THE PRECIOUS STONES OF THE BIBLE; OR, GOD AMONG THE AMETHYSTS
Scripture: REVELATION 21:19
The Precious Stones Of The Bible; Or, God Among The Amethysts
T. DeWitt Talmage
Revelation, 21:19 " The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones."
Shall I be frank and tell you what are my de- signs on you to-day? They are to make you home- sick for heaven; to console you concerning your departed Christian friends by giving you some idea of the scenes in which they now commingle; to give all who love the Lord a more elevated idea as to where they are going to pass the most of the years of their existence; and to set all the indifferent and neglectful to quick and immediate preparation, that they may have it likewise. It is to induce many of our young people to study a volume of God that few ever open, but without some acquaintance with which it is im- possible to understand the Bible-I mean the precious stones; their crystallization, their powers of refraction, their cleavage, their fracture, their lustre, their phos- phorescence, their transparency, their infinity of color and shape, and what they had to do with the welfare and doom of families and the destiny of nations; ay, the positive revelation they make of God himself.
My text brings us into the presence of the most stupendous splendor of the universe, and that is the wall of heaven, and says of its foundations that they are garnished with all manner of precious stones. All the ancient cities had walls for safety, and heaven has a wall for everlasting safety. You may say that a wall made up of all manner of precious stones is figurative, but you cannot understand the force and significance of the figure unless you know something about the real structure and color and value of the precious stones mentioned. Now, I propose, so far as the Lord may help me, to attempt to climb, not the wall of heaven, but the foundations of the wall, and I ask you to join me in the attempt to scale some of the heights. We shall only get part of the w.vay up, but that is be ...
T. DeWitt Talmage
Revelation, 21:19 " The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones."
Shall I be frank and tell you what are my de- signs on you to-day? They are to make you home- sick for heaven; to console you concerning your departed Christian friends by giving you some idea of the scenes in which they now commingle; to give all who love the Lord a more elevated idea as to where they are going to pass the most of the years of their existence; and to set all the indifferent and neglectful to quick and immediate preparation, that they may have it likewise. It is to induce many of our young people to study a volume of God that few ever open, but without some acquaintance with which it is im- possible to understand the Bible-I mean the precious stones; their crystallization, their powers of refraction, their cleavage, their fracture, their lustre, their phos- phorescence, their transparency, their infinity of color and shape, and what they had to do with the welfare and doom of families and the destiny of nations; ay, the positive revelation they make of God himself.
My text brings us into the presence of the most stupendous splendor of the universe, and that is the wall of heaven, and says of its foundations that they are garnished with all manner of precious stones. All the ancient cities had walls for safety, and heaven has a wall for everlasting safety. You may say that a wall made up of all manner of precious stones is figurative, but you cannot understand the force and significance of the figure unless you know something about the real structure and color and value of the precious stones mentioned. Now, I propose, so far as the Lord may help me, to attempt to climb, not the wall of heaven, but the foundations of the wall, and I ask you to join me in the attempt to scale some of the heights. We shall only get part of the w.vay up, but that is be ...
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