23. Heaven, the Last Day, and Christian Anticipation – “The Sands of Time are Sinking”

Hymn Talk

To be a Christian in the present time is, by definition, a status of waiting. God’s people are blessed with a sure hope of heaven, Christ’s return, and vindication on the last day. Such a glorious hope is to be accompanied by profound anticipation. Yet veiled by present challenges, countless Christians tend to think little about the future. In this episode, Zack and Alex seek to reclaim the discipline and grace of Christian anticipation – that is, how Christians live faithfully in the present in light of their certain future. They also discuss Samuel Rutherford’s “The Sands of Time are Sinking.”

Zack and Alex reference an Article by Aaron Menikoff recently published by Nine Marks: https://www.9marks.org/article/thank-god-for-the-pie-in-the-sky-why-the-heavenly-minded-do-the-most-earthly-good/

And another by Matthew Westerholm: https://www.9marks.org/article/the-church-should-sing-for-heavens-sake-when-and-why-we-stopped-singing-about-heaven-and-how-to-start-again/

“The Sands of Time are Sinking” tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oMDrNmXvrg

“The Sands of Time are Sinking” from the Metropolitan Tabernacle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acjj0m8Hh6g