Recognition of our friends in heaven, with extracts from distinguished authors and selections from the poets . each other. We may not al-ways remain in one place, but aswe shall be like unto the angels,God will doubtless employ us as hedoes the angels, who are his minis-tering spirits, and we may be sentby him, as the angels are, to executehis will and purpose in various anddistant parts of his universe. Butwe cannot permanently or constantly,be separated, if there is to be a rec-ognition in heaven. (57) The so-called Soul-sleepers tellus, that mans spirit falls asleep atdeath, and remains in
Recognition of our friends in heaven, with extracts from distinguished authors and selections from the poets . each other. We may not al-ways remain in one place, but aswe shall be like unto the angels,God will doubtless employ us as hedoes the angels, who are his minis-tering spirits, and we may be sentby him, as the angels are, to executehis will and purpose in various anddistant parts of his universe. Butwe cannot permanently or constantly,be separated, if there is to be a rec-ognition in heaven. (57) The so-called Soul-sleepers tellus, that mans spirit falls asleep atdeath, and remains in an uncon-scious state till the day of is a false and unscripturaltheory. The soul of the believerenters immediately after death into astate of consciousness and ineffablejoy. Moses and Elijah appeared onthe Mount of Transfiguration andconversed with Jesus, the one fifteenhundred and the other nine hundredyears after death. Here the question may arise, Ifheaven is at such an inconceivabledistance from the earth, how shallthe dying Christian reach his happyhome? Shall he be left alone to (58). ELIJAH TAKEN TO HEAVEN, F. PHILIPPOTEAUX. find his way through the dark valleyof the shadow of death? or lose him-self in the immensity of Gods uni-verse? Oh no, there will be notrouble or difficulty there. God willsend his angels to bring his re-deemed home to glory. As it was with Elijah, with themalefactor and with Lazarus, so willit also be with every child of Godwhen the spirit is separated fromthe body. There is a beautiful alle-gory on the transit of the departingspirit of the Christian to the Paradiseof God: While he is lying on his death-bed, and his friends are in the silent chamber waiting to minister to his (61) latest wants or listening to the lastwords of affection from his lips, holyangels are also present, though un-seen by mortal eyes, ready to carryhis emancipated spirit home. Assoon as the soul has left the bodythey take it up on their wings oflight and glor
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