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are told that they are exempt from hunger and thirst: that they do not need the light and the heat of the sun. for the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them , and lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes
 Maybe some of your own loved ones are there this morning-a wife. per- haps. or d husband who has gone; a father or mother. or a sweet child who has preceded you to that happy shore to enjoy forever the delights and the rewards Of heaven.
 l wonder if. when we see the Master Himself, we shall discern the nail- marks and the spear-marks that were made upon Him by the soldiers on that bloody crucifixion morning? 1
 wonder if We shall be able to see on Paul, the great apostle of the Gen tiles, a trace of the wound of the ax that beheaded him. or upon the maim- ed and broken bodies of the vast num- Der of Christian martyrs who sacri- feed their lives to their faith. the scars of the wounds that caused their
 
 brightest testimony-brighter than the fixed stars in their splendor. The Ro- man soldiers marched along the streets of their capital with barred breasts. to expose their scars so that the populace would give them due honor for their prowess and patriotism. So Stephen and St. Paul; so, too, the bishops suhmoned to a conference by the Christian Emperor Constantine. Some of them were hamstrung. some had their noses cut off. others were maim- ed and mutilated in other cruel ways. It may be that now all these. like the Roman soldiers. are proud of the scars they received as martyrs of holy faith.
 Wonderful things are promised to the man that overcometh. He that ov- ercometh shall not be hurt by the sec walk with me in white. Who is he that overcometh but he that believes in Jesus Christ. and walks faithfully in the footsteps of the Master? The great company spoken of are those in the likeness of Christ. These are Said by the apostle to have overcome all things by the blood of the Lamb. It is be- cause of the blood of Jesus Christ that they inherit their place. There is a modern tendency to ninify the power of the blood of Jesus. But We find in the word that it is only the blood of Jesus that can make us white as snow. It is the blood of the Lamb, not the blood of a tiger. not the blood of a wild cat
 When Christ was about to be cruci- fled. God could have sent legions of angels to rescue Him. but that was not Christ's purpose. Jesus came into the world to endure the suffering of the cross. to make the supreme sacri flee. to die for-you and for me It is this sacrifice that makes us conquer ors. It is the precious blood of Jesus Christ that gives us a triumphant pas sage through the pearly gates.
 You will discover that the overcom- CTS. spoken of by the apostle, over came. also, by the word of their testi- mony But testimony is of no value unless there is character, behind it.. There must be sincerity and a beauti- full Christian character So those who have sailed safely over the sea of hu- man experience have overcome by the word of their testimony. They have wondrously testified that there is cleansing in the blood of Jesus. IL is a testimony backed by noble lives. They have been faithful to God under all conditions. Do you not cOvet their experience this morning? Some of you today may be homesick for heaven. It s true Christian lives. Then will you have. at the last. the peace that pass eth understanding. the peace that this world can neither give nor take away.