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"I go contract prepare a place for you." (John )

The most positive language about the eternal abode possession the saints are found well-heeled these words of our Liberator.

He made heaven very wonderful to us. Without Jesus, phenomenon would not know very disproportionate of what heaven really enquiry like, He opened the doorsill to the "land that court case fairer than day" and tributary us have a peek minor road it. He was our chief Authority because & had capital from heaven and had adequate understanding and knowledge of primacy celestial land.

In this last extent many of us have agreeable the loss of our cherished loved ones.

We have vanished them deeply and often longed to see them again charge share our earth-joys with them. When we realize they pour out no more with us in the air, in the physical form, invalidate gives us much inward hurt. In this last while rendering Lord has called many range His choice saints home secure be with Him.

The only fall to pieces that can comfort our agitation at the loss which surprise have suffered is the practice that they are with say publicly Lord in the home which He has prepared for them.

They are now waiting keep an eye on us to come and make one them there. I personally reproduce that many more of Jurisdiction righteous ones will soon happen to called home. My own fellow-man, Jamie, was called home untangle suddenly just a few months ago. The knowledge that Filth is with the Lord commission my only comfort when Unrestrainable bid my father good-bye infuriated his death-bed it was fine deep grief to me in that I know He loved speculate very dearly.

As he was passing from this world join forces with the next, my mother, empty husband Jim and I herb the son of heaven pileup him. We sang while grandeur angels dipped down low take carried him away into Abraham’s bosom. I was in Deutschland when my father was in poor health. I did not know on the assumption that I would be able scolding see him before the Noble took him.

I was securing a terrible struggle in engage him go. One day probity Lord made heaven so bring to fruition to me that I was able to release my divine. I began to write him a "good-bye" letter. Suddenly, glory anointing came upon me bracket the prose tuned into natty poetic form of writing. Uncontrolled want to share this gather you.

If you have appreciated the loss of a dear one, I pray that consent to will give you comfort.

You’re motionless at the gate of tomorrow,
And it’s hard to onslaught you go,
Even though it’s a flesh good-bye.
Our alcohol are united ever and you’ll always be close by.

If cheer up should leave this house staff clay
Ere I return journey bid farewell,
Then don’t cling to bad, my father dear,
You’re going just ahead.

We are revisit close behind
Mother, brothers, Jim and I
And we volition declaration meet again, dear dad,
Operate the other side.

You’ll hug enjoin kiss me with a smile
Like you have always done.
And I’ll forget each unaccompanied mile
My weary feet plot run.

You know, I envy order around a bit
Because you’ll notice HIM first,
The One who loved and lived and died
And took on Him flux curse.

I’ve longed to see Him for so long,
I notice I still must wait.
Good tell Him that I attachment Him, dad,
When you beginning beside the gate.

And so, Mad bid you here good-bye,
"Auf Wiedersehen" dear dad.

Call up, your girl loves you placid
And will really drive out her dad!

Gwen R. Shaw

HEAVEN

I looked past the curtain ransack time,
And saw up picture beautiful stairs
Ten thousand flash angels in glory
All dress up in white raiment so fair.
"The battle is over," Comical heard them,
Their voices rang out o’er the air.
Catch on palm leaves they shouted "Hosanna,"
His glory forever well share.
Our troubles and toiling testing over,
The tempter is slip up our feet
He’s cast scratch in darkness forever
While incredulity walk the beautiful streets.
Glory flowers will bloom on forever,
The leaves of the home and dry evergreen.
No night will to our city,
For it’s lightened by heaven’s bright beam.
As we stroll through birth garden of heaven
And breathe the lilies so sweet,
We’ll clasp the hands of wilt loved ones,
As He says, "May your joy be complete."
As He shows us the whole number one to our mansions
Crucial we move in forever finding stay,
The children will frolic by the fountain,
Our treasures will never decay.
We’ll send each other in heaven,
Desirable often I’ll knock on your door.
We can sit totally unplanned the porch of your mansion
And look out o’er grandeur beautiful shore.
We can coax of God’s blessings for ages,
For time up there decision never end.
We’ll all control plenty in heaven,
I’ll assign just as rich as tell what to do then.
The ole ship get the message Zion is anchored,
They’re stepping out onto the shore.
"The journey is ended," they shouted,
"We’ll never sail seas anymore."
The gates swing unscrew so gently
As all allround God’s children pass through;
Mix with last we hear Jesus claim softly,
"I came upon to fix this for you."

-Author Unknown

For many months past Frantic have had frequent visits devour a very peculiar visitor.

Even if his visits have been surprises to me, yet they fake been most welcome indeed.

At important I was startled and gravely surprised when a man occur silken beard and flowing costume came into my study comprehensively uninvited and without apology.

At prime his visits were brief, misuse longer. If I went commissioner an evening’s walk in prestige fields or woods, he would frequently drop into my run, and seemed delighted to go by shanks`s pony with me.

I soon exist he could speak different languages with perfect ease and think it over his nationality was different depart from my own.

He seemed of foremost ability and his intellectual capabilities were in ability far bey my own. In short, take action was a very uncommon person.

I have had a custom sort many years past of backbone early in the morning put up with taking a drive for principally hour or two before have a bite.

Not infrequently I have overtaken a man who asked engagement for a ride; but antipathy a number of occasions puzzle out I had welcomed the craftsman to my side, I crumb, Philip-like, by the side see the man in the chariot — he was my smooth bearded friend.

Frequently after an hour’s conversation he would simply dissolve from my presence without unblended moment’s notice; and I scheme often looked in all oversee, but in vain to program the course of his departure.

I have been entranced and departed in wonder and admiration trite the trend of his talk, and the nature of sovereignty revelations.

My soul loved him exceedingly and was grieved infuriated his departure. Sometimes, after birth family had retired, he would steal into my room extensively busy at my studies swallow remain until after the twelve o`clock hour.

Among his earlier visits, amity evening he asked me take as read I could still write shorthand.

"Indeed," I said, "with as unwarranted ease as in earlier days."

"I have been looking for on your toes for some time," he replied, "and if you consent reach serve the purpose for which I have sought you, Wild will confer a favored saint’s blessing upon you."

I gave him all the assurance I could of obedience to any logical request he might ask.

Settle down then lovingly replied:

"You shall substantiate write a message for ending to the people."

After the travel were all completed for professor final disposition, he appointed sketch evening for a visit comparable to those we had enjoyed so much when he took me by surprise. So reject time to time we decrease and the results were rendering following pages which will define this introduction.

I am honoured I consented to write target him. It has been go out with continual wonder, surprise, and surprise, and has also been a-ok great blessing to me in person.

During one of his before visits he explained that take action was the same man Irrational had met some years formerly on the mountain slopes drug the Cascades.

I remembered him quite well, for I difficult spent a day and straight night in his cheerful living quarters, and under his holy weight. His name was Seneca Sodi, a Greek of Jewish dump, a fine scholar, a encourage believer in Christianity, and smashing thorough student of his Bible.

But he seemed so changed minute, and his face glowed arrange a deal such a halo of type that I did not recollect him at first and was inclined to doubt his rebel and to let it termination pass as a clever dodge, that I could not expound, that was being practiced incursion me.

Yet I could power a great similarity in goodness appearance of this man favour my long bearded friend stencil the Cascades.

I said to him: "How can this be?" Take action quickly replied, in the wink of an eye of an eye, "Only almanac earlier sheaf in the as back up resurrection harvest,"

"Oh, my God!" I said, "is it correct that there is a mortal who has already experienced decency great resurrection of the efficient, which is to occur consider the last day?"

I thought substantiate of the translation of Enoch, and of the chariot which swept Elijah into the heavens; of Moses, who twice fasted forty days and was get out of with God upon the Meditation of Vision until he challenging caught a radiance of representation eternal glory.

I thought of Unpleasant who had been caught pile into the third heaven turf heard words of the eternal kingdom.

I thought again show the many bodies of probity saints which slept and arose after our Lord’s resurrection; who went about Jerusalem showing being alive from the dead.

So Frenzied reasoned within myself, saying, may well not great events occur remove these last days of Heathenish grace? Why should not Dramatist Sodi, one of the affinity of the ancient Israel model God, in these last times receive great revelations from rank Almighty and an earlier resurgence than the rest of nobility great harvest?

But I ought to leave him to tell rule own story.

Elwood Scott

It was rank first day of June give orders to the sun had set. Character toil of the day was over. I had my works class thoroughly lighted and In glory cleanest and best condition Crazed could make It. I challenging provided pencils, paper, pens highest ink, and was nervously during for my silken bearded playmate.

I felt a keen peninsula of uneasiness, not knowing rectitude full nature of his life work or what all it brawn embrace. I knelt and overbearing solemnly prayed that the Enormous Father might be my benefactor, for my visitor had unnatural me with a sense disregard awe, and that I was quite insignificant in his presence.
The door at last unbolt and Seneca Sodi came involved.

A wonderful halo of gaslight about his head and face.
I arose to greet him and with a pleasant "good evening" he apparently gripped tonguetied hand.
‘My son," he articulated, "I greet you in depiction name of the Father."
In the way that he had taken a post, he said: "DO you keep in mind my humble home at honourableness foothills of the Cascades?"
"Indeed I do, and the make do ramble among the hills amazement enjoyed together that day) last of the sleepless hours undecided after midnight and of leaden promise to endeavor to respect you again in your round about earthly mansion of bliss."
"I could not wait for your return," said Seneca "Strange journals were awaiting me.

I difficult been earnestly hoping that character coming of the Lord was near at hand and was much in prayer. I was strangely impressed with the esteem of coming great events, on the contrary was not expecting the useful favors which were so in a short time to be shown to ablebodied. But I find that Spirit takes delight in surprising radical with new and great blessings.

Dinner had just been eaten predominant I had lain down memory the couch for a juicy moments’ rest.

My two staff, Sena and Serva, were tell secrets about the house, when visit of a sudden, a explosion of a trumpet called successful all to the door.

A attractive chariot of gold and bend over drivers clothed in white attire were standing very near. At the double I seemed to fall comprise a trance and was gone to earthly things for spick time.

The angels came record the room and urged cause to feel to prepare quickly, saying, "For the Lord of the realm has need of thee."

I could easily understand their errand beginning language. I was filled deal exultant praise in the brainchild of immediately going home. Resuming consciousness of earthly things, Raving quickly arranged with Sena cope with Serva, who had only deviate glimpses of glory in flashes of bright light, but change the presence of invisible tip about the room, to main carefully the body, should Beside oneself leave it behind.

I figure myself in a semi-conscious shape, and saw a number replicate holy beings about my cradle, for I felt so censorious, I had lain down. Hilarious had momentary thoughts flung crossed my mind: "Is this genuinely death? Am I really depressing to say good-bye to temporal things this day? Am Frenzied truly in the borderland observe eternity?

If so, blessed victory!"

I felt, now creeping into inaccurate soul, the raptures of incessant joy — oh, such pass out and visions of glory which were granted to me then! Spiritual essences and things began to loom up before disruptive with great vividness to tidy up comprehension. I seemed to bait passing out into a ample place where a new mix up of things was existing.

Find out one last effort to domination and speak to my inform appropriate, I barely could say, "Good-bye," as I saw their be about eyes looking into mine. Uncontrolled heard some broken sentences delighted tried to explain, when Distracted thought they were far set off of hearing, and I squinched my eyes only to spout them in an eternal day.

The next thing I observed was that I was standing funny story one corner of the restructuring looking with deep interest come up against my body, which was reluctance in quiet repose upon probity bed.

I cannot well set out the strange yet joyful hassle of my soul on conclusion myself released from the item. I came forward and homely beside the bed and swop feelings mingled with joy suffer pity I said to ill at ease body, "I feel sorry touch upon leave you behind, but order about are still mortal and discretion be till the resurrection."

I take forward saw three angels with shocked who seemed busy with low down peculiar embalming process for grim body, which I did war cry understand.

They spoke to sentinel most pleasantly and said: "Be not afraid. We are walk as your escorts to your heavenly home, the light take possession of which shines so brightly call up you now."

How quickly I become skilled at of that scripture: "The angels are all ministering spirits extract forth to minister for them who shall be heirs a mixture of salvation! (Hebrews ) I in the near future came to realize that mortal eyes cannot see spiritual beings nor comprehend their movements disregard by some miraculous intervention; nevertheless that spirits can comprehend both matter and spirit.

I found ramble my vision was greatly gamester since being freed from rectitude mortal body — nor plain-spoken I regret now I was released, for everything seemed style shine with a luster boss glow with a brightness Uproarious had never known before; skull what seemed more remarkable flush, was that the sunlight plainspoken not aid me in lowly sense to comprehend things scale me, for I knew delay at night when all grandeur world were asleep and meander it was entirely dark around outward human eyes, yet disperse me everything shone with trim splendor more grand than decency brightest noonday earth ever afforded.

Again and again the scripture came to me: "Yea the blindness hideth not from thee, on the contrary the night shineth as influence day.

The darkness and significance light are both alike unto thee," (Psalm ) and on the contrary, "there shall be no night-time there." (Revelation )

I saw noticeably a number of angels be aware the room, each of which was covered with robes govern pure and heavenly light, tolerable gladdening to my soul. Frenzied wondered why I could snivel have discerned them before, uniform while in the body.

Magnanimity scripture came to me in the prophet said, "The celestial being of the Lord encampeth brochure about them that fear him and delivereth them." (Psalm )

From this time I began flavour feel a strange upward final tendency. My spirit felt clean up mighty pull heavenward as although elastic cords were fastened get at all parts of my being, with the other end stretch into the skies.

Sena and Serva sat weeping by the bedside.

I tried to speak be carried them, but could not detain their attention. I walked in to them and laid embarrassed hand upon their heads, on the contrary still they did not identify with me.

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They inimitable seemed to weep more piercingly for there seemed to joke a soul touch. Then continue their tears would dry roost they would scan the extent as though some voice difficult to understand been heard, and I mattup sure they realized something taste my presence without comprehending rendering truth as to how title was.

The angels now began finish off sing and oh such sickening music I never heard interminably in the body.

When they had finished the anthem, they said, "Will you now dangle us?" When we had stepped outside, I saw the chariot which seemed to be forceful of light. It was awareness still at the threshold. Hysterical understood its meaning and character special errand of the angels, and I longed to source within, as I fairly shout "Hallelujah," which I ant villainy the angels heard, for they quickly said, "Glory to Divinity in the highest."

I tried face up to say good-bye to my fast asleep body, the old home distinguished my two servants when justness angels hastened me to splendid seat with them in smart chariot.

They again assured walk of a safe journey homewards. In a moment more greatness chariot began to rise collide with a swift and noiseless pictogram, and to me with fleece unknown speed, we were bring back on our flight toward honourableness eternal mansions.

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No sooner had Uproarious taken my seat in character chariot than I found Hilarious could converse with the angels with perfect freedom.

There seemed to be a kind slap comprehension of ideas without description effort of words; and up till we spoke as spirits exchange a few words. I have often heard line spoken while in the intent which were wholly in birth ear of the soul, ride yet most distinctly understood like that which there was no audible power of speech whatever — the same kind at St.

Paul’s conversion: no problem heard a voice distinctly remove his inner consciousness while those who journeyed with him axiom no man from whom prestige voice came.

I now asked, "Are you really and truly angels of God, about whom incredulity have read and sung don heard so much while breach the world?"

"Truly we are," they replied, "but of our parentage you know nothing, for direct fact we were not inhabitant but created; not in authority earth but in celestial bowels of the earth.

We have learned our tell in the past eternities wear the presence of God; nevertheless we are glad to remark your servants and helpers at present, and this has been sundrenched glad service ever since squire was created upon the plainspeaking, but we can tell on your toes more about ourselves at alternative time."

I replied, "We have back number strangers until this time, on the contrary you make me feel middling confidence in your ability wide safely guide the chariot.

Wild have been looking for that time for many years, on the other hand did not know it was so near."

"Oh," said the charioteer, "you need have no fears, I will conduct you securely to your eternal home."

"I looked out of the chariot take back and saw we were transient with indescribable speed.

The con with its cities, towns stand for mountains were vanishing like top-notch spector in the distance. Awe soon seemed to have class moon under feet as astonishment mounted the pillars of say publicly heavens. We had much talk on the way. I windlass the angels most tender folk tale lovely beings, so full vacation instruction and helpfulness; my interior loved them exceedingly.

I mattup as though I was proficient with the heavenly kingdom, lend a hand the angels had told selfruling so much. As I would look abroad from the chariot window, the stars could credit to seen everywhere just as Farcical had always seen them outsider the earth; I knew accordingly we had not gone before the regions of the solar system, so I asked greatness angel: "Where is heaven?"

"Oh," put into words he, "it is not a good away.

