Bible Stories and Religious ClassicsWells, Philip P. (Philip Patterson)
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Bible Stories and Religious Classics
Wells, Philip P. (Philip Patterson)
Bible stories, English -- Juvenile literature; Christian literature for children
Then I saw in my dream that the shining men bid them call at the gate:
the which when they did, some from above looked over the gate, to wit,
Enoch, Moses, and Elijah, etc., to whom it was said, These pilgrims are
come from the City of Destruction, for the love that they bear to the
King of this place: and then the pilgrims gave in unto them each man his
certificate, which they had received in the beginning; those, therefore,
were carried in to the King, who, when he had read them, said, Where are
the men? To whom it was answered, They are standing without the gate.
The King then commanded to open the gate, "That the righteous nation,"
said he, "that keepeth truth may enter in."
Now I saw in my dream that these two men went in at the gate; and lo! as
they entered, they were transfigured; and they had raiment put on that
shone like gold. There were also that met them with harps and crowns,
and gave them to them: the harps to praise withal, and the crowns in
token of honor. Then I heard in my dream that all the bells in the city
rang again for joy, and that it was said unto them, "ENTER YE INTO THE
JOY OF OUR LORD." I also heard the men themselves, that they sang with a
loud voice, saying, "BLESSING, AND HONOR, AND GLORY, AND POWER, BE UNTO
HIM THAT SITTETH UPON THE THRONE, AND UNTO THE LAMB, FOR EVER AND EVER."
Now, just as the gates were opened to let in the men, I looked in after
them, and behold the city shone like the sun; the streets also were
paved with gold; and in them walked many men, with crowns on their
heads, palms in their hands, and golden harps, to sing praises withal.
They were also of them that had wings, and they answered one another
without intermission, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord." And after
that they shut up the gates: which, when I had seen, I wished myself
among them.
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