The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-07-31

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21st chapter of the Book of Revelation and five verses in
22nd chapter. They ought to be read again.
We have here drawn for us the most wonderful, the
most sublime and the most important picture drawn
drawn by Him Who in the beginning created the heavens
and the EARTH and Whohanks be unto His glorious Name
in His time in fulfment of His wonderful Plan of
Redemption will renovae and subdue and purify and beau
tfy this earth, making it far more wonderful and more
beautiful than in the beginning
Porays Story Paradise Lost and Restored
I would have you carry home with you this thought
which pray may nger with you continually: That in the
very beginning of Gods Word have the sad story of
Paradise lost and in the closing chapters of the Book of
Revelation have the glad story of PARADISE RE-
STORED
In one of the standard classical Greek works. which
read colleges there appears this statement Things
the passages to their opposites; and know OF no
place where this truth is clearly set FORTH than in the
Book of Revelation.
You are acquainted with the introduction with the
opening of the Seven Seals and as we approach this
wonderful pcture,-the heaven, the earth, the
Holy City, the sphere of mans habitaton the new
abode the conditions under which he will lveet
remember that the angels holding the vals
have poured them out creating and of
famine of war; and of DEATH and from that great extreme
pass behold the picture which God brought be-
fore the beloved Apostle in the heaven the new earth
the Holy City the place where many of the things that
will not be- the place where many things will be
that now are not
We have come to the place. as turn eyes upon
this picture where the is over the harlot has had
judgment passed upon her. the dragon often mentioned
has been covered with defeat the first and the second beasts
have been cast into the lake of fire. Hades and death
more; the resurrection passed. the judgment ended
and voice is heard from the throne, saying "Behod,
make all things new.
Excel of of New
and a New Earth
The prayer of my spirit this day has been that in my
ministry might be able to turn and women away from
this earthly scene with it's restessness with its Sickness
disease, DEATH PAIN crying and sorrowand get them to
fix their eyes upon that a0ondefml picture compared with
the greatest picture painted by the worlds greatest
artists sinks out of sight.
How much there has been written about the master
pieces of the worlds renowned artists! How the
papers heralded far wide the purchases by multi
monares, of the richest and rares pieces of art from
Europe! But desire to emphasize here today, that all
these works of art NOTHING compared to the pic
ture which you feast this afternoon
picture drawn by the hand of Almighty God Himself
picture not of the first heaven of the first EARTH not
of the heaven the present earh but picture
of the NEW heaven and the NEW EARTH which shall be the
habaton of the redeemed and the saved of the world who
have suffered here this earth and this EARTH rid
of the curse purified by the Savors mighty triumph
SIM Sickness DEATH and hell and then it shall already
have been written, death is swallowed up in victory.
How the warrior must rejoice when the last battle is
fought and the is laid aside! How the traveller
crossing the must rejoice when he reaches at last the
haven of safety! And this afternoon want ZION, by
eye of faith to look in upon the NEW heaven and the
NEW earth-the Holy City-the New Jerusalem and then
with renewed declarations of enmy against sin and sick
ness, death and hell to press forward few eetng years
more and enter into that which this afternoon you
only by eye of faith.
May God forbid that should be necessary before you
will turn away from earthly things and the feetng things
of time and senseay God forbid that should be
sary for Him to have to battle your cheeks in tears and
wash your eyes, until freed from the things that OBJ
you will then turn them toward this beautiful picture
the NEW heaven and the NEW earth-the Holy Cty-the
New Jerusalem.
If succeed this afternoon in thing-turning
your eyes from the EARTH from gold and silver from houses
and lands away to that eternal homethen shall go from
this platform feeling grateful to Cod and knowing that
have rendered you valuable service for time and for
Eternity.
A NEW HEAVEN AND A New EARTH!
"Behod, make all things new'' says the voice from
the Throne of Cod Then he proceeds to draw picture of
this state of purity and of bliss
or
AS Apostle Darms read these chapters, sat here and