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sunday school lesson lesson for ik ember 28 llen text i by kiojcdum i an rrlasiiii kiligu in and thy dominion endurirtb throughout all generations pa 11 ij in reading the dt ription of the new jerusalem th eternal home of the heavet ly saint it is important lo reuiet jer that god is peaking in symbols a indicated in revelation 11 vaere the word translated signifie really means made it knuwn b symbols but it is easy to read these in the light of what is elsevhre revealed in the word of god we have here that city which hath foundations for which abra ham looked in fait heb 1110 it is set forth in chapter 21 verses 1 to 7 as it will be for all eternity when the new heavtns and the new earth shall succeed the present temporal conditions but from verse 0 of chapter through verse of chapter 22 we ee the heavenly city in connection with the millen nia kingdom of cir lord jesus christ then the m ions will learn war no more those will be the days of heaven up n earth when the holy city the entre of light and blessing will s the capital of the glorious king m over which christ and his br e the church will reign in righu msness verse by verse rev 21 1 a nf v heaven and a new earth this will be the eternal state it is predicted in isaiah 65 17 and 6 22 and is referred to by the apostle peter as a scene wherein dwelleth righteousness 2 pet 3 in that new and glorious condi tion there will be no more sea for all that speaks of changes and separations will be done away verse 2 the holy city new jerualem coming down from god out of heaven this is the throne city of the eternal kingdom and the residence of the bride the lambs wife rev 157 just as babylon is both a city and a harlot so the new- jerusalem is viewed both as a city and a bride verse 3 the tabernacle of god is with men the heavenly city is the connecting link between the new heavens and the new earth where god shall dwell in the midst of his redeemed creation verse i god hall wipe away all tears from their eyes at last all earths tale of sorrow and sutfering will have been told psa 9091 and a state of unchanging joy and blessedness will ensue never to be disturbed by death sorrow crying or pain verse 5 behold i make all things new the new creation will supersede the present creation which has been so marred by sin and consequent suffering verse fi 1 will give unto him that is athirst of the foundation of the water of life freely john has yet to speak in verse s of the sad portion of those who have spurned uto glass installed piston ins fitted valves refaced and reseated while you wait nev and used auto parts pari s auto supply co richmond hill phone 86 ski te sharpening be preparer f that first sheet of ice avoid the rush have your s ai s sharpened at smtfl welding service market stk1 kt phone stouffville 163 soooooorx ooooooooofwocooccxsoooax do pt insulate until yo see a different method used only by sealtite insulation this is st melhing entirely new and adds much insulation value in your 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outpost where stouff ville lads and scores of others spent so much time in war days his letter by air says a month has passed since one of our radio operators ted gibbon was severely mauled by a polar bear tin feet from the mess hall the scare has pretty well worn off by now and the daily camp routine is once more drifting into its normal monotony no more bears have been seen although we had one false alarm when an arctic fox in the distance wa mistaken for one a number of these arctic foxes must have found that it is easier to live off the fat of the weather station than to roam the ice in search of polar bear leavings there are about a dozen of them loitering around alii the time they drag away anything that might possibly be edible and their loot includes coils of rope two car tons of cookies and a brand new- pair of gloves which bill robertson the american executive officer had placed on a snowbank for a moment our regular monthly mail plane is expected in tomorrow perhaps i should call it our irregular mail plane because we never know when it will arrive other than that it will be some time between the first and the thirtieth of the month chief reason for this irregularity is our poor weather most of the time the cloud base is so low that you can almost measure the ceiling with a stepladder and a yardstick when the sky clears the wind increases and visibility is reduced to a few yards in blowing snow since there is not a great deal we can do about it i guess well have to cultivate the eskimos fatalistic attitude towards the weather and the grace of god and passed into eternity impenitent but before he does so he is authorized to give another invitation to partake of the living water which is freely offered in the gospel of christ verse 7 he that overcometh shall inherit all things the over- comer is the one who believes in the lord jesus and is born from above 1 john 54 5 verse 22 i saw no temple therein there will be no need of a temple there for every redeemed one will have immediate access to the lord himself worship will be unhindered and praise will be un ceasing observe that beginning with verse 10 a new section begins in which the new jerusalem is seen in its relation to the millennial earth verse 23 the lamb is the lamp rv thereof the revised version gives the best