DAILY READINGS: 2 Samuel 7; Nahum 2-3; Romans 14:1-18
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Our Saviour went like a lamb to Calvary. When reviled, He reviled not again. His demeanor on the cross was that of quiet submission, and His loudest expression was the cry uttered when He surrendered His spirit to the Father. There was no shout at Calvary. But, when the moment comes for Him to descend from His heavenly throne and fetch to Himself His bride, He’ll shout. His ecstatic shout will call His completed bride to meet Him in the clouds. That shout will signify the fulfillment of His joy, and our salvation. —Doug Kazen
Soon shall we hear Him say, 'Ye blessed children, come.'
Soon will He call us hence away, and take His wanderers home.—William Hammond