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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