Chapter 7—A Vision of the New Eart
With Jesus at our head we all descended from the city down to this
earth, on a great and mighty mountain, which could not bear Jesus up,
and it parted asunder, and there was a mighty plain. Then we looked
up and saw the great city, with twelve foundations, and twelve gates,
three on each side, and an angel at each gate. We all cried out, “The
city, the great city, it’s coming, it’s coming down from God out of
heaven,” and it came and settled on the place where we stood.
Then we began to look at the glorious things outside of the city.
There I saw most glorious houses, that had the appearance of silver,
supported by four pillars set with pearls most glorious to behold. These
were to be inhabited by the saints. In each was a golden shelf. I saw
many of the saints go into the houses, take off their glittering crowns
and lay them on the shelf, then go out into the field by the houses to
do something with the earth; not as we have to do with the earth here;
no, no. A glorious light shone all about their heads, and they were
continually shouting and offering praises to God.
I saw another field full of all kinds of flowers, and as I plucked
them, I cried out, “They will never fade.” Next I saw a field of tall
grass, most glorious to behold; it was living green, and had a reflection
of silver and gold, as it waved proudly to the glory of King Jesus. Then
we entered a field full of all kinds of beasts,—the lion, the lamb, the
leopard, and the wolf, all together in perfect union. We passed through
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the midst of them, and they followed on peaceably after. Then we
entered a wood, not like the dark woods we have here; no, no; but
light, and all over glorious; the branches of the trees waved to and fro,
and we all cried out, “We will dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep
in the woods.” We passed through the woods, for we were on our way
to Mount Zion.
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At the time of another visit at the home of Mrs. Haines, about a year after the first
vision, there was given to Miss Harmon a vision of the new earth, and the descent of the
holy city, which takes place at the end of the thousand years after Christ’s second advent.
Revelation 21:10-27; Zechariah 14:4.
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