE ADVENT OF CHRIST Isaiah 60:1.—_Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee._ THE prophetic style is wonderfully sublime: its figures are so bold, its transitions so quick, its descriptions so animated, that all the most... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1000 MILLENNIAL PIETY DESCRIBED Isaiah 60:8.—_Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?_ THERE is much spoken in the Holy Scriptures respecting the glory of the latter day. This whole chapter is occupied with the subject. The predictions contained in it have n... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1001 EXCELLENCY OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST Isaiah 60:13.—_The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee; the fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary: and I will make the place of my feet glorious._ WHILST we admire, as of necessity we must, the richn... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1002 THE FUTURE PROSPERITY OF THE JEWISH CHURCH Isaiah 60:15. _Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1003 THE CHURCH’S PROSPERITY Isaiah 60:19. _The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw i... [ Continue Reading ]