December 22, 2025
The Great ``O'' Antiphons
Haggai 2:7
12/22/2025
7 And I will shake all nations, so that the
treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will
fill this house with glory, says the LORD of
hosts. (ESV)
The great ``O'' Antiphon for the twenty-second of December
comes from the prophet Haggai.
And I [the LORD] will shake all nations, so that the
treasures of all nations shall come in, and I will fill
this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts.
O King of the nations, the ruler they long
for, the cornerstone uniting all | people:*
Come and save us all, whom You formed |
out of clay.
The emphasis on the kingship of Christ Jesus continues as
His rule unites ``all nations.'' Often in the Bible we hear
Jesus refereed to as the King, most certainly in the prophecy
fulfilled when He rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. During the
Advent season, where many choirs and orchestras present
``Messiah'' by George Fredrick Handel, we hear the phrase from
Revelation, ``King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.''[1] We thrill to
the music as the chorus proclaims, ``And He shall reign forever
and ever,''[2]
Thus we pray the the cornerstone the builders rejected, as
David called the Christ in Psalm 118, come and redeem His
creation.
May our Lord bless you richly as you hear that Christ Jesus
is indeed our King, who died to redeem His people from sin and
death, who rose again to reign forever. Amen.
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1. Revelation 19:16
2. Revelation 11:15