Revelation 14:1 The Communion of Saints. The communion of saints is (1) the restoration of fellowship between God and man; (2) the restoration of the fellowship of men with each other. I. Let us learn from it that we can never be lonely or forsaken in this life. Our Lord has promised, "Lo, I am wi... [ Continue Reading ]
Revelation 14:6 The Everlasting Gospel. Some one not long ago published a book with the title "Gospels of Yesterday." It discussed the writings of several authors who in our generation have caught the popular ear, and analysed their doctrines with keen incisiveness. Gospels of yesterday how many t... [ Continue Reading ]
Revelation 14:12 There are mainly three conditions required in order to the attainment of the grace of patience. I. Learn to look on all trying circumstances from the true point of view. The first and most natural view of them is that they destroy our ease. The sense of injury or annoyance, the sor... [ Continue Reading ]
Revelation 14:12 All Saints. I. Our text shows us the chief graces which have made the saints what they are: "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." So then the saint-like graces on which we are invited to gaze are faith and pat... [ Continue Reading ]
Revelation 14:13 The Immortality of Good Work. This is a benediction; it is a benediction, too, falling where we are accustomed to look for anything else but felicitation. "Waste," "decay," "death," are words which usually bring only the most gloomy associations; but in the New Testament, more and... [ Continue Reading ]