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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