The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-15
LESSON FOR DECEMBER II
THE HOLY CITY.

! LESSON TEXT-Rev. 21:1-7, 22-27
| GOLDEN TEXT-Behold the taber-
| nacle of God Is with men, and he shall
dwell with them. and they shall be his
| peOple.-Rev 21:3.
| AS we approach the end Of the year,
| our minds turn from the imperial city,
where last we have any authentic rec
ord of Paul, to the eternal city in
which he has so long resided. In les
son ten we studied Jesus Christ in his
resurrection glory, the source of all
power, King of Kings and Lord Of
Lords for the redemption of the hui
man race. In Lesson II we studied
the glOritied Christ who is actually
working through his churches is the
representatives of his kingdom upon
earth. The succeeding chapters de-
scribe in symbols and pictures the dis
cipline and training of Gods people
during the long generations that fol-
lowed. In the lesson for today, we
have vision of the final triumph of
Christianity when it shall have ac-
compished its work of redemption in
this world.
!. The New Heaven and the New Earth
wv. Id. John in vision saw the con-
summation of the work of Christian
ity, the visible answer to the prayer
which Jesus Christ taught his disciples
to pray, "thy kingdom come, thy will
be done on earth as in heaven"
Heaven, as well as earth, has been in.
vaded and polluted by sin, but both
alike are to be made new. UPeter 3 10,
IL, 49,. The true Jerusalem, of which
Solomon'S was but type, is of heav
emily and divine origin. 1t cones down
out of heaven from God. We know
nothing of the inhabitants of the uni !
verse of which we are a part, but here
we have some scriptural indication OF
that place where Gods children are to
be with him eternolly. The kingdom |
of God is among you, but it is even
tually to he with God and Jesus in Il
peculiar and beautiful way. Johns
announcement came from out of heav-
en- and out of the throne. O 1t
was tabernacle of God with men !;
rather he shall tabernacle with men. {
He is to pitch his tent among us John i
IA r.. V. marg) 1t is to be done
eventually and permanently. This
dwelling of God among us lies at the
foundation of the blessedness and glo-
ries which are to follow. (2) They
shall be his people. Israel had been
his people; all nations are to be his
people in the fullest sense. 60 God
himself shall be with them, not only
his tabernacle but he, himself visibly,
a. He shall be their God,
in all his infinite claims,
and he to them all that God is of love,
power, wisdom, holiness and glory,
(5) He shall wipe away every tear
from their eyes. There will not be a
single grief or heartache, unsatistieG
longing or tear, for God shall wipe
them away, and they will stay wiped
away. (6) Death shall be no nore.
OF all the enemies death is the last !
one which shall be taken from the
earth. 1t is sweet to know that this
last enemy is to be conquered. CD II
There shall be no mourning, crying OF
pain any more. Every sorrow, agony,
remorse, gloom, disappointment gone
forever; death, tears, mourning all
passed away. 1t is hard for us to COM
prehend the majesty and sweep of this
great and glorious promise. (See
Cor. 15).
II. The Coming Light and Glory wv.
,2-27). The intervening verses are
wonderful description of the. founda-
ion walls and gates of the city. There
will be no temple in that city for it will
lot be needed. Instead of the temple
which stands for the temple of earth
here Is to be the presence of God.
himself, but the lamb is also IL the
midst of it. Nothing can more force
ully impress upon us the deity and pre-
,minence of Jesus Christ, the atcning
amb, slain before the foundation of
he world. This city is to be city OF
light and glory. 1t will not be ar H.
animation by gas nor electricity, for
he glory of the Lord shall tighten it.
Summary. What are the lessons for
.ur day from this vision Of the new
eayesi and the new earth? First:
hat the golden age of the Bible has
ot yet taken place. There are better
ines to come than anything the world
as yet seen. Second: We have here
be positive assurance of the success