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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 26, 1900

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 77, No. 26.

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BIBLE READINGS WITH FAMILIES.

By Mrs. S. N. Haskell

MRS. S. N. HASKELL.
Take up the work anywhere and everywhere. Do that which is the nearest you, right at your own doors, however humble and uncommended it may seem. Work only for the glory of God and the good of men. Let self sink out of sight, while with earnest purpose and solemn prayers of faith you work for him who has died that you might live. Go to your neighbors, one by one, and come close to them, till their hearts are warmed by your unselfish interest and love. Sympathize with them, pray for them, watch for opportunities to do them good, and as you can, gather a few together and open the word of God to their darkened minds. Keep watching, as he who must render an account for the souls of men, and make the most of the privileges that God gives you of laboring with him in his vineyard. Do not neglect speaking to your neighbors, and doing them all the kindness in your power, that you may “by all means save some.” We need to seek for the spirit that constrained the apostle Paul to go from house to house, pleading with tears, and teaching “repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”—“Gospel Workers,” pages 336, 337.

MILLENNIUM.

In taking up the subject of the millennium, it is not always best to announce it, but say that you will continue the subject of the second coming of Christ from where you left off last week. At that time we read of the effect his coming would have upon the people living on the earth; now, we will see how the coming of the Lord will affect the earth itself.
The earth will be terribly shaken. Isa. 2 : 17–21.
Every mountain and island will be moved. Rev. 6 : 14.
The wicked seek destruction. Rev. 6 : 15–17.
A mighty earthquake. Rev. 16 : 17–21.
All cities destroyed. Jer. 4 : 26.
Earth in a broken, chaotic state. Jer. 4 : 23.
The heaven (atmosphere) departs. Rev. 6 : 14.
This heaven is where the birds fly. Zeph. 1 : 3; Jer. 4 : 25.
The term “heaven” is also applied to the stars. Rev. 6 : 13.
The third heaven is paradise, where God dwells. 2 Cor. 12 : 2–4.
The first heaven, the atmosphere, is affected by sin, and will pass away; but the second, or starry, heaven, and the third heaven are beyond the reach of sin, and will not be changed at Christ’s coming. The atmosphere extends about forty-five miles above the earth; beyond it all is darkness. The sun’s rays passing through the atmosphere give us light.
When the heaven departs, all is dark. Jer. 4 : 23.
Without atmosphere there can be no animal life. Jer. 4 : 25.
The righteous are with Christ. Rev. 20 : 4.
Satan’s home is on the earth. Job 1 : 7.
He is bound when Christ comes. Rev. 20 : 1, 2.
This will continue one thousand years. Rev. 20 : 7.
The wicked live again after one thousand years. Rev. 20 : 5.
Satan immediately deceives them. Rev. 20 : 8.
They try to take the holy city. Rev. 20 : 9.
This city comes from heaven. Rev. 21 : 2.
The wicked then are all destroyed. Rev. 20 : 9.
The same fire purifies the earth. 2 Peter 3 : 7–13.
Close with thoughts of the new earth, rather than the destruction of the wicked.