The modern devil, his play between the false and the good; . .Determination obeyed. ^Thoii art now looking in the direction of the Throne ofJehovah. What dost thou see! she inquired. I behold, as it were a vast city coming downward towardthe earth. Thou dost discern rightly, replied the Angel. In turn Man-of-the-World and Hypocrite gazed through theglass upon the scene. Hath this vision a meaning which those of the world mayunderstand! asked Determination. It is not a vision thou beholdest, but a fulfillment of a visionseen of the disciple John long years ago while upon Patmos,the Angel explai
The modern devil, his play between the false and the good; . .Determination obeyed. ^Thoii art now looking in the direction of the Throne ofJehovah. What dost thou see! she inquired. I behold, as it were a vast city coming downward towardthe earth. Thou dost discern rightly, replied the Angel. In turn Man-of-the-World and Hypocrite gazed through theglass upon the scene. Hath this vision a meaning which those of the world mayunderstand! asked Determination. It is not a vision thou beholdest, but a fulfillment of a visionseen of the disciple John long years ago while upon Patmos,the Angel explained, and so saying she repeated the languagein which he had described it: And I John saw the holy city,the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, pre-pared as a bride adorned for her husband. BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW What signifieth the sound like a voice which we heard whilelooking upon the city! asked Man-of-the-World. That sound was the voice of one who spoke out of Heaven,replied the Angel. What was the message! inquired THE OPENING OF THE HEAVENLY GATES 513 Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He willdwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Him-self shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipeaway all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no moredeath, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be anymore pain: for the former things are passed away. What a wonderful message, exclaimed Man-of-the-World. When shall these blessings be realized by mankind I They have begun to realize them already; and with thereappearing of Jesus the day of a full redemption drawethnigh, answered the Angel. Then the three left the tower anddirected their steps toward the city. HE THAT OVERCOMETH SHALL INHERIT We have seen blessed things to-day, said Determination. We have stood upon the mount where to human hearts Godrevealed the wonders of His transfiguring touch, replied Man-of-the-World. Then I beheld Evangelist a
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