The Coming of Christ 91 on the right hand of God/’ but He is “henceforth expecting till His enemies be made the footstool of His feet.” He is now reigning, seated on His Father’s throne; but this world is still in reality a revolted province, and Christ is yet to sit upon His own throne; then “before Him every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that He is Lord” (Heb. 10:12, 13; Phil. 2:10, 11). These expressions need not be interpreted with such crass literalness as to suggest that Christ will rule visibly in some one earthly locality, “establishing in Jerusalem an oriental court;” but they at least mean that the coming o f Christ will be followed by the universal reign of Christ. “When the Son of Man shall come in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then shall He sit on the throne of His glory” (Matt. 25:31). He will determine who may enter and who must be excluded from His kingdom. He will then say: “Come ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Then will be fulfilled His predic tion: “Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of My Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, . . . and then will I profess unto them, I never knew you, depart from Me, ye that work in iquity” (Matt. 7:21-23). He will be the supreme Judge, but He will also be manifest as the universal Ruler in His per fected kingdom. Then the voices will be heard proclaiming: “The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever” (Rev. 11:15). In this glory of Christ His followers are to share. The resurrection of the dead will take place when He returns: “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits; then they that are Christ’s at His coming.” The body of the believer is thus to be raised in glory. “It is sown in corrup-
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