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The Revelation of Jesus Christ
it had been slain." Something about His Person reminded ..the beloved disciple" of Calvary. The marks of death were there, the marks of the cross. The Scriptures plainly teach that all through the eternal ages, the Son of God will bear the print of the nails in His hands and feet and the mark of the spear in His side. Does it mean anything to you, my friend, that God's Lamb was slain for you? Have you ever grasped the overwhelming fact that the Son of God bore the agony of the cross, not only to redeem an earth which had been cursed, but to redeem your soul from the consequences of death as well? Have you ever gone apart, and tried to picture to yourself the scene which took place outside the walls of J ~rusalem many centuries ago? Have you ever heard the sound of the nails being driven into His hands and feet, for you? My friend, how can you contemplate that divine love and sacrifice without saying: . ..I do believe, I will believe, That Jesus died for me; That on the cross He shed His blood, From sin to set me free."
THE LAMB'S RIGHT TO POSSESS THE EARTH
Already we have referred to the Lamb's right to claim the title deed to the earth. Let us now examine more closely the reason why "he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne" (verse 7). 1. He Created the Earth. "All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made • . . He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not" (John 1:3, 10). "By him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and £or him: and he is before all things, and by him all things con sist" (Col. 1:16, 17). "God ... hath ... spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds (or ages) ... for whom are all things, and by whom are all things" (Heb. 1:1, 2; 2: 10). The Son of God created the earth; then He gave it to Adam; but Adam sold it to Satan and sin. And only the
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