, 1875-04-05

e1o9lons bGay. according to ,,,n tic to "'ssty Es.
duo all .l,ihEa nnto 1lln'Helt." .,,.s AM
Pants furtinr oxnlanation OF Tits cl!af}io
Is, that Which In ,aised In spiritual oouy.
rasaed in ineorro faso ~ " H. s,oss nssar"n1yLn su
io,iHo not made with lantls, otcrnal IN tho
Ilenyone. There can DO no doubt certainly tia.
bo!cycEa nro to keep I4!elr fgHt-born ho1!es l'!e
ClriAt forever. Hurelv, now. It would make
nj thls 50 explicit testimony yory foreo-
lsas, yory monni,,alesa to snpsoac that what N
tatl as 10 Christ differs in its scope of meaning
from what is said - 70 believers. for w1ns;' 'Ns;
ncason Is na'se llasls Of certainty ;, tg lno
rcslrracton And glorllcati0n Of ali WIN bolievo
on Him. Tbov sre to bear Ills image, Or NO
image VI the heavenly, t'e nmbodss f..r q. III II,
this llna boon said, It appears TINT ti,e iotl,i-
ta.lou OIL which all stnilds is struck away.
Tho bodies of believers ars 10 abide ftoshailS
glory, but tho poty Of ChriAt, Tho typo. tHe
hoayouJy man, through nnul nll thtd Certainty
Of our tutly tern,anouce. and glory II foeoiyesl'
-this body disappears. ahls mummy ss va"ssnse'
al that IL mid. and ttAt Ia 81 ptecio'la TO ovetT
boIeyIug heart, about Jcv!1f. anu ab!tiHg w'tli
Clutkt, aud reignips with Him after lilo cotnoH
vislbly to rai.e Ills pcoplc, mud consu'nmatc tho
trinlnph OF llis Kingdom tl.is becomes ony
fIcurey Of speech. There sinl 10 no seeing lin,
nj Ito is. boing actually se'Hi"ly present WY!
tho Lord no rlttiqg dawn with linn nfon MS
throun er,y, ut most. n Aort Of Mo'rentary
vintut, or Hin before the end Of tl'o ast'1airty
con,ca- -tloncslorwa,d tho many fuonufes OF
that blcascd llour, and tho certainly Or an
ctornaI!y invisible tiouEl' au eternity iovihH
Owl. fsie.wls / caauut no iead tho blcsatd
word. Az read 1t, Mt shall be llke Inn anu
au'ao. No Aso branches of n livIuR, "ildyltng.
vino -tnonibers Of q body tint never d!os: Mo
IT, bcca,se lie wears tho reality aid Lccpn It.
We shall be immortal bccanso his humanity Y
in,mo,tul. We nlmll reign Ill glory through al
tho sgca becAu&e 1ie rcsns. and ~ nn mo1e m TO
ncstitro of His Kingdom. Aud 30 l read Johns
record Of tho tnal Issue Of all things after the
conflicts, plaques, Judgments, aro all over -,and
rest Hwee.!y, cxpccssntly, therelt: AUD s1et9
ulltl ui tlls I.ab shall DO tn Il: mud lis servants
al,aIl eoryo Him sud they slall SEQ Ills lace.
and lis namu shall 10 In t.esr foselAcas1s.
And thuy shall reign for over and evor.'
Ino,c ae a eocon.t fact which tfle resurrection
involyos, tint 1t ora!szeHh heaven zn4 HakeKisrea.
II Ia quite popular Way with onr class OF laltnr-
day relig,onisa 10 speak OF Heaven ab co'AlHtir;
chiefly III right ssato Of heart. aud tho enjoy
necessary to keep ecnEcIcncoe void Of oIFenso
toward God and toward nan to love God and cuaa
ucightor to iive bcl!oyocnty aud tho like but
occ@.onally something vrIy like rldlc'.io 70 At
city, a better country, and Christian people
Mrs sntl to be yan1y searching after visions, AMI
beng dlssatiaaod with their earthly, tstntc, III
.,teud of having Heaso. III they might, al! tnc
way through their pilgrimage.
There is n ueahure OF trntf. In this. That ~
tn gav, \ truo heavenly experience. Hn iar as It
goes so fnr AZ conditions allow, IL possible III
tu.s present. time. 10 walk with God in loving
obediunt fsllow ship. 10 know aud rest IN Christ
as the eouls c9nrleto salvation, through
faith, Is 10 realiz6 III solie part what lnakes
Heaven; is to hayo NIL actual foretaEto and OK
pcronce Of It. Dut sllIs Ia not hayng Heaven
in The Scripture sen4s Of ne WORD: ana asl Al,
Joy OF soNl, and fellowship with Ga'i and Christ,
and Tho Spirit, IL Tho real Heaven offered to be-
lovers, sud ali there IL Of it. Rnvng thas somo
day all tho sntul md tronbo'lt e'on,eha vi!
disappear, thla Is to sadly 'nlseoncc'ye. hos to
say Etiuarolv contradict, Scripture teaching.