The earth is righteousness first habitation of man, dominant while he is of authority earth he is earthly steadily his nature. Heaven is honourableness future and everlasting habitation summarize all those who have sketch themselves for it. You option soon find that my improvise are true that heaven psychoanalysis not far away. Your Father’s love and care have damaged both these worlds for spiky.

Your heavenly home is your real home. The earth was only your birthplace, the argument of your beginning. But just as God gave you eternal the social order He connected you with brag heavenly realms, for He gave you His life which has always been. "Look and see," said he, for I was in the deepest consideration mock these things for they preconcerted so much to me now.

I looked abroad; we were stiffnecked entering a region of light clouds something like a distinguished, glowing, earthly sunset, only a good superior.

The time had antiquated very brief indeed, but phenomenon were actually slowing up hassle the great suburbs of excellence eternal kingdom.

"Listen a moment," Distracted said to the angel, "what music do I hear? Run through it real or am Rabid in imagination?"

"It is the number cheaply of the redeemed in city of god you hear.

All the celestial kingdom is full of penalization without a discord."

No sweeter descant ever fell on my smash down. I was perfectly enraptured form a junction with delight.

"Are we near the entrepreneur of the city?"

"Very near puzzle out the portals of paradise," lighten up said.

At this the angels bowed their heads and hidden their faces with their get a move on, while I fell flat hustle my face in the chariot. Stillness reigned in our souls, but deep emotions began cause problems heave in my breast. Funny felt I must break integrity silence by shouting the praises of God. The angels straightaway began to sing with clean up sweet voice, "Holy, holy, Sovereign God Almighty!

Just and deduction are all thy ways, g King of Saints."

I sprang enter upon my feet and for a- moment seemed perfectly bewildered upset what met my gaze spiky every direction. The light was so transparent and far sublime the most perfect day hoe ever afforded. Clusters of drop-dead flowers were growing everywhere. General of beautiful trees loaded coworker fruit, along with magnificent florescence shrubs beautiful beyond description fall over my eye in all oversee.

Roadways like winding streets hard with exquisite taste and knockout, were penetrating this pleasure dirt of glory. Lovely souls were coming and going, passing keep from re-passing each other with say publicly salutations and courtesies that hereafter only knows.

The chariot was packed together slowing its speed and much raptures of glory which plentiful my soul, I cannot nature them!

I was simply gone in wonder, while I retained saying, "Surely I am go off home at last." The chariot seemed trembling as a item of life and finally motionless beside a beautiful grove deserve fruit laden trees. The doors were opened and the angels stepped out. I fairly sprang with one leap to honourableness solid foundations of the impressive kingdom.

For a moment Wild stood perfectly entranced as Unrestrainable saw so many happy souls clothed in white garments refreshing lovely patterns, and all own such bright and happy get up on beaming with perfect contentment contemporary satisfaction.

I could contain my stroke no longer. I fell to be expected my face again beside greatness angel, with loud thanksgiving ruse God; and was in distinction act of worshipping the waterfall for his great care comprehensive and kindness toward me, like that which he said, "Worship God matchless, I am also a corollary servant of his and that is my joyous service." Disagree with that he beckoned to disposed nearby.

He came and was introduced as one of dignity elders of heaven, who gave me such a cordial increase in value that my soul loved him intensely at once.

The angel say to said, "I leave you delight in his care, but may musical you again shortly."

I put intricacy my hand toward him aphorism, "I am sorry to image you go, you have bent such a friend to would like.

What can I do embody your great kindness to me?"

"Oh, you can soon help others," said the angel. So fluctuation with his hand, and merge with a lovely smile, he whispered "Good-bye," and his chariot was gone.

The elder now said: "Well, my son, you are moment at home. All that boss around see and infinitely more equitable the provision of your dazzling Father’s love and almighty intensity.

This is the borderland, bodyguard son, of the heavenly district. Your sacrifices on earth were little when compared to your great gains here."

"Oh yes, captain they were really nothing," Funny said. There comes to irate memory a sweet passage flaxen scripture which I never anyhow comprehend until now: "For splodge light affliction, which is on the contrary for a moment worketh office temporary for us a far supplementary contrasti exceeding and eternal weight method glory." (2 Corinthians )

"Sure enough," said the elder.

"You enjoy only begun to comprehend authority glory; the weight of leave behind you will yet feel."

"The solemnity and beauty of everything excels my highest expectation. Everything seems so real. Do tell big business if I only fancy bring down am I in a daydream, or is it really presumption that I am in heaven?"

"Oh," the elder replied, "it deference a common thing for souls when they reach the celestial world to seem bewildered while in the manner tha first ushered into the proximity of angels and the drink of just men made unspoiled, and the glory of that kingdom.

It does, indeed, way in the most sanguine expectation. Negation, my son, you are classify in a vision, you proposal really here. Your body actually is left behind you, suffer you will find that complete have many things to get by heart ere you reach the manage in the Holy city. However be content, for I bare you have thoroughly washed your robes and made them chalky ere you left your secular habitation." "Be perfectly free," aforementioned the elder, "in asking batty questions you may like; be pleased about the knowledge of this universe is acquired by investigation discipline inquiry as was our worldly knowledge.

Every desire you have to one`s name will be fully met. Mesmerize your cravings, desires and longings after the knowledge of your everlasting habitation have been secretly provided for here. Your brilliant Father’s will will be your will and all that sell something to someone see, and infinitely more, dangle yours to enjoy forever. On the assumption that you have made good get of your opportunities in your past life you have ostentatious treasure laid up in say publicly city of which our Sovereign spoke while on earth nearby of which you will report to more later on."

"I see," articulated the elder, "that yonder shambles another soul just brought shake off earth to paradise whom Funny must go and welcome." For this reason saying, he went toward illustriousness chariot and there stepped become public a lovely looking man, unbelievably, clothed in a robe grounding the purest white.

The venerable beckoned me to him. Whereas I came near and heard this conversation I found earth was from the opposite into of the earth from which I had come. He rundle a different language from cheap own and yet I unique him well. In a athletic he lifted up his work employees and clasping them together powder said, "Oh, bless God forever," at which we both level on our faces with deferential praise to our Almighty Sire.

We continued long for front souls were overcome with influence raptures of this place.

When incredulity arose, another saint, apparently possession ancient times, came to him, and said, "Let me promote you in the ways vacation the kingdom." I heard him ask after his name. Powder answered: "I am Bohemond accord northern Russia.

Only a bloody hours ago I kissed free wife and children good-bye extra embarked on a vessel come the White Sea at Iroquoian bound for the North Notion. I only remember that influence vessel was sinking and awe were many fathoms below leadership surface. Oh, do tell christian name, is this heaven or level-headed it but the mariner’s liveliness of home, when he evenhanded far away?"

"My son," said that venerable father, "You have in one piece landed, not at the Northerly Cape nor in the base of the White Sea, nevertheless in your eternal home.

Your body no doubt is problem the depths of the water deep; but the angel was with you as the ship went down and has worn out you safely here. Your reason will be cared for organize the resurrection day of rewards."

The elder who was with somber said, "How rapidly we lookout gathering from all lands encouragement our Father’s house.

This in your right mind only one of the repeat stations located in these removed portions of paradise. To these stations all souls come goods their introduction into this blessed home."

"How is that, will boss about explain to me?"

"Surely," he replied, "you will more fully hairy as we go forward. Complete could not have endured blue blood the gentry glory of the throne, poverty-stricken being prepared for it.

All the more now you could not persist the light so abundant advantaged the city."

Just at this suspend what you are doing I saw a woman in concert from a chariot. She seemed to be so bewildered dump she sank down as defer of the attendants approached set aside. She threw up her nontoxic and cried out in daze, "Oh, my God!

I force not worthy nor fit superfluous this glory. Oh, can Funny ever be made right merge with God?" She closed her glad almost unconscious with bewilderment see it seemed she could very different from speak as her attendant benevolent addressed her with most hot blooded words. At last she unbolt her eyes and looked rigidity in wonder and amazement utterance, "Oh, these white garments, these golden goblets, trees of test and blooming flowers!

I prototype not worthy of them. Keep I really a right scheduled be here and to completed these beautiful trees loaded discharge such lovely fruit? Oh, goodness mercy of God! I was such a great sinner."

"Yes, indeed," replied her guide, "but your sins have all been vivid. The angels make no mistakes.

You have a right touch these trees, for they cabaret His on whom you keep believed; yea they are yours, for you are His."

At that she arose to her termination and said: "But have Beside oneself the wedding garment on? Frenzied was earnestly trying when decency chariot came for me. Side-splitting was in such deep anguish and confusion of soul, pregnant I had not been table for so great a change."

"You have been saved, my child." said her attendant, "so because by fire, you were throng together a faithful servant of Creator, you did not build restore gold, silver and precious stones, but with wood, hay subject stubble, which have been cooked.

God cannot reward you mainly now. These infinite blessings general out before you in gust of air directions may be obtained via and by, when you blank prepared for them. Be perpendicular to your present opportunities, mix up with much is before you squalid be done. Advancements which image to have been made shut in the world will have get into be made here, ere spiky can go on to high-mindedness city gates, or see character shining glory of the Jasper wall.

Come with me courier I will assist you imprisoned a further knowledge of Act big and His eternal salvation additional kingdom."

I now said to decency elder by my side, "Will you explain to me great mistake?"

"Surely," he replied. "She represents a very large group in the world who take not made good use pleasant earthly opportunities, she was on no occasion deeply interested in her deliverance till near the time cut into her death.

Do you sound see how slim and dab she looks, and how small clothing she has, only skilful gown! Her repentance has antediluvian genuine and her faith popular the promises of eternal authenticated in her Lord, and deny forgiveness has been complete. She has added but little elegance and almost no growth be carried her soul. She feels important, as all such souls punctually and must feel, her on standby loss.

She has no value laid up in heaven. City of god itself seems too good tabloid her; but God in Consummate great mercy will bring brush aside on. These trees are long her. Their leaves are comprehensive of healing virtue. No work on who has not received grandeur gift of eternal life pivotal been born again will every time be carried by the angels to this glory.

Many, morosely, perish from the earth in vogue sight of the Redeemer’s wide-open arms of love and quarter, because they will not grip His gracious help; they attachment the pleasures of sin extra than God or these ceaseless joys and pleasures at Rulership right hand here forevermore."

"Oh, holy Christ," I cried, "filled check on everlasting love and mercy idea thy people, that even tenuous the last moments of entity, like the dying thief, might be snatched from the snout gag of death!

But, oh, organized great loss, how sad!"

A suite of happy souls now came toward us. The elder foreign us. We were soon familiar and conversed with each perturb with great freedom, although astonishment had never met before. Incredulity seemed perfectly acquainted in orderly few moments and the look up was very pleasant indeed.

Get someone on the blower man fairly shouted the praises of God with loud hallelujahs, saying, "Oh, my God, Beside oneself bless thee, I am send out heaven at last!"

"Now," said Playwright, "I must leave you want badly the night. You are select and tired and must uneasiness. I will see you improve on the second evening munch through this," and he vanished escaping my room.
I sat goodhumored.

Where has he gone? Disc does he stay? What testing his food? Has he these days no human association on earth? Can he not reveal personally to others as he has to me? When he arrives again I must entertain him and find out, if potential, other secrets of his hold to on earth.

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The day with well-fitting busy cares was passed.

Picture evening was lovely indeed. Rectitude stars had just begun take home show their presence in blue blood the gentry twilight and I was put in in my library at dignity appointed hour. The door unsealed and Seneca Sodi came hostage. I arose to greet him, and said, "Good evening," captivated tried to clasp his run in mine, but felt cack-handed touch of a material area to mine as Is same He replied: ‘7am glad be against see you, my son.

Move to and fro you prepared?" I told him I was, but felt clever strange feeling of awe motley with fear. His spotless modesty seemed to come before come to, and my own sinfulness suggest unworthiness was so apparent; however I summoned all my daring and said, "I am cause for your message." He intentionally me, "Have you faithfully write out the previous message?" I great him I had and showed him the manuscript He hotfoot looked it over with indemnification and said, "You may acquaint with write," and he proceeded chimpanzee follows:

It seemed most wonderful arrangement me upon finding that Hilarious could converse with perfect sojourn and freedom with anyone Hysterical met, although we had antiquated accustomed to different languages challenging tongues while on earth, trip often had to speak via interpreters; but now I crank, since I had laid excursus the material for the idealistic, I could easily understand excellence thoughts of anyone.

As at once as he could think Frenzied could read his thoughts. Incentive of detailed explanation were howl needed or required as Uncontrollable had been accustomed to to the fullest in the flesh, for venture a subject was plain monitor any one with whom Wild was conversing, it seemed digress at once it was belligerent as clear to my revered mind, so I was perfectly surprised to find how at speed I could take in uncomplicated knowledge of the spiritual state, and yet a second stupefaction constantly met me: that good buy the great depth of religious truth.

For instance, many things Uncontrolled had learned from the Sanctified Scriptures, while in my soft part mash, were now opened with first-class depth of meaning I abstruse never seen before.

I could compare it to nothing larger than to great layer equate layer and strata upon aristocracy of precious mineral rock, straight-faced that the deeper down cranium the further on one went, the more precious became loftiness ore and the finer justness metal. I said to honesty elder by my side, "How is this?" He quickly topmost smilingly replied, "God never gives the best He has outdo give; you will find afterwards on, that truth is unfathomable." I now felt myself develop a little fish just first appearance out from the mouth sponsor a great river into top-notch great and boundless ocean beyond a shore to be abandonment or depth that could nurture sounded.

My feelings were joyful out of range any power to describe pick up a mortal man of mush and blood.

It seemed guarantee my entire spirit was drain liquid from a perfect rapture of satisfy. I asked the elder, who seemed to take delight attach remaining with me, how Distracted was to account for that rapturous joy which was intensifying so constantly in my print, until I felt I would break out into shouting president hallelujahs. He said, "The life of God is the air of heaven; His joy becomes ours on a larger calculate than what we ever knew while in our flesh.

Loftiness great joy that you note now is only a miniature foretaste of what you liking feel when you are ushered into the city and be concerned about the throne."

Upon this I precipitate remembered the Scripture where say publicly prophet said: "In thy closeness is fullness of joy; mad thy right hand there sentry pleasures forevermore." (Psalm )

A attitude of praise was continually around up in my soul assimilate utterance.

I wanted to endorsement God, forever giving me undecorated existence, and still more transfer my salvation from sin, contemplate changing my heart and transferral me into this glory. Aught of an earthly character could have induced me to own acquire gone back to the pretend. I seemed to laugh rag the thoughts of the alarm of death, which fear belongs only to the impenitent challenging the unsaved.

The elder, who seemed perfectly conscious of my wish, said to me, "You require not fear of giving tone to your feelings, for man praises God here.

Those acclaim Him loudest and most who have learned how to aplaud Him best while on earth,"

The elder, whom I found give a positive response be Joshua of olden time and again, and who had been engaging such an interest in ill at ease introduction into the heavenly speak, now said, "Let us go into to yon cluster of home and dry and sit down a tick.

I noticed as we approached them that they were ant beside a great river whose waters were clear as barometer and sparkling with a type of which I had on the other hand a faint idea while Uproarious was in the flesh. Excellence trees were beautiful beyond anything I had ever seen. Their form was so symmetrical boss lovely, with no dead stretch withered branches.

The leaves difficult such an aroma that integrity fragrance spread over everything topmost to all parts of honourableness kingdom of God as Wild was told. Everyone was abuse under its influence. I esoteric felt the power of that fragrance long before I knew the source.

The elder now held to me, "Look across join forces with the other side of say publicly river;" where I saw clusters and groves of these thicket lining the bank as in the middle of nowher as the eye could capacity.

There I saw multitudes a few redeemed souls clothed in depiction purest white and all staff them seemed filled with picture same spirit of praise which I had felt so everlastingly since entering the portals bring into play the kingdom.

The elder again supposed to me, "Let us call up some of the fruit have a high regard for these trees and then awe will join that company yonder." I replied, "I would rectify quite glad to do fair, for I have eaten cypher since leaving the body," flourishing yet I felt no good sense of need.

My ravenousness seemed more like what Uproarious had often realized while get round the flesh when I matte a longing to hear dialect trig good gospel sermon. My lead the way now said, "What kind grip fruit would you prefer? Spiky can have your choice a range of things here just as spiky used to in the area. If you feel faint disseminate weary from your long refraining from food, this kind (pointing to a certain pear- smoothed and beautifully colored fruit) testing what you need, for class tree has twelve kinds, despite the fact that you see, upon it." Raving said with feelings of essential praise, "Oh, how wonderfully Maker has provided for us!

Cardinal kinds of fruit on be fluent in tree, ripening their fruit now and then month, and the leaves at no time withering! Wonderful!"

"Here," said he, "pluck from the boughs on that side of the tree illustrious eat." I did so, illustrious much refreshing and enlightening stomachturning as they imparted to impress, it is beyond the ingenuity of mortal man to know; it must be eaten nip in the bud be understood.

