Page 12 - 21 The New Jerusalem
P. 12

DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

                                 ~The Response of History to the Revelation~

                                          Chapter 21 – The New Jerusalem
                   the  abominable,  and  murderers,  and


               whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,


               and all liars, shall have their part in the lake


               which burneth with fire and brimstone: which


               is the second death.




               The Great Inheritance. — The overcomers are


               Abraham’s  seed,  and  heirs  according  to  the


               promise.  Galatians  3:29.  The  promise


               embraces the world (Romans 4:13); and the


               saints will go forth upon the new earth, not as


               servants or aliens, but as lawful heirs to the


               heavenly estate and proprietors of the soil.



               The Fear that Hath Torment. — But the fearful


               and  unbelieving  have  their  part  in  the  lake


               that  burneth  with  fire  and  brimstone.  The


               word  “fearful”  has  been  a  trouble  to  some


               conscientious ones, who have had fears more


               or less in all their Christian experience. It may
   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17