The earth is the Lord's, and His claim is that it belongs to Him. David writes in Psalm 24 about the king's claim, companions, and coming. The king's companions must have clean hands, a pure heart, clean desires, and clean language, which is only possible through the redemption of Jesus Christ. The king's coming is a future challenge, and the Holy Spirit has been busy on earth drawing men to Christ, gathering the church from every tribe, nation, and color. The church will become a multitude that no man can number, and Jesus will leap off the throne to get his bride, and the trumpet will sound, and the graves will be emptied, and the believers will be caught up together with them in the clouds.
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