ETERNITY by L. E. Millne

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 31, 1869

ETERNITY.

By L. E. Millne

O ENDLESS eternity! Immortality brought to light through the gospel, and freely offered to mortal man. Amazing grace! How rich the gift! With what shall I compare thee? Eternity; who can comprehend it?

“When we’ve been there ten thousand years, Bright, shining as the sun, We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise, Than when we first begun.”

And the weary saint is almost there. Yes, we are nearing the port of endless life. Those glittering mansions, those transparent streets, like unto pure gold, the tree of life, those crystal streams, all invite my soul away from this dark vale of sin and sorrow. Shall I complain of trials and temptations? Shall I shrink from the fiery ordeal? Oh no! Let me feel the cleansing flame. Let the dross be consumed. Let me be purified. Let the image of Jesus shine in me. However painful the conflict, ’tis nothing compared to an eternity of bliss in the kingdom, never, never more to end.

Awake! O thou that sleepest; awake, arise; shake off this slumber from thy soul, and behold the beautiful city, the New Jerusalem. Art thou not transported at the sight? Canst thou barter away eternal life, for the few fleeting pleasures of this world, which are soon to pass away? Tarry no longer; flee for thy life! Resist the enemy of all righteousness. Return unto the Shepherd, and Bishop of your souls, and there shall be joy in Heaven. L. E. MILLNE.