and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”
Christ stands in the very center of the throne, nearer to the Father than all creatures, for in Him dwells all the fullness of God bodily. He is both lion and lamb: lion to conquer Satan, lamb to satisfy justice, bearing the marks of His sufferings as He intercedes in heaven by the virtue of His satisfaction.
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Commenting on Revelation 5:6-14
The redeemed reign not merely in a spiritual sense through grace, but literally in the millennium state, the thousand years' reign with Christ in the new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness. This is their actual dominion, not a metaphor for inward victory.
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The saints will reign on the earth when true religion so prevails that righteous men hold the offices and control all human affairs. Instead of remaining in the minority, they will everywhere have the ascendency, and the earth will become a vast kingdom of holiness.
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