rendering here a lamp is a vessel in which the light is centered and from which it shines forth the glory of god will shine out from christ himself verse 24 the nations of them which are saved this makes it evident that millennial conditions are in view men are still seen as divided into nations and the kings of the earth the leaders of those nations recognize the authority of him who is king of kings and lord of lords 1916 verse 25 there shall be no night there what words of com fort are these the night is the time which those in trouble or pain find hardest to bear in yonder city all shall be light no night of ignorance nor yet of mystery all will he clear at last in the city of the open gates open to all who have trusted christ and have been cleansed by his precious blood verse 2g they shall bring the glory of the nations into it the fact that nations are mentioned shows that it is not the eternal state that is here in view but the relationship of the heavenly city to the nations during the millennial reign of christ over the earth verse 27 there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth the earthly jerusalem was defiled by israels sins the new jerusalem will be forever free from every unclean thing the home of all whose names are written in the lambs book of life by eternal decree the heart of the lesson god delights to dwell with men from the time when he walked and talked with our first parents in paradise he has always express ed his pleasure in communion with his people when at last time has run its course and all his children are gathered home in the new jerusalem he will rejoice in the fact that he has the unnumbered hosts of the redeemed gathered aiout himself in a scene never to lie marred by evil of any kind it is this to which saints of all ages have looked forward and this hallowed fellowship will be their supreme joy in the ages to come when christ himself the lamb once slain will be the lamp through whom the divine glory will be dist played in all its fullness i j z i flkflsd yut y may we tor i out aw woa ott yiul tlv ivvvi 5incc v to t0 mew fce vvo- stivet 1948 btos accept it as it comes dogs expected there is another reason for our anxiety about the plane this month besides the mail it is expected there will be five or six eskimo dogs on board for the station it is hoped they will either drive off any polar bears that may ba prowl ing around or at least give some warning of their presence in their mannerisms the eskimo dogs seem to be related more closely to wolves than to dogs for they never bark but merely whine or howl they have developed an entirely different language from that of civilized dogs there is an absence of trees in the arctic the sun has been below the horizon for 24 hours a day since early november there is still enough light to work outdoors for one or two hours but in a few more weeks the best we can hope for is a bit of twilight around noon this continual darkness and semidark ness makes it very difficult to keep track of the days of the week be cause every day is merely a contin uation of the night before at least we can always tell when sunday rolls around because we have tur key for dinner its 30 below we are beginning to experience our first really cold weather with temperatures ranging from 15 to 30 below zero perhaps we are becom ing conditioned to thinking in terms of below zero temperatures for when the mercury rises to 10 above it seems like a heat wave one reason the cold is less notice able here than back home is that we are sufficiently dressed for it our arctic clothing issue includes assorted lined and unlined parkas light and heavy jackets and trousers wool socks felt socks and various types of boots the sizes are large enough that the various items can be put on over one another in layers these largo sizes have been the butt of numerous jokes around camp due to the fact that before our depar ture each member of the party was required to submit a detailed list of his exact clothing sizes as one of our radio operators aptly remarked while modelling an issue pair of trousers eight inches too big around the middle i dont see why they asked for our measurements when all they needed to know was how many arms and legs we had among the many little discover ies we have made about life in an isolated community is that the ordinary everday common garden variety of haircut just scissors on the sides please can be a great morale booster you always seem to feel 100 better after a clean shave and a haircut since there is a decided shortage of barber shops here we have instituted a system whereby two fellows pair up and take turns cutting each others hair there is some sadistic satis faction in knowing that if your curly locks look like a badlymown lawn when you step out of the barbers chair at least you have a chance to get even i was surprised to find that i could wield the clippers with the best of them with the price of haircuts as high as it is perhaps im in the wrong business canada is experiencing difficul ties herself these days and the dominion could hardly be expected to do all she would like to do or otherwise be able to do in provid ing further aid to europe said prime minister mackenzie king 70 become a hmksfno asststaht rv 4th w48 course i at entralw hamuo toronto grade vlu c sssst2sssswvrr v jw to o of n park toronto divuion or n parte parliament gbsk hn54t