Chapter XI · (continued 2)
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How will the harp of God appear to them? ¶ 621.
How is the consecrated Christian pictured at this time relative to the kingdoms and the harp of God? Give Scriptural reason for the answer. ¶ 621.
To what are these Christians looking? ¶ 621.
What is meant by the Hallelujah chorus? ¶ 622.
By faith looking to the end of the Millennial reign, describe the conditions that will then prevail. ¶ 622.
What will be the condition of Satan at that time? ¶ 622.
What will be the condition of Abraham and the other faithful prophets? ¶ 622.
Describe the condition of the earth at that period. ¶ 622.
What will be particularly pleasing about men and women then? ¶ 622.
What will be their ability to sing? ¶ 622.
What will be their chief joy of every creature at that time? ¶ 622.
What mental vision do the Scriptures give of the heavenly kingdom at that time? ¶ 623.
Describe the angels, the cherubim, and seraphim, and their positions. ¶ 623.
What will be the position of the Christ? ¶ 623.
Who will be there as the servants of the Christ? ¶ 623.
Who will stand above all? ¶ 623.
When will Christ Jesus see the travail of his soul and be satisfied? and why? ¶ 623.
What particular song will be appropriate at that particular time? ¶ 624.
Name the musical instruments represented in the prophetic picture. ¶ 624.
Describe the beginning of the Hallelujah chorus. ¶ 624.
What will the creatures of heaven and earth be doing then with reference to Christ Jesus? ¶ 624.
Repeat the Hallelujah chorus. ¶ 624.
EARTH'S HAPPY SMILE
Creation, which had groan'd in travail-pangs
Together with her children until now,
Ceased from her groaning. Long-forgotten smiles,
The smiles of her sweet childhood's innocence,
Stole o'er her happy face. The wilderness
Rejoiced, and blossom'd as the rose. The curse,
Which for six thousand years had sear'd the heart
Of nature, was repeal'd. And where the thorn
Perplex'd the glens, and prickly briers the hills,
Now, for the Word so spake and it was done,
The fir-tree rear'd its stately obelisk,
The cedar waved its arms of peaceful shade,
The vine embraced the elm, and myrtles flower'd
Among the fragrant orange-groves. No storms
Vex'd the serene of heaven: but genial mists,
Such as in Eden drench'd the willing soil,
Nurtured all lands with richer dews than balm.
Earth breathed her thanks. Rivers of living waters
Broke from a thousand unsuspected springs;
And gushing cataracts, like that call'd forth
On Horeb by the rod of Amram's son,
Gladden'd the mountain slopes, and coursed adown
The startled defiles, till the crystal wealth,
Gathered in what was once an arid vale,
A lake of azure and of silver shone,
A mirror for the sun and moon and stars.
—Bickersteth