The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-10

Godl there is rainbow round about
the throne" have but to look up to
the radiant arch above the throne OF
God to assure myself that the most
glorious things of earth are to be pre-
served in heaven Then let the world
burn; all that is worth saving will be
snatched out of the fire.
THE TWELVE STONES OF BEAUTY.
see the same truth set forth in the
twelve foundations of the wall of heav-
en-. ST John announces the twelve
foundations of this wall to be, the first,
of jasper-yellow and red; the second,
of sapphire-a deep blue; the third,
a chalcedony--a varied beauty; the
fourth, emerald-a bright green color;
to fifth, sardonyx-a blush white; the
sixth, sardius-red and fiery; the sew
enth, chrysolite-golden hued; the
eighth, beryl-a BLUSH green; the ninth,
topaz pale green mixed with yellow
tho tenth, chrysoprasus-a golden blu
ish tint; the eleventh, jacinth-fery 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 tho top of this
foundation there rises a mighty wall Of
jaspcr-of brilliant yellow and gorgeous
crimson. Stupendous cataract of colorl
Throne of splendor and sublinity.
You see that tho 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 glorifled
and eternized in the deep everlasting
blue of that fiery stone which forms the
second foundation of the heavenly wall
The green that sleeps on the brook
bank and rides on the sea wave and
spreads its banners on the mountain
top shall be eternized In the emerald
that forms the fourth foundation of the
heavenly wall.
The fiery gush of the morning, the
conflagration of the autumnal sunset,
the electricity that shoots its forked
tongue ont Of the thunder cloud, the
flame ut whose breath Moscow fell and
Etnas burn, shall be eternized in the
fiery jasper 1t seems as If all earthly
beauty were in one billow to be dashed
up against that wall of heaven; SO that
the most beautiful things of earth will
be kept either In the wall, or the foun-
dation, or in the rainbow round about
the throne.
l 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 ticket, and, carefully guarded,
you so into the royal factory at Paris
where the Gobelin tapestries of the
world are made, and see how for years
a man will sit putting in and out ball
of colorcd worsteds through the deli
cate threads, satisfied If he can in q
day make so much rs fingers breadth
of beauty for a 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. oh, what II place
heaven must be. You have heretofore
looked at the floor; this morning take
one glance ar the ceiling.
notice what must be the feeling of
safety among the people of heaven.
Have you ever seen a cloud burst
There have been days when it rained
as if it would never stop. You knew,
if it kept on in that way long, all the
nations would be drowned; yet you
had no apprehension, for you remem-
Der the Bow OF Promise painted on the
cloud in Noah's time So tho glorified
have but to look to the arch around
the throne of the King to be treasured
that the deluge of trial is forever past.
THE DELUGR OF SIN AND SORROW.
On earth, the delugo of sin covers
the tops of the highest mountains. ]
heard an Alpine guide, amid the most
stupendous 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, i'm
piety, falsehood, blasphemy, are but
different waves of a flood that has
whellned nations New York is drowned
in it, Brooklyn is drowned lit, Boston
is drowned in it, London is drowned in
it, ST. Petersburg is drowned in it
two great hemispheres are drowned in
it. But the redeemed, looking unto
the rainbow round about the throne, )"
see the pledge that all this is ended for
them forever. They have committed
their last sin and combated 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 Tor them the deluSe OIL
sin is assuaged, for ''there is rainbow
round about the throne"
Now the world is covered with a
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
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throne, empire against empire. The
spirit of despotism and freedom at war
in every land; despotic America against
free America, despotic 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 unroned
f.o,,, fbo CIV, On tho fret christina