(Translated from the German.)

In the Christ of promise is presented to me the blessed purpose of God, to glorify Himself in the person of a man, apart from sin and the fall of Adam, the purpose of God to triumph over the ungodliness of man and to save him in spite of himself.

In the Christ becoming flesh I see for the first time a truly holy man upon earth, a man without sin, in whom God found full delight and satisfaction for His heart, and a man whose delight it was on His part to do the will of God, and that even unto death. "Truly this was the Son of God."

In the crucified Christ I see God glorified in a place where He had been dishonored, and I see the weakness of God triumph over the power of Satan as well as the full judgment of sin brought to an end once for all. The measure of man's iniquity is full, but the blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth us from all sin.

In the Christ laid in the grave I perceive the great accomplishment of the eternal counsels of God, in that Christ descended into the lower parts of the earth, to take the terror from the grave, and to conquer him who had the power of death, and to deliver us from all fear of death.

In the risen Christ I see the whole power of the enemy vanquished, and Satan's greatest victory turned into his greatest defeat. At the same time I am assured of the believer's justification, reconciliation, and eternal salvation.

In the glorified Christ I have God's answer to the sacrificial death of His Son, for the exaltation of the man Christ Jesus into heavenly glory declares to the whole universe, angels and men, what God thinks of the work of His beloved Son.

In the Christ crowned at the right hand of God I see the proof that the work, which He accomplished, is finished once for all, and that absolutely nothing can be added to it in the least, because it is a perfect work, that is eternally valid.

In the Christ, who shall soon come to take His own with Him, I have the realization of the blessed hope of the believer, the fulfilment of the counsels and purposes of God in Christ from all eternity and of His exceeding great and precious promises.

In the Christ, who shall be revealed in glory, as King of kings and Lord of lords, I see the fulfilment of His promises in relation to the Kingdom of God upon earth, and the blessing of the whole creation, of the responsible and irresponsible creatures both of angels and men, as well as of the whole creation, which shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption, when He shall appear in glory. Then shall commence the morning without clouds.

In the Christ, who in the end delivers up everything to His God and Father, I see the glorious accomplishment of the unchangeable and unsearchable counsels of God, of His revealed and hidden plans and purposes, while righteousness and eternal bliss shall be found for man there where God has found His eternal rest.
Happy the man who is on the side of Christ.

Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift.