The Tree of Life

If you follow God's precepts, you will be entitled to the tree of life, and therefore enter the Holy City.

God’s Word seemed further comfort where He says, "Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." (Revelation 22:14) We felt such a comfort in this assurance, that if we had a right to the tree of life, and the fruit given us was by an elder’s hand, and that Abraham himself had refreshed and immortalized us from the river of God which came from the throne itself, that the angel at the gate would not debar us entering now.  Just at this time my mother, who had been busily engaged in conversation with others, came to 

me and said:

"You need have no fears.  It gave me much joy when many years ago I was passing near where the angel was recording the names of those who had been born again, and seeing your name I at once asked the angel who it was.  He called another angel who had just come from the scenes of earthly conflict, where they were having great religious awakenings, and asked him if he could tell who these were whose names were just written.  "Oh," he said, "I have just been among them," and described everything so minutely that I had all assurance it was you.  Then other names which I saw registered were from the same place.  My old home, our old home.  Indeed the memory of it is dear to me as I think of it now.  We will talk over the details of it someday; as things have been since I left you all.  My soul was filled with exceeding great joy when I saw your name.  Then the angel told me when he found I was your mother, that he went with you and your cousin, whom I knew so well, one night as you went from the scenes of prayer and stood by your side late at night, while you solemnly made a vow and pledged faithfulness to God and to each other, that he went and woke your father who was sleeping in another room and led him out to witness your covenant.  Oh, you may know that not only I, but the angels rejoiced with me when they brought me the tidings.  He also told me of the conversion of other members of our family, and many more in the neighborhood.

GO to Chap IX Entering Through the Gates for more

Forever Young in Heaven

Once in Heaven, infirmities are lost, becomes youthful, full of vigor, no more pain or sorrow. Rev Elwood Scott's testimony:


Some that I had known in the earth as old men now seemed young and the very picture of health and enjoyment.  The angels also were clothed with youthful appearance and vigor.  I said to one of them: "How is it that lapse of years does not make its mark upon you here?" "Oh," said the angel, "one day here is as a thousand years of an earthly existence.  No one ever grows older in appearance or feelings in this world.  We are undying and un-decaying.  We are clothed only with immortality.  No one ever feels a pain or knows a sorrow here."


Go to Chap 8, Just Outside the City Walls for more

The Holy City and the Glory of God

You'll find gold and precious stones adorning the Holy City. The way God was described, I had a very strong emotion which brought me to tears.

By this time we were entering the massive Judean gateway.  Our hearts were all filled with joy in the expectation of so soon seeing Him whom our souls loved.  As we passed through the gateway the most beautiful scene met our gaze that we had ever witnessed before in heaven or on earth.  Human language cannot describe it.  To say the streets were pure gold or transparent glass would give the best idea by way of comparison of any object I know.  The great thoroughfares leading from the gate seemed to lead off toward the center of the Holy City.  On the right hand as we passed in were mighty, stupendous columns of precious stone shining with a brightness that heaven only knows.  Massive domes and great archways were overhead.  Nothing showed any signs of decay or age.  No rubbish or signs of wear.  The light toward the mansion was exceeding great.  Our Lord now came forward to meet and welcome us.  Twelve legions of happy souls had now filed in at the great gateway and stood before our King.  The glory and majesty of His being can never be described.  The beloved disciple on Patmos once tried to tell of His glorious appearance as He revealed Himself on earth; He was then clothed with a flowing garment down to His feet and girt about with a golden girdle; His head and hair seemed white as snow, and His eyes as a flame of tire; His feet were glowing like burnished brass; His countenance was like the sun at midday; a sharp two-edged sword was in his mouth and seven stars were in His right hand.  (Revelation 1:13-16) But when the disciples saw Him on the Mount of Transfiguration sixty-three years before, His garments then shone as the light and His face with the brilliancy of the sun.  On Earth He was called the fairest among ten thousand and altogether lovely.  But as He is now in His exaltation in heaven, the language is too tame to express His glory.  He bore the marks in His hands, and above His sandals the nail prints showed distinctly.  He was the very embodiment of light.  It was not dazzling to our eyes as was Moses’ face to Israel of old, for we were prepared for it; since the days of our conversion on earth until we passed through this gate we were being prepared for this vision of our Lord.  Oh, how forcibly were the words of Scripture as I looked upon His face and then glanced far into the city!  "And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, for the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the light thereof." He was also the embodiment of love itself.  Every feature of His face spoke of love.  Indeed it was the reflection of His Father’s infinite love.  All the love in heaven or in the church on earth came from Him.  He bade us welcome to Him, and as we came, by one mighty impulse we all fell on our faces and began to worship Him with adoring praise, saying, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain and has redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation." The angels and the saints who met us, also joined and sang some new songs which we had never heard before.  Our souls were in ecstasies of joy not to be described.

GO to Chap 9, 6th par, Entering Through the Gate for more

"The Holy City"

The Holy City is paradise where you can see beautiful flowers, fruits, the tree of life, meet the archangels Michael and Gabriel. and find your crown with your name written in it scripted, if you follow God's precepts.

After that we left and the Lord said, "Look, servant I will show you the Holy City, so you can go and tell My people the grandeurs that I have for them."  We went up and arrive at a beautiful place, where there were beautiful trees, pines so high.  Everything was so beautiful there.  I could feel such a sense peace.

In the door of that city was a beautiful rainbow.  There were many angels on both sides of a road.  We went through the door and the Lord said, "Servant, this is the Holy City."  We walked until we arrived at a garden full of beautiful roses, like I've never seen on Earth.
Then we rode through beautiful green grass.  The Lord sat down on the grass, and with a beautiful smile He said, "Servant, all this that you touch and see I have prepared for My people."

 
let go of the Lord's hand and I ran to the garden.  I hugged the flowers, they were so fine and their smell was so delicious.  I was going to cut a flower but the Lord said, "No servant, you cannot take anything yet.  You will be able to take these flowers only when My people come here, when My church arrives to this place, then you will be able to take of these flowers."  And I said, "Lord, I wanted to take just one flower to Earth and show it to all the churches."  But the Lord said, "No, servant, because My people are not here yet."  I saw many different type of beautiful flowers. 

"Then we rode through beautiful green grass.  The Lord sat down on the grass, and with a beautiful smile He said, "Servant, all this that you touch and see I have prepared for My people."

We then rode to a place with a huge tree that was full of fruits.  I said, "Lord, this tree? What does this tree mean? And all these fruits?"  I was also going to pull off one of the fruits but the Lord told me again, "No, servant, you cannot take those fruits yet, because this tree is the tree of Life, and from this tree My people shall eat when they come up here.  Meanwhile you cannot take anything until My people have arrived here."  The tree had such beautiful fruits.

Then we continued riding, and I saw so many beautiful butterflies and animals.  The Lord said, "Servant all these things here are for My people.  Tell My people that very soon, they are going to be here, riding in this holy city."

We continued and arrived at another beautiful place, with many huge trees and pines.  The Lord said, "Servant, all this is for My people.  Servant, come here because I will show you wonders."

We arrive at a beautiful place that was full of angels.  One angel was huge, and had a big trumpet to his mouth.  I said, "Lord, that angel, what does that mean?"  The Lord replied, "Look servant, this angel is waiting for a signal, this angel is waiting for an order that I give, so he can begin to sound the trumpet, and when this angel begins to play that trumpet, My people will be taken up, raised, and transformed.  But be sure of one thing servant, this trumpet will be just heard by those that are watching!  So go and tell My people to watch, tell to My people don’t sleep, because if you fall sleep, you won’t hear the trumpet, tell to My people to be watching, for those that are sleeping, I won’t be able to raise them up."

The angel was so big and beautiful, and behind him were many more angels that had smaller trumpets.  Those trumpets were made of gold, and were very shiny. The Lord said, "Servant, tell My people to get ready, because I am about to give the order for the trumpet to sound."

 We arrived at the Throne of the Father, and I could feel such tremendous power from the Throne...

Then the Lord took me to a precious place, a tremendous place, where I saw more crowns of gold.  But those crowns already had names written on them, and were full of pearls!  The Lord said, "Look servant, this crown here is for My servant Yiye Avila, and this other one is of My servant Arturo García."  The crowns were..."GO to The Holy City for more.