West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-03-19
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Something About the Dimensions
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all other Good People
"And the city Heth foursquaro. and The
longth * as large rs the breadth, and lac
measured the city with tho rood 1000
mrlongS. Tho length and the breadth
and the height of It arc equal Rev -.
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Thore arc some who mover think OF
heaven. In their mind thought OF the
better country would starve for every
loneliness. Others think oft occasions
ally, when tho voice OF sweet music
steals upon THEN ear, or Providence or
tho preacher Inns them above esrth.
But " hen they do think OF it. how poor
and meagro their thoughts; to them II is
narrow w,circumscribod spot In tho uni.
verso, small place just enough for their
church, but too small TO admit within
its pcarly enclosure, even tho good boz
yond their communion. Such wero not
the views entertain eel 10y John when, ON
tho lonely isle, he saw, in grand pano.
ramtc Wow, the heavenly city.
j, I'm was.iu tho spirit on tho noun
tain of holy contemplation, aud ho had
delightful conveIsat on with ono OF tho
royal surveyors OF tho hoa yonly country.
lie says. verso 10, "And ho that talked
with mo had golden reed to measure
the city, ana tile gates thereof, and tho
walls thoroAr" Tho idea he givos to us
is, that there was solidity, firmnoss, du>
rability and strength all combined with
ind, scrbable beauty, surprising grams
dour aud infinite glory,
Tho city, rs he saw Il, WAS in tho form
ofn magnificent cube. ofvdst dimensions.
Tho Surveyor had the golden reod, and
ho measured tho city in the presence of
his visitor. IL was 1900 furlongs
(stadiD long, and II, 900 fur!ongs broad,
and 1900 furlougs high. Tho longth,
and the breadth, aud tho height OF 1t are
equal.
In thls view OF tao great city wo arc
quito in harmony with tho rabincnl
book. need not occupy room with
quotations.
In almost every othor theory, pros
posed great violence is done To the Greek
text. In this Interpretation tho sense
is natural and grammatical construction
respected.
" " '"'NN WV l''N'Nfp ~ IL lNfflHt -
900 mrlongs," which, when reduced to
loet and cubod, TX 0IS, ,03S, 900 900 O0O, 600,
OOO, 900 cubic feet. the half of which we
reserve for the throne Ot glory and the
heavenly court. Half of the remainder
| rosorVe for the angels thrones, domin~
ions. principalities and powers. Half Of
the remainder ! reserve for celestial
fyurIapa nf bauuapIv
Halt Of the romainder for shady bowers
and lovely parks Half Of the remain er
for the golden streets and walks, and tho
remainder, or one thirty second of tho
whole, divide into rooms OF 20 foot
square. and 10 feet high. or rooms no
haYe 7,4l3, ,575, 20, ,ODO, 900, 600 O0O'
Then | suppose that this world was
populated as at piesout, with say 0OO.-
0OO,00 of human beings, and that three
generations passed away every hundred
years, that is allowing 33 and one thiHl
years for each generation, aud that at
iho close Of the seven thousandth year
the trumpet Of heaven would proclaim
that "time would bo no longer" and
that earth's population would all be
pi''bhb N'lho W Ahv tiLy bl bOl.
also suppo that in tho universe OF
our Father there are 500, 900 worlds like
ours each having the same number OF
inhabitunts as our own, and each inhabe
liant obedient to the universal "como."
Take all thcso multitudes Of h. uman or
created beings, and tho heavenly home
tho angel measured for John and for us.
\
az are measured above for each inhabi-
tant ofall the 500 900 world and leave
more than 1905, 600 cubic vet unsurvoy~
ed. "And vet thero is room" Oh, how
true it is that lin my Fathers house
there are many .manyions."- H.
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