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rejoice in His salvation.” 454
And Habakkuk, rapt in holy vision, beheld His appearing.“ God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise. And His brightness was as the light.”“ He stood, and measured the earth: He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: His ways are everlasting.”“ Thou didst ride upon Thine horses and Thy chariots of salvation.”“ The mountains saw Thee, and they trembled:... the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of Thine arrows they went, and at the shining of Thy [ 301 ] glittering spear.”“ Thou wentest forth for the salvation of Thy people, even for salvation with Thine anointed.” 455
When the Saviour was about to be separated from His disciples, He comforted them in their sorrow with the assurance that He would come again:“ Let not your heart be troubled.... In My Father ' s house are many mansions.... I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself.” 456“ The Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him. Then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall be gathered all nations.” 457
The angels who lingered upon Olivet after Christ ' s ascension, repeated to the disciples the promise of His return:“ This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.” 458 And the apostle Paul, speaking by the Spirit of inspiration, testified:“ The Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
454 Isa. 26:19; 25:8, 9. 455 Hab. 3:3-13. 456 John 14:1-3. 457 Matt. 25:31, 32. 458 Acts 1:11.