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Christ must reign till He hath put all enemies under His feet; and when He shall have put down all rule, authority, and power, “He will deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father, that God may be all in all.”
What a beginning, and what an end! What a consummation for Him who is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last! Christ will expel Satan and evil out of the creation of God, and fill the heavens and the earth with righteousness and praise. Christ has redeemed a new race of creatures to God by His blood, that―by resurrection into His own life, and righteousness, and image―He may see of the travail of His soul, and be satisfied.
Another purpose, dear to Him and to us, was expressed in His own prayer: “Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”
Another great result had reference to the future dwelling-place of God: “I heard a great voice out of heaven, saving, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.”