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 . Never will it be forgotten that He whose power created and upheld the unnumbered worlds through the vast realms of space , the Beloved of God , the Majesty of heaven , He whom cherub and shining seraph delighted to adore--humbled Himself to uplift fallen man ; that He bore the guilt and shame of sin , and the hiding of His Father ' s face , till the woes of a lost world broke His heart and crushed out His life on Calvary ' s cross . That the Maker of all worlds , the Arbiter of all destinies , should lay aside His glory and humiliate Himself from love to man will ever excite the wonder and adoration of the universe . 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 !"
The mystery of the cross explains all other mysteries . In the light that streams from Calvary the attributes of God which had filled us with fear and awe appear beautiful and attractive . 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 ."
It will be seen that He who is infinite in wisdom could devise no plan for our salvation except the sacrifice of His Son . The compensation for this sacrifice is the joy of peopling the earth with ransomed beings , holy , happy , and immortal . The result of the Saviour ' s conflict with the powers of darkness is joy to the redeemed , redounding to the glory of God throughout eternity . And such is the value of the soul that the Father is satisfied with the price paid ; and Christ Himself , beholding the fruits of His great sacrifice , is satisfied .
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