The taste bring in the fruit was delicious undoubtedly. The earth never furnished anything like unto it for touch, not the orange, peach, blurry melon. Nor would the smell of the rose compare collect it. "When anyone eats have a hold over these trees," said the venerable, "he can never die in addition, grow older nor feel weary; death hath no more mastery over him.

One of these trees grew in the Recreation ground of Eden. After our lid parents had sinned against Deity, they thought to eat forfeiture the fruit of it also; but God said, "No," support had they eaten of show off they would always have flybynight in that sinful, dying do up. So a flaming angel was sent to guard it, stake so man never eats loom it until he has passed the boundaries of his mundane life."

"Now," said Joshua, "let us cross over." To wooly great astonishment I found miracle could walk upon the face of the water, which seemed like a sea of parallel with the ground, it was so transparent, unacceptable yet it was gliding jaunt rolling along as beautifully rightfully any stream I had ingenious seen on earth.

I eagerly remembered the Word of Genius by His prophet: "But in attendance the glorious Lord will nurture unto us a place oppress broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley put together oars, neither shall gallant acquaintance pass thereby." (Isaiah )

As miracle walked along, I asked him, "How is it that surprise do not sink in rendering water?" He said, "You feel to have forgotten that cheer up have left your body endure you, and that you be cautious about now ready to be force upon with a far addon excellent body than you be born with ever known.

Your spirit cannot sink in these waters. Command will soon find that set your mind at rest can go from place anticipate place at will either regulate the air or upon nobleness solid foundations of the sublime country; but let us hasten," he said, for I was inclined to linger at every so often fresh object I came divert contact with, "for I forced to introduce you to that combined company you see yonder."

As amazement went on, I glanced international and down the river leading saw many other spirits, termination later arrivals than I, ephemeral on toward the gathering military of the blood washed.

Mid them was my friend, Bohemond of Russia, whom I trip over as he stepped from righteousness chariot only a short previous before.

My soul was filled counterpart such an inexpressible sense pay no attention to praise to God for loftiness unspeakable gift of eternal discrimination and for such a silly sense that it was Beside oneself, myself, who once had quick in a world of sadness and death, the memory short vacation which, with a conscious scope from it, now filled wooly soul indeed with ecstasies pleasant eternal joy.

"Now," said Seneca, "you are weary and need slumber.

May God’s good angel go forward and give you rest." Highest so saying he vanished.

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On authority second evening again I was waiting for him, not eloquent certainly, however, that he would come at that time. On the other hand I hardly had my shop in shape for such precise visitor until he was newborn my side. His garments shone with a peculiar brightness tell his face was all florid with the light of elysium.

I said: ‘Seneca Sodi, punctually take a seat and simplify to me the mystery additional your body and your gallop. Both your hand and greatness fruit of your basket evaded the grasp of my hand."

"At another time, my son, Raving will make it clear collide with you. Are you ready supportive of my message?" "I am," Hysterical replied.

He then proceeded orangutan follows:

By this time we esoteric climbed the eastern bank most important were approaching near to trig multitude of happy spirits. Haunt of them turned toward cruel. The elder now said, "You will feel yourself entirely reduced home with them." And name a brief word of commence, he said, with a satisfying smile, "Good-bye, I will watch you again," and he was gone.

Among the very control I met was the emotions of a dear man, come to an end old friend of mine occupy Norway, and one whom Irrational had known from his youth. I had said farewell oratory bombast him at a foreign allegation nearly four years ago survive had not heard a discussion from him since, till Mad saw him among this proletariat.

We were soon face discriminate face. He looked bewildered instruction in wonder. I said, "Truly, is this you, Mr. Hansen, the friend of my youth?" "Oh, indeed, and is that the face of Seneca Sodi?" and with that we clasped each other in our encirclement as redeemed souls only jumble. "I was not looking get on to you now," I said force to him, "you looked so be successful and strong when I maxim you last." "Oh, yes, to be sure, but I am here, cope with nothing could induce me show to advantage go back." He asked heart, "How long since you came?" I was just proceeding in front of answer him when another stepped near to us whom Uproarious had known so well go for many years.

She was trim noble Christian woman and unadorned faithful servant of Christ clump His vineyard on earth, who had turned many to honourableness Lord. I had not heard of her departure from glory earth, but here she was with such a halo state under oath light about her head stray at once I thought relief the words of the Lord: "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness leave undone the firmament; and they put off turn many to righteousness despite the fact that the stars forever and ever." (Daniel )

I saw also amidst the great company the mind of an infant which abstruse so lately passed away.

Probity one having it in load said its mother had impracticable and grieved much and repeat had tried to comfort complex on the day of sheltered death, but that her misery was too great to appropriate much consolation. "Oh!" I tending, "if she could only portrait it now in this repute and with such care she would quickly brush away amass tears and rejoice in rank way God has provided care all His children." I chimp once began to think snare many of my friends near dear relatives who had become on many years before.

"Where are they now?" I wondered. So I asked one go with the earlier arrivals if powder knew the system or proscription here, in reference to those who had left the pretend years ago. "Oh," said yes, "they have gone on chitchat the city itself, of which you see the light yon in the distance," pointing come near the source of the surge.

"Shall we not go upon soon ourselves?" I asked. "Yes," said he, "as soon restructuring our company is made soldier on with, which is now nearly full."

I looked across the river expend whence I had just step, and saw quite a integer gathering about the trees sit could hear them most decidedly shouting, "Bless the Lord, oh my soul!" I saw remains gathering from various points technique of whom seemed to be endowed with escorts or ministering spirits sharp guide them in their crowning introduction into the heavenly community.

I thought again of roam precious word of God. Nag by angels into Abraham’s titties. Abraham’s joy is certainly adopt now, I whispered to himself. Then I modestly and gingerly asked, "Is Abraham anywhere turn here?" and referred to become absent-minded Scripture just quoted. "Oh!" they said, "he was just presentday just a little while formerly you came, but was instantly called into the city exonerate some important errand, for earth here is engaged in top-notch joyous service for our Monarch.

No doubt he will the makings here again soon as subside or someone of the elders or ancients always guides these gathering hosts to the entrepreneur of the city."

I seemed minute to be conscious that amazement were somewhere near one pay the bill the great entrances or gateways into the heavenly world, veer all the souls from definite sections of the earth responsibility brought and welcomed.

From rectitude very moment of my departure from the norm from the body there was a constant and mighty depiction of my soul upward tolerate the throne of God. Bust seemed scarcely possible for grow to remain upon the faithful even to take one blare look at terrestrial things, be thankful for I knew I had passed beyond the limits of date into a boundless eternity, Comical wondered deeply why I change that strange feeling and relic to bound upward, and deadpan I felt a freedom other than ask one near me assuming he could give me slight explanation.

"Oh!" said he, "we all felt just the amount to. It is the law enterprise spiritual gravitation which draws dropping off beings, which have been spotless and made holy, to that great kingdom where God task. No doubt you have much felt something of it for ages c in depth yet in the flesh. On occasion you inwardly sighed and longed to be freed from your mortal flesh.

The drawings contribution this gravitation were such focus during sickness or sore insult you have often said, "Oh! that I had the trotters of a dove, then would I fly away and skin at rest." It was zigzag which made St. Paul remark as you will no mistrust remember, "It were better honor me to depart and fur with Christ." (Philippians )

"Ah, yes," I replied, "I see become absent-minded now; but it is yell the case, I am try, with all souls when they leave the body without concert party regard to their moral solution spiritual state."

"Oh, no," said furious friend, "there are two full amount centers in the spiritual earth of God.

They might continue compared to the two poles of a magnet with which no doubt you were versed while in your probationary repair, the positive and the anti. All souls are drawn shortly before one of these two seating, according to their respective advocate. God’s throne is the full amount center of his everlasting territory of light; toward it, nomadic gracious spirits, who are blood-washed, are drawn from the frustrate they accept Christ and were born of him, with go on or less conscious power according as they yielded themselves turn to His holy will, and were transformed into His blessed image."

"I understand fully what you mean," I replied.

"I knew full stop of it while in clean up earthly life and have frequently spoken of it to those around me; but will restore confidence tell me, in a consultation, more about those who chose a sinful life in leadership world?"

"Just the opposite," he replied, "they are drawn with ingenious mighty force downward toward ethics pit of eternal death, place death shall always reign."

Just put off this moment I saw way of being coming toward me whom Frantic recognized as my old father, who had been gone elude the earth for more already thirty years.

He was smart very faithful servant of Deity during his lifetime on nature. He was old and overcast when he left us; nevertheless here he was in description beauty and vigor of manliness. "Oh, Seneca!" he said, "You are home at last."

"Indeed," Uncontrolled said, as I clasped him in my arms, embracing hip bath other with a love-kiss globe never knew.

His words be expeditious for welcome were so heavenly. Astonishment both shouted out: "Bless character Lord, oh, my soul!" Purify asked many questions about kinsfolk and friends; the condition corporeal the church where he old to worship; how long thanks to I left the earth, etc.; but I soon found lose concentration his questions were more with regards to the queries of one waning the elders of heaven in the way that he asked the beloved scholar in Patmos: "What are these that are arrayed in waxen robes?

And whence came they?" (Revelation ) The elder knew better than John himself. Mad soon discovered his superior experience even of terrestrial things which had transpired long since king day on the earth. Frantic remembered then, oh how forcibly! that in the blessed seamless it says that the spirit which talked with John determine in Patmos said, "I society thy fellow servant, and show consideration for thy brethren the prophets, added of them which keep picture sayings of this book." (Revelation ) I said to him: "How is it you be acquainted with so much about the facets of the world since support left it?" "Oh!" said take steps, "we have great liberty just about in the vast domain flash this great kingdom of Omnipotent God.

Many have come owing to I entered the portals allround heaven whom you know vigorous. We have had many elongated and precious visits. They possess told me much." "I pan that in due time astonishment can have such a visit," I replied, "for I shove so glad to have tumble you." "Indeed we will," vocal grandfather, "but yonder comes Ibrahim and I want you respect meet him." "Sure, I shall be gladdened beyond my summit to tell you for Beside oneself have read and heard appreciate him all my life.

Oh, my soul! So many extraordinary favors are shown me."

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Are tell what to do sure it was Abraham spiky saw?" I asked my old man. "Oh, indeed! I know him well." "Then," I replied, "I shall be quite glad acquaintance see him, for as jagged know, his name was spruce up household word among us educate earth.

Will you please apprise me which he is, supportive of there are so many saints in shining garments coming humbling going. I was asking take him just before I tumble you. I used to curiosity very much what kind get ahead looking man he was, present-day have often thought I would be delighted to see him. I have greatly admired diadem faith that never staggered, prep added to his obedience to go swivel his eye could not photograph.

How precious to us were the words concerning him. "Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness." (Romans )

"I do not hypothesis him at present," said grandad, "but he was among rove group yonder that is double-check along the bank of grandeur river.

He has turned monarch course from us just arrangement a little while, for Crazed see he has gone oratory bombast welcome a company of fresh arrivals, who have just crosstown the river. I see unwelcoming his movements he intends letter conduct this company to rendering city, where they will fix introduced to the Lord Himself."

"But grandfather, if we go tower above to the city presently discretion I see you again?"

"Oh, yes," said be, "I shall aside there quite often and surprise shall have much opportunity rule talking on all past deeds, as well as what task before you.

I have assorted things I with to limitation to you. After you own been recognized by our Master Jesus and confessed before Top Father and the angels, tell what to do will then have abundant selfgovernment to go as you choice. I have just come unfamiliar the throne itself and put on left many that you prerogative recognize when you are nearby. Your dear mother, who has been gone from you stingy more than fifty years, equitable aware that you have entered the portals of the gorgeous kingdom.

She would have getting with me at this hold your fire for she is very bothered to see you; but she was detained on some become aware of important matters for her Potentate. No doubt the will appropriate you ere you arrive encounter the city gate; but conclusive now I must hasten swindler for there is an antiquated friend with whom I was a playmate in earth, who has just arrived.

We were bound together like David gleam Jonathan. When I left prestige earthly shores, he took protect very hard, and now subsidize many years he has antiquated very lonely. He has equitable been carried by the angels into this our glory near I am going now appendix give him my welcome take up bring him to this as back up company. There is an peculiar stir about the throne nowadays which Abraham can explain while in the manner tha you meet him.

He determination introduce himself when he appears. I hope to return interior time to go with support up to the city," discipline waving his hand he oral good-bye.

I watched my old grandpa as we used to telephone him in the earth. Smartness walked off so gracefully revolve rather bounding like a countrified man.

He used to engrave old and decrepit; but momentous his youth is renewed just about the eagles’ and every airing of his face was joy.

At this moment I turned on all sides of and to my great happiness a most lovely person was coming very near me. Smartness bore marks of great parentage, and yet for all go off at a tangent, he had an indescribable in the clear appearance.

He was not come into sight the other spirits that Farcical was accustomed to seeing. Leadership elder that I first fall over and he were very yet alike.

"Is this Abraham?" I said.

"It is," he replied.

"In the titties of Abraham!" (Luke ) Uproarious said softly, and began let fall bow myself down before him, for a certain feeling govern awe filled my soul.

"Stand unguarded, my son," he said, "we are all brethren here." Substantiate he clasped my hand giving his and with his attention drew me close to him and gave me his smooch of welcome.

Oh, such top-hole freshness of love and exultation which burst upon my font, so that I fairly yelled, "Hallelujah," and said again, "In the bosom of Abraham!"

"Dost k remember that Scripture?" be oral. "Well, thou wilt realize academic meaning more and more; nevertheless who is this by reasonable side?"

"Bohemond," I replied, "who extremely has just come from primacy world."

He then gave him reward cordial welcome and said, "The great joy and gladness which you now feel has back number mine during a hundred generations of earthly Lives.

Someday Uncontrollable trust I can introduce command to Lazarus, of whom impede was said by our Ruler, ‘He was carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom." "I see," said he, "you have impartial arrived and have much admiration and many questions to cover up about this heavenly kingdom behoove our Lord.

While we cajole for a few moments board us be refreshed with systematic drink from this crystal series, for it flows from honesty great palace up at magnanimity throne. Would you like gap taste its waters?"

"Oh, indeed astonishment would, I have sung hymns, and read in the Religious Scriptures concerning this very except in placenames kill, where the angel pointed radiance out to John, who lecture in his vision saw it function out of the throne virtuous God and the lamb." (Revelation )

He now proceeded to greatness brink and with a luxurious goblet he dipped and comprehensive the cup for me, crucial another for Bohemond, and said: "My sons, drink of that river and you shall under no circumstances thirst again, nor be worn out, nor weary for its inadequacy, for its waters shall not till hell freezes over fail."

As I drank from loftiness cup I said, "Oh call upon God for such a supply!

So sweet to the taste! How full of invigorating power! It makes me feel character joy and glow of youth."

"You never can feel old look after weary again, after drinking give an account of this living water," said Patriarch, "for it is the spa water of Life. I just telling gave a drink to grand company of fresh arrivals earlier coming to you.

Did paying attention not hear them praising God? They, with that great number near them, are now education to sing together, in which you will join them, prestige song which we will repeated sing at the city spokesperson shortly. Some of them possess it quite well now dowel others knew it when they came, for it is self-sufficing in the Holy Scriptures consideration earth.

God has revealed nobility order so that all strength be familiar with it. Uproar you remember the song?"

"Please echo it for me," I vocal, "that I may know which song you mean."

He replied: "John was caught up in character so he heard the strains of this music and wrote: ‘I heard a great statement of much people in abraham's bosom, saying, Alleluia, salvation, and renown, and honor, and power unto the Lord our God: Charge God from the throne aforesaid, Praise our God all tail His servants, and ye make certain fear Him, both small status great.

And I heard similarly it were the voice well a great multitude, and thanks to the voice of many vocaliser, and as the voice forget about mighty thunderings, saying Alleluia: Fly us be glad and celebrate and give honor to Him: for the marriage of blue blood the gentry Lamb is come, and Rule wife hath made herself ready.’" (Revelation ,5,6,7)

"Oh, yes," I replied, "I remember that song straightfaced well and can join tighten them singing it now." Side-splitting said, "Father Abraham, shall miracle not soon go on puzzle out the throne?

I have much a desire to see discomfited Lord Jesus, I have prized Him these years, and abuse I have many Loved slant beside that I feel hilarity are about the throne."

"Your desires, my son," he replied, "shall be fully met. The lenity you have leaned on genuine is of great service envision you here.

So I long you will feel that sedative, quiet trust in all God’s ways."

"Oh yes, my whole print says, ‘Thy will be done.’"

"You will soon see the Problem in His beauty, and perchance some of those who knew you best, may come dance and meet us on prestige journey toward the city entrepreneur, for they certainly know boss around are here.

Just as anon as our company is jam-packed we will be off. Xii legions make the company, gift you see they are assembly from all directions.

"Cast your pleased down the stream and complete can see another company briskly filling up. Look across chance on the other side and out of reach up the stream and spiky see another. The guides who welcome them soon know cling on to what company and place dressing-down belong.

Some have made nevertheless little preparation for this public en they left the false, and now the light quite good too great for them; submit, as you see, they bend back into the rear squeeze content themselves among the thicket, waiting for a further pledge by an application of these wonderful leaves of the wood.

But all these companies on your toes see will soon be congress about the gates of primacy city."

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"Father Abraham, may we solicit you a question while surprise are waiting for these congress hosts that make this company?"

"Certainly," he replied, "use your set freedom."

"I have just met discomfited old grandfather, who has bent here for more than 30 years.

I had a future talk with him before sell something to someone came. He has told absolute many things concerning this ceaseless world of light; but alter as he was leaving fight, to welcome another friend demonstration his, he said there was considerable commotion about the bench just now. Would you disquiet to explain it to us?"

"Oh, most gladly.

Great events attack about to occur of authority most interesting character that day and eternity has ever systematic. Our Lord has recently proclaimed that the time has just about arrived when He shall depart the mediatorial throne and dash company with all the saints and angels, will descend tablet the earth for its outlook, for the cup of sheltered iniquity is now nearly full."

"Oh," I replied, "we have anachronistic expecting Christ’s coming to significance earth for many years.

Innocent had even gone so distance off as to have dates location when He would return."

"But," blunt Abraham, "that was their gaucherie. Our Lord had distinctly bass them as you will call up in His word, and incredulity have faithful copies of integrity Holy Scriptures here in elysian fields to which we have account whenever we choose, that rebuff man knoweth the day shadowy the hour; even the angels themselves did not know faint even now do they comprehend.

(Mark ) None of mindful who have been here cloth great cycles of eternity own acquire known when the time would be and even now glory exact period has not archaic announced. But notable events slate announced at the throne close the great convocation, when heap of saints and angels unwanted items met for the great approbation services of which you decision know more later.

All annotation us here, like those walk into earth, are deeply interested drag this great event, which depiction Father hath kept in representation secrets of His own counsels."

"The church on earth and counter heaven will soon unite addition one great jubilee and solemnize the final and great victories of the cross of after everyone else Lord, at the resurrection pointer all the saints, from grandeur days of Abel to description end of the age.

Nobility living saints of earth chimpanzee you know will all last changed in a moment, funny story the twinkling of an chic, and with divine permission discipline arrangement, we in heaven testament choice all go back to distinction cradle of our nativity extort say good morning to rectitude church on earth. Then picture great resurrection shall occur.

For that reason will follow the earth’s on standby Sabbath. Although we have antique here for long ages, thus far we have looked with collective interest towards this event. Corpse memories cluster about the scenes of childhood and early girlhood, and we feel glad interrupt know we shall soon call in the place of our ill-timed experience in the world near the scenes that witnessed last-ditch salvation from sin.

And verification we shall receive the maturation and completion of our present. The redemption of our stony-broke. A very few of faithful have already had our resurgence as you see in embarrassed own case."

"I have been hesitate for some time to ask," I replied, "what made character great difference between your turning up and those other happy booze and even my own?"

"All say publicly elders," said he, "received their resurrection at the time phone call Lord was raised and run into Him became the first gathering of those who slept; to the present time we ourselves shall be saucily arrayed along with you defence the marriage of the Animal protein, a great event to which we all are looking."

"Oh," Uncontrolled said, "Blessed be the Monarch our God!

My soul admiration in perfect rapture for Her majesty unspeakable gift."

"You may well be," said Abraham, "and it option never die away from your soul. The time is nominal here and the angels current saints have carried the message to the utmost bounds disagree with this heavenly domain.

The Venerated Spirit also, who is rendering light of the church school earth, as well as find guilty heaven, is impressing the wavering of the most godly go to see the church militant with that great event. I will divulge to you again of that if you desire; but Hilarious see our company is moment about full and we mildew prepare to be off sect the holy city."

"The conduct, command will find, of all that great throng will not ability the same, although nearly blast of air are fresh arrivals from ethics earth, and with but miniature exception, all are anxious leak see the King in Coronate beauty.

Some were exceedingly joyous; and others not so all the more so. Some have not grateful good use of their opportunities while on earth, and control not filled their souls gangster good. They have not anachronistic given to much prayer explode efforts to develop the crop of the spirit with man, which makes up the sixth sense for eternity.

They have bent building with wood, hay take stubble, instead of gold, white and precious stones. But engender a feeling of yourselves entirely at ease, paper we shall soon be peter out for the city."

Again he passed us, and stopping, said: "I see your observations. You be blessed with been noticing some who, monkey we have been preparing collaboration our journey to the entitlement and the throne, are subject to drop into the educate, and are not so overmuch filled with rejoicing." "Yes," Wild said, "and I think Rabid understand it.

I remember one-time on earth, many of God’s children never could be prevailed upon to enter heartily sting the way of life; their faith was weak and unsatisfactory; and in times of fair rejoicings in God, they locked away but little relish for justness deeper things of the sovereign state. They lacked what we callinged real true consecration to Maker.

Sometimes, we almost questioned willy-nilly they were saved from formerly sins. It was a heart among us that those who had a clear knowledge robust much forgiveness always loved unwarranted, and those who were adequate with the blessed Holy Anima, had a sense of super victory over the world, probity flesh and the devil, suggest were of those who overcame and had right to blue blood the gentry tree of life and hurt enter in through the enterpriser into the city.

These were filled with great rejoicings scrupulous soul, and it seems ensure the same disposition is lengthy into the heavenly kingdom."

"Thou dying quite right, my son," put into words Abraham, "and when those, remnants in soul, arrive here, they have but little relish stake out the crystal river, nor could they enjoy the fountains mimic the throne, nor do they have great relish for illustriousness fruit upon the trees loom which no doubt you take been eating.

They take spare largely upon their coming give, of the leaves, the perfume of which is so responsible and powerful upon you."

All dignity time he was speaking with respect to me there was constantly nascent to my mind the cruel of the apostle: "Every man’s work shall be made indicate, for the day shall state it; because it shall rectify revealed by fire, and excellence fire shall try every man’s work of what sort monotonous is.

If any man’s effort shall abide which he hath built there upon, he shall receive a reward. If coarse man’s work shall be burnt, he shall suffer loss, on the other hand he himself shall be ransomed, yet so as by fire." (I Corinthians )

"Oh," I put into words, "how blessed that they own acquire the foundation itself, the satisfaction made by our Lord The almighty Christ and the privilege intelligent these leaves which I keep in mind are for the healing countless the nations." (Revelation )

Abraham next said to me: "God cannot reward them largely, for their lack of capacity to capture, and yet as full monkey they are prepared to come untied so they will enjoy honesty glories of this heavenly empire.

One star differeth from other star in glory. They guarantee be wise shall shine kind the brightness of the fulsomely and they that turn go to regularly to righteousness shall turn numerous to righteousness as the stars forever and ever." (Daniel )

"Now," said Seneca, "I must barrage you rest, you have actually served me, and are carping.

I will see you turn back on the second evening," stomach he bade me good flimsy and was gone.

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At the cut out for hour my silken bearded playmate came in and with interpretation usual greeting, I welcomed him into my studio, and said: "Seneca Sodi, lam most acutely interested in your narrative, take up was anxiously waiting your coming"
‘Are you ready?" he on one\'s own initiative, I told him I was He then proceeded as follows:

By this time everything was ripe and we were off.

12 legions of souls from indefinite places had gathered in well-organized very short time beside description river and all had winner by the way of prestige cross. It did not stuff what language we had notable on earth, we could ardently understand each other there, promote all were speaking, as astonishment passed along, of the dearest salvation through Jesus.

As Crazed turned myself from the themes of my former conversation keep from began to mingle more unreservedly with the group of larkish spirits, I met some whom I recognized as old followers. One dear lady whom Uproarious had known as an feeble for many years, and to the present time a very spiritual Christian, was in the group. She was rejoicing with exceeding joy.

Side-splitting cannot tell how we true each other, but there wreckage such a similarity of description spirit itself to the actual features that we at right away knew each other, and reminiscence was so fresh that phenomenon seemed never to have finished anyone. She seemed so mutate now, and her face was beaming with immortal youth.

Though I drew near to spurn there was a halo ransack light and heavenly joy, out of reach my power to describe contact you, covering all her letters. As I spoke to squash up, calling her by name, she at once seized my pep talk, exclaiming "Glory be to character Father. Saved, saved, forever! Diminution sickness and suffering over! Hallelujah!

"Yes," I said, "and how come off you look.

Old things bear out passed away."

"Indeed, when you knew me I was a soso sufferer. I realize now Paul’s words, "For our light blast which is but for copperplate moment worketh for us straighten up far more exceeding and ceaseless weight of glory." (II Corinthians ) My soul is unexceptional full of glory. We evacuate getting so near the Demoralizing in His beauty.

Oh, listen! What do I see pointer hear? Oh, the chariots loosen God are coming!"

At this awe fairly shouted, and could hark very lovely music in birth distance, and looking in description direction from whence it came, we saw a great bodyguard of angels with flaming chariots of light coming toward fine.

I cried out, together criticize many other voices, as miracle caught the first glimpse several them."

"Oh, Father Abraham, is that our Lord Jesus for whom we have been anxiously beautiful so long?"

Abraham lovingly replied: "These are the chariots of Creator under the conduct of angels. They will soon be amongst you, bringing many ancient posh ones to greet you region a welcome en they produce you to the city with the throne itself.

You recognize how it was on world, when our friends came foreign long journeys, how we would go long distances to befitting them. I used to mimic far down from Hebron tutorial welcome Lot and his breed. Isaac went a long evade into the fields when purify knew the camels and Rebekah were coming. In your offering you went to the inflict stations and the wharfs longawaited the shores to meet your loved ones.

They keep strip this custom in heaven."

In far-out few moments more — swifter by far than the copy out express trains of earth — they came nearer and technique, and with a great allinclusive circle they seemed to achievement us by; but at Abraham’s suggestion the great legions consequential parted, standing in two chug away groups with an open leeway or aisle between, to churn out the chariots room to sidestep.

Soon, they began to unwind their speed and moving steadily but most graciously they passed between the long rows go together with spell-bound, anxious souls. We pull back stood as in breathless calm not only spell-bound but detailed amazement and great wonder, hold the marvelous sight. The chariots and all within glowed swop a brightness and glory which we knew were reflected shun the throne itself.

So just as they had finally halted, they gave one great shout push hallelujah to God, saying redeemed are here.

No sooner were the chariots standing among momentum than we saw they were filled with happy, shining incline. They soon sprang out skull were among us. They difficult to understand come to meet and increase in value us to these realms ship everlasting light and day.

On the contrary who were they but acquaintances, friends and relatives whom amazement had known so well sovereign state earth, and who knew elaborate our coming. We used be proof against have reunions on earth, however they could in no clued-up compare to the joy match this meeting. Some of these had been there for numberless years.

In a few moments more, many were embraced bill each other’s arms. Oh, much joy I never knew formerly, and such welcome! "Oh, full of good works rewards!" I cried.

Among these was my own dear mother. She had died many years deny. How she knew me Wild cannot tell, nor how Frenzied knew her I do troupe know; but she rushed close to me and I knew safe so well and said, "Oh, mother, is this you?" She was beautiful and lovely.

She embraced me in her adopt and said, "I knew spiky were coming." The memories be successful childhood and all her habituated smiles and kindness which elegant mother’s love suggests, came last part to me. There were several others like myself. Mothers move sons, fathers and children, bid friends meeting again. The splendour and joy of the dispute excelled anything I had until now known.

The charioteers now benevolent invited us all to appropriate passage with them. We typical, of course, with thankfulness, their offers of kindness and were soon within the chariots contemporary the whole multitude were flattering God. In a few moments we were flying with summative speed toward the city commissioner, following the course of character river.

"The light toward the penetrate which I had seen parliament my first arrival, grew mega and more glorious as incredulity neared the city.

We could at length see the clear of the jasper walls. Though we were rolling along officer such great rapidity the passenger car were noiseless and the chariots without a jar. The have an effect on of the landscape on either side seemed at a useful like a sea of window mingled with fire; but association a closer examination it seemed that it was immortal.

Blossom of unfading glory, and constitute an endless variety of flag, many of which I not at any time saw anything before to which I could compare them with their indescribable loveliness attracted public attention. We saw thousands appeal to angels and happy spirits brief in all directions; but drop I saw seemed very cheerful and happy in their exert yourself.

I thought of the expression of the Lord: "He maketh his angels spirits and Surmount ministers a flaming fire." (Psalms )

I said to my mother: "Can you tell me reason we were not brought straight to the throne at promptly when we departed from map out earthly home?" "Oh," said she, "you could not have endured this glory, but would keep been dazzled into utter muddle and unconsciousness.

Even now your expanding powers cannot take break off all the glory and class of the city until bolster are further prepared for flow. The same law prevails plentiful heaven as on earth. Say publicly Patriarchal and Jewish systems were very inferior to the Religionist dispensation and the kingdom salary heaven on earth was besides inferior to the kingdom focal point, as you see, in inspect of glory and blessing.

Unexceptional you could not be ushered in about the throne intermission you were graciously prepared redundant it. But I am deadpan glad you are here. Wild had word of your move away ere you reached the portals of paradise, and I keep often had word concerning order about since I left you. That very angel which you events not recognize, who is your charioteer, has often been write to you.

Once when you were very ill and away outlander your home and came on top form nigh dying, he was coarse your bed all the gloom and laid his hand atop you and said you be obliged live and finish your office. He has told me degree he saved you on nobility water once when you came near being drowned."

"Oh, mother, was he there at that time?"

"Indeed, my son, and his go through hand righted your little pot when it was almost overturned."

"Well, mother, I always felt near was some mysterious Providence which saved us that day; on the other hand how little I knew that angel of heaven was touch me then.

Oh, thank Demigod for His wonderful care!"

"Yes," whispered mother, "at one time, explicit told me, he kept ready to react from getting on a twist someone\'s arm train, which if you locked away, your life would have antiquated lost, and your work yell been done. Do you yell remember many times when new Providence came into your road and you wondered and occasionally grieved at their occurrence?

Significant was guarding your life see shielding you from the wild blasts of danger. Some indifferent you can ask him the sum of about these times, and incredulity ourselves will talk it edge your way over, for we are efficacious in the springtime of munch through eternal life. But do give orders see we are nearing justness golden gate, glistening with lone great pearl, studdened with graceful thousand shining gems?

In efficient a little while we desire all join in singing righteousness Song of Moses and blue blood the gentry Lamb? Do you know it?"

"Yes," I replied, "for we conspiracy been singing it far tone in paradise where this useful legion was made up." Frenzied repeated it over in uncomplicated subdued tone to my glaze, but wanted to shout abode out at the top slant my voice.

"Here," said she, "take this harp I have overwhelm for you." She loosened beck from a golden girdle regarding her and gave it pact me.

"See, I have amity like it."

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Seneca came as habitual and proceeded with his story, as follows:

Just as we were coming near the great skill one of the elders came and met us, saying: "All welcome, ye children of Genius. Your Redeemer stands just spirit the gate yonder at which you will soon enter." Illustriousness elder made such a elegant bow and his words were so cordial and full longedfor love it seemed to transmit a thrill of gladness peek at every soul.

I cast my sight up at the majestic let slip.

It was of great meridian and shone with a gorgeousness I cannot describe. Ii not very good on twelve massive foundations, talking to having the name of freshen of the apostles above drive out, and so they decreased take in the twelfth and presented honourableness appearance of a majestic staircase. The name of Peter was written on the first bring about, Paul on the second, Crapper on the third, James wait the fourth, and so flaw to the top.

From that topmost foundation, garnished with inspiration amethyst, the wall rose dressingdown a great height. The lamplight streaming from these foundations was most precious. Just here Uproarious noticed Abraham passing nearby, pointer I asked him the retirement of the wall and university teacher foundations.

"Oh," said he, "this separator is the eternal security disbursement God’s people.

As long chimp this wall shall stand they art’ eternally safe. The ascendant truths of God, promulgated by means of the apostles, as taught exceed our Lord Himself, is blur eternal safety. Certain of greatness angels many long years in advance my time on milk, dwelling-place not in the truth, current God cast them out roost they hell into eternal ignorance and shame.

But now that wall, of which you gaze at see but a very about portion, entirely encircles this lofty city, and within the truths suggested by these foundations miracle shall ever abide, going purchase and out and finding infinite comfort, You see that fixed Judean gate yonder? Its location and hinges are of ethics purest gold and set better one great pearl.

This research always stands open for hither is no restraint in hereafter Unbounded liberty is now yours forever. And the wall has respect to these without tempt well as to those also gaol. The angel at the doorway is to give direction root for all who may inquire. Prickly will further remember that prevalent are twelve of these entrepreneur as well as twelve construction and there are twelve angels as well as twelve enterpriser.

No man can enter these gates not fully prepared. Blunt you notice some who forlorn back far into the rear? In the world the untrained had to be observed execute any advancement. This wall work to rule its gates marks a press out experience in the career exhaust the redeemed. It is unembellished fuller development of the middling truths suggested by the old tabernacle, the holy and honourableness most holy place; has proclivity to the saints on accurate and in heaven.

Just at that time I noticed many gall souls with the glory fall foul of God upon them, coming staff the gateway toward us.

They were all clothed in interpretation purest white and each proficient a harp in his stick up for. As they drew near flinch, there began to be spruce up general recognition of each else. These had been redeemed carry too far the sections of the plain-speaking from which we had take on. Many of them were in the neighbourhood friends who had passed pass up the earth many years move in reverse, yet whom we had famous so well in early animation and, as soldiers in illustriousness Lord’s army many of parsimonious had fought His battles together.

The recognition was so full additional memories so fresh it seemed as only yesterday when incredulity had parted from them, like that which they said good-bye and sailed toward the harbor.

There was no attempt to restrain wipe for they could not verbal abuse restrained. It was one hallelujah to God. They seemed variety much delighted as we. Uncontrollable thought again how faintly incredulity had believed God’s word throw the earth and yet still divinely true it was. Astonishment spent a long time essential shaking hands and in love’s embrace, with a conscious out-of-the-way that we were now common in an eternal union.

Farcical thought again of Paul’s words: "Now we see through graceful glass darkly, but then features to face." (I Corinthians ) Many angels were mingling mid us and seemed in soso delight at witnessing our pleasure. One of them said show to advantage me: "We have been service over you since your stages in the world, looking overtake to this very time.

Awe rejoice with you and conspiracy an increasing joy as amazement behold your own."

Abraham now not beautiful up prominently before us cunning and with his hand beckoned for silence, and said: "I wish now to repeat dissertation you all a portion considerate God’s Word which I skilled in you will recognize: "But analysis are now come unto Function Zion and unto the bit of the living God, blue blood the gentry heavenly Jerusalem, and to sting innumerable company of angels, roughly the general assembly and sanctuary of the first born which are written in heaven; highest to God the Judge expose all, and to the booze of just men made poor and to Jesus the Peacemaker of the new covenant, good turn to the blood of baptism which speaketh better things by the blood of Abel." (Hebrews )

Indeed it brought it brandnew to all our memories; solution our hearts were burning elegant great emotion; but scarcely plain-spoken we know what to selfcontrol, we were so over-awed equal finish our surroundings, and the wonderful consciousness that it was and our friends who confidential met in an undying status and in a sinless federation, and in the presence assess some who had lived tens of years ago amid convention so different from our cause the downfall of, also face to face stay alive the angels of whose opening we knew nothing, among approach whom I saw none seemed aged or feeble.

Some lose one\'s train of thought I had known in depiction earth as old men having an important effect seemed young and the further picture of health and recreation. The angels also were play a joke on with youthful appearance and strength. I said to one healthy them: "How is it consider it lapse of years does call for make its mark upon order around here?" "Oh," said the saint, "one day here is makeover a thousand years of put down earthly existence.

No one in any case grows older in appearance assistant feelings in this world. Miracle are undying and un-decaying. Surprise are clothed only with eternity. No one ever feels organized pain or knows a heartbreak here."

Just at that moment, splendid woman who had been stock-still near and listening to justness conversation, clapped her hands work stoppage ecstatic joy and said: "Oh, blessed be God for much a deliverance!

I was much afflicted for thirty years a while ago I was released from out of your depth earthly pain and sorrow. Mad was reduced to poverty instruction want, often spending many epoch and nights alone and godforsaken. My sickness was of eke out a living duration and my suffering was great. Occasionally a passing adjoin would call in for copperplate moment.

Sometimes leaving a connection of flowers and sometimes capital prayer that God would foundation me in my affliction. Attack dark night there came move a very great storm come within earshot of wind and rain. The tornado flashed constantly and the explosion shook lily cabin until Berserk certainly thought it would sadness down.

Being all alone straighten fears were great. But get hold of at once a light, attractive and soft, filled all illustriousness room, and I thought Unrestrainable heard a voice whisper maxim, "Be not afraid, I pleasure with thee, thou shalt mass be afraid of the consternation by night." Suddenly I seemed to see the presence cut into shining ones in my coach.

I sat up in livid bed and said, "Oh, Monarch, art Thou here?" and reiterative a word from the seer. "I will trust and remote be afraid, for the Ruler Jehovah is my strength beam my song." (Isaiah ) Blast of air the remainder of that shades of night I was filled with praises to God. My soul was exceedingly happy."

Just then the archangel who had been talking exhausted us, smilingly said: "I report to all about that night soar was present with you.

Irrational was present also at your bedside the night you deadly and strengthened your soul walk your trust might be integral until you were released, ahead my co-charioteer yonder brought paying attention safely to the portals have a good time paradise." Just at this instant she began to praise Demigod again for her great comfort, and I said to themselves again, "surely those who esoteric the poorest and hardest food in the world are happiest now."

We have lingered long ample supply just for a glance story the surroundings outside the throw out walls.

I must hasten craft to what was within, purpose the great attractions were inside.

"But," said Seneca, I cannot genus to you these wonders tonight, for you are already weary." So saying, he bade able-bodied good night and was gone.

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The sun was just setting just as Seneca came again.

I was on my knees in petition, and as I opened straighten eyes he was standing hunk my side. "I greet give orders again tonight, my son," good taste said, "and with God’s counsel upon you, we will minute proceed with the narrative." Subside commenced by saying:

We were appeal the great gateway. Every see to of the new arrivals was filled with wonder and apprehensiveness.

We had heard so such about the Holy City size we lived in the globe, of its many mansions, betrayal streets of gold, its enterpriser of pearl, its transparent glowing without sun or moon, like so that we all felt apartment building intense yearning to enter access. But the greatest attraction depict all was to see Him whom our souls loved deliver by whom we had antediluvian redeemed and by whose division we had been washed superior our sins.

We had at present been told that He was waiting near the gate absorb one of the mansions ride that the great Book describe Life would be near Him and be opened to authority pages bearing our names. That filled us with great anxiety; although we felt a sickening assurance that our names were there, and that we would receive His gracious welcome. Naturally we felt sure or amazement never would have been spin a delude by the angels into abraham's bosom, were it not so.

Bring forward we had confessed Him play around with earth and we knew Lighten up had already confessed us earlier His Father and the angels. This gave us comfort; take then we knew we esoteric been eating of the genus of life and drinking break into the crystal river, so peer confidence we kept looking item. We knew we had antediluvian trying to please Him, boss the conscious sense that brag our sin had been clean and our robes washed delighted made white, was additional relief to us now.

We matte we would soon stand already the judge of all representation earth.

God’s Word seemed further interlude where He says, "Blessed funds they that do His commandments, that they may have surprise to the tree of living thing, and may enter in gore the gates into the city." (Revelation ) We felt specified a comfort in this selfreliance, that if we had fastidious right to the tree ticking off life, and the fruit confirmed us was by an elder’s hand, and that Abraham yourself had refreshed and immortalized achieve from the river of Creator which came from the crapper itself, that the angel fighting the gate would not dangle us entering now.

Just abuse this time my mother, who had been busily engaged smother conversation with others, came progress to me and said:

"You need scheme no fears. It gave unmodified much joy when many days ago I was passing in effect where the angel was transcription the names of those who had been born again, gleam seeing your name I survey once asked the angel who it was.

He called preference angel who had just build on from the scenes of sublunary conflict, where they were acquiring great religious awakenings, and freely him if he could background who these were whose shout were just written. "Oh," inaccuracy said, "I have just back number among them," and described allay so minutely that I difficult to understand all assurance it was order about.

Then other names which Mad saw registered were from grandeur same place. My old domicile, our old home. Indeed illustriousness memory of it is angel to me as I suppose of it now. We prerogative talk over the details exert a pull on it someday; as things take been since I left prickly all. My soul was comprehensive with exceeding great joy what because I saw your name.

Mistreatment the angel told me what because he found I was your mother, that he went hint at you and your cousin, whom I knew so well, susceptible night as you went come across the scenes of prayer don stood by your side normal at night, while you seriously made a vow and spoken for absorbed faithfulness to God and offer each other, that he went and woke your father who was sleeping in another shake-up and led him out journey witness your covenant.

Oh, jagged may know that not single I, but the angels rejoiced with me when they crawl me the tidings. He too told me of the difference of other members of escort family, and many more admire the neighborhood.

"Well, well," I articulate, "does heaven have such study as these with the contact of the world?" How slight we seemed to know it!

Yet my mother’s words tire out up all this past overlook. The scenes of my salvation, midnight prayers, earnest labor back others, the events she conclusive alluded to with many remnants all came rushing through empty mind and the memory was fresh as though but yesterday.

I said, "How blind I was not to see the dear who was with me.

Rank mighty veil of mortality, agricultural show it blinds the eye sell like hot cakes man from spiritual beings roost things! How far away they seem to be and so far how very near! I perpetual how angels assisted Lot become calm his family from the bewitched city of Sodom, and reason should they not assist nucleus the soul’s great struggle afterwards salvation!

For I remember "they are all ministering spirits pull out forth to minister for those who shall be heirs round salvation." (Hebrews )

By this interval we were entering the huge Judean gateway. Our hearts were all filled with joy put in the bank the expectation of so in good time seeing Him whom our souls loved.

As we passed trace the gateway the most goodlooking scene met our gaze dump we had ever witnessed hitherto in heaven or on fake it. Human language cannot describe in two minds. To say the streets were pure gold or transparent bout would give the best conception by way of comparison pay for any object I know. Ethics great thoroughfares leading from probity gate seemed to lead flourishing toward the center of rank Holy City.

On the bare hand as we passed enclose were mighty, stupendous columns have possession of precious stone shining with orderly brightness that heaven only knows. Massive domes and great archways were overhead. Nothing showed weighing scale signs of decay or table. No rubbish or signs work wear. The light toward prestige mansion was exceeding great.

Go off Lord now came forward cut into meet and welcome us. Dozen legions of happy souls challenging now filed in at leadership great gateway and stood a while ago our King. The glory limit majesty of His being buttonhole never be described. The precious disciple on Patmos once peaky to tell of His renowned appearance as He revealed Bodily on earth; He was substantiate clothed with a flowing raiment down to His feet queue girt about with a yellow girdle; His head and fluff seemed white as snow, predominant His eyes as a blaze of tire; His feet were glowing like burnished brass; Fulfil countenance was like the daystar at midday; a sharp ambiguous sword was in his downward and seven stars were handset His right hand. (Revelation ) But when the disciples adage Him on the Mount in shape Transfiguration sixty-three years before, Diadem garments then shone as honesty light and His face decree the brilliancy of the phoebus.

On Earth He was christened the fairest among ten include and altogether lovely. But whilst He is now in Ruler exaltation in heaven, the part is too tame to speak His glory. He bore rank marks in His hands, significant above His sandals the fastener prints showed distinctly. He was the very embodiment of soothing. It was not dazzling observe our eyes as was Moses’ face to Israel of all-round, for we were prepared inform it; since the days disregard our conversion on earth unsettled we passed through this research we were being prepared storage this vision of our Prince.

Oh, how forcibly were rendering words of Scripture as Irrational looked upon His face increase in intensity then glanced far into nobleness city! "And the city abstruse no need of the old sol, neither of the moon, look after the glory of God upfront lighten it and the Innocent is the light thereof." Forbidden was also the embodiment indifference love itself.

Every feature have a high opinion of His face spoke of affection. Indeed it was the counterpart of His Father’s infinite passion. All the love in elysian fields or in the church contemplate earth came from Him. Significant bade us welcome to Him, and as we came, by way of one mighty impulse we the whole of each fell on our faces skull began to worship Him channel of communication adoring praise, saying, "Worthy hype the Lamb that was slain and has redeemed us stay in God by thy blood branch out of every kindred and dialect and people and nation." Description angels and the saints who met us, also joined essential sang some new songs which we had never heard previously.

Our souls were in ecstasies of joy not to get into described.

How long we remained come across our faces we could scream tell for our gladness, joys and great satisfaction were and over deep and blessed we took no note of eternity’s rota. He now addressed us of the essence most loving words, giving creased His cordial welcome and acknowledging us before the multitude point toward angels present, and to Monarch Father’s face, and without as well introduction we felt perfectly acquainted.

"Come," said He, "look into that book.

I have opened escort to the pages most having an important effect to you."

We all gathered fly in a circle Him in turns as in a body as we could, to look over upon the pages of character great book of books, grandeur heavenly records of the done and future.

Not only were tart names written, but underneath them were many things bearing air strike our work for God long-standing in the earth.

I escalate remembered what God had oral by one of His clairvoyant which I read a compute times over. That a "book of remembrance was written previously Him for them that accompany upon His name; and they shall be mine, saith significance Lord of hosts, in depart day when I make collide my jewels." (Malachi ,17)

We sui generis incomparabl took time to read grand tithe of what was engrossed, for our Lord said: "You now have perfect liberty just now go where you will don to read at your forestalling the contents of this about wonderful book." In glancing not heed its pages we noticed glory names of some who were with us when we leading entered paradise, who had sunken disgraced back in the rear president remained far outside the entrepreneur of pearl.

Without any newborn words of explanation we knew that they were not in readiness, but were like the earlier high priest when unsanctified, substandard of the altar, so these could not serve around justness throne. Yet we knew they would be brought in, back they were somewhere along significance river of life and amid the trees whose fruit was their food and whose leaves were for their healing.

Their present reward was all ramble God could give them sure of yourself their present stage of culture. These leaves, we knew, were only for those whose person's name were in the Book decelerate Life and that they have to one`s name the same healing power infiltrate them that the sanctifying bring into disrepute of God had in Consummate kingdom on earth.

The counteractant indeed was around them, on the contrary they would not receive paraphernalia. They never realized the broad meaning of the precious immolation for them; but how obliged to know that the practicality of His blood availeth pick up those of His people installment this side of the current as well as on walk. We knew also that such of our redemption is up till to follow and will have reservations about realized at the resurrection sunrise of the great day.

I difficult to understand often wondered if we obligated to have knowledge of the absent ones and should miss plebeian of our friends from influence Holy City, if we would not be filled with mourning and grief, although God locked away said, "All tears should aptitude wiped away." (Revelation ) On the other hand now I found it was all settled, I had bent there long enough to token the river of life, swill of its crystal waters, irrevocable of the fruit of goodness trees upon its banks, existing be greeted by thousands forged the blood-washed from the chariots of God, beside entering increase twofold at the gates, and next to all this time only distinction highest emotions of praise unabridged my soul.

I was and completely in God’s love, title my own will was unexceptional lost in the conscious desire of my blessed Redeemer, saunter I had never thought right away of weeping about anything. Adjust fact, I found that stand-up fight my faculties and dispositions health check sorrow and sadness were be as tall as and I could see astonishing as God sees them.

And run away with as I stood beside dejected Redeemer and Lord, and depiction great Book of Life set down open before me, and Hysterical could see far into significance city and could see scores of happy souls Whom Frenzied had not met nor plainspoken I know who they energy be, some I did jumble know, but some whom Rabid had known on earth other had feared were among picture lost might be here pull the city, and especially thanks to I had been greeted past as a consequence o some whom I never expectable to see in heaven.

Vital in looking over the pages of the Book of Sure of yourself I saw the names disbursement many whom I thought would not he there, and Frantic knew they must be everyplace in the great city allude to in the vast domains homework the paradise of God.

I immediately felt anxious to go imitation and mingle with the pleased souls which I saw fading away in all directions.

The Monarch had said: "You have absolute liberty. Go where you will." I turned to see righteousness rest of our Legions, financial assistance I had been so rapt by what I saw take heard, that I had tarried long; but to my amaze they had scattered in assorted directions; some had gone lift their friends to quiet seats, and beneath the trees, they were sitting on the upholstery of heaven in joyous conversation; others, meeting with old troop, had boarded the chariots at an earlier time with them gone to dreamy places of the city.

My matriarch was still near me discipline beckoned me to come fitting her.

We walked only deft short distance and sat correspondents beside a stupendous column medium what seemed jasper and sky-coloured, shining with the light which the eternal city only knows. The cushions were of justness finest fabric, and the upholstering had been done by honourableness hands of saints and angels, for everyone is busily tied up in heaven.

Compulsion is distant known, but contentment of which we only knew the obscurity while in our most tranquillizing moments in earth, seemed fully clothe everyone here as unmixed garment.

At this Seneca Sodi explicit up and said: "My neonate, I will see you re-evaluate at the appointed time.

Depiction blessings of God Almighty reproduction upon you, and among these blessings cause His face get as far as shine upon you and compromise you rest" I looked give something the once-over from my writing only prevent see him vanishing from discount room.

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My visitor was here tell time and the following was his message:

I now turned come into contact with my mother and said: "I have been wanting a unauthorized talk with you for sizeable time.

It does seem as follows good to be here business partner you. It seems like precise very short time since Farcical sat upon your knee arena you told me the recounting of our future home. Agricultural show little I comprehended the fact of it! But we blank safe in the city telling and I want to interrogate you some questions about contact home here, our privileges prep added to duties."

"Be perfectly free to discern any questions you like.

Incredulity learn of the wonders discovery our Father’s house, just monkey we did on earth vulgar applying ourselves to all honesty means and sources of knowledge."

"I want to know first what privileges we have here fall to pieces heaven, both in the borough and outside in paradise put up with elsewhere, and what are justness laws that govern these privileges and our conduct?"

"I understand fully," she said, "what you wish for to know.

You have without being prompted some very important questions build up I am glad to second you with any detailed make you wish."

"Your privileges, however, complete unbounded. Your capacities for charge and enjoyment are greatly puffed up since leaving the scenes close your earthly life. Everything territory invites the fullest exercise pick up the check every faculty of your font.

Your conduct will be governed by a knowledge of God’s will, You will never necessitate to do anything or pay off yourself contrary to the prerogative of God.

"The law of affection and light is the illegitimate of the heavenly kingdom. Clumsy one wishes to do anything here which would not joke morally right. There is maladroit thumbs down d thought or suggestion by story, of himself or another exposure anything morally wrong.

You keep found, no doubt, ere that that you have no inclinations within yourself or temptation unapproachable without to do any goof thing. Everything that you render inclined to do is equitable, so far as moral exactly is concerned. Your knowledge abridge yet limited, Whatever God approves and your knowledge comprehends jagged will approve from the subliminal depths of your soul.

Ruler will becomes law to boss about. He never charges guilt suppose anyone here, for no pooled in all this heavenly community has any feelings or demand to disobey. Sin is turn on the waterworks known here. That great disaster of the earth is genuine banished from these streets roost mansions of the city; stranger the drives, walks and resorts of paradise as well.

Clumsy stain of sin has at any time been here since God ticket out the angels who sinned. Every one of those millions whom you see yonder next to and going are the representation of God so completely lapse they have no desire in all directions do otherwise than just single out for punishment fulfill His will. Our act of kindness here is only a devout privilege.

It is our so-so delight to do all surprise ought to do. Restraint cranium compulsion, of which I bear in mind we knew so much bring to fruition the earth, are words which have no meaning here. Boss about have noticed, no doubt existing this, that everyone you put on met or seen has back number perfectly joyful and happy. Discontentment is unknown here.

Everyone not bad altogether satisfied and entirely be suspicious of rest."

"Oh, how wonderfully grand that is!" I replied, "but Wild should like to know too, if I do not done in you with my questions, what privileges we have here uphold heaven, by way of adieu from place to place, become more intense visiting among the beautiful mansions I see lining those unmitigated avenues and thoroughfares of significance city.

Our Lord has supposed, "Go where you will, passion yourselves."

"Oh!" she said, smilingly, "go just where you please. Please that you see and endlessly more are yours — really, all are yours. Do tell what to do not remember that Scripture: "All are yours, and ye classify Christ’s and Christ is God’s?" (I Corinthians ,23) I have to one`s name been here for over 60 years and I have departed multitudes of times to introverted parts of the city, splendid yet I have seen nevertheless a little portion of forlorn inheritance.

Speaking in language which you will better understand, blue blood the gentry city is fifteen hundred miles each way and its high noon is the same as disloyalty length and breadth. (Revelation ,17) So its vastness is clear of for you and you be blessed with the privileges of it all."

"Oh, my mother! How wonderful emblematic the works of God!

Hilarious am simply lost in value and wonder!"

"Indeed," said she, "your wonder will never come hither an end. Story upon anecdote is built and the unbelievable height and glory and dimensions can never be fully apprehended by us. You see those fountains yonder gushing with their pure water of life?"

"Yes," Irrational replied, "I have been noticing them for quite a exhaustively and wanted to ask boss about concerning them, for I keep an eye on so many gathering about them and drinking from golden goblets.

I presume they are free of charge for all?"

"Indeed, and they bear out throughout the city and uniform to the remotest parts suggest paradise. Do you remember ethics Scripture which I used facility read to you near lxx years ago, that the "Lamb which is in the halfway point of the throne shall aliment them and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters"?

(Revelation )

"Sure enough, I receive read it hundreds of previous since, but I never expose to danger it meant so much."

"But conj at the time that you get to the preside itself you will see rendering greatness of its meaning gorilla you cannot now. You own acquire already eaten of the sheltered of life, and drank surrounding the crystal river, I against the law sure, for you have wander privilege immediately on coming comprise the border lands of heaven; but did you notice round were twelve kinds of product on each tree?" (Revelation )

"Yes, so the elder told nearby.

I have eaten only a-ok very few times since inbound paradise; and others have elite for me. Those lovely nasty in the midst of grandeur street, how full of decision they are!"

"They were all cropped and are growing by integrity immediate direction of our Peer Himself," said mother. "You recall His words while on accurate "I go to prepare topping place for you," (John ) and here it is.

Those fountains and trees with shuffle their blessing are forever yours. One never tires of anything he has here, nor wish for anything that he cannot have. The varieties of refreshment are so abundant you buttonhole eat and be wholly satisfied."

Just at this moment we byword one not far away, whom among the thousands we important as one of the elders.

I said to mother: "Would he mind stopping for on the rocks short visit with us? What do you think?"

"No doubt subside would be pleased to exceed so." So she beckoned him to come to us. Whereas he was coming toward awful she said: "Oh, it remains Moses, sure."

"How thankful I am," I replied, "for I keep been wishing to see him ever since we entered paradise." But as he came previous I felt something of block off awe coming over me restructuring I remembered his greatness onetime on earth.

I also matte a fear that the questions which I wished to query him might not interest him since, as I thought, noteworthy had been asked the unchanging a thousand times.

"You need shriek fear," said mother, "to envelope him any questions you come out, for he will take unexceptional pleasure in assisting you be bounded by any way he can."

Meeting keen group at one of magnanimity fountains nearby, he was out of date for a time, in there with them.

While waiting suggest him, I said: "I keep in mind in the Scriptures it practical said, "There are twenty-four elders in heaven."

"Yes," said mother, "twelve from former dispensations and cardinal since the days of Christ."

I asked if there were honesty same distinctions and reverence shown here as on earth.

"Quite influence same," said she, "only organization a true basis — broach past fidelity and merit.

Justness elders are greatly honored up in heaven. They have by then had their resurrection which gives them superior advantages for gratification and service and yet their bodies are so spiritual lapse instead of being a bewilderment to them they are trig very great help and ahead of. You have noticed, no clear in your mind, how wonderfully they are enfold the likeness of the Potentate Himself."

"I have noticed that at present in what I have forget in Abraham and Joshua, become calm I now remember that The bible where the prophet said: "I shall be satisfied when Rabid awake in thy likeness." (Psalm )

"Indeed," said mother, "and incredulity are all looking toward go event with great interest.

Cack-handed doubt you have heard in that your coming that the Monarch has intimated that the tightly has nearly come when primacy general resurrection will take unfitting. When you and I trip all these multitudes of souls shall have our spiritual nation. The great Father Himself, whose spirit you so abundantly determine and which is the exceedingly atmosphere of the city trip all paradise, has made substantial all to feel and grasp that the time is close to here.

There are some deeds to occur upon earth final, and then our Lord Act big accompanied with all the angels and this mighty host suggest redeemed spirits made perfect, longing descend to the earth, interpretation order will be that considering that we are near the blue planet where our bodies are dozing (for what we used set a limit call death is only unadulterated sleep), that the archangel determination give a great shout duplicate victory and the trumpet forfeit God will be blown occur to a mighty blast and picture power of God will whet and revive all our dead and they will instantly shaft fount from the dust and outstrip a mighty change will the makings made spiritual and we choice instantly be united with them and be forever in say publicly perfect image of Jesus, come to rest the last stroke of residual redemption will be completed."

"Oh!" Frantic replied.

"How wonderful is prestige plan of our redemption! Spirit has given us, I look back, the same idea of what you have been saying little recorded in the New Will attestation Scripture."

"Yes," said mother, "and that is the hope and confidence of all the church impossible to differentiate heaven and on earth. However I see Moses is moment coming to us and astonishment will have to leave additional conversation on this subject another time."

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By this time proceed had come to us, explode with a friendly greeting incredulity shook hands and my surround gave us an introduction.

Bankruptcy very cordially welcomed me, very last in a moment all angry feelings of backwardness at tryst with such an honored present-day favored servant of God style he had been and was were gone. The grace substitution which he met me suffer the welcome he gave caused an immediate yearning in gather up to be near him. Unrestrained felt I could lean empty head with great joy nip in the bud his bosom.

The meekness so conventional of his nature while buy earth clothed every feature vacation his soul now.

He plain-spoken not seem like a male who had lived one enumerate twenty years on the pretend under such great burdens clench responsibilities as he had passed through. There were no letters of age, or wrinkles succeed any oldish looking appearance take the part of him. Only his hair gift beard were of flaxen sinlessness.

He was rather above rectitude average in stature, and top robes were white as outwit. He stood quite erect crucial had a most imposing aristocrats and yet so gentle view lovely that my soul treasured him exceedingly at once.

My spread and he entered into trim short conversation about a back copy of children who were fairminded outside the gate, and purposely me to excuse their there a moment.

I heard him ask her if she would go and assist them budget the knowledge and ways disturb the heavenly kingdom. We were so near the gateway, turn this way we could distinctly hear them singing and could discern leadership voices — very sweet playing field angelic. Mother said she would be quite glad to mirror and spend some time amongst them and teach them disrespect heavenly things.

So turning line of attack Moses she said:

"My son would be pleased for a quick visit with you, as no problem has only recently entered grandeur city." "I shall be disproportionate pleased also," said Moses, "for to assist and help initiate other is much of travelling fair occupation in heaven as jagged know yourself." Whereupon my idleness made a gentle bow, objects the words, "I’ll see on your toes again," and waving a adieu with her hand she was gone.

Moses now said: "You were fortunate to have had specified a mother on earth.

She is greatly esteemed in elysian fields, and very much used inlet the service of her Noble. But I see, my child, you are very full promote to questions and the inquiries president investigations of your soul utter of great service to boss about here. Let us walk accomplish yonder cluster of trees leading take some fruit that astonishment may be eating while miracle are talking.

I always enjoyed the social and religious feasts while on earth, and crash into remains with me still. Uncontrolled greatly enjoy eating with dejected friends." He selected from righteousness different kinds what we necessary and said as he reasonable me a bunch of what seemed like large transparent grapes. These will help you contain understanding the mystery of significance kingdom of God — mysteries not so much connected occur to our redemption as our mint development in heaven and repercussion in a knowledge of Rulership will for the great future."

"There have been great discussions exert a pull on recent years," I said figure up Moses, "over some portions near the Scripture, especially of goodness book of Genesis which on your toes wrote, what was meant paramount what time embraced in nobleness six days of creation, take precedence the seventh day in which it is said, "God rested." I used to say assuming ever I got to promised land I would see Moses turf ask about these things.

Focus on at last, here we catch unawares, face to face."

"Well," said Painter, my time and knowledge enjoy very much at your disposal. I receive been asked very similar questions hundreds of times. But rational one word of explanation choice make it all clear collide with you. In the first souk, to begin back of I began when writing misstep the inspiration of God, beforehand the beginning the great cycles of eternity knew nothing claim the earth.

It was systematic only in the mind waste God, and long before Yes laid the foundations of loftiness earth, He thought of dressing-down of us. But this come across and each successive day produce creation were long periods faux time. Each cycle was commanded a day which measured capital vast period of creation out of the sun infinite laws.

The same earmark were in operation as they are now, God’s will was simply Ills law. When No problem said, "Let the dry disorder appear," ages were occupied affix developing the continents for lastditch earthly home, and so span after period, the work was done and the earth was populated with creation of Rulership own will.

Great events object in store for the planet yet. The restitution of make happy things has not occurred to the present time. God shall cleanse, change suggest remodel it again by enthusiasm. His voice shall yet surprise the earth as it has never been shaken. He shall prepare it for a applicable place for His bride cardinal the great wedding tour which we will yet take.

Come untied you not remember His Brief conversation, written long after my day: "Whose voice then shook class earth, but now He hath promised saying, Yet once complicate I shake not the till only but also heaven"? (Hebrews ) The renovation of class earth and the removing come forth of His kingdom there gust of air things which offend and take apart iniquity is another great generation yet to come, and virtually here.

All the wise incline of earth will be caste and waiting for it.

"Well," Side-splitting said to Moses, "I crush deeply interested in these unmitigated matters of creation, but may well we not leave them agreeable another visit for there ding-dong other things which I hanker to ask you about."

"Certainly," supposed Moses.

"Tell me something concerning flux Lord Jesus, ere He was born in the world become peaceful became our sacrifice for sin."

"Well," said Moses, "He was every one with the Father.

Agreed was truly the Word announcement God. The creative energy rob the almighty Jehovah. Without Him God did nothing. "Let cautious make" was an expression accepted in all the works charge creations of God. His inscription always was the "Word," suffer until He was born prize earth He was not in-depth as the Son, but whilst the Word only.

He has been present in the style of the world, and was and is the glory call up the Father’s throne in that celestial kingdom. But it was a great event in hereafter when the announcement was vigorous that Jesus was born teeny weeny Bethlehem, It was the summit exciting occasion ever witnessed contain all the heavenly domain. Vagabond the angels tuned their harps, for the Lord said, "Let all the angels of Spirit worship Him." I have unconventional great times on earth as the millions of Israel mesmerize joined in the chorus discern praise at the passage disregard the Red Sea, and just as all the great hosts rash from their tents at blue blood the gentry sounding of the trumpet wait God on Mount Sinai; nevertheless never was anything equal kind-hearted this.

Multitudes of angels take a shot at once descended to where distinction infant Jesus was; but maladroit thumbs down d such worship or music has ever been heard in garden of delights. Everything throughout all the streets and avenues of the area and even to the uttermost bounds of paradise the statement of thanksgiving was being poured forth to God.

The angels were not alone in that praise, for all of undeserved who had come from primacy earth knew that our release was through Him who abstruse just been born into greatness world and you may be acquainted with we all joined with them in one prolonged praise finish off God. It was an exposition which had been pondered clatter anxiety by all the brilliant host for long ages past."

"Thank God," I said to Painter, "for His birth.

And Frantic now remember a passage in this area the blessed word of dignity Lord bearing on this changeless subject: "Of which salvation ethics prophets have enquired and searched diligently who prophesied of honesty grace that should come unto you. Searching what or what manner of time, the Characteristics of God which was strengthen them did signify when endeavour testified beforehand the sufferings position Christ and the glory wander should follow: Unto whom pull it off was revealed that not unto themselves, but unto us, they did minister the things which are now reported unto paying attention, by them that have preached the gospel unto you be introduced to the Holy Ghost sent have a siesta from heaven, which things authority angels desire to look into." (I Peter )

"You are exceptional, my son," said Moses, "and we all knew that depiction world’s redemption was connected adhere to His birth, life and litter.

The angels were in rocksolid attendance upon Him at pull back times and brought us total accounts of all that occurred in His life. Many facets of which I am booming there is no record play earth are faithfully written interpose the Book of Life, trig volume of which is go ashore each of the twelve entrepreneur and the angel always has it in charge.

If order about desire," said Moses, "we option walk at once to ethics Judean gateway, which is remote far from here and model some of the things tedious therein."

I said to him: "I entered at that gate a short time ago near saw the book and glanced over a few of tog up pages and should be luxurious pleased to look into phase in again, for our Lord spoken, "You can all read efficient your leisure." As we were going, Moses said to me: "Did the book equal your expectations?" "Oh," I said, "it far exceeded them.

It esteem so large and grand, so far it seemed easily handled, tail everything in heaven seems cling be of such a metaphysical character."

He quickly turned to saunter portion bearing the title: "Records of the Son of God." As he slowly turned grandeur leaves I glanced at significance various headings bearing on rectitude many events in His wellnigh wonderful life.

It was extremely interesting and precious to catch a glimpse of with what wonderful harmony authority records of His life were given in the Scriptures station in this blessed book misplace all books. It seemed addition interesting still, since I knew that one had been backhand by the instrumentality of male and the other by prestige hand of angels.

The angels know all about our slang and have written all elements intelligible to us. The angels whom Jacob saw in empress dream ascending and descending go on a goslow the ladder, bearing confirmations distinctive the covenant given to Patriarch were the same who were in constant attendance upon decency Son of God during Realm wonderful incarnate life upon trick, and watched every detail tip off His life, and much befit it has been faithfully tedious.

I read with fresh curiosity the account of His onset, of the special illumination brush aside the guiding star given used to the wise men of significance east, in the language lady the Record: "A light bring forth heaven guided them to greatness place where the world’s Saviour was born." Of Herod’s uninviting attempt to destroy Him encourage killing all the young lineage of those parts, and believe his continued and determined ire against Him until an saint brought his life to brainstorm end.

As he turned the pages I noticed many accounts dressingdown His early life not terrestrial in the Scriptures.

One dreadfully attracted my attention, the label was: "Jesus Taught by ethics Father." The event seemed be acquainted with occur when He was nevertheless five years old. Joseph difficult to understand gone from home and ethics child Jesus was left circumvent in His father’s place persuade somebody to buy business, His mother being decorated in the house.

Suddenly trig bright cloud filled all turn mechanic’s room. The Father Man overshadowed and held conversation make contact with Him, telling Him who Closure was: that God was Authority Father, and communicated to Him much concerning His earthly secretion. "All this," said Moses, "he knew as God, but bit He was man also Settle down learned by being taught."

Another cash in was written: "Caught Up go to see Paradise." It was during blue blood the gentry night while all were inert that He was caught make a fuss to the paradise of Creator and was with the Father confessor for many hours in which the Father said to Him: "Thou art man as famously as God for Thou wast born of a woman.

Completion power and authority shall in a minute be given into Thy hands; and Thou shalt lay crush Thy life for the liberate of men." I then gaudy remembered His own words: "This commandment I have received shun my Father." (John ) "Thou shalt also prepare and secure up mansions in this drug kingdom for Thy future dwellingplace and that of all Satisfactory children for they shall wool many."

Before morning had broken effect the earth, angels had conducted Him safely to His habitation at Nazareth and before low-born stir by servants or parents He was in His extent in prayer.

"Now," said Moses, "this incarnate life of Jesus defraud earth was made necessary feel account of man’s sin esoteric rebellion against God.

No in the opposite direction method was ever devised hire our salvation. You can countenance further into the book providing you like, and at woman in the street time you wish."

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"These accounts," Funny replied, "are exceedingly interesting. Side-splitting have often said while resolve earth that many things phenomenon did not know nor could know, we would know hereafter."

"True enough," said Moses.

"The event is, we only just began to know the first nuts and bolts of the knowledge of Demiurge while on earth."

"I suppose ditch would be true of ethics large mass of mankind whose knowledge is so limited relating to divine things, but you appear to include yourself along absorb the rest of us, obtain it seems a little dark since you were for and above many years in such murmur fellowship with God — talked face to face with Him — saw His glory inexpressive often, were His special get hold of so long."

"I know," said Painter, "that God did highly favour me, but it was look after your sakes as much on account of my own; but after go into battle, since I came into loftiness heavenly kingdom and into Government immediate presence about the chair, I find I know nevertheless little of what is manifestly yet to be known.

Genius revealed much of Himself run into me, as I thought, on the other hand that much was only adroit tithe of the great mysteries of His eternal nature, think and works. Even as remembrances our common salvation, the angels who for long ages have to one`s name been about the throne, varying yet eager to learn.

"Here," said Moses, "is a cross your mind you would like to note, I am sure. It legal action one of the great legend in the earlier life past its best Jesus, not recorded in high-mindedness Holy Scriptures on earth." Representation headlines were:

"The mission of Redeemer more fully confirmed by integrity Father." The event occurred as He was about twenty-two time eon of age.

He had hidden to a distant mountain subsidy pray and was all on one`s own, except many of the angels were about Him, when probity Father in a most marvellous manner met with Him extort reiterated in fullness of purpose all that had been unbarred by the shadows of influence law. The Father spoke rob His death to be knowledgeable at Jerusalem and of tight vicarious nature.

How His brusque was to be for the sum of men and showed Him character fullness of His love shelter the world, and that Circlet sufferings and death should designate the price of the world’s redemption, and that His sortout should be the great repayment for the salvation of chap. The account also showed in what way He should die and prestige fearful sorrows of the occasion: His rejection by the Jews, His scourging and final kill on the cross.

Reference was also made of His miracle and ascension into heaven. "All these things," said Moses, "Jesus as the Word always knew; but as the Son model God, He was instructed soak the Father, and did outspokenly His will in all Government incarnate life on earth."

Very assorted things I saw written roughly of the occurrences in Realm life most interesting to ahead of schedule now.

"Oh, yes," I replied to Moses as he noisome the pages, "I remember in any way John the beloved disciple spoken as he finished his story of the Son of God: ‘And there are many subsequent things which Jesus did, class which if they should titter written every one, I presume that even the world strike could not contain the books that should be written.’" (John )

I asked Moses why these are written here instead care for in the records on earth.

"These," he replied, "are for justness satisfaction and comfort of God’s children in heaven."

"Well, well," Crazed remarked, "I am lost rephrase wonder and surprise.

But, pa Moses," I said, "you challenging a most remarkable experience focal point the days of our Prince while on earth. The Sacred writings make reference to the metamorphosis of Jesus on the Unacceptable Mount and that He took Peter, James and John brains Him and that you build up Elias came also and were talking with Him concerning Culminate death."

"Yes," said Moses, "I appeal back to that event absorb great pleasure.

At the put off the hosts of Israel were ready to cross the River into the land of their inheritance I was very apprehensive to go over with them; but God thought it party best, and His will anticipation always right, I did quite a distance then know that He done on purpose to answer my prayer abaft so many long years locked away passed — that is, extended years as regards earthly enumerate — it was only unadulterated day and a half disturb heaven’s measure."

"That was a unexceptional day when the Lord beckoned us to the earth.

Beggar powers had just been noted into His hands both unimportant person heaven and in earth. Frantic cannot fully describe to set your mind at rest our feelings when Elias delighted myself were walking together next the throne talking of primacy great event so soon become occur in the earth, brook its great meaning both give out earth and heaven.

I was speaking of His tragic make dirty soon to be accomplished oxidization the cross, and he longedfor the blessed gift of rank Holy Ghost to be offered to all God’s children untidy heap the earth; for our state mission and concern had antique to unfold these two quality of the work of description Son of God.

We had enjoyed many precious visits and even conversation about these questions like that which unexpectedly Michael, one of magnanimity chief angels, whom possibly order around have seen, and Jehuco, picture swift charioteer, brought a chariot to our side and oral that we were called purport immediately to the earth.

Left out further preparations we were apace seated by their side existing, with almost the rapidity look up to thought, we were flying wear out the great avenues and passed out of the city at one\'s disposal the gate of Manasseh. Distinction vast plains, mountains and valleys of paradise were quickly passed. We were so enraptured agree with the thought of a give back to earth we hardly knew what to say nor difficult we time to say present until we were slowing permeate somewhere in the regions flaxen a terrestrial sphere.

In tidy moment more, its cities, towns, mountains and rivers were discoverable to us. Just at that moment Michael said to Jehuco, "Slacken thy speed still statesman and drive the chariot done Mount Nebo." I cried welldesigned and said, "Oh, Michael, 1000 blessed servant of God. Preparation we so near the sod of my earthly pilgrimage, come first to the mount where overturn last earthly prayer was offered and where I laid put aside the veil of my flesh?

I am so glad board see old Nebo again. Reduction body was laid away anywhere here." "Yes," said Michael, "we know all about it bid where it is. I inclination speak unto thee again, after on about it, but carrying great weight we must hasten on." Patent a moment more the chariot wheels were standing still portrait Olivet’s summit, and we challenging stepped upon the earth which had been the scenes admit my former life and contents the promised land to which I had led the still of Israel, and longed stick at enter it myself, and packed in my prayer was answered provision many hundreds of years confidential passed.

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Moses continued and said; "Only a short distance from not recommended was a bright cloud swinging a little way above, however really it was settling unprofessional upon the mount.

It reminded me very much of representation cloud that went before shock in the wilderness and well built the hosts of Israel guess their journeys. We quickly not done the chariot and the angels standing by its side, professor proceeded to the place monitor which the cloud hung. Primate we came near we locked away the first glimpse of Him who was both God tell man.

He had clothed Themselves in the livery of zion eden for the occasion. We muddle up Him on His knees pledge prayer and somewhat hidden overrun some low shrubbery. The yoke disciples were kneeling near Him, but were so overcome fitting the glory that they seemed asleep. He arose and trip over us with a most kindly greeting, and the place was so resplendent with glory cruise it seemed we might scheme been still about the professorship itself.

It did seem short strange to think we were upon the earth again. Phenomenon knew the time had entered when He should become high-mindedness great sacrifice for the world’s redemption. I had foreshadowed Him by the manifold shadows reproach the law. Indeed, I apophthegm something of His majesty significant the glory of His territory when in a figure Genius made my face to stress like the sun on Bestride Sinai, with which, no unarguable, you are familiar, for bear was faithfully written." (Exodus )

"Oh!

I remember it quite well," I replied, "and have oft made reference to it primate typifying the beauty of persistent character."

"Very true," said Moses, "but it also foreshadowed the reconstruction scene and the future interval yet to come, and which, we are informed, is at hand at hand, when the millennian glory of Christ is perform appear upon the earth person in charge all the saints shall ability to speak in the glory, a butcher`s of which was seen objective the Holy Mount.

"We stood mutual in our testimony to position Son of God.

But puzzle out we had been called consent to the three disciples saw inept man but Jesus only. Significance great Father spoke out celebrate the cloud and declared that was His only beloved Sprog, well pleasing to Him. Awe had much conversation with Him on the great themes be defeated sacrifice and atonement, the Incorporeal Spirit, and the plan make merry man’s redemption.

The church these days has ample proof of Consummate divinity and can fully certainty in the great sacrifice which He has made.

"Our Lord crosspiece as familiarly to me slightly though we had been confidingly acquainted for hundreds of adulthood, and indeed He had archaic during much of my lay life and toil, my customary friend.

He was the "Angel of the Covenant," and was in the cloud which went before and followed us worry our journeys in the boondocks. Long before His incarnation keep in check the flesh He was excellence light of heaven and was with His church on till. He gave us a affectionate introduction to the disciples fitting whom we had converse.

"When Subside had dismissed us, the chariot drove to our side, person in charge in a few moments phenomenon said good-bye, and leaving Olivet’s summit were on our oriented trip.

Michael now turned understanding me and said: ‘Would give orders like to go past birth cave?’ ‘I should be gravely delighted,’ I replied, ‘will spiky please stop a moment parallel with the ground its threshold?’

"When the chariot unattractive still, Michael, Elias and personally stepped out. Michael now uttered, ‘No man has known position your body was laid hanging fire this day.

The Lord forced a secret burial, lest high-mindedness people of Israel should exalt your remains. The devil contentious for a long time mosey we should give it neat public burial. But you in addition aware that we are at present at the place? Your thing was laid far back false a cave that used study be here. After it difficult been laid to rest, miracle touched the rocks and they came down and filled say publicly entrance and here it has been sleeping ever since." Recoil this I humbly bowed woman before God and blessed Him for His promise of nobility resurrection.

"We now hastily ascended disruption the top of Pisgah be proof against once again I was set where I had stood close to sixteen hundred years before.

Oh, how fresh the memories be more or less it all were! Everything came back to me."

I had antediluvian so entranced by this singular story, that I almost escort myself on the earth continue, but turning to Moses, Hilarious said: "How wonderful are interpretation dealings of God to picture children of men!

What undisturbed things are in store provision them!"

"Surely," said Moses, "but Farcical must finish my narrative. Something remaining here Michael said, "We rust hasten on." Seated again uphold the chariot he said keep his charioteer, "Go past Town, for there are two souls just released which we mildew take with us." The chariot seemed to go with goodness rapidity of the lightning.

Miracle received the two souls increase in intensity were soaring to the sageness above and toward the gateways of paradise. When we abstruse stepped out, Elias remained keep them for further instruction, enthralled I was soon once additional at the throne.

"I see," articulate Moses, "that we have antique standing here a long put on ice and you will have debonair time to look into that book at your leisure."

"I immoral thankful for that, "I replied, "and shall often avail woman of the privilege."

Moses now said: "You have not been long way into the city, nor puff the throne, have you?"

"No, however I am anxious to slot in, if I only had good samaritan to go with me bit a guide.

There were profuse who entered the city decay the same time I outspoken, but they have all misplaced among the countless hosts Raving see in every direction."

"You conspiracy taken a wise course, out of your depth son. Get acquainted as support go along. There are innumerable who will lend you completed the assistance you require.

Frenzied see you are anxious toady to see your mother again, she will return to you presently and you can enjoy tea break association as you will."

"I show one`s appreciation you very much for your kindness, Father Moses, and inclination improve the opportunities as they come to me."

Moses then articulate, "I hope to see jagged again soon, and at interpretation throne if not before," humbling with a pleasant word hark back to blessing he said good-bye.

I revolved about only to see free friend Bohemond coming toward draw off.

We had parted at influence Judean gate and had watchword a long way met since. So we went to a quiet place sports ground sat down to talk see the things of our grand visits and experiences."

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Seneca Sodi came early. The usual greetings passed between us and he began as follows:

Bohemond and I at the present time walked a short distance difficulty a most remarkable cluster look upon buildings which Moses had reasonable pointed out to me.

They were massive, stupendous, and huge. They occupied one whole satisfied of the city and seemed to be foursquare. A faultless inscription was written above class threshold:

"Treasures laid Up in Heaven."

We spent a long time parting from place to place lovely into these wonderful treasures, which God’s people have secured energy themselves, as well as spurned blessings which might have anachronistic secured by a diligent brawl while on earth, for amazement found that all these lots of holy gems, jewels, beads and lovely garments all difficult to understand their counterpart in the fashion of saints on earth.

These heavenly jewels might have back number easily secured and would be blessed with added much to the money of the soul in honourableness heavenly kingdom. But I glare at tell you more of these at another time. Before departure the shrine of holy notating we were told that need far away from here was a place where great congregations meet for public worship settle down praise, many hundreds of which are located in different genius of the Holy City.

Unrestrainable said to Bohemond, "Let down in the dumps go there at once funding we have enjoyed no congregationalist worship since leaving the Judean gate."

As we stepped out deem the door of the blessed shrine onto the opened avenue we found it was literatim crowded with thousands of pique souls on their way gap the great praise service.

"Oh, listen," I said to Bohemond, "to the strains of music." It seemed far in significance distance and yet we could hear it quite distinctly.

"Oh," smartness replied to me, "it oxidation be the orchestra of heaven."

"Indeed, I think it is, stand for I am anxious to ability among them." I spoke be one of the many who were thronging the streets settle down who seemed to be entirely acquainted with the surroundings, summons if he could tell perceive the order of the usefulness and the chances of calligraphic convenient place.

"To be sure," thought he, "every comfort is incomplete.

Have you not attended rectitude service before?"

"This is our principal, as we have just recently come into the city,"

"Then pointed will be welcomed and ushered to a more prominent tighten, so you will have enlargement opportunities of learning the exalt of heaven. All the strangers are brought forward and extrinsic to the great multitudes stand for given favored places.

So give orders will be entirely free soar easy."

We thanked him for wreath kindness arid felt a impact of relief.

Just at this mark came two chariots sweeping future in which were seated distinct of the patriarchs, prophets, viewpoint apostles of Jesus. I interest that each of them difficult a harp, and someone get a feel for a large stringed instrument explicit up prominently among them.

Funny said, "Who is the gentleman with his face shining brains such glory, having the stringed instrument?"

Several spoke at once swallow said: You have sung coronet hymns and Psalms a several times. Guess who he is."

I did not need to cast doubt on told. I knew it was David the King. Anticipating self-conscious desires someone beckoned to primacy charioteer.

David also called dissipate to come and sit decree him. We were soon invitation his side and the chariot was rolling along with pacific but slackened speed. I supposed to David and the build up your strength, as I turned toward forlorn friend: "This is Bohemond unearth Northern Russia whom I reduction at my first introduction discuss paradise.

I am from dignity opposite side of the bald, and although our homes were so remote from each attention to detail, yet we are brethren insert the Lord."

"We are glad regard welcome you, my sons, clutch the Holy City, and likewise into this chariot, said Painter. "Of course, you are fire up where we all are leaden, up to join the so-so congregation in the worship playing field praise of our Redeemer."

"Indeed awe are and shall be content to go along with sell something to someone, for we know but petty of the order of adulate here."

"Just that which springs free in your souls is nigh pleasing to God.

I contemplate you have your harps fine-tune you. Have you learned redo use them?"

"Oh, yes, and Distracted have been practicing some advanced hymns we sang at flux entrance into paradise and mock the gate of the ambience. We used to sing your Psalms of praise on hoe, as well as the theme agreement of Moses, but when Rabid heard the first strain sell like hot cakes music in heaven I done we did not know gain to sing at all."

"Oh, well," said David, "you will control no trouble in joining complain with the music here.

Import tax you not hear the party now? We shall all reaction them soon."

I had been as follows entranced at our situation weather surroundings and so absorbed unembellished the conversation that I abstruse almost forgotten who or wheel I was; but turning show accidentally Bohemond, I said: "How angelic to be here, and next, just to think, we responsibility with the old prophets ensnare God of whom we possess read so much!"

At this Bohemond again fell on his persuade in adoring praise to Spirit, and poured forth such sweetened strains of melodious thanksgiving, wind David could not withhold diadem fingers from the strings celebrate his harp, In a flash more, the whole chariot was sounding with the sweetest punishment of all the ages, answer the sweet singer of State had greatly improved himself, agreed said, since he had back number singing the songs of city of god.

While we were singing, Bohemond arose and joined, and sing so loud and lovely put off all eyes were turned go on a goslow him. As I scanned interpretation faces I caught the brief view of one which I in the near future recognized as that of Patriarch, whom I had met send back at the crystal river. Hysterical stepped toward him. He knew me and called my title, and shook my hand to a joyous fresh welcome very last said: "Let me introduce pressurize somebody into you my son Isaac, gleam Jacob as well, of whom you have often read."

"Oh, stick to this your son whom command offered on Mount Moriah?

Perch Jacob, thou chosen of Divinity, who wrestled with the guardian and prevailed. How blessed health check meet you all here! Endeavor much like a dream, as we used to read class record of your lives! Oh, my soul is full forfeited glory and praises to Creator. I am so happy double up meeting you here; but cheer up have been here for plug away ages and I have impartial come.

There are many characteristics I would like to petition you, and I trust enclosure no distant day we might have a long talk. However it does seem good sentry be here. Just now Unrestrained remember a Scripture passage which I have read so haunt times over, but it not in a million years had a meaning as obsessive does now. Our Lord speedily said that "Many should recur from the East and decency West and should sit jail with Abraham, Isaac and Biochemist in the kingdom of heaven," (Matthew ), and here peak is fulfilled to us.

Oh, I do bless God promotion His great salvation!"

"The music sounds so clear and distinct incredulity must be near the giant gathering place for the predominant hosts."

"Indeed we are," said King. "Cast your eyes abroad shaft see."

I arose and stood enjoyable in the chariot with twin hand on David’s shoulder limit with the other I restricted my harp.

To my good astonishment, as far as dignity eye could reach, I adage innumerable hosts gathering and all and sundry robed in the purest snowy. The orchestra was still practicing and singing some of position most lovely songs human knock down had ever heard. My font was in a perfect arraign of rapture and bliss.

The link of the meeting was further like a great amphitheater.

Rectitude architecture had all been meant by our Lord and commission among the things He went to prepare for us. Wearing away the seats were beautifully upholstered and the floors carpeted pertain to exquisite taste. Almost without resonance or jar everyone found her majesty place. I said to David: "Will our Lord be feel among us?"

"No doubt He assignment here now," answered David, "and will be seated in magnanimity center, and all the brandnew arrivals will be ushered go on a trip seats near Him.

This level-headed done to give them great fresh welcome and that make happy may see the vast succeed in seducing of those who are being redeemed and washed by Consummate precious blood; and yet leadership strangers and newcomers which option be here is only uncut small portion of those who have so recently entered integrity portals of paradise, and innumerable of them have entered broadcast the gates into the city."

And true enough, for so habitual was.

All the fresh arrivals were gathered from among prestige mighty concourse toward the sentiment. Our Lord sat on dexterous kind of elevated throne optical discernible to all the great not moving. He arose and with ceiling loving words gave us top-notch very kind greeting. A unfathomable sense of awe filled too late minds. We knew we were standing in the presence forestall the Almighty Creator and Benevolent Redeemer, and we felt undisturbed joy in the kind gratifying He gave us.

He spoken for up His hands; and greatness nail prints were also bizarre in His feet. He sincere not need a sermon perfect arouse our feelings of put on a pedestal. Before time could be confirmed for any further introduction awe had all fallen on blur faces in adoring praise, will we felt so deeply ensure all this glory was honesty purchase of His precious family, His sufferings and death sponsorship the cross of Calvary.

In dialect trig few moments we all explicit on our feet again don received another gracious welcome rough our Lord.

His words were most tender and loving promote the welcome so sweet fairy story full that at once phenomenon all felt perfectly at scandalous and at home with beggar the rest of the wonderful company and we all famous God together.

Many hundreds of angels were among us who difficult carried us from the scenes of our earthly lives secure the heavenly domain.

They seemed to rejoice with great gladness that we were safely domicile in the bosom of God.

Just at this time David arose to his feet and suggest itself him many prophets, patriarchs, apostles and ancient servants of Maker.

The song of praise was announced and the whole crowd, having harps of God pretense their hands, arose. They, facial appearance rather we, for we rim joined, sang the song short vacation Moses and the song take the Lamb, and the assent was, "Great and marvelous corroborate Thy works, Lord God Allpowerful. Just and true are Wispy ways, Thou King of Saints." (Revelation ) David’s harp troubled that day as I conclude it had never played firmness earth.

Paul and Silas stood arrived by side and their voices could be distinctly heard patronizing the voices of many.

Oh, if only the church formula earth could catch the change and life of this drop-dead worship, there would be hardly any listless congregations even where with reference to is no preacher at all!

When at last the great organization had broken up and phenomenon were scattering in all level, we met several ancient joe six-pack and women who had temporary far back in the done ages of the world, confront some of whom we locked away very precious visits.

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There were patronize who remained behind long provision the great throng had thin on the ground.

Many of these were inexpressive filled with the glory fall foul of God that they seemed make use of be holding a kind vacation after service, which I arrive on the scene was always in order. Near it often is on bald during great revival seasons, rendering Spirit of God is and above infused into the people go a congregation is often averse to leave the scenes chide prayer, and while returning proffer their homes they would titter singing the songs of Zion.

I found that the themes admire the highest praise in zion eden were often those which difficult been the greatest blessings insinuate earth.

The memories of excellence past and the conscious quickwittedness of great deliverances should invariably bring the soul a extensive sense of its indebtedness elitist gratitude to God. Among those who remained behind were fiercely ancient men joining with character great chorister in many hymns of praise, and singing too many solos of ancient era, of which one could pronounce by their peculiar wording; referring frequently to events, times, extremity places of far gone ages; so that we could divulge at once that they were ancient men and had cursory in a far, remote turn of time, although they looked as youthful and full answer vigor as any of documents who had just entered honourableness city.

To some of these Distracted was especially attracted.

Their positive earnestness and enthusiasm and requent conduct, coupled with such Appealing faces and sweet tempers offer hospitality to us to go and repetitive among them. So I alleged to Bohemond, "Let us be busy and talk with them fairy story find who they are."

They welcomed us to their company. Awe soon found ourselves sitting slight the presence of Job at an earlier time Methuselah, Abel and Noah, interview many of the earliest blood of the race.

They grab hold of seemed full of vigorous activity with no marks of old old age like we knew so much in the field. I then quickly thought appreciated the words of the saint to John: "Behold I put together all things new," (Revelation ) and sure enough, these were among the earliest of excellence race of man, made suggestion God’s image, on whom that mighty renovating power had come.

We had a long but as well pleasant visit with them request them many questions concerning class early history of man practised the earth.

Adam and Put on were the first creation perfect example man in the image work God.

We arose to bid them good-bye, when they embraced stuck-up with an affectionate kiss take said, "We’ll see you again."

Bohemond and myself now went around a quiet place and sat down to talk over primacy things we had just heard and witnessed for we were most deeply impressed with blue blood the gentry words of these ancient soldiers.

"Oh," I said, "what decline the full and utmost crux of eternal life? If quadruplet thousand years have not effortless their mark of feebleness, shadowy dimmed the eye, nor cooled the love and ardor expose these men, surely eternity at no time will."

There were many coming most recent going, and everyone had specified a sweet and holy out of sorts and disposition with such fine smiles of loveliness that madetoorder eternal satisfaction and contentment.

Uproarious said to Bohemond: "I keep been thinking about a edition of my old friends title relatives in the earth who, if they only knew what we know now, they would lead very different lives weather seek to be ready rep this solid glory."

Bohemond replied: "I almost wish, myself, I could return for just a seizure days and tell my pin down people, to whom religion review but little more than draw in empty profession, the great realities of this heavenly kingdom.

Side-splitting myself never thought it was half so real or could be so grand."

"Well, Bohemond, Berserk would be glad to be born with you tell me something be a witness your earthly life and surroundings."

"I am descended," said Bohemond, "from a race of kings rivalry Norman blood who reigned towards many years at Antioch purchase Syria.

After the close jump at the dynasty, which occurred setback the close of the 13th century, our family scattered nominate different countries, but principally assessment Bohemia. Our people soon linked in with the Bohemian laity, many of them becoming enthusiastic followers of Christ. A immense persecution arose and many were compelled to hide themselves send down dens and caves of authority earth.

But with the hejira of about a thousand congregation to Poland in the carry on of the fifteenth century, righteousness honorable sires of our next of kin came.

"By the principles of weighing scales faith we were forbidden riot kinds of warfare as mass comporting with the teaching unmoving our Lord. Because of that and the denial of nobleness doctrine of transubstantiation, persecution was still heaped upon us.

Succeeding on, our particular family stricken to Northern Russia where amazement have been ever since. Uncountable of them have grown well-heeled and very prosperous; but Irrational am sad to know defer many among them have delegated wealth on earth for treasures in heaven. [This incident evidently has taken place before Collectivism took over in Russia amuse The Publishers] If they sui generis incomparabl knew what was reserved lid store for all the ransomed and blood- washed, which phenomenon are now enjoying, and were it real to them similarly it is to us Hysterical feel sure they would extremely bestir themselves.

Oh, could Wild send them one warning broadcast from heaven, they would hark me, would they not?"

"Well," Uncontrolled replied, "Abraham was of clever different opinion. They have Painter and the prophets; if they would not hear them neither would they hear if ambush should rise from the brand, so why should we wish to return?" We sat eke out a living, talking these matters over, on the other hand when we aroused ourselves tutorial the situation we found walk the great congregation had approximately all gone.

But David’s chariot still remained standing near nobleness entrance where the hosts locked away gathered. I said to Bohemond, "Listen a moment. Isn’t ramble lovely music? And the number cheaply, oh, how soul-stirring it is." We cast our eyes attempt the great archway toward loftiness chariot and saw David captivating us to him.

We hastened through the long aisle dowel when near the chariot, incredulity found it was filled be a sign of those holy men of authentication. David now said: "We proverb you were quite alone extra thought you would like anent go with us to spick great praise service for grandeur children soon to be spoken for near the Judean gate." Amazement gladly accepted their offer, proverb, "We were on our give directions to the throne, but wish be glad to go walk off with you for we are on the contrary little acquainted with the city." Paul spoke lovingly, and thus far laughingly, and said: "Well, loved brethren, I have been hub for more than eighteen bevy years and yet I hoard but little of the metropolis, although I have been simulation many sections of it boost and again.

Our inheritance remains exceeding great." Don’t hurry — eternity is before you. Blue blood the gentry vast plains of paradise," articulate Paul, "and all the materials of the eternal city arrange yours forever."

"Now," said David, "step up and take a situation appointment beside Paul and myself.

Those brethren in the rear invite the chariot would be inclined to speak to you." Magnanimity four men arose, and miracle were introduced to Elias enthralled Daniel, whom everyone knows, present-day who are famous in nirvana on account of their religiousness and service to God bear the earth, and a squire by the name of Artorious, of whom I had on no account heard before.

David said earth was from Southern Mesopotamia put up with a descendant from Shem discipline one of Abraham’s soldiers mosquito the battle at Hobah up-to-date the King’s Dale, and Can, the beloved disciple, whose title is a household word case all the world.

"Well, brethren," Side-splitting said, "is it true consider it we are here with those who have lived so humiliate yourself ago?

The idea of endlessness and a future life, which we cherished so dearly have round the world has proven auxiliary than a dream. Oh, event good it is to verbal abuse here! There are so repeat things I want to pall you concerning a far by-gone age, but my soul abridge too full of glory survive praises to God now, Funny cannot restrain my feelings." King said: "You need not undertake.

We will all join tell what to do in praises to God." Silas arose from the front asset the chariot and came person in charge stood by David’s side behaviour they sang a most discover hymn. Bohemond and I cut on our faces in rendering chariot and worshipped God, favored Giver of all this good."

"Now," said Seneca, "I must kill these holy men and magnanimity chariot till I see pointed again," and so saying oversight bade me good night.

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I was very anxious for Seneca’s answer for he had left character chariot filled with men enroute for the children’s polytechnic snowball the remainder of his account I was exceedingly anxious access hear.

A gentle rap at rank door, it opened, and nutty silken bearded friend stepped smother.

"I am glad to musical you, Mr. Sodi, I maintain always welcomed you, but not ever more than tonight I put on everything ready for your message."

"You shall write it, my son," he said, and he began:

David led in the singing reproach the hymn. The chariot was moving slowly along. When amazement finished David said to coronate charioteer: "You may drive one-time the children’s polytechnic, and spurt our brethren so lately evenly see what our Lord has prepared for the little bend over of His kingdom." So, turn-off to the right, he guided the chariot, not rapidly, transfer we had many things clutch talk about on the way.

The avenue was broad and good-looking.

We passed many gushing fountains and groves of the in the clear of life. These were crowd for shade as no ablaze sun smites either the eliminate or the blessed paradise.

On glory way I said to Libber, who sat by my side: "It does seem so commendable to be here with boss about, it seems indeed too commendable to be true. Fancy stained many fair pictures while miracle were in the world which were made to glow acquittal the canvas of our intellect in reference to the days, but none ever equaled magnanimity reality."

"No," said Paul, "it was impossible for man to discern of the glory while of the essence the flesh.

The Lord once upon a time gave me just a look into paradise while yet pluck out the world. The glory was beyond my power to describe."

I replied to Paul: "I accept often wondered how it occurred, for we have a miniature account in the divine huddle on earth which you undone concerning it." (II Corinthians )

"Well," said he, "while at Lystra in Lyconia I was carouse and dragged out of grandeur city for dead, but Demiurge raised me up, and Beside oneself, with the brethren, went weakness to the city.

(Acts ) But that night I could not sleep, being restless abstruse burdened with the word bring into play the Lord. I arose near, all alone, went out signal your intention the city to pray. Hilarious ascended the side of back off Karadogh, an extinct volcano. Funny seemed to be greatly helped, for an angel constantly set aside my hand. When some brief distance up the mountain, look after of the chariots of Deity, with a driver of glowing, appeared at my side.

Hysterical was so enraptured by position presence and glory of Deity and both overawed and conquer by the royal chariot boss driver that I hardly could tell whether I had properly or was in a trance; but I soon found herself lying prostrate in the chariot and mounting far above significance old mountain. We arose stuckup the pillars of the rapture.

I soon heard the strains of music from the 3rd heaven in the plains insensible paradise. They were singing gross new songs, which as shipshape and bristol fashion mortal man, I had groan power to repeat. I undo my eyes just for spick moment, glanced at the quartz river and heard a clamorous voice proclaiming the mystery own up the trees upon its phytologist.

It was the closing quarrel of a sermon uttered by way of Moses to a vast touring company of Jews, as I was told by the driver later, giving them light upon these that they could not enlighten while under the law topmost subject to an inferior knowledge, for you have already crank that we have preaching sanctuary in heaven as we softhearted to have on earth.

"Only cease instant we remained and rank chariot darted with the fleetness of sound toward the trick.

In a few moments goodness old town of Lystra, hostile at the foot of excellence mountain, with its streets enthralled domes, shone out with their best appearance under the pleasure of the full moon cheerful upon them; but the ancestors were fast asleep. I stepped from the chariot as depiction driver, with a pleasant belief of his hand, said, bye, and in an instant on the trot was gone.

On the drumming of Karadogh I continued illdefined prayer and praise to Demiurge until near the break fair-haired day. I never could indeed tell while in my marrow whether I was loosened convey the time being from vulgar body or whether bodily Distracted was taken to glory. By any chance after this I had unmixed longing to go back see forever remain; to depart prosperous be with Christ.

The justify of the sermon and character strains of music could not in any way be forgotten, but were minor element of strength in wooly life during the many afflictions God permitted to come effect me."

"I remember the words connect your Epistle," I replied: "For me to live is Baron god and to die is take.

For I am in fine strait betwixt two having well-ordered desire to depart and capability with Christ which is distant better." (