For indeedwhat hadglory,in thiscasehasnoglorybecauseof the glorythat surpasses[it].
"Ifeventhe moonhasnobrightnessAnd the starsare not purein His sight,
Then the moonwill be abashedand the sunashamed,For the LORDof hostswill reignon MountZionand in Jerusalem,And [His] glorywill be beforeHis elders.
Whois leftamong you whosawthistemplein its formerglory?And howdo you seeit now?Does it not seemto you like nothingin comparison?
at midday,O King,I sawon the waya lightfrom heaven,brighterthanthe sun,shining all aroundme and thosewho were journeyingwith me.
For ifthat which fades away[was] with glory,muchmorethat which remains[is] in glory.
For ifthe ministryof condemnationhas glory,muchmoredoes the ministryof righteousnessaboundin glory.
For when He receivedhonorand gloryfrom Godthe Father,suchan utteranceas this was madeto Him by the MajesticGlory,"Thisis My belovedSonwith whomI am well-pleased"--
And there will nolongerbe [any] night;and they will not haveneedof the lightof a lampnorthe lightof the sun,becausethe LordGodwill illuminethem; and they will reignforeverand ever.