The exclamation is a striking one. The Greek word “behold” means “See; look!” It is used to quickly call attention to some striking spectacle which suddenly breaks upon the gaze—as though one should say of some great sight appearing in the heavens before all eyes, “Behold the meteor!”

Suddenly in mid-heaven, without a second’s warning, is staged by God the most stupendous sight upon which human eyes have ever gazed—the out-flashing, dazzling, awful splendor of the personal coming of the Lord Jesus Christ in His glory.

Thus in Thine arms of love, O God, I lie, Lost, and for ever lost to all but Thee. My happy soul, since it hath learnt to die, Hath found new life in Thine Infinity.

The earth beholds and thrills with the first ecstatic moment of her deliverance from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the sons of God.

The angels behold and cry, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah” (Revelation 11:15).

The kings and princes of the world behold and cry to the rocks and hills to fall upon them and hide them from His presence.

The Antichrist beholds and falls palsied and helpless before the breath of His mouth and the glory of His coming.

The nations of the earth behold and wail because of Him.

Behold! Let us study the picture as the Scripture word-paints it. For not since the skies were stretched by the omnipotent hand of God in the ages that are past has their blue canopy been the setting for such a scene as now floods them with its glory. JAMES H. MCCONKEY

“Midnight is past,” sings the sailor on the Southern Ocean; “midnight is past; the Cross begins to bend.”

It is high time to awake out of sleep. Our Lord will come.

The Morning Cometh! A shout! A trumpet note! A Glorious Presence in the azure sky! A gasp, A thrill of joy, And we are with Him in the twinkling of an eye!

A glance, An upward look, Caught up to be with Christ forevermore! The dead alive! The living glorified! Fulfilled are all His promises that came before! His face! His joy supreme Our souls find rapture only at His feet! Blameless! Without a spot! We enter into heaven’s joy complete! Strike harps, Oh, sound His praise . . . We know Him as we never knew before! God’s love! God’s matchless grace! ’Twill take eternity to tell while we adore! ANNE CATHERINE WHITE

God hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, . . . but now is my kingdom not from hence.—Expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.—Thou hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.—I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them; . . . and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.—Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.—Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Thy kingdom come.