Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-04-24

tney were open-wlGe open. Iney Will not
always be SO. After awhile heaven will have
gathered up all its intended population and
the children of God will have come home
Every crown taken. Every harp struck.
Every throne mounted. All the glories Of
the universe harvested in the great garner
And heaven being made up, of course the
gates will be shut. Russia in, and the sec
ond gate shut. Italy in, and the third gate
shut. Egypt in, and the fourth gate shut.
Spain in, and the fifth gate shut. France in,
and the sixth gate shut. England
In. and the seventh gate shut. Nor
way in, md the eighth gate
shut. Switzerland in, and the ninth gate
shut. Hindustan In, and the tenth gateshnt.
Siberia in, and the eleventh gate shut. All
these gates are closed but one. Now, lei
America go in with all the Islands of the sea
and all the other nations that have called on
God. The captives all freed. The harvests
oil gathered. The nations all saved. The
flashing splendor of this last pearl begins to
move on its hinges. Let two mighty angels
put their shoulders to the gate and heave 1t
to with silvery clang. 1t is donei 1t thun.
ders! The twelfth gate shut.
Once more 1 want TO show you the gate
Keepers. There is one angel at each one OF
those gates. You say that is right. OF
course it is. You know that No earthly pail
ace or castle or fortress would be safe with
out a sentry pacing up and down by night
and by day, and If there were no defenses be-
| lOrc HeS@SI, anu VNe uOOrS SET Wlue open WIFI
no one to guard them, all the vicious OF
earth would go up after awhile, and all the
abandoned of hell would be up after awhile,
and heaven, instead of being world of light
and joy and peace and bles5edness, would be
. world of darkness and horror. So am
glad to tell you that. while these twelve gates
stand open to let a great multitude in there
are twelve angels to keep some people out.
Robespierre cannot go through there, nor Hill.
debrand, nor Nero, nor any Of the debauched
OF earth who have not repented of theiI
wickednes5. II one of those nefarious men
who despiss God should come to the gate,
one of the keepers would put his hand on his
shoulder AMI push him into outer darkness
There is no place in that land for thieves and
liars and whoramongers and defrauders, and
all those who disgraced their race and
fought against their Col. II miser should
get in there, he would pull up the golden
pavement. II a house burner should get in
there, he would set fire to the mansion. liza
lIbertine should get in there, he would
whisper his denominations standing on the
white coral of the seabeach. Only those
who are blood washed and prayer Tipped will
get through. On, my brother, if you should
at last come up to one of the gates and try
to get through, and you had not pass written
by the crushed hand of the Son of God, the
gatekeeper would, with one glance, withe,
7ou forever.
There will be a password at the gate o.
heaven. Do You know what that password
is? Here comes n crowd OF souls up to the
gate, and they say: "Let me in; let me in. ]
was very useful on earth. / endowed col
leSes. built churches and was famous fol
my charities, and having done SO many Won.
derful things for the world 1 come up to get
my reward" A voice from within says, ~
never knew you." Another great crowt
say: "We were highly honorable on earth,
and the world bowed very lowly before Us.
We were honored on earth, and now we come
to get our honors in heaven" And a voice
from within says, 81 never knew YOU" An
other crowd advances and says, ave were
very, moral people on earth, very moral in.
deed. and we come up to get appropriate re.
cognition.' A voice answers, Il never knew
YOU.
After awhile lsss another thron,s approach
the gate, and ono sssns to be spokesman FOL
all the rest, although their voices ever and
anoncry. "Amen, amenr This ono stands
at the gate and says: 'Lst me in, I was
wanierer from God. I deserve to die.
have come upto this place, not because I de-
serve it. but because have heard that there
Is saving power in the blood of Jesus"
The Satekeeper says, THAT is the password,
Jesus. Jesus"" And they go in and sur.
round the throne, and the cry is, "Worthy is
the Lamb that was slain to receive blessings
and riches and honor and glory and powr
world without endI''
1 stand here this hour to invite you intc
any one cf the twelve gates. Itell you nov
that unless your heart is changed by the
grace of God you cannot get In. do not
care where you come from, or who your
father was, or who your mother was, OF
what your brilliant surroundings-unlcss
you repent OF your sin and take Christ for
your divine Saviour you cannot get in. Are
you willing, then, this moment, just where
you are. to kneel down and cry to the Lord
for His deliyerance?
You want to get in, do you not; On, yor
have some good friends there. This last
year there was some Ope who went out from
your homo into that blessed place. They did
not have any trouble getting through the
gates, did they? No, they knew the blessed
password, and. 90 ming up. they said,
.'Jesus" and the cry was. Lift up your
ilca,i-, ye everlasting gates, ami let them
come in" oh, when heaven is all done and
the troops Of God shout the castle taken, how,
grand it will be if you ali are among them
Blessed are all they who enter in throu sh tine
gates into the city.