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"-.''••» ' - - . ^frhan. shall have readied the stature i J ; saying, Behold, the tabemade of God 3- And I heard a great voice out of the Qjfjst ,V:" •."••-'•'5-i swith mien, and h e shall dwell with them, throne saying, Behold the tabemade of. God^ tm'L-ij t 1/ t- ; '1 T iatheyshaUbehhproples,mdGod|um-« heboid, I make all things^neu/, *~ shall be with them, and he their God: j and they shall be his peoples, and God KmSpoes this verse contain a prophecy i .'And he shall wipe away hvery]tear self shall be with them, and be their GodfbStatement of law? "'•-:-' 1 their eyes;and death shall bene- more;]; 4. And he shall wipe away every tearfrori| A statement of divine law All thin er shall there be mmrmmg,:nor crying, their eyes; and death shall be no more&,„ „,„jl „0 e^w „„„;*., I*.-—'„,j.~ —* 6 m a d e consdousness 0 O W t o mand O S e see w h life i r'pair, anymore: thefirstthings are passed; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying 1iritual ° ^ ; • v ..;.:_5.',i-.".- •'-.'- . '•'. - : • / . ..••',. ;l i ncx tain, any more: the first things is in Christ. Apd . . lie that sitteth on the throne said, passed away. "1 will give unto him that is athi bkLVI.make things Andandrme.: he sahh, Ifchold, 5. And altera new. on theAnd[he throne saith; sai 0ffhe fountain of the water of life frt ritcfor theseallwords arenew. faithful I nhe a b'that all things i. And he said unto me, They are come write: for these words are faithful and i « TT J-J T _. .. --.a- * It £ a s s l am the Alpha and me Omega, the' true. - . J fy" How did Jesus state this truth ' andtheend. I wM give unto him] t£ And he said unto me, They are come His hearers during His ministry in G t-is arfnrst of the fountain oftheiwater of | to pass. 1 am the Alpha and the Omcgalilee? .;-.. efreely.^ " "-y - • ~\; ithe beginning and the end. Jwill gweuntxt l n the words "If anyman thirst, ?t. He that overcometh.shall inheritithesefhim that is athirst of the fountain of the i,;_ —,_,- „ n i . n _ „ „„A AA^V a t - P I ~igs;:aiuiIwiflWliisG^^ i | ^ < ^ . ^ t o ^ ^ dririt H e fl m - ' ; ; 5 - :-Tr-.-.:;-•-I'l:..-'^; 7. He that overcometh shaU inherit thes^ keheveth on me, as the scripture hi *""""are $e newlheaven^aW^ A>ings; and I wiU be hw God, and he shall said, from within him shall flow trv What :.*3i£J.Z~; ;' of living water." ew earth in which "the sea is' no betny •*zz.":.-*:s:£__:. Why does John's vision of the new^ Is man's part in the abundance tore*? 5 l W words describi-meide^iifcof heaven andth? new earth bring comfort&ternd life merely one of acceptam nen when i t shall be realized on i e a r f l i ^ ^ ^ ' "-' " V ' • ' ' T [ jf u His part is to overcome in hims d made manifest i n m i n d , soul' a n a F ^ h n ^ p e n t T t n c ^ f a c u f t f i r f f i ^ P ^ 0 ^ or worldly consaousn ly. in it there will no longer be Be- man. His dsiori^ctures the r e a l i z i L r ^ ^ ^ S ^ / ^ ^ ^ ^ in any form of negation <me^sea> of divine love when man shall b a v e ^ l ? ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ w ; n A i n H n n n , . ^ : . v -i : j j . • . r „ r - siloes not inherit the gift or eternal 1 lerm trnnking or acting. Instead the come into a full consciousness of spir-s —.. — ° ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ,„ i sasis of our life in comhion will Bje ihe itual truth. Man craves this comfort. ~ _ id grpunibf undersiandmg and good Why is it said "the sea is no more''? -~V""7 '"•"•-"••}" i :--^ 3 7= l[ The sea represents the "universal race j gtWbdt must be overcome before we thought, which i s to be dissolved into inherit the new heaven and'the new nothingness as man grows increasingly conscious of God. . | r v 7 e must do away with all ignbrance What does tbe New Jf*****- reprebf true and righteous living and all ill sent? , , ' yflL/We shall accomplish these things It represents spiritual consciousness,, ps we jnake ourselves worthy drizens ** w e ^ ** a n association of all people If a" new order through practicing the' m peace based on spiritual understand- j Irorks of the Christ Under "the myine mS, P a r i t y, and a willingness to be uniw e inherit what we have earned i*6"? *B Qirist. " --.; ^wod..t£txjq%Z'^ What is the "great voice out of the • throne?'?. -. " ' • . . : .. ' : C' •'••-•-. '*. \k The throne, which is the sovereign power of Divine Mind, re-echoes this power'•".,as a great voice, promising IGod's continual presence wiA man. "^ -
