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Worlds Upon Worlds to be Visited, December 26
Thus saith the Lord.... I, even my hands, have stretched out the
heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
Isaiah 45:11, 12
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Many seem to have the idea that this world and the heavenly mansions
constitute the universe of God. Not so.
God has worlds upon worlds that are obedient to His law. These worlds
are conducted with reference to the glory of the Creator. As the inhabitants
of these worlds see the great price that has been paid to ransom man, they
are filled with amazement.
The Lord has given me a view of other worlds. Wings were given
me, and an angel attended me from the city to a place that was bright
and glorious. The grass of the place was living green, and the birds there
warbled a sweet song. The inhabitants of the place were of all sizes; they
were noble, majestic, and lovely. They bore the express image of Jesus, and
their countenances beamed with holy joy, expressive of the freedom and
happiness of the place.
I asked one of them why they were so much more lovely than those
on the earth. The reply was, “We have lived in strict obedience to the
commandments of God, and have not fallen by disobedience, like those on
the earth.” Then I saw two trees, one looked much like the tree of life in
the city. The fruit of both looked beautiful, but of one they could not eat.
They had power to eat of both, but were forbidden to eat of one. Then my
attending angel said to me, “None in this place have tasted of the forbidden
tree; but if they should eat, they would fall.”
Then I was taken to a world which had seven moons. There I saw good
old Enoch, who had been translated.... I asked him if this was the place he
was taken to from the earth. He said, “It is not; the city is my home, and I
have come to visit this place.” He moved about the place as if perfectly at
home.
I begged of my attending angel to let me remain in that place. I could
not bear the thought of coming back to this dark world again. Then the angel
said, “You must go back, and if you are faithful, you, with the 144,000,
shall have the privilege of visiting all the worlds and viewing the handiwork
of God.”
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