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Here is a parable of the Christian's dying

There is a story of a hunter who fell far down into a deep gorge. After creeping along for a great distance, following a stream, he came apparently to the end of the passage. There seemed no opening further. The waters seethed and gurgled, and he knew there must be an outlet beneath the surface.

He thought it might possibly lead out to some open place. He knew that to stay where he was, would be swift death. So he plunged into the waters to be carried by them in their current.

For a moment there was darkness — he was swept on in a wild rapid torrent. In a little time, he was through the chasm and out in the bright sunshine. He had been borne out into the lovely valley — into the midst of its wondrous beauty, with flowers and bird songs all around him.

Here is a parable of the Christian's dying . There is a moment's darkness and mystery, as the spirit enters the dark valley; and then — Heaven, the face of Jesus, glory, eternal life!

There is no long experience of darkness. There is no painful struggle, no groping amid sepulchral shadows, no struggle with hideous enemies. "Absent from the body — at home with the Lord!" is the inspired statement of the fact of Christian dying.

One moment the believer closes his eyes on earth's friends — the next moment he opens them in Heaven, on the face of Jesus!

"Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is!" 1 John 3:2

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