The sermon centers on the permanence of Jesus Christ in contrast with the collapse of empires, philosophies, and religious alternatives. Spurgeon presents Christianity as uniquely suited to provide moral renewal, hope beyond death, knowledge of eternity, and salvation through Christ’s blood. The name of Jesus gives believers assurance even in death because Christ’s saving power will not fail. Hearers are urged to place Christ above national identity, personal reputation, and even cherished theological formulations, and to crown him Lord of all.
Theological center: Jesus Christ is the eternal Lord whose gospel and atoning blood provide the enduring basis of salvation and hope.
Applications: Let Christ’s Name Endure · Crown Christ as Lord · Consider Christ’s Permanence · Rest in Christ’s Saving Power
Primary texts: Psalm 72:17 · Revelation 7:14
“His name shall endure for ever.” Psalm 72:17 NO one here requires to be told that this is the name of Jesus Christ, which “shall endure for ever.” Men have said of many of their works, “They shall endure for ever,” but how much have they been disappointed! In the age succeeding the flood, they made the brick, they gathered the slime, and when they had piled old Babel’s tower, they said, “This shall last for ever.” But God confounded their language. They finished it not. By His lightenings, He destroyed it, and left it a monument of their folly. Old Pharaoh and the Egyptian monarchs heaped up their pyramids, and they said, “They shall stand for ever,” and so indeed they do stand, but the time is approaching when age shall devour even these. So with all the proudest works of man, whether t…