The World Turned Upside Down, or Heaven on Earth
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| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Pratt, P. P.) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from The World Turned Upside Down, or Heaven on Earth: The Material Universe Is Eternal Immortal Man Has Flesh and Bones, Earth Is His Everlasting Inheritance, to This Bear All the Prophets and Apostles Witness We do not enter upon this boundless subject as a matter of speculative philosophy, calculated in its nature merely to charm the imagination, to interest the curious, or to please the learned. So far from this, we consider it a subject of deep and thrilling interest to all the human family. All are journeying swiftly through time, and are bound to eternity; all are lovers of life and happiness; all are looking forward with inexpressible anxiety to the unexplored regions of futurity. The Jew, in view of death and eternity, is comforted with the expectation of rising from the dead, with all the chosen race - of being clothed again with flesh, and restored again to that land which was given to them and their fathers, for an everlasting inheritance; while David takes his seat in the holy city, and reigns over the twelve tribes for ever and ever. Many modern Christians, in view of hereafter, comfort themselves with the hope of a spiritual existence in a world far distant from their native earth, and far beyond the bounds of time and space - where spirits mingle in eternal joy and everlasting song. And, although the body should rise from the dead, yet they suppose that the whole will become spirit unconnected with matter, and soar away to worlds on high, free from all the elements of which their nature was composed in this life; and thus enjoy eternal life and happiness, while matter, Animate and inanimate shall cease to be, Nor place be found for heaven, earth, or sea. Or, in the language of a modern Christian poet, - "Where is heaven? Beyond all space, The distance mind can never trace." The Mahometan, in turn, looks for a paradise of sensual pleasures; where, with all his faithful friends, he expects to bask ever in all the enjoyments of sensuality. He dreams loaded with delicious fruits, and bending their branches, invitingly to his appetite; of gardens and pleasure grounds, adorned with pleasant walks; with cooling shades, and blooming sweets which perfume the air; and surrounded with fields of spices more delicious than all the productions of Arabia; while his golden palaces and seraglios are thronged with myriads of delightful virgins, more I pure and beautiful than the fairest daughters of Circassia. With these he hopes to spend a life of pleasure for evermore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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