Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-04-24
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The crystal cannot equal H."
But, my friends. the chief Transforming
power OF the Gospel will not be seen IN this
world and.not until heaven breaks upon The
soul When that light falls upon Tue
soul then YOU Will see the crystals. ON,
what "a magnificent setting for these jewels
OF eternity. | sometimes hear people rep
resentlng Heaven in way that Is far from
attractive Ia me. IL seems almost vulgar
heaven ~ they represent IL with great
blotches OF color and bands OF mu-
sic making dcafening racket. Johh rep
resents Heaven rs eNqulsitely beautiful.
Three crystals. In one place he says:
"lIer light was like u precious stone, clear
as crystal" In another place he says:
IL saw a pure river from under the throne,
clear rs crystal" In another place he
says: Before the throne there was a sea
of glass clear ~ crystal" Three crystals!
John says crystal atmosphere. That means
health. Balm OF eternal June. What
weather after the worlds epst
wind. No rack of storm clouds. one
breath Of that air will cure the
worst tubercle Crystal light on all the
leaves. Crystal light shimmering on the
topaz OF the temples. Crystal light tossing
In the plumes of the equestrians OF heaven
on white horses. But the crystal cannot
equal IL. John says crystal river. That
means JOY. Deep aud ever rolling. Not
one drop Of the Thames or the Hudson or
the Rhine 10 soil it, Not one tear OF human
sorrow To embitter II. Crystal. the rain out
OF which IL was made. Crystal, the bed
over which 1t shall roll and ripple. Crystal,
it's infinite surface. but 1.-THE crystal cam
not equal it," John says crystal sea. That
means mul itudinously vast. Vast in rap
ture. Rapture vast rs the sea, deep as the
sea, strong as the sen, ever changing ~ the
sea. Billows OF light. Billows OF beauty
blue with skies that were never fathOmed.
ArCtics and Antarctlcs and Mediterraneans
and Atlantics and Pacitics IN crystalline
magnitcence. Three crystals. Crystal
light falling on crystal river. Crystal
river rolling into crystal sea. But "the
crystal cannot equal IT,
"Oh," says some one, lit l. just the doe
trine want God is TO do everything and
/ am to do nothing" Ny brother, 1t Is not
the doctrine you want. The coal makes no
resistance. IL hears the resurrection voice
i'm the mountain and IL comes TO crystalliZa-
ton, but your heart ressts. The trouble
with YOU, my brother, Is, the coal wants To
stay coal. do not ask you To throw open
you stop boiling 1t and barring 1t.
to get rid OF our sins.
will have to get rid OF my sins and YOU
will have to get rid OF your sins. What
will we do with our sins among the three
crystals! The crystal atmosphere would
display our pollution. The crystal river
would be 5efouled with our touch. The
crystal sea would whelm us with It's glisteu-
ing surge. Transformation now or no
transformation at all. Give sin full chance
in your heart and the transformation will
be downward instead OF upward. In
stead OF crystal 1t VIII be a elm
der I'm the days OF Carthage a Chris
tian girl was condemned TO die for
her faith, aud boat was bcdlubed with tar
and pitch aud filled with combustbles and
set on tire and the Chr stan girl was placed
in the boat. and the wind was off shore and
the boat floated away with its precious
treasure. No one can doubt that boat
landed at The shores OF Heaven. Sin wants
10 put you i'm fiery boat aud shove YOU off
in an opposite dlrectiou-on from peace,
off from God. of from Heaven.
everlastngiy off; and the port to-
ward which you would sail would
be port OF darkness, and The
guns that would greet yOu would be the
gums OF despair, and the flags that would
wave at your arrival would De the black
flags OF death. @, NV brother, YOU must
either kill SIN or sin will Kill you. 1t is no
Wild exaggeration when say that any man
or woman that wants to be saved NAV be
saved. Tremendous choice! A thousand
people are choosing this moment between
salvation and destruction. between light
and darkness, between heaven and he'll, be-
tween charrcd ruin and glorious crystalli-
cation.