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—rrj wool are tise~Wdfa~s "made ready as a bride adorned for ber husband" a figure? 1. And I saw a new heaven and a new; - Of man's readiness to be united with i earth: for thefirstheaven and thefirstearth; the Christ life and to take it as his are passed away; and the sea is no more. " f own. 2. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusa-i What are the rewards of spiritual Jem, coming down out of heaven from? consciousness? God, made ready as a bride adorned for hen Complete satisfaction of man's husband. 3. And I heard a great voice cart of the whole rtature (God with him and he i throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of with God), lasting joy ("He shall God is with mere and he shall dwell with w i " t f ft^ them, and they shall be bxs peoples, and* _ r „ » . J . ,/, . . "*•"" " ^ " God himself shall be with tfcmf and hi f£» )* eternal life m its perfection their God: J» v "Death shall be no more; neither : j 4. And he shall wipe away every teaj; shall there be mourning, nor crying, • 'from their eyes; and death shall be no nor pain, any more*') < more; neither shall there be mounuag nor How shall we'be affected when "all I ^^fZ^^^^^thingf'are made new? are passed away. « 5. And he that sitteth on the throne Our actions will be Godlike, for we . said, Behold, I make all things new. And shall know God as omnipresence. he saith, Write: for these words are faitfafuj Why is the knowledge of the holy ' and*0*j called understanding? 6. And he said unto me, They are come ~, „, . „* , , , to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega,- J "* w o « * bol7 m eans whole and the beginning and the end. I will give untd denotes wholeness or completeness of him that is athirst of the fountain of th* understanding. water of life freely. . j Must we await the realization of the 7. He that ovexcometh shall inherij „ e w earfh before hokJ ^ ngw \ f these thmgs; and I will be his God, and h e . , , ' ° > '. i ,.-,—.£.,*-.--,.-... *~ _—'^JJL-*~zt--|* No, the reverse is true, w e may proWhy should the "first heaven" passi claim the new heaven as it exists alaway with the "first earth"? J ready in Divine Mind and begin to~ Because man's first conception ofI express it in the earth now. In this way I heaven and earth was only partiallyf we shall fulfill our work of bringing j true, based on msufficient understan -if the new earth into manifestation. We ing of the mental realm. As man's un-^ are "his people," not his "babes in: derstanding evolves his thoughts ap-; Christ," and we must prove ourselves proach the thoughts of Divine Mind.;; to be such. *»- '• "Behold, I make all things new." '•His conception of heaven ! and the old passes away. . .*..' Does this passage contain a prophecy In the new order why is the sea ni or a statement of divine law? '' more? A statement of divine law. All . The sea represents the universal rac things are madenewjiow to ihpse who i thought, which is to be dissolved infc enter spii3TDArM TOnsaousness an3 see nothingness as we grow increasinglj life as it is in Christ. consdous of God. . Of what value is exaltation to us? How does the new Jerusalem com It gives us a dearer vision of the "down out of heaven from God?'? ideal "The holy rity, new Jerusalem, \ The new Jerusalem represents spi coming down out of heaven from itual consdousness, which is of Godj^God" can be seen only from a high Inasmuch as we must rise out of sense%>lace in consdousness ("a mountain consdousness before we can know^great and high"), spiritual consdousness, the latter i s i ""' ~ represented as coming down out of j heaven (the realm of the ideal). In fi an external sense the new Jerusalem";: represents the perfect sodety, com- ] x>sed of all men who have learned to j! express the ideal of brotherhood. j
