The Stars Of Messiah's Reign
by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
“And they that be wisshall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).
The
day is coming when redeemed Israel and all the saints of the Old
Testament times will taste the joy of Messiah’s glorious reign. But some
— the wise — will be honored more than others and will shine in that
day as the stars of the firmament.
Who are these “wise” ones? Our text answers: “They that turn many to righteousness”.
Not those who merely knew all the technicalities of the prophetic
program, but remained unmoved, but those who, understanding the
prophetic plan and recognizing that God must judge sin, did something about it and labored to turn many to righteousness.
These will be the stars of Messiah’s reign.
What a lesson this passage holds for us who have trusted Christ as our Saviour in this present “dispensation of grace”!
When we stand before the Lord, all saved by His abundant grace, not all will be equally honored. Outshining the rest will be “the wise”, who, understanding God’s message and program of grace and, “buying up the time because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16), URGED THE LOST TO ACCEPT “the gift of righteousness”by faith in Christ. Of these we may well say by way of adaption:
“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”
King James Bible
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