Jul 1994 - Editorial

by Reg Parker | Category: Editorial | Jul 1994

The counsels of Deity are awesome and profound. The only Living Triune God has decreed in His Word that every human being that sins must die. The same Almighty Being has also decreed that "since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive" (1 Cor. 15:21,22). We see then in the resurrection of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, the absolute certainty of resurrection being applied to all who have died in the past, present and future, without exception.

Peter was highly favoured to be present when the glory of Christ's Majesty was prefigured on the mountain top. In this month's issue our two writers have presented these profound truths for our edification and instruction. Because He lives we shall live also. How important is the word also as used in the text of Holy Scripture by the Spirit of God. Isn't it a thrill to contemplate the glory and majesty of the Lord Jesus in resurrection and exaltation? How much more wonderful it is to consider the possibility of sharing in His glory if we are prepared to suffer with Him now. The eternal glory associated with our salvation (2 Tim. 2:10) and the glory we shall experience as God's children during the millennial reign of Christ is assured (Rom. 8:21). But what about that eternal weight of glory which can accrue to us if we endure as seeing Him who is invisible? The things which are seen are temporal but the things which are not seen are eternal (2 Cor. 4:16-18; Heb. 11:27). This is the gold which followers of Christ should go in for: the gold which will never tarnish; the eternal glories which gleam afar to nerve our faint endeavour.

Reg Parker | Jul 1994
Editorial