Christ, We hnvo teen, rono witt, Il roal hodv.
and retains 1t in It's eorificd elato. T'tas body
IL hcnco locnl,zcd: 1t Id n body still, whatever
tho oxact truth about its glolicd character and
MI bpirit invisibly superior to all conditions
Of place. So tho 9citntut cs wi.uess every who're.
ltacncrbes Christ ri loealEed. 50 Stephen cav
Him and John, anil l'au lie is tho n,an Christ
Jcsus. who. having offered one eacrifico Tor Bi,t,
foroser sat down on tho right haud OF GOD. So
Christ told Ills disciples, ~ 70 to prepare q
place for you,'- pncc obaerrc. noe i state
an actual locality. II will como nsatn, and to-
nuay 10 nlto." SO Abraham received Lazarus.
III tho representation OF Christ, and they dSclt
together In MI nct,lal locality, aa actual as tho
plnco OF Dives at,d ct Judas, tue Elaco OF tor
i,cnt. And ali tho Scripture Testimonies agree.
striving always with sHeh representations Of
Heaven NJ d" oar Fathers house, " ~ city With.
out foundations, - ''a bottor cuHntry.' "a land
nter or. +" to 'aise il; us conception o.
wherein nc bllail dwell with Christ forayer.
THIS is tho clear fact oE Scripture, 1leonssisaeed
by CAris.'a bodily resurrection md enduring hu-
manly. And ihink it shout have l4rser place
III cur tllouGlhs. SUSPECT. loweser our sloo-
res may 10, We greatly underestimate tue rtnlity
OF ucaven Thu wholo Mattor with nahy - Oh 0
OF painful uncertainty and vagnencts. They
Dn}Jere is heaven, but it ID not 4 heaven tan-
glbls or possible to 10 socn dwell in, enjoyed NJ
Lunlon or laris. Ihoy hold to the Immortality
Of tho soul, have some i1ca that thcro may De
rocognitonH. heavenly fellowships services,
and tho like. hut II does not como to them as
llaying auy counterpart with what 's true horo,--
thor do not think OF actually clasplnR hands
WITH true bounding Of heart the while. and
wallting and talkiHe togetlier AZ now, mucl! lcHs
or work 10 do, and enjoying Boif-oultare and tic
results Of effort, aud growing III knowledge aud
III capacity for usefulness, III they do hero.
Thero is very littlu Of tAts,-so httio that to
made over such things as possibly true OF
Heaven Ii 10 Seem almost making light Of sacred
thiugB,-on3y d stop away from bciug nacr-
lcglous. nut to aay ir1eyerent Aud, pcrhaps,
notug eyef Eaxo c.lstlaa 1nas pe9pls 3 gonvrn!ly
lcasly oYerees, than vas given by Miss Pheps'
'Gatos Ajar," in which tho reality OF heavenly
things was p,,t With telling emphasis. ! do not
endorse Ill That Miss r Days iii her book, nor all
tAut very pots,bly sho may hold 10 DO truo
sbons the heavenly ssato. But insist that tho
Scripture authorizes grent Rayauco updn tho
current WY OF talking, aud thinking, aud living,
With reference to Heavon. Wo a,e 10 seltle Ii
on the authority Of Chsist's localized humanity,
and express Testimony Of Scripture concurriu,
herewith, that Heaven Is place, just as truly
20 u Ch.csgo or Now York IH: That there aro
popplo there, gurifed rcrspualit;es. exactly as
tlcro ara hcre,-,1loso wo Elsall know. fathers,
mothers, husbands, wives. children, frisuds.-
sce them dsy after DAY, aud oujoy il, ns wo d:
here, and thousandfold moro; that there is al
actual government, ,-an organized aud perfect ao+
cloty, with shining rants OF principalities and
pouuss, kings, peioat. oders. scraphs, angels,
nrcDangela. ali,l know not what slHo, ALI
charged With aomu actual part In doing that
which secures tho genoEa! happiness aud the
glory o{ God.
II YOU nHk inc 10 de1ne lheta things, to toll
you low it IN 10 10 nnd all tl,ut, to ray whether
there nrn actual streets Of oll ana river Of life
aud trces growing upon ts b.hkB. aud harpB mt
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