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and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the
Lamb for ever and ever.”
Revelation 5:12, 13
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There the redeemed ones greet those who directed them to the
uplifted Saviour. They unite in praising Him who died that human
beings might have the life that measures with the life of God. The
conflict is over. All tribulation and strife are at an end. Songs of victory
fill all heaven, as the redeemed stand around the throne of God. All
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take up the joyful strain, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain” and hath
redeemed us to God.
“I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number,
of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the
throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in
their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God
which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.”
Revelation 7:9, 10
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“These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have
washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and
night in His temple: and He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among
them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall
the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst
of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains
of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
“And there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed
away.”
Revelation 7:14-17
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Revelation 21:4
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We need to keep ever before us this vision of things unseen. It is
thus that we shall be able to set a right value on the things of eternity
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and the things of time. It is this that will give us power to influence
others for the higher life.
In the Mount With God
“Come up to Me into the mount,” God bids us. To Moses, before
he could be God’s instrument in delivering Israel, was appointed the
forty years of communion with Him in the mountain solitudes. Before
bearing God’s message to Pharaoh, he spoke with the angel in the
burning bush. Before receiving God’s law as the representative of His
people, he was called into the mount, and beheld His glory. Before