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The Redeemed Sing, “Worthy is the Lamb!”, December 26
To give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment
of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
Isaiah 61:3
.
Millions went down to the grave loaded with infamy because they steadfastly
refused to yield to the deceptive claims of Satan.... But now “God is judge himself”
(
Psalm 50:6
). Now the decisions of earth are reversed.... They are no longer feeble,
afflicted, scattered, and oppressed. Henceforth they are to be ever with the Lord.
They stand before the throne clad in richer robes than the most honored of the
earth have ever worn. They are crowned with diadems more glorious than were
ever placed upon the brow of earthly monarchs. The days of pain and weeping are
forever ended. The King of glory has wiped the tears from all faces; every cause
of grief has been removed. Amid the waving of palm branches they pour forth
a song of praise, clear, sweet, and harmonious; every voice takes up the strain,
until the anthem swells through the vaults of heaven: “Salvation to our God which
sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.” ...
In this life we can only begin to understand the wonderful theme of redemp-
tion.... Yet with the utmost stretch of our mental powers we fail to grasp its full
significance. The length and the breadth, the depth and the height, of redeem-
ing love are but dimly comprehended. The plan of redemption will not be fully
understood, even when the ransomed see as they are seen and know as they are
known; but through the eternal ages, new truth will continually unfold to the
wondering and delighted mind. Though the griefs and pains and temptations of
earth are ended and the cause removed, the people of God will ever have a distinct,
intelligent knowledge of what their salvation has cost.
The cross of Christ will be the science and the song of the redeemed through
all eternity. In Christ glorified they will behold Christ crucified.... As the nations
of the saved look upon their Redeemer and behold the eternal glory of the Father
shining in His countenance; as they behold His throne, which is from everlasting
to everlasting, and know that His kingdom is to have no end, they break forth in
rapturous song: “Worthy, worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed
us to God by His own most precious blood!” ...
Mercy, tenderness, and parental love are seen to blend with holiness, justice,
and power. While we behold the majesty of His throne, high and lifted up, we
see His character in its gracious manifestations, and comprehend, as never before,
the significance of that endearing title, “Our Father.”—
The Great Controversy,
650-652
.
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