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The Metropolis of the World, December 23
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine
in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light
thereof.
Revelation 21:23
.
There is the New Jerusalem, the metropolis of the glorified new
earth, “a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in
the hand of thy God.”
Isaiah 62:3
. “Her light was like unto a stone most
precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.”
Revelation 21:11
.
The streets of the city are paved with pure gold, and ... the gates
of the city are of gold set with pearls. The riches obtained here may
be consumed.... There no thief shall approach; no moth or rust shall
corrupt.... You will have an imperishable treasure which you can be in
no danger of losing.
In the city of God “there shall be no night.” None will need or desire
repose. There will be no weariness in doing the will of God and offering
praise to His name. We shall ever feel the freshness of the morning, and
shall ever be far from its close. “And they need no candle, neither light
of the sun; for the Lord giveth them light.”
Revelation 22:5
. The light of
the sun will be superseded by a radiance which is not painfully dazzling,
yet which immeasurably surpasses the brightness of our noontide. The
glory of God and the Lamb floods the Holy City with unfading light.
The redeemed walk in the sunless glory of perpetual day.
“I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
are the temple of it.”
Revelation 21:22
. The people of God are privileged
to hold open communion with the Father and the Son. “Now we see
through a glass, darkly.”
1 Corinthians 13:12
. We behold the image of
God reflected, as in a mirror, in the works of nature and in His dealings
with men; but then we shall see Him face to face, without a dimming
veil between. We shall stand in His presence, and behold the glory of
His countenance.
Let us determine that if it costs everything we will have heaven and
become partakers of the divine nature.
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