3. Saints in Heaven shall have a Blessed Communion with One, who is better than any Saint on Earth or Angel in Heaven, that is with JESUS CHRIST. It was a blessed word which Christ spake to the Disciples, Joh. 14.2, 3. There are many Mansions in my Father's House; I go to prepare a Place for you,; and if I go and prepare a Place for you, I will come again and receive you to my self, that where I am, there you may be also. When He has them with him in his Father's House, there will be a Ravishing Communion between them. The Apostles were singularly happy, in ⟨p. 234⟩that they were admitted to a Free Conversation with Christ, when in his state of Humiliation here on Earth. It was said to them, Blessed are your Eyes, for they see that which many Prophets & Righteous men have desired to see, but have not seen them, Mat. 13.16, 17. But how great is their Blessedness, who see Christ in Glory; and Converse with him there? Notwithstanding he is Exalted far above all Angels and Men, He Condescends to Entertain a Communion with his Saints in Heaven as his Brethren. When Joseph was in all his Glory, he Comforted his Brethren, and spoke Kindly to them, Gen. 50.21. Christ will speak nothing to his Saints in Heaven, but what shall be Kind and Comfortable. When he was Transfigured, there appeared Glorified men talking with him, Luk. 9.30. What Communications there are and shall be, between Christ and the Glorified, We know not; nor shall we until we are among them. But we know, that they have a Blessed Fellowship with the Son of God in Heaven; and that a very great part o• ⟨p. 235⟩their Happiness does consist in that Communion. It is Heaven to be with Christ. The happiness of heaven is thus Expressed by our Saviour himself; Joh. 17.24. Father, I will that they whom thou hast Given me, be with me where I am, that they may behold my Glory. The Humane Nature of Christ, in which dwells the Fullness of the Godhead Bodily, is as full of God as it is possible for a Creature to be. There is more of God to be seen in that Man, than in all the Creatures in Heaven or Earth. The Man Christ Jesus, is the most Glorious Object that Eyes can behold. It is Christ's being there, that makes Heaven to be Heaven indeed. Believers who Died under the Old Testament were in a blessed Estate, Nevertheless, when the Man Christ Jesus Ascended to Heaven, his coming there was a great Addition to their happiness.
3. Saints in Heaven shall have a Blessed Communion with One, who is better than any Saint on Earth or Angel in Heaven, that is with JESUS CHRIST. It was a blessed word which Christ spake to the Disciples, Joh. 14.2, 3. There are many Mansions in my Father's House; I go to prepare a Place for you,; and if I go and prepare a Place for you, I will come again and receive you to my self, that where I am, there you may be also. When He has them with him in his Father's House, there will be a Ravishing Communion between them. The Apostles were singularly happy, in ⟨p. 234⟩that they were admitted to a Free Conversation with Christ, when in his state of Humiliation here on Earth. It was said to them, Blessed are your Eyes, for they see that which many Prophets & Righteous men have desired to see, but have not seen them, Mat. 13.16, 17. But how great is their Blessedness, who see Christ in Glory; and Converse with him there? Notwithstanding he is Exalted far above all Angels and Men, He Condescends to Entertain a Communion with his Saints in Heaven as his Brethren. When Joseph was in all his Glory, he Comforted his Brethren, and spoke Kindly to them, Gen. 50.21. Christ will speak nothing to his Saints in Heaven, but what shall be Kind and Comfortable. When he was Transfigured, there appeared Glorify'd men talking with him, Luk. 9.30. What Communications there are and shall be, between Christ and the Glorified, We know not; nor shall we until we are among them. But we know, that they have a Blessed Fellowship with the Son of God in Heaven; and that a very great part o• ⟨p. 235⟩their Happiness does consist in that Communion. It is Heaven to be with Christ. The happiness of heaven is thus Expressed by our Saviour himself; Joh. 17.24. Father, I will that they whom thou hast Given me, be with me where I am, that they may behold my Glory. The Humane Nature of Christ, in which dwells the Fulness of the Godhead Bodily, is as full of God as it is possible for a Creature to be. There is more of God to be seen in that Man, than in all the Creatures in Heaven or Earth. The Man Christ Jesus, is the most Glorious Object that Eyes can behold. It is Christ's being there, that makes Heaven to be Heaven indeed. Believers who Dy'd under the Old Testament were in a blessed Estate, Nevertheless, when the Man Christ Jesus Ascended to Heaven, his coming there was a great Addition to their happiness.
