and beauty of voice and delivery, and such depth of pathos, that I felt as 
if I had never heard the chapter read before. When he had gotten to 
the end of the opening of the sixth seal, he stopped the reading, laid the 
book (open at the place) on his breast, as he lay on his bed, and began 
a discourse upon the beauty and sublimity of the Scriptural writings, com¬ 
pared to which he considered all human compositions vain and empty. 
Going over the images presented by the opening of the seals, he averred 
that their divinity was in their sublimity; that no human power could 
take the same images and inspire the same awe and terror, and sink 
ourselves into such nothingness in the presence of the ‘wrath of the 
Lamb’; that he wanted no proof of their divine origin but the sublime 
feelings which they inspired.” The same writer records the expression 
of the brilliant Randolph, “Though woman had lost us paradise, she 
had gained us heaven,” thus beautifully epitomizing the Scripture record, 
which reveals the purpose of the Almighty to bring man into still closer 
relationship to Him than Adam enjoyed before the fall. During Adam’s 
short tenure of Eden he was only a holy servant, a “tenant by courtesy,” 
so long as he obeyed, with no vested rights for the future. God would 
not leave him thus, but would rather elevate him and his posterity to 
the more exalted position of heirs in the family of a Divine Father. The 
unfolding and preparation for the completion of the divine plan are given 
in the Old Testament Scriptures. The consummation, in the sacrifice 
of the innocent substitute, is revealed in the New, and as the revelation 
closes the veil is partially lifted, giving a glimpse of the blessed exalta¬ 
tion as the redeemed assemble at the marriage supper of the Lamb, sing¬ 
ing, “Thou art worthy to take the Book, and to open the seals thereof; 
for Thou wast slain, and has redeemed us to God by Thy blood, out of 
every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation”—the angels catch 
up the chorus—“ Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, 
and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and bless¬ 
ing,” While heaven resounds with the universal chorus, “ Blessing, and 
honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, 
and unto the Lamb forever and ever.” 
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