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The Story of Jesus
“The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
Even lift them up, ye everlasting doors;
And the King of glory shall come in.”
Again the waiting angels ask:
“Who is this King of glory?”
The escorting angels reply in melodious strains:
“The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory.”
Psalm 24:7-10
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Then the portals of the city of God are opened wide, and the angelic
throng sweep through the gates amid a burst of rapturous music.
All the heavenly host are waiting to honor their returned Com-
mander. They wait for Him to take His place upon the throne of the
Father.
But He cannot yet receive the coronet of glory and the royal robe.
He has a request to present before the Father concerning His chosen
ones on the earth. He cannot accept honor till before the heavenly
universe His church shall be justified and accepted.
He asks that where He is, there His people may be. If He is to have
glory, they must share it with Him. Those who suffer with Him on the
earth must reign with Him in His kingdom.
For this Christ pleads for His church. He identifies His interests
with theirs, and, with a love and constancy stronger than death, advo-
cates the rights and titles purchased by His blood.
The Father’s answer to this appeal goes forth in the proclamation:
“Let all the angels of God worship Him.”
Hebrews 1:6
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Joyfully the leaders of the heavenly host adore the Redeemer. The
innumerable company of angels bow before Him, and the courts of
Heaven echo and re-echo with the glad shout: