Chapter XVI - The Apocalypse
578:1
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: –
578:4
PSALM XXIII
PSALM XXIII
578:5
[DIVINE LOVE] is my shepherd; I shall not want.
[DIVINE LOVE] is my shepherd; I shall not want.
578:6
[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.
578:8
[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.
578:10
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.
578:13
[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.
578:16
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.
Chapter XVII
Glossary
These things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key
of David, He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no
man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open
door, and no man can shut it. – REVELATION.
579:1
IN Christian Science we learn that the substitution of
IN Christian Science we learn that the substitution of
the spiritual for the material definition of a Scrip-
tural word often elucidates the meaning of the inspired
writer. On this account this chapter is added. It con-
tains the metaphysical interpretation of Bible terms,
giving their spiritual sense, which is also their original
meaning.
579:8
ABEL. Watchfulness; self-offering; surrendering to
ABEL. Watchfulness; self-offering; surrendering to
the creator the early fruits of experience.
579:10
ABRAHAM. Fidelity; faith in the divine Life and in the
ABRAHAM. Fidelity; faith in the divine Life and in the
eternal Principle of being.
This patriarch illustrated the purpose of Love to create
trust in good, and showed the life-preserving power of
spiritual understanding.
579:15
ADAM. Error; a falsity; the belief in "original sin,"
ADAM. Error; a falsity; the belief in "original sin,"
sickness, and death; evil; the opposite of good, – of God
and His creation; a curse; a belief in intelligent matter,