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The European Union in Prophecy
677 1 Corinthians 13:12. We behold the image of God reflected, as in a mirror, in the
works of nature and in His dealings with men; but then we shall see Him face to face,
without a dimming veil between. We shall stand in His presence and behold the glory
of His countenance. There the redeemed shall know, even as also they are known. The
loves and sympathies which God Himself has planted in the soul shall there find
truest and sweetest exercise. The pure communion with holy beings, the harmonious
social life with the blessed angels and with the faithful ones of all ages who have
washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb, the sacred ties
that bind together "the whole family in heaven and earth" (Ephesians 3:15)--these
help to constitute the happiness of the redeemed.
There, immortal minds will contemplate with never-failing delight the wonders
of creative power, the mysteries of redeeming love. There will be no cruel, deceiving
foe to tempt to forgetfulness of God. Every faculty will be developed, every capacity
increased. The acquirement of knowledge will not weary the mind or exhaust the
energies. There the grandest enterprises may be carried forward, the loftiest
aspirations reached, the highest ambitions realized; and still there will arise new
heights to surmount, new wonders to admire, new truths to comprehend, fresh objects
to call forth the powers of mind and soul and body.
All the treasures of the universe will be open to the study of God's redeemed.
Unfettered by mortality, they wing their tireless flight to worlds afar--worlds that
thrilled with sorrow at the spectacle of human woe and rang with songs of gladness
at the tidings of a ransomed soul. With unutterable delight the children of earth enter
into the joy and the wisdom of unfallen beings. They share the treasures of knowledge
and understanding gained through ages upon ages in contemplation of God's
handiwork. With undimmed vision they gaze upon the glory of creation-suns and stars
and systems, all in their appointed order circling the throne of Deity. Upon all things,
from the least to the greatest, the Creator's name is written, and in all are the riches
of His power displayed.
And the years of eternity, as they roll, will bring richer and still more glorious
revelations of God and of Christ. As knowledge is progressive, so will love, reverence,
and happiness increase. The more men learn of God, the greater will be their
admiration of His character. As Jesus opens before them the riches of redemption and
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