XXXVI

WITH INFINITE LOVE AND HARMONY GOD THE FATHER RULES TOGETHER WITH THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

The kingdom of heaven is an everlasting kingdom and will accomplish all its glorious purposes for all of its subjects, with absolute completeness and with unerring certainty.

The following vision of that kingdom shown to John, the beloved disciple of Jesus, by the angel and described by John in the Revelation, will serve to impress our minds and hearts with its glorious character and reality:

9. "And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

10. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11. Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

12. And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

13. On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

16. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the heighth of it are equal.

17. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20. The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

22. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

24. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

25. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

26. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

27. And there shall in no wise enter into it anything

that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life" (Rev. 21:9-27)..

1. "And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

4. And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light and they shall reign for ever and ever.

6. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done" (Rev. 22: 1-6).

XXXVII

ALL OF THE NEEDS OF THE SOUL ARE PROVIDED FOR BY THE CREATOR, GOD, WITH SUPPLIES ALL-SATISFYING AND UNLIMITED

What is true of these first seven and most apparent needs of the soul, and the provisions of the Creator for their abundant supply, as previously outlined, is just as true of all the needs of the soul whether we know them or not.

They are all provided for by the Creator, God, with supplies perfectly adapted to them, that afford complete satisfaction, unlimited in quantity and glorious in realization.

As certain as are the needs of the soul, so certain are the provisions of the Creator, God, for their adequate supply.

If, therefore, we may discover any real need of the soul, however obscure, we can rest assured that there are abundant provisions of the Creator, God, for its complete and satisfactory supply, though we may not be able to discern them.

As previously stated, the Lord God has practically turned over to Man the provisions for the needs of their bodies to be distributed by themselves among themselves, but ever retains a supply for all who put their whole trust in Him in the name and for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Notwithstanding the great abundance of the provisions for all the needs of their bodies, the distribution of them by men themselves is so selfishly and inequitably done, that some receive too much of one thing and others too little, while none of them receive a full supply of these provisions for all of their bodily needs.

The Lord God has reserved to Himself the distribution of the infinitely greater and more glorious provisions for the needs of the soul of Man.

No man nor set of men, however powerful, can of themselves, secure any part of these provisions for themselves, or for distribution to others, except in God's own appointed way.

They are, however, freely and abundantly bestowed by the Lord God Himself upon all, and none others, who seek them in the name and for the sake of Jesus Christ and His righteousness.

Since there can be no reasonable doubt of the unlimited needs of the soul of Man both in number and magnitude and also of the boundless provisions of the Creator, God, for their satisfactory supply, how precious and assuring to our minds and hearts is that positive and glorious declaration of the great Apostle Paul as follows:

"But My God Shall Supply All Your Need According to His Riches in Glory by Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4:19).