The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-10

and girt about with as golden girdle.
His countenance was as the sun IN
His strength, His voice as the souno
/ OF many waters; yet, in some mex
plicable manner, the face, the voice
were verify the beloved countenance
and tones of Jesus of Nazareth
Perfect love casteth out fear, be-
cause fear hath torment" so John
/ whose love came nearer to perfection
than that of any other man on earth
felt the comfort of his own dear Mas
ter's presence and feared not to look
and to listen to the precious words
that came from His mouth.
The exhortation to the Seven
| Churches closes with the sweetest
hopes Behold. I stand at the door
and knock; If any man hear my voice
and open the door, 1 will come in to
him. and will sup with him, and he
with me"
At different time, John again was
summoned by the Voice and beheld
door opened in heaven, and, beyond
it that of which the now destroyed
temple had been a mere model--the
very pattern once revealed to Moses
after which the Tabernacle had been
wade. There John beheid the True
| Mercy Seat, the True Cheruhtm, the
True Lamps OF Fire, the True Crystal
heard the voices of praise from
Cherubim and Seraphirn, angels and
saints, the church in heaven, the
church at rest. the church struggling
on earth, all in unison, gloryfyfng tho
Almighty, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord Go1
of Sabbath, and adoring the eternal
sacrifice of the Lamb, slain. and yo<
alive, forevermora
He beheld the fun comxce21nn o4
~ r.
had watched the agony OF tho co.,
fiict. so 1t was vouchszfed to him t.
witness the triumph. the glory and
the fulpess OF the achievemerA-<hS
perfect restoration.
When he came back Nc~<1ee Ids Of
Patmos wen might the words rcrsr
to him with the most courfork Be
hold come quickly so-fhat hc oonid
but in recording them r0ptY. sT3vcn
so come, Lord Jesus
After his return from hts hxSx4sxh-
ment at Patmos, no continued many
years, very aged. feeble man, but
witnessing by his very presence to the
woudrous years OF the Divine SaItnTs
stay on earth. And as he was borne
in a litter through the streats OF
Ephesus, he would ever ana anon lift
his hand when he saw members OF
his flock stand reverenx1y to watch
iiStiis anu "Su4u Ine w3ICn~
word of his life, Little chi dren love
one another
When at last his spirit departed and
he went to be with his Lord. he In
reckoned to have been an hundred
years old. and even then there were
some who would not believe him to
be really dead, but deemed that he
was lying In a deep sleep in his tomb
at Ephesus awaiting his awakening at
the second advent and tarryfng till
his Master should come
He slept indeed. but his spirit had
found its home and Joined the
friends, tho brother and the more
than brother. more than friend of his
lifetime; and his words, deeply IN
stfnct with the spirit OF God, are living
with us still: living soaring and bear
ing us up. So that whereas each
gospel IL considered 10 have an en-
blem among the cheruhtc forrns. tho
emblem Of st Johns is the eagle.
which has the Hottest fight. the
keenest eye, the surest and highest
nest OF all created things.
Perhaps his most comforting words
are No more tears, no more death.
neither sorrow nor crying--and they
shall see His face and His name shall
be in their foreheads