Lord’s Day 22, Chapter 1: Our House in Heaven (2)

When, nevertheless, especially in the Psalms, the saints of the old dispensation strike a note that bespeaks a rather gloomy outlook upon the state of the dead, and a clinging to this present life on the earth, we must remember two facts. First of all, the land of Canaan was the fulfillment of the promise. It was a shadow of the heavenly rest. There God dwelled with His chosen people. For the saints of the old dispensation, the service of and fellowship with God, His blessing and favor, were...