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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 21 – The New Jerusalem
be well, therefore, to inquire what kind of

fear is here meant. It is not fear of our own

weakness, or of the power of the tempter; it is

not fear of sinning, or of falling out by the way,

or of coming short at last. Such fear will be

very apt to drive us to the Lord. But it is a fear

connected with unbelief; a fear of the ridicule

and opposition of the world; a fear to trust

God, and venture out upon his promises; a fear

that he will not fulfill what he has declared,

and that consequently we shall be left to

shame and loss for believing on him.

Cherishing such fear one can be only half-

hearted in his service. This is most

dishonoring to God. This is the fear which we

are commanded not to have. Isaiah 51:7. This

is the fear which brings into condemnation

here, and will finally bring all who are