by Rev. Henry Harbaugh
originally published in 1853
paperback; 300 pages
It may be said that heaven is only indistinctly revealed to us in the Bible. It is true, heaven is exhibited to us in revelation mostly in figures, images, and symbols; but these are not without meaning. Indeed they are used for the very purpose of making the ideas which they are intended to convey plainer to us, and of giving us a more graphic description of those things which are unseen and eternal. We may know more of heaven from these figures, images, and symbols than if it had been revealed to us by precept. In these we have envelopes of heavenly treasure, which we can unroll, and when unrolled, the treasures are our own. These symbols are caskets to which the humble and inquiring Christian has the key.
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