hast crowned him with glory and honour!"—when we remember what he is now.
With the light of revelation and astronomy commingled, we can take a loftier view of the work of redemption. We can see that the decease accomplished on Calvary was not only to save man, but to reunite all the spiritual family of God. Heaven will be the reunion of all holy spirits into one great company. The visions of John in the book of Revelation, naturally force upon us the conviction that heaven will be such a reunion. "I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand." But amidst the ranks of heaven man will still retain his pre-eminence; he will still be crowned with glory and honour. Man will occupy the inner circle nearest the throne. The redeemed will be kin to Him who sitteth upon the throne, and there will be a bond stronger than any seraph can feel. When we contemplate this glorious reunion, enhanced in wonder by the light of astronomy, what should be the most ardent aspiration of our hearts? what the deepest longing of our souls, and the aim of our life on earth? Must it not be to stand in the midst of that glorious throng, and swell the anthems of the heavenly temple, "Allelujah, Allelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth! Blessing, and glory, and power, be to Him who sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever!"
