DISCOURSE: 1252 THE ADVENT OF JESUS A GROUND OF JOY Zechariah 9:9. _Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation: lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass_. THERE is scarcely any ci... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1253 CHRIST A STRONG HOLD Zechariah 9:12. _Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee_. IF the declarations of God be humiliating, and the denunciations of his vengeance awful, we must acknowledge that his invitations... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1254 THE GLORY OF CHRIST Zechariah 9:17. _How great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty!_ THE glory of Christ is manifested throughout all the Holy Scriptures. This is attested both by the Apostles and by our Lord himself [Note: Acts 10:43.Luke 24:27; John 5:39.]. In the New Tes... [ Continue Reading ]