Everybody gets into the catchy tune and exciting lyrics "Days of Elijah" when we sing it at church. But what do the words mean? There are two verses, and throughout both of them we claim that these are the days of Elijah, Moses, Ezekiel, David. In the chorus we sing:
Behold, He comes, riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun at the trumpet call
Lift your voice, it's the year of jubilee
And out of Zion's hill, salvation comes.
It's the coolest song I don't understand. I actually understand all of the stories, so it wouldn't help if you tried to explain them to me. I just don't understand the temporality of the song - what do we mean when we say these are the days of Elijah?
What I do understand is the hope in the song - that all of the stories are types of Christ's reign, and I think that's why people get so enthusiastic about it. I think our church could use a little more enthusiasm - even audacity - but I want to know what that song means.
