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their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years" (Rev. 20 :4). This passage seems to refer primarily to the tribulation saints, but by implication it in -eludes all those who have believed in Jesus in this present dispensation. Certainly the Bride must reign with her Husband, and we are explicitly told in Rev. 5 :9, 10, that our Lord has made those whom He purchased of every tribe and tongue and people and na tion to be a kingdom unto God and priests and that they shall "1·eign upon the earth." m. The Results of the Return of our Lord as rega1·ds Israel. 1. THERE SHALL BE GREAT JOY AMONG Hrs PEOPLE ISRAEL BECAUSE OF OUR LORD'S RETURN. The prophet Isaiah, speaking of that day says, "It shall be said in that day, Lo this is our God, we have waited for Him and He will save us; This is Jehovah, We have waited for Him. We will be glad and re joice in his salvation.'' This can hardly be limited to Israel, but the context seems to clearly imply that the primary reference is to them. Why Israel shall rejoice will be come evident enough as we study the further
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