Second advent library

!88Vmenu zu.serve him day and night in his temple: and he thatsitteth on the throne shall dwellamong them;" thesame as in Rev. xx. 6, "And they live and reignedwith him," in the New Jerusalem state; liir he goes onto describe this state of happiness, which John does inRev. xxi. 1-5, compared with the two following,and there can be no doubt on the mind that John is describingt.he same in one place as in the other. "Theyshall hunger no rnore, neither thirst any more; neithershall the sunlight on them, nor any heat. For theLamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall feedthem, and shall lead them untn living fountains ofwaters; and God shall wipe away all tears from theireyes." There can be no doubt leit on the mind of anyman, that John has, in these passages, givenus a viewof the New Jerusalem in the immortal state. We havebeen permitted to hear a part of the'new son ,and havereceived, in the passage `ust read, the blessed promisescontained in that beloved city. And now, we only wait`for the last, seal to open. "And when he had openedthe seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about thespace of half an hour." Zechariah says, ii. 13, "Besilent, 0 all iiesh, before the Lord; for he is raised upout of his holy habitation ! " Habakkuk says, ii.20, " Butthe Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keepsilence before him!" From theseinfer, that when God arises up to e prey, when hisat white throne is set in the heavens, and when thegl; of' Man shall come in the clouds of heaven, withwer and great glory, then will all flesh be silentBgfore him. And it is reasonable to suppose that thewhole universe of rational who mabeings be permittedto witness that grand scene, wi be so iil&d with wonderand awe at the sight of the of God,þÿ ¬ o r ythat theywill be silent. Then, too,- wi the redeemed souls,while the eat Judge is separating them from thewicked, whgxe are risi to meet their Lord in theair, be silent. they T ey wi1l,n¥ike the children of Israel,stand still, (beand see the salvation of God.And the wickedsilent; wor d, who have scotfed at the ideaof Christ's second coming, who have said, "Where isand aidi-the promise ofhis coming?" and laughedtgassages I should