There, when the veil that darkens our vision shall be removed, and our
eyes shall behold that world of beauty of which we now catch glimpses
through the microscope; when we look on the glories of the heavens, now
scanned afar through the telescope; when, the blight of sin removed, the
whole earth shall appear “in the beauty of the Lord our God,” what a
field will be open to our study! There the student of science may read
the records of creation, and discern no reminders of the law of evil. He
may listen to the music of nature’s voices, and detect no note of
wailing or undertone of sorrow. In all created things he may trace one
handwriting,—in the vast universe behold “God’s name writ large,” and
not in earth or sea or sky one sign of ill remaining.
There the Eden life will be lived, the life in garden and field. “They
shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards,
and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit;
they shall not plant, and another eat; for as the days of a tree are the
days of My people, and Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their
hands.”[426]
[Sidenote: _The Kingship Restored_]
There shall be nothing to “hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
saith the Lord.”[427] There man will be restored to his lost kingship,
and the lower order of beings will again recognize his sway; the fierce
will become gentle, and the timid trustful.
[Sidenote: _Field of History_]
There will be open to the student history of infinite scope and of
wealth inexpressible. Here, from the vantage-ground of God’s word, the
student is afforded a view of the vast field of history, and may gain
some knowledge of the principles that govern the course of human events.
But his vision is still clouded, and his knowledge incomplete. Not until
he stands in the light of eternity will he see all things clearly.
[Sidenote: _The Great Controversy_]
Then will be opened before him the course of the great conflict that had
its birth before time began, and that ends only when time shall cease.
The history of the inception of sin; of fatal falsehood in its crooked
working; of truth that, swerving not from its own straight lines, has
met and conquered error,—all will be made manifest. The veil that
interposes between the visible and the invisible world will be drawn
aside, and wonderful things will be revealed.
Not until the providences of God are seen in the light of eternity shall
we understand what we owe to the care and interposition of His angels.
Celestial beings have taken an active part in the affairs of men. They
have appeared in garments that shone as the lightning; they have come as
men, in the garb of wayfarers. They have accepted the hospitalities of
human homes; they have acted as guides to benighted travelers. They have
thwarted the spoiler’s purpose, and turned aside the stroke of the
destroyer.
[Sidenote: _Angel Ministry_]
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