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Think on Heavenly Things
Maranatha
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These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their
robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Rev. 7:14


John, while in vision, saw a company clothed in white robes. . . . They were
seen in the temple of God. This will be the result for all who will lay hold
of the merits of Christ and wash their robes in His blood. Every provision
has been made so that we can sit with Christ upon His throne, but the
condition is that we be in harmony with the law of God. . . .

We cannot afford to lose heaven. We ought to have our conversation on
heavenly things. There, there is no death nor pain. Why are we so reluctant
to talk of these things? Why do we dwell upon earthly things? The apostle
exhorts us to have our conversation in heaven. "For our conversation is in
heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ"
(Phil. 3:20). . . . Christ will soon return to gather those who are
prepared, and take them to this glorious place. "So Christ was once offered
to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear
the second time without sin unto salvation" (Heb. 9:28).

Do we love to think of this event or do we want to put it off? . . . The
more we talk of Jesus, the more we shall reflect His divine image. By
beholding we become transformed. We need to bring Christ into our religious
experience. When you assemble together, let the conversation be on Christ
and His salvation. . . . The more we talk of Jesus the more of His matchless
charms we shall behold.

Those who take no pleasure in thinking and talking of God in this life, will
not enjoy the life that is to come, where God is ever present, dwelling
among His people. But those who love to think of God will be in their
element, breathing in the atmosphere of heaven. Those who on earth love the
thought of heaven will be happy in its holy associations and pleasures. . .
. "And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb
shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his
face; and his name shall be in their foreheads" (Rev. 22:3, 4).