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"-.''••» ' - - . ^frhan. shall have readied the stature i J ; saying, Behold, the tabemade of God 3- And I heard a great voice out of the Qjfjst ,V:" •."••-'•'5-i swith mien, and h e shall dwell with them, throne saying, Behold the tabemade of. God^ tm'L-ij t 1/ t- ; '1 T iatheyshaUbehhproples,mdGod|um-« heboid, I make all things^neu/, *~ shall be with them, and he their God: j and they shall be his peoples, and God KmSpoes this verse contain a prophecy i .'And he shall wipe away hvery]tear self shall be with them, and be their GodfbStatement of law? "'•-:-' 1 their eyes;and death shall bene- more;]; 4. And he shall wipe away every tearfrori| A statement of divine law All thin er shall there be mmrmmg,:nor crying, their eyes; and death shall be no more&,„ „,„jl „0 e^w „„„;*., I*.-—'„,j.~ —* 6 m a d e consdousness 0 O W t o mand O S e see w h life i r'pair, anymore: thefirstthings are passed; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying 1iritual ° ^ ; • v ..;.:_5.',i-.".- •'-.'- . '•'. - : • / . ..••',. ;l i ncx tain, any more: the first things is in Christ. Apd . . lie that sitteth on the throne said, passed away. "1 will give unto him that is athi bkLVI.make things Andandrme.: he sahh, Ifchold, 5. And altera new. on theAnd[he throne saith; sai 0ffhe fountain of the water of life frt ritcfor theseallwords arenew. faithful I nhe a b'that all things i. And he said unto me, They are come write: for these words are faithful and i « TT J-J T _. .. --.a- * It £ a s s l am the Alpha and me Omega, the' true. - . J fy" How did Jesus state this truth ' andtheend. I wM give unto him] t£ And he said unto me, They are come His hearers during His ministry in G t-is arfnrst of the fountain oftheiwater of | to pass. 1 am the Alpha and the Omcgalilee? .;-.. efreely.^ " "-y - • ~\; ithe beginning and the end. Jwill gweuntxt l n the words "If anyman thirst, ?t. He that overcometh.shall inheritithesefhim that is athirst of the fountain of the i,;_ —,_,- „ n i . n _ „ „„A AA^V a t - P I ~igs;:aiuiIwiflWliisG^^ i | ^ < ^ . ^ t o ^ ^ dririt H e fl m - ' ; ; 5 - :-Tr-.-.:;-•-I'l:..-'^; 7. He that overcometh shaU inherit thes^ keheveth on me, as the scripture hi *""""are $e newlheaven^aW^ A>ings; and I wiU be hw God, and he shall said, from within him shall flow trv What :.*3i£J.Z~; ;' of living water." ew earth in which "the sea is' no betny •*zz.":.-*:s:£__:. Why does John's vision of the new^ Is man's part in the abundance tore*? 5 l W words describi-meide^iifcof heaven andth? new earth bring comfort&ternd life merely one of acceptam nen when i t shall be realized on i e a r f l i ^ ^ ^ ' "-' " V ' • ' ' T [ jf u His part is to overcome in hims d made manifest i n m i n d , soul' a n a F ^ h n ^ p e n t T t n c ^ f a c u f t f i r f f i ^ P ^ 0 ^ or worldly consaousn ly. in it there will no longer be Be- man. His dsiori^ctures the r e a l i z i L r ^ ^ ^ S ^ / ^ ^ ^ ^ in any form of negation <me^sea> of divine love when man shall b a v e ^ l ? ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ w ; n A i n H n n n , . ^ : . v -i : j j . • . r „ r - siloes not inherit the gift or eternal 1 lerm trnnking or acting. Instead the come into a full consciousness of spir-s —.. — ° ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ,„ i sasis of our life in comhion will Bje ihe itual truth. Man craves this comfort. ~ _ id grpunibf undersiandmg and good Why is it said "the sea is no more''? -~V""7 '"•"•-"••}" i :--^ 3 7= l[ The sea represents the "universal race j gtWbdt must be overcome before we thought, which i s to be dissolved into inherit the new heaven and'the new nothingness as man grows increasingly conscious of God. . | r v 7 e must do away with all ignbrance What does tbe New Jf*****- reprebf true and righteous living and all ill sent? , , ' yflL/We shall accomplish these things It represents spiritual consciousness,, ps we jnake ourselves worthy drizens ** w e ^ ** a n association of all people If a" new order through practicing the' m peace based on spiritual understand- j Irorks of the Christ Under "the myine mS, P a r i t y, and a willingness to be uniw e inherit what we have earned i*6"? *B Qirist. " --.; ^wod..t£txjq%Z'^ What is the "great voice out of the • throne?'?. -. " ' • . . : .. ' : C' •'••-•-. '*. \k The throne, which is the sovereign power of Divine Mind, re-echoes this power'•".,as a great voice, promising IGod's continual presence wiA man. "^ -
