And since we can see so little, we must believe the more;
and by believing, give glory to God. We must also labor for more
clear scripture knowledge of this throne, for the holy word of God
is the perspective-glass by which we may, and the magnifying-glass
that will cause us to behold with open face the glory of this Lord.
2 Cor. 3: 18.
"A throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne;" that is,
God. And this intimates his desirable rest for ever; for to sit is
to rest, and Christ is his rest for ever. Was it not therefore well
worth the seeing-yea, if John had taken the pains to go up thither
upon his hands and knees?
It is grace that chooses, it is grace that calleth; it is grace that
preserveth, and it is grace that brings to glory, even the grace
that, like a river of water of life, proceeds from this" throne of
grace;" and hence it is, that from first to last, we must cry,
Grace, grace, unto it.
Thus you see what a throne the Christian is invited to: it is a
throne of grace whereon doth sit the God of all grace; it is a
throne of grace before which the Lord Jesus ministers continually
for us; it is a throne of grace sprinkled with the blood, and in the
midst of which is a Lamb as it had been slain; it is a throne with a
rainbow round about it, which is the token of the everlasting
covenant, and out of which proceeds a river, a pure river of water
of life, clear as crystal.
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