“Him that Liveth Forever and Ever.”
We are in danger of reading the Bible in a careless manner. Almost every sentence contains some thought calculated to make a deep impression upon our minds. We should earnestly seek for a spirit of attention and reverence as we read the words of eternal life. Rev. v, 14: “And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshiped Him that liveth forever and ever.” Here we have the Being we should worship pointed out by one grand fact. He “liveth forever and ever.” If all mankind by virtue of their own nature are to live thus, how does this sentence designate the object of our worship? Is it not evident that he is the only being who can of himself live thus, while all other beings have life from him as a gift, and are to live forever, or to die the second death, according as their probation determines their fitness for the one lot or the other?