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—rrj wool are tise~Wdfa~s "made ready as a bride adorned for ber husband" a figure? 1. And I saw a new heaven and a new; - Of man's readiness to be united with i earth: for thefirstheaven and thefirstearth; the Christ life and to take it as his are passed away; and the sea is no more. " f own. 2. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusa-i What are the rewards of spiritual Jem, coming down out of heaven from? consciousness? God, made ready as a bride adorned for hen Complete satisfaction of man's husband. 3. And I heard a great voice cart of the whole rtature (God with him and he i throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of with God), lasting joy ("He shall God is with mere and he shall dwell with w i " t f ft^ them, and they shall be bxs peoples, and* _ r „ » . J . ,/, . . "*•"" " ^ " God himself shall be with tfcmf and hi f£» )* eternal life m its perfection their God: J» v "Death shall be no more; neither : j 4. And he shall wipe away every teaj; shall there be mourning, nor crying, • 'from their eyes; and death shall be no nor pain, any more*') < more; neither shall there be mounuag nor How shall we'be affected when "all I ^^fZ^^^^^thingf'are made new? are passed away. « 5. And he that sitteth on the throne Our actions will be Godlike, for we . said, Behold, I make all things new. And shall know God as omnipresence. he saith, Write: for these words are faitfafuj Why is the knowledge of the holy ' and*0*j called understanding? 6. And he said unto me, They are come ~, „, . „* , , , to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega,- J "* w o « * bol7 m eans whole and the beginning and the end. I will give untd denotes wholeness or completeness of him that is athirst of the fountain of th* understanding. water of life freely. . j Must we await the realization of the 7. He that ovexcometh shall inherij „ e w earfh before hokJ ^ ngw \ f these thmgs; and I will be his God, and h e . , , ' ° > '. i ,.-,—.£.,*-.--,.-... *~ _—'^JJL-*~zt--|* No, the reverse is true, w e may proWhy should the "first heaven" passi claim the new heaven as it exists alaway with the "first earth"? J ready in Divine Mind and begin to~ Because man's first conception ofI express it in the earth now. In this way I heaven and earth was only partiallyf we shall fulfill our work of bringing j true, based on msufficient understan -if the new earth into manifestation. We ing of the mental realm. As man's un-^ are "his people," not his "babes in: derstanding evolves his thoughts ap-; Christ," and we must prove ourselves proach the thoughts of Divine Mind.;; to be such. *»- '• "Behold, I make all things new." '•His conception of heaven ! and the old passes away. . .*..' Does this passage contain a prophecy In the new order why is the sea ni or a statement of divine law? '' more? A statement of divine law. All . The sea represents the universal rac things are madenewjiow to ihpse who i thought, which is to be dissolved infc enter spii3TDArM TOnsaousness an3 see nothingness as we grow increasinglj life as it is in Christ. consdous of God. . Of what value is exaltation to us? How does the new Jerusalem com It gives us a dearer vision of the "down out of heaven from God?'? ideal "The holy rity, new Jerusalem, \ The new Jerusalem represents spi coming down out of heaven from itual consdousness, which is of Godj^God" can be seen only from a high Inasmuch as we must rise out of sense%>lace in consdousness ("a mountain consdousness before we can know^great and high"), spiritual consdousness, the latter i s i ""' ~ represented as coming down out of j heaven (the realm of the ideal). In fi an external sense the new Jerusalem";: represents the perfect sodety, com- ] x>sed of all men who have learned to j! express the ideal of brotherhood. j
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