Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals. Archaic spelling and variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation have been retained except in obvious cases of typographical error. THE SPIRIT OF GOD AS FIRE; THE GLOBE WITHIN THE SUN OUR HEAVEN. REASONS FOR SUCH HYPOTHESIS FOUNDED UPON GOD'S OWN REVELATIONS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH THE LIGHTS OF ASTRONOMY. BY D. MORTIMORE, M. D. PUBLISHED BY F. C. COOK & CO., NEW YORK. NEW YORK: SHELDON & COMPANY, 498 & 500 BROADWAY. 1870. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by D. MORTIMORE, M. D., In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee. CONTENTS. PAGE PREFACE 7 THE THEME 13 THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL AND A FUTURE STATE OF EXISTENCE 18 THE POSSIBILITY OF A MORE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD; OUR RELATIONS TO HIM, AND OF A FUTURE STATE OR PLACE OF HABITATION 28 THE CREATION 30 THE SUN, THE SOURCE OF LIGHT AND HEAT 33 WONDROUS WORKS OF GOD 35 THE DISCOVERIES OF THE MOTION OF THE EARTH AND HEAVENLY BODIES 43 THE ROMISH CHURCH 51 GHASTLY REVELATIONS 61 ATTRACTION, GRAVITATION, &C. 73 SUNS, STARS, PLANETS, &C. 75 FIXED STARS ARE SUNS 89 A CONTEMPLATION 96 THE SUN,--AND GLOBE WITHIN 100 THE PLANETS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM 108 GOD'S THRONE SHALL ENDURE FOREVER; SO ALSO SHALL THE SUN. SCRIPTURAL EVIDENCE FOR ALL THAT WE CLAIM 118 SUN AND HEAVEN 141 A PLURALITY OF HEAVENS 145 A PLACE FOR THE WICKED 150 THE NATURE OF THE LIGHT OF THE HEAVENLY WORLD 166 THAT HEAVENLY WORLD 169 THE DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITY OF THE CITY--THERE IS ROOM FOR ALL, AND TO SPARE 175 THE NATIVE POPULATION OF THE HEAVENLY WORLD 179 THE VAST NUMBERS OF THE ANGELS 183 AMAZING STRENGTH OF ANGELS 184 RAPIDITY OF MOVEMENT OF THE ANGELS 185 CERTAINTY OF A RESURRECTION 190 THE RESURRECTION 195