"And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the throne stood a Lamb as it
had been slain." Rev. 5: 6. That in the midst of the throne is our
sacrifice, with the very marks of his death upon him, showing to God
that sitteth upon the throne the holes of the thorns, of the nails,
of the spear; and how he was disfigured with blows and blood when at
his command he gave himself a ransom for his people; for it cannot
be imagined that either the exaltation or glorification of the body
of Jesus Christ should make him forget the day in which he died the
death for our sins; especially since that which puts worth into his
whole intercession is the death he died, and the blood he shed upon,
the cross for our trespasses.
Since Christ is an intercessor, I infer that believers should not
rest at the cross for comfort: justification they should look for
there; but being justified by his blood, they should ascend up after
him to his throne. At the cross you will see him in his sorrows and
humiliations, in his tears and blood; but follow him to where he is
now, and then you shall see him in his robes, in his priestly robes,
and with his golden girdle about him. There you shall see him
wearing the breastplate of judgment, and with all your names written
upon his heart.
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