Chapter XVI - The Apocalypse
Divine sense of Deity
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sense, even as the material sense of personality yields
sense, even as the material sense of personality yields
to the incorporeal sense of God and man as the infinite
Principle and infinite idea, – as one Father with His uni-
versal family, held in the gospel of Love. The Lamb's
wife presents the unity of male and female as no longer
two wedded individuals, but as two individual natures
in one; and this compounded spiritual individuality re-
flects God as Father-Mother, not as a corporeal being.
In this divinely united spiritual consciousness, there is no
impediment to eternal bliss, – to the perfectibility of
God's creation.
The city of our God
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This spiritual, holy habitation has no boundary
This spiritual, holy habitation has no boundary
nor limit, but its four cardinal points are: first, the
Word of Life, Truth, and Love; second,
the Christ, the spiritual idea of God; third,
Christianity, which is the outcome of the divine Prin-
ciple of the Christ-idea in Christian history; fourth,
Christian Science, which to-day and forever interprets
this great example and the great Exemplar. This city
of our God has no need of sun or satellite, for Love
is the light of it, and divine Mind is its own interpreter.
All who are saved must walk in this light. Mighty
potentates and dynasties will lay down their honors
within the heavenly city. Its gates open towards light
and glory both within and without, for all is good, and
nothing can enter that city, which "defileth. . . . or
maketh a lie."
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The writer's present feeble sense of Christian Science
The writer's present feeble sense of Christian Science
closes with St. John's Revelation as recorded by the
great apostle, for his vision is the acme of this Science
as the Bible reveals it.
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In the following Psalm one word shows, though faintly,
In the following Psalm one word shows, though faintly,
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the light which Christian Science throws on the Scriptures
the light which Christian Science throws on the Scriptures
by substituting for the corporeal sense, the incorporeal
or spiritual sense of Deity: –
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PSALM XXIII
PSALM XXIII
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[DIVINE LOVE] is my shepherd; I shall not want.
[DIVINE LOVE] is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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[LOVE] maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
[LOVE] maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
[LOVE] leadeth me beside the still waters.
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[LOVE] restoreth my soul [spiritual sense]: [Love] lead-
[LOVE] restoreth my soul [spiritual sense]: [Love] lead-
eth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
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Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for [LOVE] is with me; [LOVE's]
rod and [LOVE'S] staff they comfort me.
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[LOVE] prepareth a table before me in the presence of
[LOVE] prepareth a table before me in the presence of
mine enemies: [LOVE] anointeth my head with oil; my cup
runneth over.
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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of
my life; and I will dwell in the house [the consciousness]
of [LOVE] for ever.