Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-23
WORD OF THE LORD
Talmage interprets the I'M
agery CT the APOCALYPSE
AN OUTLOOK or HEAVIER
The Foundations ana Shs Twsivs Woa-
s=rfa stoa.s--Aacisns Srpsssss-
ions Absar The Asnsshyst

BnoozLxx. jan a2.-Dr. Talmage re-
turned from his southern tour II preach
lug and lectaring for TEN dzys n ke1l-
kekv. Tenas~ ZEE, Alabama, Georgia
snd South Carolina. and resumed LIS
g0uTss q sermons On God every y here
Having preached On '*rhs Astronomy =
the Bible; or, tiod Among the stars
ssThs Chronicles Of the Bible; or. God
Among the Centsries..7 The Ornithoioyy
Of the Bible: or, God Among the Sirsis,|
Ia today speaks Of The Precious Stones
OF the Bible; CT. God Among the Anae-
thysss." Subject, The Wail oe Heaven"
Text. Rsvslasiea xxi. 10, The fouada-
tions Of tho wall Of the city were gar
nishhl with all manner Of precious
stones"
shall be frank and tell yen what ara
my deSi sns ON you today They are 70
make yen homesick for heaven to con-
sole yea concerning ycnr departed
CHRISTIAN friends BY giving you some
idea 81 the brilliancy of the scenes IN
which they new coTnmingle; 10 give all
who love the Lord more elevated idea
o. to whsre they ara going 70 pass the
rnoss Of the years Of their existence. and
10 SET al the indifferent and neglected
T. quick and immediate preparation,
that they may have IL likewise.
Yea. & Is to induce many Of oar young
peools 20 study volume OF Gcd that
lew ever 0pen, bnt without sone ac-
ouaintance with which it is impossible
q understand the BIble-I mean the
precious stones. their capitalization,
th4r powers cfrefraeti0n. their cleavage,
their fracture. their iuster, their phos-
phorence. their transparency. their in
hnity eF color al.l shape. and what they
hal to doviL the welfare and doom Of
fausiiis sA tfe iay Of nattoas-aye,
The possess vell -on they make Of God
hinlsif
~ text stands rs in the presence Of
tie most se1res. lo,1s .I.sadors - the uni
va i t S TIE waA q heaven.
aal ~ IS foundations that they
are VIDA 81. maaner Of pre-
cieus 4t. ~ tae aneisut cities had
V...is !. safety ESD heaven has Wal
fer sTsl ssats s-feg. Nou nay say
Tia S4n @3s UP of al manner Of
preeiaas ssolcs is AElrative, BIT you
es.tnct un1orstl1 mi tho force and signih-
caneo os tha E.yiIe unless you know
solaetbicg aba1t .ss rasl structure and
escr sni value o. tAe proci0-s stones
mentioned.
Now. propose eds morning, so far as
tho Lord NAV help IRE. 70 attempt to
climb not the wan &C heaven, bat the
foundations cf tie wan. and ask you
T. JOIN lue IA the attempt to scale some
Of tie heights. Vse SHALL only get part
OF tho WA up. bat heltlr that than 70
stay DOWN ca the stupid lowell where the
raoss e Us have az oar lives becn stand
IN. Wa begn cleeF down at tie bot
tom AMI where tho wan begins.
Tlx JAsFER WALL.
The first layer Of the foundation
reaching all around tho city and fol
I.500 miles. Ia a layer OF jasper. Indeed
thero Is more Of jasper IL the wall d
heaven tAzn of any other brilliant. bo
cause it not only cozaposes part OF fhc
foundation, but makes up the chief part
Of the supcrstructurs. The jasper Is q
congregation OF many coloTs. 1t i.
brown. it l. yellow, It is green. it is yer
nilion. it is red. It Is purple. it is black
and II 40 striped with colors that muc1
Of it is called ribson jasper.
i is found ia Siberia and Egypt. bat
Il Is rlr3 lib Nos. lands aud * great
value. foe Sc isss herd thcor4inary proc
eaes connet hreek &c Oh irom tie nAr
where it las b. n deposited. The veor.1
men Der ht.1s into ihe rock Of jasV 2
thcn lsife .ato t.s.ss holes s.icks Cf drJ
birch roei. sad t'len saturate the stick.
AMI Keep sr1 w.urst.sl uucil tEey swell
suou.h - sul- tas tocL. ami Zee flag
men1s are Hrauga 0.s ung polished aud
transported an3 c95 INTO c.laeoa and pat
behind tag glass doors IL fuusenns.
To po4trssts If ft.goan e.nparors vert
crt int0is TIRE SD li-ta-tiio ever seer
is IN tho Vatican rsusrsn.. the head o.
Minerva IA jasper. Tiy divine arrange
meat iaspcr adorned the brclstPiate 81
tho high priest ia the ancient temple
Bus its most significant position Is where
i CLOVIS ard bursIs and darkeus and
bri.htens and breaches from the Lowest
stsatuu II the wall Of heaven. Glad aE
Ittst the very first row Of stones in tbs
'tlA Nt Nt.erf..4 a - w fts'tttf 1898
ard e yeu like purple il il purple. and
81 ycn Ike hrown It i brewn, and i
yon hko green It Is gTren. and if yoJ
Ike eeher yellow is il ocasr yellow, ans
II yea bza vesmiiion il Is vermiliou. an
If yen like black it Is black II suggest
% me that hoaven is a Place of an coior
--coiors of cVlsioli. colors Of crceL. col
ogs ~ SKIN. celors Of taste.
r1E RECE sArrarRF
Bat We uzsse pass upfn this inspection
Of tar foundations Of the great vail o.
hraven. and after lsaving the jasper tbs
next precioas stens reached Is sapphire
and itsweeps around The city I, 5eomiies
All lapidariss sgrss Ia saying that th'
napphirs og the bible VS. what ve now cal
labis Iaznh. job spe&ks with enetioT
Of The place q sspphfres. and Cos
thouxhs 50 uaneh q this precious stons
ti,st 10 psse Il in ths breastpsste cf th'
high priest. commanding. The ssconc
rox shall 81 "a emerald. a sarpeiTe sns
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