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Dr. Clarence Macartney Illustrates This Point By ...
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 12, 2008 (message contributor)
Dr. Clarence Macartney illustrates this point by this story
Dr. Macartney claims he had a vision were he
Saw the King seated upon His throne
On either side of the throne, I saw the great angels
Uriel, Raphael, Michael, Gabriel
Before the throne stood another angel
The angel of the Book
And by his side stood one of the mortals
Who is this that you have brought, and what are his claims? Asked the King
O King, this man was a great inventor, and shed light on the pathway of man through the world
Then said the King, send him up and let him stand here by Uriel, the angel of light
So he went up
And the angel brought another man before the throne
Who is this and what are his claims?
This man was a great philosopher, who thought Thy thoughts after Thee
And the King looked at him and said
Send him up and let him stand here by the side of Raphael, the angel of Reason
So he went up and stood by Raphael
The angel brought a third mortal before the throne
Who is this and what are his claims?
This was a great patriot
With his sword he delivered his people out of the hand of tyrants
Send him up and let him stand by the side of Michael, the angel of the sword
And at forth mortal came
Who is this and what are his claims
This man sang Holy songs in praise of God
Songs which till echo through the church of the Living God
And the King said, send him up and let him stand and sing here by the side of Gabriel, the angel of Holy song
Then the angel brought another before the throne
I wondered who he was and hwy he had been brought
In him there was no greatness
In his eyes no flash of genius
The King said, who is this and what are his claims
Then the angel looked in the Book
And lifting his head said
This man won a soul for Christ
And I never heard what the King on His throne said
For all heaven rang out with a great shout
Angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim
And all the host of the redeemed
Rejoicing over the one soul that had been redeemed
The only thing you can take to heaven with you is spiritual children
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