" But shall we try to find out a reason why
God let these things be for little Nan's sake?'
'Yes,' said Stephen, turning away his eyes from her face.
'Our Lord Jesus Christ had one disciple, called John, whom He loved more
than the rest; and before John died he was permitted to see heaven, and
to write down many of the things shown to him, that we also might know of
them. He beheld a holy city, whose builder and maker is God, and having
the glory of God. It was built, as it were, of pure gold, and the walls
were of all manner of precious stones; the gates of the city were of
pearl, and the streets of gold, as clear and transparent as glass. There
was no need of the sun nor of the moon to shine in it; for the glory of
God doth lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. He saw, too, the
throne of God, and above it there was a rainbow of emerald, which was a
sign of His covenant with the people upon earth. And round about the
throne, nearer than the angels, there were seats, upon which men who had
been ransomed from this world of sin and sorrow were sitting in white
robes, and with crowns upon their heads.
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