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Last Day Events
On the mount was a glorious temple.... There were all kinds of
trees around the temple to beautify the place: the box, the pine, the fir,
the oil, the myrtle, the pomegranate, and the fig tree bowed down with
the weight of its timely figs—these made the place all over glorious....
And I saw a table of pure silver; it was many miles in length, yet
our eyes could extend over it. I saw the fruit of the tree of life, the
manna, almonds, figs, pomegranates, grapes, and many other kinds
of fruit. I asked Jesus to let me eat of the fruit.—
Early Writings, 18,
19
(1851).
The Vigor of Eternal Youth
All come forth from their graves the same in stature as when they
entered the tomb. Adam, who stands among the risen throng, is of
lofty height and majestic form, in stature but little below the Son of
God. He presents a marked contrast to the people of later generations;
in this one respect is shown the great degeneracy of the race. But
all arise with the freshness and vigor of eternal youth.... Restored to
the tree of life in the long-lost Eden, the redeemed will “grow up”
(
Malachi 4:2
) to the full stature of a race in its primeval glory.—
The
Great Controversy, 644, 645
(1911).
If Adam, at his creation, had not been endowed with twenty times
as much vital force as men now have, the race, with their present habits
of living in violation of natural law, would have become extinct.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:138
(1872).
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None will need or desire repose. There will be no weariness in
doing the will of God and offering praise to His name. We shall ever
feel the freshness of the morning, and shall ever be far from its close....
The acquirement of knowledge will not weary the mind or exhaust the
energies.—
The Great Controversy, 676, 677
(1911).
Heaven is all health.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:172
(1872).
Happiness Guaranteed
Jesus lifted the veil from the future life. “In the resurrection,” He
said, “they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the
angels of God in heaven” [
Matthew 22:30
].—
The Desire of Ages,
605
(1898).