"That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus" (Philemon 6).

"The LORD shall reign for ever and ever" (Exodus 15:18).

"And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising" (Isaiah 60:3).

This beautiful Messianic prophecy in the Old Testament Book of Isaiah compares the coming of Christ to the rising of the sun.

"And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary His mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh" (Matthew 2:11).

"And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to His throne" (Revelation 12:5).