Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-01-02

MaAHANA HNaAr ANN Ar.'.N- 1n
will eNall hiw. Mho is hhp unto
thee, uA i.uril amUng lho nois-
Mho is lihe ihesi glorious la holi-
ness kar.hl ln praises, do'ns Non-
ders, The returning captive may
BE- said 10 have joined be- ihcse
strains 0I eNuliali0n when he said,
blessed 10 lhs i.0nl ,iol 1T one
ialherss was strengthened as lhe
hanl oI the l.0rl my Gol Was upon
me anl / gathered iogoghcr "ul ul
lsrarl, chief men 10 80 az With me,
80 that ia blilllng lho house uol
MAS hon0r,l anl his name vNa.lcl-
., nnt ia lho ses0nl place tod
w0n'i be gloTili,d la lhe use oi tho
/ house,
la the first place, the worship of
. lho sanctuary would bo sgain ~
,lycl, aud Ihe types and shadows
. 0f lho Igmplo seryi loo woUli continue
lo throw light inlo lAv lilnre The
accomplishment oI coming cyvnls,
and llio great work UI mans re-
Lcmpli0n were H. be uslerel In by
such iuslrumcnislilies, Tho prom
isr hal gone forth lie shall come
rs ,hc desire or all nations, and IN
him shall lhc families ol ihe earth
bo blessed" Al lhc good anl pions
or all nation, who had learned any
thing respecting the coming OF the
Messiah, long expected, and desired
Iii, arrival. Abraham hy faith
had Loheli Ills coming, Jacob just
before his death directed his family
To the coming Shiloh. Job in tho
land Of IL lad spoken Of hiS liv'
ing rcdecmcr; aud Balasm in the
land of Moab had spoken Cf star
that should arise out OF Jacob, EN'
pcctations were up aud looking for
The approach OF q better day, when
the light of tho morning succeeded
by the golden rays Of rising sun
would Introduce TO the astonishmcnt
of men aud angels the only hope of
our guilty world. Tho building OF
q house for God was designed to
hasten that interesting event. The
Temple iyriiicd tho body Of Christ
which was the true temple in whom
dwclis the iulincss of the God-hcad,
bodily. The Altar the laycr, the
vail, the golden censor, the golden
pot. the chcrubim OF glory over.
. shadowing the mcrcy-scat, all, all
point out the glory Of God in Jesus
Christ. The climax Of prophecy,
| like the rising OF II summers sun,
had been oE-yard and upward, and
was eliminating far in the ascend
ant and would soon gain its meri-
dian height. And when the tclcs-
cope through which the prophets
1 had looked was taken down, their
books shut and their eyes closed to
the coming future, then the Lords
house occupying Il lofty cmincncc,
finished with amazing skill, and de-
corated with the most costly gems,
would point the waiting world to
Him who should suddenly come to
His temple.
In the second place, it should be
more glorious than the former tenn
pie. Moses tabernacle and Solo
mons temple were filled with glory
when God in cloud took posses
sion OF the sacred buildings But
those amazing exhibitions We're
temporary types and shadows Of
the divine excellence rendering
those sacred places peculiarly glo-
rious. But this house shall be filed
with glory that will exceed the for
mer. 1t may want the Ark, the
Urim and Thummin, the fire from
heaven, and the Shekinah. These
were but shadows-types Of a high
origin but tho Messiah the adora-
bic parsonage himself, in whom all
the types and shadows centered, the
glory of his people Isreal, the eter-
nal wisdom which lay in the bosom
of the Father before all worlds, and
that eternal word by whom he has
! in these last days spoken to us,
shall come into this consecrated
house and shall grace these spacious
halls and magnificent courts with
his royal presence. This will rem
der ii more golrious. The seed of
the woman, the desire of all nations,
Davids Lord, Isaiah's mighty God
and Israel's Governor was the
crowning glory Of the latter house.
Never before had the world wit
messed in person the appearance of
such an illustrious being. Angels
with wonder and delight announc
ed his advent, and with song of
the highest exultation celebrated his
birth, and tho slumbor of ages
awoke to hail his mission on the
errand of mans redemption. 81
will be glorified saith the Lord.
The consolation of Israel shall come
and the pious and the good shall see
thy salvation. The day of dedica-
ton rolls on, Joseph and Mary start
for Jerusalem. Angels look with
interest us they journey to the holy
mount. The Holy Ghost was upon
Simeon, and Anna departed not
from the temple but served God
with fastings and prayers, night
and day. Oh it was time of in
describable interest; kings and
prophets desired the day but died
without the sight. Long had the
world waited for the accomplish
ment of the promise. II will fill
this house with glory saith the
Lord of hosts, and the glory Of this
latter house shall be greater than
the former" But on that memora-
bic day, that eventlul occasion,
when the fullness of time had come
and prophecy reached its fulfillment.
tho Son of God was brought into
the temple, the Lords house, Sime-
on beheld him with delight, took
him up in his arms and blessed God
and said, "now lettest thou thy ser
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