Church, will constitute the heavens of the future. Concerning this we will have
more to say later. “Earth” signifies organized sociefy; “mountains” signify the
governments, which are the backbones of society-its exalted representatives;
the “sea” represents the resfless elements of society, which beat up against it
and against the governments, or “mountains,” and which will finally envelop
them in anarchy. (Psa. 462)
Hence we may understand the Apostle John to mean that when the new heav-
ens and earth ue established there will be no more anarchy; or, as the Apostle
Peter says, it will be a heavens and earth (or order ofthings) “wherein dwelleth
righteousness.” “The Lord will be King over all the earth in that Day.”-Zech.
14:9 Thus, while it is shown that the symbolic heavens and earth of this pre-
sent time shall pass away with a great noise-confusion and trouble-it is also
indicated that the literal earth and its literal atmospheric heavens will continue
to abide; for, “Thus saith the LORD that created the heavens, God Himself that
formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain,
He formed it lo be inhabiled; I am the Lord, and there is none else.”-Isa 45: I8
Our next discourse will bring out some interesting details respecting the “ages”
which have made up this “present evil world,” represented by these under
arches. (Point.) We trust that already some are helped for all their lives in the
matter of “rightly dividing the Word of Truth” as it relates to the largcr dispen-
sations or “worlds”; and in our next discourse we will apply the sanic Scrip-
tural rule to the ages, with even grandeur results. All are cordially invited to be
present at the appointed hour.
“Blind unbelief is sure lo err,
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And EIe will make if plain.”