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the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the


               glory,  and  shall  sit  and  rule  upon  His  [the


               Father's]  throne;  and  He  shall  be  a  priest


               upon  His  throne:  and  the  counsel  of  peace


               shall be between Them both.” Zechariah 6:12,


               13.



               “He shall build the temple of the Lord.” By His



               sacrifice  and  mediation  Christ  is  both  the


               foundation  and  the  builder  of  the  church  of


               God. The  apostle Paul points to Him as  “the


               chief  Cornerstone;  in  whom  all  the  building


               fitly  framed  together  groweth  into  an  holy


               temple in the Lord: in whom ye also,” he says,


               “are builded together for an habitation of God


               through the Spirit.” Ephesians 2:20-22.



               “He  shall  bear  the  glory.”  To  Christ  belongs


               the  glory  of  redemption  for  the  fallen  race.


               Through  the  eternal  ages,  the  song  of  the


               ransomed ones will be: “Unto Him that loved
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