Until
that happy day, blessed is the one who claims the promise: "Thou wilt
keep him in perfect peace whose mind [meditation] is stayed on thee,
because he trusteth in thee".--Isaiah 26:3.
[619]For centuries Christians lost sight of the beautiful doctrine of
the restoration pictured by the tenth string of the harp of God. This
was due to the fact that the consecrated were in captivity to the
religious systems formed by man and into which Satan injected false
doctrines, thereby blinding the understanding of even the honest-hearted.
But with the second presence of the Lord his people have been released
from such Babylonian captivity. The eyes of their understanding opening
because of the brightness of his presence, they have learned of the
restoration string of the harp of God; and its sweet melody has cheered
their hearts so much that they could not keep back the singing. God
foreknew this, of course; and for the further encouragement of such
caused his Prophet to write these appropriate words relative to the
restoration blessings coming to the nations and peoples and kindreds of
earth: "When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like
them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue
with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great
things for them."--Psalm 126:1,2.
[620]Truly, as God's Prophet said: "I will incline mine ear to a
parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp".
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