Recognition of our friends in heaven, with extracts from distinguished authors and selections from the poets . five hundred and fifty years beforethe latter * and yet they had learned toknow each other, and to hold communiontogether. If those who were perfectstrangers on earth can thus recognizeeach other, and be thus associated together,in the spiritual world, how much morethose who were so long and so tenderlyrelated as parents, and children, andfriends! Thus, from the days of Abraham downthrough the whole period of revelation,the people of God believed in a futurereunion, recognition and co
Recognition of our friends in heaven, with extracts from distinguished authors and selections from the poets . five hundred and fifty years beforethe latter * and yet they had learned toknow each other, and to hold communiontogether. If those who were perfectstrangers on earth can thus recognizeeach other, and be thus associated together,in the spiritual world, how much morethose who were so long and so tenderlyrelated as parents, and children, andfriends! Thus, from the days of Abraham downthrough the whole period of revelation,the people of God believed in a futurereunion, recognition and communion ofdeparted souls; and Christ has broughtthis hope, equal with life and immortality,into the full light of absolute certainty. *Moses died 1451 B. died 896 B. C. (35) INTRODUCTION We do know that we shall know each otheron the other shore. When the holy angels meet us, As we go to join their band;We shall know the friends that greet us In the glorious spirit land:We shall see the same eyes shining On us, as in days of yore;We shall feel the dear arms twining Fondly round us as before. (36). Bible References. Gen. xv. 15 Thou shalt go to thy fa- i thers in xxv. 8, 17 Gathered unto his peo-ple. xxxv. 29. xlix. 29, 33. 49, 50. Gen. xxxvii. 34, 35 For I will go down into the grave unto my son I Sam. xxviii. 19 Tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me. II Sam. xii. 22, 23 I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. ... Matt. viii. 11 Many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down withAbraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in thekingdom of heaven. Luke xiii. 28, xvii. 3 And, behold, there ap-peared unto them Moses and Elias talk-(37) 3 ing with him. Matt. xvii. 1-8. Markix. 2-10. Luke ix. 28-36. Luke vii. 15 And he that was dead satup and began to speak. And he de-livered him to his mother. Luke xvi. 9 That, when ye fail, theymay receive you into everlasting habi-tations. Luke xvi. 23 And in hell he lift up hisey
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