1917_The_Finished_Mystery_Text

Canticles 4:10.How fair is thy love— How various andbeautiful are its forms of expression.My sister, My spouse— My Father's Daughter,My espoused Bride.How much better is thy love— The ways inwhich you show your devotion to me.Than wine— Than thy doctrines, some ofwhich, in the past, have been badly mixed.And the smell— Thee sweet fragrance.Of thine ointments— The anointing oil; theHoly Spirit.Than all spices— Than all other virtues.Canticles 4:11.Thy lips, O My spouse— My beloved Bride tobe.Drop as the honeycomb— Distil a dropping ofpure honey; sweet and helpful words.And the smell— The sweet perfume.Of thy garments— The robe of Christ'srighteousness.Is like the smell— The life-giving odors.Of Lebanon— The cedar and fir trees ofLebanon.Canticles 4:12.A garden enclosed— A heart-garden, shut outof sight of all but its owners.Is My sister, My spouse— My Father'sdaughter, My espoused Bride.A spring shut up— "It shall be in you a well ofwater springing up unto everlasting life."A fountain sealed— Sealed with the King's ownsignet, until the time comes that all the wellsprings are brought together in the firstresurrection, to constitute the fountain fromwhich will flow the River of the Water of Life.