always, even unto the end of the world," meaning of course, his spirit. But I submit the subject. Fairhaven, May 8, 1846. Joseph Bates. [The copy right is secured with Him that sits upon the Throne in the coming Heavenly Sanctuary. The grant to use it is unlimited. Those only are punished that abuse the right.] THE OPENING HEAVENS. "_Verily, verily, I say unto you, hereafter ye shall see_ HEAVEN OPEN, _and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the son of man_."--John i: 51. Notwithstanding my incompetency to do justice to this momentous subject, I feel constrained to throw out my views in this public manner, for the benefit of all who feel an interest in the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to set up, and establish his "everlasting kingdom," upon this renovated earth. I believe, according to the testimony of the "two men seen in white apparel," that "this same Jesus which was taken up _into_ Heaven will in like manner come again," (Acts i: 11) from the same place, and stand in the same place he left. (See Zach. xiv: 4.) I believe he is in the third Heaven, in Paradise, with God, the Father; (see 2 Cor. xii: 2, 4; Rev. iii: 21; Heb. i: 3, 9 and 24) that he is now about to come with the Holy CITY, THE CAPITAL of his everlasting kingdom, and locate it in the "midst" of the promised land where he was crucified. According to this view then there is but one place in the heavens for this CITY to come from. A spiritual exposition of these glorious things, now about to be realized, beclouds the whole, and leaves no tangible ground for God's people to stand on. Whoever attempts this wilfully will run the risk of losing his soul, for Jesus says "if any man shall add or take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part (from the tree of life--margin) and out of the Holy CITY." Rev. xxii: 19. Proof positive, that the Saints have a part in the City, and not in themselves. Let us now listen to his description of this glorious view he sees before him, while he sits, pen in hand, all ready to write down what transpires at the command of his guide.