135 The Revelation of Jesus Christ "His face," as John saw it, was "as it were the sun" for brightness; and "His feet as pillars of fire." When He comes in glory, exercising His authority to cleanse the sin-cursed world with the purifying fires of judgment, none shall be able to stand before Him, save those who are clothed with His righteousness. Eve_ry man who expects to live in the presence of God and enjoy His presence must have a nature that com plements His nature. How can an unregenerated man who has never been born of God. stand in the presence of a Being with a face like the sun itself for brightness? If God gave unregenerated people the choice between heaven and hell, which do you think they would choose? Hell, of course. How could an unregenerated man endure the glory · of heaven? Why, he would spend the ages of eternity trying to get out! You have to have a nature to flt you for heaven if you are ever going to live there. The ordinary eye cannot endure the bright glare of the sun, but the eagle can look into the face of the sun without flinching. And the man who is born of the Spirit, filled with the love of God, will be able" to look at His person and not be afraid, because he will be like Him, and see Him as He is. Only the "coats of skins," which God provided for Adam and Eve, not without the shedding of blood-these only, re ceived by faith in the promised Redeemer and eternal Lamb of God, enabled our first parents to stand before God unafraid, after they had sinned. And only those whose garments have been "washed in the blood of the Lamb" will be able to look upon His glory, unashamed and unafraid, throughout the endless ages. But let us return to our chapter, and note what the "mighty angel" said and did: "THE LITTLE BooK" "And he had in his hand a little book open .. ," Note that this book which the mighty angel. who is the Son of God Himself, has in His hand is open. What does the "little book" signify? My understanding is that it is none other than the seven-sealed book-the title deed to the earth-which is now completely unsealed. "And he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot
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