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and his word even unto death. were
partakers of the JOY of this millen-
MUM. 1t was for them a grand
training in righteousness.
Whether the length of this millen-
MUM is intended to be literally a
thousand years, as We measure time.
or whether the term is simply the
expression for an indefinitely long
period, or whether it is . prophetic
measure, wherein every day is a year.
and the whole the immense term of
three hundred and sixty FIVE thous-
and years, is not clear and is not
important. On either supposition it
Is long enough to test whether man.
II kept by Gods grace and daily
schooled in WAYS of righteousness for
a sufficient length of time, can ac.
qulre III himself strength 10 resist
temptation, TO stand against the
wiles of the devil" and maintain his
Integrity before God. For the time
Was evidently time of spiritual sat
isfaction and privilege rather than
one of PHYSICAL enjoyment. The
time when Adam waiked with God
and was without sin may have been
IA similar millennium of gracious ex
periences But at the end he fell.
Now, however, the test is made with
redeemed man. aud the hottest
among the redeemed are tested.
80 again the panorama moves on.
and even the millennium passed he-
yond Johns view, and a. new scene
camr before han. Again he SAW
"Satau ioOsed ont OF his prison. Sc
and going out again Ito deceive the
nations which are IN the. four quar-
ters of the earth" 60: :. s. At
once war and tumult eyeryw here
prevailed. Man had no strength to
resist sin, and even the saints"
were deceived again, land fire came
down from God out of Heaven and
devoured them" GO: 81.
This, however, did not last long.
for III the next scene John saw that
"the devil that deceived them was
east into the lake Of fire and brim-
stone, where the beasts and false
prophets are. and shall be tormented
day and night, forever and ever" go:
l0D Thus his power was DESTROYED.
Then John saw in his vision that
the Judgment was set, and all 1.-The
dead, small aud great" stood before
the throne of God. Two books were
opened, land the dead were Judged
out of those things which were writ
ten in the books according to their
works." GO, ~ One WAS Gods
Book. The other was The Lambs
Book The one was The Book of
Creation, the other was The Book of
redemption. In the one, the name
of everyone that was born was en-
tered; in the other. only the names
of those who had been "born again. .
When the names were written in
Gods Book, then each one entered
into life with all of its opportunities,
experiences, and promises. But it
was only those who had used these
opportunities, experiences, and
promises, Alright whose names were
found in 1.-The Lambs Book of Life. -
These entered into the "new heaven
To go no more out forever. All 9th
ers had their portion with 1.-The Dew
il that deceived them; where The
Beast and The False Prophet are. "
GO: 1O.)
As this grand panorama now ceas-
ell to move forward, Johns attention
was concentrated upon the "new
heaven" and the "new EARTH" into
which those whose names were writ.
ten in 1.-The Lambs Book of Life
had entered. 1t must have heen al
enhancing view. 1t was not the
old heaven and the old earth re.
newed and improved, ''for the frs
heaven and first earth were passed
away; and there was no more sea,
". 1.D Nothing like this new con
dition had ever before been seen
Not only did those who had entered
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