The Heavenly Vision.
I. Note, first, that the heavenly vision shines for us too.
II. The vision of Christ, howsoever perceived, comes demanding obedience.
III. This obedience is in our own power to give or to withhold.
IV. This obedience may, in a moment, revolutionise a life.
A. Maclaren, The Unchanging Christ,p. 236.
Reference: Acts 26:19. A. Macleod, Christian World Pulpit,vol. xiii., p. 360.
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