Page 21 - 22 The Glories of the New Jerusalem

THE STORY OF THE SEER OF PATMOS

Stephen N. Haskell

“Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at
hand” Revelation 22:10.

consuming glory would have slain all. In the

New Jerusalem, there is no veil, no temple; but

God and Christ are the light of it. The veiling of

Jehovah’s glory is likewise typified by the sun

and moon in our own heavens. The light of

these bodies seems intense to mortal eyes; but

in the new earth, the sun will shine with a light

seven times brighter than to-day and the

moon will be as our sun. Even then, their light

is hidden by the glory of celestial rays. Day and

night, that light of life shines forth throughout

eternity. This light causes spiritual life, just as

our sunshine makes the earth to bring forth

and bud.

The glory is not wholly confined to the city; for

the earth itself is Eden restored. The

redeemed have houses outside the city. The