IN the tenth chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews, the writer quotes this verse from the Septuagint Version, and shows us that it was really the coming of the Lord that is in view, declaring that, “He that shall come will come, and will not tarry.” This is our hope and confidence. The Lord Jesus Christ is coming again. When He returns He will put down all iniquity and reign in righteousness, giving to this poor world at last perfect government, and thus giving to mankind that peace which the angels predicted when He came the first time—a peace which mankind rejected and which therefore can never be known until He Himself reigns as Prince of Peace.
“Hasten, Lord, the glorious time,
When, beneath Messiah’s sway,
Every nation, every clime,
Shall the gospel call obey.
Mightiest kings His power shall own;
Heathen tribes His name adore;
Satan and his host o’erthrown.
Bound in chains, shall hurt no more.
Then shall wars and tumults cease;
Then be banish’d grief and pain;
Righteousness, and joy, and peace,
Undisturb’d, shall ever reign.
Bless we, then, our gracious Lord;
Ever praise His glorious Name;
All His mighty acts record, ―
All His wondrous love proclaim.”
—Lyte.