My intention is to dwell upon this particular part of the angel's message, that some one person was to do something unspeakable for God's people, even “to bring in an everlasting righteousness.”
If you want to know who was the person that was to do this, look to the 26th verse, and you will find the person mentioned, the Lord Jesus Christ: “after threescore and two weeks shall the Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:” he is the person spoken of, he was “to put an end to sin, to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness.”
From these important words, I shall endeavor,
First, To show you what we are to understand by the word, “Righteousness.”
Secondly, I shall endeavor to show you, upon what account it lay that the righteousness mentioned in the text, is called an “everlasting righteousness.”
Thirdly, I shall show, what we are to understand by “bringing it in.” And,
Then speak a word to saints and sinners. And while I am speaking to your ears, may God, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, speak to your hearts!
