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The Hebrew Christians, like wilderness Israelites, were offered the gospel and eternal rest, yet required active faith to obtain it.
The human heart reveals its corruption most plainly in how it despises true Christianity while admiring false religion's pageantry.
Rees preached last in North Wales, a friend said to him—one of those who are always reminding people that they are getting old—"You are whitening fast, Dr.
Jerusalem's rocky peninsula becomes the symbol, but the true city of God transcends geography.
His voice had grown weak, his body failing.
George Herbert, that most luminous of Christian poets, captured this vision magnificently: holiness crowns the head, light and perfections adorn the breast, and harmonious bells below raise the dead to life and rest.
Jesus becomes the Sun Himself, shining immediately upon all inhabitants.
Exell, in *The Biblical Illustrator* (1887), grounded this doctrine in Scripture itself—Jude 14, Job 19:26, Psalm 9:7–8, Daniel 7:9–10, Matthew 25:31–46, and Revelation 20:11–13 all testify to a Day of Judgment.
The kingly character of the Lord Jesus will then be fully revealed—no longer bearing the attributes of suffering humanity, but displayed in unsearchable wisdom and power.
First, this voice summons every saint at the appointed hour.
Strangers with thee *in life*: Those united in Christ alone are united in truth; all other bonds fracture under ultimate scrutiny.
God's eternity and unchangeableness are inseparable attributes revealed throughout Scripture.
First, the *inevitably* natural: our bodies decay from birth.
This interpretation reveals three essential truths about the Church's nature.
The fear of Yahweh stands as the only true and sound foundation for genuine social regard among men, and the only valid bond of union in domestic, private, and public life.
This is not merely future eschatology but the present reality of Christ's kingdom inaugurated at Pentecost.
To ransom (*lutroo*) means to redeem or free from captivity by paying an equivalent—to rescue from danger and death, to deliver from an enemy's possession through warfare or purchase by gold.
Exell (1887) observed that no classic equals the Word of God in influence.
Exell observed that the present world presents a paradox: philosophers from Ray Lankester to John Stuart Mill cannot agree on nature's character.
In our present state, night brings necessary rest to weary bodies and overburdened minds.
Under Nebuchadnezzar, who followed his illustrious father Nabopolassar, the empire extended from the frozen northern zones to the equatorial belt, subjugating Egypt, Assyria, and even maritime Tyre.
Rather, we are cautioned against over-valuing earthly possessions.
We find in Scripture the recorded history and experience of God's people, permitting us to compare our own experience with theirs.
The first figure—the shepherd—depicts Yahweh's intimate care over the soul's journey.