To His church, Christ has given ample facilities, that He may receive a large revenue of glory from His redeemed, purchased possession. The church, being endowed with the righteousness of Christ, is His depository, in which the wealth of His mercy, His love, His grace, is to appear in full and final display. The declaration in His intercessory prayer, that the Father’s love is as great toward us as toward Himself, the only-begotten Son, and that we shall be with Him where He is, forever one with Christ and the Father, is a marvel to the heavenly host, and it is their great joy. The gift of His Holy Spirit, rich, full, and abundant, is to be to His church as an encompassing wall of fire, which the powers of hell shall not prevail against. In their untainted purity and spotless perfection, Christ looks upon His people as the reward of all His suffering, His humiliation, and His love, and the supplement of His glory—Christ, the great center from which radiates all glory. “Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.” {TM 18.2}

Kristus har givet hans menighed store muligheder, så han kan modtage en stor indtægt af herlighed fra hans forløste og erhvervede ejendom. Menigheden, organet der udstyres med Kristi retfærdighed, hans opbevarin sted, i hvilken rigdomme af hans barmhjertighed, hans kærlighed, hans nåde, vil vise sig i fuld og endelig udfoldelse. Erklæringen i hans mæglende bøn, at Faderens kærlighed er så føjelig mod os som mod ham selv, den enbårne Søn, at vi skal være dér hvor han er, for evigt ét med Kristus og Faderen, er en forundring til den himmelske vært, og det er deres store glæde. Hans Helligånds gave, fyldige, fuldstændige, og rigelige, er som en omkransende ildmur omkring hans menighed, hvor helvedes kraft ikke skal tage overhånd. I deres ubesmittede renhed og uplettede fuldkommenhed, ser (19) Kristus på hans folk som belønningen for al hans lidelse, hans ydmygelse, hans kærlighed og hans ærbarhed - Kristus, det store midtpunkt hvorfra al ære udstråler. »Salige er de, som er indbudt til lammets bryllupsmåltid. til videre studium: Evangeliets Tjenere -norsk - side 147, 247, 371, (Gospel Workers , side 200, 331, 501, 502), Den Store Mester, side 301, 466, (The Desire of Ages, side 441, 680)