Hark! Ten thousand heav’nly voices

Lord, may we grow in life and live a life for Your purpose as we live by faith under God’s authority! Praise the Lord 😀

THE KINGDOM FOCUSING ON CHRIST AS THE KING

When the kingdom is manifested, Christ will be “the King of glory” (Psa. 24:7-10). When He judges all the nations living on the earth, He will be the King sitting on “the throne of His glory” (Matt. 25:31-34). In the kingdom He will sit on “the throne of His glory” ( 19:28 ) and reign for a thousand years over the nations on the earth, with the divine and heavenly authority that God has given to Him (Rev. 2:27). He will also execute justice and righteousness in the land (Jer. 23:5). At that time the overcoming believers will be His companions reigning with Him (Rev. 20:4, 6). The remnant of the Jews saved in the future will be priests on earth, teaching the nations on His behalf (Isa. 2:2-3 ; Zech. 8:20-23). These nations are the sheep, those who heard the eternal gospel to fear God and who treated the Christians and Jews well during the great tribulation (Matt. 25:31-40; Rev. 14:6-7). These nations will be the people on the earth and will be guided by the Jews to obey and serve Christ. In the age of the kingdom, the time of the restoration of all things (Acts 3:21), Christ as the King of glory will be the center of everything, and His glory will be expressed through His dominion (Matt. 6:13).

THE KINGDOM USHERING IN ETERNITY FOR CHRIST

The expression of Christ among men began with His incarnation and will consummate in eternity. As the Word, He became flesh and accomplished redemption on the cross. The cross produces the church, the church brings in the kingdom, and the kingdom ushers in eternity. Although Christ was expressed in His incarnation, this expression is not as adequate as His expression in the church. However, the church cannot express Him as adequately as the kingdom, nor can the kingdom express Him as adequately as eternity. In other words, in relation to Christ, the church cannot match the kingdom, nor can the kingdom match eternity future. Christ needs incarnation, the church, the kingdom, and eternity future. The kingdom expresses His dominion and glory in a fuller way than the church, but this expression is still not sufficient. His expression needs a realm that is larger and better than the kingdom. He needs eternity future, infinity, in order to have the fullest expression. This expression will be ushered in by the coming kingdom.

In the last days of the kingdom, Christ will deal with Satan and the last rebellion of mankind to clear up all powers in the universe that oppose God (Rev. 20:7-10). Then He will deliver up the kingdom to God (1 Cor. 15:24). The kingdom will thus be ended, eternity will begin, and Christ will enter into His fullest and ultimate expression.

Christ and the Cross

Chapter 9 CWWL, 1952, vol. 1(LSM)

Whenever, wherever, and whatever brings you a burden, you should stop. Come to Jesus to receive rest. Lay your head upon His breast, pour out your burden upon His ears, and rejoice in His love. In this way, after you have rest and joy, “whatever He says to you, do” (John 2:5). You will see that this short word will take you on a long journey.

Whenever the inner being surrenders, Jesus reigns, and whenever Jesus reigns, there is rest.

The Christian (5): Fillers

Chapter 1 CWWN, vol. 7 (LSM)

"Kelly, Thomas, B. A. , son of Thomas Kelly, a Judge of the Irish Court of Common Pleas, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was designed for the Bar, and entered the Temple, London, with that intention; but having undergone a very marked spiritual change he took Holy Orders in 1792.

His earnest evangelical preaching in Dublin led Archbishop Fowler to inhibit him and his companion preacher, Rowland Hill, from preaching in the city. For some time he preached in two unconsecrated buildings in Dublin, Plunket Street, and the Bethesda, and then, having seceded from the Established Church, he erected places of worship at Athy, Portarlington, Wexford, &c, in which he conducted divine worship and preached.

Mr. Kelly was a man of great and varied learning, skilled in the Oriental tongues, and an excellent Bible critic. He was possessed also of musical talent, and composed and published a work that was received with favor, consisting of music adapted to every form of meter in his hymn-book. Naturally of an amiable disposition and thorough in his Christian piety, Mr. Kelly became the friend of good men, and the advocate of every worthy, benevolent, and religious cause. He was admired alike for his zeal and his humility; and his liberality found ample scope in Ireland, especially during the year of famine.

Kelly's hymns, 765 in all, were composed and published over a period of 51 years. As a hymn-writer Kelly was most successful. As a rule his strength appears in hymns of Praise and in meters not generally adopted by the older hymn writers. His "Come, see the place where Jesus lay" (from "He's gone, see where His body lay"),"From Egypt lately come"; “Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious"; "On the mountain's top appearing"; "The Head that once was crowned with thorns"; "Through the day Thy love has spared us"; and “We sing the praise of Him Who died," rank with the first hymns in the English language. Several of his hymns of great merit still remain unknown through so many modern editors being apparently adverse to original investigation. - hymnary

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The original stanza 1, line 1 says:
Hark, ten thousand harps and voices

The original last stanza says "golden harps" instead of "raptured hearts".

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There is an additional stanza, usually left out, following stanza 3 above:

3a Come, ye saints, unite your praises
With the angels round His throne;
Soon, we hope, our God will raise us
To the place where He is gone.
Meet it is that we should sing,
Glory, glory, to our King!

Praise the Lion - Lamb! He has redeemed! He has overcome! Hail Him! He is reigning over everything and rules the universe so that everything works together for the Father's plan. Everything. His loving redemption produces churches who are His glorious Bride, consummating in the New Jerusalem!

This hymn will remind me that GOD is the REAL GOD and He reigns the world forever and ever.