ORIGINAL 1901
Red was deleted in 1966
People criticize us very much for putting a crown on this building, and they say, "He
has a crown before His Lord. They have a crown upon the movement before the Christ is
crowned." But if you will read the sixth chapter of Revelation which describes
the great gospel sweep during the tribulation, the movement which carries everything before it, you will find that the rider has "a bow; and a crown
was given him," and he goes forth "conquering and to conquer," conquering
because a crown is given to him before he does conquer. There is a case where the gospel
has its crown of authority given with which to conquer. That great
God who knew all about it, without our thinking or knowing what it meant, led us to put
the crown on these buildings as a sign that God had given authority to this movement to
break the powers of darkness and to see the world evangelized in the name of our Master.
Oh, how I thank God for a crown to wear here and now! Joshua was a king, and he had a
crown of authority all the time. We have been commissioned, and we have a crown of
authority on our heads; hallelujah
! and every one of you can reign as great a king as you will. We shall have some
delightful times dividing and parceling out this earth before we are through: but just now
I confine myself to the strong, inspiring note
of divine authority, to our God-given commission, fitting us to upset the powers of hell
and to make Satan know that one who will not be turned aside has arisen in Israel, that
the Christ within the tabernacle of the believer is rising in His majesty, and that the
"Man of Sorrows" is at last as King of kings arising to shake terribly the
earth. Let us bow before Him. |
REVISED 1966
Blue text inserted
People criticize a
man of God for speaking with authority.
But if you will read the sixth chapter of Revelation which describes the great gospel
sweep during the tribulation,
you will find that the rider has "a bow; and a crown was given him," and he goes
forth "conquering and to conquer,"conquering because a crown is given to him
before he does conquer. There is a case where the gospel has its crown of authority given
with which to conquer.
Oh, how I thank God for a crown to
wear here and now! Joshua was a king, and he had a crown of authority all the time. We
have been commissioned, and we have a crown of authority on our heads,
the strong, inspiring note of
divine authority, to our God-given commission, fitting us to upset the powers of hell and
to make Satan know that one who will not be turned aside has arisen in Israel, that the
Christ within the tabernacle of the believer is rising in His majesty, and that the
"Man of Sorrows" is at last as King of kings arising to shake terribly the
earth. Let us bow before Him. |