Thus saith the Lord…. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. Isaiah 45:11, 12. Many seem to have the idea that this world and the heavenly mansions constitute the universe of
Inexhaustible Themes
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified
Christ will be Our Teacher
My people shall know my name: … they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. Isaiah 52:6. Restored to His presence, man will again, as at the beginning, be taught of
At Home in the New Jerusalem
Be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. Isaiah 65:18. There is the New Jerusalem, the metropolis of the glorified new earth, “a crown
Glories of the Eternal World
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11. The glory of the eternal world has been opened before me. I want to
Garden of Eden Restored
To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Revelation 2:7. The Garden of Eden remained upon the earth long after man had become an
The Wicked Acknowledge God’s Justice
We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. Romans 14:10, 11. As if entranced, the
