The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-15

ana ne to uDeIu dll llldl 0Ou iS Ol ioNcyN power, wisdom, holiness and glory. (5) He shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will not be single grief or heartache, unsatistied longing or tear, for God shall wipe them away, and they will stay wiped away. (6) Death shall be no more. Of all the enemies, death is the last one which shall be taken from the earth. It is sweet to know that this last enemy is to be conquered. CD There shall be no mourning, crying or pain any more. Every sorrow, agony, remorse, gloom, disappointment gone forever; death, tears, mourning all passed away. It is hard for us to com prehend the majesty and sweep of this great and glorious promise. (See I Cor. 15). But this kingdom of heaven is to be on the earth. The ideal and goal of the material world will pro- duce this new heaven" There was no more sea separating, turbulent, hos tile, means of separation and de- struction, of wrecks and hurricanes Ihss sometimes shut out the stars, therefore, as a symbol and a type it has no place in the renewed earth. II. The Coming Light and Glory (vv. 22-2O. The intervening verses are a wonderful description of the fOunda- tion walls and gates of the city. There will be no temple in that city for it will not be needed. Instead of the temple which stands for the temple of earth there Is to be the presence of God, himself, but the lamb is also In the midst of it. Nothing can more force | fully impress upon us the deity and pre- eminence of Jesus Christ, the atoning lamb, slain before the foundation of 1 the world. This city is to be city of light and glory. It will not be an il- lumination by gas nor electricity, for the glory of the Lord shall tighten it. 1 The thing our great cities need today to expose their sin is light, but there will be no sins to be exposed when l the light of Gods eternity shines upon his blessed holy city. All nations shall walk in the midst of that light. Kings shall bring their glory into it. | Everything that is regal and bright 1 and wondrOus will be in that city. The city stands wide open at all times no need of walls or excluding gates There shall be no night there. In God the father of light, there is no va riation, neither shadow that is cast by turning (James :1S).
 Summary. What are the lessons for our day from this vision of the new heaven and the new earth? First That the golden age of the Bible has not yet taken place. There are better times to come than anything the world has vet seen. Second: We have here the positive assurance of the success of our leader and the victory of Chris tianity in it's conflict with evil. Third
 The golden ideal of heaven is the means by which we can test our dail4 lives and the whole course of our con duct. The question we should con
 stantly ask is, Are we going to thi! heavenly ideal?" Fourth: The gate! of that city are open an angel is a
 each gate, and shall keep out all evil
 God desires that all men everywhere should repent, and is not willing tha
 any should perish.
 When the final assize shall hav'
 passed, no one will say that God di(
 not give him a chance nor seek to in
 spire him to place of eternal joy a
 his right hand.