It has been truly said by some one that the Oki. Testament Scriptures end with the hope of the coming of the " Sun of Righteousness;" and the New, with that of the " Morning Star." Sweetly beautiful is this! The godly remnant of Israel wile feared the Lord, and spoke often one to another (Mal. 3), had the precious consolation before_ them of the coming of the " Sun of Righteousness... with healing in His wings" (Mal. 4). Ant we find them in Luke 2, the Simeons, and Annas, and " all them that looked for redemption in Israel" (vs. 25-38), rejoicing in the advent of the " Sun of Righteousness," the " consolation of Israel." But, alas, his beams fell coldly on the hearts of his nation-they had no heart for Him! Men were morally, unfit to have God amongst them; and So He was obliged to hide His beams of blessing in the darkened scene that surrounded His cross, and to reserve the day of blessing for a future season. Meanwhile our calling was revealed, and our hope presented to us; not as the "'Sun of Righteousness," but as the " Morning Star!"
The more we contemplate the fitness of this symbol of our hope, the more does its divine origin appear. It is the watchman during the long night, who sees the morning star for a few moments, while the darkness is rolling itself away from off the face of the earth, and before the beams of the sun enliven the earth with their rays. And so with the Christian's hope; he watches during the moral darkness of the world, till dawn; and just as the darkness is deepest, and is about to roll itself away before the beams of the " Sun of Righteousness,'-his hope is rewarded in seeing the “Morning Star" (Rev. 22:1616I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. (Revelation 22:16)), in his earliest brightness, coming to take up His people to Himself, that they may shine forth with Him, as the sun in the kingdom of their Father (Matt. 13:4343Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. (Matthew 13:43)), when He reveals Himself to the millenial earth, as, the " Sun of Righteousness."
"I, Jesus, have sent mine angel to testify these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and Morning Star.
. He which testifieth these things saith, surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Amen."