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The Prayer Meeting Baptism Prayer for the Sick The Medical Work Our relations to Rulers and Laws The Coming Crisis The Sifting Time Some Things to Remember Christ Our Great High Priest Joshua and the Angel AS MRS. THE E. I turned to look for the Advent people in the world, but could not find them, when a voice said to me, "Look again, and look a little higher. On this path the Advent people were traveling to the city, which was at the farther end of the path.

They had a bright light set up behind them at the beginning of the path, which an angel told me was the midnight cry. This light shone all along the path and gave light for their feet so that they might not stumble. If they kept their eyes fixed on Jesus, who was just before them, leading them to the city, they were safe.

But soon some grew weary, and said the city was a great way off, and they expected to have entered it before. Then Jesus would encourage them by raising His glorious right arm, and from His arm came a light which waved over the Advent band, and they shouted, "Alleluia! The light behind them went out, leaving their feet in perfect darkness, and they stumbled and lost sight of the mark and of Jesus, and fell off the path down into the dark and wicked world below.

Soon we heard the voice of God like many waters, which gave us the day and hour of Jesus' coming. The living saints, , in number, knew and understood the voice, while the wicked thought it was thunder and an earthquake. When God spoke the time, He poured upon us the Holy Ghost, and our faces began to light up and shine with the glory of God, as Moses' did when he came down from Mount Sinai. The , were all sealed and perfectly united. On their foreheads was written, God, New Jerusalem, and a glorious star containing Jesus' new name.

At our happy, holy state the wicked were enraged, and would rush violently up to lay hands on us to thrust us into prison, when we would stretch forth the hand in the name of the Lord, and they would fall helpless to the ground. Then it was that the synagogue of Satan [those who chose to follow Satan] knew that God had loved us who could wash one another's feet and salute the brethren with a holy kiss, and they worshiped at our feet. Soon our eyes were drawn to the east, for a small black cloud had 34 appeared, about half as large as a man's hand, which we all knew was the sign of the Son of man.

We all in solemn silence gazed on the cloud as it drew nearer and became lighter, glorious, and still more glorious, till it was a great white cloud.

The bottom appeared like fire; a rainbow was over the cloud, while around it were ten thousand angels, singing a most lovely song; and upon it sat the Son of man. His hair was white and curly and lay on His shoulders; and upon His head were many crowns.

His feet had the appearance of fire; in His right hand was a sharp sickle; in His left, a silver trumpet. His eyes were as a flame of fire, which searched His children through and through. Then all faces gathered paleness, and those that God had rejected gathered blackness. Then we all cried out, "Who shall be able to stand? Is my robe spotless?

And the angels struck a note higher and sang again, while the cloud drew still nearer the earth. Then Jesus' silver trumpet sounded, as He descended on the cloud, wrapped in flames of fire.

He gazed on the graves of the sleeping saints, then raised His eyes and hands to heaven, and cried, "Awake! The graves opened, and the dead came up clothed with immortality. The , shouted, "Alleluia! We all entered the cloud together, and were seven days ascending to the sea of glass, when Jesus brought the crowns, and with His own right hand placed them on our heads. He gave us harps of gold and palms of victory.

Here on the sea of glass the , stood in a perfect square. Some of them had very bright crowns, others not so bright. Some crowns appeared heavy with stars, while others had but few. All were perfectly satisfied with their crowns. And they were all clothed with a glorious white mantle from their shoulders to their feet. Angels were all about us as we marched over the sea of glass to the gate of the city.

Jesus raised His mighty, glorious arm, laid hold of the pearly gate, swung it back on its glittering hinges, and said to us, "You have washed your robes in My blood, stood stiffly for My truth, enter in. Here we saw the tree of life and the throne of God. Out of the throne came a pure river of water, and on either side of the river was the tree of life. On one side of the river was a trunk of a tree, and a trunk on the other side of the river, both of pure, transparent gold.

At first I thought I saw two trees. I looked again, and saw that they were united at the top in one tree. So it was the tree of life on either side of the river of life.

Its 35 branches bowed to the place where we stood, and the fruit was glorious; it looked like gold mixed with silver. We all went under the tree and sat down to look at the glory of the place, when Brethren Fitch and Stockman, who had preached the gospel of the kingdom, and whom God had laid in the grave to save them, came up to us and asked us what we had passed through while they were sleeping. We tried to call up our greatest trials, but they looked so small compared with the far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory that surrounded us that we could not speak them out, and we all cried out, "Alleluia, heaven is cheap enough!

With Jesus at our head we all descended from the city down to this earth, on a great and mighty mountain, which could not bear Jesus up, and it parted asunder, and there was a mighty plain. Then we looked up and saw the great city, with twelve foundations, and twelve gates, three on each side, and an angel at each gate.

We all cried out, "The city, the great city, it's coming, it's coming down from God out of heaven," and it came and settled on the place where we stood. Then we began to look at the glorious things outside of the city. There I saw most glorious houses, that had the appearance of silver, supported by four pillars set with pearls most glorious to behold.

These were to be inhabited by the saints. In each was a golden shelf. I saw many of the saints go into the A glorious light shone all about their heads, and they were continually shouting and offering praises to God. I saw another field full of all kinds of flowers, and as I plucked them, I cried out, "They will never fade.

Then we entered a field full of all kinds of beasts—the lion, the lamb, the leopard, and the wolf, all together in perfect union. We passed through the midst of them, and they followed on peaceably after. Then we entered a wood, not like the dark woods we have here; no, no; but light, and all over glorious; the branches of the trees moved to and fro, and we all cried out, "We will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

As we were traveling along, we met a company who also were gazing at the glories of the place. I noticed red as a border on their garments; their crowns were brilliant; their robes were pure white. As we greeted them, I asked Jesus who they were. He said they were martyrs that had been slain for Him. With them was an innumerable company of little ones; they also had a hem of red on their garments.

Mount Zion was just before us, and on the mount was a glorious temple, and about it were seven other mountains, on which grew roses and 36 lilies. And I saw the little ones climb, or, if they chose, use their little wings and fly, to the top of the mountains and pluck the never-fading flowers. There were all kinds of trees around the temple to beautify the place: the box, the pine, the fir, the oil, the myrtle, the pomegranate, and the fig tree bowed down with the weight of its timely figs—these made the place all over glorious.

And as we were about to enter the holy temple, Jesus raised His lovely voice and said, "Only the , enter this place," and we shouted, "Alleluia. The wonderful things I there saw I cannot describe. Oh, that I could talk in the language of Canaan, then could I tell a little of the glory of the better world. I saw there tables of stone in which the names of the , were engraved in letters of gold.

After we beheld the glory of the temple, we went out, and Jesus left us and went to the city. Soon we heard His lovely voice again, saying, "Come, My people, you have come out of great tribulation, and done My will; suffered for Me; come in to supper, for I will gird Myself, and serve you.

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ContentsInformation about this Book. About the Author. Further Links. End User License Agreement. Chapter 1—A Vision of the Reward of the Faithful. My First Vision While I was praying at the family altar, the Holy Ghost fellupon me, and I seemed to be rising higher and higher, far above thedark world.

On this path the Advent people weretraveling to the city, which was at the farther end of the path. They hada bright light set up behind them at the beginning of the path, which anangel told me was the midnight cry. This light shone all along the pathand gave light for their feet so that they might not stumble.

If they kepttheir eyes fixed on Jesus, who was just before them, leading them to thecity, they were safe. But soon some grew weary, and said the city was agreat way off, and they expected to have entered it before.

The light behind them wentout, leaving their feet in perfect darkness, and they stumbled and lostsight of the mark and of Jesus, and fell off the path down into the darkand wicked world below. The livingsaints, , in number, knew and understood the voice, while thewicked thought it was thunder and an earthquake. Chapter 2—The Time of The End. Chapter 3—Prepare to Meet the Lord. One With Christ in God.

Chapter 5—Christ Our Righteousness. Chapter 6—The Sanctified Life. True Evidences of Sanctification. Daniel—An Example of a Sanctified Life. A Place for Each Member of the Family. Witnessing by Moving Into New Localities. Practical Manifestation of Religion. Your Talents Fit a Need. Danger in Delay.

Workers to Train Church Members. Chapter 9—The Publications of the Church. Chapter 10—Belief in a Personal God. God the Father Revealed in Christ. Chapter 11—Christians to Represent God. The Forming of a Christlike Character. Live Courageously Today. Represent God by an Unselfish Life. The Unpardonable Sin. Confessing or Denying Christ. Chapter 12—In the World but Not of the World.

Christian Integrity. Business Alliances With the World. Chapter 13—The Bible. Study Diligently and Systematically. Divine Enlightenment Is Promised the Reader. Bible Study Strengthens the Intellect.

Christ in All the Bible. Chapter 14—The Testimonies for the Church. To Point Men to the Bible. How to Receive Reproof. Chapter 15—The Holy Spirit. Intoxicating Wine. Liquor Makes Man a Slave. Tobacco a Slow Poison. Tobacco Smoke Harmful to Women and Children. Tea and Coffee do Not Nourish the System. The Use of Drugs. Seventh-day Adventists—An Example to the World.

Chapter 17—Purity of Heart and Life. Defile Not the Temple of God. The Result of Moral Pollution. Chapter 18—The Choosing of a Husband or Wife.

Qualities to Be Sought in a Prospective Wife. Qualities to Be Sought in a Prospective Husband. The Counsel of God-fearing Parents. Cautions to Those Contemplating Marriage. Counsels on Sabbath School Work. Counsels on Stewardship. Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students. Counsels to Writers and Editors. Country Living. Darkness Before Dawn. Daughters of God. The Desire of Ages. Early Writings of Ellen G. Faith and Work s. The Faith I Live By. From the Heart. Fundamentals of Christian Education.

Gospel Workers. The Health Food Ministry. White Publications, Help in Daily Living. Basle: Imprimerie Polyglotte, In Heavenly Places. Conflict and Courage. Last Day Events. Letters to Young Lovers. Life Sketches of James and Ellen White. Lift Him Up. Manual for Canvassers. Manuscript Releases. White Estate, , , , Maranatha; The Lord Is Coming. Medical Ministry.

Messages to Young People. Mind, Character, and Personality. The Ministry of Healing.