“Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee” (Nehemiah 9:6).

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33).

Earlier this year, the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History opened a new exhibit. Entitled "DNA to Dinosaurs," it purported to chronicle the evolution of life from non-living chemicals to dinosaurs. I visited the museum in September, while in Chicago for a "Back to Genesis" Seminar.

“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19).

“Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? . . . Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 15:54–57).

The final verse of the stirring song, “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne,” looks to the future when all that has gone before will come to culmination.