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Travel to Worlds Afar, December 24
Activities in Heaven
These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto
God and to the Lamb.
Revelation 14:4
All the treasures of the universe will be open to the study of God’s
redeemed. Unfettered by mortality, they wing their tireless flight to
worlds afar—worlds that thrilled with sorrow at the spectacle of human
woe and rang with songs of gladness at the tidings of a ransomed soul.
With unutterable delight the children of earth enter into the joy and the
wisdom of unfallen beings. They share the treasures of knowledge and
understanding gained through ages upon ages in contemplation of God’s
handiwork. With undimmed vision they gaze upon the glory of creation—
suns and stars and systems, all in their appointed order circling the throne
of Deity. Upon all things, from the least to the greatest, the Creator’s
name is written, and in all are the riches of His power displayed.
And the years of eternity, as they roll, will bring richer and still more
glorious revelations of God and of Christ. As knowledge is progressive,
so will love, reverence, and happiness increase. The more men learn of
God, the greater will be their admiration of His character. As Jesus opens
before them the riches of redemption, and the amazing achievements in
the great controversy with Satan, the hearts of the ransomed thrill with
more fervent devotion, and with more rapturous joy they sweep the harps
of gold; and ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands
of voices unite to swell the mighty chorus of praise....
The great controversy is ended. Sin and sinners are no more. The
entire universe is clean. One pulse of harmony and gladness beats
through the vast creation. From Him who created all, flow life and
light and gladness throughout the realms of illimitable space. From the
minutest atom to the greatest world, all things, ... in their unshadowed
beauty and perfect joy declare that God is love.
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