Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-19

of jasper, yellow and red; the second of
sapphire, deep blue; the third chal-
cedony, varied beauty; the fourth,
emerald, bright green color; the fifth,
ssrdonyx, a blush white; the sixth,
sardius, red and fiery; the seventh,
chrysolite, golden hued; the eighth,
beryl, blush green; the ninth, topaz
a pale green mixed with yellow; the
tenth chrysoprasus, a golden blush
tint; the eleventh, jacinth, fiery as the
sunset; the twelfth, amethyst. But
these precious stones are only the foun-
dation of the wall of Heaven-the most
inferior part of it On the top of this
foundation there rises mighty wall of
jasper-Of brilliant yellow and gorgeous
crimson. Stupendous cataract of colorl
Throne of splendor and sublimityl You
see that the beautiful colors which are
the robes of glory to our earth are to be
forever preserved in this wall of Heaven.
Our skies of blue, which sometimes
seem almost to drop with richness of
color, shall be glorified and eternalized
in the deep everlasting blue of that fiery
stone which forms the second founda-
ton of the heavenly wall.
The green that sleeps on the brooks
bank and rides on the sea wave and
spreads it's banners on the mountain top
shall be eternalized in the emerald that
forms the fourth foundation of the
heavenly wall. The fiery gush of the
morning, the conhagration of the
autumnal sunset the electricity that
shoots it's forked tongue out of the
thunder cloud, the flames at whose
breath Moscow fell and Etna burned
shall be eternalized in the fiery jasper.
1t seems as if all earthly beauty were in
one billow to be dashed up against the
wall of Heaven so that the most beauti-
full things of earth may be kept either
in the wall or the foundation or in the
rainbow around about the throne.
/ notice the unspeakable attractive
ness of Heaven. In other places the
Bible tells us of the floor of Heaven
the waters and the stones and the fruits;
but now st. John tells us of the roof
the frescoed arch of eternity and the
rainbow round about the throne. Get
a ticket and carefully guarded you go
into the royal factory at Paris where the
GObelin tapestries of the world are
made, and see how for years a man will
S t putting in and out a ball of colored
worsteds through the delicate threads,
satisfied that if he can in day make so
much as a fingers breadth of beauty for
Kings canopy. But behold how my
Lord, in one hour, with his two hands,
twisted the tapestry, now swung above
the throne, into a rainbow of infinite
glory. o, what a place Heaven must be.
You have heretofore looked at the floor;
this morning take one glance at the
ceiling.
/ notice what must be the feeling of
safety among the people of Heaven.
Have you ever seen cloud burst?
There have been days when it rained as
if it would never stop. You knew il it
kept on in that way long all the nations
would be drowned; yet you had no APP
prehension, for you remembered the
bow of promise painted on the cloud in
Noah's time. So the glorified had but
TO look to the arch around the throne of
the King to be treasured that the deluge
of trial is forever past.
On earth the deluge of sin covers the
tops of the highest mountains. l heard
an Alpine guide, amid the most stu
pendous evidences of Gods power, swear
at his mule as he stumbled in the pass.
Yes, the deluge of sin dashes over the
top of the highest mountain ranges
Revenge, drunkenness, impiety, false
hood blasphemy are but different waves
of a flood that has whelmed nations
New York is drowned in it, Brooklyn is
drowned in it, London is drowned in it,
St. Petersburg is drowned in 1.-TWO
great hemispheres are drowned in it
But the redeemed, looking into the
rainbow round about the thrcle," see
the pledge that all this is ended for
them forever. They have committed
their last sin and committed their last
temptation. No suicide leaps into those
bright waters; no profanity befOuls that
pure air; no villains torch shall fire
those temples; no murderer's hand shall
strike down those sons of God. They
know that for them the deluge of sin is
assuaged, for there is a rainbow round
about the throne"
Now the world is covered with deluge
of blood. The nations are all the time
either using the sword or sharpening it
The factories of the world are night and
day manufacturing the weaponry of
death. Throne against throne, empire
against empire. The spirit of despotism
and freedom at war in every land; des-
potic America against free America, des-
potic England against free England,
despOtic Germany against free Germany,
despotic Austria against free Austria.
The great battle of earth is being fought
the ArmageddOn of the nations The
song that unrolled from the sky on the
first Christmas night, of peace and
good will to men," is drowned in the
booming of the great siege guns Stand
back and let the long line of ambulances
pass Groan to groan. Uncover and
look upon the trenches of the dead
Blood! blood! deluge of blood!
But the redeemed of Heaven, looking
upon the glorious arch that spans the
throne, shall see that the deluge is over.
No batteries are planted on those hills;
no barricades blocking those streets;
no hostile flag above those walls; no
smoke OF burning villages; no shrieks of
butchered men; but peace! German and
who fell with arms inter-
locked in hate on the field Of death, now
through Christ in Heaven, stand with
arms interlocked in love. Arms stacked
forever; shields of battle hung up. The
dove instead of the eagle; the lamb in
stead of the lion. There shall be moth
ing to hurt or destroy in all Gods holy
for there is a rainbow round
about the throne.